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'Gukesh smart enough to know that World Championships are won, not elected': Viswanathan Anand
Anand, India's first chess world champion, believes that Gukesh's form is a good sign ahead of the World Championship match against Ding Liren.
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Gukesh showing mixed form with 30 days to go for World Chess Championship
Gukesh has been in action, alongside a host of the world's top players, at the European Club Cup
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Global Chess League: Triveni Continental Kings secure second title in spectacular fashion
Season one champions, Triveni Continental Kings, triumphed over the PBG Alaskan Knights in both final matches to secure their second title in the Global Chess League.
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Global Chess League: Firouzja's Triveni Continental Kings in final after win over Carlsen's Sg Pipers
On Friday, all eyes were on the decisive clash between Alpine Sg Pipers and Triveni Continental Kings for a place in the final.
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Global Chess League: Mumba Masters stun Alaskan Knights, Kings and Pipers improve chances of reaching finals
A roundup of results from the seventh day of the Global Chess League Season 2.
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Global Chess League: PBG Alaskan Knights reach final as Carlsen beats Anand
A roundup of results from the latest round of action at the Global Chess League Season 2.
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Global Chess League: PBG Alaskan Knights one win away from finals, Carlsen stunned by Vachier-Lagrave
A roundup of results from the sixth day of the Global Chess League Season 2.
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Global Chess League: Triveni Continental Kings climb to second, PBG Alaskan Knights remain on top despite defeat
A roundup of results from the fifth day of the Global Chess League Season 2.
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Global Chess League: PBG Alaskan Knights maintain perfect run as Anand's Grandmasters struggle again
A roundup of results from the fourth day of the Global Chess League Season 2.
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World Chess Championship: 50 days to go, Gukesh has form but Ding the experience
Even as Gukesh has been in the form of his life, Ding has not quite been in the best of it.
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Global Chess League: Alaskan Knights stay unbeaten as Anand's Ganges break losing streak
A roundup of results from the third day of the Global Chess League Season 2.
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Global Chess League: Carlsen beaten by the clock; Anand, Pragg go down on Day 2
A roundup of results from the second day of Global Chess League Season 2.
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Global Chess League: Anand-Carlsen draw headlines opening day of season 2
A roundup of results from the opening day of Global Chess League Season 2.
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Carlsen, Anand, Arjun, Giri and co. promise to make Global Chess League season 2 unmissable
Several of India's gold-medal winning Olympiad teams will be in action - including Vidit Gujrathi, R Praggnanandhaa and R Vaishali.
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India's chess boom: With the right moves, game can grow across the board
Chess is a brilliant sport, and after years of dormancy (and looking up at one man's greatness in wonder and awe), India's waking up to it again.
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Chess gold rush: New-gen champs took Anand's skill and added scale
With two golds - in Open and Women - they've taken all that unimpressive history in the tournament, smashed it out of the park and taken Indian chess to a whole new level.
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"We were meant for this": Tania, Gukesh react after historic double gold at Chess Olympiad
The Indian chess team reacts to their iconic double gold at the FIDE 2024 Chess Olympiad.
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68 years in the making: Olympiad golds mark milestones in Indian chess history
India's milestone moments in their chess history - including Viswanathan Anand's pioneering feats and their historic double gold in the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad.
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Chess Olympiad: The key moments in India's historic double gold
Exploring the defining moments that led to India's historic double at the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad.
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India win historic double gold in FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024
The dominant India team beat Slovenia to win their first Open gold, while the Indian women's team beat Azerbaijan to win gold.
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India on the cusp of a historic gold (maybe two) at Chess Olympiad
The dominant Indian men's team returned to winning ways with an empathic win over a star-studded USA while the women's team stayed in the hunt beating China.
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Can India win gold in the Chess Olympiad 2024?
The Indian men's team are top of the standings, and the women's second, with two rounds to go. What are their chances?
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Chess Olympiad 2024: Uzbekistan stop India's winning run in open; Vantika helps women draw with USA
Despite the draw, Indian men still have a two-point lead, scoring 17 out of 18 with two more rounds to go.
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Chess Olympiad 2024: Arjun, Gukesh close in on 2800 points after India men's big win; women's team suffers first loss
The men's team's statement victory propelled Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh's rating close to the mark of 2800 and this is the first time ever that there are two Indians in top five of the world rankings.
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Chess Olympiad 2024: Ding Liren rested vs India as men and women's team prevail for perfect 7/7
Gukesh won a 6-hour marathon, Arjun's win streak came to an end as India men beat China in a crucial match.
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Eight matches that doomed Louis van Gaal at Manchester United
John Brewin reviews the eight matches that ultimately doomed Louis van Gaal's tenure as manager at Manchester United.
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'I think I'm a better fisherman than Steyn and Morkel'
South African fast bowler Kyle Abbott brags about his angling skills, and confesses to bullying Australians in the Kings XI dressing room
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Was Cozier the last of a golden age of commentators?
The sport and media landscape has changed so much that we may never have definitive voices like his ever again
