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FIDE World Cup: Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Nihal and Narayanan advance

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Gukesh overtakes Anand in live world rankings

File Photo: Gukesh recently became the youngest to reach 2750 in live ratings.

What is world chess live rankings, and how Gukesh overtook Anand: Explained

Gukesh is currently ninth in live ranking with 2755.9 rating points.

FIDE Chess World Cup: Gukesh enters World’s top-10 after win over Iskandarov

FILE PHOTO: D Gukesh is now the second-highest-ranked Indian, after Viswanathan Anand.

FIDE Chess World Cup: Adhiban, Priyanka into second round, Harsha misses out

File Photo: Adhiban next plays Russian Daniil Dubov, rated over 125 points higher, in the next round.

Sports Events in August 2023: Asia Cup, FIFA Women’s World Cup, World Athletics Championships, Asian Champions Trophy and more

FILE PHOTO: Final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 will take place on August 20 at Stadium Australia in Sydney.

2023 FIDE World Cup: Unseeded Indians perform on expected line

File Photo: B. Adhiban in action.

Grandmaster Lalith Babu hopes for more success after winning the Czech Open rapid title

V. V. Subrahmanyam

Lalith added that his future targets include crossing the ELO 2600 barrier by taking part in many events in the coming months.

Chess World Cup: A tough ask for Indians

Young turks: Grandmasters Praggnanandhaa, Adhiban, Gukesh and Nihal Sarin will spearhead India’s challenge at the World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Spain grants nationality to Iran chess star Sara Khadem who shunned veil

Khadem had said she started thinking of moving abroad after the birth of her son.

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