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Tata Steel Chess India 2023: Divya, Vantika shine on opening day, take early lead

P. K. Ajith Kumar

Divya Deshmukh (in pic) during her match against Dronavalli Harika at the 2nd Women’s edition of Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz tournament in Kolkata on Thursday.

Tata Steel Chess India 2023: Focus on Praggnanandhaa, women’s section to kick things off

P. K. Ajith Kumar

Participants after draw ceremony for women’s section of Tata Steel Rapid and Blitz chess tournament in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Divya Deshmukh replaces R Vaishali in Tata Steel Chess India tournament

File Photo: Chess player Women Grand Master Divya Deshmukh of India game against Switzerland at the 44th Chess Olympiad held at Mamallapuram near Chennai on Sunday.

Praggnanandhaa’s World Cup silver reaffirms Indian chess’s growing dominance

Master of squares: R. Praggnanandhaa will now play in the Candidates tournament in 2024, where the winner will face China’s Ding Liren in the next World Championship. At the age of 18, Praggnanandhaa was also the youngest Chess World Cup finalist ever to date.

FIDE World Cup: Praggnanandhaa nails Navara; Vaishali, Mary, Divya lose

FILE PHOTO: India’s GM Praggnanandhaa in action.

Indian sports news wrap, March 29

TVS Racing creates a new top speed record in the first round of 2023 TVS Asia One Make Championship.

FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess: Humpy, Harika look to continue good form; Vaishali faces another stiff test

Koneru Humpy will be among the main women in action during the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in New Delhi. (FILE PHOTO)

Tata Steel Chess India: Equal pay, inclusion of a women’s competition make it special

P. K. Ajith Kumar

Winners all: (From left) Nihal Sarin (Rapid, men), Arjun Erigaisi (Blitz, men), Anna Ushenina (Rapid, women) and R. Vaishali (Blitz, women).

Vaishali holds second seed Lagno to draw at Women’s Grand Prix chess

FILE PHOTO: R.Vaishali during the press conference on the fifth day of the 44th Chess Olympiad held at Mamallapuram near Chennai on Tuesday.

Chess Olympiad, women’s section: Indian women make history, but miss gold

Scripting success: The Indian women’s team had its maiden podium finish, a bronze. Ukraine and Georgia won the gold and silver medals respectively.

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