Page 14 - Chess

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India had an arduous championship similar to the Soviet Union, though the field was much weaker

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Tan Zhongyi won the world title by beating Anna Muzychuk in a tense final, which went to tiebreakers

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Dronavalli Harika lost to Tan Zhongyi in an epic semi-final at the Women's World Championships

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The Women's World Championship (WWC) in Tehran is into round three and the round of 16

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In pre-doping days, a certain world champion was rumoured to use stimulants to give him a zing

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Indian GM finished his first Super GM event with an 2800-plus performance

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Adhiban's play has been a revelation

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Five rounds into the Tata Steel Chess tournament, Wesley So leads with 4 points

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The Delhi Open tends to set a new participation record every year

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Almost every strong player in the world had a crack at the World Rapids and World Blitz championships

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Magnus Carlsen has been the world's best player for a major part in the last seven years

Magnus Carlsen's successor would have to come from the same generation

The 26-year-old can just outlast an older chess player in stamina

When Carlsen killed the queen: His sounder match strategy helped him win a third chess world title

Despite a stern examination, Magnus Carlsen's sounder match strategy helped him win a third chess world title, writes Devangshu Datta

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The world title match is evenly balanced after five hard-fought draws. Magnus Carlsen is not in prime form. Or, to put it another way, Sergey Karjakin is living up to his reputation as a stubborn, inventive defender

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Magnus Carlsen starts his second title defence on Friday against Sergey Karjakin

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Viswanathan Anand lost 0.5-1.5 to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the finals of the Corsica Masters

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Carlsen is #2 on the blitz rating list, behind Ding Liren. Nakamura is #3

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The national Juniors recently concluded at Rajahmundry (AP). Previous winners include Viswanathan Anand, Pentalya Harikrishna and Aravindh Chithambaram. This edition was won by Kumar Gaurav of Araria (Bihar). Gaurav is 14 years old and untitled and started as seed #42 in the under-20 tournament with multiple titled players . He's gaining 220 Elo and has one IM norm. Third place went to 11-year old Raunak Sadhwani, who's also worth watching. The girls' section was won by WIM R. Vaishali.Gaurav comes from a very disadvantaged background. He travels unreserved on trains and his father mortgaged their land to raise money to further his career. Let's hope the lad's talent carves a way out of grinding poverty, as it did for the Queen of Katwe.Incidentally, the fuss about the 2017 Women's World Championship in Iran has so far, focussed on an emotive but practically irrelevant issue. Women in Iran have to keep their hair covered in public. This doesn't really affect chess skills.The other iss

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The chess open there has gained much traction over the years. It always draws high female participation because it has decent prizes for women

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Anand beat Boris Gelfand and Shakhriyar Mamedaryov, and lost to Vladimir Kramnik