India on Thursday hailed chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju after the 18-year-old became the youngest world champion with a thrilling final win over China’s Ding Liren. Gukesh surpassed a record held by Russia’s Garry Kasparov, who won the title at age 22, after clinching a dramatic endgame in Singapore to be crowned champion. Dommaraju burst into … Read more
Few chess players enjoy Magnus Carlsen’s celebrity status. A grandmaster at 13, refusing to play an American dogged by allegations of cheating, and venturing into the world of online chess gaming have all made Norway’s Carlsen a household name. Few chess players have produced the magical commodity that separates Carlsen from any of his peers: … Read more
Budapest: India on Sunday scripted history in the Chess Olympiad as its men’s and women’s teams clinched their maiden titles in a rare sweep of gold medals after beating their respective opponents in the final round here. The Indian men’s team defeated Slovenia 3.5-0.5 while their women counterparts also crushed Azerbaijan with an identical margin … Read more
One Washington teacher’s attempt to help one student has turned into something much larger. VOA’s Philip Alexiou has this story of a chess academy for kids. (Camera and produced by: Philip Alexiou) Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink … Read more
Australia’s corporate watchdog Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is suing the country’s main stock exchange, ASX, alleging that it misled the public about the upgrade of the post-trading clearing house platform, known as CHESS. In 2015, the ASX planned to digitalize the trading system by switching to a blockchain-based clearing and settlement platform. ASX … Read more
SINGAPORE: Singapore beat India’s New Delhi and Chennai to win the rights to host the World Chess Championship for the first time. The 2024 tournament will take place between Nov 20 and Dec 15, pitting world champion, China’s 31-year-old grandmaster Ding Liren, against India’s 18-year-old grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh. Four possible venues are being considered for the … Read more
People tend to move with speed and purpose around New York City, so its public spaces are not often associated with sitting and thinking for hours on end. Yet, for the cover of the June 17, 2024, issue, Victoria Tentler-Krylov sketched one long-standing locus of just that sort of activity: the chess tables at Washington … Read more
Indian teen chess prodigy could become world champ – CBS News Watch CBS News Seventeen-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju of India is the youngest challenger for the world chess title later this year. CBS News’ John Dickerson has the details. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not … Read more
Gautam Adani, the head of Adani Group, recently met with the young chess sensation, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and took the opportunity to applaud his achievements as a symbol of inspiration for the youth in India. He also shared a photo with Praggnanandhaa on X (formerly Twitter), emphasizing how the chess prodigy’s success reflects India’s potential. Adani … Read more
