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D Gukesh: All the Right Moves

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The making of India’s new chess champion

Cheating and Consequences

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As seen in the controversy roiling the chess world

D Gukesh: Perfectly Paired

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India’s youngest grandmaster and his irreverent coach on a journey of self-invention

The Boredom of Magnus Carlsen

Madhavankutty Pillai

Why the world chess champion is not defending his title

The Esport Revolution

Boria Majumdar

It can remake sport for the post-Covid era

Virtual Checkmate

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Chess streaming goes mainstream in India with top-ranked players and Youtubers collaborating to create a new audience

Man with the Moves

T Valsala Menon

In his recent memoir, grandmaster Viswanathan Anand shares life lessons he has learned from the chessboard

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Introduced to chess at the age of five, at 13, Carlsen became the second youngest Grandmaster ever

How the King Kept His Crown

Devangshu Datta

Anand didn’t play his best chess against Gelfand, and yet, with this win, he has cemented his place among the greats of the game

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chess

D Gukesh: All the Right Moves

Cheating and Consequences

D Gukesh: Perfectly Paired

The Boredom of Magnus Carlsen

The Esport Revolution

Virtual Checkmate

Man with the Moves

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 13, Chess Player

Magnus Carlsen

How the King Kept His Crown

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