The blitz section of the tournament will span a further 18 rounds.
06 July,2025 09:29 AM IST | Zagreb | IANS
This victory has come days after D Gukesh handed a defeat to Magnus Carlsen in the classical format at the Norway Chess tournament. The win also helped Gukesh to register his fifth victory in the ongoing tournament. The Norwegian also heaped praise on Gukesh by saying he is doing incredibly well
04 July,2025 02:02 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Starting the day with a loss against Duda, Gukesh beat a reckless Alireza Firouzja of France before defeating compatriot R Praggnanandhaa to pick four points out of a possible six
04 July,2025 08:35 AM IST | Zagreb (Croatia) | PTI
Previously, it was Erigaisi who held the distinction of being India’s No.1, but he slipped to sixth place in the global standings after drawing his game against compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram. Praggnanandhaa now sits fourth in the world, trailing only chess titans Magnus Carlsen (2839.2), Hikaru Nakamura (2807.0), and Fabiano Caruana (2784.2)
01 July,2025 05:24 PM IST | Zagreb (Croatia) | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
