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India Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- India Today
Praggnanandhaa becomes India's top-ranked player with UzChess Cup Masters win
R Praggnanandhaa reached a historic milestone on Friday, June 27 when he became the No.1 ranked Indian chess player in the live rankings. The 19-year-old achieved the feat by beating Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov with Black pieces in the final round of the UzChess Cup the win, Praggnanandhaa's live rating has jumped to 2778.3. This has made the Indian grandmaster No.4 on the rankings, the highest he has achieved in his career so far. The 19-year-old jumped three places to be in the No.4 spot at the moment ahead of his compatriot and World Champion D Gukesh, who has 2776.6 rating Praggnanandhaa is the India no.1 player in live ratings! Pragg defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov with the Black pieces in the final round of UzChess Cup Masters this win, Pragg becomes the World no.4 and India no.1 for the first time, 2778.3 in live ratings! ChessBase India (@ChessbaseIndia) June 27, 2025advertisementArjun Erigaisi, who had been India's highest-ranked player until Thursday, has slipped from third to sixth in the live rankings. Magnus Carlsen continues to lead the way in the rankings with 2839.2 rating points, followed by Hikaru Nakamura (2807.0) and Fabiano Caruana (2784.2). Courtesy: At the start of the day, Praggnanandhaa was a point behind leader Abdusattorov, and half a point behind Sindarov, who was in the second spot. Eventually, Sindarov drew to finish with 5.5 points in nine rounds. Praggnanandhaa secured the win to make it a three-way the first round of tie-breaks, which was a double round-robin blitz tournament, all the players ended with two points out of four. In the second round, Praggnanandhaa defeated Sindarov, while Sindarov beat Abdusattorov, and there was a draw between Praggnanandhaa and fantastic 2025 continuesThe new ranking for Praggnanandhaa is just another chapter in what has been a fantastic 2025. The Indian grandmaster defeated Gukesh earlier in the year in stunning fashion to claim the Tata Steel Masters 2025. He became the first Indian after Viswanathan Anand to win the title since 2006.- EndsMust Watch
Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Who Is Aarit Kapil? 9-year-old from Delhi who nearly defeated World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, holds him to draw in online chess game
Aarit Kapil, a nine-year-old from New Delhi's Mayur Vihar, makes history by securing a draw against the world's number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen. The remarkable feat was made during an online blitz game event called the 'Early Title Tuesday' competition. Indian chess has been seeing exponential growth, with three GMs within the top category of the current live rankings. First, Arjun Erigaisi is the current world No. 4, followed by reigning world champion D Gukesh in the fifth position and R Praggnanandhaa in the seventh position, and now it seems the nine-year-old is making history. Kapil successfully put the Norwegian in a tight situation in their blitz clash and was in a winning position at one point, but surprisingly, with only a few seconds left on his clock, the chess prodigy was unsuccessful in converting his advantage, and the game came to a draw. Credit: X | @ChessbaseIndia Who is Aarit Kapil? Aarit Kapil, a nine-year-old chess player and a fifth-standard student from Somerville School, started playing chess just four years ago. According to ToI, the young chess player dedicates about five to six hours daily to the sport under the guidance if IM Vishal Sareen. He revealed his major achievement to his parents when he rushed into the room announcing, 'Draw kar diya, Carlsen ko draw kar diya.' (He forced a draw; he drew with Carlsen!) The achievement adds to Aart's growing list of accomplishments, including becoming the third-youngest player in the world to defeat a grandmaster in a tight time control game when he achieved the victory against 66-year-old Raset Ziatdinov of the United States in December last year. Aarit participated in the U-10 World chess Aarit was reportedly playing the game from a hotel room in Georgia, where he participated in the U-10 World Chess Championship. The 9-year-old won both games in the first two rounds of the tournament. Congratulations to 9-year-old Aarit Kapil from Delhi for his stunning performance against chess legend Magnus Carlsen, holding him to a draw in an online blitz game. India's chess future looks incredibly bright. Wishing him great success ahead. — Kartik Sharma (@Kartiksharmamp) June 26, 2025 Recently, when asked about a possible successor, Carlsen broke his silence, saying plainly that there isn't anyone right now. That's the truth. Someone might emerge, but for now, it seems unlikely. He also spoke about Gukesh and remarked, 'I think Gukesh showed in this tournament that he is on track; he is doing fantastic, but he's maybe not way ahead of track as we may have thought.' Passing his verdict on Gukesh, he remarked, 'I think Gukesh showed in this tournament that he is on track; he is doing fantastic, but he's maybe not way ahead of track as we may have thought.'
India.com
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
WATCH: This Bollywood star recreates D Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen viral table slam meme, his name is...
D Gukesh (L) and Magnus Carlsen (R). (PIC - X) New Delhi: Bollywood star Aamir Khan recreates Magnus Carlsen's table slam meme, the moment which took place at the Norway Chess tournament 2025. When Magnus Carlsen lost to Indian Chess Grandmaster D Gukesh, Magnus hit his fist on the table and went to the hall in frustration. This moment went viral on social media, sparking a hilarious meme fest. Bollywood star Aamir Khan recreated the table slam, watch the video below: 'The memes are actually funny. There was a meme with a cat on the table and the cat jumps. I was laughing for like 10 minutes,' Gukesh told Chessbase India on a meme featuring a cat's reaction to Carlsen's fist-smash. Magnus Carlsen went on to win the Norway chess tournament for a record seventh time in his career. He finished at the top of the standings with 16 points. 'I generally feel that I can outplay the kids, which feels good! Gukesh showed in this tournament that he's on track, he's doing fantastic, but he's maybe not way ahead of track, as we may have thought. Every single one of them has very, very clear flaws in their game, which you're supposed to do at that time. Once-in-a-generation talents are once-in-a-generation talents for a reason – it's not that easy.' Magnus Carlsen said.
Mint
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
D Gukesh's honest take on Magnus Carlsen's table slam memes post Norway Chess; ‘I was laughing for like 10 minutes'
Magnus Carlsen's table slam after long to world champion D Gukesh became the most viral moment of the Norway Chess 2025, which concluded recently. Despite the loss, Carlsen went on to win his seventh Norway Chess title after a thrilling last round where the Norwegian settled for a draw against Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi. The incident took place during a sixth round clash between Carlsen and Gukesh. At a time it looked like Carlsen would walk away with three points, a mistake by the world no.1 proved too costly for Carlsen. It was also Gukesh's maiden classical win over Carlsen. The loss left Carlsen visibly frustrated as he slammed the table in anger, the video of which went viral in no time. The video also inspired several hilarious memes on social media. Although Gukesh maintained his calm and composure against Carlsen at the table, he was left in splits upon seeing the memes. Reacting to the memes, Gukesh revealed they left him laughing. 'The memes are actually funny. There was a meme with a cat on the table and the cat jumps. I was laughing for like 10 minutes,' Gukesh told Chessbase India. Carlsen was also left shocked at the defeat. 'I generally feel good in this tournament, I just don't think it's fun to play anymore, and that's the problem. I'm sitting there in the middle of the game, thinking that I have the same position as I had so many times. I don't find it exciting, and I know I can play really well. "It is satisfying to play well, but then I collapsed towards the end, and showed great weaknesses; Gukesh fights really well,' Carlsen had said. While Carlsen successfully defended the title with 16 points, American Fabiano Caruana (15.5 points) finished second, followed by Meanwhile Gukesh (14.5 points) and Hikaru Nakamura (14 points). India no. 1 Arjun Erigaisi finished fifth with 13 points while Chinese GM Wei Yi (9.5) was left at the bottom of the standings.
Hindustan Times
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
‘There was a meme with a cat on the table…': D Gukesh left in splits, drops verdict on Magnus Carlsen's table slam
D Gukesh scripted history at the recently concluded Norway Chess 2025, where he claimed his maiden classical win vs Magnus Carlsen. The match was an epic thriller as Carlsen was left extremely angry with the defeat and slammed the table in frustration. Carlsen's reaction went viral on social media, and has inspired memes since then. Recently, Gukesh opened up on the moment, where he maintained his calm composure as Carlsen lost control in an emotional moment. Speaking to Chessbase India, he recalled the moment and its memes, and said, 'The memes are actually funny. There was a meme with a cat on the table and the cat jumps.' 'I was laughing for like 10 minutes,' he added. Speaking after the defeat, Carlsen also seemed shellshocked. He said, ''I generally feel good in this tournament, I just don't think it's fun to play anymore, and that's the problem. I'm sitting there in the middle of the game, thinking that I have the same position as I had so many times. It's just moving slowly.' 'I don't find it exciting, and I know I can play really well. It is satisfying to play well, but then I collapsed towards the end, and showed great weaknesses; Gukesh fights really well,' he added. Carlsen ended up winning the tournament for a record-seventh time and he also succesfully defended his title. He finished on top with 16 points, followed by second-placed Fabiano Caruana (15.5 points). Meanwhile Gukesh came third with 14.5 points and Hikaru Nakamura was fourth with 14 points. India no. 1 Arjun Erigaisi finished in fifth position with 13 points and Chinese GM Wei Yi (9.5) finished bottom of the standings. Speaking after the final round, Carlsen was also asked to pick his successor and he had a surprising response to that. 'There is no one. There is no one at the moment. That's the honest answer. There could be, but at the moment, it's not likely,' he said.
