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    Articles by Susan Ninan

    In the Global Chess League, chess finds its theatre

    Magnus Carlsen. (GCL)
    others
    Updated on Sep 12, 2026 05:03 IST

    ‘After fatherhood I’m sure I will never return to the World Championship’

    Kolkata, India - Nov. 17, 2024: Rapid & Blitz Chess winner five time World Chess champion Norwegian GM Magnus Carlsen playing chess with Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi in 6th TATA Steel Chess India Tournament at Dhono Dhanyo Auditoriumin in Kolkata, India, on Sunday, November 17, 2024. (Photo by Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
    others
    Updated on Sep 10, 2026 16:26 IST

    Shapath Bharadwaj: From rising star to starting over, shooter finding way back

    Shapath Bharadwaj (HT)
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    Updated on Sep 9, 2026 17:20 IST

    Volodar Murzin: Former world rapid champion, still waiting to arrive

    Russia’s 2024 World Rapid chess champion Volodar Murzin. (Michał Walusza/Fide)
    others
    Updated on Sep 9, 2026 24:50 IST

    Magnus Carlsen beats old rival Viswanathan Anand, but held by a rising star

    Magnus Carlsen after beating Viswanathan Anand in Global Chess League. (GCL)
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    Updated on Sep 8, 2026 24:48 IST

    Want to surpass Gukesh, become youngest world champion: Erdogmus

    Turkish teenager Yagız Kaan is being considered as the next big thing in chess. (Michal Walusza/Fide)
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    Updated on Sep 6, 2026 21:30 IST

    You’ve no idea why the world refuses to work like it used to: Anand

    You’ve no idea why the world refuses to work like it used to: Anand on Gukesh’s struggles
    others
    Updated on Sep 5, 2026 16:51 IST

    GCL hopes to becomes the format chess needs

    Trophy unveil (L to R) Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş, Arjun Erigaisi, Levon Aronian, Viswanathan Anand, Gourav Rakshit, Commissioner and Peeyush Dubey, Chairperson (GCL)
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    Updated on Sep 5, 2026 24:40 IST

    ‘I didn’t have a strong will to win. I had to learn it’: Pragg on his rise

    File image of Indian GM Praggnanandhaa R at the FIDE Candidates 2024 chess tournament, in Toronto, Canada. (PTI)
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    Updated on Sep 3, 2026 01:05 IST

    How Pragg turned Candidates heartbreak into a lesson in resilience

    Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa. (PTI)
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    Updated on Aug 29, 2026 24:44 IST

    I want to be the best chess player in the world: Sindarov

    Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan will challenge D Gukesh in the World Championship. (FIDE)
    others
    Updated on Aug 26, 2026 17:36 IST

    Shreyas Royal: From the brink of deportation to British chess history

    File image of Shreyas Royal. (FIDE Flickr)
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    Updated on Aug 20, 2026 11:59 IST

    I just went back to chess: Bodhana after her historic British Women’s title

    I just went back to chess: Bodhana after her history-making British Women’s title
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    Updated on Aug 13, 2026 17:50 IST

    Shreyas, Bodhana give British chess the Indian touch

    Shreyas Royal, 17, won the British Chess Championship. (X/@ecfchess)
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    Updated on Aug 11, 2026 24:57 IST

    Nauru: The tiny island that keeps punching above its weight

    Nauru's Femily-Crystie Notte won bronze in the women's 63kg weightlifting final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday. (AP Photo)
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    Updated on Jul 29, 2026 14:39 IST

    Vishy Anand to run for Fide deputy president again

    Viswanathan Anand poised to be Timur Turlov’s running mate in the upcoming FIDE elections (FIDE)
    others
    Updated on Jul 24, 2026 17:14 IST

    Viswanathan Anand steps in as Fide interim president as EU sanctions sideline Dvorkovich

    Chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand. (X)
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    Updated on Jul 24, 2026 02:44 IST

    How Tejas Shirse turned a ‘gone case’ into a CWG shot

    Tejas Shirse heads into the Commonwealth Games knowing the challenge will be formidable, with Jamaican and South African hurdlers expected to dominate the field. (HT)
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    Updated on Jul 23, 2026 13:52 IST

    Why Vidit Gujrathi chose AI as his next move

    File image of Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi at Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz Tournament 2023 (PTI)
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    Updated on Jul 9, 2026 21:32 IST

    Many times, I’ve opened his profile hoping to see him online: Nihal remembers Naroditsky

    Nihal dedicated his recent Bullet Chess Championship title to the late American grandmaster Naroditsky (HT)
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    Updated on Jul 3, 2026 15:25 IST

    How a Mumbai move powered Nihal Sarin’s Bullet Chess Championship win

    Nihal Sarin became the first Indian to win the Bullet Chess Championship (S8UL)
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    Updated on Jul 3, 2026 12:34 IST

    Right now, it’s a challenge to enjoy chess: Gukesh

    In six months, D Gukesh will have to show up to defend his World Championship title (PTI)
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    Updated on Jun 9, 2026 16:27 IST

    Inside Team Praggnanandhaa’s French connection

    (L-R) Vaibhav Suri, Mahel Boyer, R Praggnanandhaa, R Vaishali, RB Ramesh and Joseph Girel at a pre-Candidates training camp in Chennai. (RB Ramesh/X)
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    Updated on Jun 8, 2026 18:22 IST

    ‘I work on the board than computers because it’s what Magnus does’

    Javokhir Sindarov. (Norway Chess)
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    Updated on Jun 3, 2026 17:55 IST

    ‘When you work with Magnus, you get used to miracles’

    Peter Heine Nielsen (L) and Magnus Carlsen. (Michal Walusza / Norway Chess)
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    Updated on May 30, 2026 17:48 IST

    Over-ambitious Gukesh falls to Carlsen

    D Gukesh plays against Magnus Carlsen. (Norway Chess)
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    Updated on May 29, 2026 21:32 IST

    We both were ready to fight’ – Pragg takes down Carlsen in classical for the second time

    Praggnanandhaa (FIDE)
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    Updated on May 28, 2026 14:25 IST

    I get why some great players are angry at Gukesh: Gajewski

    World champion Gukesh with coach Gregorz Gajewski (Norway Chess)
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    Updated on May 28, 2026 14:17 IST

    Norway Chess: Firouzja still missing a champion’s ambition

    Alireza Firouzja at Norway Chess. (Michal Walusza / Norway Chess)
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    Updated on May 27, 2026 18:03 IST

    The Good Knight is a perfect place for chess buffs

    Over the next two weeks, the Good Knight is serving as the venue for the Norway Chess Open, which runs alongside the main tournament. (Susan Ninan/HT)
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    Updated on May 26, 2026 16:46 IST
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