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Anish Giri says currently Javokhir Sindarov looks ‘faster and better prepped than Gukesh’ | Chess News

Anish Giri says currently Javokhir Sindarov looks ‘faster and better prepped than Gukesh’ | Chess News

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4 min readApr 15, 2026 05:11 PM IST With a draw in the penultimate round against Javokhir Sindarov, Anish Giri’s chances of winning the Candidates tournament ended on Tuesday night. Sindarov, a 20-year-old grandmaster from Uzbekistan, has managed to remain undefeated in one of the most cut-throat tournaments on the chess calendar to secure a battle for the world championship crown against India’s D Gukesh. When Giri was asked who he thought would prevail in the World Chess Championship battle between Gukesh and Sindarov at the end of this year, the Dutch grandmaster said that on current form, Sindarov looked “faster and better prepped than Gukesh”. However, he cautioned against making hasty conclusions. “To be fair, the poor guy (Sindarov) was in a situation facing me where both times he was just fine with the draw, so I didn’t get to witness him in his full glory. But the way he plays right now, he’s faster than Gukesh and he’s better prepped than Gukesh. Both calculate really well, but he just appears to be better,” …

What is the ‘Grand Prix’ attack that helped R Praggnanandhaa defeat Anish Giri? ‘Playable line and took my opponent out of theory’ | Cricket News

What is the ‘Grand Prix’ attack that helped R Praggnanandhaa defeat Anish Giri? ‘Playable line and took my opponent out of theory’ | Cricket News

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3 min readMar 30, 2026 04:15 PM IST It was a rare pawn attack, and a rather unexpected line that surprised Anish Giri in his opener against R Praggnanandhaa as the Indian took a whole 1 point on Day 1 at the Candidates at Cyprus. Chess.com dubbed the win induced by the Grand Prix Attack – an aggressive variant of the Sicilian Defence – as the cleanest win of the day, with Pragg playing with white. The idea of the Grand Prix Attack was to keep attacking the Black’s King with an early f-pawn push, and an eventual long castle by Giri saw him walk right into the trap, after positions had looked fairly equal. Said to have originated in 1800 in London, chessdoctrine.com, cites two instances of the Grand Prix leading to a sharp situation: one involving Pragg in 2021 against Aryan Tari. Another dates back to Anand vs Kasparov in 1994. It is said to throw up 38 % wins for Black as against 26 % for white, though in amateurs its 49 …

What is the ‘Grand Prix’ attack that helped R Praggnanandhaa defeat Anish Giri? ‘Playable line and took my opponent out of theory’ | Cricket News

What is the ‘Grand Prix’ attack that helped R Praggnanandhaa defeat Anish Giri? ‘Playable line and took my opponent out of theory’ | Chess News

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3 min readUpdated: Mar 30, 2026 05:18 PM IST It was a rare pawn attack, and a rather unexpected line that surprised Anish Giri in his opener against R Praggnanandhaa as the Indian took a whole 1 point on Day 1 at the Candidates at Cyprus. Chess.com dubbed the win induced by the Grand Prix Attack – an aggressive variant of the Sicilian Defence – as the cleanest win of the day, with Pragg playing with white. The idea of the Grand Prix Attack was to keep attacking the Black’s King with an early f-pawn push, and an eventual long castle by Giri saw him walk right into the trap, after positions had looked fairly equal. Said to have originated in 1800 in London, chessdoctrine.com, cites two instances of the Grand Prix leading to a sharp situation: one involving Pragg in 2021 against Aryan Tari. Another dates back to Anand vs Kasparov in 1994. It is said to throw up 38 % wins for Black as against 26 % for white, though in amateurs its …

What is the ‘Grand Prix’ attack that helped R Praggnanandhaa defeat Anish Giri? ‘Playable line and took my opponent out of theory’ | Cricket News

What is the ‘Grand Prix’ attack that helped R Praggnanandhaa defeat Anish Giri? ‘Playable line and took my opponent out of theory’ | Chess News

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3 min readUpdated: Mar 30, 2026 05:18 PM IST It was a rare pawn attack, and a rather unexpected line that surprised Anish Giri in his opener against R Praggnanandhaa as the Indian took a whole 1 point on Day 1 at the Candidates at Cyprus. Chess.com dubbed the win induced by the Grand Prix Attack – an aggressive variant of the Sicilian Defence – as the cleanest win of the day, with Pragg playing with white. The idea of the Grand Prix Attack was to keep attacking the Black’s King with an early f-pawn push, and an eventual long castle by Giri saw him walk right into the trap, after positions had looked fairly equal. Said to have originated in 1800 in London, chessdoctrine.com, cites two instances of the Grand Prix leading to a sharp situation: one involving Pragg in 2021 against Aryan Tari. Another dates back to Anand vs Kasparov in 1994. It is said to throw up 38 % wins for Black as against 26 % for white, though in amateurs its …

FIDE Candidates: Praggnanandhaa beats Anish Giri in the opener

FIDE Candidates: Praggnanandhaa beats Anish Giri in the opener

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Paphos , Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa got off to a flier and crashed through the defenses of Dutch GM Anish Giri in the first round of the Candidates chess tournament here on Sunday. On a very eventful first day of the tournament, World Cup champion Javokhir Sindarov used his excellent tactical skill to turn the tables on Russian Andrey Esipenko, while pre-event favourite Fabiano Caruana of the United States was close to a victory over fellow American Hikaru Nakamura. The other game of the eight-player double round-robin tournament is between Matthias Bluebaum of Germany and Wei Yi of China. In the women’s section being played simultaneously, Indian grandmaster and world women’s cup champion Divya Deshmukh drew with last-minute replacement Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine and R Vaishali survived some anxious moments before splitting the point with Bibisara Assaubayeva of Kazakhstan. It was in fact all-draw day in the women’s event as Aleksandra Goryachkina of Russia drew with compatriot Katerya Lagno and all Chinese duel between Jiner Zhu and Zhongyi Tan also ended in a draw. Praggnanandhaa …

FIDE Candidates pairings, full draw: Praggnanandhaa vs Anish Giri in round 1; Divya Deshmukh takes on Humpy in opener | Chess News

FIDE Candidates pairings, full draw: Praggnanandhaa vs Anish Giri in round 1; Divya Deshmukh takes on Humpy in opener | Chess News

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The pairings for the FIDE Candidates 2026 tournament and the Women’s Candidates tournament were drawn on Friday in Cyprus, where the prestigious event will be hosted in a couple of months. The FIDE Candidates Tournaments will take place from 28 March to 16 April 2026 at the Cap St George’s Hotel & Resort in Paphos, Cyprus. The opening round of the Candidates tournament will see the all-American encounter between two of the most experienced players in the field: Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura. Meanwhile, the only Indian in action, Praggnanandhaa R will take on Dutchman Anish Giri. Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov will face Russia’s Andrey Esipenko while Frenchman Matthias Bluebaum confronts China’s Wei Yi in Round 1. With colors reversed, the same pairings will be repeated in Round 8, and the Berger tables schedule several decisive encounters late in the event. Since regulations require players from the same federation to meet in the early rounds, the three Indians players in the fray, Humpy Koneru, Divya Deshmukh and Vaishali R will meet each other in the first …

Anish Giri names Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana as favorites at Candidates tournament | Chess News

Anish Giri names Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana as favorites at Candidates tournament | Chess News

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At the upcoming Candidates tournament in March-April, the two Americans in action, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, will be favourites, according to Anish Giri, who will also be competing in the Candidates. In an interview with Greg Mustreader for the Chess with Mustreader podcast, when Giri was asked who he would put as the favorites, the Dutch grandmaster replied: “I can’t quite do that, I guess, as I’m a participant (at the Candidates). It’s very sensible to place Hikaru (Nakamura) and Fabi (Caruana) in the top two.” Talking about Nakamura’s credentials, Giri said: “Hikaru is the highest rated and, somewhat surprisingly to me, he has the best score against the field. Largely because he’s doing well against Fabiano recently and he’s been doing fine against me. I didn’t really pay attention much to our score because we haven’t played classical for like an insane amount of years. But at some point, he’s achieved a fine score against me too. Whenever you include rapid and blitz, his score will always be good too, right? Because he’s …

Bigg Boss 19’s Neelam Giri Confirms Joining The 50: ‘Time For A New Adventure’ | Watch | Television News

Bigg Boss 19’s Neelam Giri Confirms Joining The 50: ‘Time For A New Adventure’ | Watch | Television News

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Last Updated:January 23, 2026, 08:12 IST Bigg Boss 19 fame Neelam Giri confirmed her participation in the upcoming reality show ‘The 50’. Kunickaa Sadanand cheered for her. Bigg Boss 19’s Neelam Giri Confirms Joining The 50: ‘Time For A New Adventure’ Neelam Giri, a well-established name in the Bhojpuri film industry, was recently seen in the popular television reality show Bigg Boss 19. She won hearts with her stint on the Salman Khan-hosted show. Now, the actress-dancer is all set for a new challenge, and will be seen in the upcoming reality show ‘The 50’, which is all set to premiere in February. She shared the update through an Instagram post, and said that while she had a great journey on Bigg Boss, she is now excited to begin something new. Neelam Giri On Joining The 50 On Thursday, Neelam Giri took to her Instagram to share a video that shows her stepping inside her vanity van to find a ‘golden ticket’ to the reality show ‘The 50’. Visibly excited, she revealed that she was …

Bigg Boss 19 fame Neelam Giri to participate in Farah Khan’s show…: ‘Ready for…’

Bigg Boss 19 fame Neelam Giri to participate in Farah Khan’s show…: ‘Ready for…’

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Bigg Boss 19 fame Neelam Giri to participate in Farah Khan’s show…: ‘Ready for…’ Home News and Gossip Bigg Boss 19 fame Neelam Giri to participate in Farah Khan’s show…: ‘Ready for…’ Bigg Boss 19 fame Neelam Giri is all set to be part of Farah Khan hosted The 50. Here is what the actress said about her participation. Bigg Boss 19 fame Neelam Giri, who has a strong presence on social media and the Bhojpuri film industry, is all set to appear in Farah Khan’s show The 50. Neelam’s stint in Bigg Boss has made her one of the most loved contestants in the reality show. Her journey inside the show revealed her true personality and fans could witness her true self. She was seen having a good bond with Tanya Mittal inside the house. Now, after Bigg Boss, Neelam is all set to entertain audience with her talent in Farah Khan’s show. She announced the news of …

Bigg Boss 19: Tanya Mittal ‘Loves’ Neelam Giri, Hints At Friendship Revival | Television News

Bigg Boss 19: Tanya Mittal ‘Loves’ Neelam Giri, Hints At Friendship Revival | Television News

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Last Updated:January 21, 2026, 19:07 IST From misunderstandings to heartfelt appreciation, Tanya opens up about her bond with Neelam and addresses controversies with Farhana Bhatt and Amaal Mallik. Tanya Mittal reflects on her bond with Neelam Giri. (Photo Credit : Instagram) Bigg Boss 19 may have ended over a month ago, but the contestants are still making headlines. Tanya Mittal and Neelam Giri, once close friends inside the house, had a public fallout after the show. The tension began when Tanya unfollowed Neelam on social media, hurt by statements Neelam made about her during the show. Recently, Tanya praised Neelam in an interview with Filmy Window, hinting that their friendship may have been restored. She said, “Honestly, woh ladki itni pyaari hai. Mujhe lagta hai uske mummy-papa ne kuch bohot ache karm kiye honge ki unhein itni achi beti hui. From the very first day, the house was against me. Even on weekends, I was constantly roasted. But whenever I cried, Neelam was always there for me. She would console me and say, ‘You don’t …