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How Arjun Erigaisi hoodwinked Viswanathan Anand and Wei Yi at Rapid event of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess | Chess News

How Arjun Erigaisi hoodwinked Viswanathan Anand and Wei Yi at Rapid event of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess | Chess News

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Top-ranked Indian across all formats, Arjun Erigaisi is described by his mother as a jhala prasantamaina abbayi, a very calm boy. Yet that same calm boy transforms into a destructive beast the moment he steps up to the chessboard. Having finished third in the Rapid event of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata, Arjun began the Blitz portion with a blitzkrieg of his own. On Saturday, he took down five opponents one by one, starting with five straight wins, many of which were swindled in his favour at the very last second. Facing the Russian teenager and 2024 World Rapid Champion, Murzin, Arjun found himself in a precarious position after holding equality for 51 moves. Both players were down to mere seconds on the clock, and Arjun was hanging by a thread. In a sharp position, Murzin needed to find a winning sequence, but against a resourceful Arjun, that was never going to be easy. A pawn down, Arjun managed to snatch back a pawn and steer the game toward a draw …

China’s secret ingredient that hoodwinked Satwik-Chirag

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As India began their Thomas Cup title-defense at Chengdu, China, expectations were at an all-time high. The group of players were the same and with all of them in reasonably good form, a successful campaign was on the cards. India’s opponents, however, we ready and waiting to ambush the defending champions. Fewer errors For India, the outcome of Satwik-Chirag’s matches was beyond crucial in the quarter-final. If the duo could post a win, the balance of the tie would swing in India’s favour. China, however, had a trick up their sleeve in Lee Zii Jia and Liang Wei Keng. “He made a lot of unforced errors, while I made fewer errors, and that was positive for me. I’m happy I could handle the pressure and win a point for the team,” said Lee Zii Jia. “They are a very difficult pair to beat. We had to challenge them on every point. Fu Haifeng told us that the start of every game was going to be crucial, so we were focused on that,” added Liang Wei …

Massive Security Breach As Virat Kohli Is Stunned By Fan Who Hoodwinked All. Watch

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Virat Kohli brought out his classy form at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Punjab Kings on Monday. The former RCB and Indian cricket team skipper struck a 31-ball half century to boost RCB’s chase against Punjab Kings in the teams’ second match of the IPL 2024. However, he was also stunned by a massive security breach as a fan tricked all to enter the ground. The person also managed to touch Kohli’s feet before he was nabbed. A fan breached the security to meet Virat Kohli at the Chinnaswamy Stadium#RCBvsPBKS #IPL2024 #ViratKohli𓃵 pic.twitter.com/cwmbioGp8d — Vathan Ballal (@VathanBallal) March 25, 2024 Earlier, the pragmatism of captain Shikhar Dhawan was the bedrock on which Punjab Kings built their 176 for six as Royal Challengers Bangalore bowlers found their bearings on a Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch that offered them springboard bounce on Monday. Dhawan (45, 37b), Jitesh Sharma (27, 20b) and Prabhsimran Singh (25, 17b) were the main contributors for the Kings after Royal Challengers opted to bowl first on a track that had a smattering of green. …