Articles by Susan Ninan
Candidates Round 10: Nepo-Gukesh draw, remain in co-lead
Lei joins Tan in the lead in the women’s section; Vaishali beats Salimova.
Published on Apr 16, 2024 11:19 AM IST
Candidates 2024: Vidit Gujrathi and the importance of being earnest
The 29-year-old Indian GM, who defeated world No. 3 Nakamura for the second time in this event, now stands a point behind leaders Nepomniachtchi and Gukesh
Published on Apr 15, 2024 11:52 PM IST
Candidates Round 9: Vidit defeats Hikaru; Gukesh draws with Pragg
Nepo escapes with a draw vs Firouzja; Tan returns to sole lead in the women’s section
Published on Apr 15, 2024 10:44 AM IST
Susan Ninan, Bengaluru
Memory game: The art of remembering lines in chess
The world’s top players explain how they break down the insane amount of information they pack into the heads in the heat of battle and beyond
Published on Apr 14, 2024 10:13 PM IST
Candidates Round 8: Gukesh back in shared lead; Hikaru takes down Caruana
Women's contest opens up after Lei Tingjie beats Tan Zhongyi to move into joint lead; Humpy defeats Vaishali
Published on Apr 14, 2024 10:05 AM IST
Susan Ninan, Bengaluru
The good, the bad, the ugly: Taking stock at the halfway point
The Candidates has served up exciting chess with Nepo leading by half a point, but the race is still wide open.
Published on Apr 12, 2024 10:05 PM IST
Susan Ninan, Bengaluru
Gukesh loses in a time scramble, knocked out of lead
Pragg holds Caruana; Nepo back in sole lead after Round 7 at the Candidates
Published on Apr 12, 2024 10:10 AM IST
When India hosted the Candidates: The man who birthed the dream
Thirty-three years ago, the notion of an Indian breaking into the Soviet stronghold of elite chess was nearly inconceivable. Anand did it anyway
Published on Apr 12, 2024 12:45 AM IST
Praggnanandhaa, Vidit find wins; Humpy, Vaishali lose
Nepomniachtchi and Caruana play out a quick draw; Gukesh continues to be in joint lead after Round 6
Published on Apr 11, 2024 11:44 AM IST
How Gukesh battled & won a six-hour marathon
The 17-year-old Indian jumped into joint lead alongside two-time World Championship challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi after Round 5.
Updated on Apr 10, 2024 09:52 PM IST
Gukesh wins six-hour marathon, joins Nepo in the lead at Candidates
Praggnanandhaa and Vidit squander chances; Hikaru defeats Firouzja for his first win of the tournament
Published on Apr 10, 2024 11:20 AM IST
Coffee, Siamese cats and bananas: Inside chess player rituals
Tournament routines are calibrated to reduce anxiety, offer a sense of comfort and control and mimic conditions from previous successes
Updated on Apr 09, 2024 09:42 AM IST
Susan Ninan, Bengaluru
Gukesh holds Caruana; Vidit, Humpy lose in Round 4 of Candidates
Pragg plays out a draw with Nakamura; Gukesh heads into the rest day as the only unbeaten Indian player
Published on Apr 08, 2024 11:00 AM IST
Pragg lights up Candidates with gutsy chess
Over three rounds of play, the Indian teen has shown pluck, enterprise and the will to battle
Updated on Apr 07, 2024 11:16 PM IST
Candidates tournament 2024: Gutsy Praggnanandhaa gets first win
Praggnanandhaa took down Vidit with Black, sibling Vaishali too found her first win at the Candidates
Updated on Apr 07, 2024 10:08 AM IST
Vidit Gujrathi: Inside the making of a novelty in chess
The Indian player caught No. 3 Hikaru Nakamura off guard with his opening ideas and crushed him in 29 moves
Published on Apr 06, 2024 10:09 PM IST
Vidit Gujrathi pulls off stunning win over world No. 3 Hikaru with Black
The Indian ended the world No. 3’s 47-classical game unbeaten streak; In the battle between India’s young guns, Gukesh prevailed over Praggnanandhaa with Black
Published on Apr 06, 2024 06:41 AM IST
Candidates: Firouzja and Pragg battle to a thrilling draw
It was a fitting game between the sport’s youngest superstars – intense, nerve-wracking, and never short on pyrotechnics.
Updated on Apr 06, 2024 06:37 AM IST
Candidates tournament: Praggnanandhaa-Alireza Firouzja play out explosive draw
All 5 Indians finished with draws in Round 1 of the Fide Candidates. 7 out of 8 games ended in draws; Tan Zhongyi scored the sole win of the day
Published on Apr 05, 2024 10:03 AM IST
Susan Ninan, Bengaluru
Candidates chess: All eyes on India’s young stalwarts
"All Gukesh, Pragg and Vaishali should think of is settling in and playing a good tournament,” says five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand
Updated on Apr 04, 2024 10:44 AM IST
Vaishali and Praggnanandhaa: The siblings hoping to take Candidates by a storm
Vaishali and Praggnanandhaa, the first-ever brother-sister duo in the tournament’s history, is psyching themselves to summon their optimal states of mind.
Published on Apr 02, 2024 11:12 PM IST
Russian Grandmaster Svidler to be by Pragg’s side as ‘second’ at Candidates
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa debuts at Candidates tournament with Peter Svidler as coach, aiming to challenge for World Chess Championship.
Updated on Apr 02, 2024 06:30 AM IST
Susan Ninan, Bengaluru
Hikaru Nakamura’s ‘don’t care’ world of chess
The world No 3 is a favourite at the Candidates tournament, but being a professional chess player is hardly his only job
Published on Mar 31, 2024 11:06 PM IST
Candidates chess: A champ's death, Cold War drama and roulette rising
We take a peek into the tournament's history -- origin, drama and wacky instances.
Published on Mar 30, 2024 09:43 PM IST
Chess: The cauldron of the Candidates
This year, it’s a particularly delicious clash of generations and styles – the bonafide elite going up against young stars of the game
Published on Mar 29, 2024 10:13 PM IST
How Judit Polgar recreated her early training with a group of chess players
The Hungarian Grandmaster wanted to familiarise the players with the work ethic required to break into the game's upper echelons.
Updated on Feb 15, 2024 08:57 PM IST
Susan Ninan, Bengaluru
Mir Sultan Khan: Recognised decades later, meet Asia’s first Grandmaster
The Grandmaster (GM) title – the highest in Fide’s rank of player titles — was created in 1950, long after Sultan Khan disappeared from the chess scene
Published on Feb 06, 2024 08:08 AM IST
Susan Ninan, Bengaluru
Been facing this for 5 years, crossed all limits of tolerance: Divya Deshmukh
The 18-year-old put out an Instagram post that spoke of the constant sexism, ‘judgement’ and ‘hatred’ she has been facing in the game as a teen.
Updated on Jan 31, 2024 04:28 PM IST
Susan Ninan, Bengaluru
Carlsen romps to victory again, Nepo trips up
The Rapid and Blitz world championships in Uzbekistan also saw India's Nihal Sarin and Koneru Humpy raise hopes and then slip up.
Published on Jan 02, 2024 09:47 PM IST
Gukesh confirms his Candidates spot
For the teenager, the torment is finally over after joining R Praggnandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi for next year's tournament
Updated on Dec 31, 2023 03:35 PM IST
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