Tata Steel Masters: Praggnanandhaa draws with Gukesh

R. Praggnanandhaa and D. Gukesh. File | Photo Credit: Lennart Ootes Continuing his fine form in the Tata Steel Masters, Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa played out a solid draw with world champion D. Gukesh in the eighth round here. Playing the white side of a Berlin defence, Praggnanandhaa had a slightly favourable position optically, but … Read more

Uzbek Grand Master declines hand-shake with Vaishali due to religious reasons; apologises later on X post

Indian Grandmaster Vaishali. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev’s refusal to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali stirred up a controversy at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament before the Uzbek apologised, saying that he meant no disrespect and didn’t respond to the gesture because of “religious reasons”. In a video … Read more