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Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, who came from winning the first event of the Julius Baer Challengers Tour, did not have a strong first day in the Gelfand Challenge. However, an impressive streak of five straight wins on day 2 prompted him to the top of the standings, as he is currently sharing the lead on 8/10 points with Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Three players stand a full point behind with nine rounds to go. | Photo: Niklesh Jain

Stranded in Budapest, teenage Indian chess Grand Master Leon Mendonca seeks solace in the violin Stranded in Budapest, teenage Indian chess Grand Master Leon Mendonca seeks solace in the violin A year after the young champion arrived in the Hungarian capital for a tournament, he’s still there. Indian teenage chess Grand Master Leon Mendonca performs in a church in Budapest. You are a very talented young chess player from India taking part in a tournament in Budapest. After it is over...

Reports Apr 11, 2021 | 9:55 PMby Colin McGourty Praggnanandhaa powers into Champions Chess Tour 15-year-old Indian prodigy Praggnanandhaa has won the Polgar Challenge with a round to spare to earn $3,000 and a place in the 5th leg of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, where he’s likely to face World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in less than two weeks’ time. In the end Pragg’s 3.5/4 on the final day was enough for him to finish a full 1.5 points ahead of the chasi...

Three-way tie for the lead after Day 1 The Polgar Challenge, the first event of the new $100,000 Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour, got underway today with a series of fighting games that ended in a three-way tie for the lead. Top seed Nodirbek Abdusattorov grabbed the first win of the five-month tour with a convincing victory over Bulgarian teen Nurgyul Salimova. Abdusattorov, from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, famously beat two Grandmasters in a tournament when aged only nine. The ambitious 16-yea...

Polgar Challenge Day 1: Praggnanandhaa storms back to lead 15-year-old Praggnanandhaa stormed back from a 1st round loss to Volodar Murzin to win his next four games and lead after Day 1 of the Polgar Challenge, the 1st event on the $100,000 Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour. He’s joined on 4/5 by the only unbeaten players, 14-year-old Christopher Yoo and 16-year-old Nodirbek Abdusattorov. All play for Team Kramnik, but the team scores are tied 25:25. Lei Tingjie is the top performing female...

Average rating: 2520 Each team not only has a captain, but three coaches who will help the players over the course of the 5-month tour.  Surya Ganguly  6-time Indian Champion Surya Ganguly has worked on Team Anand for World Chess Championship matches and should have some invaluable advice for his players. You can see him at the end of this short clip from the first pre-tour meeting with the players and coaches. He’ll get to give advice to two young Indian prodigies, Gukesh, who at the age...

Chess: Goa’s 14-year-old boy becomes India’s 67th GM January 3, 2021 Goa’s 14-year-old Leon Mendonca has become India’s 67th chess Grand Master (GM) by winning the third and final norm at a tournament in Italy. Mendonca, who achieved the feat at 14 years, 9 months and 17 days, is the second GM from the Coastal State.  The player achieved his first GM norm at the Rigo Chess GM Round Robin in October, while the second came at the 1st Saturday event in Budapest in November and the final o...

Snow, Rambo and everything in between: Leon Mendonca is Indias 67th GM Leon Mendonca is the 67th Grandmaster from India.  Lyndon Mendonca Leon Mendoncas first wish as Grandmaster was to stomp on snow. The 14 year-old who became Indias 67th Grandmaster in the northern Italian town of Bassano del Grappa late on Wednesday, spent the closing hours of his day rolling snowballs in the freezing outdoors and watching John Rambo spill blood on Netflix. "Before the final game, there was a lot of anxiety...

Chess: Goas 14-year-old Leon Mendonca becomes Indias 67th Grandmaster Mendonca, who achieved the feat at 14 years, 9 months and 17 days, is the second GM from the coastal state. Updated Dec 31, 2020 · 03:24 pm File photo of Leon Mendoca | John Saunders/GibChess Goa’s 14-year-old Leon Mendonca has become India’s 67th chess Grandmaster by winning the third and final norm at a tournament in Italy. Mendonca, who achieved the feat at 14 years, 9 months and 17 days, ...

Leon Mendonca becomes Indias 67th chess Grandmaster ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Fri, Jan 1 2021 0:06 IST | ​ 0 Views Leon Mendonca. (Photo Credit : AICF). Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Jan 1 : Leon Mendonca on Thursday became Indias 67th Grandmaster (GM), achieving his third GM in three months. Mendonca, 14, was stranded in Europe with his father in March due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, played 16 tournaments in three months, this improving his Elo rating by 140 poin...