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‘Means a lot to me that my parents don’t have to think about money anymore’: Gukesh
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‘Means a lot to me that my parents don’t have to think about money anymore’: Gukesh

Current chess world champion D Gukesh opened up about his parents’ struggles before his success, revealing that they had to depend on the generosity of friends to support his international tournament expenses. “I remember my parents’ friends sponsoring me to play tournaments abroad. It was quite difficult at that time, and we had a lot of help from very, very nice and selfless people. Now, the last year was financially very good for us,” Gukesh said at the ‘India Today Conclave 2025’. “I think it means a lot to me that my parents don’t have to think about money anymore. We can lead a comfortable life, not struggle like before,” he added. Gukesh is India’s youngest grandmaster, missing the tag of becoming the world’s youngest by just 17 days. He’s the youngest-ever winner of the Candidates ...
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In chess, away from eye-catching numbers lies world where GMs lose money playing, struggle to attract sponsors, and worry about making a living
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In chess, away from eye-catching numbers lies world where GMs lose money playing, struggle to attract sponsors, and worry about making a living

Editor’s Note: We present On The Moves, a new weekly column which will appear every Tuesday from Amit Kamath on chess where he will look at everything that happens on the battlefield of the 64 squares and away from it.Hikaru Nakamura couldn’t disguise his envy as he spoke about what he called the ‘Big 3’ of Indian chess — D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi. The reason for this envy was not the pace at which their careers had taken off. No, the World No.3 was envious about all three players finding sponsors early on in their careers, which he linked to the trio “staying hungry”. “When I came up in the USA, even once I had crossed the 2700 rating, I never had any kind of sponsorship that was on the level of what Arjun, Gukesh or Praggnanandhaa are getting right now. The goal for m...
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Arjun Erigaisi stays winless at Tata Steel after blunders vs Fedoseev
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Arjun Erigaisi stays winless at Tata Steel after blunders vs Fedoseev

Arjun Erigaisi’s luck at the Dutch town of Wijk aan Zee just refuses to turn. The top-ranked Indian player slumped to another defeat in Round 4 of the Tata Steel chess tournament, this time after surrendering a hefty advantage on the board in two back-to-back moves against Vladimir Fedoseev. Meanwhile, veteran Indian grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna defeated Dutchman Max Warmerdam to claim his second win at the event. He had earlier defeated Arjun Erigaisi while losing to R Praggnanandhaa. The defeat against Fedoseev means Arjun Erigaisi has not won a single game at the prestigious Tata Steel chess event since winning the Challengers section in 2022. At that edition, he had won the event with a round to spare, scoring a jaw-dropping 10.5 out of 13. That win had secured Erigaisi a spot in th...
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Arjun Erigaisi loses to Praggnanandhaa to stay winless at Wijk aan Zee since 2022
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Arjun Erigaisi loses to Praggnanandhaa to stay winless at Wijk aan Zee since 2022

Arjun Erigaisi was handed defeat in the third round of the Tata Steel chess tournament by good friend Praggnanandhaa in 60 moves. While Pragg held the upper hand in most of the game, the end came with checkmate being inevitable with Arjun Erigaisi’s king standing in the middle of the board without any protection while Praggnanandhaa’s pieces surrounded it. The defeat means that Arjun Erigaisi has not won a single game at the Tata Steel event since winning the Challengers section in 2022 with a jaw-dropping score of 10.5 out of 13. He had in fact won the event that year with a round to spare. That win had secured Arjun Erigaisi a spot in the Tata Steel Masters section the next year. But he went through the 2023 edition without a single victory and has continued that streak in 2025. He di...
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