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Team Fabiano Caruana at the FIDE Candidates 2026 - his girlfriend, and his seconds GM Cristian Chirila and GM Grigoriy Oparin! Here's Team Fabi making their way into the playing hall for Round 2.

Team Fabiano Caruana at the FIDE Candidates 2026 - his girlfriend, and his seconds GM Cristian Chirila and GM Grigoriy Oparin! Here's Team Fabi making their way into the playing hall for Round 2.

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On 20th of April 1976, R.B. Ramesh was born! 50 years ago! He became a GM at the age of 27 years in 2003. In 2002, he had won the British Championships, and in 2007 he became the Commonwealth Champion. In 2008, he took a bold step in his chess career. He gave up playing chess and started a chess academy and named it Chess Gurukul. He also gave up his job in Indian Oil (IOCL) around the same point. Many told him that this was a dangerous decision. But Ramesh had 2 things going for him: 1. He loved coaching 2. His better half WGM Aarthie Ramaswamy was also ready to support him in this endeavour! With his immense chess knowledge, willingness to learn and ability to work extremely hard, Ramesh created the base for a real chess boom of Indian chess! Players like Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali, Aravindh Chithambaram, Karthikeyan Murali, Bharat Subramaniyam and many others grew up at his academy! There was a point when almost every single rising talent of Indian chess wanted to work with him. Today as Ramesh celebrates his 50th birthday, it is interesting to see the road he has travelled. Vaishali is going to play the World Championship Match in a few days! He also received the Dronacharya award recently. He started a completely free chess academy named Chola Chess to develop the next generation of Indian chess. Thank you Ramesh for powering Indian chess! Your contribution to the growth of the sport in the country has been immense. Wishing you a very happy 50th birthday. Photo: Tushar Damor #chess #chessbaseindia #rameshchess

On 20th of April 1976, R.B. Ramesh was born! 50 years ago! He became a GM at the age of 27 years in 2003. In 2002, he had won the British Championships, and in 2007 he became the Commonwealth Champion. In 2008, he took a bold step in his chess career. He gave up playing chess and started a chess academy and named it Chess Gurukul. He also gave up his job in Indian Oil (IOCL) around the same point. Many told him that this was a dangerous decision. But Ramesh had 2 things going for him: 1. He loved coaching 2. His better half WGM Aarthie Ramaswamy was also ready to support him in this endeavour! With his immense chess knowledge, willingness to learn and ability to work extremely hard, Ramesh created the base for a real chess boom of Indian chess! Players like Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali, Aravindh Chithambaram, Karthikeyan Murali, Bharat Subramaniyam and many others grew up at his academy! There was a point when almost every single rising talent of Indian chess wanted to work with him. Today as Ramesh celebrates his 50th birthday, it is interesting to see the road he has travelled. Vaishali is going to play the World Championship Match in a few days! He also received the Dronacharya award recently. He started a completely free chess academy named Chola Chess to develop the next generation of Indian chess. Thank you Ramesh for powering Indian chess! Your contribution to the growth of the sport in the country has been immense. Wishing you a very happy 50th birthday. Photo: Tushar Damor #chess #chessbaseindia #rameshchess

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Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi Gujrathi is the New India #1! 🔥💪 Edit: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindia #viditgujrathi #chessgames #chessreels #tatasteelchess

Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi Gujrathi is the New India #1! 🔥💪 Edit: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindia #viditgujrathi #chessgames #chessreels #tatasteelchess

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The reaction of Vidit Gujrathi' trainers Surya Sekhar Ganguly and Daniele Vocaturo after his win over Alireza Firouzja!

The reaction of Vidit Gujrathi' trainers Surya Sekhar Ganguly and Daniele Vocaturo after his win over Alireza Firouzja!

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#1 Streamer for a Reason 😂 edit: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindia #gmhikaru #candidates2024

#1 Streamer for a Reason 😂 edit: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindia #gmhikaru #candidates2024

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World Rapid Teams Champions 2025🔥🔥 #chess #chessbaseindia #mgd1 #fide

World Rapid Teams Champions 2025🔥🔥 #chess #chessbaseindia #mgd1 #fide

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Gukesh wins the Times of India sportsperson of the year award! What a phenomenal feat for the 18-year-old boy! 😍 A proud moment for entire chess community of India! Video edited by Tushar Damor #chess #chessbaseindia #TimesofIndia

Gukesh wins the Times of India sportsperson of the year award! What a phenomenal feat for the 18-year-old boy! 😍 A proud moment for entire chess community of India! Video edited by Tushar Damor #chess #chessbaseindia #TimesofIndia

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That’s Crazy 😂😂 Edit: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindia #hansniemann

That’s Crazy 😂😂 Edit: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindia #hansniemann

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Women's World Cup Champion Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh meets commentator for Prague Chess Festival, WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili in the opening ceremony! Divya is playing in the Challengers group - she is facing GM Benjamin Gledura today in the first round. Video: Abhyudaya Ram

Women's World Cup Champion Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh meets commentator for Prague Chess Festival, WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili in the opening ceremony! Divya is playing in the Challengers group - she is facing GM Benjamin Gledura today in the first round. Video: Abhyudaya Ram

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10 seconds of World Champion Gukesh D and India no.1 Arjun Erigaisi being cutie patooties

10 seconds of World Champion Gukesh D and India no.1 Arjun Erigaisi being cutie patooties

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Arjun in his Gandeevam mode 🥶🔥 . . Edit: Tushar Tushar Damor #chess #chessbaseindia #gukesh #arjunerigaisi

Arjun in his Gandeevam mode 🥶🔥 . . Edit: Tushar Tushar Damor #chess #chessbaseindia #gukesh #arjunerigaisi

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That moment when Hikaru Nakamura Nakamura turned around a lost position and checkmated World Champion Gukesh - picking up and throwing Gukesh's king to the crowd, celebrating the 5-0 win of Team USA over Team India! Video: Aditya Sur Roy
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That moment when Hikaru Nakamura Nakamura turned around a lost position and checkmated World Champion Gukesh - picking up and throwing Gukesh's king to the crowd, celebrating the 5-0 win of Team USA over Team India! Video: Aditya Sur Roy

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Check out the incredible final moments of Praggnanandhaa taking down World no.1 Magnus Carlsen with the Black pieces in Round 8 of Norway Chess 2026! With this win, Pragg becomes the first Indian (and possibly in the world) player who defeated Magnus Carlsen in Classical Chess twice in the same tournament! What a moment for Indian Chess.
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Check out the incredible final moments of Praggnanandhaa taking down World no.1 Magnus Carlsen with the Black pieces in Round 8 of Norway Chess 2026! With this win, Pragg becomes the first Indian (and possibly in the world) player who defeated Magnus Carlsen in Classical Chess twice in the same tournament! What a moment for Indian Chess.

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Mother with the Trophy 🥹♥️ Edit: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #gukesh #chessbaseindia
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Mother with the Trophy 🥹♥️ Edit: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #gukesh #chessbaseindia

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1,149,998 views • 1 year ago

Proud mom ♥️ Edit: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindia #ChessOlympiad
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Proud mom ♥️ Edit: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindia #ChessOlympiad

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1,200,471 views • 1 year ago

The World Champion Gukesh D mobbed by kids as he enters the playing hall for Round 4 of FIDE Grand Swiss! Video: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindia #gukesh
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The World Champion Gukesh D mobbed by kids as he enters the playing hall for Round 4 of FIDE Grand Swiss! Video: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindia #gukesh

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549,871 views • 1 year ago

Dr. Nidhi Kataria is the fiancee of super GM Vidit Gujrathi. She doesn't know much chess! Only how the pieces move! Which is the reason why, what she managed to do in this video stunned everyone! This was at the simul at the Ambit House that was held in Mumbai on 10th of Jan 2025.
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Dr. Nidhi Kataria is the fiancee of super GM Vidit Gujrathi. She doesn't know much chess! Only how the pieces move! Which is the reason why, what she managed to do in this video stunned everyone! This was at the simul at the Ambit House that was held in Mumbai on 10th of Jan 2025.

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832,628 views • 1 year ago

"I have no intention of watching it!" - Hikaru Nakamura Nakamura on the Netflix documentary "Untold: Chess Mates" about Hans Niemann. Interview: Abhyudaya Ram/ ChessBase India
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"I have no intention of watching it!" - Hikaru Nakamura Nakamura on the Netflix documentary "Untold: Chess Mates" about Hans Niemann. Interview: Abhyudaya Ram/ ChessBase India

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193,520 views • 4 months ago

Gukesh is the World Chess Champion 🥹♥️ #chess #gukesh #chessbaseindia
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Gukesh is the World Chess Champion 🥹♥️ #chess #gukesh #chessbaseindia

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A very sweet moment at the Grenke Freestyle Open. GM Harika Dronavalli extends her hand to resign against GM Nodirbek Yakubboev, but Nodirbek does a "Namaste" gesture! Both the players leave the board smiling. Video: Abhyudaya Ram/ ChessBase India
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A very sweet moment at the Grenke Freestyle Open. GM Harika Dronavalli extends her hand to resign against GM Nodirbek Yakubboev, but Nodirbek does a "Namaste" gesture! Both the players leave the board smiling. Video: Abhyudaya Ram/ ChessBase India

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195,090 views • 5 months ago

Vaishali on Praggnanandhaa - " I can do anything I want, I am his big sister!" Check out this short and sweet interview 💙💛Anastasiya Karlovych did with Vaishali after her little brother Praggnanandhaa won the Grand Chess Tour St. Louis Rapid and Blitz 2026!
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Vaishali on Praggnanandhaa - " I can do anything I want, I am his big sister!" Check out this short and sweet interview 💙💛Anastasiya Karlovych did with Vaishali after her little brother Praggnanandhaa won the Grand Chess Tour St. Louis Rapid and Blitz 2026!

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34,402 views • 24 days ago

"It's good that something happened, we'll just see if certain players choose to keep having Kramnik as their coach going forward" - Hikaru Nakamura Nakamura on FIDE's decision of an active one year suspension to Vladimir Kramnik.
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"It's good that something happened, we'll just see if certain players choose to keep having Kramnik as their coach going forward" - Hikaru Nakamura Nakamura on FIDE's decision of an active one year suspension to Vladimir Kramnik.

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74,401 views • 1 month ago

Such a wholesome moment ♥️😊 Edit: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindia #gukesh #juwenjun #magnuscarlsen #hikarunakamura
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Such a wholesome moment ♥️😊 Edit: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindia #gukesh #juwenjun #magnuscarlsen #hikarunakamura

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14-year-old Grandmaster Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus is playing phenomenal chess at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025. After holding the World Chess Champion D Gukesh to a draw in Round 2, today he beautifully checkmated Aditya Mittal! Check out his brilliant analysis in this interview.
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14-year-old Grandmaster Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus is playing phenomenal chess at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025. After holding the World Chess Champion D Gukesh to a draw in Round 2, today he beautifully checkmated Aditya Mittal! Check out his brilliant analysis in this interview.

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This is what Hans Niemann had to say about Hikaru Nakamura - "Hikaru, he was completely inactive, only played these weak players. I don't understand - its nothing personal, but what do you expect of your results if you are completely retired? I think it shows that playing 2100s is not the best training - maybe if he would've played the World Cup or the Grand Swiss.." Interview: Abhyudaya Ram/ ChessBase India
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This is what Hans Niemann had to say about Hikaru Nakamura - "Hikaru, he was completely inactive, only played these weak players. I don't understand - its nothing personal, but what do you expect of your results if you are completely retired? I think it shows that playing 2100s is not the best training - maybe if he would've played the World Cup or the Grand Swiss.." Interview: Abhyudaya Ram/ ChessBase India

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162,692 views • 5 months ago

He believed before the world did ❤️🥹🇮🇳 The legend Ramesh RB 💎 Edit: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindia #vaishali
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He believed before the world did ❤️🥹🇮🇳 The legend Ramesh RB 💎 Edit: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindia #vaishali

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Bro lost both sleep and the game 😔🫶
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Bro lost both sleep and the game 😔🫶

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FIDE President and 5-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand Anand on if he will help Gukesh for the World Championship match against Javokhir Sindarov - " I can't tell you, if I tell you - you can't believe me!" In the Press meet while he visited the Chennai Grand Masters 2026, Vishy Anand is asked if he will help Gukesh for the World Championship match against Sindarov. This is what he said! Video: ChessBase India/ Tushar Damor #chess #chessbaseindia #vishyanand #gukesh #chennaigm
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FIDE President and 5-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand Anand on if he will help Gukesh for the World Championship match against Javokhir Sindarov - " I can't tell you, if I tell you - you can't believe me!" In the Press meet while he visited the Chennai Grand Masters 2026, Vishy Anand is asked if he will help Gukesh for the World Championship match against Sindarov. This is what he said! Video: ChessBase India/ Tushar Damor #chess #chessbaseindia #vishyanand #gukesh #chennaigm

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Did Anish touch the piece? Edit: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindiaa #anishgiri
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Did Anish touch the piece? Edit: Abhyudaya Ram #chess #chessbaseindiaa #anishgiri

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392,163 views • 1 year ago