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Gukesh, a symbol of India's chess future : Stalin
Chennai, June 7 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday
lauded GM D.Gukesh for finishing third in the Norway tournament and
described him as a symbol of India's chess future.
"Proud of our very own D.Gukesh for finishing third at Norway Chess 2025
with an impressive 14.5 points", he wrote on X.
"With remarkable talent and determination, Gukesh continues to shine as
a symbol of India's chess future", he added.
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Left parties demand Supreme Court probe into alleged fake encounters of Maoist leaders in Chhattisgarh

United News of India

3 hours ago

United News of India

Left parties demand Supreme Court probe into alleged fake encounters of Maoist leaders in Chhattisgarh

Hyderabad, June 7 (UNI) Leaders of various Left parties strongly condemned the alleged custodial killings of Maoist leaders in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district and demanded that all those currently in police custody be produced before a court without delay. They also called for a judicial inquiry by a sitting Supreme Court judge into the deaths of top Maoist leaders, including Sudhakar and Suresh. In a joint statement released after a meeting held at the CPI State Office, Makhdum Bhavan on Saturday, Left party leaders alleged that top Maoist cadres held in Bijapur police custody are being systematically executed and falsely declared as killed in encounters under Operation Kagar. They warned that 10 to 20 more leaders in custody could face similar fates if urgent intervention is not taken. The Left parties demanded an immediate halt to Operation Kagar and urged the government to initiate peace talks with the Maoist party instead of continuing with what they termed as a "brutal and inhuman campaign." The meeting was chaired by Pashya Padma (CPI) and attended by Abbas (CPI), Vemulapalli Venkatramaiah and K Govardhan (CPI-ML New Democracy), Vanam Sudhakar (YMPI-U), Teja (SUCI-C), and Janaki Ramulu (RSP), among others. Prominent Left leaders like Koonanneni Sambasiva Rao (CPI), John Wesley (CPM), P. Suryam (CPI-ML New Democracy), Potu Ranga Rao (CPI-ML Mass Line), Gadagoni Ravi (MCPI-U), Prasadanna (CPI-ML), Ch. Murahari (SUCI-C), Ramesh Raja (CPI-ML Liberation), and Banda Surender Reddy (Forward Bloc) also participated and endorsed the demands. UNI VV BD

Magnus Carlsen keeps option of playing classical chess open: ‘Not saying never playing again'

Indian Express

5 hours ago

Indian Express

Magnus Carlsen keeps option of playing classical chess open: ‘Not saying never playing again'

Magnus Carlsen is not ending his classical career. At least not right away. Carlsen said he was 'on the fence' about quitting the most traditional format of the sport. This comes on the back of the world no 1 suggesting more than once that he was considering not playing classical chess at all. 'I don't think I will be playing a lot (of classical chess), but I am also not guaranteeing that I'm never playing a classical tournament again. I might be back here next year. I cannot be sure,' he said on the live broadcast of Norway Chess on Friday after winning his home event for the seventh time in 13 years of asking. 'At the very least it's nice to see I can still play. And it's nice to see that at least in parts of the game I can still be quite a lot better than the guys who are trying to take over.' Carlsen said over and over that winning the title this year was more of a 'relief than joy'. But asked on the Chess24 broadcast if he had sent a message to the young stars hoping to take his place by winning, he said he hadn't, since he had 'stumbled over the finish line'. 'I generally feel that I can outplay the kids (like Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi) which feels good,' he said with a shrug. 'It's good to see that at least in parts of the game I am a lot better than kids who are trying to take over.' Barring a few games a year in European leagues, Carlsen only plays the classical format at Norway Chess, whose rise to a super-elite tournament in 13 years has been inextricably linked with his own rise as the world's greatest player of this generation. When the first tournament was held, Carlsen was yet to win his first world championship title. Now, he's lost the appetite for the format after winning five. His father Henrik had told Indian media recently that his son does enjoy the classical format at Norway Chess — two hours for each player with players getting just 10-second increments from the 41st move — as it was spicy. He's frequently warmed up for games at Norway Chess with a round of golf, rather than hours of prep that others indulge in. The two games Carlsen, the world no 1, played against the world champion Gukesh at the tournament were significant and were extra spicy too. After beating Gukesh in round 1, Carlsen had tweeted a quote from The Wire, 'If you come for the king you better not miss.' After losing to Gukesh in round 6, Carlsen had slammed the table in a moment that was memed, spoofed and recreated around the world. After that defeat, Carlsen had said that the loss had made him question why he was playing in the format. Carlsen has spoken a couple of times about losing interest in the tournament after that ego-bruising defeat to Gukesh. But it was only after winning the title on Friday that he showed how deep the gash from the loss was. 'My reaction didn't really stop there (with slamming his fist). I was so out of it that I had to jump out of the car on the way back and just take several minutes just to compose myself,' he said. He said that the pain he felt after the defeat to Gukesh was the strongest emotion he had experienced in the tournament. 'There were some encouraging signs. But I also feel very old.' He was then asked to pick one player from the young lot who could dominate the sport like he did. 'There's no one at the moment,' he told Chess24 with a light slap on his chair's armrest. 'There could be, but at the moment it's not likely. Gukesh showed that he's on track at this tournament. But he's not way ahead of track as we may have thought. They're not ready to take over. Every single one of them has very clear flaws in their games, which you're supposed to do. Once-in-a-generation talent are once-in-a-generation for a reason.' (The writer is in Stavanger at the invitation of Norway Chess) Amit Kamath is Assistant Editor at The Indian Express and is based in Mumbai. ... Read More

United News of India

5 hours ago

United News of India