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Gulf Today
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Gulf Today
Five-way tie at Dubai Open Chess Tournament
Top-seed Grandmaster (GM) Nihal Sarin scored an emphatic victory to bounce back into the lead after erstwhile co-leaders GM Mahammad Muradli and GM Aleksey Grebnev agreed to a quick, uneventful draw in Friday night's fourth round of the 25th Dubai Open Chess Tournament at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club. The three grandmasters have 3.5 points each and are joined in a five-way tie at the top by Indian players IM Rohith Krishna and GM Bharath Subramaniyam. Sarin, who was held to a draw by Krishna in the third round, repulsed a daring attack against his king by Israel's GM Yair Parkhov in securing the win. The Indian top-seed maintained a solid grip of the position and was poised to win material when Parkhov launched a kingside offensive punctuated by a rook sacrifice. Sarin did not have problems diffusing the attack and converting into an endgame where he was a piece up. The 28th-seed Krishna continued his stellar performance as he took down the ninth-seed GM Pa Iniyan, his first GM victim in the tournament, in a fashionable Queen's Gambit opening. Playing the black pieces, Krishna overcame a vicious attack that saw Iniyan sacrifice a pawn and then give up his rook for a knight to penetrate Krishna's kingside defences. Krishna, however, found enough defensive resources to neutralise Iniyan's attack and later forced an exchange of queens to convert into a winning rook-versus-knight endgame. Subramaniyam pounced on a costly oversight by compatriot IM A R Ilamparthi to pick up the win. Ilamparthi, playing white, had built a comfortable edge in the Pelikan variation of the Sicilian Defence until an unfortunate knight retreat on the 25th move allowed Subramaniyam to drop a devastating bishop sacrifice, which if taken would lead to Ilamparthi losing his queen. Ilamparthi chose to save his queen, but the tactical sequence still led to heavy material loss that ultimately decided the outcome. In the first all-GM encounter on the first board, Muradli of Azerbaijan and the Russian Grebnev shook hands for a draw after just four moves, effectively giving themselves a breather ahead of the expected tougher battles in the later rounds. The fourth-round results set up a highly anticipated match-up on the first board in Saturday's fifth round featuring defending champion Muradli facing the top-seed Sarin. Grebnev will take on Subramaniyam on the second board. Krishna will face reigning Asian blitz champion GM Ivan Zemlyanskii of Russia, who is among a group of eight players in joint second place with three points each, on the third board. Category B In Category B, Fide Master (FM) Mahdi Nikookar of Iran and Candidate Master (CM) Alankar Sawai Vandan of India remain the only players with perfect scores after four rounds. Nikookar defeated China's Zhang Zhi, while Vandan outplayed FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman of Bangladesh. Nikookar and Vandan will contest the solo leadership in the fifth round. Tournament format, schedule, prizes The tournament follows a 9-round Swiss system with a 90-minute time control plus a 30-second increment per move. Games are played every day from 5pm, except the final round on June 4, which starts at 10am. The awarding ceremony is on June 5. The tournament offers a prize pool of $52,000 to be handed out to the winners of both categories. Category A, contested by players with a rating over 2300, has a total prize fund of $39,500 with $12,000 going to the champion. Category B, open to players rated below 2300, offers $12,500 in total prizes and $2,000 awarded to the champion. Special prizes will also be distributed to top performers among rating categories, unrated, youth, women, and UAE players. International arbiter team and live coverage International Arbiter Majed Al Abdooli of the UAE spearheads the tournament's international team of arbiters who will manage and oversee the competition. Chess fans from around the world can watch the Category A games live on the club's website as well as chess platforms such as and
The Review Geek
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Has Dept. Q been renewed for Season 2? Here's what we know:
Renewed or Cancelled? Dept. Q is the latest crime drama on Netflix, created by Scott Frank, the brilliant mind behind The Queen's Gambit. With great characters and plotting, this one is not to be missed. Having watched the first season in its entirety, you may be wondering if this one has been renewed or cancelled. Well, wonder no more! What is Dept. Q about? Dept. Q is set in Edinburgh, follows Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck, a brilliant but emotionally scarred officer recovering from a traumatic ambush that left his partner paralyzed and another officer dead. Relegated to a newly formed cold case unit in the police department's basement, Morck assembles a team of misfits to take on an old case involving the mysterious disappearance of prosecutor Merritt Lingard from a ferry four years prior. As the team delves deeper, they uncover a chilling conspiracy and psychological trauma that test their limits. We have extended coverage of Dept. Q on the site, including recaps of every episode HERE! Has Forget You Not been renewed for Season 2? At the time of writing, Dept. Q has not been renewed for season 2. Generally Netflix would gauge numerous metrics before renewing a show, including how many people initially watch it and then looking at the drop-off rate. With some shows, cancellations or renewals happen quickly. Other times, it can take months before a decision over a show's future is made. So far, Dept. Q has had a very good reaction online from critics and audiences alike. Given the way this show is set up, and the ending we receive, we're predicting that this will be renewed for a second season. The series has lots of potential, and it's also adapted from Jussi Adler-Olsen's Danish novels too so there's plenty of sourxe material to adapt. There's also lots of loose ends still to be tied up and plenty of potential for further cold cases to be brought up. We also know completion rate is a massive metric for these streamers and this feels like one of those shows that people will dive into and become hooked once they've watched a few episodes. However, we could be completely wrong too, so take our prediction with a pinch of salt! What we know about season 2 so far: Barely anything is known about Dept. Q season 2 at this point given Netflix haven't officially renewed or cancelled this one. Given the first season's conclusion, it does seem very likely to get the nod for another season. We'd likely get another 9 episode season if this one is renewed, along with a return of familiar cast and crew too. The story's tone and style will likely remain very similar to what we've been graced with in season 1, and a return of cast and crew along with Carl's quest for who the shooters were at Leith Park too. We will update this page when more information becomes available, so be sure to check this page out in the near future. Would you like to see Dept. Q return for a second season? What's been your favourite part of the show? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Anya Taylor-Joy puts on an animated display with husband Malcolm McRae as couple lark about at Miley Cyrus' listening party at Chateau Marmont
Anya Taylor-Joy put on an animated display with her husband Malcolm McRae as they attended Miley Cyrus ' listening event for her new album at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The actress, 29, looked incredible for the event as she slipped into a black, low cut top along with matching trousers and flats. Sweeping her blonde locks into an updo, she wrapped up for the outing in a cream woolly coat and added to her look with a pendant necklace. Malcolm, 31, cut a dapper figure in a black suit which he paired with a matching tie and white shirt. The couple, who married in April 2022, looked in good spirits as they larked about alongside a friend inside the venue. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The actress gushed over her spouse during a recent appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show. 'I love him so much,' she told host Drew when she asked about her partner. 'Oh yeah, he's, I'm very, I'm so lucky. I'm so lucky.' The Queen's Gambit star also revealed where they crossed paths and the very first thing he said to her. 'We met in a music studio and he's like, I do. I love him. We're born on the same day. So that was the first thing he ever said to me,' she recalled. 'He was like, "When's your birthday?" And I was like, "April 16th." He's like, "I knew it." I was like, "Oh no, this is, yeah." He's the absolute greatest.' Then, the Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga star spoke about how Malcolm is her other 'whole'. 'My dad once told me when I was a kid that you're not looking for another half to make you whole, that you are whole,' she said. 'And if you're lucky enough, you meet another whole,' she continued. 'And then you become, like, a greater sum of your parts.' She added: 'I just feel like I am encouraged to grow in the most unexpected and beautiful ways because he provides a soil that's, like, really nutritious and safe. 'Yeah, I just, he's the best.'
The Hindu
09-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
GCT Romania Classic 2025: Gukesh ekes out draw against Praggnanandhaa in opening round
Reigning world chess champion D Gukesh began his Grand Chess Tour Romania Classic campaign with a hard-fought draw against compatriot R Praggnanandhaa in Bucharest on Wednesday. The all-Indian clash in the first round ended with shared points after Gukesh made his 35th move with the white. Praggnanandhaa navigated a Queen's Gambit opening pattern before gaining a piece advantage with some clever play. But, Gukesh managed to eke out a draw with a three-fold repetition. In the other boards, Alireza Firouzja and Wesley So claimed wins against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Bogdan-Daniel Deac respectively. In Round 2, Praggnanandhaa will be up against Fabiano Caruana, while Gukesh will take on Nodirbek Abdusattorov, with both Indian players set to wield black pieces.
NDTV
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Dept. Q Trailer: The Queen's Gambit Creator Scott Frank Is Back With A Gritty Investigative Thriller
New Delhi: Set against the backdrop of Edinburgh, Scotland, creator Scott Frank's next is an edge-of-the-seat investigative thriller titled Dept. Q. The series has Matthew Goode in the lead and is based on the books by Danish novelist Jussi Adler-Olsen. The Queen's Gambit, a limited series, gained immense popularity back in 2020. The Netflix show is also based on the same-titled 1980 novel by Walter Tevis. It was led by Anya Taylor-Joy. Coming back to Dept. Q, the plot of the series revolves around a detective named Carl Morck (Matthew Goode), who is combating the outcome of a tragic incident. The trailer opens with Carl talking to his therapist, who asks him, "How about your best friend who was shot in front of you? Do you think it's your fault?" The ominous remark sets the tone of the show which shall be a mix of past tragedies impacting present circumstances. Carl was once a much-revered detective, who seems to have lost his touch as he grapples with the trauma faced. Amidst this, he is asked to return to run a department that focuses on solving cold cases. As the trailer proceeds, the intention behind this announcement is revealed to be a strategically planned PR move to improve a rather tarnished image of the Scottish police force. Before Carle knows it, he plunges into unforeseen circumstances, courtesy of his new role. The description beneath the trailer read, "A brash but brilliant cop becomes head of a new police department, where he leads an unlikely team of misfits in solving Edinburgh's cold cases." The cast also includes Kelly Macdonald, Kate Dickie, Jamie Sives, Mark Bonnar, Alexej Manvelov, and Leah Byrne in key roles. Dept. Q will premiere globally on Netflix on May 29, 2025.
