Chess' inclusion in 2020 Tokyo Olympics would be great, says India's Viswanathan Anand ahead of Olympiad
6 years, 3 months ago

Chess' inclusion in 2020 Tokyo Olympics would be great, says India's Viswanathan Anand ahead of Olympiad

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Chess legend Viswanathan Anand on Thursday said it will be ‘great’ if the sport is included in the Olympic programme for the 2020 Games. New Delhi: Chess legend Viswanathan Anand on Thursday said it will be ‘great’ if the sport is included in the Olympic programme for the 2020 Games. Chess has applied for inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and a final decision is expected to come next summer. “It will be great for the sport if that happens,” five-time world champion Anand said on the eve of the Indian team’s departure for the Chess Olympiad, to be held in Batumi, Georgia from September 23 to October 6.

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Indian chess GM Tania Sachdev slams authorities for lack of recognition in hard-hitting post: ‘Sadly, Delhi has yet to…’
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Indian chess GM Tania Sachdev slams authorities for lack of recognition in hard-hitting post: ‘Sadly, Delhi has yet to…’

Hindustan Times  

There has been plenty of fanfare surrounding Indian chess over the last week, with Gukesh D’s win in the FIDE World Chess Championships signalling another boom in the popularity of the sport in the country. Women’s grandmaster and FIDE international master Tania Sachdev, one of the foremost stars of women’s chess in India over the last 15 years, wrote an …

Chess star Tania Sachdev calls out Delhi government for lack of support to sport
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Chess star Tania Sachdev calls out Delhi government for lack of support to sport

India Today  

Decorated chess player Tania Sachdev expressed her disappointment with the Delhi government on Monday, alleging a lack of support for chess players in the state. Tania highlighted how support from other state governments has propelled their players to achieve great success in chess and revealed that she has received no recognition for her Olympiad victories in 2022 and 2024. Screengrab …

Sportstar ACES Awards 2025: Voting lines now open for Popular Choice categories
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Sportstar ACES Awards 2025: Voting lines now open for Popular Choice categories

The Hindu  

They brought us glory. The Indian men’s cricket team finally ended its ICC trophy drought with a triumphant T20 World Cup campaign. It is time to celebrate these and every other landmark victory of the year at the seventh edition of the Sportstar ACES Awards. The voting lines are now open for the five Popular Choice Awards: Sportsman of the …

Gukesh’s feat cements reign of India’s golden generation in Chess
1 month ago

Gukesh’s feat cements reign of India’s golden generation in Chess

New Indian Express  

On Thursday night in Singapore, D Gukesh grabbed the opportunity of his lifetime to become the youngest world chess champion. When Viswanathan Anand’s reign as world champion ended in 2013, there was a persistent question of who would be the next Vishy. This is India’s golden generation in chess and their reign is only getting started. Arjun Erigaisi, who broke …

World Chess Championship: Viswanathan Anand's glittering legacy that shaped India's golden generation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

World Chess Championship: Viswanathan Anand's glittering legacy that shaped India's golden generation

Firstpost  

It was Viswanathan Anand who put India on the world chess map more than three decades ago, and would be carrying Indian chess in a remarkable career that had concluded only recently. Image: AFP Where Anand had truly announced himself as one of the sport’s all-time greats was when he began to put up strong challenges against the legendary pair …

Olympiad glory, 2800 ELO: Arjun Erigaisi recalls thumping 2024 season
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Olympiad glory, 2800 ELO: Arjun Erigaisi recalls thumping 2024 season

India Today  

In an exclusive interaction with India Today's sister group Sports Today, 21-year-old Indian chess grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi reflected on his remarkable 2024 season, including his golden Chess Olympiad campaign and plans for the future. Arjun’s 2024 was a landmark year in Indian chess. The young grandmaster claimed both individual and team gold medals at the Chess Olympiad, cementing India’s dominance …

'Winning the Chess Olympiad has put India on the map': Grandmasters Harika Dronavalli and Vidit Gujrathi at HTLS 2024
2 months ago

'Winning the Chess Olympiad has put India on the map': Grandmasters Harika Dronavalli and Vidit Gujrathi at HTLS 2024

Hindustan Times  

Almost two months after the historical achievement, Indian Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli is yet to entirely soak in the euphoria of winning the gold-medal finish at the 2024 Chess Olympiads, where the Indian men's and women's teams took the top honour. The two team and four individual gold medals are believed by many to be the start of a new era …

Double Gold at Chess Olympiad 2024: A Historic Feat for India
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Double Gold at Chess Olympiad 2024: A Historic Feat for India

ABP News  

India's chess teams secured the gold medal in both the men's and women's categories at the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest. The women's team overcame a late defeat to Poland and clinched the title with a victory in the final round over Azerbaijan. The men's team, led by Abhijit Kunte, achieved an historic feat by securing the double gold medal.

Vantika's Grand Master Aspirations: A Journey of Overcoming Challenges
3 months ago

Vantika's Grand Master Aspirations: A Journey of Overcoming Challenges

The Hindu  

Chess prodigy Vantika aims to become a Grandmaster, a feat that could happen as early as next year. Despite limited access to training facilities, she has risen to the top of the Indian chess scene, securing an Olympic gold medal and guiding her team to victory in the first-ever Olympiad team gold medal. Her unwavering determination and unwavering mother's support …

It won’t be this easy in future Olympiads, says Viswanathan Anand
3 months, 2 weeks ago

It won’t be this easy in future Olympiads, says Viswanathan Anand

The Hindu  

After erring at the last hurdle in 2022 in Chennai, India’s chess squads brought glory by winning the open and the women’s gold medals at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. One of the reasons I thought India was one of the favourites this year is simply because we could afford one or two accidents in every other round,” Anand said …

Olympiad
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympiad

The Hindu  

The Olympiad champions, the stars of Indian chess, were felicitated by the Union Sports Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Ms. Raksha Khadse on Thursday. The Sports Minister was happy about Indian players asserting the country’s legacy in chess. The Sports Minister emphasised that as India marched towards becoming a developed nation, …

Chess Olympiad | September 22, 2024 — the day India ruled the world
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chess Olympiad | September 22, 2024 — the day India ruled the world

The Hindu  

Remember June 25, 1983, London? India’s first cricket World Cup triumph, the first athletics gold at the Olympics through Neeraj Chopra, the first World chess championship title through Viswanathan Anand, and the first Thomas Cup victory will be etched in memory forever. India’s men and women won the gold at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest on Sunday. They ensured that …

Olympiad signals India’s rise as dominating chess nation
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympiad signals India’s rise as dominating chess nation

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Ten years ago, tucked 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, a 19th seeded Indian team took a crack at history. The team, missing India’s top two players — Viswanathan Anand and P Harikrishna — was led by K Sasikiran. Since last year, its brightest, top players aged 18-21, have had jaw-dropping individual performances – making a World Cup …

India hands over Chess Olympiad Torch to Hungary
11 months ago

India hands over Chess Olympiad Torch to Hungary

The Hindu  

In a symbolic gesture, the Chess Olympiad torch was handed off by India to the 2024 host Hungary at the National Stadium here on Wednesday. In the presence of the five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand and the strongest woman chess player of all time, Hungary’s Judit Polgar, besides officials from several embassies, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur lit the torch …

India has entered golden era of chess, will have 100 GMs soon, says AICF chief Sanjay Kapoor
1 year, 4 months ago

India has entered golden era of chess, will have 100 GMs soon, says AICF chief Sanjay Kapoor

The Hindu  

All India Chess Federation president Sanjay Kapoor said Indian chess has entered the “golden era” and the country will have over a hundred Grandmasters within two years. “There was one Vishy before but now I believe the golden era of chess has started in India,” Kapoor told PTI. But now we’ll have many faces and that will be very good …

Chess World Cup: A tough ask for Indians
1 year, 5 months ago

Chess World Cup: A tough ask for Indians

The Hindu  

For over three decades, before every world-class chess event, Indian fans looked to Viswanathan Anand to live up to his name for their daily dose of joy. If the score stands at 1-1, two rapid games — 25 minutes plus 10-second increment per move per player — will be played. If the match is tied at 2-2, two more rapid …

Global Chess League can have the same effect like IPL did with Cricket, says Raunak Sadhwani
1 year, 7 months ago

Global Chess League can have the same effect like IPL did with Cricket, says Raunak Sadhwani

The Hindu  

The Global Chess League will be held in the Gold City of the world, Dubai from June 21, 2023 – July 2, 2023. Indian ace Raunak Sadhwani, who earned himself the Grandmaster’s title in 2020 when he was 13 years old will be representing the Balan Alaskan Knights at Global Chess League. Showcasing his excitement about the Global Chess League, …

Idea of Global Chess League partly driven by desire to see what can be explored on TV: Viswanathan Anand
1 year, 8 months ago

Idea of Global Chess League partly driven by desire to see what can be explored on TV: Viswanathan Anand

The Hindu  

Chess, marking a revolution with its growing popularity, is garnering new stakeholders. Building on the surging interest in the sport, the International Chess Federation has joined hands with Tech Mahindra, an Indian IT service company, to launch the Global Chess League. Since then, the idea for a Global Chess League has emerged, with Tech Mahindra getting involved early on, and …

Making sporting access universal is important
2 years, 4 months ago

Making sporting access universal is important

Hindustan Times  

I became India’s first Grandmaster in 1988. The fact that the Tamil Nadu government got involved and backed the Chess Olympiad in such a big way recently was pleasing. I want to see chess spread to all corners of the country and for young people from every state to come and enjoy the game. A big sport has to keep …

Teenagers at the Heart of The Road Ahead for Indian Chess
2 years, 4 months ago

Teenagers at the Heart of The Road Ahead for Indian Chess

News 18  

The successful conduct of the 44th Chess Olympiad, held at Mahabalipuram from 28th July to 9th August, has indeed opened new doors, directions and dimensions to Chess in India. The fact that the Indian Team won Bronze in the 2014 Chess Olympiad, despite Viswanathan Anand being unable to play therein, speaks for itself. An instantaneous remark by the world champion …

India at 75: Epochal moments from the 2000s
2 years, 4 months ago

India at 75: Epochal moments from the 2000s

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 20, 2022 16:53 IST 2000: Irom Sharmila begins fast for repeal of AFSPA On November 5, 2000, a frail young woman from Manipur quietly sat on a hunger strike at Malom, near the site where three days earlier 10 civilians were shot dead while waiting at a bus stand by Indian paramilitary forces. 2003: Anju Bobby George …

FIDE Chess Olympiad Draws to a Close
2 years, 5 months ago

FIDE Chess Olympiad Draws to a Close

News 18  

The 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad drew to a close here on Tuesday amid extravagant cultural events, with India’s ‘B’ team settled for a bronze medal in the Open section. Presiding over the closing ceremony, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said the state government has been implementing several schemes under the ‘Dravidian model,’ to make the state a pioneer …

44th Chess Olympiad: How The Sport Has Been Inspiring Bollywood Movies' Plots For Years
2 years, 5 months ago

44th Chess Olympiad: How The Sport Has Been Inspiring Bollywood Movies' Plots For Years

News 18  

The cerebral sport of chess has conflict interwoven into the story, when it comes to match play. Directed by Bejoy Nambiar, based on Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s story, the plot revolves around Daanish chasing daughter Noorie’s murderer and in the process meeting Pandit Dhar, chess teacher to the daughter earlier. Chess maestros devoting a major chunk of life in pursuit of …

Chess Olympiad 2022 round 11 Highlights: India wins two bronze medals; Uzbekistan wins open gold, Ukraine Women take top honours
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad 2022 round 11 Highlights: India wins two bronze medals; Uzbekistan wins open gold, Ukraine Women take top honours

The Hindu  

Welcome to the live coverage of the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai. RESULTS FROM DAY 11: India A finish with bronze medals This is the final day of the Olympiad in Chennai. There’s quite a bit of confusion in finalising the bronze medal position in the women’s category, a place India is desperately vying for. Coming into day 11 leading …

Explained | Chess Olympiad: Origins of the event, rules & India’s rise to top seed and host
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | Chess Olympiad: Origins of the event, rules & India’s rise to top seed and host

The Hindu  

The story so far: India continues to shine on the ninth day of the 44th Chess Olympiad, despite the India 1 women’s team suffering a setback, losing to Poland. India’s elevation to host FIDE was put in a quandary when the 2022 Chess Olympiad host – Russia – invaded Ukraine in February, putting the event in jeopardy. As FIDE President …

FIDE deputy president Viswanathan Anand: Time to organise big events in India
2 years, 5 months ago

FIDE deputy president Viswanathan Anand: Time to organise big events in India

The Hindu  

Viswanathan Anand is all for use of technology, all the digital platforms and more, to promote chess globally. Soon after becoming the Deputy President of the World Chess Federation here on Sunday, the five-time world champion spoke about his vision for chess, exclusively to Sportstar. Obviously, the goal of the team is to make chess more popular and especially more …

Chess Olympiad 2022 Day 9 Highlights, results: Gukesh, India draw with Azerbaijan; Senior India women lose to Poland
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad 2022 Day 9 Highlights, results: Gukesh, India draw with Azerbaijan; Senior India women lose to Poland

The Hindu  

Welcome to the live coverage of the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai. 8:54pm: In the open section, India 2 drew with Azerbaijan, as the amazing winning streak of D. Gukesh finally came to an end; he had to settle for a draw with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Track the India Women’s boards here: Track the India Men’s boards here: DAY 8 RECAP: …

Chess Olympiad Day 3 Highlights: Italy shocks Norway, India maintains positive results
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad Day 3 Highlights: Italy shocks Norway, India maintains positive results

The Hindu  

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Mahabalipuram. You can track their progress here: FIDE OLYMPIAD DAY 2 OPEN CATEGORY RESULTS INDIA GREECE SCORE/RESULT Harikrishna Pentala Mastrovasilis Dimitrios 1-0 Vidit Gujrathi Theodorou Nikolaos 1/2 - 1/2 Arjun Erigaisi Mastrovasilis Athanasios 1-0 Sasikiran Krishnan Ioannidis Evgenios 1/2 - 1/2 INDIA SWITZERLAND SCORE/RESULT D Gukesh Georgiadis Nico …

Chess Olympiad 2022: Madras High Court orders Tamil Nadu govt to publish photos of PM Modi, President in ads
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad 2022: Madras High Court orders Tamil Nadu govt to publish photos of PM Modi, President in ads

India TV News  

Highlights Madurai bench of Madras High Court recently gave an order to Tamil Nadu govt It's to ensure that photos of both President Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi appear in all Ads are related to 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 which is being organised in Tamil Nadu from July 28 Chess Olympiad 2022 news updates : The Madurai bench of Madras High …

Chess Olympiad Has Come to its Home Country in the 75th Year of Independence, Says PM Modi
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad Has Come to its Home Country in the 75th Year of Independence, Says PM Modi

News 18  

In the year when India is going to celebrate the 75th year of Independence, it is apt that the Chess Olympiad has come to the country, the home of chess, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. Listing out the several firsts of the 44th Chess Olympiad – the first time the event is held in the game’s place of …

Chennai Chess Olympiad updates | Declaring open the 44th Chess Olympiad, PM Modi says TN is chess powerhouse of India
2 years, 5 months ago

Chennai Chess Olympiad updates | Declaring open the 44th Chess Olympiad, PM Modi says TN is chess powerhouse of India

The Hindu  

The world’s biggest team chess championship, featuring players from 187 countries, takes place at Hotel Four Points by Sheraton, Mamallapuram, starting July 29 and is to conclude on August 10. 40 pm CM Stalin addresses at the inauguration Delivering his address during the inaugural of the 44th Chess Olympiad, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Chennai can be rightly called the …

Chennai is decked up for India’s first Chess Olympiad
2 years, 5 months ago

Chennai is decked up for India’s first Chess Olympiad

Live Mint  

The 44th International Chess Olympiad will start today and go till August 10 at Poonjeri Village in Mamallapuram, a UNESCO heritage site. As India emerged as the host country, the Central Government gave Tamil Nadu the hosting rights to host the high-profile Chess event. Tamil Nadu Government announced holidays for schools, colleges and non-essential government offices in four districts to …

Chess Olympiad: Didn't think of changing my mind on not playing - Viswanathan Anand
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad: Didn't think of changing my mind on not playing - Viswanathan Anand

India TV News  

India's legendary chess player Viswanathan Anand said that he is happy being an "enthusiastic mentor" and has never thought of reconsidering his decision of not playing in the Olympiad even after it shifted from Russia to Chennai. On his role as the mentor, India's first-ever Grandmaster said, "I think the main thing is to keep reminding them not to feel …

India comes down heavily on Pakistan for pulling out of Chess Olympiad
2 years, 5 months ago

India comes down heavily on Pakistan for pulling out of Chess Olympiad

India TV News  

India has come down heavily on Pakistan for pulling out of the Chess Olympiad in Tamil Nade, and has accused them of "politicising" the sporting event. Hours after Pakistan announced its withdrawal over the Olympiad's torch relay passing through Jammu and Kashmir, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said it was "highly unfortunate" that Pakistan has "politicised" the prestigious international …

Square off: The Hindu Editorial on India hosting 44th Chess Olympiad
2 years, 5 months ago

Square off: The Hindu Editorial on India hosting 44th Chess Olympiad

The Hindu  

A nation brimming with chess talent is now ready to parade it on a platform that does not get any bigger. The 44th Chess Olympiad, with participants from 187 nations, opens with a gala ceremony at Chennai’s Nehru Stadium on Thursday and the 11-round on-board action commences the following day at Mamallapuram. Once Russia was out of the Olympiad both …

Harikrishna says focus is on performance, not medal at Chess Olympiad
2 years, 5 months ago

Harikrishna says focus is on performance, not medal at Chess Olympiad

The Hindu  

With the Chess Olympiad just a couple of days away, the well-prepared members of the Indian teams are raring to go. Even without Viswanathan Anand, the team looks rich in experience with P. Harikrishna, K. Sasikiran and Vidit Gujrathi around. “Not having Anand makes a big difference to the team,” said Harikrishna on Tuesday and continued, “on the other hand, …

Chess Olympiad 2022, Viswanathan Anand Exclusive Column: Medal talk during early stages of event unrealistic and a distraction
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad 2022, Viswanathan Anand Exclusive Column: Medal talk during early stages of event unrealistic and a distraction

The Hindu  

It’s Chess Olympiad time and I can feel the buzz, not just in my home State but everywhere I’ve travelled during the past month. I’m happy that with all the fresh faces we have, may be, they will be able to win games so that even the odd defeat does not hurt the team. And the advantage the U.S. has …

Chess Olympiad: India’s best chance to win in both sections
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad: India’s best chance to win in both sections

The Hindu  

Nearly 100 years after the first ‘Chess Olympic Games’ were held in Paris to coincide with the eighth Summer Olympic Games in the French capital in 1924, India gets to host the most prestigious team championship in the game. Though officially the Chess Olympiad came into being in 1927 when London’s Westminster Central Hall saw 70 players from 16 nations …

Chess Olympiad 2022: Indian chess team player profiles, form, Elo ratings and records
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad 2022: Indian chess team player profiles, form, Elo ratings and records

The Hindu  

This is the first time ever that India is hosting the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad at Mamallapuram, Chennai. Given his title-winning form this year, Gukesh is going to be one among the key players on whom the India ‘B’ team will rely in the Olympiad. India ‘C’ Surya Shekhar Ganguly | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Surya Shekhar Ganguly …

Chess Olympiad: Chennai gears up for multi-nation sporting event
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad: Chennai gears up for multi-nation sporting event

India TV News  

Chennai has been gripped by Chess fever lately with just 4 days remaining for the 44th Chess Olympiad. Also, a few thousand people took part in an Olympiad special run organized in the city today ahead of the prestigious tournament. The curtain raiser tournament was conducted in the same hall today that will host the 44th Chess Olympiad, creating a …

Chess Olympiad: Preparations On, Test Tournament Held
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad: Preparations On, Test Tournament Held

News 18  

Chess fever is well and truly on in Chennai with just four days to go for the 44th Olympiad. As the countdown for the chess extravaganza continues, a test event was held on Sunday to assess the preparedness for the tournament. Also, a few thousand people took part in an Olympiad special run organised in the city today ahead of …

WATCH: A.R. Rahman's Upbeat Chess Olympiad 2022 Anthem
2 years, 5 months ago

WATCH: A.R. Rahman's Upbeat Chess Olympiad 2022 Anthem

News 18  

Grammy and Oscar-winning composer, A.R. Rahman has composed an anthem for International Chess Olympiad, 2022 set to be held in Chennai from July 28. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin is The International Chess Olympiad, organised by Federation Internationale des Echecs is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. In 2021, the Olympiad …

Preparations in full swing for Chess Olympiad
2 years, 5 months ago

Preparations in full swing for Chess Olympiad

The Hindu  

With less than a week to go for the inauguration of 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad on July 28, final arrangements are in full swing in Chennai and Mamallapuram. Velu visited Mamallapuram and reviewed the arrangements being made in the coastal town, where the international sports event would go on till August 10. This is how Chennai is decked up for …

Chess Olympiad Stamp Revealed in Honour of World Chess Day
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad Stamp Revealed in Honour of World Chess Day

News 18  

The ‘World Chess Day’ was celebrated on Wednesday with the unveiling of the official stamp of the 44th Chess Olympiad in the presence of a distinguished gathering at a city hotel in New Delhi. Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta, an Arjuna Awardee and team member of the Chess Olympiad along with President of All India Chess Federation and Chess Olympiad Organising Committee, …

Sportstar South Sports Conclave: Chess and Chennai ft. Viswanathan Anand and RB Ramesh
2 years, 6 months ago

Sportstar South Sports Conclave: Chess and Chennai ft. Viswanathan Anand and RB Ramesh

The Hindu  

The Sportstar South Sports Conclave on June 28 presented a series of specially curated conversations on how to improve the existing infrasturcture, scouting, training and governance of sports in the southern states. Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday hoped for more women’s chess players to break through the ranks in the country. Anand was in conversation with RB Ramesh …

Chess Olympiad Torch Relay Covers over 20 Cities across India
2 years, 6 months ago

Chess Olympiad Torch Relay Covers over 20 Cities across India

News 18  

The ongoing first-ever Chess Olympiad Torch Relay has covered over 20 cities across India since the launch ceremony on June 19, done in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the IG Stadium, here. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, Governor of Punjab Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath, Sports minister Anurag Singh Thakur, Law …

Viswanathan Anand calls for more women chess players
2 years, 6 months ago

Viswanathan Anand calls for more women chess players

The Hindu  

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday hoped for more women’s chess players to break through the ranks in the country. “It is very easy to feel very optimistic about India’s youngsters on the boys’ side but not on the girls’ side,” Anand said during a panel discussion titled ‘Chess and Chennai’. 🗣️ #Chess and Chennai: @vishy64theking & @Rameshchess 🔸 …

Hosting Chess Olympiad a matter of pride for Tamil Nadu: Stalin
2 years, 6 months ago

Hosting Chess Olympiad a matter of pride for Tamil Nadu: Stalin

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, speaking at Sportstar’s South Sports Conclave on Tuesday, said that hosting the Chess Olympiad in Chennai, the world’s biggest chess event, was a proud moment for the State. “Hosting the 44th Chess Olympiad is a matter of pride for the State of Tamil Nadu. Former India footballer Isaiah Arumainayagam and athlete Barath Sridhar won …

Viswanathan Anand: Would be good if women's chess became more competitive
2 years, 6 months ago

Viswanathan Anand: Would be good if women's chess became more competitive

The Hindu  

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday hoped for more women’s chess players to break through the ranks in the country. “It is very easy to feel very optimistic about India’s youngsters on the boys side but not on the girls side,” Anand said during a panel discussion titled - Chess and Chennai. It has to be done more consciously.” …

Tamil Nadu government has set aside Rs. 92.13 crore for Chess Olympiad: M.K. Stalin
2 years, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu government has set aside Rs. 92.13 crore for Chess Olympiad: M.K. Stalin

The Hindu  

Speaking at Sportstar’s South Sports Conclave in Chennai on Tuesday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Former Indian footballer Isaiah Arumainayagam and athlete Barath Sridhar won the HeroMotoCorp Unsung Champion and Emerging Hero honours, respectively, at the Sportstar South Sports Conclave. Reservoir of talent “As Sportstar seeks to entertain and enthrall our audiences with sharp and live narrating of major games …

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