World Team Chess Championship: India Defeat France to Reach Final Four
2 years, 1 month ago

World Team Chess Championship: India Defeat France to Reach Final Four

News 18  

India defeated France in a thrilling tie-breaker to enter the semifinals of the FIDE World Team Chess Championship. Nihal Sarin and S L Narayanan did the star turn with victories over Jules Moussard and Laurent Fressinet respectively early on Thursday. FIFA World Cup 2022 Points Table | FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule | FIFA World Cup 2022 Results | FIFA World Cup 2022 Golden Boot Vidit Gujrathi, India’s top player, held the top French star Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to a draw in 45 moves while the experienced K Sasikiran was beaten by Maxime Lagarde in 55 moves but the wins by Sarin and Narayanan did the trick. Spain and Azerbaijan tied their first match 2-2 with games on all four boards ending in draws before the former claimed the second 2.5-1.5 to set up a semifinal clash against China, a winner over Poland.

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India TV Sports Wrap on April 22: Today's top 10 trending news stories
8 months ago

India TV Sports Wrap on April 22: Today's top 10 trending news stories

India TV News  

India's teenage chess sensation Gukesh D became the youngest Candidates winner and qualified for the World Championship final. On the other hand, in IPL 2024 Gujarat Titans took revenge from Punjab Kings in IPL 2024 to notch up their fourth win while Royal Challengers Bengaluru suffered heartbreak in a one-run loss to Kolkata Knight Riders. Top 10 Trending Sports Stories …

World team table tennis c’ships: India men edge out Kazakhstan to enter Round of 16
10 months ago

World team table tennis c’ships: India men edge out Kazakhstan to enter Round of 16

The Hindu  

Indian men huffed and puffed to a 3-2 victory over Kazakhstan to advance to the round of 16 in the World team table tennis championships in Busan on Wednesday. Harmeet Desai clinched the fifth and final rubber with a magnificent 3-1 victory over Kirill Gerassimenko, the country’s highest ranked paddler at 40. After Kirill put it across Harmeet, India’s No.1, …

Four-Nation Tournament: India hammers France 4-0 to start campaign on winning note
11 months ago

Four-Nation Tournament: India hammers France 4-0 to start campaign on winning note

The Hindu  

Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace as the Indian men’s hockey team thrashed France 4-0 to begin its campaign in the Four-Nation Tournament on a rousing note on Monday. Harmanpreet converted two penalty corners, while Lalit Upadhyay and vice-captain Hardik Singh were the other goal-getters for India. In the final quarter, Hardik extended the lead to take the game beyond France’s …

Indian men's hockey team thrashes France 4-0 in four-nation tournament opener – India TV
11 months ago

Indian men's hockey team thrashes France 4-0 in four-nation tournament opener – India TV

India TV News  

The Indian men's hockey team began its campaign in the Four-Nation tournament with a thumping win against France on Monday, January 22 in Cape Town, South Africa. Harmanpreet got India its first goal, two minutes before the end of the first quarter by converting a penalty corner and he soon doubled the lead in the second quarter with another drag …

India edges France 5-4 to record lone win of 5-nations Tournament 2023
1 year ago

India edges France 5-4 to record lone win of 5-nations Tournament 2023

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s hockey team defeated France 5-4 in their fourth and final match of the 5 Nations Tournament Valencia 2023 on Saturday. The first quarter saw France take the lead by means of a penalty corner conversion from Lucas Montecot. Jugraj Singh then put India in the lead after converting a penalty corner before captain Harmanpreet Singh doubled the …

India loses bronze medal play-off to Spain at World Team Chess Championship
2 years ago

India loses bronze medal play-off to Spain at World Team Chess Championship

The Hindu  

India lost 1-3 to Spain in the tie-break after the two-round bronze medal play-off ended in a tie at the FIDE World Team Chess Championship here on Saturday. But Jaime Santos Latasa and David Anton Guijarro defeated Vidit Gujrathi and Nihal Sarin respectively in the blitz tie-break to give Spain the advantage. S L Narayanan drew with Alexei Shirov and …

India loses to Uzbekistan in semifinals at FIDE World Team Chess Championship
2 years, 1 month ago

India loses to Uzbekistan in semifinals at FIDE World Team Chess Championship

The Hindu  

India went down 1-3 to Uzbekistan in the semifinal of the FIDE World Team chess Championship here on Friday. The two teams shared honours in the first round at 2-2 scoreline with S. L. Narayanan’s superb win with black pieces over Shamsiddin Vokhidov being offset by S. P. Sethuraman’s loss to Jakhongir Vokhidov. Vidit Santosh Gujrathi drew with Nordirbek Yakubboev …

World Team Chess Championship: India, Uzbekistan play out a draw in the first round of semifinals
2 years, 1 month ago

World Team Chess Championship: India, Uzbekistan play out a draw in the first round of semifinals

The Hindu  

Vidit Gujrathi fought back from an inferior position to salvage an important draw to complement S. L. Narayanan’s brilliant victory on the third board as India and Uzbekistan drew 2-2 in the first round of the semifinals in the World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem on Thursday. Nihal Sarin drew on the second board before S. P. Sethuraman squandered some …

World Chess Championship: India beats USA, makes it to quarterfinals
2 years, 1 month ago

World Chess Championship: India beats USA, makes it to quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Victories for Vidit Gujrathi and S. L. Narayanan on the first and third boards with black pieces set up India’s much-needed 3-1 triumph over USA in the last league match for a place in the quarterfinals of the World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Vidit defeated Hans Moke Niemann and Narayanan overpowered Varuzhan Akobian to give India a …

India plays out draws in first two rounds at FIDE World Team Chess Championship
2 years, 1 month ago

India plays out draws in first two rounds at FIDE World Team Chess Championship

The Hindu  

India opened their campaign in the FIDE World Team Chess Championship here with two draws in Group B. After games on all four boards in the match against host Israel in round one ended in draws, India drew 2-2 against Poland late on Sunday. India’s top player Grandmaster Vidit S Gujrathi shared honours with his Israeli opponent Maxim Rodshtein in …

World table tennis championships: Indian men enter pre-quarterfinals, to face China
2 years, 2 months ago

World table tennis championships: Indian men enter pre-quarterfinals, to face China

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s team advanced to the pre-quarterfinals despite losing 0-3 to France at the World Table Tennis Championship here on Tuesday. Harmeet Desai too failed to withstand the pressure despite putting up a fight against Jules Rolland, who won 11-13, 13-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7 in the gripping third rubber to give France the top-of-the-table position in their group, despite …

ITTF World Team Championships: Indian Men Down Uzbekistan; Women Falter Against Germany
2 years, 2 months ago

ITTF World Team Championships: Indian Men Down Uzbekistan; Women Falter Against Germany

News 18  

The Indian men’s table tennis team started its ITTF World Team Championships Finals 2022 campaign with a 3-0 win over Uzbekistan 3-0 in its first Group 2 tie, here on Saturday. National Games champion Harmeet Desai then registered another 3-0 win over Anorboev Abdulaziz and Manav Thakkar sealed the victory after downing Iskandarov Shokhrukh 3-0. After the victory, the Indian …

Smooth sailing for the Indian teams
2 years, 4 months ago

Smooth sailing for the Indian teams

The Hindu  

In the opening round of any Swiss league event — where the top half of the seeds play the lower half — mismatches are a norm. 1 David Silva surely collected the biggest takeaway from his maiden visit to India when he held World No. After spoiling Aronian’s Olympiad debut for the USA, Silva said, “It was a very difficult …

India lose to France 1-3 to finish 4th in Junior Hockey World Cup
3 years ago

India lose to France 1-3 to finish 4th in Junior Hockey World Cup

Hindustan Times  

Title hopes already shattered, defending champions India even failed to finish on the podium as they lost 1-3 to France in the bronze-medal play-off match of the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup here on Sunday. India lose to France 1-3 to finish 4th in Juniorr Hockey World Cup France skipper Timothee Clement slammed a hat-trick to stun the hosts once …

Junior Hockey World Cup: India looking to avenge France defeat in third-place match
3 years ago

Junior Hockey World Cup: India looking to avenge France defeat in third-place match

The Hindu  

India will have the double challenge of improving its game and avenging its defeat to France when it plays the third-place match at the men’s hockey Junior World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday. Even as Cyclone Jawad threatens to disrupt the final day of the event, India would try to redeem some pride by claiming a bronze …

FIDE Grand Swiss chess: Nihal Sarin stays in second spot
3 years, 1 month ago

FIDE Grand Swiss chess: Nihal Sarin stays in second spot

The Hindu  

In-form Nihal Sarin maintained his joint second position following a draw with Russia’s Pavel Ponkratov to reach three points after four rounds of the $425,000 FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament in Riga, Latvia, on Saturday. Spearhead P. Harikrishna posted his second straight victory, S. P. Sethuraman drew with former World championship finalist Boris Gelfand while D. Gukesh and K. Sasikiran …

FIDE World Women's Team Chess Championship: India, Georgia share honours in first match of SF
3 years, 2 months ago

FIDE World Women's Team Chess Championship: India, Georgia share honours in first match of SF

Firstpost  

India’s No 1 player D Harika, playing on the top board, drew with Nina Dzagnidze in a short 14-move game. Sitges: Mary Ann Gomes continued her good form, beating Salome Melia on the fourth board to help India draw the first match of the semifinals against Georgia in the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship on Friday. Like in the …

World Women's Team Chess Championship: India beat France 3-1 to make it to quarters
3 years, 2 months ago

World Women's Team Chess Championship: India beat France 3-1 to make it to quarters

Firstpost  

India will take on Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals of the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship. Sitges : India defeated France 3-1 in the fifth and final round, riding on wins from Bhakti Kulkarni and Mary Ann Gomes, to finish second in Pool A and qualify for the quarter-finals of the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship on Wednesday. The …

FIDE World Women's Chess: India goes down 1-3 to Russia
3 years, 2 months ago

FIDE World Women's Chess: India goes down 1-3 to Russia

The Hindu  

After two straight wins, India went down 1-3 to a formidable Russian team in a fourth Pool A match in the FIDE World Women's Team Chess Championship. D Harika, the top Indian player, held Aleksandra Goryachkina to a draw as did Mary Ann Gomes against Polina Shuvalova but Tania Sachdev and R Vaishali suffered defeats as the team lost to …

FIDE World women’s team chess: India gets past Armenia, seals quarterfinal berth
3 years, 2 months ago

FIDE World women’s team chess: India gets past Armenia, seals quarterfinal berth

The Hindu  

Victories for Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkarni paved the way for India’s 2.5-1.5 victory over formidable Armenia in the third round league encounter in Group A of the FIDE World women’s team chess championship at Sitges, Spain, on Tuesday. The results Third round: Group A: India bt Armenia 2.5-1.5 ; Azerbaijan lost to Russia 0.5-3.5; Spain bt France 2.5-1.5. Group …

World Women's Team Chess Championship: India secure first win, beat Spain in Round 2
3 years, 2 months ago

World Women's Team Chess Championship: India secure first win, beat Spain in Round 2

Firstpost  

After drawing 2-2 against Azerbaijan in the first round, the Indian women rode on R Vaishali’s win over Sabrina Vega Gutierrez to post a victory in the second Pool A match Sitges : The Indian team secured its first win in the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship by beating Spain 2.5-1.5 in the second pool match. After drawing 2-2 …

FIDE World Women’s Chess: India beats Spain in round 2
3 years, 2 months ago

FIDE World Women’s Chess: India beats Spain in round 2

The Hindu  

The Indian team secured its first win in the FIDE World Women's Team Chess Championship by beating Spain 2.5-1.5 in the second pool match in Sitges in Spain. After drawing 2-2 against Azerbaijan in the first round, the Indian women rode on R Vaishali's win over Sabrina Vega Gutierrez to post a victory in the second Pool A match on …

World Women's Team Chess championship: India play draw with Azerbaijan in opening round
3 years, 2 months ago

World Women's Team Chess championship: India play draw with Azerbaijan in opening round

Firstpost  

Harika Dronavalli and Vaishali Rameshbabu scored wins as India settled for a 2-2 draw against Azerbaijan Sitges : Harika Dronavalli and Vaishali Rameshbabu scored wins as India settled for a 2-2 draw against Azerbaijan in the Pool A opening round of the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship, on Monday. The promising, young R Vaishali, sister of teen prodigy R …

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: USA stuns India in blitz to meet Russia in final
3 years, 3 months ago

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: USA stuns India in blitz to meet Russia in final

The Hindu  

A young USA, without some of their best players, turned the table on India 4.5-1.5 in the blitz tie-breaker and set up the final with the mighty Russia in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Tuesday. After getting past 3.5-2.5 in the first set, it became easier for Russia in the second as it closed with a 4-2 triumph.After India …

FIDE Online Olympiad: Triumphant India joins Hungary in lead, moves closer to quarterfinals
3 years, 3 months ago

FIDE Online Olympiad: Triumphant India joins Hungary in lead, moves closer to quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Holding her nerves when it really mattered, R. Vaishali pulled off a sensational draw against her Belarus’ rival to complete India’s third triumph of the day for a share of the lead after six rounds of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Thursday. India scored over Shenzhen China, second seed Azerbaijan and Belarus while overnight leader Hungary posted narrow 3.5-2.5 …

Chess World Cup: Vidit Gujrathi loses second game men's quarter-finals to Jan-Krzystof Duda
3 years, 4 months ago

Chess World Cup: Vidit Gujrathi loses second game men's quarter-finals to Jan-Krzystof Duda

Firstpost  

The 26-year old India No.3 faltered against his Polish opponent in a 50-move encounter after having drawn the first game of the two-game mini-match on Wednesday. Sochi: The Indian challenge in the FIDE chess World Cup ended on Thursday when Grandmaster Vidit Santosh Gujrathi lost the second game of the men’s quarterfinals to Jan-Krzystof Duda here. Playing black in the …

Chess World Cup: Vidit Gujrathi through to third round with tie-break win, D Gukesh, Padmini Rout eliminated
3 years, 5 months ago

Chess World Cup: Vidit Gujrathi through to third round with tie-break win, D Gukesh, Padmini Rout eliminated

Firstpost  

However, the other Indian players involved in the tie-break — D Gukesh and Padmini Rout — bowed out of the tournament. Sochi: Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santosh Gujrathi defeated Brazil’s Alexandr Fier in the tie-break on Saturday to secure a spot in the third round of the men’s event in the FIDE chess World Cup. Hitting back strongly after the first …

Asian Online Team Chess: India men and women enter final
4 years, 2 months ago

Asian Online Team Chess: India men and women enter final

The Hindu  

B. Adhiban and R. Vaishali shone bright as the top-seeded Indian men's and women's teams entered the finals of the Asian Nations Online Cup championship with victories over Kazakhstan and Mongolia respectively on Saturday. While the men beat Kazakhstan 2.5-1.5 and 3-1, the women's team claimed 3.5-0.5 and 4-0 wins over Mongolia. In the first match, India rode on Adhiban’s …

Asian Online Team Chess: India finishes 6th, qualifies for quarterfinals - chess news
4 years, 2 months ago

Asian Online Team Chess: India finishes 6th, qualifies for quarterfinals - chess news

The Hindu  

Indian men on Sunday qualified for the quarterfinals of the Asian Online Nations Cup Team Championship after finishing sixth in the Swiss system preliminary round. Starting the day with a 1.5-2.5 loss at the hands of the Philippines in the seventh round, the team led by Surya Sekhar Ganguly bounced back to outclass Bangladesh 3.5-0.5 in round eight before settling …

India, Russia announced as joint winners at online Chess Olympiad: FIDE
4 years, 3 months ago

India, Russia announced as joint winners at online Chess Olympiad: FIDE

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India and Russia on Sunday were announced as joint winners of the FIDE Chess Olympiad as Nihal Sarin and Divya Deshmukh lost connection to their games in the second round and had to forfeit. Originally, Russia was declared as the winners, but India filed an appeal and after investigation, both India and Russia were announced as joint winners. …

Online Chess Olympiad: India-Russia declared joint winners after internet outage, Cloudflare crash mars final
4 years, 3 months ago

Online Chess Olympiad: India-Russia declared joint winners after internet outage, Cloudflare crash mars final

Firstpost  

Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand, India’s top-ranked player, sat out for the first round as captain Vidit Gujarati occupied Board One. India and Russia were declared as the joint winners of the 2020 Online Chess Olympiad after internet disconnection and server malfunction marred the final leading to India provisionally losing 1.5-4.5 to Russia in the second round and subsequently the …

Chess Olympiad: Russia, USA join India in quarters
4 years, 4 months ago

Chess Olympiad: Russia, USA join India in quarters

The Hindu  

India has earned its four-day break at the Chess Olympiad but will now have to wait to find out its opponent in the quarterfinals, to be held on August 28. The stunning win over second seed China has put India on top of Pool A and also earned it a direct quarterfinal berth. Russia, which became the only team to …

R Praggnanandhaa, Divya Deshmukh shine as India stuns China to qualify for Chess Olympiad quarters
4 years, 4 months ago

R Praggnanandhaa, Divya Deshmukh shine as India stuns China to qualify for Chess Olympiad quarters

India TV News  

R Praggnanandhaa and Divya Deshmukh starred with crucial wins as India stunned a formidable China 4-2 in the ninth and final preliminary round to make the quarterfinals of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Sunday. Vidit Gujrathi, the Indian captain, held world No.3 Ding Liren to a creditable draw on the top board while P Harikrishna also shared honours with …

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