Tata Steel Chess Blitz and World Champion Ju Wenjun: Equal pay will help women’s chess
1 year, 4 months ago

Tata Steel Chess Blitz and World Champion Ju Wenjun: Equal pay will help women’s chess

The Hindu  

Ju Wenjun’s first visit to India proved special. The reigning World champion showed her class by winning the blitz title of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament here on Monday. “I had prepared for more than six months of this title match; I hadn’t been playing many classical tournaments before that.” She enjoyed the blitz and rapid variety at the Tata Steel tournament. This will help women’s chess.” Ju is only the latest women’s World champion from China. “Many people back home came to know of chess because of her.” Now China has a male World champion too, in Ding Liren.

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Women’s World Blitz Championship 2024: Vaishali clinches bronze as India signs off on a high
1 week, 2 days ago

Women’s World Blitz Championship 2024: Vaishali clinches bronze as India signs off on a high

The Hindu  

India’s R. Vaishali clinched a bronze in the women’s section of the World Blitz Championship, capping another strong performance by the country’s chess players after stalwart Koneru Humpy’s title-winning show in the rapid event here. Vaishali defeated China’s Zhu Jiner 2.5-1.5 in the quarterfinals before losing to another Chinese opponent Ju Wenjun 0.5-2.5 in the semis. RELATED: Magnus Carlsen defends …

Viswanathan Anand congratulates R Vaishali for winning bronze in Blitz Championship
1 week, 3 days ago

Viswanathan Anand congratulates R Vaishali for winning bronze in Blitz Championship

India Today  

Legendary India chess player Viswanathan Anand congratulated India's R Vaishali for winning a bronze in the women's section of the World Blitz Championship on Wednesday, January 1. Following her performance, she received a special congratulatory message from the five-time world champion and International Chess Federation vice president, Viswanathan Anand, who praised her power-packed performance. Viswanathan Anand X account The event …

R Praggnanandhaa's sister, Vaishali, clinches bronze at World Blitz Championship for India
1 week, 3 days ago

R Praggnanandhaa's sister, Vaishali, clinches bronze at World Blitz Championship for India

India TV News  

R Praggnanandhaa's sister R Vaishali brought laurels to India as she clinched a bronze at the World Blitz Championship in the women's section. Her run at the World Blitz Championship could have been more glorious but it wasn't meant to be as she was outclassed by another Chinese Ju Wenjun. India's legendary chess player and the vice-president of the International …

Vaishali, Humpy, Wenjun among top women superstars for Global Chess League Season 2
5 months, 1 week ago

Vaishali, Humpy, Wenjun among top women superstars for Global Chess League Season 2

The Hindu  

The Global Chess League, a joint venture between FIDE and Tech Mahindra, today announced the list of women Superstars, who will be competing in the second season scheduled from October 3 to 12 at Friends House in London. In addition, the upcoming season of the Global Chess League will feature Vaishali Rambabu, the latest Indian woman to achieve Grandmaster rank, …

Meet the reigning queen of chess — Ju Wenjun
1 year, 4 months ago

Meet the reigning queen of chess — Ju Wenjun

The Hindu  

Ju Wenjun was born in the year China got its first-ever World champion in chess. “Ever since I started playing chess as a professional, I wanted to be the World champion,” says Ju. “Many people started playing chess after she won that World title in 1991,” says Ju. We tried to work hard for many years and played many tournaments …

Equal pay will help women’s chess, says World champion Ju Wenjun
1 year, 4 months ago

Equal pay will help women’s chess, says World champion Ju Wenjun

The Hindu  

Ju Wenjun’s first visit to India proved special. The reigning World champion showed her class by winning the blitz title of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament here on Monday. 🔥 In the fast-paced world of blitz chess, Ju Wenjun emerged as the undefeated champion at Tata Steel Chess India. 👑🎉 #BlitzQueenJu#TSCI#tsci2023#tatasteelchessindia#chess#kolkata#womeninchesspic.twitter.com/xq9eQsuMOz — Tata Steel Chess India September 4, 2023 …

Tata Steel Chess India 2023: Wenjun clinches blitz title, Koneru Humpy runner-up
1 year, 4 months ago

Tata Steel Chess India 2023: Wenjun clinches blitz title, Koneru Humpy runner-up

The Hindu  

China’s Ju Wenjun lived up to her reputation and defeated Anna Ushenina in the final round to win the blitz title at the Tata Steel Chess India tournament at the National Library on Monday. The former World rapid champion from Vijayawada, seeded second here, had to settle for the runner-up spot, despite winning her last–round encounter against the blitz champion …

Tata Steel Chess: Harika and Ju Wenjun on top after dramatic day one of blitz
1 year, 4 months ago

Tata Steel Chess: Harika and Ju Wenjun on top after dramatic day one of blitz

The Hindu  

It was, quite expectedly, a wild day of blitz chess at the National Library on Sunday. Third seed Dronavalli Harika and top seed and World champion Ju Wenjun shared the lead after the ninth round of the women’s blitz section of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament on Sunday. With 6.5 points each, they have a lead of 1.5 points …

Ding Liren becomes China's first world chess champion
1 year, 8 months ago

Ding Liren becomes China's first world chess champion

Firstpost  

Ding Liren became China’s first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tie-break victory over Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan. Ding, 30, takes over as winner of the World Chess Championship from Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, who chose not to defend his title after a 10-year reign. “I’m quite relieved,” said Ding, in comments posted after the match by FIDE, …

Ding Liren Beats Ian Nepomniachtchi to Become China's First World Chess Champion
1 year, 8 months ago

Ding Liren Beats Ian Nepomniachtchi to Become China's First World Chess Champion

News 18  

Ding Liren became China’s first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tie-break victory over Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan. Ding, 30, takes over as winner of the World Chess Championship from Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, who chose not to defend his title after a 10-year reign. Breaking the deadlock Carlsen, considered one of the greatest players of all time, …

Ding Liren beats Nepomniachtchi to crown World Chess Championship
1 year, 8 months ago

Ding Liren beats Nepomniachtchi to crown World Chess Championship

The Hindu  

Chess has a new World champion. Ding Liren of China ascended to the throne after defeating his Russian rival Ian Nepomniachtchi in the fourth rapid game of the first tie-breaker at Astana on Sunday. When Carlsen withdrew – for lack of motivation – the world chess governing body decided to conduct a World title match between the top two players …

Tata Steel Chess India: Equal pay, inclusion of a women’s competition make event special
2 years ago

Tata Steel Chess India: Equal pay, inclusion of a women’s competition make event special

The Hindu  

The woman at the lobby of Taj Bengal in Kolkata is busy taking selfies on her mobile phone. The focus was on the women’s event at the fourth edition of the Tata Steel Chess India. It was for the first time that a women’s event was being conducted in India’s only world-class annual chess tournament. The tournament may have taken …

Tata Steel Chess India 2022 officially announced, to be held in November in Kolkata
2 years, 5 months ago

Tata Steel Chess India 2022 officially announced, to be held in November in Kolkata

The Hindu  

The Tata Steel Rapid & Blitz Chess India tournament 2022 was officially announced at the Leela Palace in Chennai on Wednesday. The event, to be held from November 29 to December 4 in Kolkata, is set to feature top India men and women players such as Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, R. Vaishali, D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa, B. Adhiban, Nihal Sarin, …

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