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World Chess Championship 2024, Game 11: Gukesh takes lead, ‘Little India’ celebrates in Singapore
2 weeks, 1 day ago

World Chess Championship 2024, Game 11: Gukesh takes lead, ‘Little India’ celebrates in Singapore

The Hindu  

There is a place called Little India here in Singapore. A newly arrived big Indian contingent was there when D. Gukesh stepped out of the elevator to walk up to the playing arena, where World Champion Ding Liren had been waiting for him. The fans shouted ‘Gukesh, Gukesh’ – it is still rather unusual for chess to be so vocal, …

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D Gukesh favourite to win World Chess Championship title: Praggnanandhaa, Wesley
1 month, 1 week ago

D Gukesh favourite to win World Chess Championship title: Praggnanandhaa, Wesley

The Hindu  

Three-time US National Champion Wesley So and World Cup 2023 finalist R. Praggnanandhaa believe young Indian sensation, D. Gukesh is the favourite to win the World Chess Championship title against the reining titleholder China’s Ding Liren. It’s going to be interesting,” said World Fischer Random Champion Wesley ahead of the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz tournament in Kolkata. …

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3-Year-Old Anish Becomes Youngest Rated Chess Prodigy in History
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

3-Year-Old Anish Becomes Youngest Rated Chess Prodigy in History

The Hindu  

Kolkata's Anish becomes the youngest rated chess prodigy at 3 years old. Anish made his debut in competitive chess with the West Bengal state Under-9 Open in October, securing an impressive 5.5 out of 8 points and finishing 24th overall defeating two rated players. He was also fortunate to get an opportunity to play against India No. 1 and World …

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Championing the board to championing zero online toxicity
11 months, 1 week ago

Championing the board to championing zero online toxicity

Hindustan Times  

Online hate and negativity bothered him more than he could imagine, affecting his mental focus and well-being, critical to competing in chess championships at an International level. Vidit has found a unique sense of belonging on Wildr App, the world’s first AI based troll-free social network. The newly crowned champion of the FIDE Swiss 2023 World Chess Championship and the …

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India pulls out of World Cadet Chess Championship amid Israel-Gaza conflict
1 year, 2 months ago

India pulls out of World Cadet Chess Championship amid Israel-Gaza conflict

The Hindu  

The Indian team has decided to withdraw from the World Cadet Chess Championship due to safety concerns. The All India Chess Federation said in a press release that the decision was made given the situation in Gaza and with the safety of the participants in mind. The release further stated that Sharm el-Sheikh is less than 400 km from the …

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Chess has taught me to stay patient with my cricket, says Chahal
1 year, 5 months ago

Chess has taught me to stay patient with my cricket, says Chahal

The Hindu  

India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who knows a thing or two about chess, says playing the sport at a competitive level has helped him to stay patient while dealing with challenges in his cricket career. Chahal, who has represented India in the World Youth Chess Championship, has joined SG Alpine Warriors as their ambassador in the ongoing Global Chess League. The …

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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 …

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Dhoni to be chief guest for Chess Olympiad closing ceremony on Tuesday
2 years, 4 months ago

Dhoni to be chief guest for Chess Olympiad closing ceremony on Tuesday

The Hindu  

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will attend the Chief Guest for the closing ceremony of the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai on Tuesday. Olympiad comes to Chennai Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, chess governing body FIDE decided the move the event from there. It was the first big-ticket chess event held in India since the 2013 World …

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Chess Olympiad: D. Gukesh stuns Fabiano Caruana as India 1 beats USA
2 years, 4 months ago

Chess Olympiad: D. Gukesh stuns Fabiano Caruana as India 1 beats USA

The Hindu  

If ever, any proof was needed of India’s growing chess prowess, four fearless teenagers presented it to the world in a telling manner on Saturday. In a display of immense self-belief in the face of heavy odds, D. Gukesh, Nihal Sarin, R. Praggnanandhaa and Raunak Sadhwani joined hands to script a sensational 3-1 victory over Fabiano Caruana, Levon Aronian, Wesley …

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Chess Olympiad 2022: Italy stuns Norway, Indians complete hat-trick
2 years, 4 months ago

Chess Olympiad 2022: Italy stuns Norway, Indians complete hat-trick

The Hindu  

When a pre-match favourite’s sense of danger lets it down, like for Magnus Carlsen-led Norway or women from USA and Armenia in the Chess Olympiad here on Sunday, it brings ‘underdogs’ to the fore. After Italy stunned third seed Norway 3-1 with Lorenzo Lodici and Francesco Sonis upstaging Jon Ludvig Hammer and Johan Sebastian Christiansen on the lower boards and …

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Chess Olympiad 2022: Indian chess team player profiles, form, Elo ratings and records
2 years, 4 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 …

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PM Narendra Modi to Launch Torch Relay for 44th Chess Olympiad on June 19
2 years, 6 months ago

PM Narendra Modi to Launch Torch Relay for 44th Chess Olympiad on June 19

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad on June 19, flagging off the relay at 5 PM from Indira Gandhi Stadium, Delhi. The International Chess Federation introduced an Olympic-style Torch Relay tradition for its Olympiad from this year’s event and named India as the starting flame point for each edition, commemorating the …

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Data | Young and Restless: More Indian GMs among juniors
2 years, 8 months ago

Data | Young and Restless: More Indian GMs among juniors

The Hindu  

With 11 of the country’s 72 Grandmasters aged below 21, India has a bright future in chess. It is a recognition of this fact that has led to India being chosen to host the 44th international Chess Olympiad in Chennai in July/August this year Indian juniors rule the roost Of the Top 20 junior chess players, six are Indian GMs …

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FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: India overpowers Ukraine to enter semifinals
3 years, 3 months ago

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: India overpowers Ukraine to enter semifinals

The Hindu  

Making amends for falling short of finishing the job in the second set, India scripted a commanding 5-1 victory in the blitz tiebreaker against Ukraine to enter the semifinals of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Monday. After India comfortably won the first set 4-2, Ukraine rallied from 0.5-2.5 in the second to win the last three games, involving Vidit …

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All India Chess Federation and Chess Association of India Merge to End Bitter Infighting
3 years, 4 months ago

All India Chess Federation and Chess Association of India Merge to End Bitter Infighting

News 18  

After years of internal fighting, the All-India Chess Federation and the breakaway Chess Association of India have merged into one single entity to administer the sport as a unified force in the country. “I have personally had several rounds of talks with all the stakeholders and have brought everybody on the same platform for the development of chess and all …

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Happy Birthday Viswanathan Anand: 10 Facts about The Wizard of Chess
4 years ago

Happy Birthday Viswanathan Anand: 10 Facts about The Wizard of Chess

News 18  

The emergence of India as a power in the chess world is attributed mostly to the rise of Viswanathan Anand. The former five-time World Chess Champion is the first chess grandmaster from India and is widely regarded as the best rapid chess player of his generation. Viswanathan Anand became the first grandmaster from the sub-continent in 1988 and won the …

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Sports News: Humpy ‘immensely satisfied’ after contributing to Olympiad triumph
4 years, 3 months ago

Sports News: Humpy ‘immensely satisfied’ after contributing to Olympiad triumph

The Hindu  

World rapid chess champion Koneru Humpy had a different kind of challenge even as she played a significant role in India being declared joint-winners along with Russia in the just-concluded online Chess Olympiad. Reflecting on her contribution to the team’s win, Humpy said it was “immensely satisfying” that she could give her best in the crucial tie-breaker in the semifinal. …

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Anand hopes Olympiad victory will lead to national awards for chess players
4 years, 3 months ago

Anand hopes Olympiad victory will lead to national awards for chess players

The Hindu  

It’s been seven years since a chess player got the Arjuna award and the iconic Viswanathan Anand is hoping that India’s triumphant campaign at the online Chess Olympiad will change this when the national sporting honours are announced next year. “Sometimes you need to show that we are still there and I hope this results in positive impetus for many …

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Chess Olympiad: India enters semis after Armenia withdraws
4 years, 3 months ago

Chess Olympiad: India enters semis after Armenia withdraws

The Hindu  

India reached the semifinals of the online Chess Olympiad in controversial circumstances on Friday. The Armenians had registered a protest with the world chess governing body FIDE claiming that they lost one of the games because of the loss of internet connection at the end of Chess.com, the portal on which the tournament is being played. “I said that they …

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India to take on China in online chess battle at Chess Olympiad
4 years, 4 months ago

India to take on China in online chess battle at Chess Olympiad

The Hindu  

Come August 23, India and China will square off on the chessboard online. The match between the two Asian giants could produce some intense battles at the Chess Olympiad, which opens on Friday. RELATED| China, the winner of both the open and women's sections at the 2018 Olympiad at Batumi, may be the only side stronger on paper than India …

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