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Chennai Grand Masters 2024: Perfect Pranav racks up fourth straight win, A
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Vidit Gujrathi and Aravindh Chithambaram added half-points to their tallies with draws against their opponents
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All India Chess Federation announces Rs 3.2 crore cash prize for Chess Oly
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The All India Chess Federation (AICF) announced a total cash prize of Rs 3.2 crore for the historic gold medal winners of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad during a felicitation ceremony held in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Sanjay Kapoor unanimously elected FIDE India zone president
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Former All India Chess Federation (AICF) President Sanjay Kapoor has been unanimously elected as FIDE India Zone President (3.7) at the annual meeting of the AICF.
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"Happy with the way I clinched my second title of year":GM Arjun Erigasi w
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Grandmaster Arjun Erigasi came up with yet another domineering performance to clinch the Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2024 crown in Jermuk, Armenia with a round to spare
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Norway Chess: Carlsen, Wenjun, Tingjie register crucial wins in penultimat
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
India's Praggnanandhaa R went down in Armageddon against Fabiano Caruana, with the teenage GM having an outside chance of winning the title. He will have to beat Hikaru Nakamura in a must-win final round and hope the local hero Magnus Carlsen loses his game against Caruana
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Norway Chess, Round 8: Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali hold on to draws; Humpy fa
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
It was a day of stalemates in the Norway Chess tournament with some brilliant defensive moves coming from across different matches. As the tournament nears conclusion, the results from Round 8 set the tone for a much-anticipated final two rounds. Both Norway Chess and Norway Chess Women saw
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Norway Chess, Round-7: Praggnanandhaa defeats reigning World Champion Lire
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The World Champion Ding Liren, who has been underperforming with four losses in a row, finally stopped the bleeding with a much-needed draw against India's Praggnanandhaa R. However, he missed a trick and lost the Armageddon tie-breaker, with Pragg remaining on the third spot of the standing
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"Hope you have wonderful experience...": Viswanathan Anand's message to pa
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Former five-time world chess champion Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand told the participants to have a wonderful experience playing out there in the World Junior Chess Championship at GIFT City Club, Gandhinagar.
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Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand to inaugurate World Junior Chess Championshi
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Former five-time world chess champion Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand will inaugurate the World Junior Chess Championship at GIFT City Club, Gandhinagar on Sunday.
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44th Olympiad in 2022 initiated golden era in Indian Chess: AICF chief San
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The AICF chief Sanjay Kapoor reminiscing India's show in the Chess Olympiad, said the performance of the host team initiated a golden era in Indian Chess. More than 2500 players and 7000 had taken part in the global event at that time
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AICF pledges Rs 2 crore of financial assistance for Praggnandhaaa, Vidit,
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The move comes in the wake of their recent successes, including Praggnandhaa's runner-up finish in the World Cup and the double delight at the World Grand Swiss, where Vidit and Vaishali clinched both the Open and Women titles, respectively.
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Israel's war on Hamas: Indian team withdraws from World Cadet Chess Champi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Amid Israel's war on Hamas, which followed rocket attacks and a ground assault by the terror group, leaving over 1,300 dead and more than 3,300 injured, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) on Friday withdrew the Indian team from the World Cadet Chess Championship, 2023, which will be he
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