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Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi breaks into world top-5 in FIDE rating list
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Arjun Erigaisi, with an ELO rating of 2769.7, has so far added 8.7 points to his tally and is only behind Magnus Carlsen of Norway, USA's Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia. He had briefly reached a career-high live rating of 2771.2 earlier this week and is
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"Hope you have wonderful experience...": Viswanathan Anand's message to pa
Updated : 1 year, 9 months 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 : 1 year, 9 months 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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Draws dominate first round of Dubai Open Chess Championship
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Draws dominated the first round of the Dubai Open Chess Championship, in its 24th edition, organized by the Dubai Chess and Culture Club, with the participation of more than 160 players, both male and female, from 40 countries.
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Salem Abdul Rahman enhances his chances in Sharjah International Chess Cha
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Our national team and Sharjah Club player, Salem Abdul Rahman, achieved an important victory in the eighth and penultimate round of the Masters competition in the Sharjah International Chess Championship, after defeating his Czech competitor, Engwin Tai, in an exciting match.
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Israel's war on Hamas: Indian team withdraws from World Cadet Chess Champi
Updated : 2 years, 5 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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Shubhi Gupta Wins U-19 Girls National Chess Championship
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 9: In a remarkable feat of chess mastery, the talented Shubhi Gupta, a 13-year-old prodigy hailing from the enchanting city of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, has claimed victory in the prestigious U-19 Girls' National Chess Championship. This fiercely contested tourname
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Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov hails Indian prodigy Praggnanan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Former World Chess Champion and Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov congratulated Indian grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa who stormed into the finals of the FIDE World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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"Chess is constantly evolving in India": Koneru Humpy
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A 2003 Arjuna Awardee, winner of the Padma Shri, Humpy is best known for her win at the 2019 FIDE Rapid Chess Championship and will be looking to make a mark once again by playing in the GCL.
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Viswanathan Anand, Ding Liren, Magnus Carlsen, Hou Yifan join Global Chess
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Global Chess League will feature reigning World Chess Champion Ding Liren, the world's top-ranked chess player and five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand, and four-time Women's World champion Hou Yifan, among others.
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Iranian chess player warned not to return home after competing without hij
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The 25-year-old player arrived in Spain on Tuesday after receiving what a source close to her said were warnings not to return to Iran for competing without a hijab - a headscarf mandatory under Iran's strict dress codes.
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35th National Under-9 Open and Girl's Chess Championship going to be held
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 20 (ANI/PNN): MPL 35th National Under-9 Open and Girl's Chess Championship is being organized for the first time in Madhya Pradesh.
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