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Five Indian women Chess players, including IM Vantika Agrawal selected for
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
64 Squares, a joint initiative of Hyderabad-based Pravaha Foundation and Chess Startup, MGD1, is working to grow the stature of women's chess in India. The 2025 cohort features a fellowship grant worth Rs1 crore that will support five exceptional chess players, including IM Vantika Agrawal,
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Norway Chess 2025: World champion Gukesh to take on Hikaru Nakamura
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The event to be held in Stavanger, Norway from May 26 to June 6 will feature World No.1 Magnus Carlsen, World No.2 Fabiano Caruana, World No. 3 Hikaru Nakamura, World No. 4 Arjun Erigaisi, World No. 5 Gukesh D, World No. 9 Wei Yi. This is one of the strongest line-ups in a chess tournament
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Delhi Government felicitates Chess Olympiad gold medalist Tania Sachdev
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The event highlighted Sachdev's achievements and her contribution to inspiring young talent in Delhi.
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"Aiming to become Grandmaster": Vantika Agrawal sets ambitious goals after
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Vantika Agrawal, a rising star in the chess world, will be awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award. Her dedication and hard work have led her to this significant milestone, and she has her sights set even higher. "I want to reach the Grandmaster title," Vantika stated with determination to A
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From Gukesh's historic world title to Chess Olympiad double, India reaches
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The future of Indian chess is really in safe hands, with stars like R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujarathi, D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agrawal shaping up to be a generation that is truly 'golden'.
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Woman Grandmaster Tania Sachdev questions Delhi govt for lack of recogniti
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Taking to X, Tania said that even though she came back with a women's team bronze in the 2022 Chess Olympiad and the historic chess Olympiad gold two years later, there has not been any acknowledgement and recognition from the government. She also said that states that support and celebra
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"Goes beyond realm of chess....": Srinath hails Gukesh's FIDE World Champi
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
"Wins like this, it bring an entire nation together in joy, in celebration. We have seen this several times in Indian sports. We saw it when India won the 1983 World Cup back, the 2011 World Cup and when Viswanathan Anand became world champion," Srinath said.
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World no. 4 Arjun Erigaisi set to compete at Norway Chess 2025
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Arjun's journey to the top has been nothing short of phenomenal. His breakout year began in 2022 when he clinched several high-profile victories. In January, he won the prestigious Tata Steel Chess Challengers, and by March he was crowned the Indian National Champion. That summer, he dominat
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Vidit Gujarathi secures silver, Team Novy Bor emerges champions of Europea
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Team Novy Bor emerged as the champions, with the team consisting of Indian Pentala Harikrishna, Vincent Keymer of Germany, David Navara and Thai Dai Van Nguyen of Czech Republic, Spain's David Anton Guijarro, Nils Grandelius of Sweden and Poland's Mateusz Bartel.
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"Many people have supported me, including my parents and trainers": Chess
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Indian chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has attributed much of his success to the unwavering support he has received throughout his journey. Reflecting on his path to the top, he emphasized the crucial role played by his family, trainers, and sponsors. "There are many people in the journe
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Telangana CM announces cash reward of Rs 25 lakhs for Indian chess grandma
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
After winning the double gold medals at the Chess Olympiad, Telangana Chief Minister, Revanth Reddy, on Friday announced a cash reward of Rs. 25 lakhs for each Indian chess grandmaster, Arjun Erigaisi and Harika Dronavalli.
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"Winning gold is special experience": R Praggnanandhaa on historic Chess O
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Indian chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa expressed his elation following the team's gold medal win at the 45th Chess Olympiad. Reflecting on the achievement, he stated, "Our goal in the Olympiad was to win the gold. This is a historic achievement. We are all very happy with the way we have
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