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Viswanathan Anand defeats Aryan Tari in final round to clinch third place
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Legendary chess player Viswanathan Anand finished in third position in the Norway Chess tournament.
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Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand to train Indian chess players in first
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 5(ANI): Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand will work in tandem to guide the Indian chess players ahead of the 44th Chess Olympiad as the All India Chess Federation (AICF) has brought the two legends together for the home team's f
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Tata Steel Masters: World No.1 Magnus Carlsen held to draw by Vidit Gujrat
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): India's chess player Vidit Gujrathi held world number one, Magnus Carlsen, to a draw in the 11th round of the ongoing Tata Steel Masters.
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World Champion Malika Handa continues her fight for 'equal rights'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): Malika Handa, a specially-abled Chess player on Tuesday reiterated her call for having equal rights after she was denied a job and cash reward by the Punjab sports minister because the state doesn't have a policy for deaf sports.
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Will ask Sports Minister Pargat Singh to help Malika Handa, says Punjab De
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], January 3 (ANI): Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Monday said that he will ask Sports Minister Pargat Singh to help specially-abled chess player Malika Handa.
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World Champion Malika Handa 'hurt' after being denied job, cash reward by
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): Malika Handa, a specially-abled Chess player on Sunday said that Punjab Sports Minister Pargat Singh informed her that the state government can't give her a job and cash reward as the government does not have any such policy for deaf sports.
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8-year old Indian chess prodigy Advay Dhoot stuns international chess circ
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 11 (ANI): Advay Dhoot, a young chess player from Mumbai, participated in chess tournaments in the European circuit, in Germany and France and came out with strong performances, making him a top junior chess contender from India.
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Arvind Kejriwal meets ace chess player Tania Sachdev
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Chess World Championship Silver Medallist Tania Sachdev met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday.
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TN CM hands cash reward to chess players for winning medals, Viswanathan A
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 7 (ANI): After receiving cash incentive for winning medals at the FIDE World Chess Online Olympiad, Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand stated that it's a proud moment for Tamil Nadu chess.
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Would rank this silver medal win as one of my best results ever, says ches
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): India chess player Harika Dronavalli labelled the country's silver medal win at the World Women's Team Championship as one of her "best results" ever.
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Netflix sued by former chess champion over 'sexist' remark in 'Queen's Gam
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): Nona Gaprindashvili, one of the top chess players in the world in the 1970s, has filed a defamation suit against Netflix on Thursday over 'The Queen's Gambit'.
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Disabled world chess champion urges Punjab govt to provide coach, job
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], August 10 (ANI): A disabled chess player from Jalandhar who has won several medals in national and international events, has urged the Punjab government to provide her with a coach and a government job.
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