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SC allows present secretary of AICF to continue till August 15 for holding
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Bharat Singh Chauhan, whose election as Secretary of All India Chess Federation (AICF) was stayed by the Delhi High Court, to continue to discharge his duty till August 15 as India is to host the 44th World Chess Olympia
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SC order reinstates Bharat Singh Chauhan as AlCF Secretary
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
The order passed by the two-judge division bench, headed by Justice Shah and Justice Ghosh, observed the importance of Chauhan, who is the Event Director of the 44th Chess Olympiad.
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Gopakumar Sudhakaran appointed Deputy Chief Arbiter for Chess Olympiad, fi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Gopakumar Sudhakaran's love for chess began after he was crowned under-12 Kerala champion. In 1996, the 15-year-old took over the pairing in a local tournament in his hometown after his arbiter father was assigned some urgent work.
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Chess Olympiad 2022: FIDE, AICF to celebrate chess origin with introductio
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
FIDE announced that in this Olympic-style tradition, the Torch Relay will always begin from India--the land chess originated from, and then it will travel across all continents before reaching the host city.
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AICF unanimously supports Viswanathan Anand's candidature for FIDE Deputy
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Recently appointed AICF Interim Secretary Vipnesh Bhardwaj clarifies All India Chess Federation's stand on Viswanathan Anand's candidature for FIDE Deputy President.
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Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand defeats Magnus Carlsen, leads standings
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand defeated world number one Magnus Carlsen in a thrilling match at Norway Chess to remain in top position.
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Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand defeats Wang Hao for third consecutive win
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], June 3 (ANI): Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand continued his winning campaign in the Norway Chess tournament as he defeated China's Wang Hao in the third round to remain on top of the standings.
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Great honour to have Olympiad in motherland of Chess, says FIDE President
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 3 (ANI): International Chess Federation (FIDE) President Arkady Dvorkovich said that it is a great honour that the 'motherland of Chess' India will be hosting this year's FIDE Chess Olympiad for the very first time in history.
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Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand beats world champion Carlsen in blitz even
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], May 31 (ANI): Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen in the seventh round of the blitz event of Norway Chess on Tuesday, earning a fourth-place finish.
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44th Chess Olympiad draws record number registrations of countries and tea
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 28 (ANI): The 44th Chess Olympiad is all set to hit the record books as the highest number of countries and teams have registered for the world's biggest chess event scheduled in Mahabalipuram, Chennai from July 28 to August 10.
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India's Praggnanandhaa loses Chessable Masters' title to China's Ding Lire
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): After a successful campaign in the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament, Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa lost to China's Ding Liren in the final on Friday.
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Chessable Masters 2022: India's R Praggnanandhaa storms into the final, st
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, the 16-year old Grandmaster on Tuesday became the first Indian player to reach the final of the Chessable Masters online rapid tournament by defeating Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri 1.5-0.5 in the tiebreaker in the semi-finals after t
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