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Chessable Masters 2022: India's Praggnanandhaa beats China's Wei Yi, enter
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): India's 16-year-old Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu defeated China's Wei Yi in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament.
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India's R Praggnanandhaa stuns World Champion Magnus Carlsen for second ti
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): India's 16-year-old Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu stunned World Champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time in just three months as he got better of the Norwegian in the fifth round of the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament on Friday.<
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AICF to provide life-time opportunity to 268 children from across country
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)[India], May 18 (ANI): With an aim to promote the upcoming 44th Chess Olympiad and popularise chess in the country, All India Chess Federation (AICF) will organise state-level tournaments for school children across India in the next couple of months to select 268 students
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44th Chess Olympiad: AICF signs MOU with Tamil Nadu government
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)[India], May 14 (ANI): All India Chess Federation (AICF) President Sanjay Kapoor and Apoorva, IAS, Principal Secretary (Youth Welfare & Sports) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Tamil Nadu Government in the presence of the Chief Minister MK Stalin fo
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Viswanathan Anand optimistic about India's chances at Chess Olympiad
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 11 (ANI): Five-time Chess world champion Viswanathan Anand said on Wednesday that he is optimistic about India's chances of winning big at the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022, which will begin in Chennai on July 28.
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Mother's Day: Viswanathan Anand remembers his late mother, shares anecdote
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 8 (ANI): On the occasion of Mother's Day, five-time World Chess Champion, Viswanathan Anand remembered his late mother, Susheela Viswanathan by sharing an anecdote from his first Olympiad.
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Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand to train Indian chess players in first
Updated : 3 years, 10 months 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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AICF announces biggest-ever Indian squad for 44th Chess Olympiad
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 2 (ANI): All India Chess Federation (AICF) announced the country's biggest-ever 20-member squad for the 44th Chess Olympiad on Monday as India gears up to host the prestigious tournament in Chennai from July 28 to August 10.
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur reviews preparation for Chess Olympiad 2022
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): All India Chess Federation (AICF), the Indian Government and Tamil Nadu Government are ensuring that the forthcoming Chess Olympiad, scheduled in Chennai from July 28 to August 10, would be memorable for the country, the participants as well as the spectato
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National under-12 girls chess champ from UP, Shubhi Gupta, sets sight on g
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 23 (ANI): Eleven-year-old Shubhi Gupta has created history of sorts by becoming the first girl from Uttar Pradesh to win the Under 12 Chess Championship trophy, that was recently held in Karnataka.
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Life-time opportunity for youngsters, says Viswanathan Anand as 100-day co
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The long wait of almost 100 years will be ended when India will host the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 for the first time ever in the country, scheduled in Chennai from July 28 to August 10.
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16-year-old Indian GM R Pragganandhaa wins Reykjavik Open
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Reykjavik [Iceland], April 13 (ANI): Sixteen-year-old Indian Grandmaster R Pragganandhaa won the prestigious Reykjavik Open chess tournament here.
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