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AICF chief announces first Punjab International Grandmasters tournament
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], March 14 (ANI): All-India Chess Federation (AICF) president Sanjay Kapoor announced, here on Sunday, that the first Punjab International Grandmasters tournament will be held in Jalandhar later this year.
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Golden Globes 2021: 'The Queen's Gambit' star Anya Taylor-Joy aces 'chess-
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 1 (ANI): The popular Netflix series 'The Queen's Gambit' star, Anya Taylor-Joy is the talk of the town after she took home her first Golden Globe award held on Sunday (local time).
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'The Queen's Gambit' bags two awards at Golden Globes 2021
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 1 (ANI): Popular Netflix series 'The Queen's Gambit' took home two awards at this year's Golden Globes. The show was named the best television limited series and its lead actor Anya Taylor-Joy won a Golden Globe for her powerful performance as an orphan-turned-chess pr
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India to bid for Chess Olympiad, start Indian Chess League, says AICF pres
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 14 (ANI): The newly elected president of the All India Chess Federation, Sanjay Kapoor, unveiled a blueprint to turn the country into a chess superpower here on Sunday, starting with the decision to bid for the next available Chess Olympiad and commencing a high-p
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Study reveals human brain may get beaten by AI in chess, but not in memory
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], January 24 (ANI): The brain strategy for storing memories is more efficient than that of Artificial intelligence (AI), suggested the findings of a novel research.
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After forging diplomatic ties, Bhutan, Israel to 'connect' through chess
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 21 (ANI): Israel and Bhutan, under the Chess4Solidarity initiative, have organised a virtual chess competition today to connect two countries and to form solidarity between people through the game of chess.
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AI can beat human brain in chess, but not in memory, reveals study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], January 19 (ANI): A new research has shown that the brain strategy for storing memories is more efficient than that of Artificial intelligence (AI).
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Groom Your Child for Advanced Chess: Mastering Scholastic Chess With Mind
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), January 18 (ANI/SRV Media): Mind Mentorz, a well-known name in scholastic chess-coaching is preparing its podium for exclusive skill-development training in 2021. Young players will receive intense training in the beginner and intermediate levels, with the focus on gro
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On this day in 2000: Viswanathan Anand won FIDE World Chess Championship
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Twenty years ago on this day, Viswanathan Anand won the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000 for the first time after beating Spain's Alexei Shirov. With this, he became the first Indian to clinch this title.
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Viswanathan Anand launches academy, will personally monitor progress of yo
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Chess maestro Viswanathan Anand on Monday announced that he is launching an academy for budding chess stars, and he will personally monitor the progress of young chess stars in the country.
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Aanand L Rai to helm biopic on Chess Champion Vishwanathan Anand
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 13 (ANI): Filmmaker Aanand L Rai is set to direct a film on the life of Indian chess grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand. The title of the biopic has not been unveiled yet.
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Chess player Srinath to get refund for custom duty paid, confirms Rijiju
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday informed that chess player Srinath Narayanan will get a refund for the duty he had to pay to the customs department for bringing in the gold medal he won earlier this year at the FIDE (Inter
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