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Vishwanathan Anand to land in India today, says wife Aruna
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Viswanathan Anand's wife Aruna Anand on Saturday said that the five-time chess champion will finally be landing in India later today.
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Don't have concrete information regarding Viswanathan Anand's return to In
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): As the Government of India plans to facilitate the return of Indian nationals stranded abroad in a phased manner, Aruna Anand, wife of five-time chess champion Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday said that the Berlin Embassy in Germany has not received any notificati
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Viswanathan Anand addresses online session for SAI officials
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Former world number one and multiple-time world champion chess player Viswanathan Anand on Wednesday addressed the newly-appointed Assistant Directors of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in a special online session from Germany.
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Chess players contribute to PM-CARES Funds through online tournament
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 9 (ANI): Several chess players from across the country devised a unique way to promote their sport, as well as raise money for the PM-CARES fund simultaneously.
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Keeping close tab on travel advisories for safe return of Viswanathan Anan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Aruna Anand, the wife of five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand, on Thursday said that they are keeping a close tab on the travel advisories from both Germany and India to see when it will be safe for Viswanathan's entry back to India.
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COVID-19: FIDE postpones Chess Olympiad to 2021
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Mar 25 (ANI): The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has decided to postpone the Chess Olympiad to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus: Asian Chess Federation postpones events until end of June
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): Amid coronavirus outbreak, the Asian Chess Federation on Friday decided to postpone all its scheduled events until the end of June.
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India's Koneru Humpy wins Cairns Cup chess tournament
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI): World Rapid champion, India's Koneru Humpy on Sunday (local time) won the Cairns Cup chess tournament.
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I never thought of winning chess championship: Humpy Koneru
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jan 1 (ANI): After winning 2019 women's world rapid chess championship, Humpy Koneru says that she never thought of winning the title.
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India's Humpy Koneru becomes women's world rapid chess champion
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Dec 29 (ANI): India's Humpy Koneru on Saturday (local time) managed to win the 2019 women's world rapid chess championship. Koneru defeated China's Lei Yingjie in the final playoff match.
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Fraud reported in chess tournament, SAI demands return of money
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): Sports Authority of India (SAI) has asked the All India Chess Federation (AICF) to return the money after the fraud was reported on the conduct of last year's National sub-junior Chess Tournament.
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Day-night Test: Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen ring Eden Gardens bell o
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Nov 23 (ANI): Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand and current champion Magnus Carlsen on Saturday rang the bell of Eden Gardens to start day two of the ongoing day-night Test between India and Bangladesh.
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