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FIDE updates dress code, allows jeans for Grand Swiss events
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Appropriate jeans are now permitted as part of the official dress code. This change offers players more comfort and freedom of choice, while ensuring that the overall appearance of the event remains professional and respectful.
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Global Chess League launches GCL Contenders 2025, creating pathway for glo
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Open to amateurs and professionals, this multi-tiered tournament will spotlight grassroots talent, strengthen the chess community, and culminate with the winners stepping onto the same stage as global icons. With the registration opening from August 28, GCL Contenders will take place for alm
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"India is delighted to be hosting the prestigious FIDE World Cup 2025 afte
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
FIDE released a statement on Tuesday evening to confirm Goa as the venue for one of the world's famed chess events, where top-tier players from around the globe will gather. India last hosted the tournament in 2002 in Hyderabad, which concluded with grand master Viswanathan Anand lifting the
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FIDE World Cup 2025 to be held in Goa from November onwards
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A statement from FIDE said, "The FIDE World Cup 2025 is coming to Goa! From October 30 to November 27, 2025, the world's top players will gather on India's west coast for one of the most exciting chess events. This knockout spectacle brings together 206 players fighting for a share of 2,0
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Chennai Grand Masters 2025: Vincent Keymer seals title with a round to spa
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Vincent Keymer's dominance over a star-studded field also catapulted him into the world's Top 10 on the live rating list, underlining his arrival among the game's elite
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"Empowerment now a reality": President Murmu hails women's achievements in
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Recently, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh conquered the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025, beating her counterpart Koneru Humpy. Divya became just the fourth Indian woman grandmaster and overall the 88th in the nation to clinch that title.
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Chennai Grandmasters 2025 opens with blockbuster clash between Arjun Eriga
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The nine-round, ten-day event, featuring 19 top Grandmasters and an International Master from India and around the world, will run until August 15, offering a total prize pool of Rs 1 Crore and valuable International Chess Federation (FIDE) Circuit points, as per a press release.
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Maharashtra governor felicitates Divya Deshmukh on winning FIDE Women's Ch
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan on Sunday felicitated Divya Deshmukh at Raj Bhavan, who won the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup final and also became India's 88th Grandmaster.
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India's next chess prodigies gather in Jalgaon: Union Minister Raksha Khad
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The 38th National Under-11 Chess Championship was inaugurated with grandeur today at the picturesque Anubhooti Mandap in Jain Hills, Jalgaon. This prestigious tournament, crucial for identifying and nurturing nascent talent, was declared open by the Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Youth
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CJI BR Gavai felicitates Divya Deshmukh on winning FIDE Women's Chess Worl
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Divya became the first Indian woman to clinch the Chess World Cup after overwhelming Koneru on Monday evening in the final via tiebreaks.
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"This tournament has been the biggest test of resilience": Divya Deshmukh
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Divya, a 19-year-old rising sensation in the world of chess, became the first Indian woman to clinch the Chess World Cup after overwhelming Koneru on Monday evening in the final via tiebreaks. She became just the fourth Indian woman grandmaster and overall the 88th in the nation to clinch
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India's victory in Women's Chess World Cup testament to country's sporting
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, felicitated the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 medalists, Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy, in New Delhi today
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