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Isle of Man chess: B Adhiban beats England's Michael Adams
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Isle of Man [U.K.], Oct 31 (ANI): Grandmaster B Adhiban on Tuesday finished third at the Isle of Man International tournament after beating Michael Adams of England in the ninth and final round here.
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Fielding our best ever team in Chess Olympiad: Vishwanathan Anand
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], July 18 (ANI): Indian Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand has said that India has fielded best ever team for the upcoming 43rd Chess Olympiad and he is hopeful of India performing well in the tournament.
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DCA, says tournament as per WCF norms
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Delhi Chess Association on Tuesday clarified that the entry fee and the participation structure for the recently concluded Commonwealth Chess Championship was as per regulations of the World Chess Federation (WCF).
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Commonwealth Chess C'ship participants scammed by organizers
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The organisers of the Commonwealth Chess Championship have allegedly cheated the young kids and invited additional participation in exchange of Rs 10,000 each.
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Praggnanandhaa's family feels 'proud' over his second youngest chess grand
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 25 (ANI): Chennai-based Tamil Nadu R Praggnanandhaa, 12, has become the youngest Indian Grandmaster and the second youngest overall in Chess by earning his third Grand Master norm during the Gredine Open in Italy. His family is proud over his achievement.
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Harika settles for draw at Tata Steel Chess tournament
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Wijk aan Zee [Netherlands], Jan 16 (ANI): Indian Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli had to settle for her third consecutive draw against higher-ranked Dutch Grandmaster Erwin L'Ami after a long encounter, here at the prestigious 80th edition of the Tata Steel Chess tournament.
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Anand regains World Rapid Chess Championship
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 29 (ANI): Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand has regained the World Rapid Chess Championship after defeating Russia's Vladimir Fedoseev in the tie-break play-off.
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Viswanathan Anand graces launch of Ultimate Table Tennis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai [India], July 14 (ANI): India's Chess Grandmaster and former World champion Viswanathan Anand was the chief guest of the launch of the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), the country's newest franchise sports league, which kicked off later on Thursday with the first tie between RP
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Viswanathan Anand to unveil UTT trophy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)[India], July 13 (ANI): India's Chess Grandmaster and former World champion Viswanathan Anand will unveil the winner's trophy of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) along with league promoters Vita Dani and Niraj Bajaj.
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Ip Man 4: Donnie Yen set to blow our minds again with Wing Chun
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 19 (ANI): Martial Arts-movie fans are going to love this one! Everyone's favorite Wing Chun hero 'Ip Man' is set to amaze everyone in the franchise's fourth installment, with Donnie Yen embodying the gentle yet deadly Chinese grandmaster again.
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