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FIDE World Cup 2025: India's Narayanan, Diptayan, Aronyak advance to secon
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The FIDE World Cup 2025 is a single-elimination knockout tournament featuring 206 players from 82 countries competing for the coveted Viswanathan Anand Cup, named after the Indian legend.
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"I thank PM Modi for giving us a chance to organise this": Pramod Sawant o
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The tournament, commencing Saturday, November 1, will feature 206 players from 82 countries vying for the coveted title and three Candidates 2026 spots.
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FIDE World Cup 2025 opens in Goa; tournament trophy named as Viswanathan A
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The ceremony also witnessed the World Cup trophy renamed as the Viswanathan Anand Cup -- a masterpiece forged in brass and gold-plated to last a lifetime.
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Viswanathan Anand inaugurates Global Chess League Experience center in Dal
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Tech Mahindra has launched the Global Chess League (GCL) Experience Centre at its U.S. headquarters in Plano, Dallas. Viswanathan Anand, five-time World Chess Champion, inaugurated the centre, marking a significant milestone in Tech Mahindra's mission to combine technology, innovation, an
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Gukesh, Erigaisi form star pairing, debutant Wesley sparks bidding war as
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Global Chess League (GCL), a joint initiative between Tech Mahindra and FIDE, set the stage for Season 3 at a high-stakes Player Draft in Mumbai. PBG Alaskan Knights pulled off a blockbuster move by securing India's star duo Gukesh Dommaraju and Arjun Erigaisi.
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Gautam Gambhir, Viswanathan Anand, Praggnanandhaa, Manu Bhaker extend warm
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 75, wishes poured in from across the country, with sporting icons Gautam Gambhir, Grandmasters Viswanathan Anand, R Praggnanandhaa, and Olympic medallist shooter Manu Bhaker sending their heartfelt messages.
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"India is delighted to be hosting the prestigious FIDE World Cup 2025 afte
Updated : 7 months 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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"I hope chess players from all over the country will be able to take advan
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chola Chess facility in Chennai, an initiative being a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative by Cholamandalam Investment and Finance in association with Chess Gurukul, and aims to identify young chess talent across India.
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Viswanathan Anand lauds Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh, hails rise of chess in
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand expressed his delight at the growing popularity of chess in India, attributing the surge of interest to the emergence of young stars like R Praggnanandhaa and Dommaraju Gukesh. "For any game to succeed, you need players to do well and produce som
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Tech Mahindra and Fable Partner to Launch the 'Mind Master' Book Club Feat
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 6: Tech Mahindra (NSE: TECHM), a leading global provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries, announced a partnership with Fable, the digital book club platform founded by Padmasree Warrior, to launch the exclusive '
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Tamil Nadu: CM MK Stalin felicitates Pranav Venkatesh for his memorable FI
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Last week in Petrovac, India found another world champion when Pranav became the World Junior Chess Champion 2025, leaving behind 12 grandmasters to take the prestigious title.
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Suryadev TMT Launches New Campaign Focused on Inner Strength with Three Ic
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 20: Based in Chennai, India, Suryadev TMT, a major integrated steel manufacturer in South India, has launched a new campaign celebrating inner strength, resilience and excellence. As part of this campaign, the brand is proud to announce Indian cricketer
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