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FIDE officially hands over hosting rights to India for FIDE Chess Olympiad
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1(ANI): International Chess Federation (FIDE) President Arkady Dvorkovich officially handed over the hosting rights to India for the organization of the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022 during an event on Friday. India secured the bid to host FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022 in Chen
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Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa receives 'Sankara' Award
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kalady (Kerala) [India], March 17 (ANI): (ANI): India's teenage Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa received the 'Sankara Award' of this year at a function held at Kalady on Thursday.
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India to host 44th World Chess Olympiad 2022 at Chennai
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 16 (ANI): All India Chess Federation (FAIC) has announced that India will be hosting the upcoming 44th World Chess Olympiad 2022 at Chennai.
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Praggnanandhaa is good at tactics, not surprised at his defeating world ch
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): Secretary of All India Chess Federation (AICF) Bharat Singh Chauhan is not surprised at 16-year-old R Praggnanandhaa's stunning world champion Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the ongoing Airthings Masters and says the young Indian player has been
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Viswanathan Anand to mentor Indian chess team for 2022 Asian Games
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): With eight months left for the Asian Games 2022 to start at Hangzhou, China on September 10, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) is hopeful of a rich medal haul from their men's and women's team when the chess discipline returns to the Asian Games fold
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Viswanathan Anand lauds Bharath Subramaniyam as teenager becomes India's 7
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Monday congratulated fourteen-year-old Bharath Subramaniyam as the teenager became the 73rd Grandmaster of India.
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Teenager Sankalp Gupta becomes 71st Grandmaster from India
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Arandjelovac [Serbia], November 8 (ANI): Nagpur-based teenager Sankalp Gupta becomes the 71st Grandmaster of India after completing the third and final norm at the GM Ask 3 round-robin event in Arandjelovac.
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TN CM hands cash reward to chess players for winning medals, Viswanathan A
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 7 (ANI): After receiving cash incentive for winning medals at the FIDE World Chess Online Olympiad, Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand stated that it's a proud moment for Tamil Nadu chess.
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Online Chess Olympiad: India to lock horns against US in semis
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The Online Olympiad play-off quarter-finals were held on Monday (local time) on the Chess.com servers.
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Viswanathan Anand excited to lead star-studded team at Online Chess Olympi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 7 (ANI): The star-studded Indian team, led by captain Viswanathan Anand will aim to defend its Online Chess Olympiad crown, which got underway worldwide late on Monday.
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Always admired Evgeny Sveshnikov's love for chess: Viswanathan Anand
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Thursday mourned the demise of renowned Russian GM Evgeny Sveshnikov, who passed away at the age of 71.
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Viswanathan Anand to lead Indian team in online Chess Olympiad, Adhiban Ba
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Chess maestro Viswanathan Anand will lead India's charge in the upcoming online chess Olympiad which will be played from September 8-15.
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