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- India
Israel-Hamas conflict: India withdraws from Chess Championship in Egypt
Chennai: The ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict had its impact on Indian chess with the All India Chess Federation (AICF) announcing its decision to withdraw from the World Cadet Chess Championship to be held…
- Telangana
Telangana CM announces Rs 2.5 crore for Chess Grandmaster Praneeth
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday announced Rs 2.5 crore for 16-year-old Uppala Praneeth who has been conferred grandmaster title by World Chess Federation. The Chief Minister expressed his…
- Hyderabad
Chess tournament for the blind underway at Hyderabad’s Devnar School
Hyderabad: Devnar School for the Blind is turning heads by organising a five-day ‘chess tournament’ for visually impaired students for the tenth year in a row. Supported by VST Industries in Association…
- India
‘Pune Prisoners’ wins bronze for India in Inter-continental Online Chess Championship
Chennai: After the two bronze medals at the 2022 Chess Olympiad, Indian chess players have won one more bronze medal in an international chess tournament. What is unique this time around is…
- Sports
Naini jail inmates to represent India in world chess championship
Prayagraj: Prisoners of Naini Central Jail who have been coached by Grandmaster Abhijit Kunte, will now participate in an international chess championship. The Naini and Pune Central Jails will represent the country…