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Mikhail Gorbachev: A man of peace who fought battles on the board of chess
There are people who hail him as a saviour of humanity and there are those who hate him for destroying the former Soviet Union. But nobody can deny that Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader…
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Champions Chess Tour: Pragg, Carlsen score similar 3-1 wins
Miami :The FTX Crypto Cup seems to be heading towards a tense two-horse race as Indian teenager Praggnanandhaa and Norway’s World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen both crushed their opponents in the fourth…
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India is serious contender in current Chess Olympiad
Chess became a craze aft Celebrated Bengali Director Satyajit Ray’s movie ‘Shatranj ki Khiladi’ created a big buzz in 1977. But the recent Netflix release ” Queen’s Gambit” took it to a…
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Torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad begins in Delhi
New Delhi: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju being handed over the torch by Indian chess Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand as torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad begins at Red Fort, in New Delhi,…
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Chessable Masters 2022: India’s Praggnanandhaa storms into the final
New Delhi: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, the 16-year old Grandmaster on Tuesday became the first Indian player to reach the final of the Chessable Masters online rapid tournament by defeating Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri…
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213 teams including from Ukraine registered for Chess Olympiad
Chennai: A total of 213 teams from over 100 countries including Ukraine, have registered to compete in the 44th Chess Olympiad to be held at Mahabalipuram, said an official of All India…
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Oslo Cup chess: Praggnanandhaa beats Vietnam’s Liem in the third round
Oslo: It was two months back that India’s young Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa caused a sensation in the chess world by beating world champion Magnus Carlsen in the Airthings Masters elite online chess…
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India officially gets Chess Olympiad 2022 hosting rights
New Delhi: The International Chess Federation (FIDE) chief, Arkady Dvorkovich, officially handed over the Chess Olympiad 2022 hosting rights to India at an event here on Friday. The Olympiad will take place…
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India has talent to dominate world chess, says mind boggling player Koneru Humpy
Abhijit Sen Gupta The recent victory of 16-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa who defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen has brought chess back into the headlines in the national media. It is India’s good fortune that…
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16-year-old Indian chess GM Praggnanandhaa shocks world No. 1 Carlsen
New Delhi: After a disastrous Day One when he lost three successive games, 16-year-old chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa shocked world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the eighth round of the…