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Indian teams continue winning spree on day three of Chess Olympiad

The second-seeded India 'A' rode on wins from GMs P Harikrishna and Arjun Erigaisi for a 3-1 victory against Greece, India 'B' swept past Switzerland 4-0 and third team got the better of Iceland 3-1

Perfect moves

Sports bodies can learn from the Chess Federation

Chess Olympiad: Tech Mahindra's app lets game buffs track the board moves

The initial version of the application was launched on Friday and will be available on both iOS and android

HC orders TN govt to publish photos of Prez, PM in Chess Olympiad ads

Tamil Nadu asked to ensure that photos of both President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi appear in all advertisements related to the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022, organised in the state

International Chess Olympiad promises a new chapter for the game in India

Mamallapuram, which is hosting the 44th International Chess Olympiad that starts on Friday, wore the black-and-white theme like Chennai, with its roads painted in the two colours

Chess Olympiad: With future world champs in its teams, where India stands

In the last eight years, Indian chess has climbed greater heights

No threat for third Indian team in Chess Olympiad after Pak's withdrawal

With withdrawal of Pakistan, the total number of confirmed entries for the Chess Olympiad goes down to 187 in the Open category and 161 in the Women's section.

'Vanakkam': PM Modi declares open FIDE 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai

Chess Olympiad is being hosted by India at a special time in its history, which marks 75 years of freedom from colonial rule, says PM Modi

44th Chess Olympiad: TN's Nehru stadium dazzles, PM Modi gets warm welcome

The sprawling arena in downtown Chennai was buzzing with fresh ideas represented in the form of elegant decor with the undercurrent being the nerve-wracking game of chess.

LIVE: SC to hear plea against tenure extension of ED director on Friday

Live news updates: Besides Gokhale, the spokesperson of the TMC, others have also filed petitions challenging the tenure extension and the enabling amended law in this regard in the top court.

PM Modi to inaugurate 44th Chess Olympiad, hails event as 'special' tourney

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Thursday, with the marquee event being hosted by India for the first time

Tamil Nadu govt, sponsor firms cash in on India's first Chess Olympiad

Ahead of kick-off on Thursday, state seizes marketing potential and companies ride on tech to engage fans

44th Chess Olympiad: How Chennai prepared for world's biggest Chess event

A total of 343 teams from 187 countries are taking part in the event, with 25 players from India participating under the mentorship of legendary Indian Chess Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand

From Chess Olympiad's Thambi to the 1889 Handsome Dan, a story of mascots

But this horse-headed mascot is only the latest in a series of icons that have come to define the branding of global sports events

PM Modi in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu on July 28-29 to attend several events

Modi will launch multiple projects of Sabar Dairy at Sabarkantha in Gujarat on Thursday and will then travel to Chennai to declare open the 44th Chess Olympiad at the JLN Indoor Stadium in the evening

Chess Olympiad's Thambi ain't alone: Here's a look at India's mascots

In the run-up to the 44th Chess Olympiad, which kicks off on Thursday in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu unveiled the official logo and mascot - a chess knight called Thambi

M K Stalin invites Telangana CM KCR for inaugural of Chess Olympiad

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has invited his Telangana counterpart K Chandrashekhar Rao to attend 44th FIDE International Chess Olympiad to be held in Chennai from July 28 to August 10

With 44th Olympiad a week away, Tamil Nadu is going to town with chess

The story of how Mamallapuram came to be the venue began far away from Indian shores

Will Magnus Carlsen's refusal to defend world chess title devalue it?

There's only one instance where a reigning world champion relinquished his title without playing: Bobby Fischer in 1975

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen not to defend his crown in 2023

The 32-year-old from Norway, who has spent over a decade as the undisputed world no. 1, however, clarified that he is not retiring from the game.