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Chess Olympiad Torch Relay reaches Hyderabad, event to begin July 28
The first-ever Chess Olympiad Torch Relay arrived in Hyderabad on Saturday.Minister of Sports and Youth Services of Telangana, V Srinivas Goud received the torch from Grandmasters Harika Dronavalli and Arjun Erigaisi."1st Ever #ChessOlympiadTorchRelay Update City- HYDERABAD: 16th July Hon. Minister of Sports & Youth Services, Govt of Telangana @VSrinivasGoud received Torch from GMs @HarikaDronavali & @ArjunErigaisi in presence of eminent dignitaries," tweeted SAI Media.Earlier, the torch had reached Raipur, where it was received by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel from Grandmaster Praveen Thipsay."1st Ever #ChessOlympiadTorchRelay Update City- RAIPUR: 16th July Hon. Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Sh. @bhupeshbaghel received the torch from Grandmaster Praveen Thipsay at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Auditorium in presence of eminent dignitaries," tweeted SAI Media.On Friday, the torch relay completed its Odisha leg, where it visited Bhubaneswar, Puri, and Konark.The .
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India fields third team in Chess Olympiad scheduled July 28 to August 10
Grandmasters Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Karthikeyan Murali, SP Sethuraman, Abhijeet Gupta and Abhimanyu Puranik comprise the third Indian team with Gujarat's first GM, Tejas Bakre as the captain
India to light Chess Olympiad torch every two years, says Kiren Rijiju
The Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju expressed that hosting the 44th Chess Olympiad is a great moment for India and said that the torch ignition will be held in India every 2 years
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PM Modi launches torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad in Delhi
Children who play chess are becoming good problem-solvers. In the last 8 years, India has improved its performance in chess, says PM Modi
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Viswanathan Anand finishes third in Norway Chess classical tournament
India's Viswanathan Anand showed he still had a lot of fight in him despite cutting back on his schedule as he finished third in the Norway Chess 2022
Knight wearing dhoti, shirt with folded hands is 44th Chess Olympiad mascot
A chess knight wearing a white shirt and dhoti, standing with folded hands welcoming the players and officials for the 44th Chess Olympiad is the mascot for the mega chess event
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Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand loses to Mamedyarov, slips to third spot
Indian maestro Viswanathan Anand's campaign at the Norway Chess tournament suffered a setback after losing to Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the ninth round
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Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand defeats Magnus Carlsen, leads standings
With 10 points in his count, the Indian Grandmaster leads the field with four more games to go in the prestigious tournament which features some of the finest players in the sport
Moves India made to host Chess Olympiad when it was pulled out of Russia
The Chess Olympiad, being hosted in India for the first time, will see 2,000-plus players from over 185 countries
Norway chess: No stopping Anand, remains on top after third straight win
The 52-year-old Anand won the Armageddon (sudden death game) early on Friday after the regular classical match was drawn after 39 moves
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Chessable Masters final: Praggnanandhaa loses to Ding Liren in tie-break
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa went down fighting to world No 2 Ding Liren in the tie-break of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2022 online tournament final
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Chess Fed president to choose Viswanathan Anand for deputy president's post
According to a FIDE official, if president Arkady Dvorkovich wins the elections, Anand will be his deputy
A proud moment, says Anand as Chennai chosen to host 44th Chess Olympiad
Legendary Viswanathan Anand says it's a proud moment for Chennai and the chess fraternity in the country as the capital city of Tamil Nadu has been chosen to host the Chess Olympiad, later this year
India to host 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad in July-Aug this year in Chennai
The cradle of Indian chess Chennai will be the venue for the 44th Chess Olympiad to be held during July-August this year
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Suspense continues over India hosting 44th Chess Olympiad, decision soon
Suspense continues as to the venue of the 44th Chess Olympiad that was shifted out of Moscow, Russia by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) following Russian military operations in Ukraine.
Indian GM S L Narayanan wins Cattolica International Open chess tourney
The 24-year old Indian GM, the top-seed, remained unbeaten through the nine rounds.
Will the Russian invasion of Ukraine have effect on the FIDE elections?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has thrown up several questions in the international chess arena, said chess players.
FIDE terminates existing sponsorship agreements with Russian companies
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) held an extraordinary meeting on the current situation and the urgent measures to be taken after the military action launched by Russia in Ukraine.
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Explained: How India is coming to dominate the chessboard
India has its own chess-specific websites including Chessbase India, a local subsidiary of the European giant, which sells the most commonly used software
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16-year-old Indian chess GM Praggnanandhaa shocks world No. 1 Carlsen
16-year-old chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa shocked world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters rapid online chess tournament
