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Viswanathan Anand (Source: Times of India)

Viswanathan Anand and 4 other GMs to play exhibition matches to raise...

Viswanathan Anand and four other Indian Grandmasters will play simultaneous online exhibition matches against other...
PTI11 May 2021 11:24 AM IST
AICF launches initiative to help chess community fight COVID-19

AICF launches initiative to help chess community fight COVID-19

The All India Chess Federation launched the 'Checkmate Covid Initiative' to help the chess community affected by the...
PTI4 May 2021 10:45 PM IST
Chess in the Kerala village of Marottichal (Source: The News Minute)

The game of chess helped this village escape from gambling and...

A small seed sown by C. Unnikrishnan has not only helped Marottical escape from the clutches of social vices, but also...
Abhijit Nair21 April 2021 2:03 PM IST
Viswanathan Anands father passes away aged 92

Viswanathan Anand's father passes away aged 92

He was 92 and breathed his last at a city hospital
PTI15 April 2021 1:00 PM IST
Leon Mendonca

GM Leon Mendonca wins 2nd Kumania GM tournament in Hungary

Young Indian Grandmaster Leon Luke Mendonca emerged victorious with a score of 6.5 points from nine rounds.
PTI26 March 2021 7:00 PM IST
Koneru Humpy

Koneru Humpy named BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year

While Koneru Humpy was named the Indian sportswoman of the year, Anju Bobby George was handed the Life Time Achievement...
Abhijit Nair8 March 2021 10:22 PM IST
Queens Gambit, which gave Indian chess new impetus, wins Golden Globe Award

Queen's Gambit, which gave Indian chess new impetus, wins Golden Globe...

Another checkmate for Beth Harmon! Netflix’s miniseries on chess "Queen's Gambit" won two top prizes at Sunday night’s...
The Bridge1 March 2021 3:47 PM IST
Chess board sales in India grew by 500% in 2020

Chess board sales in India grew by 500% in 2020

The new president of All India Chess Federation (AICF) Sanjay Kapoor said that the sales of chess boards in India went...
The Bridge Desk22 Feb 2021 4:12 PM IST
Maharashtra Chess Association back as a governing body after 4 years

Maharashtra Chess Association back as a governing body after 4 years

The All India Chess Federation (AICF) in its Annual General meeting finally announced that Maharashtra Chess Association...
The Bridge Desk18 Feb 2021 3:21 PM IST
Is it time for chess to be included under the e-sports bracket?

Is it time for chess to be included under the e-sports bracket?

Ever since the pandemic happened and the entire world went into complete lockdown, with the movement of people across...
Abhijit Nair3 Feb 2021 11:04 AM IST
The chess champion who became India’s youngest billionaire entrepreneur

The chess champion who became India’s youngest billionaire...

Out of the 2,825 billionaires in the world a total of 3.6% i.e. 102 billionaires belong to India. While the likes of...
Abhijit Nair27 Jan 2021 6:45 PM IST
Nihal Sarin wins Brilliancy Prize in Chess, equivalent to Golden Ball in FIFA

Nihal Sarin wins Brilliancy Prize in Chess, equivalent to Golden Ball...

Indian chess grandmaster Nihal Sarin has won the Gazprom Brilliancy Prize, the International Chess Federation announced...
The Bridge Desk19 Jan 2021 10:39 AM IST
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