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Chess legends Kramnik and Gelfand to train 14 young Indians

In Chennai, 14 young Indian chess players, most of them Grandmasters (GM), will be busy over the next 10 days training...

Press Releases8 Jan 2020 4:40 AM GMT

Polio didn't stop this woman from becoming a six-time world champion...

Jennitha Anto is an international chess champion from Trichy. She is a wheelchair user who was affected by polio at the...

NewzHook7 Jan 2020 10:27 AM GMT

Chess: India's Koneru Humpy claims World Rapid Championship title

On Saturday, India's Koneru Humpy claimed the FIDE Women's World Rapid Chess Championships title in Moscow following an...

The Bridge Desk29 Dec 2019 5:19 AM GMT

Grandmaster Humpy Koneru wins silver at Monaco Women’s Grand Prix

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy bagged a silver medal at the Women’s FIDE Grand Prix at the Yacht Club de Monaco. Humpy was,...

The Bridge Desk15 Dec 2019 8:25 AM GMT

Turning 52, Vishy Anand continues to inspire a generation of...

For someone whose name is synonymous with the boost in Indian chess, Viswanathan Anand has earned himself a permanent...

Sohinee Basu11 Dec 2019 6:48 AM GMT

Top 10 Indian players who defy age

Sports, for the most part, is regarded as the domain of the young, but the conventional definition has taken a...

Srijanee D. Majumdar9 Dec 2019 7:50 AM GMT

Praggnanandhaa wins the London Chess Classic FIDE Open 2019

India's young grandmaster Praggnanandhaa, who became the youngest Indian ever and the second youngest in the world to...

The Bridge Desk7 Dec 2019 5:59 AM GMT

13-yr-old Grandmaster from Nagpur aspires to become a World Champion

Raunak’s is the kind of commitment that has been acknowledged by players such as Vishwanathan Anand.

Srijanee D. Majumdar12 Nov 2019 2:04 PM GMT

Abhimanyu breaks Praggnanandhaa's record to become youngest IM

Grand Master Praggnanandhaa had become the IM at the age of 10 years 9 month and 20 days on May 30 2016, while Abhimanyu...

Sarah Waris10 Nov 2019 9:15 AM GMT

Viswanathan Anand likely to train upcoming chess wizards from India...

Viswanathan Anand can team up with Russia's Vladimir Kramnik to help train India's upcoming chess wizards in Chennai...

Sarah Waris1 Nov 2019 7:43 AM GMT

Praggnanandhaa dedicates his World title to deceased 2-year-old Sujith

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa announced at a felicitation function that he would like to dedicate his title to the...

Anushree Burad31 Oct 2019 8:38 AM GMT

World Junior Chess Championships - India gets a promising start

Indian contingent off to a decent start at the World Junior Championships.

Karan Vinod16 Oct 2019 10:42 AM GMT

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