Chess Olympiad gold medal win a magical moment for us: Anand, Humpy Chennai, Aug 31 (PTI) The legendary Viswanathan Anand and women’s top player Koneru Humpy on Monday termed India’s maiden gold medal win in the Chess Olympiad as a “magical moment” which will spur the further growth of the sport in the country.India and Russia were on Sunday declared …
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Five-time World Champion and top-ranked Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand on Monday said that India were prepared to accept any decision that FIDE, the international body of chess, deemed right to ascertain the result of the Online Chess Olympiad 2020. Read Full Article
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On Sunday, India and Russia were declared the joint winners of the first online Chess Olympiad. And while the news has indeed garnered congratulatory messages from all quarters, it does not seem to have evoked a massive response from the government. Read Full Article
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In a dramatic finish at the 2020 Chess Olympiad, India have been crowned as joint gold medal winners along with Russia on Sunday. Taking the final to the very last breath, two Indian players were declared to have lost on time in the final round. However, both the players had faced a connectivity issue, as a result of an internet …
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India’s first-ever entry into the final of the Chess Olympiad is surely an attestation to its rising stature at international level. But caveats accompany the glory. The feat is surely historic, but India is still far from matching the performance of the chess super powers such as Russia, China, or the USA. Read Full Article
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India created history on Sunday by winning gold at the Chess Olympiad after the controversial finish in the finals against Russia. In the final round, two players from the Indian side were declared to have lost after the internet got disconnected. Read Full Article
Continue ReadingSunday was a historic day for Indian chess fraternity. The Indian team were declared joint-winners along with Russia in the FIDE online Olympiad after the grand finale was hit by server malfunction and internet disruptions. Russia sealed the deal initially after India’s Nihal Sarin and Divya Deshmukh lost out on time in the second leg of the final as they suffered from …
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It’s been seven years since a chess player got the Arjuna award and the iconic Viswanathan Anand is hoping that India’s triumphant campaign at the online Chess Olympiad will change this when the national sporting honours are announced next year. Read Full Article
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For the past 24 hours, Vidit Gujrathi has been moving from one engagement to another—interacting with fans, talking to journalists, and attending countless congratulatory calls. On Sunday, the 25-year-old led India to a joint victory with Russia at the Online Chess Olympiad. The attention is well-deserved, if overwhelming. Read Full Article
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India created history on Sunday when they won the gold medal and shared it with Russia in the Chess Olympiad for the first time in their history in a final that was marred with controversy. Two players had their matches declared lost on time after a global internet outage cut their links to the match servers. The Indian team appealed …
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