Vidit, Levon, Dubov and Vincent in Pool C of FIDE Grand Prix – Leg 1
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January 20, 2022
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On 20th January, the drawing of lots ceremony determined the pools for the first leg of the Series. The ceremony, held over Zoom, was chaired by the Chief Arbiter Ivan Syrovy and CEO of World Chess Ilya Merenzon and attended by the Grand Prix participants. Before the drawing, the players were divided into 4 baskets according to January standard rating. …
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Vidit and Pragg gear up for a strong field at Tata Steel Chess ‘2022
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January 15, 2022
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Often called as the ‘Wimbledon of Chess’, Tata Steel Chess is one of the highly anticipated Chess events across the year. This will be the 84th edition of the mega-event and will also be the first major event of 2022. The event consists of two sections – Masters and Challengers. Vidit Gujrathi and R Praggnanandhaa will be seen in action …
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Vidit finishes as the Top Indian at World Blitz Championship ‘2021
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January 3, 2022
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Indians finishing off well at the marquee FIDE World Blitz ‘2021. Vidit Gujrathi and prodigy Nihal Sarin scored 13.0/21 at the world blitz event. Vidit finished as the top Indian grabbing 18th position whereas Nihal took the 19th position. The highlight of the event for India #2 was certainly his win against the newly crowned Blitz champion – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave …
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Indian team loses to USA, settles for Bronze medal at FIDE Olympiad ‘2021
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September 16, 2021
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The journey of the defending champions of the FIDE Online Olympiad – India comes to an end after a nail biting contest with USA in the Semi-finals. The game went down to the wire in tie-breaks and eventually USA outplayed the Indian team. India were the favorites to win the semi-final. They were the better team on paper while the …
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