Chennai: Former world chess champion V. Anand on Monday said India winning the gold in the FIDE Online Olympiad will have a positive impact on the way the central government looks at the game and the players. Read Full Article
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New Delhi India, Aug 31 (ANI): Koneru Humpy , who was a part of the Indian team that was declared joint winners of the FIDE Chess Olympiad along with Russia, termed the win as a “golden moment” for the Indian chess fraternity. Read Full Article
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The online Chess Olympiad title clash between India and Russia generated enough drama, albeit for reasons unrelated to the battle that unfolded on the chess board. A technical problem overshadowed the final score as both countries were declared winners by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). Read Full Article
Continue Reading“In the last few years, there has been a drop in the attitude of the sports ministry towards chess. I don’t mean this in a personal level, just institutionally; we no longer get awards for international competitions like Commonwealth and Asian. It’s quite striking that it has been a long time since somebody from chess won an Arjuna or a …
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“The feeling is yet to sink in”, said an ecstatic Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi, captain of the gold medal winning team at the World Chess Federation’s Online Chess Olympiad. Twenty-five-year-old Gujrathi, along with his vice captain Srinath Narayanan, were speaking at an online press interaction post the historic win, along with members of the Indian team, including world champion Viswanathan Anand …
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One medal missing from Viswanthan Anand’s collection is the one from the biennial Chess Olympiad. On Sunday, the gold-sharing performance of India in the inaugural FIDE online Olympiad gold has ensured a new addition to his trophy cabinet.“I think Olympiad is a very special title. And on top of it, I really liked the sensation and the ambience of winning …
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CHENNAI: Sunday will always be remembered as the golden day for Indian chess. The Indian team and their counterparts Russia were declared joint-winners in the FIDE online Olympiad. Read Full Article
Continue ReadingNAGPUR: After years and years of wait, it was online chess that gave them their cherished Olympiad gold. While the pandemic made them adjust to the new normal, Indian chess greats Viswanathan Anand and Koneru Humpy were all praise for the juniors, and hoped their maiden gold would be a game-changer for chess in the country. Read Full Article
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2018 was a challenging year for me. From the peak rating of 2723, it had stopped to 2693 at the end of 2018. After this, I made significant changes in my work ethics. This reflected at the start of the year. I had good performances in Tata Steel Masters & Prague Masters. At the end of these events, my rating was back above 2700 and was 2717. I reached …
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Currently I am playing in the Prague Chess Masters in Czech Republic. The first 5 rounds are over. In this article I take you through the first half of the event. The Prague chess Festival is being held for the 1st time and I am playing in the Master’s Category. The field is comprised of 10 strong Grandmasters and I started out as the 8th …
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