India #2, GM Vidit Gujrathi has been added to the line-up of the next Meltwater Champions Chess Tour event, Aimchess US Rapid. The prize pool for the event is $100,000 and it is the 9th and last event on the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour before September’s Finals which will feature the top 8 players as per the tournament standings. The …
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GM Vidit Gujrathi has qualified for the FIDE Grand Swiss league which is all set to take place in Riga, Latvia from October 25 to November 8’ 2021. A total of 4 Indian men’s players have qualified for the Swiss league including the likes of GM Vishwanathan Anand, GM Vidit, GM Pentala Harikrishna, and GM Adhiban Bhaskaran. The event will …
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Vidit Gujrathi stormed into the Quarterfinals of Chess World Cup 2021 after defeating Durarbayli Vasif of Azerbaijan by 1.5:0.5. With this win, Vidit also scripted history by becoming only the 2nd Indian Men’s player after Vishy Anand to achieve this feat. With this win, Vidit has also booked his berth at the FIDE Grand Prix event. He has also attained …
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“I use the Black Lotus app for meditation, and it has helped me to focus better, gain a competitive edge by being calm, and hence ace my game,” says Vidit. Black Lotus is one of the world’s most impactful meditation apps that has touched over 1 million lives and is behavioral science-backed. The app fosters the habit of quality meditation …
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Play Magnus Group has partnered with Goldmoney to present the next top event in world chess: the Goldmoney Asian Rapid. The star-studded line-up consists of 16 players, an array of 9 Asian talents participating in the event. India will be represented by four Grandmasters – Vidit Gujrathi, B.Adhiban, Arjun Erigaisi, and D.Gukesh. Adhiban and Arjun obtained their seats at the …
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India #3 GM Vidit has qualified for the FIDE Chess World Cup 2021 on the basis of his rating. The mega-event is scheduled from 10 July to 6 August in Sochi, Russia. This will be his 4th WC appearance, having previously featured in 2015, 2017 and 2019. With this direct qualification, GM Vidit becomes the 4th Indian to qualify for …
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After having a successful run at the ECC’21 tournament and grabbing Gold Medal for second board, GM Vidit would be surely running high on confidence and would like to make the most of it in the next major tournament. Play Magnus Group is serving up a feast of chess entertainment this month with the next event in the Meltwater Champions …
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GM Vidit Gujarathi along with GM Pentala Harikrishna and GM Sasikaran represented Team Novy Bor in the recently concluded European Club Cup ’21. The team scored two wins, one draw and one loss in the first rounds and easily qualified for the Finals. However, this tournament was a great success for GM Vidit as he was undefeated throughout the event …
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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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