India finished 4th at World team championship, China wins Gold

FIDE World Team championship ‘2022 was held at Jerusalem, Israel from 18 to 26 November. Indian team comprised of Vidit, Nihal, SL Narayanan, Sethuraman, Sasikiran and Abhijeet Gupta. India had a decent performance at the event considering the absence of top players like Arjun, Gukesh, Harikrishna. India managed to stun Azerbaijan in the group stages and defeated France in the …

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Vidit bags individual Silver as team Novy Bor grabs Gold at European Club Championship ‘2022

European Chess Club Championship is considered as the prestigious inter-club team tournament in Europe wherein all the top players across the globe participate. This edition was conducted at Mayrhofen, Austria from 2 to 11 October. Top Indian players like Vishwanathan Anand, Gukesh, Vidit and Harikrishna were a part of the event. Vidit and Harikrishna play for the same team Novy …

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Vidit secures 3rd position at Shusha Chess ‘2022 – Rapid and Blitz

The Shusha Chess 2022 international tournament is organized by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Azerbaijan Chess Federation (ACF) and the Shusha City State Reserve Department. It is for the first time in the history of Azerbaijan as an independent state that an international chess tournament is held in Shusha. Top players from Azerbaijan participated in the tournament. …

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India B and India A team wins Bronze medal in Open and Women’s category at FIDE Chess Olympiad ‘2022

Starting the tournament as hot favorites and fielding 3 teams in Men’s and Women’s section, India was fielding its largest contingent at the recently concluded Chess Olympiad in Chennai. India A in the women’s section was the top seeds in the tournament with India A in men’s section being in the top 3. India B team in the open section …

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India to host 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai

Quite often referred as the Chess capital of India, Chennai is slated to host the 44th Chess Olympiad. Chess Olympiad is regarded as one of the marquee events of FIDE with nearly 180+ teams participating all across the globe. The last over-the-board Olympiad in 2018 (2020 and 2021 saw online Olympiads due to the pandemic) we had 181 countries taking part …

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Vidit, Harikrishna and Praggnanandhaa set for Charity Cup

The second event of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour ‘2022 is named as the Charity Cup. This event is a UNICEF fundraiser and focuses on raising funds to support children and their families within or fleeing Ukraine. World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen tops the field along with three Indian players and also two female players. Vidit, Harikrishna and Praggnanandhaa are …

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