Nihal is Tata Steel Chess India ‘2022 (Rapid) champion, Vidit finished 3rd
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December 2, 2022
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The Indian chess prodigy delivers his career best performance to win Tata Steel Chess India 2022 Rapid with a round to spare. He finished the tournament with a score of 6.5/9 and remained unbeaten. It was all Indians show at the Rapid event with top 3 spots taken by Indian players – Nihal Sarin, Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujarathi. All …
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India finished 4th at World team championship, China wins Gold
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November 27, 2022
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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 finishes 2nd at Fall Chess Classic ‘22, St Louis Chess Club
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November 13, 2022
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Fall Chess Classic is a classical event conducted by St Louis Chess Club. A total of 3 Indian players participated in the Fall Chess Classic, a 10-player round robin event – Vidit Gujrathi, Surya Sekhar Ganguly in Group A whereas Raunak Sadhwani in Group B. Vidit started off the tournament in style beating the Indian counterpart Surya Ganguly with the …
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Vidit bags individual Silver as team Novy Bor grabs Gold at European Club Championship ‘2022
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October 14, 2022
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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
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September 30, 2022
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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
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August 10, 2022
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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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Vidit Gujrathi announced as the Brand Ambassador of FIDE Online Arena
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March 18, 2022
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India #2, Vidit Gujrathi is roped in as the Brand Ambassador of FIDE Online Arena, the official playing platform of FIDE. FIDE Online Arena is the official gaming platform of FIDE wherein players can obtain online titles recognized by FIDE and play against the titled players. As a part of this partnership, Vidit will be supporting young talent on the …
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India to host 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai
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March 18, 2022
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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
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March 16, 2022
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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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Vidit paired with Rapport, Fedoseev & Shirov in Pool C for FIDE GP – Leg 2
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February 17, 2022
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FIDE Grand Prix Leg 2 starts from 28th February and will be hosted in Belgrade by the Serbian Chess Federation. The tournament will witness 16 elite players battling out over the board for a prize fund of €150,000 and the last two spots in the Candidates Tournament scheduled to take place in Madrid this summer. The drawing ceremony, held over …
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