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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On Sunday, India and Russia were declared the joint winners of the first online Chess Olympiad. And while the news has indeed garnered congratulatory messages from all quarters, it does not seem to have evoked a massive response from the government. Read Full Article
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In a dramatic finish at the 2020 Chess Olympiad, India have been crowned as joint gold medal winners along with Russia on Sunday. Taking the final to the very last breath, two Indian players were declared to have lost on time in the final round. However, both the players had faced a connectivity issue, as a result of an internet …
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India’s first-ever entry into the final of the Chess Olympiad is surely an attestation to its rising stature at international level. But caveats accompany the glory. The feat is surely historic, but India is still far from matching the performance of the chess super powers such as Russia, China, or the USA. Read Full Article
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India created history on Sunday by winning gold at the Chess Olympiad after the controversial finish in the finals against Russia. In the final round, two players from the Indian side were declared to have lost after the internet got disconnected. Read Full Article
Continue ReadingSunday was a historic day for Indian chess fraternity. The Indian team were declared joint-winners along with Russia in the FIDE online Olympiad after the grand finale was hit by server malfunction and internet disruptions. Russia sealed the deal initially after India’s Nihal Sarin and Divya Deshmukh lost out on time in the second leg of the final as they suffered from …
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