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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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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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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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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India #2, Vidit Gujrathi is the only Indian player who has qualified via World Cup ‘2021 for FIDE Grand Prix ‘2022. His journey in the tournament started on a rough note wherein he was defeated by GM Levon Aronian with the white pieces. However in Game 2, Vidit bounced back by holding draw against GM Vincent Keymer. Turning point of …
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On 20th January, the drawing of lots ceremony determined the pools for the first leg of the Series. The ceremony, held over Zoom, was chaired by the Chief Arbiter Ivan Syrovy and CEO of World Chess Ilya Merenzon and attended by the Grand Prix participants. Before the drawing, the players were divided into 4 baskets according to January standard rating. …
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Often called as the ‘Wimbledon of Chess’, Tata Steel Chess is one of the highly anticipated Chess events across the year. This will be the 84th edition of the mega-event and will also be the first major event of 2022. The event consists of two sections – Masters and Challengers. Vidit Gujrathi and R Praggnanandhaa will be seen in action …
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Indians finishing off well at the marquee FIDE World Blitz ‘2021. Vidit Gujrathi and prodigy Nihal Sarin scored 13.0/21 at the world blitz event. Vidit finished as the top Indian grabbing 18th position whereas Nihal took the 19th position. The highlight of the event for India #2 was certainly his win against the newly crowned Blitz champion – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave …
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The journey of the defending champions of the FIDE Online Olympiad – India comes to an end after a nail biting contest with USA in the Semi-finals. The game went down to the wire in tie-breaks and eventually USA outplayed the Indian team. India were the favorites to win the semi-final. They were the better team on paper while the …
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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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