Chess Olympiad

The 44th Chess Olympiad, hosted in Chennai, put a renewed spotlight on the sport. With India now having 75 grandmasters, chess legend Viswanathan Anand hopes the buzz around the sport inspires the next generation of players.  The 44th …

Reinforcing his growing stature, R. Praggnanandhaa stunned World No. 4 Alireza Firouzja 2.5-1.5 and joined World champion Magnus Carlen and two others as the winners on the opening day of the $210 FTX Crypto Cup rapid chess tournament in…

Just a few days after coaching India 2 to a bronze medal at the Chess Olympiad, R.B. Ramesh has moved on to his next assignment. He has landed in the United States to help his ward R. Praggnanandhaa’s campaign at the FTX Crypto Cup,…

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CHENNAI: India not only hosted what’s arguably one of the best editions of the chess Olympiad--- which concluded on Sunday --- but also delivered its strongest-ever show in the competition by winning two bronze medals. The high point of…

If the Chess Olympiad became a resounding success, the fans of Chennai are also a reason for that If the Chess Olympiad became a resounding success, the fans of Chennai are also a reason for that When Sai Chockalingam, a class 8 student…

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Chess, simply put, is a war fought on 64 squares. But it doesn’t hurt you. A real war does.No country in the world at the moment could speak more about the horrors of a war than Ukraine, which has been resisting the Russian invasion for…

Praggnanadhaa to the fore again and provides the lead, but Gukesh’s first loss dents the team’s medal prospects Praggnanadhaa to the fore again and provides the lead, but Gukesh’s first loss dents the team’s medal prospects The dice…

The 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad drew to a close here on Tuesday amid extravagant cultural events, with India’s ‘B’ team settled for a bronze medal in the Open section. Presiding over the closing ceremony, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin…