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R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, and D Gukesh: Indian Chess makes history with three players in World top 10, four in top 11Indian chess reaches a historic milestone as Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh, and R Praggnanandhaa secure positions in the world's top 10 FIDE rat...
02 Jul, 2024, 10.10 AM IST
Chennai's chess nursery: The learning ground for Gukesh, PraggnanandhaaChennai's chess culture has flourished, with Velammal Institutions being the catalyst behind the chess revolution in the city. The school, ...
22 Apr, 2024, 02.14 PM IST
FIDE makes urgent appeal to Canada to issue visas to players for CandidatesFIDE urges Canada to process visa applications for the Candidates event in Toronto. Concerns over timely arrival of players. Indians compet...
02 Mar, 2024, 11.45 AM IST
India has entered golden era of chess, we will have 100 GMs soon, says AICF chief Sanjay KapoorTeenaged GM Praggnanandhaa caught the country's imagination as he defeated world number two Hikaru Nakamura and number three Fabiano Caruna...
27 Aug, 2023, 02.46 PM IST
Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh in Kolkata Asian Games camp from Aug 30The Asian Games-bound Indian men's chess team, which includes World Cup silver medallist GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa along with three othe...
26 Aug, 2023, 05.19 PM IST
Humpy, Harika to spearhead India's challenge in Asian Games; chess league in country planned in DecemberIndia will send a 10-member chess team, including Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli Harika, to the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou. The men's te...
09 Jul, 2023, 05.15 PM IST
Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika to spearhead India's challenge in Asian GamesThe team announcement was made on Sunday during the General Body meeting of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) in Kanpur, which was chai...
09 Jul, 2023, 03.50 PM IST
Chennai still holds sway as the 'mecca of chess' as it readies to host high-profile Chess Olympiad"Earlier, Chennai’s chess culture was largely player-driven but now it’s parent-driven, with ambitious parents expecting children to fulfil...
09 Jul, 2022, 11.45 PM IST
Chess helped me become what I am, it's time for me to give back: Viswanathan AnandAnand, whose moves on the board still leave opponents grasping at straws, wants to fully commit himself as "someone" who can work towards t...
18 Jun, 2022, 11.44 AM IST
India to bid for Chess Olympiad, start game's professional league"We want India to become the chess destination for the world. We have drawn out a detailed plan to achieve this goal," All India Chess Fede...
14 Feb, 2021, 07.48 PM IST
Happy that Chess is back in Asian Games: Vishwanathan AnandChess was a part of Asian Games programme at the 2006 edition in Doha and 2010 in Guangzhou.
18 Mar, 2019, 07.31 AM IST
AICF wants inclusion of sports infrastructure in smart citiesVijay Kumar Malhotra today urged the Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu to include sports infrastructure in the master plan of propo...
29 Jan, 2016, 04.54 PM IST
- Jayalalitha grants Rs 29 crore for World Championships
Jayalalitha today granted Rs 29 cr for conducting the World Championship after an MOU was signed between All India Chess Federation and FIDE
19 Apr, 2013, 09.52 PM IST