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India is the strongest chess playing nation: Vijayalakshmi hails country's rapid riseChennai's Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi, India's first IM and WGM, asserts the nation's chess dominance is unmatched and will only grow. She hig...- Six months on, National Sports Awards still await nodIndia's sporting community faces an unusual delay in the National Sports Awards. The Sports Ministry cites a re-evaluation of Arjuna awarde...
- Commonwealth Games 2030 preparations: Sports Ministry to engage IT Consultants in NSFsThe Sports Ministry will deploy IT Consultants to National Sports Federations. This initiative aims to enhance digital systems for better c...
- A nation of sporting moments, not yet a sporting cultureIndia celebrates sports in flashes, with non-cricket athletes often struggling for recognition and financial security. Despite government s...
- The queen's gambit: Vaishali Rameshbabu's journey from last place to victoryVaishali Rameshbabu secured her spot in the Candidates tournament. She demonstrated remarkable mental fortitude at the FIDE Women's Grand S...
- T9L QUBE-incubated RookTook partners with STAIRS Foundation to launch the Indian Chess LeagueRookTook, a T9L QUBE incubated startup, is partnering with STAIRS Foundation to launch the Indian Chess League (ICL), aiming to rebuild Ind...
- Chess champ R Praggnanandhaa takes on a new challenge - but this time it's 'cooking dosa'. Check his coach’s feedbackIndian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, known for his strategic brilliance, recently tried his hand at cooking for the first time by making ...
- A 960° turn in chess: Magnus Carlsen’s freestyle chess takes on FIDE’s rule-bound worldThe world of chess has gotten caught in a major tug-of-war between the freestyle chess of Magnus Carlsen and the classical chess of FIDE. T...
- Shatranj Ke Khiladi: India's chess stars shine, backed by an NCA-style academyIn 2019, Viswanathan Anand partnered with WestBridge Capital to establish the WestBridge Anand Chess Academy (WACA). Inspired by successful...
- Knights of Samarkand: Inside the thriving chess scene in Uzbekistan, India's upcoming great rivalIn the great game of chess, Uzbekistan will be India’s rival in the foreseeable future. Young girls and grizzled men duel over chess boards...
- Olympiad gold-medallist Vantika Agrawal now aims for Grandmaster title“I remember that even in school while they were supporting me, nobody really knew about chess. So, when I used to go and tell them about my...
- AICF announces Rs 3.2 crore rewards for Olympiad-winning teamsThe All India Chess Federation announced Rs 3.2 crore in rewards for the Indian teams that won the 45th Chess Olympiad. Each player will re...
- Gautam Adani meets R Praggnanandhaa, calls chess champion ‘an inspiration to countless Indians’Adani recently dethroned Reliance Industries head Mukesh Ambani to become the richest man in Asia. He also ranks 12th in the global billion...
- The King’s gambit: A chess academy goes online to find India’s next GrandmasterFrom practising with peers to interactive sessions with titled players, from playing online to moving carved wood on a real board, Chessnit...
- 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...
- 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...
- Praggu's 'Magnus' Opus: How sister's hobby shaped young chess wizard Praggnanandhaa's lifeTouted as the one for the future when he became an International Master at the tender age of 10 years and nine months in 2016, Praggu, as h...
- 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.
- My best is yet to come, hopefully: Viswanathan AnandIndicating that he is still hungry for success, five-time chess world champion Viswanathan Anand today said he is not quitting the game any...
- Viswanathan Anand symbol of India's tech prowess: Russian billionaireViswanathan Anand is the symbol of India's technological prowess and has made contribution in globalising the game, a top Russian billionai...
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