After historic victory in Budapest, India's chess champions attract major talent agenciesIndia's historic double victory at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest has led to a rush among sports talent firms to sign the young stars for s...
26 Sep, 2024, 12.33 AM IST
We banished negativity & talked only about positive things: Arjun ErigaisiArjun Erigaisi, playing on the third board, led India to their first team gold in the open section of the Chess Olympiad with nine wins and...
25 Sep, 2024, 11.54 PM IST
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...
25 Sep, 2024, 08.31 PM IST
Heroes' Homecoming: Gukesh, Pragg, Vaishali, and Srinath's touchdown amid fanfareIndia's chess teams received a warm welcome after winning their first gold medals at the Chess Olympiad in Hungary. The men's and women's t...
24 Sep, 2024, 12.42 PM IST
'Father of Indian chess boom': The Anand effect that's shaping a 'golden generation'India achieved a historic double gold at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary. The men's team, featuring D Gukesh and R Praggnanand...
23 Sep, 2024, 12.55 PM IST
Chess Olympiad: M K Stalin announces Rs 1 cr prize for Indian teamsThe international indoor sports event was successfully conducted by the Tamil Nadu government, bringing laurels from across the world, Stal...
10 Aug, 2022, 01.34 PM IST
As chess fever peaks in Chennai, scuba divers battle it out underwaterNew videos released on YouTube and other social media showed six scuba divers playing chess sixty feet deep under the sea in the Bay of Ben...
01 Aug, 2022, 03.41 PM IST
Rajinikanth tweets this as Tamil Nadu hosts Chess OlympiadThe Chess Olympiad will be held from July 28 to August 10 at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu. . It will feature three Indian teams each in the ...
29 Jul, 2022, 04.17 PM IST
Madras HC orders Tamil Nadu govt to publish photos of President, PM in ads of Chess OlympiadThe court also called for strict action to be taken against those involved in the tampering of ads with photos of the President and Prime M...
29 Jul, 2022, 08.23 AM IST
India's sporting culture getting stronger: ModiIndians are zealously taking to sports as a mix of energetic youth and enabling environment is brightening the country's prospects across m...
29 Jul, 2022, 12.37 AM IST
PM Modi declares open 44th Chess OlympiadPrime Minister Narendra Modi declared open the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Thursday, and encouraging the players, said that in sports there...
28 Jul, 2022, 08.52 PM IST
Thursday Throwback: Rajinikanth catches Chess Olympiad fever, shows off his game faceThe 71-year-old wished all the Olympiad participants good luck.
28 Jul, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
Music composer AR Rahman unveils anthem 'Vanakkam Chennai' for 44th International Chess Olympiad. Read details hereAs the 44th International Chess Olympiad is all set to begin in Chennai, the legendary music composer AR Rahman recently released the offic...
25 Jul, 2022, 01.09 PM IST
Hosting the Chess Olympiad is good; but winning it is more importantIn individual tournaments, results depend only on your own performance. Whereas, in a team event, everyone’s performance counts. In the 200...
16 Jul, 2022, 11.35 PM IST
India has improved its performance in Chess in last eight years: PM ModiHighlighting India's contributions in the invention of games like Chaturanga and Chess, the PM said that these games help the brain to refi...
19 Jun, 2022, 06.42 PM IST
India plans to host Chess Olympiad that's been moved out of MoscowThe Chess Olympiad is a biennial event in which teams from some 190 countries compete over a two-week period. The 2022 edition was supposed...
26 Feb, 2022, 08.02 PM IST
India, Russia declared joint winners of Online Chess Olympiad after server malfunctionRussia were initially declared winners after two Indian players -- Nihal Sarin and Divya Deshmukh -- lost out on time in the final after su...
30 Aug, 2020, 09.52 PM IST