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The 8th edition of the Adani Ahmedabad Marathon, a prestigious running event, will be flagged off by chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa on November 24. The marathon will start and end at the Sabarmati Riverfront Sports Park, managed and operated by Adani Sportsline. Praggnanandhaa will be joined by athlete-actor Saiyami Kher at the event….
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India’s Bristy Mukherjee touched Magnus Carlsen’s feet© X (Twitter) Rich in tradition, sporting events in India continue to produce stories that transcend all boundaries. As world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen was about to hand the winner’s trophy to India’s Bristy Mukherjee in Kolkata, a stunning incident unfolded. Mukherjee, who won the All India…
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Uzbekistan’s young grandmaster Abdusattorov Nodirbek emerged sole leader.© FIDE Uzbekistan’s young grandmaster Abdusattorov Nodirbek emerged sole leader in the open section of the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid tournament on Wednesday. Abdusattorov scored 2.5 points out of a possible three, securing victories over talented German Vincent Keymer in round two and India’s R…
File photo of Arjun Erigaisi.© X (formerly Twitter) Grandmaster Levon Aronian of the United States registered a resounding victory over GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France to close the gap on table-topper GM Arjun Erigaisi, who was held to a draw by Iranian GM Parham Maghsoodloo, after the fifth round of the Chennai Grand…
Vidit Gujarathi in action© X (Twitter) World No. 4 Indian chess grandmaster and top seed Arjun Erigaisi will open his Chennai Grand Masters campaign against compatriot Vidit Gujarathi, starting in Chennai on Tuesday. Erigaisi will play for the first time in India after crossing the historic 2800 ELO ranking mark when he takes…
File image of Anish Sarkar.© Chessbase India Anish Sarkar, became the youngest-ever FIDE-rated player, after an impressive Elo rating of 1555 on Friday. At just three years, eight months, and 19 days old, he has claimed the title of the youngest FIDE-rated chess player. Anish debuted at the 1st All Bengal Rapid Rating…
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While most children of his age are absorbed in cartoons like Peppa Pig or Chhota Bheem, or simply playing with toys, young Anish Sarkar found his fascination in the quiet strategy of chess pieces, sparking a journey few could fathom. At just three years, eight months, and 19 days, the kid from Kaikhali…
File image of Tania Sachdev.© NDTV Hailing from Delhi, Sachdev mentioned that she had been the only chess representative for India from the capital for nearly 16 years, until the emergence of Vantika. She expressed the importance of state governments in maintaining a pipeline for the youth. “Unless the state governments recognize the…
Artificial Intelligence, an upcoming birthday, and the ambition to make India a sporting powerhouse came up for discussion when Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the Olympiad gold-winning Indian chess teams at his residence, seeking to understand their mindset in the high-pressure event. In the interaction that took place on Thursday evening, both the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a special gift from chess star Vantika Agarwal during his meeting with the Chess Olympiad 2024 double gold winners. During the meeting, PM Modi recalled that he organised the ‘Swarnim Chess Mahotsav’ as part of his Khel Mahakumbh initiative back in 2010 when he was the Chief Minister of…