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Savitha Shri’s grandmother greets her on her arrival at the Chennai Airport. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj It was all quiet at Terminal 4 of the airport here even a good 10 minutes before the members of the Indian chess teams walked out. In a jiffy, there was a small crowd which included well-wishers…
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India receives the Gaprindashvili Cup for the best combined result in the Olympiad. | Photo Credit: FIDE There was no repeat of the glory of Budapest, but India’s men and women managed to climb the podium nevertheless. India had arrived in Samarkand as the defending champion in both the open and women’s sections of the…
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Crucial result: Praggnanandhaa held his own against the Netherlands’ Anish. | Photo Credit: FIDE History repeated itself at the Chess Olympiad on Sunday. Poland defeated the top-seeded India in the women’s event 2.5-1.5 at Samarkand; it was the exact scoreline in Budapest two years ago. That loss had come in the eighth round. India, however, bounced strongly back…
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Savitha Shri has been on fire at the Olympiad, winning four successive games. | Photo Credit: FIDE She was a wisp of a girl when she faced Magnus Carlsen in a simultaneous display ahead of the Norwegian’s World championship match against Viswanathan Anand in the city back in 2013. B. Savitha Shri has come a…
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Vachier-Lagrave is currently playing in the Global Chess League. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Maxime Vachier-Lagrave believes the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand could be crucial for D. Gukesh in the defence of his World title. The Chennai Grandmaster will be taking on Javokhir Sindarov in the championship match in Geneva later this year. The…
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Praggnanandhaa, right, with Suri. | Photo Credit: Norway Chess After a bumpy start to the year, R. Praggnanandhaa has hit a purple patch. He made heads turn with a historic triumph in Norway Chess and stormed to victory in St. Louis Rapid & Blitz last week. As Praggnanandhaa lets his moves do the talking on…
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R. Praggnanandhaa being in a rich vein of form augurs well for India as it readies itself to defend its Chess Olympiad crown. | Photo Credit: Flickr/stlchessclub Fortunes in rapid chess change faster than the patterns of this monsoon. They change even faster in blitz chess. So, the way R. Praggnanandhaa dominated the Saint Louis Rapid…
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Praggnanandhaa. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Camaraderie among the members of the Indian squad will help in the Olympiad title defence, Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa said while expressing confidence of a strong show. The 20-year-old said the team was strong and had the experience to handle the pressure of being the defending champion. He said the…
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Swayams Mishra. File | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout A formidable Indian squad has been named for the women’s event in the upcoming chess Olympiad and will be the pre-tournament favourite. However, the team captain Swayams Mishra is not leaving anything to chance. The Indian team comprising Koneru Humpy, R. Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agarwal, and…
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Gukesh has been going through tough times. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Becoming the World champion is probably easier than being one. This might be running through the mind of D. Gukesh, who is set to defend his title in a few months’ time. The 20-year-old Grandmaster has been going through a prolonged lean…