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Chess Olympiad | Polish women make a habit of beating India

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Chess Olympiad | Polish women make a habit of beating India

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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Samarkand Chess Olympiad preview | India has the ability to repeat Budapest heroics

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Samarkand Chess Olympiad preview | India has the ability to repeat Budapest heroics

Samarkand is ready: FIDE interim president Viswanathan Anand and AICF president Nitin Narang hand over the Chess Olympiad flame to Sindarov. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Time flies. It has been two years since those beautiful images from Budapest caught India’s imagination — the country’s young chess players, men and women, posing for photographs after their twin success at the Chess Olympiad. It was…

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Form doesn’t really matter when it comes to the World championship battle: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

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Form doesn’t really matter when it comes to the World championship battle: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Only 15 chess players have touched 2800 Elo points on the FIDE rating list . Arjun Erigaisi was the last to reach there, and it has been two years since. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave crossed the mark in 2016. With a peak rating of 2819, the French Grandmaster is the seventh strongest player in chess history. He…

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Form doesn’t really matter when it comes to the World championship battle: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

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Form doesn’t really matter when it comes to the World championship battle: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Only 15 chess players have touched 2800 Elo points on the FIDE rating list . Arjun Erigaisi was the last to reach there, and it has been two years since. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave crossed the mark in 2016. With a peak rating of 2819, the French Grandmaster is the seventh strongest player in chess history. He…

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In a sporting crossover, Venkatesh and Sindarov play a game of chess

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In a sporting crossover, Venkatesh and Sindarov play a game of chess

Sindarov and Venkatesh played at RCB Bar & Cafe on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Cricket met chess on Sunday night. Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer, who has played for India in both short formats, took on the World No. 4 Javokhir Sindarov in a game of chess. After the match against the…

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Olympiad crucial for Gukesh in his World title defence: Vachier-Lagrave

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Olympiad crucial for Gukesh in his World title defence: Vachier-Lagrave

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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Geneva to host Gukesh-Sindarov World chess championship match

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Geneva to host Gukesh-Sindarov World chess championship match

It’s a date! Sindarov will contest Gukesh for the world crown from November 25 to December 15. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Geneva will host the World chess championship match between D. Gukesh and Javokhir Sindarov from November 25 to December 15. Chennai-based Gukesh had won the title by beating China’s Ding Liren in Singapore…

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It takes only one game or critical moment to regain confidence: Srinath on Gukesh’s lean patch

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It takes only one game or critical moment to regain confidence: Srinath on Gukesh’s lean patch

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…

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India has an ‘excellent chance’ of retaining Chess Olympiad title: captain Srinath

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India has an ‘excellent chance’ of retaining Chess Olympiad title: captain Srinath

Srinath. | Photo Credit: File photo: M. Vedhan    If the India Open team is to replicate its near-perfect Chess Olympiad 2024 campaign, it will take some doing.   India will have the ‘defending champion’ tag attached to it throughout the global competition in Samarkand in September and will be expected to deliver another strong show. But…

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