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Chess Olympiad | Polish women make a habit of beating India

September 20, 2026 admin

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

September 15, 2026 admin

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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Chess | Indian players are an arbiter’s delight: Kulczak

June 5, 2026 admin

International arbiter Anemone Kulczak has praised the Indian players for their discipline and talent. | Photo Credit: Tor Nilssen Anemone Kulczak seems like a constant at Norway Chess. The Frenchwoman, who made a smooth transition from playing to being an arbiter, is enjoying the role. “I played many tournaments after having learnt the game from…

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Norway Chess: After action-packed start, players ‘sail’ through the rest day

May 30, 2026 admin

Gukesh celebrated his 20th birthday by actively involving in fun events. | Photo Credit: Flickr/Norway Chess The action may be taking place on the board but there’s a lot going on inside a chess player’s mind. After four days of competition at Norway Chess that had its share of thrills and spills, the players enjoyed…

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Norway Chess 2026: Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa secure victories in Round 1; Carlsen stunned by Firouzja

May 26, 2026 admin

R. Praggnanandhaa plays Wesley So in the Norway Chess 2026 opening round in Oslo on May 25, 2026 | Photo Credit: Norway Chess World champion D. Gukesh appeared flustered yet showed remarkable defensive skills to deny Vincent Keymer before turning the tables on his opponent in the Armageddon after securing a draw in the Classical…

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Morning Digest | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury declines to join ‘one nation, one election’ panel; No Question Hour, private members business during September 18-22 special session of Parliament, and more

September 3, 2023 admin

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury declines to join ‘one nation, one election’ panel The Union Law Ministry on Saturday named eight members to the committee, headed by the former President Ram Nath Kovind, that will examine the issue of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, Assemblies, municipalities and panchayats. No Question Hour, private members business during September…

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