Tag: FIDE Chess Olympiad

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 | Camaraderie will stand us in good stead at the Olympiad: Praggnanandhaa

July 27, 2026 admin

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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