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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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India’s Koneru Humpy Returns To Norway Chess Women 2025

January 15, 2025 admin

India’s top-ranked female chess player, Koneru Humpy, will return to compete in Norway Chess Women 2025. Currently ranked World No.6 in women’s classical chess, Humpy aims to make her mark in the prestigious chess tournament. Humpy’s return to Norway Chess Women highlights her remarkable career, filled with significant milestones. In 2002, she became…

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World Blitz Chess Championship: Koneru Humpy Eyeing A Grand Double

December 30, 2024 admin

Koneru Humpy achieved feat of winning the World Rapid chess title for a second time.© FIDE Having achieved the monumental feat of winning the World Rapid chess title for a second time, Indian stalwart Koneru Humpy would be eyeing a grand double when the FIDE World Blitz Championship commences on Tuesday. Humpy had…

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“Parents Look After My Daughter”: Koneru Humpy On Family’s Role In Her Historic Women’s Rapid Chess World Title Win

December 29, 2024 admin

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy capped a wonderful year for Indian chess, defeating Irene Sukandar of Indonesia to emerge the FIDE Women’s World Rapid Chess champion in New York on Sunday. Humpy had won the event back in 2019 at Georgia and the Indian No. 1 is only the second player after China’s Ju Wenjun…

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Norway Chess: R Praggnanandhaa Loses To World Champion Ding Liren, R Vaishali Beats Koneru Humpy

May 29, 2024 admin

File image of R Praggnanandhaa© AFP Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa lost to World Champion Ding Liren in the Armageddon tie-breaker after the two played out a draw under normal time control in the second round of the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger. The second round of the prestigious event saw all three classical…

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Grandmaster Koneru Humpy Excited About Young Indian Chess Brigade

August 30, 2023 admin

She knows what it takes to achieve success at a young age as the world’s youngest female GM Koneru Humpy on Wednesday said the recent success of young Indians at the World Cup will take the legacy of Viswanathan Anand forward. R Praggnanandhaa became the youngest player at 18 to be a World Cup runner-up…

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