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It was a memorable debut as a coach for B. Adhiban at the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League in Bengaluru last month. He guided Ganges Grandmasters to a maiden title in the world’s most glamorous chess league. Nicknamed ‘The Beast’, he was a part of the Indian teams that won the bronze medal at the…
Abhimanyu Mishra became the world’s youngest Grandmaster at the age of 12 in 2021. He still has that record. He is also the youngest player to defeat a reigning World champion. Excerpts from an interview Abhimanyu gave The Hindu in Bengaluru, where he played for PBG Alaskan Knights in the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League:…
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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Cruel game: Abhimanyu’s illegal move against Mendonca proved costly. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN At the Global Chess League, the margin for error can be thin. So thin, it doesn’t exist. M. Pranesh and Abhimanyu Mishra found that out in excruciating fashion at the Lalit Ashok on Tuesday. Pranesh was in a completely winning position against Nihal Sarin, but he overlooked a simple checkmate and lost. Pranesh, however, had the consolation…
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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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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Firouzja finished with 4.5 points. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj A draw was enough for Alireza Firouzja in the seventh and final round of the Chennai Grand Masters on Wednesday as the Frenchman walked away with the title in a strong field. Firouzja’s 41-move stalemate also ended his opponent Arjun Erigaisi’s chances of fighting…
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Alireza Firouzja wore down Pranesh in a marathon 79-move game to emerge the only winner on the opening day of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters Chess Tournament on Thursday.. Photo: | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Alireza Firouzja got off to a winning start, dismantling M. Pranesh in a longish game, at the Chennai Grand Masters chess tournament at Hotel Westin Velachery on Thursday….
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