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Ananad Fondly Remebers His Mother Susheela Viswanathan as He Shares an Anecdote From His First Olympiad

Five-time World Chess Champion, Viswanathan Anand’s late mother Susheela Viswanathan definitely believed and subscribed to this theory!  She was the one who introduced, initiated and inculcated the love for the 64 squares and the well- organized army moving on those squares. When Anand started playing in chess events, she accompanied him and ensured that he […]

R Vaishali – Interview

Winning an International event is a rarity for women in chess, especially more so in India and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) R Vaishali easily stood apart as she won the Fischer Memorial round robin event at Heraklion, Greece. Koneru Humpy the third highest rated woman player in the World is the other Indian who has won […]

Chess Olympiad 2022- INDIAN TEAMS

The All India Chess Federation (AICF) announced two Indian teams for the 44th Chess Olympiad scheduled at Chennai from 28th July to 10th August. As is the norm, the Team selection is based on the average rating of the player in the last three Rating lists released by  World Chess Organization (FIDE ). Vidit Santosh […]

Chennai Chess Olympiad 2022

Highest ever subsidy by FIDE and AICF for about 150 federations for travel to Chennai Olympiad 2022.   In a bid to boost the numerical strength of the Chess Olympiad in these covid testing times, the World Chess Organization FIDE and the All India chess Federation (AICF) announced financial support in the form of subsidies […]

Interview with Bharat Singh Chauhan, Secretary (AICF)

Citius, Altius, Fortius in Latin or quite simply Swifter, Stronger, Higher in English conveys the Olympic motto. Inspired by this, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) has began the preparations for the 44th Chess Olympiad on a massive scale after being allotted the Chess Olympiad barely four months before the commencement date. Things have been […]

Chess Olympiad 22

Only a hundred days more…after about almost 100 years wait for the  44th World Chess Olympiad 2022 to begin at Mahabalipuram, Chennai. This is the first time that India would be hosting an event of this magnitude and it was way back in 1924 that the first unofficial Olympiad was played. Former World Champions, Reigning […]

Chennai

Chennai, the venue for the 44th chess Olympiad — the first-ever to be held in India, is 382- year-old city boasting of a very rich cultural heritage, historical and traditional places along with its robust modern medical and engineering amenities as well as educational institutes. Chennai is one of the prominent economic and educational centre, […]