The 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India, set to start on the 29th of July, will be the most prominent chess gathering of the year. The historical participation records are updated with 189 teams registered for the Open and 162 in the Women’s section. With your help, we’re looking forward to making this Olympiad not […]
A third Indian team managed to get a last-minute entry into the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad scheduled at Mahabalipuram from 28th July to 10th August. A record-breaking 187 teams, the highest ever for a Chess Olympiad registered and to even out the entries, FIDE gave a nod for the third team as […]
A game tracing its origin almost 12 to 15 centuries back would have its share of fabulous legends and Chess too has its fair share of ones which have been handed down in generations, in sort of a legacy! The most fascinating one was narrated by my grandmother when I was 6 years old and […]
Appalled by the rumours doing the rounds post the Delhi high court judgment that stopped Bharat Singh Chauhan from functioning as AICF Secretary, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) pledged support to five time World Champion Viswanathan Anand who is running on the incumbent President Arkady Dvorkovich’s ticket as the deputy President. A message/mail doing […]
If Praggnanandhaa is garnering international headlines, his sister IM RameshBabu Vaishali has been quietly performing above expectations in the European Chess circuitin the last couple of months. Just early morning today Vaishali tied for top place in the Bodensee open tournament in Austria but had to settle for second place after tie-break. Last month Vaishali […]
At first, the Chess World just struggled to perfectly pronounce Praggnanandhaa but now it is striving to grapple with the terrific tactical intricacies he conjures up on the chequered board with relentless regularity. Add to that, his uncompromising attitude towards shunning short draws, scant regard for ratings and reputations, his willingness to explore and experiment […]
The 44th Chess Olympiad scheduled at Mahabalipuram, Chennai will hit the record books as the Chess Olympiad with highest number of participating countries and teams, breaking the record set at the 43rd Chess Olympiad at Batumi, Georgia in 2018. This indeed is a cause for jubilation in a pandemic world where sporting activities are slowly […]
Magnus Carlsen– World chess Champion. Highest rated player in the world. Fights till the last piece on board and does not believe in short, easy draws. One of the strongest ever world Chess Champion and also one of the Glamorous ones. Modelled for a T shirt brand. Also plays football, squash. Very athletic. Highest ever […]
“ 9.30 PM. Isn’t that kid’s bedtime in Chennai?” tweeted Anish Giri of Netherland, currently ranked World number 10 in chess rankings yesterday evening. This cheeky query was aimed at his semi-final opponent in the MCCT Chessable Maasters online Rapid tournament, 16-year-old Rameshbabu Praggananandhaa and the time reference was to the scheduled time of their […]
Men’s ( Team A ) 1. Vidit Gujrathi Vidit hails from Nashik, Maharashtra and is currently the India no 2 and world no 25. Vidit joined a club to become a cricketer but due to his age he wasn’t allowed to play at that time so he picked up chess just for fun to play […]
From just 16 countries in 1927 to an expectancy of 160 countries at the 44th Chess Olympiad scheduled at Chennai come July, speaks volumes about the rising popularity of chess worldwide. The numbers also indicate the monumental effort required in hosting an event of this magnitude. The official Olympiad held in London in 1927 at […]
India will host the Chess Olympiad for the first time, from July 28 to August 10, in Chennai. The 44th edition of the biggest chess event in the world will have a virtual participant list with most of the stars joining from across the globe. “It’s a great honour for India to host such a […]
Chennai would be hosting the 44th Chess Olympiad, the biggest sports extravaganza ever in India, with about 160-190 countries in the fray at Mamallapuram, about 60kms from Chennai from 28th July to 10th August. Russia was scheduled to host the Chess Olympiad but after the war broke out with Ukraine, news wafted that World Chess […]
Republic of India or Bharat Ganarajya with an area of 2973190 sq. km is the seventh largest country in the world and occupies the greater part of South Asia. The second most populous country in the world, after China, every sixth citizen of the World is an Indian. The Himalayan Ranges (the loftiest mountain ranges […]