In the absence of arch-rivals Russia and China, only the Indian team, playing on home turf, seem capable of depriving the USA of the gold medal. Five-times World Champion and Indian chess superstar Vishy Anand opened the first round of the 44th Chess Olympiad at 3pm sharp this afternoon, in the main hall of the […]
Led by Koneru Humpy on the top board, the top-seeded Indian women’s team asserted their supremacy on the lower-ranked Tajikistan in the first round of the 44th Chess Olympiad that finally got underway on the Chess Board after a glittering opening ceremony on Thursday. In what turned out to be a short hassle due to […]
The first round of the 44th Chess Olympiad at Mamallapuram, Chennai was inaugurated by Shri Anurag Thakur, Honourable Union Minister for I&B, Youth Affairs and Sports by making the first move on Vidit Gujrathi’s board, Five time World Champion Viswanathan Anand and Arkady Dvorkovich, President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) President, AICF President Dr Sanjay Kapoor, and Olympiad Director Bharat […]
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich and Managing Director Dana Reizniece Ozola opened the Queen’s and Social Pavilions on the first day of the 44th Chess Olympiad. Sonja Johnson, Chairperson of the Planning and Development Commission, welcomed Dana to the stage and Dana addressed the audience. “188 Men’s teams, 162 Women’s teams are participating, it seems like […]
App to drive hyper-personalised data-driven fan experiences by leveraging cutting-edge technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR)/ Virtual Reality (VR), among others The International Chess Federation(FIDE) and the All-India Chess Federation have strengthened their partnership with Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, to launch FIDE’s […]
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