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Last Updated:October 27, 2024, 10:59 IST The historic achievement garnered the attention of Indian PM Narendra Modi, who shared his heartfelt wishes to the young GM. Arjun Erigaisi with PM Narendra Modi (X) Arjun Erigaisi’s historic achievement left the nation stunned at his brilliance with PM Narendra Modi echoing the amazement and joy of the…
Last Updated:October 25, 2024, 11:27 IST Arjun became just the second Indian, right after the legendary Viswanathan Anand, and 16th player in chess history to cross the 2800-rating mark. Arjun Erigaisi with Viswanathan Anand (X) The brilliance of Arjun Erigaisi continues to take the chess world by storm as the young Indian phenom scripted history…
GM Harika Dronavalli in action (X) Harika feels the success of the Indian teams at the Olympiad didn’t happen overnight but it was the result of several years of hard work at the grassroots level. Indian-American Abhimanyu Mishra may have become the youngest Grandmaster at the age of 12 back in June 2021 but leading…
India’s literal clean sweep at the 2024 Chess Olympiads in Budapest – winning the Open and Women’s Team Gold and three individual gold medals – has surely put the world on notice with the country possibly taking its first steps to be a global powerhouse in the sport, much like the Soviet-dominated the sport in…
Chess Representational Image. (AFP Photo) ChessBase, a passionate advocate of the game of chess who raised Rs. 10,26,577.13, seek to help ambitious chess players with financial and technical assistance on their journey. ChessBase announced that it had raised an incredible fund during the runtime of the recently concluded 45th Chess Olympiad in Hungary as the…
The Indian men’s and women’s chess teams made history as they clinched their maiden gold medals at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest on Sunday on the back of a dominant showing throughout the event. D Gukesh’s genius shone through the challenges as the teenage prodigy spearheaded a rampant display for the Indian unit. “I…
File photo of Gukesh D.© X (formerly Twitter) Grandmaster and World Championship challenger D Gukesh put it across Fabiano Caruana of United States to raise visions of a maiden gold medal for the Indian men in the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Set to play the next World championship match in Singapore in…
Grandmaster and World Championship challenger D Gukesh put it across Fabiano Caruana of the United States to raise visions of a maiden gold medal for the Indian men in the 45th Chess Olympiad. Set to play the next World Championship match in Singapore in November, Gukesh played another tough game showcasing his steely nerves against…
International Master Vantika Agrawal delivered when it mattered most as she defeated Grandmaster Irina Krush, helping India secure a 2-2 draw against United States in the ninth round of the women’s section of the 45th Chess Olympiad on Friday. The Indian think tank rested an out-of-form Grandmaster D Harika but it did not change the…
Arjun Erigaisi. (PTI Photo) Arjun Erigaisi started the rampage before D Gukesh and Vidit Gujrathi also picked up wins, while Praggnanandhaa pulled off a draw as India posted a 3.5-0.5 win over Iran. The Indian men’s team scored yet another thumping victory over Iran by a massive 3.5-0.5 points to stake its claim for the…