D Gukesh's triumph has not only etched his name in the annals of chess history but has also inspired millions of young minds to dream big and pursue excellence. My best wishes for his future endeavours, PM Modi said.
Maintaining his reputation, Anand won the Armageddon early on Friday
While the men beat Kazakhstan 2.5-1.5 and 3-1, the women's side posted 3.5-0.5 and 4-0 wins over Mongolia.
The Indian women's team stormed into the semis of the Asian Nations (Regions) Online Cup 2020 Championship, while their male counterparts eked out a fighting win over Mongolia to secure the last four berth.
Nihal Sarin emerged winner in the Chess.com's 2020 Junior Speed Online Chess Championship, beating Russia's world junior No. 6 Alexey Sarana 18-7 in the final.
Anand asserted that the team is not aware of the opponents and so a lot of work will have to be done at the Olympiad.
With the invincible tag around him these days, Ding Liren did not face any real danger from Anand, who has 1.5 points in all.
The finish in the top half means that Anand will get an extra white five white against four black games in what is known as the strongest tournament of the year.
The Indian ace was languishing at the bottom of the tables on one point from three games thanks to a solitary draw and today he took his tally to five points out of a possible six as a win here is worth two and a draw gives one point.
Seven-year-old Mumbai prodigy Kush Bhagat has achieved a feat by winning all three gold medals on offer in the 1st Western Asia Youth Chess Championship that concluded in Al Ain Chess Club, UAE, yesterday. The
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as black against Levon Aronian of Armenia in the second round of the Candidates Chess tournament here on Saturday.
Suwon: India impressed with a rich haul of 17 medals to be declared overall winners in the Asian Youth Chess Championship.Bagging 5 Gold, 5 Silver and 7 Bronze out of the available 36 medals, Indian juniors
Aurangabad, Oct 21 : Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta today won the 49th Premier National Chess championship.He was declared winner after he tied up the match with Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi and ended up with 9.5 points.Gupta won
Aurangabad, Oct 19: Abhijeet Gupta of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) enhanced his lead to one point by defeating Tamil Nadu's P Shyam Nikhil in the 10th round of the 49th National Premier Chess Championship
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