Chess
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Embassy in touch with Viswanathan Anand but repatriation will take time: Wife Aruna
Other Sports | May 08, 2020, 02:54 PM ISTFive-time world champion Anand was in Germany to take part in the Bundesliga chess tournament and before he could return, the travel restrictions came calling in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Online blitz chess tournament raises Rs 4 lakh for Kerala CM Relief Fund
Other Sports | May 04, 2020, 01:18 PM ISTBritish chess legend and FIDE (world chess federation) vice-president Nigel Short, who participated, said he was glad to be of help in the fight against COVID-19.
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AICF panel criticises secretary Deshpande, accuses him of spreading false information
Other Sports | Apr 29, 2020, 04:24 PM ISTSecretary and convenor of the five-member panel Naresh Sharma took strong objections to Despande's recent statement against the decisions taken by the AICF general body meeting held online recently.
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Chess has adapted well to COVID-19 shutdowns with online events: Viswanathan Anand
Other Sports | Apr 21, 2020, 02:38 PM ISTThe 50-year-old reflected on sports in time of worldwide lockdowns and said chess seems to have coped well so far.
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Chess players raise over Rs 2.39 lakh for PM CARES Fund
Other Sports | Apr 10, 2020, 06:17 PM ISTA total of 17 Grandmasters and over 180 chess players participated came together to take part in an online blitz event to raise over Rs 2.39 lakh towards the PM CARES Fund for COVID-19 relief.
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Chess players raise fund for fight against coronavirus pandemic
Other Sports | Apr 08, 2020, 02:55 PM ISTSome young chess players from across the country hosted an online tournament and raised Rs 1.05 lakh while noted coach R B Ramesh collected funds through his 'Chess Gurukul' with GM P Harikrishna contributing Rs 2 lakh and Karthikeyan Murali donating Rs 25,000.
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Lockdown: Teen chess wizards keep composure; stay busy with online events
Other Sports | Apr 07, 2020, 12:26 PM ISTIndian teen chess players are taking it to online tournaments.
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Chess taught him to be patient on cricket field: Yuzvendra Chahal
Cricket | Apr 06, 2020, 09:18 AM ISTA former national Under-12 chess champion, India cricketer Chahal has the distinction of having represented the country at the World Youth Chess Championships, and is listed on the World Chess Federation (FIDE) website.
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AICF postpones all events till May 31 over coronavirus scare
Other Sports | Mar 13, 2020, 11:52 AM ISTThe AICF also asked the state associations to avoid any state-level events till April 15.
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FIDE removes list of AICF office bearers from its website
Other Sports | Mar 03, 2020, 11:40 AM ISTFIDE had recently recognised a new set of office-bearers of AICF after they were declared elected unopposed by the returning officer for the election.
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Dibyendu Barua, Bharat Singh Chauhan summoned by Kolkata court for libel and slander
Other Sports | Feb 20, 2020, 04:17 PM ISTIf proven guilty, they may have to face imprisonment for two years for defaming the current Secretary of the BCA, who is also a member of the Education Commission of FIDE.
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Konero Humpy wins Cairns Cup, becomes World No. 2
Other Sports | Feb 17, 2020, 01:17 PM ISTIndian chess grandmaster Konero Humpy won the Cairns Cup tournament to reclaim the world no. 2 rank.
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Ajay Patel new AICF president, Bharat Singh Chauhan Secretary: Returning officer
Other Sports | Feb 12, 2020, 09:02 AM ISTAjay Patel has been elected as president, Bharat Singh Chauhan as secretary, Naresh Sharma as treasurer, M Arun Singh as joint secretary and Vipnesh Bharadwaj as vice-president.
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Indian women keep tricolour flying high in World Chess Rankings
Other Sports | Feb 04, 2020, 02:50 PM ISTWorld Rapid Champion Koneru Humphy and Harika Dronavalli are ranked as world number three and nine respectively in the women's section.
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AICF calls meeting on February 9 to elect new office-bearers
Other Sports | Jan 03, 2020, 04:01 PM ISTThe polls will be held to elect the president, six vice presidents, one honorary secretary, six joint secretaries and one treasurer.
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Delhi's Prithu Gupta becomes India's 64th Grandmaster after crossing threshold of 2500 points
Other Sports | Jul 19, 2019, 04:17 PM ISTPrithu Gupta, who picked up the sport as a nine-year-old, has achieved the sensational feat at the age of 15 years, 4 months and 10 days.
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Chess set for comeback at 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou
Other Sports | Mar 12, 2019, 11:25 PM ISTThe Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly met in Bangkok on March 3 and its president Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad Al-Sabah officially confirmed the development to World Chess Federation (WCF) president Arkady Dvorkovich.
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Restrictive undertaking removed by Indian chess body
Other Sports | Feb 14, 2019, 08:40 PM ISTThe All India Chess Federation (AICF) has removed the restrictive undertaking that players had to give while registering themselves with the body, which sought to comply with the Competition Commission of India's order.
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Viswanathan Anand sees three seasons for three chess formats in future
Other Sports | Nov 13, 2018, 11:08 PM ISTAnand, the reigning world rapid chess champion, also said the constant zigzagging of the three formats was unhelpful.
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Indian men hold Russia; women draw with United States in 43rd Chess Olympiad
Other Sports | Oct 01, 2018, 08:38 AM ISTThe Indian women came almost close to beating sole leaders United States but eventually had to settle for a draw.