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After the teaser, the thriller opens on Tuesday. The chess World Cup’s second round is where the real action begins: all the big stars, given a bye in the opening … Read More
Six are already in. Another five are in with a chance. India’s lesser-known players aren’t doing badly at the chess World Cup. Leading the host’s charge into the second round … Read More
The big stars will descend on this North Goan village only a couple of days later, but the opening day of the chess World Cup didn’t suffer from a lack … Read More
The chess world is still reeling from the tragic death of American Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky. Its shadow is being felt at the FIDE World Cup, which opened Resort Rio here … Read More
The new trophy of the FIDE World Cup being held in Goa was on Friday christened as the Viswanathan Anand trophy, in honour of the five-time World Champion Indian legend. … Read More
The last time India hosted the Chess World Cup — way back in 2002 in Hyderabad — for most people, Indian chess began and ended with Viswanathan Anand, who ended … Read More
Chennai’s A.R. Ilamparthi (16) became India’s 90th Grandmaster, securing his final GM norm at the Bijeljina tournament in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday. Reacting to his feat, his father Ravikumar … Read More
D. Gukesh and Divya Deshmukh claimed double gold medals and guided their respective teams — SuperChess and Cercle d’echecs de Monte Carlo — to the titles at the 40th European … Read More
What is the FIDE World Cup? The FIDE World Cup is one of the most prestigious events in world chess, featuring a knockout format that brings together top players from … Read More
International Chess Federation president Arkady Dvorkovich on Monday called India a “modern powerhouse” in the sport and said the upcoming FIDE World Cup was being organised in Goa because the … Read More
