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Don't check our mate out - Ahmedabad Mirror
Ahmedabad Mirror
Don't check our mate out
Ahmedabad Mirror
Shreyas had made the ceremonial opening move for the Viswanathan Anand-Magnus Carlsen game at London Classic last year. He has also been roped in by Fide to make the symbolic first move of this November's World Championship match between ...
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Ahmedabad Mirror
Shreyas had made the ceremonial opening move for the Viswanathan Anand-Magnus Carlsen game at London Classic last year. He has also been roped in by Fide to make the symbolic first move of this November's World Championship match between ...
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Sai Agni Jeevitesh making his mark on chequered board - Telangana Today
Telangana Today
Sai Agni Jeevitesh making his mark on chequered board
Telangana Today
Once I become IM, then I will train to achieve GM norm,” said the youngster, who admires former World Champion Viswanathan Anand. “I spend around six hours training hard and want to become GM soon,” added Jeevitesh who also works on his physical ...
Telangana Today
Once I become IM, then I will train to achieve GM norm,” said the youngster, who admires former World Champion Viswanathan Anand. “I spend around six hours training hard and want to become GM soon,” added Jeevitesh who also works on his physical ...
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With a Level Playing Field, Indian Women Could Outshine Men in Sports: Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand - India West
India West
With a Level Playing Field, Indian Women Could Outshine Men in Sports: Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand
India West
Indian women athletes could outshine their male counterparts, given a level playing field, believes Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan 'Vishy' Anand. Anand, who serves on the board of directors for the Indian non-profit organization Olympic Gold ...
India West
Indian women athletes could outshine their male counterparts, given a level playing field, believes Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan 'Vishy' Anand. Anand, who serves on the board of directors for the Indian non-profit organization Olympic Gold ...
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Meet RB Ramesh, The Guru Of Grandmasters - Swarajya
Swarajya
Meet RB Ramesh, The Guru Of Grandmasters
Swarajya
For Ramesh, it all began at the age of 12 in 1988 when he started playing chess after Viswanathan Anand became a grandmaster. “Back then, chess was just a pursuit of passion. I did not have any coach to learn from. It was more of trial-and-error and ...
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For Ramesh, it all began at the age of 12 in 1988 when he started playing chess after Viswanathan Anand became a grandmaster. “Back then, chess was just a pursuit of passion. I did not have any coach to learn from. It was more of trial-and-error and ...
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Doing things her own way by bringing chess to the masses: The story of Devanshi Rathi - The Bridge (press release) (blog)
The Bridge (press release) (blog)
Doing things her own way by bringing chess to the masses: The story of Devanshi Rathi
The Bridge (press release) (blog)
Chess, for long, has been touted as a sport which is a good exercise for the most vital organ of the human body. The brain. It also tests the skills, patience and concentration of a player. The 64-chequered board game, divided into 8×8 grids, is played ...
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Chess, for long, has been touted as a sport which is a good exercise for the most vital organ of the human body. The brain. It also tests the skills, patience and concentration of a player. The 64-chequered board game, divided into 8×8 grids, is played ...
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Explainer: What are the different formats of chess? - NewsBytes
NewsBytes
Explainer: What are the different formats of chess?
NewsBytes
Internationally, chess is played in three formats, namely, classical, blitz and rapid; the main difference being time allotted to make a move. Some players are more competent in one format while there are the ones who are equally proficient in all three.
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Internationally, chess is played in three formats, namely, classical, blitz and rapid; the main difference being time allotted to make a move. Some players are more competent in one format while there are the ones who are equally proficient in all three.
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R. Praggnanandhaa — The boy whom defeat can't touch - The Hindu
The Hindu
R. Praggnanandhaa — The boy whom defeat can't touch
The Hindu
The World juniors is easily the most important of all the age-group tournaments, and its previous winners include Russians Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov and Boris Spassky as well as India's own Viswanathan Anand, all of whom have gone on to win the ...
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The World juniors is easily the most important of all the age-group tournaments, and its previous winners include Russians Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov and Boris Spassky as well as India's own Viswanathan Anand, all of whom have gone on to win the ...
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U-7 Chess Tournament: It's my first national medal, says Saanvi - The Indian Express
The Indian Express
U-7 Chess Tournament: It's my first national medal, says Saanvi
The Indian Express
Saanvi's mother Divya has not told her yet about former world champion Viswanathan Anand and the world's second-youngest Grand Master R Praggnanandhaa of Chennai. “Saanvi used to observe me play chess at home and liked the game. We have not ...
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Saanvi's mother Divya has not told her yet about former world champion Viswanathan Anand and the world's second-youngest Grand Master R Praggnanandhaa of Chennai. “Saanvi used to observe me play chess at home and liked the game. We have not ...
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A super special talent - Deccan Herald
Deccan Herald
A super special talent
Deccan Herald
It was a stuff of dreams as six years ago, Praggu was among the crowd that welcomed home Chennai's chess legend Viswanathan Anand, his idol, on winning his fifth world title. Praggu, who was not even born when Anand won his first World title in 2000, ...
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It was a stuff of dreams as six years ago, Praggu was among the crowd that welcomed home Chennai's chess legend Viswanathan Anand, his idol, on winning his fifth world title. Praggu, who was not even born when Anand won his first World title in 2000, ...
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Oxigen announces a strategic partnership with Fincare Small ... - Business Standard
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Oxigen announces a strategic partnership with Fincare Small ...
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Read more about Oxigen announces a strategic partnership with Fincare Small Finance Bank on Business Standard. In an event graced by Brand Ambassador ...
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Read more about Oxigen announces a strategic partnership with Fincare Small Finance Bank on Business Standard. In an event graced by Brand Ambassador ...
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Federer Inspires Indian Chess Legend Viswanathan Anand - Essentially Sports (blog)
Essentially Sports (blog)
Federer Inspires Indian Chess Legend Viswanathan Anand
Essentially Sports (blog)
Former world no.1 and chess legend Viswanathan Anand has said that he is greatly inspired by Roger Federer. The chess Grandmaster admitted that he felt uneasy when people referred to him as 'world champion'. However, once he won the World rapid ...
Essentially Sports (blog)
Former world no.1 and chess legend Viswanathan Anand has said that he is greatly inspired by Roger Federer. The chess Grandmaster admitted that he felt uneasy when people referred to him as 'world champion'. However, once he won the World rapid ...
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Roger Federer a source of inspiration for chess legend Viswanathan Anand - India Today
India Today
Roger Federer a source of inspiration for chess legend Viswanathan Anand
India Today
He may be a former world no.1 and winner of multiple titles but chess legend Viswanathan Anand says he felt uneasy when people took out 'former' and refered to him as 'world champion', not too long ago. But that was until he won the World rapid chess ...
India Today
He may be a former world no.1 and winner of multiple titles but chess legend Viswanathan Anand says he felt uneasy when people took out 'former' and refered to him as 'world champion', not too long ago. But that was until he won the World rapid chess ...
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Roger Federer a source of inspiration for chess legend Viswanathan Anand - India Today
Roger Federer a source of inspiration for chess legend Viswanathan Anand India Today
Viswanathan Anand said that he draws inspiration from Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer's remarkable resurgence at the age of 36.
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Viswanathan Anand hopes to lift India at Chess Olympiad - The New Indian Express
Viswanathan Anand hopes to lift India at Chess Olympiad The New Indian Express
It has been a season of nostalgia for Viswanathan Anand. Having returned to the top of his game by winning the World Rapid Chess Championship, the ...
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Viswanathan Anand hopes to lift India at Chess Olympiad - The New Indian Express
Viswanathan Anand hopes to lift India at Chess Olympiad The New Indian Express
It has been a season of nostalgia for Viswanathan Anand. Having returned to the top of his game by winning the World Rapid Chess Championship, the ...
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Viswanathan Anand hopes to lift India at Chess Olympiad - The New Indian Express
The New Indian Express
Viswanathan Anand hopes to lift India at Chess Olympiad
The New Indian Express
It has been a season of nostalgia for Viswanathan Anand. Having returned to the top of his game by winning the World Rapid Chess Championship, the 49-year-old now is looking forward to make a ...
The New Indian Express
It has been a season of nostalgia for Viswanathan Anand. Having returned to the top of his game by winning the World Rapid Chess Championship, the 49-year-old now is looking forward to make a ...
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CHESS#1310 - Business Standard
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CHESS#1310
Business Standard
India's chess squads are gearing up for the Batumi Olympiad. The Open squad is led by Viswanathan Anand, who's playing Olympiads after a long gap. The women will be boosted by the return of Koneru Humpy, who hasn't played since the middle of 2016, ...
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India's chess squads are gearing up for the Batumi Olympiad. The Open squad is led by Viswanathan Anand, who's playing Olympiads after a long gap. The women will be boosted by the return of Koneru Humpy, who hasn't played since the middle of 2016, ...
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Growth has been solid, hope Olympiad will demonstrate it: Anand - The Hindu
The Hindu
Growth has been solid, hope Olympiad will demonstrate it: Anand
The Hindu
SPOTLIGHT. Indian chess has grown consistently in the last three decades, believes five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, who expressed optimism that the country's progress would be reflected in the Chess Olympiad. “I am proud to have played ...
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The Hindu
SPOTLIGHT. Indian chess has grown consistently in the last three decades, believes five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, who expressed optimism that the country's progress would be reflected in the Chess Olympiad. “I am proud to have played ...
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Viswanathan Anand says quality of competition too high in India - Times of India
Viswanathan Anand says quality of competition too high in India Times of India
Chess News: "The competition has become so high that it is extremely difficult for a budding player to achieve a victory here and I would like to say that it is n.
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Rapid chess win a personal validation, says Viswanathan Anand - The Indian Express
Rapid chess win a personal validation, says Viswanathan Anand The Indian Express
Viswanathan Anand has won five world championship titles, and has consistently remained India's highest ranked player throughout the three decades.
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