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Praggnanandhaa: “I want to become world champion as soon as possible.”
R Praggnanandhaa: Aiming To Become Youngest Chess Grandmaster Subhagata Bhattacharya 19th March 2017 Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa could have been just another average kid from the Indian household who plays chess as a hobby. He is probably one such chap who...
A push for chess promotion in India
Hari, Harika bat for better promotion, profile for chess Anand (since 1991), Hari (2004), Harika (2010) and Humpy, who vowed not to play in the country after withdrawing from 2015 Commonwealth championship following a fourth-round defeat, have not been...
Another big comeback for Anand?
Viswanathan Anand confident of bouncing back after mixed 2016 By PTI | Posted 17-Mar-2017 Chennai: Confident of bouncing back after enduring a mixed 2016, former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand says he will compete in the Grand Chess Tour,...
More supports needed for National Heroes
Harika Dronavalli returns to an empty airport: When will India start celebrating its non-cricketing heroes? How many more World Championship medallists will have to land at empty airports? by Sagnik Kundu The champ is here! Imagine this hypothetical scenario....
Pride of India
It’s Hard to List All of Indian Chess Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli’s Accomplishments. But We Tried Aishhwariya Subramanian March 1, 2017 Chess, Quick Bytes, Sports Harika Dronavalli is one of the most accomplished sportswomen in India and chances are you...
Devastating elimination!
World Chess C’ship: Harika runs out of time, loses marathon semifinal Chinese girl Tan Zhongyi was declared “won-on-time” against D. Harika after 99 moves of their decisive battle in the Women World chess championship semifinal here on Saturday. RAKESH...
Reflection on a legendary career
Viswanathan Anand on evolution of chess, his major career clashes and more Venkatachalam SaravananFeb, 14 2017 12:56:46 IST Viswanathan Anand came up with candid insights about his career so far, revealing his ‘invention’ during his successful world championship match...
Anand: “If I know something to be good, I am 100% sure of it.”
Anand: ‘Technology has eliminated uncertainty in Chess’ It was an evening of enthralling discussion with five-time world champion V. Anand and IM V. Saravanan on some of the finer aspects of evolution of the game and Anand’s journey through...