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Indian chess in ‘August’ company, but best yet to come

Praggnanandhaa has jumped nine places to hold the 20th spot following his stupendous showing in the Chess World Cup.

Praggnanandhaa’s World Cup silver reaffirms Indian chess’s growing dominance

Master of squares: R. Praggnanandhaa will now play in the Candidates tournament in 2024, where the winner will face China’s Ding Liren in the next World Championship. At the age of 18, Praggnanandhaa was also the youngest Chess World Cup finalist ever to date.

Chennai has become a preferred sports destination, says TN Sports Secretary

K. Keerthivasan

Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s visit to Rourkela, Odisha, was instrumental in an MOU being signed between the two states, said Atulya Misra, the TN Sports Secretary.

GCL is a game-changer for chess like IPL and PKL, says Mumba Masters coach Srinath

UMM coach N Srinath intereacts with All India Chess Federation president Bharat Singh Chauhan during the GCL tournament in Dubai.

Tamil Nadu government has set aside Rs. 92.13 crores for Chess Olympiad: CM MK Stalin

Dr. Malini Parthasarathy, Chairperson, THG Publishing Pvt. Ltd, presenting a memento to M.K. Stalin, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, at the Sportstar South Sports Conclave at Taj Coromandel in Chennai on Tuesday.

Idea of Global Chess League partly driven by desire to see what can be explored on TV: Anand

FILE PHOTO: Former Chess World Champion, Viswanathan Anand.

Ding Liren, chess world’s latest champion, completes China’s Big Dragon Project

P. K. Ajith Kumar

China’s Ding Liren, the new world champion in men’s chess.

D. Gukesh wins Best Young Achiever (Boy) at Sportstar Aces Awards 2023

In 2022, Gukesh became the youngest player to defeat Magnus Carlsen in an online tournament, since the latter became world champion.

Sportstar Aces 2023, Popular Choice: Indian contingent at Chess Olympiad nominated for ‘National Team of the Year’ award

Team India-2 at the Chess Olympiad awards ceremony.

Sportstar Aces 2023, National Team of the Year: Thomas Cup team, Lawn Bowls team, CWG men’s table tennis team, Chess Olympiad contingent, women’s hockey team nominated

Indian sports teams have enjoyed tremendous success in 2022. Of the lot, the six nominated teams are - India’s Thomas Cup-winning badminton team, the women’s hockey team, the women’s fours lawn bowls team, the contingent at the Chess Olympiad and the men’s table tennis team.

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