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"I hope chess players from all over the country will be able to take advantage': Viswanathan Anand on Chola Chess Initiative
Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Viswanathan Anand said, "It is a very healthy development, a CSR initiative, very nice facilities. There will be very good coaches, and people can apply to attend the ...
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Chola launches nationwide initiative to nurture chess talent
In a significant step to uplift India's growing chess talent, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company (Chola) has ...
D Gukesh’s secret to his latest win over Magnus Carlsen revealed: 'Chess wise, it's a tricky period'
D Gukesh stunned world No.1 Magnus Carlsen in the Rapid section of the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia as the world chess ...
Vantika stuns ex-world champion in Round 2 of FIDE Women's World Cup; Humpy, Vaishali and Divya also win
International Master Vantika, who was part of the Indian contingent that completed a historic golden sweep at the Chess ...
'Tamil Nadu greatest state': Indian-American techie's X post stirs row; 'I am also proud of...'
A prominent Indian-American voice on X, Sidharth who posts on tech, investment and recently on Elon Musk's America Party, ...
A Generation Mentored By Vishy Anand
Tania chimes in, "This Golden generation was such a big part of his vision. He paved that path himself. We have the youngest world champion from India. I think Gary Kasparov summed it up the best when ...
Like Gukesh now, young Vishy Anand was once dismissed by Soviet Union stars as ‘coffee house player’
Anand had written in his autobiography about the treatment he got from players from the Soviet Union in his early days: ...
FIDE Grand Swiss: Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Vishy Anand missing
The FIDE Grand Swiss is the event that helped Vidit Gujrathi and Vaishali Rameshbabu secure spots at the Candidates ...