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Viswanathan Anand to lead strong Indian team in online Chess Olympiad
• 4 years agoAll the players will be based in Chennai from where all the matches will be played.
Indian Chess League: R Praggnanandhaa's Chess Gurukul take early lead on Day 1 of tournament
• 5 years agoWith 16 points after five rounds, Chess Gurukul is atop the points table. Desi Boys is in second spot with 14.5 points followed by Undercover Agents and Superkids, both with 14 points
Viswanathan Anand, Yuzvendra Chahal involved in online chess game, help raise Rs 8.8 lakh for charity
• 5 years agoFormer world champion Viswanathan Anand and India cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal among others took part in an online chess charity event, raising Rs 8.8 lakh for the waste pickers' community fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: India's chances of podium finish in doubt as men's and women's teams fail to win in round nine
Aditya Pai • 7 years agoIn the penultimate round, India will play the Netherlands in the men's event while the women will be pitted against 37th seed Peru.
Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: India secure narrow win over Egypt in 7th round; women's team held by Georgia
• 7 years agoBatumi Chess Olympiad 2018: Viswanathan Anand survives scare as India hold Russia, women share points with USA
• 7 years agoFive-time world champion Viswanathan Anand helped Indian men hold second seeds Russia to a draw in the sixth round of the 43rd Chess Olympiad on Sunday.
Chess' inclusion in 2020 Tokyo Olympics would be great, says India's Viswanathan Anand ahead of Olympiad
• 7 years agoChess legend Viswanathan Anand on Thursday said it will be 'great' if the sport is included in the Olympic programme for the 2020 Games.
World Team Chess Championship 2017: Vidit Gujrathi shows mettle, but India blunder in initial rounds
Aditya Pai • 8 years agoGujrathi inched another step closer to becoming the fourth Indian to cross the 2700 Elo mark after Viswanathan Anand, Sasikiran and Harikrishna.
Commonwealth Chess Championship: Abhijeet Gupta pulls off hat-trick of titles, 10-year-old Sahithi Varshini amazes
Aditya Pai • 8 years agoThe competition in the women's section of the Commonwealth Chess Championship was absolutely cut-throat. Swati Ghate, Mary Ann Gomes and Tania Sachdev were tied for first.
World Team Chess Championship 2017: India miss out on medal in Open, Women's events despite impressive display
Aditya Pai • 8 years agoIn the final three rounds of the FIDE World Team Chess Championship, India fought hard to make a podium finish, but fell short by a mere whit.