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TamilNadu Chief Minister Shri. M.K. Stalin handed over cash incentive of Rs.1 crore 98.5 lakh to state chess players and coach

TamilNadu Chief Minister Shri. M.K. Stalin handed over cash incentive of Rs.1 crore 98.5 lakh to state chess players and coach.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Shri MK Stalin handed over cash incentive of Rs 92 lakh to state chess players and coach, (V. Anand, Aravindh Chithambaram, R.Praggnanandhaa, and R.Vaishali Rs.20 lakh each, coach Srinath Narayanan Rs 12 lakh) who were part of th

• October 7, 2021
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India cruise to the final of World Women Team Championship

India cruise to the final of World Women Team Championship.

India cruise to the final of World Women Team Championship In a nail biting semi-final encounter, India defeated third seed Georgia to book berth in the final of World Women Team Chess Championship at Sitges, Spain on Friday. After the first match ended i

• October 3, 2021
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Pooja Shree R won the National Online under – 8 Girls, Mithun Pranav and Aarav A stood second and third respectively

Pooja Shree R won the National Online under – 8 Girls, Mithun Pranav and Aarav A stood second and third respectively.

Pooja Shree R of Tamil Nadu won the National Under-8 Girls titles. In the Open section master Mithun Pranav and master Aarav A finished as first and second runner up respectively.

• September 16, 2021
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India beat Ukraine; enter semi final of World Online Chess Olympiad

India beat Ukraine; enter semi final of World Online Chess Olympiad.

India entered the Semi Final of the ongoing World Online Chess Olympiad after beating Ukraine in the Quarterfinal. The exciting match was decided in the tiebreaker after both teams won one round each. In the first round India beat Ukraine 4 -2. Harika Dro

• September 14, 2021
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India clinches the Asian University Men’s Chess Championship; Abhimanyu Individual Champion

India clinches the Asian University Men’s Chess Championship; Abhimanyu Individual Champion.

The Indian Men’s team consists of GM Abhimany Puranik, GM Venkataraman Karthik, IM Arjun Kalyan and IM A Ra Harikrishnan  won the Asian University Men’s Online Chess Championship with 24 points on Sunday while Iran and Malaysia finished as first and

• September 13, 2021
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Online Olympiad – India through to the quarter final as pool topper

Online Olympiad – India through to the quarter final as pool topper.

Defending champions India topped the Pool B and moved to the Quarter Final of the Online FIDE World Chess Olympiad on Friday with a clean sheet of 7 wins and 2 draws at Top Division league matches. Indian team consists of legendary Viswanathan Anand, P Ha

• September 12, 2021
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