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Chess Olympiad: Praggnanandhaa keeps India in title hunt as top teams prepare for final push
In the women’s section, four teams share the lead at 15 points apiece - Poland, India, Kazakhstan and Georgia. It’s like the pile before the last bend of a 1500 metre race.
Mon, Aug 08, 2022
Gukesh crushes Caruana, Raunak subdues Perez as India overpower USA 3-1 at Chess Olympiad
Nihal Sarin, Praggnanandhaa draw with Levon Aronian, Wesley So.
Sun, Aug 07, 2022
GM Aronian’s influence endears in chess-obsessed Armenia though he now plays for USA
Grandmaster Levon Aronian didn't turn up for the game between USA, his adopted country, and Armenia, his country of birth.
Sat, Aug 06, 2022
Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, Nihal Sarin hand Cuba a schooling in aggressive chess at Olympiad
Fearless generation of teenagers betrays no hangover of defeat to Armenia.
Sat, Aug 06, 2022
In troubled Sri Lanka, chess dreams threaten to turn to ashes
Sri Lanka’s highest ranked chess player Isuru Alahakoon describes how he fled Colombo, how other chess players suffered, and worries about the future of chess in the country.
Fri, Aug 05, 2022
‘Do they think Tallulah Roberts is Magnus Carlsen?’ How Anna Cramling and Tallulah chess streamed their way to stardom
Her profile intro reads: “hey, I'm bad at chess. We could be bad at chess together. wanna play?”. Yet, the 24-year-old from Jersey, a British island near the north coast of France, is a chess celebrity, instantly recognised in most chess playing countries.
Fri, Aug 05, 2022
Unbeaten: Tania, the leading light and firefighter of India A team, continues to dazzle
A lot of India A team’s success owes to Tania and her unstoppable form. Tania had been her team's leading light as well as the firefighter.
Fri, Aug 05, 2022
Baiting the gambler: How Gukesh matched attack for attack before teasing Alexie Shirov with an offer he couldn’t refuse
With both counterpunching, the game turned on a pivotal moment when Gukesh created a favourable position for Shirov to consume his queen, by taking off a knight from his queenside path.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
The noisy silence of the chess fans: Why are the Chennai fans thronging the Chess Olympiad venue despite endless restrictions?
How do fans watch Chess at the venue when they can’t vocalise emotions? Why are they there when watching live actually hinders the tactical understanding of the moves.
Wed, Aug 03, 2022
Abdusattory: The Boa Constrictor from Uzbekistan who squeezes his opponents
Nodirbek Abdusattorov isn’t a tactical beast like some youngsters but has a mature style which allows him to ruthlessly swoop on a mistake.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
The hero without a halo, Chennai’s ‘namma paiyyan’ (our boy) Praggnanandhaa has the fans on a string
Could Praggnanandhaa have attacked more in the middle game or stopped Lodici from slowing it down? It didn’t matter for the Chennai crowd as they adore him like India once did a young Tendulkar.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
Chess Olympiad: Harikrishna’s perfect game plan yields victory
Long considered heir apparent to Anand, 36-year-old may not be much celebrated, but his methodical playing style has often reaped dividends.
Mon, Aug 01, 2022
Chess Olympiad: India’s young guns maintain winning streak
The C team, though, had a couple of setbacks as Suryasekhar Ganguly and Abhimanyu Puranik had to settle for draws. The A and C women’s teams too won all their games, but the B team had to settle for draws.
Mon, Aug 01, 2022
The check-mates
As Chennai hosts the Chess Olympiad, looking back at a club in the then Soviet Cultural Centre, which was born at the height of the Cold War, amidst the Boris Spassky vs Bobby Fischer title bout frenzy, that sparked the city’s chess revolution
Sun, Jul 31, 2022
Carlsen walks in like a deity, hints at being a mortal in a five-hour bout before he shows who is the boss
The onlookers gaped, autograph hunters rebuffed, Carlsen briefly stuttered but by end of a five-hour bout, all was well with his world.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
Once an aspiring wrestler, weightlifter Gururaja wins back-to-back CWG medals
Weightlifter overcomes personal struggles to win the bronze medal in 61kg category
Sun, Jul 31, 2022
Missing Lewandowski is big, and ambitious Leipzig ever-improving but Bayern still the favourites in German Cup final: Matthäus
The recent purchases—though they had to release prolific striker Robert Lewandowski—clearly emphasise their vaulting ambitions. But Bayern would miss him, the scorer of 239 goals in 253 appearances for the Bavarians, Matthaus believes.
Sun, Jul 31, 2022
From a childhood filled with gunshots and foul-mouths to the serenity of Chess, South Africa’s Kenny Solomon has lived a full life
The black-and-white game of Chess revealed the grey of the outside world to Solomon, maturing and comforting him.
Sat, Jul 30, 2022
Vaishali, whose fast and attacking game used to make her brother Praggnanandhaa nervous, steamrolls the Tajik Abrorova
Vaishali went on an all-out attack at the start, took risks, and exploited the opponent's reticence to trounce her.
Sat, Jul 30, 2022
Chess Olympiad: Teens Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, Nihal and Raunak could be India’s Fab Four in Chennai
There has been a steady stream of GMS post Viswanathan Anand. But none of them have come in a wave as these teenagers have.
Fri, Jul 29, 2022
Stalin, Rahman, Rajinikanth and Thambi the horseman, Chennai is going all out for India’s first Chess Olympiad
From Napier Bridge to Guindy, from Adyar to Tambaram, the chess buzz has never enveloped Chennai as it has now.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
‘Most have fled, I play alone’: How chess became a victim of Taliban’s policies in Afghanistan
The hardships of being a chess player in a country intolerant to the game, and an extension, most sports, is immeasurable.
Wed, Jul 27, 2022
Why does Magnus Carlsen find the World Chess Championship boring?
Lack of competition and the monotony of focusing on challenger are the reasons the world champion wasn't keen on defending title.
Thu, Jul 21, 2022
CWG 2022: One hoop ring to rule them all
It’s a relentless 10 minutes and an ultimate test of your endurance on a basketball half-court. Even some NBA players would struggle when they first play 3x3.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
England vs India: Sweep a dangerous choice against Yuzvendra Chahal
Leg-spinner’s prowess & cricketing intelligence mean batsmen often invite downfall while attempting versions of the shot.
Sat, Jul 16, 2022