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Magnus Carlsen To Come To Kolkata For Tata Steel India Chess Tournament

World No. 1 Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen will be the star attraction in the sixth edition of Tata Steel Chess India to be held here from November 13 to 17. It will be Carlsen's second appearance in the tournament. He had earlier participated in 2019 and had gone on to clinch the title. A strong Indian contingent, following its golden performance at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest recently, will see the likes of Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi among others competing in the prestigious event.

D Gukesh And Co Stress On Team Spirit After Chess Olympiad Heroics

A dream come true, a nice feeling. The maiden Chess Olympiad gold meant different things for the members of the five-strong Indian men's team, spearheaded stupendously by the youngest ever challenger to the world title -- D Gukesh. The 18-year-old issued a statement of sorts ahead of his eagerly-anticipated world championship clash in November against Ding Liren of China by registering one of the best ever individual performances in the just-concluded 45th Olympiad. "I am just super happy right now," Gukesh said after winning his final round game against giant-killer Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia on Sunday.

D Gukesh And Co Stress On Team Spirit After Chess Olympiad Heroics

A dream come true, a nice feeling. The maiden Chess Olympiad gold meant different things for the members of the five-strong Indian men's team, spearheaded stupendously by the youngest ever challenger to the world title -- D Gukesh. The 18-year-old issued a statement of sorts ahead of his eagerly-anticipated world championship clash in November against Ding Liren of China by registering one of the best ever individual performances in the just-concluded 45th Olympiad. "I am just super happy right now," Gukesh said after winning his final round game against giant-killer Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia on Sunday.

Chess-Governing body FIDE softens stance on some banned Russian, Belarusian players

Chess governing body FIDE's general assembly agreed to consider lifting parts of a ban on Russian and Belarusian players imposed after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, in a vote on Sunday in Budapest.

World Chess Number One Magnus Carlsen Urges Sport Chiefs Not To Readmit Russia

Chess great Magnus Carlsen has urged his game's top sporting body not to readmit Russia and Belarus ahead of a key vote this weekend on whether to restore their membership. Russia and Belarus were booted out of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in 2022 over the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, effectively banning the two countries from international competitions. Carlsen was speaking at a FIDE gala in Budapest on Thursday evening, in which he paid tribute to Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov while accepting an award for greatest player of all time.

World Chess Number One Magnus Carlsen Urges Sport Chiefs Not To Readmit Russia

Chess great Magnus Carlsen has urged his game's top sporting body not to readmit Russia and Belarus ahead of a key vote this weekend on whether to restore their membership. Russia and Belarus were booted out of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in 2022 over the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, effectively banning the two countries from international competitions. Carlsen was speaking at a FIDE gala in Budapest on Thursday evening, in which he paid tribute to Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov while accepting an award for greatest player of all time.

Chess Olympiad: Indian Men Crush Azerbaijan, Women Beat Kazakhstan

Backed by the two in-form stars in World Championship challenger D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaise, the Indian men scored a 3-1 victory over Azerbaijan in the fifth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest. It seems like Gukesh and Arjun can do nothing wrong in this Olympiad as they overpowered Aydin Sulemanli and Rauf Mamedov respectively with their white pieces in quick time. Praggnanandhaa played another draw on board two to only ensure an Indian victory while Vidit Gujrathi played out a draw with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in a marathon game to complete the triumph.

Chess Olympiad: Indian Men Crush Azerbaijan, Women Beat Kazakhstan

Backed by the two in-form stars in World Championship challenger D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaise, the Indian men scored a 3-1 victory over Azerbaijan in the fifth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest. It seems like Gukesh and Arjun can do nothing wrong in this Olympiad as they overpowered Aydin Sulemanli and Rauf Mamedov respectively with their white pieces in quick time. Praggnanandhaa played another draw on board two to only ensure an Indian victory while Vidit Gujrathi played out a draw with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in a marathon game to complete the triumph.

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Magnus Carlsen To Come To Kolkata For Tata Steel India Chess Tournament

D Gukesh And Co Stress On Team Spirit After Chess Olympiad Heroics

D Gukesh And Co Stress On Team Spirit After Chess Olympiad Heroics

Chess-Governing body FIDE softens stance on some banned Russian, Belarusian players

World Chess Number One Magnus Carlsen Urges Sport Chiefs Not To Readmit Russia

World Chess Number One Magnus Carlsen Urges Sport Chiefs Not To Readmit Russia

Chess Olympiad: Indian Men Crush Azerbaijan, Women Beat Kazakhstan

Chess Olympiad: Indian Men Crush Azerbaijan, Women Beat Kazakhstan