Page 12 - Chess

After cricket, cutting-edge tech set to transform football and chess too

A startup in Bengaluru has developed a sensor that helps batsmen and coaches gain insights on bat speed, impact speed, bat-lift angle, and bat path, with an option to replay the action in 360 degrees

Bengaluru teenager Pranav Anand becomes India's 76th Chess Grandmaster

Bengaluru teenager Pranav Anand became India's 76th Grandmaster after he crossed the 2,500 Elo mark in the ongoing World Youth Chess Championship in Mamaia, Romania. The 15-year-old, having already met the other requirements that are necessary for a GM title, achieved the honour late on Thursday. To become a GM, a player has to secure three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2,500 Elo points. Anand had scored the third and final GM norm at the 55th Biel Chess Festival in Switzerland in July. "He is passionate towards chess. Extremely interested and passionate towards the game. He can work for any number of hours," Anand's coach V Saravanan told PTI. "He is especially good in calculation and end games...they are his two biggest strengths right now," Saravanan said about his ward's ninth round win in the under-16 section of the World Youth Chess Championship 2022. "Also, the most important reason for Pranav's achievement is the dedication of his family, his mother, father...They

FTX Crypto Cup: Praggnanandhaa beats Carlsen, but loses out on top prize

Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa produced a superb performance, wining three straight games including two in the blitz tie-breaks to outwit world No.1 Magnus Carlsen 4-2 in the final round of the FTX Crypto Cup here on Monday. However, despite the win over Carlsen, the 17-year old could only take second place in the final standings. The Norwegian won the top prize on the basis of a higher score. He finished with 16 match points to the Indian prodigy's tally of 15. "I've been playing badly all day, but now I'm getting the results I deserve... it's never good to lose, but this is as good a time as any!," Carlsen said after the match. Alireza Firouzja, another highly-rated teen and a prodigy, also finished on 15 points but had to settle for third place as he had lost the clash against Praggnanandhaa earlier. The first two games of the Carlsen-Praggnanandhaa match were drawn before the world No.1 went ahead by clinching the third. In a surprise turn of events, the Indian won

FTX Crypto Cup: Chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa records four wins in a row

Indian prodigy R Praggnanandhaa handed world No.6 Levon Aronian a 3-1 thrashing in the fourth round to notch up his fourth consecutive win in the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour, on Friday. The 17-year old Indian is in joint lead with 12 match points along with world No.1 Magnus Carlsen, who defeated Quang Liem Le of China 3-1. Praggnanandhaa won the third game with white pieces after the first two in the four-game match ended in a stalemate. First, he won with white pieces to take a 2-1 lead after game three and stormed to victory in 44 moves in the fourth to seal an emphatic win over the acclaimed American star. Having started his campaign with victory over Alireza Firouzja, the Indian GM has subsequently beaten Anish Giri and Hans Nieman. Carlsen, meanwhile, secured a similar result, winning games three and four after the first two were drawn. The duo of Praggnanandhaa and Carslen have a four-point lead over Alireza Firouzja, the world No.4 and the

Kapur, Chawrasia best among Indians at T-12 in Korea

Indian duo of Shiv Kapur and SSP Chawrasia made a solid start with three-under 68 to be placed tied 12th at the end of the first round of the fourth International Series event golf tournament

FTX Crypto Cup: Praggnanandhaa beats Nieman in 3rd round by 2.5-1.5

Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa beat Hans Nieman 2.5-1.5 in the third round to notch up a third straight win in the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour, here on Thursday. The 17-year-old Indian is on top of the standings with nine match points along with world No.1 Magnus Carlsen, a 2.5-1.5 winner over Levon Aronian. Praggnanandhaa bounced back brilliantly after losing the first game to secure victories in game two and four after a drawn second game to pick up three points. Having started his campaign with victory over world No.4 and the top ranked junior Alireza Firouzja, the Indian prodigy beat Anish Giri in the second round. In other matches of the third round, Firouzja edged out Giri 4-3 in a tie-break in a thrilling match and Quang Liem Le of China defeated Poland's Jan-Krzysztof Duda 2.5-1.5. Aronian and Firouzja trail Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa with five points while Duda has four. The eight-player all-play-all tournament is the American f

Uzbekistan, Ukraine win gold, India two bronzes at Chess Olympiad

In the women's section, Ukraine won the gold, Georgia the silver, while the top seed India-1 had to remain content with the bronze.

Sasikiran, Erigaisi help India bounce back to beat Brazil at Chess Olympiad

Riding on Krishnan Sasikiran and Arjun Erigaisi's victories, India A got back their rhythm to trounce Brazil by 3-1 in the ninth-round match of the open section at the 44th Chess Olympiad

Indian chess legend Vishwanathan Anand elected FIDE deputy president

Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand was on Sunday elected deputy president of FIDE, the sport's world governing body, while incumbent president Arkady Dvorkovich was re-elected for a second term

Fun and learning: How technology, tradition changed India's toy story

What to keep in mind when you ask your children to pick what they want to play with

Knight move: Why a chess set may cost $500 at top-level tournaments

Amritsar is the only place in the world where sets for the World Chess Championship matches are made

TMS Ep228: Discom bailout, Chess Olympiad, markets, Google Street View

Will the govt be fifth-time lucky in bailing out discoms? How did India pull off a successful Chess Olympiad? Will the market up move sustain in August? What is Google Street View? All answers here

Indian teams continue winning spree on day three of Chess Olympiad

The second-seeded India 'A' rode on wins from GMs P Harikrishna and Arjun Erigaisi for a 3-1 victory against Greece, India 'B' swept past Switzerland 4-0 and third team got the better of Iceland 3-1

Perfect moves

Sports bodies can learn from the Chess Federation

Chess Olympiad: Tech Mahindra's app lets game buffs track the board moves

The initial version of the application was launched on Friday and will be available on both iOS and android

HC orders TN govt to publish photos of Prez, PM in Chess Olympiad ads

Tamil Nadu asked to ensure that photos of both President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi appear in all advertisements related to the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022, organised in the state

International Chess Olympiad promises a new chapter for the game in India

Mamallapuram, which is hosting the 44th International Chess Olympiad that starts on Friday, wore the black-and-white theme like Chennai, with its roads painted in the two colours

Chess Olympiad: With future world champs in its teams, where India stands

In the last eight years, Indian chess has climbed greater heights

No threat for third Indian team in Chess Olympiad after Pak's withdrawal

With withdrawal of Pakistan, the total number of confirmed entries for the Chess Olympiad goes down to 187 in the Open category and 161 in the Women's section.

'Vanakkam': PM Modi declares open FIDE 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai

Chess Olympiad is being hosted by India at a special time in its history, which marks 75 years of freedom from colonial rule, says PM Modi