Page 13 - Chess

44th Chess Olympiad: TN's Nehru stadium dazzles, PM Modi gets warm welcome

The sprawling arena in downtown Chennai was buzzing with fresh ideas represented in the form of elegant decor with the undercurrent being the nerve-wracking game of chess.

LIVE: SC to hear plea against tenure extension of ED director on Friday

Live news updates: Besides Gokhale, the spokesperson of the TMC, others have also filed petitions challenging the tenure extension and the enabling amended law in this regard in the top court.

PM Modi to inaugurate 44th Chess Olympiad, hails event as 'special' tourney

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Thursday, with the marquee event being hosted by India for the first time

Tamil Nadu govt, sponsor firms cash in on India's first Chess Olympiad

Ahead of kick-off on Thursday, state seizes marketing potential and companies ride on tech to engage fans

44th Chess Olympiad: How Chennai prepared for world's biggest Chess event

A total of 343 teams from 187 countries are taking part in the event, with 25 players from India participating under the mentorship of legendary Indian Chess Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand

From Chess Olympiad's Thambi to the 1889 Handsome Dan, a story of mascots

But this horse-headed mascot is only the latest in a series of icons that have come to define the branding of global sports events

PM Modi in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu on July 28-29 to attend several events

Modi will launch multiple projects of Sabar Dairy at Sabarkantha in Gujarat on Thursday and will then travel to Chennai to declare open the 44th Chess Olympiad at the JLN Indoor Stadium in the evening

Chess Olympiad's Thambi ain't alone: Here's a look at India's mascots

In the run-up to the 44th Chess Olympiad, which kicks off on Thursday in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu unveiled the official logo and mascot - a chess knight called Thambi

M K Stalin invites Telangana CM KCR for inaugural of Chess Olympiad

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has invited his Telangana counterpart K Chandrashekhar Rao to attend 44th FIDE International Chess Olympiad to be held in Chennai from July 28 to August 10

With 44th Olympiad a week away, Tamil Nadu is going to town with chess

The story of how Mamallapuram came to be the venue began far away from Indian shores

Will Magnus Carlsen's refusal to defend world chess title devalue it?

There's only one instance where a reigning world champion relinquished his title without playing: Bobby Fischer in 1975

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen not to defend his crown in 2023

The 32-year-old from Norway, who has spent over a decade as the undisputed world no. 1, however, clarified that he is not retiring from the game.

Chess Olympiad Torch Relay reaches Hyderabad, event to begin July 28

The first-ever Chess Olympiad Torch Relay arrived in Hyderabad on Saturday.Minister of Sports and Youth Services of Telangana, V Srinivas Goud received the torch from Grandmasters Harika Dronavalli and Arjun Erigaisi."1st Ever #ChessOlympiadTorchRelay Update City- HYDERABAD: 16th July Hon. Minister of Sports & Youth Services, Govt of Telangana @VSrinivasGoud received Torch from GMs @HarikaDronavali & @ArjunErigaisi in presence of eminent dignitaries," tweeted SAI Media.Earlier, the torch had reached Raipur, where it was received by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel from Grandmaster Praveen Thipsay."1st Ever #ChessOlympiadTorchRelay Update City- RAIPUR: 16th July Hon. Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Sh. @bhupeshbaghel received the torch from Grandmaster Praveen Thipsay at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Auditorium in presence of eminent dignitaries," tweeted SAI Media.On Friday, the torch relay completed its Odisha leg, where it visited Bhubaneswar, Puri, and Konark.The .

India fields third team in Chess Olympiad scheduled July 28 to August 10

Grandmasters Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Karthikeyan Murali, SP Sethuraman, Abhijeet Gupta and Abhimanyu Puranik comprise the third Indian team with Gujarat's first GM, Tejas Bakre as the captain

India to light Chess Olympiad torch every two years, says Kiren Rijiju

The Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju expressed that hosting the 44th Chess Olympiad is a great moment for India and said that the torch ignition will be held in India every 2 years

PM Modi launches torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad in Delhi

Children who play chess are becoming good problem-solvers. In the last 8 years, India has improved its performance in chess, says PM Modi

Viswanathan Anand finishes third in Norway Chess classical tournament

India's Viswanathan Anand showed he still had a lot of fight in him despite cutting back on his schedule as he finished third in the Norway Chess 2022

Knight wearing dhoti, shirt with folded hands is 44th Chess Olympiad mascot

A chess knight wearing a white shirt and dhoti, standing with folded hands welcoming the players and officials for the 44th Chess Olympiad is the mascot for the mega chess event

Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand loses to Mamedyarov, slips to third spot

Indian maestro Viswanathan Anand's campaign at the Norway Chess tournament suffered a setback after losing to Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the ninth round

Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand defeats Magnus Carlsen, leads standings

With 10 points in his count, the Indian Grandmaster leads the field with four more games to go in the prestigious tournament which features some of the finest players in the sport