chess olympiad 2022

Express News Service MAHABALIPURAM: Among the next crop of chess players from the US, there is a lot of excitement around Carissa Yip. Just 18, she is already the second best US women's player. With an ELO rating of…

Express News Service MAHABALIPURAM: Among the next crop of chess players from the US, there is a lot of excitement around Carissa Yip. Just 18, she is already the second best US women's player. With an ELO rating of…

Express News Service MAHABALIPURAM: In one corner was Alexei Shirov, one of the most aggressive players of the modern era. Sitting opposite him, eyeball-to-eyeball length, was D Gukesh, a player in the middle of a…

Express News Service MAHABALIPURAM: IN April 2022, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) struck an important deal with the Scheinberg family. It said they would sponsor one blue-riband FIDE event every year till…

Express News Service MAHABALIPURAM:  One look at R Praggnanandhaa was enough to see he had survived a tough game. The sacred ash on his forehead was missing, the tension, sweat and the long time spent in his chair…

Express News Service MAHABALIPURAM: AT the Olympiad, there are two playing halls. The smaller hall is seemingly reserved for the countries that have the best traditions in the sport. The bigger second hall, where…

Express News Service MAHABALIPURAM: Wesley So was born in the Philippines. Temur Kuybokarov was born in Uzbekistan. Alina Kashlinskaya was born in Russia. Amir Bagheri was born in Iran. At the Olympiad, So represents…

By Express News Service MAHABALIPURAM:  Wesley So was born in the Philippines. Temur Kuybokarov was born in Uzbekistan. Alina Kashlinskaya was born in Russia. Amir Bagheri was born in Iran. At the Olympiad, So…

Express News Service MAHABALIPURAM: It's 11.45 am on Saturday morning. In three hours and fifteen minutes, Magnus Carlsen will play his first game for Norway at the Olympiad. He’s scheduled to face Uruguay’s Georg…

Express News Service MAHABALIPURAM: It's 11.45 am on Saturday morning. In three hours and fifteen minutes, Magnus Carlsen will play his first game for Norway at the Olympiad. He’s scheduled to face Uruguay’s Georg…