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Express News Service CHENNAI:  With the Asian Games Silver medal, qualification for the FIDE Candidates Tournament in Canada (April 2 – 25, 2024), and just three points distance between her and the Grandmaster title,…

By PTI MUMBAI: In a tournament of turnarounds and surprises, eighth seed Shanmukha Pulli, who was not expected to be in contention for the crown, emerged the champion of the 6th FIDE Rating Chess Championship here on…

Express News Service CHENNAI: THE New Delhi leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix, a qualifier for the Candidates, descended into farce even before the first move. The tournament was supposed to begin on Saturday but was…

Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The Adani Group on January 25, dismissed the Hindenburg report, which claimed that key listed companies in the group had “substantial debt”, as “a malicious combination of…

By AFP MADRID: An Iranian chess player who fled to Spain after she took part in an international tournament without the mandatory hijab said Sunday she is "not myself" when she wears the headscarf. In December Sara…

By AFP LAUSANNE: The governing body of chess said on Friday that it would investigate claims by five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen that American player Hans Niemann had cheated. The chess world has been…

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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…

Express News Service CHENNAI:  The International Chess Federation (FIDE) will likely revisit the format that identifies the world champion, especially if the current regime retains power at the elections next month in…

Express News Service MAHABALIPURAM: FOR something as mundane as a chair, it has had a colourful history in the world of chess.  This most basic of furniture has been the subject of multiple subplots including…