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Mamallapuram (Chennai). Favourites fumbled in the second round of the women’s section at the 44th Chess Olympiad as the former world champion Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine suffered defeat against Turkey’s Ekaterina Atalik while India’s Koneru Humpy forced to split point against much lower rated Marisa Zuriel of Argentina in Mamallapuram, …

Union Sports Minister Thakur inaugurates opening round Chennai,. Youngster Raunak Sadhwani provided a solid start to India B’s campaign in the opening round match against United Arab Emirates by registering a stunning win against Abdulrahman M at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, Chennai on Friday. The opening round of …

Team US are top seed while India and Norway are seeded second and third respectively Jubilee Special Desk Chennai. With a good mix of experienced elite players, dashing debutants and promising prodigies, six Indian teams, comprising 30 players, are all set to begin their challenge at the 44th edition of …

Jubilee Special Desk Chennai . Star India chess player Dronavalli Harika is raring to go all out and give her best shot to win a medal at the 44th Chess Olympiad, kickstarting on Thursday in Mamallapurm, Chennai. The 31-year-old has been the backbone of the Indian women’s team at the …

Chennai . ‘Namaste World” and ‘Welcome to Chennai’ reverberate on the internet as Mamallapuram, Chennai gears up to greet and host the participants of the 44th Chess Olympiad scheduled from July 28th to 10th August. The biggest ever sporting extravaganza on Indian soil, with a record 187 countries in fray …

Special Desk Diego Maradona’s medical team is accused of simple homicide that resulted in Maradona’s death in November 2020 and now the team shall face trial. IN all, eight people who attended to the medical care of Argentinian soccer legend Diego Maradona will be tried in the courts for homicide …

Lucknow. Mr. Munawar Anzar, World Judo Referee and General Secretary, Indian Blind and Para Judo Association, has left for Kuwait to participate in the 3rd Gulf Cooperation Council Games as Judo Incharge. He will then go to Kazakhstan to participate in the IBSA Judo Grand Prix as Team Coach. Munawar …

Lucknow.  Parth Pandey won the CCBW Intra-Club Chess with 6/7 points at Clarks Awadh Hotel in Lucknow today. Aaryav Mulwani became the junior champion with 4/7 points. Aiman Akhtar was the Best Girl with 6/7 points. The prizes were given away by Mrs Agni Shikha Verma, principal of Awadh ITI. …

 Kanpur . Second seed Telangana Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi becomes National Chess Champion after signing the peace treaty with former champion Sethuraman S P of PSPB in the eleventh and final round of the MPL 58th Senior National Championship which conclude here at Ganges Club on Thursday. Scoring 8.5 points out …

Kanpur . Tamil Nadu Grandmaster D Gukesh defeated former national champion Abhijeet Gupta of the PSPB in the penultimate round to catch up with overnight sole leader second seed Arjun Erigaisi of Telangana, which paved the way for a photo finish at the 58th edition of Senior National Chess Championship …