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Following a very strong performance in the three-day world rapid championship, Vaishali impressed again.

Magnus Carlsen is poised to defend his title of World Champion in rapid chess after another powerful performance in the four games played on the second day.

One of the three wins for Vaishali came against one of the tournament favourites, Mariya Muzychuk.

In an age of Kasparovs and Karpovs, he won the most coveted titles. He also had a catalytic effect on young Indian minds wanting to take to chess

The Chess Super League is a grand event which will be held online from the 11th to the 17th of October 2021. Samay Raina, ChessBase India and Nodwin Gaming have come together to launch the league which will be known as the Chess Super League. Each team will be owned by a well-known celebrity and will consist of top international and Indian players, like Ding, Giri, Radjabov, Nakamura, Hou Yifan, the Muzychuk sisters, Gujrathi, Harika, Gukesh, and many more.

Janmashtami 2021: Lord Krishna is the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, Trinity's preserver. Krishna Janmashtami or Gokul Ashtami is a popular festival commemorating his birth. Krishna, the deity of love, kindness, and compassion, was born at midnight in a prison in present-day Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, to Queen Devaki and King Vasudeva. He's also known for being a prankster

$50,555 raised from Anand & 4 GMs Covid relief fund matches ​ By IANS | ​ 5 Views $50,555 raised from Anand & 4 GMs Covid relief fund matches. Image Source: IANS News Chennai, May 15 : A sum of $50,555 was raised by online chess game site www.chess.com towards Covid-19 relief in India by organising chess games featuring five time World Chess Champion Grandmaster (GM) V.Anand and four other GMs Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika, Nihal Sarin and R.Praggnanandhaa recently, said an official. Th...

Chess Anand & 4 GMs Covid relief fund matches raises $5K ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Wed, May 12 2021 12:57 IST | ​ 7 Views Indian chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand. Image Source: IANS News Chennai, May 12 : The online chess game site www.chess.com has already raised $5,000 towards Covid-19 in India in general and also to assist chess players affected by the pandemic, said an official. The website raised the sum through persons who had donated to play against five time World Chess C...

Checkmate COVID: Anand and 4 other GMs to play exhibition matches to raise COVID relief fund Checkmate COVID: Anand and 4 other GMs to play exhibition matches to raise COVID relief fund Share Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand and four other Indian Grandmasters will play simultaneous online exhibition matches against other chess players on Thursday to raise funds for COVID-19 relief work in the country. Any player who has a Chess.com blitz or FIDE standard rating of under 2000 can play...

Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand and Asian Games gold medallist Koneru Humpy will kick-start Checkmate Covid -- an All India Chess Federation (AICF) initiative -- on Tuesday to provide medical and financial assistance to those affected by the pandemic. To get full access of the story, click here to subscribe to IANS News Service © 2021 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. The reproduction of the story/photograph i...