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Eric van Reem and Venkat Saravanan talk about chess
In this episode, part 1 of a long interview, Eric talks to IM Venkatchalam Saravanan from Chennai, India. He is an International Master and has been an active chess player in the Indian circuit, and has been consistently writing on chess since late 1980s. He turned complete chess professional in 2012, actively playing and being a second and mentor to a handful of Indian players. Saravanan is Secretary of Chess Players Forum (India). He reports on chess tournaments, occasionally being a correspondent to national newspapers and news channels. In this episode, he talks with Eric about the Chess Year 2020, with the highlights being the Candidates Tournament, Online Chess, stand-up comedian Samay Raina, the Online Chess Olympiad, the upcoming Vishy Anand biopic and much more! In part 2 Eric and Saravanan talk about the best chess books of 2020!
2020 year of power struggle in AICF, players keep the flag flying
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Venkatachari Jagannathan ( IANS) |
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Sun, Dec 27 2020 9:33 IST |
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Chess Olympiad medals were cleared as per Bill of Entry, none claimed exemption: Customs.. Image Source: IANS News
Chennai, Dec 27 : Not even a single congratulatory message from any minister state or Central or the officials of All India Chess Federation (AICF) or the concerned state chess associations for the winners of the gold and bronze medals in the FIDE Online World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championships, chess players pointed out.
Tamil Nadu s G. Akash became India s 66th chess Grandmaster (GM) the only one to get the title during the Covid-19 pandemic.