Not many times the unconditional ones find themselves during their lives in pure strokes of serendipity, leaving lasting impressions. In India’s burgeoning chess scene several years ago, a young national aspirant named Viswanathan Anand was looking for a foothold, and who should provide it! We called ‘Vishy’, as he is …
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By: Sports Desk | Updated: August 30, 2020 7:14:01 pm Viswanathan Anand, was part of the Indian team that played against Russia in the final on Sunday. (Proceedings) India stretched Russia to the brink in the final of the Chess Olympiad on Sunday, but lost in a frenzied finale, with …
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By: Sports Desk | Updated: August 29, 2020 5:59:41 pm India beat Poland in the semi-final on Saturday. (FIDE) Koneru Humpy stood his ground in an Armageddon game to clinch a 2-1 victory for India in the Chess Olympiad semi-final against Poland on Saturday. India, whose previous best result at …
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CHENNAI: Koneru humpy took the limelight by beating Monika Socko in a nervous tie-break to help India beat Poland in the semifinals and reach the summit clash of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Saturday. After the two teams won a round apiece in regular play, rapids world champion Humpy …
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