Coronavirus: Viswanathan Anand returns home after being stuck in Germany for three months

The chess ace was in Germany to play in the Bundesliga league and was to return to India, but was forced to stay put.

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· 7 hours ago

Praggnanandhaa’s team Gurukul beat Superkids to win Indian Chess League title

Praggnanandhaa drew his game against fellow prodigy and GM Nihal Sarin to help Chess Gurukul captained by noted coach RB Ramesh clinch the title.

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· May 17, 2020 · 10:23 pm

Nihal Sarin and Co to meet Praggnanandhaa’s team Gurukul in final of Indian Chess League

The second-seeded Superkids, who were in third spot at the end of five rounds, bounced back strongly to finish on top the league after nine rounds.

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· May 16, 2020 · 10:09 pm

Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh help team Gurukul take lead on day one of Indian chess league

With 16 points after five rounds, Chess Gurukul is atop the points table.

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· May 15, 2020 · 10:22 pm

Grandmaster P Iniyan to organise three-day chess marathon to raise funds for Covid-19 relief

Several chess players including former world champion Viswanathan Anand have taken part in online events in recent times.

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· May 12, 2020 · 08:34 pm

Chess: India finish second from bottom in Online Nations Cup as China clinch trophy

China won the top prize on the basis of having won the round-robin stage.

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· May 10, 2020 · 10:24 pm

Chess: India finish fifth in Online Nations Cup after defeats against China and Russia

USA will meet China in Sunday’s Superfinal after they beat the top seeds 2.5-1.5 in the final round.

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· May 09, 2020 · 11:09 pm

Chess: R Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin among 25 Grandmasters to feature in online chess league

A total of ten teams will take part in the tournament which will see the participation of over 25 Indian Grandmasters.

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· May 09, 2020 · 08:17 pm

Chess: India held to draw against Europe after securing first win at Online Nations Cup

India beat Rest of the World 2.5-1.5 in the seventh round of the Online Nations Chess Cup before drawing against Europe on Friday.

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· May 08, 2020 · 08:29 pm

Chess: Viswanathan Anand registers win but India held to draw by Russia in Online Nations Cup

Anand beat Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in just 17 moves in the fifth round match to get the Indians off to a great start.

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· May 07, 2020 · 10:06 pm

Coronavirus: Hoping Viswanathan Anand returns from Germany soon, says chess legend’s wife Aruna

Aruna Anand is relieved that the Indian embassy is in constant touch with the Grand Master and he is doing fine.

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· May 07, 2020 · 09:14 pm

Chess: India suffers two defeats against Europe, China on second day of Online Nations Cup

India lost its third and fourth round matches to Europe and top-seeded China by similar 1.5-2.5 margins.

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· May 06, 2020 · 10:29 pm