Indian men, women finish fourth at World Team Chess Championships

The men lost the penultimate round encounter against Russia by 1.5-2.5 that cost them a medal; the women won their clash, but also missed a place on the podium.

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· 13 minutes ago

World Team Chess: Indian women beat Vietnam, men lose to Russia in eighth round

Eesha Karavade ensured that India bagged a one-point advantage after the other three matches had ended in a draw.

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· 11 hours ago

World Team Chess: Indian men beat Ukraine, women draw against China in round seven

B Adhiban registered the only win of the day to take the men’s side to fourth spot in overall standings.

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· Yesterday · 04:10 pm

World Team Chess: India men draw with Turkey 2-2 while women suffer 1-3 defeat against Russia

The women's team dropped two spots to fifth spot on the points table.

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· Jun 24, 2017 · 11:19 am

World Team Chess: Indian men, women beat Egypt in fifth round

The women’s team moved to third position in the standings while the men are in fifth place.

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· Jun 21, 2017 · 10:48 pm

World Team Chess: Indian men, women register comfortable wins in fourth round

The men’s team beat USA 3.5-1.5 while Padmini Rout helped the women’s side get the better of Poland 2.5-1.5.

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· Jun 20, 2017 · 10:39 pm

World Team Chess: Indian men notch first win, women lose to Ukraine in third round

The best performer for India was Baskaran Adhiban, who won his game against Vladislav Kovalev.

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· Jun 20, 2017 · 01:17 pm

World Team Chess: Indian women beat USA, men’s team goes down to China

The women’s team were boosted by Tania Sachdev’s vital win over the US women’s champion Sabina Foisor, which powered them to a 2.5-1.5 win.

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· Jun 19, 2017 · 03:48 pm

Viswanathan Anand draws with Magnus Carlsen, finishes joint seventh at Norway Chess meet

Anand who started off the tournament with two losses in the first four games, fought back with four draws and a solitary victory.

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· Jun 17, 2017 · 11:54 am

World Team Chess: Vidit Gujrathi, Dronavalli Harika lead India’s challenge

The top ten ranked countries in chess will fight it out for the title of the World Teams Champion in Russia.

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· Jun 16, 2017 · 12:33 pm

In a big slump: Magnus Carlsen a game away from losing top spot for the first time since 2011

World No. 2 Vladimir Kramnik of Russia is 6.4 Elo points behind Carlsen who has won just five of the 27 games he has played this year.

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· Jun 15, 2017 · 05:20 pm

Viswanathan Anand draws with Wesley So, remains in last spot at the Altibox Norway tournament

Anand’s draw with So meant that the Indian now has 1.5 points from five games.

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· Jun 12, 2017 · 06:59 pm