Chess: Nihal Sarin wins Gazprom Brilliancy Prize for best game of World Youth and Cadet Rapid C’ship

Sarin’s impressive victory against Italian chess player Francesco Sonis received five out of the nine judges’ votes.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 17, 2021 · 07:07 pm

Chess: Goa's 14-year-old Leon Mendonca becomes India's 67th Grandmaster

Mendonca, who achieved the feat at 14 years, 9 months and 17 days, is the second GM from the coastal state.

Press Trust of India

· Dec 31, 2020 · 03:16 pm

Chess: P Harikrishna slips to 10th spot, Magnus Carlsen bounces back to top in online championship

Harikrishna, who had drawn all his four games on the opening day, went down in round five to Dutch GM Anish Giri and had three draws.

Press Trust of India

· Dec 28, 2020 · 09:13 pm

Chess: Indian Grandmaster P Harikrishna holds world No 1 Magnus Carlsen in online championship

India No 2 Viswanathan Anand had earlier drawn his games with Maxim Vachier-Lagrave, Daniil Dubov and Spaniard David Anton Guijjaro.

Press Trust of India

· Dec 27, 2020 · 07:23 pm

Chess: Nihal Sarin, D Gukesh, Rakshitta reach finals of Online World Youth and Cadet Rapid C’ships

Sarin is playing in the Open Under-18 section, D Gukesh and Rakshitta Ravi also made it to the finals of the boys Under-14 and girls Under-16 categories.

Press Trust of India

· Dec 22, 2020 · 07:35 pm

Watch: A behind-the-scenes film on the making of the hit Netflix show ‘The Queen’s Gambit’

Anya Taylor-Joy plays a troubled prodigy in the mini-series created by Scott Frank and Allan Scott.

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· Dec 21, 2020 · 09:47 am

I had to prove myself more than if I were a boy: 'Queen's Gambit' deja vu for chess champ Polgar

Polgar tackled not just opponents across the board but gender stereotypes in the male-dominated sport.

AFP

· Dec 11, 2020 · 09:16 am

Chess great Viswanathan Anand to train five of the India’s most promising players at new academy

The initial list of trainees are R Praggnanandhaa (15), Nihal Sarin (16), Raunak Sadhwani (15), D Gukesh (14) and R Vaishali (19).

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· Dec 10, 2020 · 09:02 pm

Lockdown, internet, The Queen’s Gambit: Viswanathan Anand on why chess has seen a boom in 2020

Anand said chess has enjoyed a surprise boom during the pandemic, with millions more people playing and following games online.

AFP

· Dec 10, 2020 · 04:00 pm

The Queen’s Gambit and beyond: A history of how chess became an allegory for society

When chess arrived in Europe through Mediterranean trade routes of the 10th century, players altered the game to reflect their society’s structure.

Jenny Adams, The Conversation

· Dec 10, 2020 · 09:43 am

‘Greatest chess player of all time’: Twitter celebrates Magnus Carlsen’s 30th birthday

Few have dominated a sport as the Norwegian GM is dominating chess and he is still just 30.

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· Nov 30, 2020 · 04:09 pm

Chess: India’s 14-year-old Leon Mendonca closes in on Grandmaster title with second norm in Hungary

The teen from Goa has been away from home for nine months, along with his father Lyndon, playing events in Europe after being stuck due to the pandemic.

Press Trust of India

· Nov 18, 2020 · 06:57 pm