5+ hour, 45+ min ago   (353+ words) Bhubaneswar: Playing chess for as little as four hours a week can significantly help students structure their thoughts and improve academic performance, India's chess icon Viswanathan Anand said here on Wednesday, underlining the growing relevance of the cerebral sport in…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (232+ words) The competitions will be conducted in phases, beginning at the Gram Panchayat level from January 17 to 22, followed by mandal and ULB levels from January 28 to 31, constituency level from February 3 to 7, district level from February 10 to 14, and the state-level events from…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (532+ words) Rajamahendravaram is the main venue for hosting the event, for which an expenditure of "3,000 crore has been allocated. Vijayawada: As the Andhra Pradesh government is preparing to conduct Godavari Pushkaralu from June 26, 2027 to July 7, 2027 in an immaculate manner to ensure…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (270+ words) PM Modi Applauds Erigaisi For Winning World Blitz Bronze'Deccan Chronicle New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi for winning a bronze medal at the World Blitz Championships in Doha, saying it mirrored the country's…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (501+ words) Doha: World No.1 Magnus Carlsen showed his endgame genius yet again to add a record-extending ninth world Blitz title to the Rapid gold medal he won two days back, but Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi suffered a massive meltdown in the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (538+ words) Erigaisi then went on to defeat another top GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan and drew three other games to emerge joint leader late on Monday Doha: Top Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi demonstrated strong endgame technique and quick calculation to stun…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (393+ words) Humpy, who had entered the event as the defending champion, was done in by the international chess federation's (FIDE) tie-break rules on Sunday despite being the joint leader on 8.5 points with two other Grandmasters after the final round New Delhi:…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (220+ words) AP CM Naidu Congratulates Humpy on Bronze at World Rapid Chess Championship'Deccan Chronicle Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has extended his congratulations to Indian chess grandmaster Koneru Humpy for securing the bronze medal at the FIDE Women's…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (187+ words) He finished the tournament with 10.5 points out of a possible 13, securing his 19th world championship title overall, ahead of Russia's Vladislav Artemiev Magnus Carlsen won his sixth world rapid championship title at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (396+ words) With three more rounds to go in the women's section on Sunday, Humpy shared the lead with China's Zhu Jiner on 6.5 points out of a maximum eight Doha: Reigning champion Koneru Humpy displayed her trademark composure and tenacity to remain…...