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Chennai, Chess prodigy V Pranav on Sunday became India's 75th Grandmaster by winning a tournament in Romania. The Chennai-based Pranav won the Limpedea Open in Baia Mare, Romania to secure his third and final GM norm and attain the…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 44th Chess Olympiadhere on Thursday, with the marquee event being hosted by India for the first time. Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, Chief Minister M K Stalin and Union Minister…

Citing a lack of motivation, chess world number one Magnus Carlsen on Wednesday announced that he would not defend his world championship title in 2023, but stressed that he was not retiring from chess. "I am not motivated to play…

Citing a lack of motivation, chess world number one Magnus Carlsen on Wednesday announced that he would not defend his world championship title in 2023, but stressed that he was not retiring from chess. "I am not motivated to play…

I was around 17 years old when I participated in my first Chess Olympiad in 2004. It was held in Spain. I remember not being too excited because by then I was already a Grandmaster, was playing in all the big events and was among the top…