Chess olympiad

Viswanathan Anand was on the verge of losing to 13-year old Raunak Sadhwani in the first round and had to find some fine manoeuvres to stay in the game. In the second round also, he continued to hunt for his form and again employed defensive approac... read more

Both the Indian men and women’s teams finished their campaign garnering 16 match points each. read more

With 13 points in their kitty now, the Indian men assured themselves of a joint third place with three rounds still to come in the biggest chess event. read more

Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Egyptian Grandmaster Amin B as India just managed to secure a 2.5-1.5 win against lowly Egypt while the women drew with Georgia at the Chess Olympiad. read more

While Anand played a 20-move draw against Ian Nepomniachtchi, P. Hari Krishna took 45 moves to draw against Vladimir Kramnik. read more

P Harikrishna held mighty Vladimir Kramnik to a draw on the second board while Vidit Gujrathi and B Adhiban drew with Nikita Vituigov and Dmitry Jakovenko on the last two boards to restore parity. read more

The Indian men’s team defeated Paraguay while the women’s team outplayed Argentina at the Chess Olympiad on Friday. read more

Niklesh said that the Olympiad is like a ‘temple for chess players’ and hence it was the perfect place to take this step and propose to his girlfriend. read more

In the women’s section being held simultaneously, the Indians came back strongly to beat Poland 3-1 aided by victories from D Harika and Tania Sachdev on board two and three. read more

The women team blanked New Zealand 4-0 with only Tania Sachdev facing some real troubles while the trio of Koneru Humpy, Eesha Karavade and Padmini Rout recorded easy victories. read more

The women team blanked New Zealand 4-0 with only Tania Sachdev facing some real troubles while the trio of Koneru Humpy, Eesha Karavade and Padmini Rout recorded easy victories. read more

The 43rd Chess Olympiad is scheduled to be held in Georgia from September 23 - October 6, with both Indian men’s and women’s team expected of putting on a good show. read more