Anand to Lead Strongest Team India in Chess Olympiad

New Delhi: Five times world Champion Viswanathan Anand will lead the team of India in the second online chess Olympiad scheduled to be held from 8-15 September.The Indian team that jointly won the gold medal alongside main competitors Russia, will be looking at repeating the feat and this time, hopefully, as a single winner of the gold medal.For the first time ever, the Indian team has got an official sponsorship. One of pioneers of Wi-Fi Internet providers in the country, MICROSENSE, will be the key sponsor.This time the team comprises Anand, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, P Harikrishna, B Adhiban, Nihal Sarin, R Pragganandhaa, Koneru Humpy, D...

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India Age-Group Online Chess from June 10

The National Age Group Online Chess Championships 2021 will be held from 10 June 21 to 03 July 21. The championships will serves as selection event for the FIDE Online Youth & Cadet World Cup 2021. The championships will serves as selection event for the FIDE Online Youth & Cadet World Cup 2021.The championships will serves as selection event for the FIDE Online Youth & Cadet World Cup 2021.The categories are: Under-18 Open & GirlsUnder-16 Open & GirlsUnder-14 OpenUnder-14 GirlsUnder-12 OpenUnder-12 GirlsUnder-10 OpenUnder-10 GirlsYou can find all the brochures at the All-India Chess Federation official websi...

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Chess at Age 2? Yes, says Dutch Trainer, Psychologist Karel van Delft

The agony of a chess parent has little relief. The most stressed out people at any kids' tournament are usually the parents!Common questions go:- Why is my child losing?- What is required to become a champion?- When to introduce my kid to chess?- How to play, where to play, how to study etc.Does not a guardian angel exist for chess parents and trainers?Okay, we found one! In human suit, he goes by the name Karel van Delft.Location: About an hour's train trip from Amsterdam, in the quaint town of Apeldoorn. However, you needn't risk travelling in these pandemic times. New in Chess has just published 2,000 hours of painstaking research,...

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Aicf to Start Indian Chess League, Bid for Chess Olympiad

New Delhi, February 14: The newly elected president of the All-India Chess Federation, Dr Sanjay Kapoor, unveiled a blueprint to turn the country into a chess superpower here on Sunday, starting with the decision to bid for the next available Chess Olympiad and commencing a high-profile Indian Chess League soon.Caption: The newly-elected president of the All India Chess Federation Sanjay Kapoor (second from left) was felicitated at the start of the Annual General Body meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. Also seen are, from left, AICF secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan, Delhi Chess Association secretary A K Verma and AICF treasurer Naresh Sharma."We...

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