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28 Dec 2024

Magnus Carlsen Disqualified From World Rapid And Blitz C'ship; Here's Why

Defending champion Magnus Carlsen was fined USD 200 for wearing jeans, which are "explicitly prohibited" under tournament regulations and when he refused the request to change his attire.

16 Mar 2022

World chess body FIDE suspends Russia and Belarus from official events

The International Olympic Committee had recommended all the sports federations to exclude Russia and Belarus.

16 Mar 2022

India to host 44th edition of Chess Olympiad 2022 in Chennai

The All-India Chess federation (AICF) had earlier submitted its guarantee of $10 million to FIDE. The Olympiad was moved out of Russia after it invaded neighbouring Ukraine on February 24.

17 Sep 2020

Indian chess team celebrates its Olympiad victory with a unique Twitter chat

On August 30, the Indian team created history by winning its first-ever gold in the 2020 Online Chess Olympiad. This was the first time International Chess Federation (FIDE) was holding the Olympiad in an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. India and Russia became the co-champions after the game was halted due to the internet outage.

20 Dec 2017

World Chess Championship 2018 'Kamasutra-esque' logo baffles everybody

The logo which shows two chequered bodies swaddled around each other, with a chessboard placed at the center – has sent every chess follower into a sense of amusement and comparing it to the world-famous Kamasutra images.

16 Feb 2016

Kudos! India's 6-year-old chess prodigy makes it to world's top-six

Suhaani has 1156 points in her kitty and is behind two Russians, two Iranians and one Danish player.

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