India, Chess Olympiad
Golden Era of Indian Chess: Vidit Gujrathi Hails Historic Victory at 2024 Olympiad
India's chess players triumphed at the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad, winning gold in both men's and women's events. Vidit Gujrathi, part of the victorious squad, described this achievement as the dawn of a golden era for Indian chess.
‘A landslide’: Shock and awe in world of chess after India’s show of strength at Chess Olympiad
Hungarian grandmaster Richard Rapport and Dutch grandmaster Anish Giri put India’s domination at the Olympiad in perspective.
Chess Olympiad: Susan Polgar meets 'amazing Chess Mom' after India's double
Chess Olympiad in Hungary, chess legend Susan Polgar had the opportunity to meet and greet Nagalakshmi, the mother of Indian chess stars Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali. Polgar expressed her excitement at meeting the 'amazing chess mom' and posed for a memorable photograph with the family.
Zimbabwe Chess team shines at Olympiad
Spread This NewsBy Staff Reporter Zimbabwe Chess Federation team shined at the 45th Chess Olympiad held in Budapest, Hungary where they clinched silver after finishing second in Africa. Zimbabwe is now second to Egypt on the African rankings,
Chess Olympiad | Absolute domination by both Indian teams, says Harikrishna
Winning a gold in the Chess Olympiad should be treated on par with any gold in Olympics, feels P. Harikrishna, the senior most member of the Indian squad (both men and women put together) which finished with a ‘golden double’ in the just-concluded Chess Olympiad in Hungary.
India's Olympiad-winning chess teams to meet PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday
Vantika Agrawal, one of the players in the team, said that the India men’s and women’s teams that won gold at the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest would meet PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday.
Qatar team wins silver in Category E at FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest
The Qatari chess team won the silver medal in Category E at the 45th edition of the FIDE Chess Olympiad, which was held in Budapest, Hungary, with the participation of
Chess: India win Olympiad gold as new generation dominates in Budapest
A new generation is taking over at the top of world chess. India captured the gold medals at the 188-team Olympiad in Budapest last Sunday with a dominating performance by Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, and Arjun Erigaisi,
Power shift: Indian teams sweep the golds at 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest
At the Paris Olympics this summer, Indian athletes went home with zero gold medals. The country’s chess players more than made up for it at the just-completed 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, with both the open and women’s teams taking home the gold.
'Chess to more people': Praggnanandhaa on India's double gold, says ‘very few teams who have…’ after Chess Olympiad 2024
India's men's and women's chess teams achieved historic double gold medals at the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest. This is the first time that India won in both the Men's and the Women's category at the same time.
"India's double gold triumph at Chess Olympiad a historic achievement," says grandmaster Praggnanandhaa
Indian chess grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa hailed India's unprecedented double gold medal win at the recently concluded Chess Olympiad, calling it a "historic achievement" that will help propel the popularity of the game across the country.
HoCo HS Senior Earns Gold Medal At International Biology Olympiad
A high school senior earned gold medals at the USA Biolympiad National Finals and the International Biology Olympiad.
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Chess Olympiad: Divya Deshmukh is a new star born
A new addition to the women’s team on the strength of her emergence as the junior girls’ world champion in June, Deshmukh ...
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Local school soars in English Olympiad
The English Olympiad is a national competition that tests students’ ability to think critically, analyse literary works and ...
Chess Olympiad: This medal is for the country, says Divya Deshmukh's father
CHENNAI: After the Open team secured a historic gold for India at the chess Olympiad in Budapest, the women's team comprising ...