Chess Olympiad
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'We don't want to settle for silver': Divya Deshmukh on India's historic success at Chess Olympiad
Other Sports | September 27, 2024 21:10 ISTDivya Deshmukh, 18, played a crucial role in the India women's team's historic success at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Divya talked about what India did differently to end their 97-year-old wait for gold in Chess Olympiad in an exclusive interview with India TV.
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PM Modi meets Indian teams after their golden success at Chess Olympiad 2024 | WATCH
Other Sports | September 25, 2024 20:29 ISTIndia's men's and women's chess team ended their long wait for the maiden gold at the Olympiad with a dominant performance in Budapest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited and interacted with both teams upon their arrival in India on Wednesday.
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R Praggnanandhaa and his sister, gold medallists at Chess Olympiad, receive warm welcome in Chennai
Other Sports | September 24, 2024 8:01 ISTIndia's men's and women's teams won the historic gold at the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad in Hungary on Sunday. Both R Praggnanandhaa and his sister Vaishali were part of the men's and women's teams respectively. The brother-sister duo returned home early in the morning today.
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Indian men's and women's teams win maiden double Gold in Chess Olympiad history
Other Sports | September 22, 2024 20:25 ISTTop-ranked Gukesh Dommarahu, R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi registered dominant wins in their respective final matches to help India's men's team win the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest on Sunday.
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44th FIDE Chess Olympiad caps off with terrific performances
Other Sports | August 10, 2022 18:44 IST44th FIDE Chess Olympiad: Over 187 countries competed on 700 boards in the tournament.
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Chess Olympiad: MS Dhoni to attend closing ceremony as chief guest
Other Sports | August 09, 2022 16:50 ISTThe Olympiad was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 28 at the Nehru indoor stadium where the valedictory will also be held.
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Chess Olympiad: Madras HC orders Tamil Nadu govt to publish photos of PM, President in ads
India | July 29, 2022 12:14 ISTChess Olympiad 2022: The court also called for strict action to be taken against those involved in the tampering of ads with photos of the President and Prime Minister.
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Narendra Modi declares open 44th Chess Olympiad
Other Sports | July 29, 2022 0:06 ISTThe Chess Olympiad, the most prestigious tournament, is hosted by India, the home of chess at a special time in its history, which marks 75 years of freedom from colonial rule: PM Modi
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India comes down heavily on Pakistan for pulling out of Chess Olympiad
Other Sports | July 28, 2022 20:42 IST"It was the politicisation of the event," Bagchi said, referring to Pakistan's decision.
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Chess Olympiad: Here's all you need to know - Schedule, live streaming details, time, rules
Other Sports | July 28, 2022 15:36 ISTWhen and where to watch the Chess Olympiad 2022 on TV, online? What are the Indian teams participating in the Chess Olympiad 2022? Know details
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Chess Olympiad: Didn't think of changing my mind on not playing - Viswanathan Anand
Other Sports | July 28, 2022 12:10 ISTThe showpiece event is scheduled from the 28th of July to the 10th of August.
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Chess Olympiad: Chennai gears up for multi-nation sporting event
Other Sports | July 25, 2022 0:39 ISTThe chess Olympiad is being held in India for the first time and the tournament will be held at nearby Mamallapuram. Players from over 180 countries will be participating in the Olympiad with three Indian teams each in the Open and women's sections.
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India to host 44th World Chess Olympiad 2022 in Chennai
Other Sports | March 16, 2022 12:04 ISTThe announcement was made by Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on his Twitter page on Tuesday night.
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Reward Olympiad-winning Indian team: Chess Forum appeals to Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | September 13, 2020 20:46 ISTTe Indian chess team recently emerged joint champions (with Russia) at the recently-concluded FIDE online Chess Olympiad.
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Chess Olympiad gold medal win a magical moment for us: Viswanathan Anand, Koneru Humpy
Other Sports | August 31, 2020 19:24 ISTFor Anand, a five-time world champion and the country's first Grandmaster, it was his first Olympiad medal and he described it as a "magical moment".
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Ajinkya Rahane congratulates Team India on winning gold in Chess Olympiad
Other Sports | August 31, 2020 14:11 ISTIn a dramatic finish, the global chess body FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich declared India and Russia as joint winners as the final match was interrupted by a computer server problem.
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PM Narendra Modi congratulates Team India on winning 2020 FIDE Online Chess Olympiad
Other Sports | August 30, 2020 21:42 ISTPraising the Indian squad, Prime Minister Modi opined that the win will inspire young chess players to take up the sport. He also congratulated the Russian team.
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India, Russia declared joint winners of FIDE Online Chess Olympiad after controversial end to final
Other Sports | August 30, 2020 20:35 ISTRussia were initially awarded the elusive medal after two Indian players - Nihal Sarin and Divya Deshmukh - lost time after a server crash. India appealed the controversial decision.
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Chennai boy 'checkmates' Chinese opponent to qualify for Chess Olympiad quarterfinals
News | August 24, 2020 17:57 IST15-year-old Chennai boy R Praggnanandhaa shone bright at the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad. India marched into quarter finals with Praggnanandhaa's crucial win against Chinese opponent.
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R Praggnanandhaa, Divya Deshmukh shine as India stuns China to qualify for Chess Olympiad quarters
Other Sports | August 23, 2020 19:32 ISTThe Indian team, which finished at the top of Top Division Pool 'A', will play the quarterfinals against a yet-to-be-decided opponent on August 28.
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