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Leh host first ever Torch Relay of Chess Olympiad
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Grand Master Dibyendu Barua brought the torch from Delhi and handed it over to LG RK Mathur, to begin the relay from Leh. Dibyendu Barua played rapid chess with youth at Leh palace.
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'Gives me huge confidence': Praggnanandhaa on win against Magnus Carlsen
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 22 (ANI): R. Praggnanandhaa on Tuesday said that the win against the world champion Magnus Carlsen will give him "huge confidence".
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Viswanathan Anand to mentor Indian chess team for 2022 Asian Games
Updated : 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): With eight months left for the Asian Games 2022 to start at Hangzhou, China on September 10, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) is hopeful of a rich medal haul from their men's and women's team when the chess discipline returns to the Asian Games fold
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Viswanathan Anand lauds Bharath Subramaniyam as teenager becomes India's 7
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Monday congratulated fourteen-year-old Bharath Subramaniyam as the teenager became the 73rd Grandmaster of India.
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Fourteen-year-old Bharath Subramaniyam becomes India's 73rd Grandmaster
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Cattolica [Italy], January 9 (ANI): Fourteen-year-old Bharath Subramaniyam has become the 73rd Grandmaster of India, the All India Chess Federation confirmed on Sunday.
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Divya Deshmukh becomes India's 21st WGM, wins at First Saturday Grand Mast
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], October 14 (ANI): Fifteen-year-old Divya Deshmukh became India's 21st Woman Grand Master (WGM) after achieving her 2nd International Master (IM) at First Saturday Grand Master (GM) in Budapest, Hungary on Wednesday.
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India to square off against Ukraine in quarters of Online Chess Olympiad
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): The Top Division of the Online Olympiad finished after three days of intense top-level chess. A total of 1717 players, are playing from 150 countries all over the world, with 888 titled players, including 209 Grand Masters and 244 International Masters.
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Neuropsychiatrist Dr Dhvanit Dave's name registered in India Book of Recor
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Bhuj (Gujarat) [India], March 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): Dr Dhvanit Dave, a renowned Neuropsychiatrist from Gujarat, has been honoured with the title of Grand Master for building a hospital at the age of 31. Not just that, Dr Dhvanit Dave's name has also been registered in the India Book of Recor
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7-year-old prodigy becomes the world's youngest author and Grand Master in
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): The 7-year-old Abhijita Gupta has been recognized as the world's youngest author by the International Book of Records, while the Asia Book of Records has conferred on her title of the 'Grandmaster in Writing.' According to the India Book of R
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'Yoga is endless like sea, the more you explore, the more you study'
Updated : 2 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): "Yoga is an invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he pitched for World Yoga Day at United General Assembly in 2014.
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'Yoga is like a sea -never-ending, the more you explore, the more you stud
Updated : 2 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): "Yoga is an invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he pitched for World Yoga Day at United General Assembly in 2014.
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Overcoming disability with Yoga
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Yoga changed the life of 19-year-old Yash, a patient of osteoporosis - a disease that causes bones to become brittle and more likely to fractures. From being unable to do physical work, to now performing 'Surya Namaskar', he has come a long way with the h
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