Tag: Chess Olympiad

Chess in India has become lucrative, thanks to an overwhelming inflow of willing sponsors. For instance, a 19-year-old Arjun Erigaisi bagged a Rs 12.4 crore sponsorship deal from a Singapore firm.E Jyothi, mother of Erigaisi, said, “Since the age of eight, my son has been glued to chess. Now ...

This will be the 44th edition of the competition, and having won one gold medal and a couple of bronze medals in the past, India will be aiming to add a fourth accolade to their tally. A total of 1,736 participants were initially expected to compete until Pakistan pulled ...

The announcement from Islamabad came two days after the Chess Federation of Pakistan (CFP) said that a ten-member team would travel to Chennai to participate in the Olympiad The announcement from Islamabad came two days after the Chess Federation of Pakistan (CFP) said that a ten-member team would travel ...

A year after the publication of the complete National Register of Citizens (NRC), the fate of 19,06,657 people excluded from the updated list in Assam continues to hang in the balance. The ongoing COVID-19 crisis and the floods in between have been blamed for the delay in the process of ...