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6 Indian Female Athletes Who've Defied The Odds To Make A Mark In World Sports - Indiatimes.com
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6 Indian Female Athletes Who've Defied The Odds To Make A Mark In World Sports
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In the backdrop of Grandmaster legend chess master Viswanathan Anand, Tania Sachdev is the youngest and only Indian woman chess player to hold the International Master and Woman Grandmaster titles—two of the highest titles in The World Chess ...
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In the backdrop of Grandmaster legend chess master Viswanathan Anand, Tania Sachdev is the youngest and only Indian woman chess player to hold the International Master and Woman Grandmaster titles—two of the highest titles in The World Chess ...
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Data Point: India's Grand Masters - The Hindu
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Data Point: India's Grand Masters
The Hindu
Aryan Chopra, 15, will be India's newest Chess star. India had 44 Grand Masters at the end of 2016. In 1988, there was just 1 - Viswanathan Anand. Look at how a new generation of Chess players was born soon after Viswanathan Anand's stardom.
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Aryan Chopra, 15, will be India's newest Chess star. India had 44 Grand Masters at the end of 2016. In 1988, there was just 1 - Viswanathan Anand. Look at how a new generation of Chess players was born soon after Viswanathan Anand's stardom.
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Wesley now no. 2 in world chess ranking - The Standard
Wesley now no. 2 in world chess ranking
The Standard
According to the latest list provided by the International Chess Federation, So has overtaken Fabiano Caruana in the month of March with his ELO rating of 2822. So's ranking moved up after he won the 2017 Tata Steel Chess Tournament last January.
The Standard
According to the latest list provided by the International Chess Federation, So has overtaken Fabiano Caruana in the month of March with his ELO rating of 2822. So's ranking moved up after he won the 2017 Tata Steel Chess Tournament last January.
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Wanted to win gold, says World Chess Championships bronze medallist Harika Dronavalli - SportsCafe
Wanted to win gold, says World Chess Championships bronze medallist Harika Dronavalli
SportsCafe
Harika Dronavalli, who won bronze at the World Chess Championships last month in Tehran, has said that although it was one of her best performances, she wanted to win gold. Dronavalli also thanked veteran Indian player Viswanathan Anand for tweeting ...
SportsCafe
Harika Dronavalli, who won bronze at the World Chess Championships last month in Tehran, has said that although it was one of her best performances, she wanted to win gold. Dronavalli also thanked veteran Indian player Viswanathan Anand for tweeting ...
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Twelve-year-old Sarin becomes India's latest IM - ESPN
ESPN
Twelve-year-old Sarin becomes India's latest IM
ESPN
Viswanathan Anand had turned IM at the age of 15 and Grandmaster (GM), a higher title which requires a rating of at least 2500, at the age of 18. Over the years, the average age of both IM and Grandmaster titles among players has progressively dropped.
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Viswanathan Anand had turned IM at the age of 15 and Grandmaster (GM), a higher title which requires a rating of at least 2500, at the age of 18. Over the years, the average age of both IM and Grandmaster titles among players has progressively dropped.
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Twelve-year-old Nihal Sarin becomes India's latest IM - ESPN
ESPN
Twelve-year-old Nihal Sarin becomes India's latest IM
ESPN
Viswanathan Anand had turned IM at the age of 15 and Grandmaster (GM), a higher title which requires a rating of at least 2500, at the age of 18. Over the years, the average age of both IM and Grandmaster titles among players has progressively dropped.
ESPN
Viswanathan Anand had turned IM at the age of 15 and Grandmaster (GM), a higher title which requires a rating of at least 2500, at the age of 18. Over the years, the average age of both IM and Grandmaster titles among players has progressively dropped.
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Levon Aronian down to 9th spot on FIDE ranking - PanARMENIAN.Net
Levon Aronian down to 9th spot on FIDE ranking
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Following Carlsen are Wesley So (U.S.), Fabiano Caruana (U.S.) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand (India), Sergey Karjakin (Russia,) Aronian, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan).
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Following Carlsen are Wesley So (U.S.), Fabiano Caruana (U.S.) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand (India), Sergey Karjakin (Russia,) Aronian, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan).
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Levon Aronian down to 9th spot on FIDE ranking - PanARMENIAN.Net
Levon Aronian down to 9th spot on FIDE ranking
PanARMENIAN.Net
Following Carlsen are Wesley So(U.S.), Fabiano Caruana (U.S.) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand (India), Sergey Karjakin (Russia,) Aronian, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan).
PanARMENIAN.Net
Following Carlsen are Wesley So(U.S.), Fabiano Caruana (U.S.) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand (India), Sergey Karjakin (Russia,) Aronian, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan).
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Wanted To Win Gold, Says Harika Dronavalli After Winning Bronze at World Chess Championships - News18
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Wanted To Win Gold, Says Harika Dronavalli After Winning Bronze at World Chess Championships
News18
New Delhi: "I wanted to win Gold after two back-to-back Bronze medals," Indian grandmaster Harika Dronavalli told News18.com in an exclusive interview after winning the bronze medal at the World Women's Chess Championship in Tehran. Harika won her ...
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New Delhi: "I wanted to win Gold after two back-to-back Bronze medals," Indian grandmaster Harika Dronavalli told News18.com in an exclusive interview after winning the bronze medal at the World Women's Chess Championship in Tehran. Harika won her ...
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Sports historian Boria Majumdar to share unseen Indian sporting artefacts in new book - Asian Image
Asian Image
Sports historian Boria Majumdar to share unseen Indian sporting artefacts in new book
Asian Image
Contemporary history and legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Abhinav Bindra, Sania Mirza, Viswanathan Anand and the exploits at the Paralympics 2016 also claim their space in this fascinating archive. Boria, who is also the co-author of Sachin Tendulkar's ...
Asian Image
Contemporary history and legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Abhinav Bindra, Sania Mirza, Viswanathan Anand and the exploits at the Paralympics 2016 also claim their space in this fascinating archive. Boria, who is also the co-author of Sachin Tendulkar's ...
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World Women's Chess Championship: Harika Dronavalli won bronze and shockingly, India didn't even cheer - Firstpost
Firstpost
World Women's Chess Championship: Harika Dronavalli won bronze and shockingly, India didn't even cheer
Firstpost
Chess is perhaps one of the very few sports in which India has a host of dominating players like five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, and Pentala Harikrishna in the men's section, and Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli herself in the women's section.
My dream is to win gold medal: HarikaTelangana Today
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Chess is perhaps one of the very few sports in which India has a host of dominating players like five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, and Pentala Harikrishna in the men's section, and Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli herself in the women's section.
My dream is to win gold medal: HarikaTelangana Today
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चौसष्ट घरांच्या विश्वविजेतेपदाच्या दावेदार - Loksatta
Loksatta
चौसष्ट घरांच्या विश्वविजेतेपदाच्या दावेदार
Loksatta
बुद्धिबळ हा आपला प्राचीन खेळ असला तरीही भारतात या खेळाचे युग निर्माण केले विश्वनाथन आनंद यानेच. विविध स्वरूपाच्या विश्वविजेतेपदावर पाच वेळा मोहोर उमटवीत खऱ्या अर्थाने या खेळातही ...
Loksatta
बुद्धिबळ हा आपला प्राचीन खेळ असला तरीही भारतात या खेळाचे युग निर्माण केले विश्वनाथन आनंद यानेच. विविध स्वरूपाच्या विश्वविजेतेपदावर पाच वेळा मोहोर उमटवीत खऱ्या अर्थाने या खेळातही ...
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Women's World Chess Championship: When Harika Dronavalli showed the stuff champions are made of - Firstpost
Firstpost
Women's World Chess Championship: When Harika Dronavalli showed the stuff champions are made of
Firstpost
When Viswanathan Anand was trailing by a point in his match against Boris Gelfand, the Indian champion couldn't sleep the entire night. In a recent interview, he said that he felt completely helpless and confessed to his wife that he was going to lose ...
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When Viswanathan Anand was trailing by a point in his match against Boris Gelfand, the Indian champion couldn't sleep the entire night. In a recent interview, he said that he felt completely helpless and confessed to his wife that he was going to lose ...
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Dublin, California is Becoming a Norcal Chess Powerhouse - OneDublin.org (blog)
OneDublin.org (blog)
Dublin, California is Becoming a Norcal Chess Powerhouse
OneDublin.org (blog)
Chess is very popular in India, with a recent world champion, Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, coming from the country. Also, many of Fallon's players moved from other parts of the Bay Area where they learned and played in strong youth chess programs.
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Chess is very popular in India, with a recent world champion, Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, coming from the country. Also, many of Fallon's players moved from other parts of the Bay Area where they learned and played in strong youth chess programs.
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Chess: Adhiban believes he can be among best - News Today
News Today
Chess: Adhiban believes he can be among best
News Today
Q: Tell us about the match against Carlsen, in which you were said to have enjoyed positional superiority. A: I have been dreaming about playing him ever since his match with Viswanathan Anand in Chennai 2013, It was a pity that I couldn't win but ...
News Today
Q: Tell us about the match against Carlsen, in which you were said to have enjoyed positional superiority. A: I have been dreaming about playing him ever since his match with Viswanathan Anand in Chennai 2013, It was a pity that I couldn't win but ...
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View: Neither Sasikala nor EPS, the real winner in Tamil Nadu is ... - Economic Times
Economic Times
View: Neither Sasikala nor EPS, the real winner in Tamil Nadu is ...
Economic Times
Television images of Tamil Nadu politics have been depressing and bizarre by turn. But even as we lament the AIADMK's resort politics, let's not forget that ...
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Economic Times
Television images of Tamil Nadu politics have been depressing and bizarre by turn. But even as we lament the AIADMK's resort politics, let's not forget that ...
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Neither Sasikala nor EPS, the real winner in TN is… - Times of India (blog)
Times of India (blog)
Neither Sasikala nor EPS, the real winner in TN is…
Times of India (blog)
Television images of Tamil Nadu politics have been depressing and bizarre by turn. But even as we lament the AIADMK's resort politics, let's not forget that Narendra Modi's Gujarat was one of the first states where in 1995, MLAs were actually airlifted ...
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Times of India (blog)
Television images of Tamil Nadu politics have been depressing and bizarre by turn. But even as we lament the AIADMK's resort politics, let's not forget that Narendra Modi's Gujarat was one of the first states where in 1995, MLAs were actually airlifted ...
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Ruthless efficiency - BusinessWorld Online Edition
Ruthless efficiency
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Aside from being the highest rated player from Poland, one of the world chess powers, he has been one of the seconds to Viswanathan Anand since 2008. In particular, Wojtaszek prepared the openings of the former World Chess Champion in his successful ...
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Aside from being the highest rated player from Poland, one of the world chess powers, he has been one of the seconds to Viswanathan Anand since 2008. In particular, Wojtaszek prepared the openings of the former World Chess Champion in his successful ...
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Viswanathan Anand on evolution of chess, his major career clashes and more - Firstpost
Firstpost
Viswanathan Anand on evolution of chess, his major career clashes and more
Firstpost
Viswanathan Anand came up with candid insights about his career so far, revealing his 'invention' during his successful world championship match against Vladimir Kramnik in 2008, and emotional outpouring to his wife after losing a crucial game in his ...
Firstpost
Viswanathan Anand came up with candid insights about his career so far, revealing his 'invention' during his successful world championship match against Vladimir Kramnik in 2008, and emotional outpouring to his wife after losing a crucial game in his ...
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Vodafone launches SuperNetTM4G in Chennai - The Siasat Daily
The Siasat Daily
Vodafone launches SuperNetTM4G in Chennai
The Siasat Daily
Chess legend Viswanathan Anand formally launched the service in city at a function here. As part of the launch, Vodafone unveiled data packs starting from Rs eight for 30MB, 4G wi-fi service that supports connectivity to upto 15 devices among others. PTI.
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The Siasat Daily
Chess legend Viswanathan Anand formally launched the service in city at a function here. As part of the launch, Vodafone unveiled data packs starting from Rs eight for 30MB, 4G wi-fi service that supports connectivity to upto 15 devices among others. PTI.
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