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Chief Minister Stalin reviews arrangements for 44th Chess Olympiad

Around 2,000 chess players, including several grand masters from 186 countries are participating in the event

The Hindu · Apr 1, 2022

Viswanathan Anand set to actively support FIDE president Dvorkovich's re-election bid

NEW DELHI: Five-time World Chess champion Viswanathan Anand on Friday confirmed that he will be actively supporting current FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich's re-election bid, an indication of his growing interest in being a part of the game's administration in near future.

The Times of India · Apr 1, 2022

Data | Young and Restless: More Indian GMs among juniors

Six of the top 20 junior chess players in the world belong to India

The Hindu · Mar 28, 2022

Russian chess grandmaster slapped with six month ban over support of Ukraine invasion

Sergey Karjakin posted a series of statements on social media in which he supported the Russian attack and sent chilling warnings to the Ukrainian people

Daily Mirror · Mar 21, 2022

Chess Olympiad in India will add to our stature: Anand

The Tamil Nadu Government, which offered a guarantee of ₹75 crore to the FIDE as part of the AICF’s bid, has geared up to make the event a mega success

The Hindu · Mar 16, 2022

How Russia went from dominating chess for half a century to world tournament ban after invasion

The International Chess Federation on Sunday pulled tournaments from Russia and Belarus, a move that experts described as historic

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022

Chess: India makes Olympiad bid while Sergey Karjakin shunned after invasion

India plans to replace Moscow as host of the 150-nation event, next month’s World Teams is postponed, and the former world title challenger faces a Fide disciplinary hearing

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022

Chess world in crisis over Russia invasion as Ukraine captain poses with shotgun

The entire sporting world has been affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with chess perhaps a surprise source of drama between players and officials.

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2022

Chess grandmaster facing disciplinary action for supporting Russian invasion of Ukraine

Sergey Karjakin was born in Ukraine and used to compete for his homeland, but switched allegiance to Russia in 2009 and appears to support his adopted country's invasion.

Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2022

India plans to host Chess Olympiad that's been moved out of Moscow

On Friday, FIDE decided to move the Chess Olympiad and all other official competitions planned in Russia in the wake of the country's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

The Hindu · Feb 26, 2022