[ad_1] Hyderabad: Devnar School for the Blind is turning heads by organising a five-day ‘chess tournament’ for visually impaired students for the tenth year in a row. Supported by VST Industries in Association with the All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB), the astonishing tournament had a well-organised sittingContinue Reading
[ad_1] Hyderabad: Devnar School for the Blind is turning heads by organising a five-day ‘chess tournament’ for visually impaired students for the tenth year in a row. Supported by VST Industries in Association with the All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB), the astonishing tournament had a well-organised sittingContinue Reading
[ad_1] Astana: China’s Ding Liren made history by becoming the 17th FIDE World Champion in chess, defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final game of the tiebreak here on Sunday. Both Ding and Nepomniachtchi finished 7-7 after exhilarating 14 classical games, taking the match into the tie-breaker. In the tie-break, DingContinue Reading
[ad_1] Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi drew the 13th and penultimate round of their world championship match in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Thursday as the prospect of another draw on Saturday and a speed shootout for the crown on Sunday loomed closer. Nepomniachtchi, 32, again opened with the Ruy Lopez butContinue Reading
[ad_1] Hyderabad: Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) chairman Anjaneya Goud on Friday honoured the winners of the National Women’s Chess Championship – 2023. The championship was held at Pollach, Tamil Nadu, and the Telangana women’s chess team won three bronze medals. Speaking on the occasion, Goud congratulated the stateContinue Reading
[ad_1] Photo: Twitter Riyadh: A Saudi women’s chess team with hearing disabilities is participating for the first time in the major continental tournament, local media reported. The first Asia-Pacific Deaf Sprint and Blitz Championship for Women 2023 tournament, being held in the Jordanian capital Amman until February 28, is organizedContinue Reading
[ad_1] The Iranian authorities have issued an arrest warrant for one of Iran’s top-ranked female chess players, Sara Khadem, who competed in an international tournament without wearing a headscarf in December 2022, local media reported. 25-year-old Sara Khadem, also known as Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, made headlines around the world when sheContinue Reading