Wednesday, Jul 06, 2022
Aug 21, 2021 PTI AICF president of Sanjay Kapoor said that the warring factions both at the national and state level will now come together under the umbrella of the federation
Jul 18, 2021 PTI The Indian maestro Viswanathan Anand won the opening game of the series before the next three ended in stalemate.
Castling is a special move to protect the king and activate the rook. It's the only time in chess a player can move two pieces in one move
Jul 16, 2021 PTI The Indian maestro played out a 39-move draw in an English Four Knights variation game with black pieces.
Meanwhile, Frenchman Vachier-Lagrave jumped to the top of the standings after 14 rounds with 19.5 points followed by Nepomniachtchi (18.5 points)
Playing with white pieces, Anand beat Kasparov in 30 moves in a Sicillian Najdorf variation game in the fourth round of the Blitz event
Dutch GM Giri pulled off a win in 51 moves with white pieces in the ninth round, a result which left Anand on nine points.
Anand will be featuring in both the rapid and blitz segments in the Croatia Grand Chess Tour
Abhimanyu from New Jersey achieved his third GM norm in Budapest at the age of 12 years and four months
Nikhil Kamath's misdemeanour overshadowed the noble cause and Twitter saw several users slam the entrepreneur
All the proceeds will go to RedCross India and the Checkmate COVID initiative of the All India Chess Federation
The 15-year-old Goa player remained unbeaten and finished with four wins and five draws in the tournament
The winner will be decided by public voting, open till February 24. And the winner will be announced on March 8, the International Women's Day
Mendonca, who achieved the feat at 14 years, 9 months and 17 days, is the second GM from the coastal state.
2020 for Indian sports was not merely about the disruption, but the year had its share of good, bad, ugly and unfortunately some truly sad events
As most sporting action shut down because of the lockdown, chess found new life online with several tournaments taking place
The game between Harikrishna and the Norwegian ended in 24 moves after the players repeated the moves.
The chess federation is split into two camps -- one headed by Venkatrama Raja and the other by Chauhan, who have been at loggerheads over various issues
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
