Beyond the Olympiad: India’s chess boom | Data Point podcast

Beyond the Olympiad: India’s chess boom | Data Point podcast

The 44th Chess Olympiad, hosted in Chennai, put a renewed spotlight on the sport. With India now having 75 grandmasters, chess legend Viswanathan Anand hopes the buzz around the sport inspires the next generation of players.  The 44th Chess Olympiad, hosted in Chennai, put a renewed spotlight on the sport. With India now having 75 grandmasters, chess […]

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R.B. Ramesh — The man who guided India to two Olympiad medals

R.B. Ramesh — The man who guided India to two Olympiad medals

Just a few days after coaching India 2 to a bronze medal at the Chess Olympiad, R.B. Ramesh has moved on to his next assignment. He has landed in the United States to help his ward R. Praggnanandhaa’s campaign at the FTX Crypto Cup, beginning in Miami on Monday. Cant thank you enough in words […]

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Pakistan pulls out of 44th Chess Olympiad over torch relay passing through J&K

Pakistan pulls out of 44th Chess Olympiad over torch relay passing through J&K

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 to Chennai to participate in the […]

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Pakistan pulls out of 44th Chess Olympiad over torch relay passing through J&K

Pakistan pulls out of 44th Chess Olympiad over torch relay passing through J&K

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 to Chennai to participate in the […]

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