Cyrus Broacha on Indian wrestlers’ protest, IPL taking over sports and Ding Liren becoming the world chess champion

Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi You know what is the biggest problem with us Indians? Okay, okay, don’t answer that, this is a short column, no point starting something we can’t finish, (which is the slogan the Mumbai Metro will be using), so, let me take that one. It’s to do with our […]

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Cyrus Broacha on Indian wrestlers’ protest, IPL taking over sports and Ding Liren becoming the world chess champion

Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi You know what is the biggest problem with us Indians? Okay, okay, don’t answer that, this is a short column, no point starting something we can’t finish, (which is the slogan the Mumbai Metro will be using), so, let me take that one. It’s to do with our […]

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Ding Liren crowned king of World chess after beating Nepomniachtchi in the fourth tie-breaker

China’s Ding Liren smiles while speaking after his victory in the FIDE World Chess Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan, Sunday, April 30, 2023. China’s Ding Liren beat Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in a thrilling finale. He takes over the world championship title from Norway’s Magnus Carlsen. | Photo Credit: AP Chess has a new World champion. Ding […]

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Data | 2022: A great year for Indian chess

Young Grandmasters: India’s Nihal Sarin (left) plays against India’s Arjun Erigaisi during the Tata Steel Chess India Tournament, in Kolkata, Thursday, Dec.1, 2022. It has been a great week or so for Indian chess. On Tuesday, 16-year-old Aditya Mittal crossed the coveted 2500 Elo-point mark in the sixth round of the El Llobregat Open Chess […]

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Nakamura impressed by Gukesh’s classical chess

Hikaru Nakamura has high regard for the new crop of Indian teenagers making waves | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Much like cricket’s ICC rankings, there are three separate formats the chess players are assessed in. Two of them — classical and rapid — are headed by Magnus Carlsen, the five-time World champion and widely regarded […]

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Anna Muzychuk forces tie-breakers after beating Humpy in last game

China’s Lei qualifies for the semifinals at the expense of Anna’s younger sister Maria China’s Lei qualifies for the semifinals at the expense of Anna’s younger sister Maria A draw would have taken her into the semifinals, but Koneru Humpy lost to Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk in the fourth and final classical game in the quarterfinal […]

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