Viswanathan Anand writes book “Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life”

The book titled “Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life” has been authored by Indian Chess legend Viswanathan Anand. Through the book, Anand revisits his greatest games and worst losses, his unique experiences of playing against the best minds, ..

World Youth Chess Championship 2019

The World Youth Chess Championship concluded in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 12 October 2019. India ended the World Youth Chess Championship by bagging 7 medals including 1 gold and 3 silver and 3 bronze medals. Only the Under-16 Girls category proved ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

2019 World Youth Chess Championship

For the first time-ever India is hosting the prestigious World Youth chess championship, which is scheduled to be held in Mumbai from October 1 to 13. The world’s best talent in under-14, u-16 and u-18 categories will be on view. ..

Modern-Age Weapons under Development at DRDO

To develop modern weapons for the future, the Hyderabad-based Centre for High Energy Systems and Sciences (CHESS) is working on new iterations of the weapons.? What is CHESS? The Centre for High Energy Systems and Sciences is a DRDO unit.? ..

Surya Shekhar Ganguly wins 2019 Belt and Road China Hunan International chess tournament

Indian Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly from Kolkata has won the 2019 Belt and Road China Hunan International chess tournament. Ganguly left behind a strong field to win the 9-round Open tournament played in a Swiss League format. He registered 5 ..

Prithu Gupta becomes India’s 64th Grandmaster

15-year-old Prithu Gupta from Delhi has become the India’s 64th Grandmaster as he crossed the 2500-mark. He beat IM Lev Yankelevich in the fifth round of the Portuguese League 2019 to cross the Elo threshold. Gupta has joined an elite ..

Short Note : Challenges before Chess in India

While the world chess federation (FIDE) has restored the international ratings of 54 players, no end seems in sight to the long-standing impasse between the suffering chess players and the All India Chess Federation (AICF). What has happened? AICF had ..

TePe Sigeman & Co International tournament started in Malmo, Sweden on May 3

In chess, the TePe Sigeman & Co International tournament has started in Malmo, Sweden on May 3. According to the World Chess Federation(FIDE), the tournament will have 8 players with an average rating of 2663, making it a Category 17 ..

Abhijeet Gupta lifts 2019 Cannes International Open trophy

In Chess, Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta lifted the 2019 Cannes International Open trophy with 7.5 points. He took an easy draw with Pier Luigi Basso of Italy in the ninth and final round. It was a clear point lead over ..

D Gukesh crowned as India’s youngest Grandmaster (GM)

D Gukesh from Chennai has become the 2nd youngest Grandmaster (GM) in the world and the youngest Indian to achieve the feat at 12 years, seven months and 17 days. He erased the mark set by his state-mate R Praggnanandhaa ..