Nihal Sarin Current Affairs, GK & News
Viswanathan Anand joins as mentor of ChessKid
Viswanathan Anand, India’s first Grandmaster and five-time World chess champion has become mentor for Indian edition of chesskid.com, a US-based chess platform. Under the guidance of 49-year-old Anand who has inspired a generation of young chess players, online platform chesskid.com would release curated chess content and hold annual online competitions for India’s aspiring young chess ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: ChessKid • Nihal Sarin • Online Chess • Praggnanandhaa • Viswanathan Anand
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 tournament. The field is led by the India No. 2 Grand Master Pentala Harikrishna. Harikrishna ..
Topics: Chess • Chess in India • Malayali people • Negi • Nihal Sarin • Parimarjan Negi • Pentala Harikrishna • Tigran Gharamian • World Youth Chess Champions
Nihal Sarin becomes 53rd chess Grandmaster from India
Nihal Sarin (14) from Kerala has become the 53rd Grandmaster of India and the 12th youngest grandmaster in chess history after attaining his third and final GM-norm in the Abu Dhabi Masters 2018. He tallied 5.5/9 with a rating performance of 2626 to secure his third GM norm.
Topics: Aryan Chopra • Chess • Chess title • Enamul Hossain • Malayali people • Nihal Sarin