Viswanathan Anand Current Affairs, GK & News
44th International Chess Olympiad to be inaugurated by PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate 44th International Chess Olympiad on July 28, 2022. The Olympiad will be inaugurated at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. Inauguration event will start from 6PM. Facts to know about 44th International Chess Olympiad: The 44th Chess Olympiad is scheduled to be conducted from July 28 to ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: 44th Chess Olympiad • 44th International Chess Olympiad • Chennai Chess Olympiad 2022 • International Chess Olympiad • Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium chennai • Thambi- Official mascot of 44th Chess Olympiad • Viswanathan Anand
Tamil Nadu: Panel for State Education Policy
The government of Tamil Nadu has recently formed a 13-member panel to frame the education policy of the state. The government had made a promise of formulating a state education policy in the 2021-22 state Budget. Overview: This panel will be headed by retired Delhi High Court Chief Justice D Murugesan. The other panel members ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: States Current Affairs
Topics: D Murugesan • National Education Policy • State Education Policy • T. M. Krishna • Tamil Nadu • Viswanathan Anand
Chess: Victory of Praggnanandhaa over Magnus Carlsen
India’s Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has defeated the reigning world champion Norway’s Magnus Carlsen. He did so using black pieces and took 39 moves to checkmate Carlsen. This win came in the eighth round of Airthings Masters chess tournament’s preliminary stage being held online. Overview: This tournament is the first of the nine events that will take ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Persons in News • Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Airthings Masters chess tournament • Chess • Chess prodigy • Magnus Carlsen • Pentala Harikrishna • Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa • Viswanathan Anand
Chess Legend Viswanathan Anand named ambassador of WWF India
On April 17, 2020, the Chess legend Viswanathan Anand was named the ambassador of World Wide Fund India. He has joined the organization for its environment education programme. Highlights The environment education programme was started in 1976. It undertakes initiatives to reach out to youth, school children and citizens in the country. The main aim ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Persons in News
Topics: Chess • FIDE • grand master • India chess • India Grand Master • Sports • Viswanathan Anand • World Wide Fund
AICS reconstituted to 18 Members from the earlier 27
As the Olympic year begins, The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has reconstituted the advisory body, All India Council of Sports (AICS) and extended the tenure of the body to three years. V. K. Malhotra remains the President of the Council. The number of members of the advisory body was reduced to 18 from ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: All India Council of Sports • Anjali Bhagwat • Bachendri Pal • Bhaichung Bhutia • Deepa Malik • Harbhajan Singh • Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports • Prashanti Singh • Sachin Tendulkar • Sarbananda Sonowal • Viswanathan Anand • Yogeshwar Dutt
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, and the methods he employs to prepare for wins, cope with disappointments and, simply, stay ..
Topics: Anand • Chess • Computer chess • Sports • Viswanathan Anand • World chess champions