New Delhi: Indian Grandmaster Konero Hampi is undecided about participating in the Candidates Tournament in Cyprus, citing security concerns amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia.Go beyond limits with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The prestigious event, which begins on March 28, will determine the challengers for the world championship titles currently held by De Gokesh…
Koniro Hampi, Divya Deshmukh, and R. Praganandha with sister R. Vaishali (Photos by Andrey Anusov and Michael Valuza/FIDE) NEW DELHI: Even as Conroe Hampi’s possible withdrawal from the candidates’ tournament in Cyprus over the Iran war raised concerns, India’s next generation trio of Divya Deshmukh, R Vaishali and R Praganandha are set to compete in…
Indian chess star Konero Hampi is considering pulling out of the upcoming FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament, which will be held in Cyprus. His concern is primarily about security because of the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East between the US, Israel and Iran.The venue of the tournament was decided in November last year, but the…
Mayank Chakraborty becomes first GM of North East India (Special Arrangements) New Delhi: All Assam Chess Association General Secretary Rajeeb Dhar was having a good night’s sleep on Saturday morning. And why not? His mentor, Mayank Chakraborty, had just achieved his final Grandmaster (GM) standard at the 8th GM tournament in Sweden. In doing so,…
Abhimanyu Paranik and Aroniak Ghosh New Delhi: The National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship concluded at Sarla Birla University in Ranchi, where over 400 players from across the country competed in intense matches that tested both speed and strategy. The tournament featured two formats of blitz and rapid and saw impressive performances from several leading…