English Chess hit by race row over abuse of young Muslim players
August 16th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Three young Muslim chess players are said to have been abused by their supporters and other competitors in an English chess competition. The three players aged 13, ... Read more...
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English chess hit by race row over young Muslim players
August 15th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Vienna, Aug 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Three young Muslim brothers were recently abused by the English delegation to a tournament which was hosted in Austria. They had gone for a chess competition when ... Read more...
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Will continue to take help of big players: Anand
June 14th, 2010 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) In a virtual snub to Veselin Topalov, who had criticised him for taking the help of two former world champions ahead of the successful defence of the world ... Read more...
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Argentina, Spain favourites: Viswanathan Anand
June 14th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) World chess champion Viswanathan Anand considers Argentina and Spain as hot favourites to win the ongoing FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
"I am following the World Cup. Argentina ... Read more...
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New ‘Mozart of Chess’ Magnus Carlsen becomes youngest ever No.1
January 5th, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 5 (ANI): A Norweigan teenager dubbed the "Mozart of Chess" has become the youngest person ever to be ranked world number one in the game.Magnus Carlsen, 19, was listed ... Read more...
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Coimbatore hosts national chess tournament for visually impaired
October 24th, 2009 - 8:03 pm ICT by ANI
Coimbatore, Oct. 24 (ANI): The first All India Open Chess Tournament for the visually impaired kicked off in Coimbatore on Saturday.Over 200 players from 21 states are participating in the five-day national ... Read more...
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