Professional chess too hard, says Armenian GM
July 15th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Tianjin (China), July 15 (IANS) Chess is too "hard" to be taken as a career, says leading Armenian Grand Master (GM) Vladimir Akopian."I don't want my boys to be professional ... Read more...
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Women’s world champ Hou Yifan ready for AAI Grandmasters chess
June 6th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Reigning women's world champion Hou Yifan of China is all set p for the upcoming inaugural Airports Authority of India (AAI) Grandmasters Chess Tournament beginning ... Read more...
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Bobby Fischer’s Remains Exhumed For DNA Test
July 6th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Iceland, July 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The remains of noted American Chess player Bobby Fischer were exhumed recently in Iceland's Laugardaelir Church cemetery. It was ordered by the Apex court to ... Read more...
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Chess word’s biggest rivals Gary Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov to play again
September 22nd, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep. 22 (ANI): The arch-rivals of world chess, Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov, are set to take on each other after a gap of nineteen years when they meet in Spain. ... Read more...
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