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Magnus Carlsen-Hans Niemann controversy: Have computers killed chess?
Is history repeating itself? If there was indeed a way to hide even a crutch somewhere in a chess player’s body, it better be found, or the allegations be thoroughly probed and dismissed
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44th Chess Olympiad round-up: D. Gukesh, Nihal Sarin win individual gold; India 2 claim classy victory over Germany for bronze
India 1 (women), who were the sole leaders going into the final, suffered a 1:3 defeat as their star performers, Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkarni, conceded their first losses of the tournament.
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44th Chess Olympiad final today; India in contention for podium finish in both sections
Koneru Humpy, R. Vaishali, Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkarni will go up against the US. Team 2's D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin and Raunak Sadhwani to go up against Germany.
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44th Chess Olympiad: What will it take for India to recover from Sunday's losses?
After eight consecutive wins, D. Gukesh was held to a tame draw by Azerbaijan’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov on Sunday, and Poland’s Oliwia Kiolbasa beat India’s R. Vaishali in the women’s section.
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44th Chess Olympiad: The world will have to wait for D. Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen
India 2 are contenders for the title though they trail Armenia, the only side to have defeated them, by a match point. R. Vaishali and Tania Sachdev remain unbeaten, with a score of 7.5 each.
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44th Chess Olympiad: Look who's leading at the halfway mark
Going into the last five rounds—the decider phase of the tournament—India 2 and Uzbekistan each have the highest game points of 19/24 (one point for a win, and half for a draw).
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44th Chess Olympiad: Bhakti Kulkarni, R. Vaishali and Tania Sachdev blaze a trail, taking India closer to podium finish
R. Vaishali and Tania Sachdev have scored 3.5/4 game points each, meaning they have conceded only one draw each in their first four outings, while Bhakti Kulkarni, has won all the three games so far.
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44th Chess Olympiad: Indian contingent get off to a dream start
All six Indian teams won all their games in Friday’s first round, scoring a whopping 24/24—a record of sorts.
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44th Chess Olympiad: Magnus Carlsen is back in Chennai, "hottest hub of chess in the world now"
With the International Chess Federation barring Russia for the war in Ukraine and China pulling out due to Covid concerns, Carlsen only has the US’ Fabiano Caruana for company at the top.
