44th Chess Olympiad

Praggnanandhaa, a student of Velammal school in Chennai, shared a picture of his English exam question paper where students were asked to write a letter describing the 44th Chess Olympiad.

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.

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.

44th Chess Olympiad | Viswanathan Anand: Russia and China's presence wouldn't have "changed the dynamics very much"

With the finish line in view, India, USA, Armenia are all in the mix for gold.

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.

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).

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.

Commonwealth Games, Chess Olympiad: Many opportunities for India to display its sporting prowess

Democratised by the internet, chess is surging as a sport in the country while medals at all levels has given Indian athletes confidence to believe they are world-beaters.

44th FIDE Chess Olympiad: PM Narendra Modi kicks off the opening ceremony

The sporting event will be held in the nearby Mamallapuram, about 50 km from here. The Olympiad is being held in India for the first time ever, after being moved out of Russia following its invasion of Ukraine and has attracted a record number of entries in the Open (188) and women's (162) sections.

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.

Why the coastal town of Mamallapuram was chosen to host 44th Chess Olympiad

The coastal town of Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu was chosen as the venue for the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad

India hosts 44th Chess Olympiad: Venue, star players and mascot

44th Chess Olympiad: India is fielding six teams for the event.