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World Women's Team Chess Championship: India beat France 3-1 to make it to quarters

India will take on Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals of the FIDE World Women's Team Chess Championship.

World Women's Team Chess Championship: Tania Sachdev, Bhakti Kulkarni win as India beat Armenia

The Indians had defeated Spain 2.5-1.5 in the second round late on Monday to notch up the first win after being held to a 2-2 draw in the opener against Azerbaijan.

Viswanathan Anand to lead strong Indian team in online Chess Olympiad

All the players will be based in Chennai from where all the matches will be played.

Chess World Cup: Indians Vidit Gujrathi, P Harikrishna, R Praggnanandhaa win in first game of fourth round

The Gujrathi-Adhiban game was expected to be an interesting one and it lived up to the expectations before the former snatched victory in 43 moves.

Chess World Cup: India's R Praggnanandhaa, B Adhiban win in first game of second round

Chennai lad Praggnanandha got the better of the experienced Gabriel Sargissian (Armenia) and Adhiban posted a crushing win over Neuris Delgado Ramirez in just 22 moves in the men's event.

Online Chess Olympiad 2020: Vidit S Gujrathi, D Harika and Nihal Sarin win as India reach semis after Armenia lose appeal

India had won the first round of matches 3.5-2.5 with captain Vidit S Gujrathi, D Harika and Nihal Sarin posting victories

Women's Speed Chess Championships: Koneru Humpy, D Harika bow out in quarter-finals as Indian challenge ends

Humpy was no match for Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia, going down 2-9 while Harika was ousted by World No 1 Hou Yifan of China 3-7 in her last-eight clash.

Vijender Singh, Sanjeev Rajput, Srihari Nataraj, other stars plead for caution as discussion rages on whether competitions can resume

Some sports stars across disciplines wanted the waiting period to continue before resuming competitions, while others spoke about the loss it would cause to fitness and readiness.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Chess plays on while other sports struggle to cope with COVID-19 pandemic

There has been a spurt in the number of online chess events during this coronavirus-forced lockdown.

Online Nations Cup: China crowned champions after final match against USA ends in draw; India finish a disappointing fifth

Top-seed and favourite China were crowned champions at the FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup on Sunday by virtue of superior points tally despite their final match against the USA ending in 2-2 draw.