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India’s grip on world chess tightens with victory in Bucharest
- By Olivia Renshaw
- . May 19, 2025
[ad_1] India’s grip on world classical chess tightened further last week at Bucharest, Romania, where the victory of Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, 19, compensated for the continuing
World chess stars to compete in €500,000 event in London next month
- By Olivia Renshaw
- . May 6, 2025
[ad_1] Next month, from June 10 to 15, many of the global chess elite will visit London for the €500,000 Fide World Rapid and Blitz Team
India’s VC-backed chess academy churns out champions across the board
- By Olivia Renshaw
- . March 28, 2025
[ad_1] When venture capital firm WestBridge invited one of the world’s most famous chess players for an “offbeat” talk with investors about chess patterns, it
BBC2’s new chess programme sparks divided views
- By Olivia Renshaw
- . March 17, 2025
[ad_1] BBC2’s new half-hour programme Chess Masters: The Endgame (Mondays at 8pm) is in an intellectual spotlight, sandwiched between Mastermind and University Challenge. Its first episode