Chess Olympiad 2022-India B team beat Italy

India B team beat Italy Chess Olympiad: 3-1 win in open category In the Chess Olympiad being held for the first time in India, the series of impressive performances of the host teams continues. India B defeated Italy 3-1 in the open category on Monday. D Gukesh and Nihal Sarin won their respective matches. Jamaican player showed sportsmanship: Estonian chess player Knepp Miles, 39, fainted while playing against Jamaica’s Shaw Jaden. When he fainted after Jaden’s 39th move, Miles was in a winning position. He was taken to a private…

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Anand becomes Vice President, Dvorkovic President international chess federation 2022

International Chess Federation: Arkady will take over for the second time International Chess Federation (FIDE) President Arkady Dvorkovic was elected President of FIDE for the second time on Sunday with a huge margin of 141 votes. Former World Champion and Indian Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand elected as the Vice President of FIDE. In the FIDE elections held here, Dvorkovich received 157 votes against 16 for his electoral rival, Ukrainian Grandmaster Andrey Barishpolets. The third candidate, France’s Bacher Coutley, withdrew his candidacy before voting began. Anand Also elected in 2018 vice…

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