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Sahaj Grover (born 7 September 1995) is a chess player from Delhi, India, who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in September 2012. [1] He won the Under-10 World Youth Chess Championship in 2005 [2] and came third in the Under-20 World Junior Chess Championship in 2011. In 2018, he moved to South Africa. [3]
The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour is a series of Chess960 tournaments in 2025 organized by Freestyle Chess Operations. It will consist of five "Grand Slam" tournaments following the format of the Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge, held in 2024. Players will score points based on placement in each event.
Twenty individuals have been awarded the Arjuna Award for exceptional performance in chess at the international level. Manuel Aaron was the first chess player to receive this award in its inception year of 1961. [12] Rohini Khadilkar was the second chess player and first female chess player to receive this award in 1980–81. In total, seven ...
The All India Chess Federation is the administrative body for the game of chess in India. Founded in 1951, the association is affiliated to the Asian Chess Federation and the International Chess Federation .
New Delhi, India: Title: Grandmaster (2012) FIDE rating: 2586 (December 2024) Peak rating: 2610 (October 2022) Vaibhav Suri (born 8 February 1997) is an Indian chess ...
The FIDE World Chess Championship 2000 was held in New Delhi, India, and Tehran, Iran. The first six rounds were played in New Delhi between 27 November and 15 December 2000, and the final match in Tehran started on 20 December and ended on 24 December 2000. The top seeded Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand won the championship.
The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Arjuna Award -2005 to Shri Surya Shekhar Ganguly for Chess, at a glittering function in New Delhi on August 29, 2006. In addition to the National U10 and U12 championships mentioned above, Ganguly's achievements in other national events are: National Cities 1999: His team won the championship.
The World Chess Championship 2024 was a chess match between the reigning world champion Ding Liren and the challenger Gukesh ... (Chennai and New Delhi), and one from ...