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INTRODUCTIONI have decided to review our participation at the Chess Olympics as 2022 celebrates 30 years since we are back in the...
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According to the FIDE website India has 74 grandmasters with former world champion Vishy Anand the highest rated at 2786 followed GM...
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Map of India
INDIA
India, officially the Republic of India,...
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Chess Kenya is ready for the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Chennai
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"Boss give me the point, make we share the prize"
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March 2022 Cape Town Rapid Open at Claremont Chess Club
Good day, all.
I played my first event for 2022. It was the Cape Town Rapid Open with 10 minutes...
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Carlsen is closer to retaining the world championship title for the fifth time
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Magnus Carlsen struck again; Defeats Ian Nepomniachtchi in Round 8 of the World Chess...
https://twitter.com/davidllada/status/1467519813593481216?s=20
Another victory for the world number one today at Dubai's ongoing world chess championship.
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