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Chess mess: FIDE mulls tweaking rules after Olympiad's joint-winner compromise
FIDE faced heavy backlash after declaring India and Russia joint winners due to internet issues during Olympiad final.
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Chess
Drama and intrigue: How India won a historic Chess Olympiad gold
India and Russia were joint champions in an unprecedented decision following internet issu
Chess
Chess Olympiad: India, Russia declared joint winners after internet issues mar final
India appealed, claiming internet disconnections were responsible for Nihal Sarin and Divya Deshmukh's losses that led to a provisional win for Russia.
Chess
Humpy leads India to Chess Olympiad final
Koneru Humpy beat Monika Socko in a nervy tie-break to help India pip Poland in the semifinals.
Chess
Grand snub: Arjuna awards leave India's chess kings without a crown
Despite consistent international success, Indian chess stars have no recognition in the 2020 national sports awards.
Chess
Server error? India in Chess Olympiad semis after Armenia forfeit
Armenia protested against the defeat to the arbiters and even approached the appeals committee to look into the matter.
Chess
Mover & shaker: How comedy is redefining chess for a cause
Samay Raina's YouTube channel has turned top GMs into livestream junkies and thrown open chess to new audiences.
Chess
'Hello everyone': From smalltown Croatia, an unlikely chess phenomenon
The popularity of the Agadmator chess channel lies in Antonio Radic's ability to make chess accessible and fun.
culture
How cooking helped top athletes deal with the pandemic
For the past four months, some of the best athletes in the world were at home -- with a little extra free time on their hands. Some created their own cooking shows on YouTube and Instagram, and others baked extensive desserts for their families.
Chess
66 GMs and counting: The story behind India's chess surge
IT revolution and a flatter world gives Indians a level playing board but the need now is more tournament wins.
Chess
Road trips, Airbnbs, induction cooker meals: How Leon Mendonca is chasing a GM norm in Europe
Stuck in Europe during the pandemic, 14-year-old Leon Mendonca is playing whatever tournaments he can. He finished second at the Paracin Open in Serbia on Thursday.
Cricket
QUIZ - What connects Sachin, Pele and Mike Tyson?
Also, what do Sunil Chhetri, Baichung Bhutia and Raman Vijayan have in common?
Chess
Back in Chennai, Anand looks forward to home food and bonding with son
Having been stranded in Germany for three months, Anand returned to Chennai on Saturday, following a week of quarantine in Bengaluru.
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High-stakes online chess can be your next quarantine sports obsession
Chess grandmasters are stuck at home, like much of the world. Without the travel requirement of over-the-board tournaments, the elite players are facing off against big-time opponents for big prizes.
Chess
Covid-19: Anand to finally return from Germany
Viswanathan Anand, who will reach Bengaluru on Saturday, will undergo 14 days' quarantine as per Karnataka government rules.
Chess
Carlsen's latest move: $1M total purse for five online events
Chess is one of the few sports to make a seamless switch to an online avatar in the world of social distancing and Carlsen, the world champion, has been the driving force.
Chess
Magnus Carlsen, game-changer
Chess' reigning superstar talks of his ambitions to professionalise chess, his rivals and not treating defeat as an option.
Cricket
Check, mates: Yuzvendra Chahal and Viswanathan Anand talk chess, cricket and more
Chess-enthusiast-turned-cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal strikes up a conversation with India's ultimate grandmaster.
Chess
Anand urges SAI to provide budding players with special computers
"Children should not make a decision on a full-time career in chess till the age of 18, till you finish your studies," he said
Chess
Anand on board, no Carlsen in FIDE's Online Nations Cup
The event is due to start two days after the conclusion of Carlsen's own 'Magnus Invitational' tournament.
Chess
Isolated Anand spends Germany lockdown with Fawlty Towers, Skype calls to son
Stranded in the tiny town of Bad Soden, the five-time world champion's plans of flying back home on April 15 have hit a wall.
Cricket
Lockdown watchlist: 'Wasim bhai, aap yahan?'
This week's watchlist includes Inzi run-out gold, the life and times of one of Chess' great geniuses, and a marathon dubbed the hardest race in the world.
Chess
'We can't lock players in Russia' - FIDE stops Candidates tournament
"We cannot continue the tournament without guarantees for the players' and officials' safe and timely return home."
Chess
'I don't want to be here' - Russian GM Grischuk asks for Candidates to be called off
"The whole atmosphere is very hostile and it's no coincidence that everything else in the world is stopped."
Chess
Elbow bumps and sanitizers - scenes from the Candidates chess tournament in Russia
The Candidates in Yekaterinburg is one of the few major sporting events on currently with the coronavirus pandemic shutting the sporting world down.
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Eight matches that doomed Louis van Gaal at Manchester United
John Brewin reviews the eight matches that ultimately doomed Louis van Gaal's tenure as manager at Manchester United.
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'I think I'm a better fisherman than Steyn and Morkel'
South African fast bowler Kyle Abbott brags about his angling skills, and confesses to bullying Australians in the Kings XI dressing room
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Was Cozier the last of a golden age of commentators?
The sport and media landscape has changed so much that we may never have definitive voices like his ever again
