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The FIde Women's Grand Prix is going on at Munich. This is one of the qualifying events for the women's world championship. After 5 rounds Humpy has 3 points and is 2nd. Hariks is on 2.5 points.
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Humpy finished 2nd in the Fide Women's Grand Prix at Munich with a score of 7/11. She could have won this tournament. In the penultimate round she had the eventual winner Alexandra Kosteniuk on the mat but her opponent managed to escape with a draw and finally win the tournament with a half point lead. The good news is that Humpy is back in form. She was undefeated and had a +3 record. The next Grand Prix would be in India and one would expect her to do well and strengthen her chances in the current World Championship cycle. Just for the records Harika finished fourth with a score of 6.
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Gukesh finished 2nd in wr chess master ahead of world no2 Ian Nepo of Russia......
Prag finished last...
This tournament shows Gukesh is the best India is currently have after Viahwanath Anand....He will surely be in top 10 in the future!!!!
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Delhi at it again. Shameful.

What’s with all the issues and controversies at the FIDE Women's Grand Prix Third Leg in Delhi. Players complaining about poor organization, bad hotel, no transport, player withdrawals etc.

https://www.chess.com/news/view/2023-wo ... de-apology
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I am not sure but have heard that the entire indian chess federation is controlled by Tamil Nadu politicians especially, DMK ....
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Who are sticking it to Delhi? :-)
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Is this news of Chinese holding both men’s and women’s championship noteworthy? Didn’t realize Chinese have now conquered the chess world.

Ding's triumph means China holds both the men's and women's world titles, with current women's champion Ju Wenjun set to defend her title against compatriot Lei Tingjie in July.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/chess-chinas- ... 43616.html
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Well, the #2 actually. Carlsen is still the #1. Well, Nepo is #2 still. But, we can say that the Chinese guy, who is #3 upset Nepo and thus is #2. He is the world champion because Carlsen did not participate but that is Carlsen's fault.

The young gun is Alireza (representing France). We'll see how he progresses.
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Bro.....where are we in chess now?😭😭
Vishwanath Anand has won world championship 5 times....But after him, nobody is in top 10 , not even top15 :damn:
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Aditya Samant becomes India’s 83rd Grandmaster at Biel Master Tournament

https://indianexpress.com/article/sport ... t-8861741/
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Saffron Lenin wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 6:36 pm Bro.....where are we in chess now?😭😭
Vishwanath Anand has won world championship 5 times....But after him, nobody is in top 10 , not even top15 :damn:

D. Gukesh is 13th in the July FIDE list. The youngest in the top 100.

The FIDE federation rankings has India 3rd in the open section and 2nd in the womens section. Given that chess is widely played (with nearly a 100 countries having native GMs), our chess accomplishments are commendable.

Of course, our issue with chess has always been whether it is a "sport." Not sure that there is a conclusive answer to it although chess results are generally reported worldwide in the sports sections of newspapers and sports sites.
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India is now World no 2 in the latest fide ranking list:

TOP CHESS FEDERATIONS OPEN

September 2023

# Federation Avg Top 10
# Federation Avg Top 10

1 United States of America 2728
2 India 2701
3 Russia 2688
4 China 2685
5 Ukraine 2650
6 Azerbaijan 2649
7 Germany 2640
8 Spain 2638
9 France 2638
10 Armenia 2635

https://ratings.fide.com/top_federation ... ?list=open
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Saffron Lenin wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:27 pm India is now World no 2 in the latest fide ranking list:

TOP CHESS FEDERATIONS OPEN

September 2023

# Federation Avg Top 10
# Federation Avg Top 10

1 United States of America 2728
2 India 2701
3 Russia 2688
4 China 2685
5 Ukraine 2650
6 Azerbaijan 2649
7 Germany 2640
8 Spain 2638
9 France 2638
10 Armenia 2635

https://ratings.fide.com/top_federation ... ?list=open
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India pulls out of World Cadet Chess Championship in Egypt amid Israel-Gaza conflict

The Indian team has decided to withdraw from the World Cadet Chess Championship due to safety concerns. The event was scheduled to be held at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from October 14 to 23. The All India Chess Federation (AICF) said in a press release that the decision was made given the situation in Gaza and with the safety of the participants in mind. Events were scheduled for the under-12, 10, and 8 categories.


https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/in ... 415739.ece
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Vaishali Rameshbabu thread

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Vaishali Rameshbabu a handful of points away from becoming third female Grandmaster from India after Qatar Masters heroics



With the confirmation of her GM norm, Vaishali now holds the title of GM-elect, further solidifying her position as one of India’s brightest chess prospects. Currently boasting a live rating of 2467.7, she stands a mere 32.3 Elo points away from becoming India’s third female Grandmaster, following in the footsteps of Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli.


https://indianexpress.com/article/sport ... 3-8993505/
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