8 months, Moscow-to-Munich flights, but now he is ‘fed up’: Behind Russia No. 1 Ian Nepomniachtchi’s tattoos | Chess News

Ian Nepomniachtchi and his tattoos (Photos by Jyotirmoy Halder from TimesofIndia BENGALURU: The word “tattoo” is believed to have come from Polynesian languages, particularly words such as “tatau”, a term associated with traditional body art in that region. European sailors encountered Polynesian tattooing and helped carry the word back into European languages. Even thousands of…

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‘I’m retired bro’: World Chess Champion D Gukesh’s cheeky reply to troll gets unexpected twist | Chess News

World chess champion D Gukesh found an amusing way to deal with an online troll after a playful exchange on social media took an unexpected turn.On Wednesday, the Indian grandmaster, who has faced increased scrutiny following a difficult run of results in recent times, shared a screenshot of the conversation on his Instagram story with…

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The making of India’s 97th Chess Grandmaster Harshavardhan GB: A ‘legend’ among friends, now his parents’ pride | Chess News

Grandmaster Harshavardhan GB with his parents (Designed by TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: As India moves one step closer to the landmark of producing 100 Grandmasters, Chennai, long hailed as the “Mecca of Indian chess”, has found itself as the protagonist again.On Sunday, Harshavardhan GB became India’s 97th Grandmaster (GM) from the very land. Pulling off three…

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India’s 96th Chess Grandmaster! From 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan to GM at 14: The Ethan Vaz story | Chess News

India’s 96th Grandmaster Ethan Vaz NEW DELHI: The exact date was March 11, 2011, when a magnitude 9.1 earthquake and the subsequent tsunami damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three reactor cores melted down, resulting in the largest release of radioactive material since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. At the time, Linda Fernandes was pregnant…

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