In 'final video', Naroditsky says his idol as well as rival GM Kramnik was trying to 'destroy' his life with allegations of cheating. Under probe, Kramnik denies ever bullying the 29-year-old.
Think you can score 10/10 in a quiz about chess? As the world observes International Chess Day, test your knowledge of the game in this edition of ThePrint Quiz.
18-yr-old Gukesh won world chess championship by defeating China's Liren after 58 moves in nail-biting 14th round. 'Every chess player wants to live this dream,' he said later.
India-born Ashwath, who lives in Singapore, defeated 37-year-old Stopa to break the record set a month earlier by Leonid Ivanovic from Serbia when he beat grandmaster Milko Popchev.
As a hobby, chess is inexpensive. But playing it professionally is an investment that can run into lakhs of rupees. Coaches, tournament fees, travel and stay all add up.
The crude flows in the Strait of Hormuz largely originate from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar and move to China, India, Japan and South Korea.
Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?
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