Excelsior Sports Correspondent LEH, June 20: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Radha Krishna Mathur received the torch from Grand Master (GM) Dibyendu Barua during the first ever torch relay for Chess Olympiad-a biennial Chess tournament organised by FIDE at Leh Palace, here today. India is hosting the Chess Olympiad at Chennai from July 28 to August 10. The torch, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi on June 19 reached Leh today and shall be taken from Leh Palace […]
A poor man s word will not carry weight in India, was the comment of the sad father of an 11-year-old boy who was emotionally abused at a chess tourney recognized by
Guess who got India s first medal in chess Olympiad?Former World Champion and India s first Grandmaster (GM) V. Anand? India s first International Master (IM) Manuel Aaron or the second IM V Ravikumar or early GMs like Dibyendu Barua or Pravin .
It was none of these, but Rafique Khan who made India proud at the 1980 Olympiad held in Malta, making everyone present take note of India. Playing on the third board, he scored 10 points out of 13 with nine wins, two draws, and two losses.