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Chennai Grand Masters 2023 - India's strongest ever Classical Super Tournament

It's the last month of the year but we are ending the chess calendar of events on Indian soil with a bang!

WR Chess clinches FIDE World Rapid Team 2023 with a round to spare, Freedom second and MGD1 third

WR Chess won FIDE World Rapid Team Championship 2023 when they defeated ASV AlphaEchecs Linz 5-1 in the penultimate round.

Secured $1.5 million dollar 5 year sponsorship deal for India’s star chess player Arjun Erigaisi

Arjun Erigaisi has had an amazing year 2022 for his chess! In spite of his powerpacked recent performances

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Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025- Weissenhaus

▫️GM Vincent Keymer(@VincentKeymer04) won the tournament after defeating Fabiano Caruana with a score of 1.5-0.5 in the finals.
▫️GM Magnus Carlsen (@MagnusCarlsen) finished in the third place as he defeated…

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After helping India's No #1 @ArjunErigaisi secure a big sponsorship deal, @mgd1_esports has hit the headlines recently. ♟

@anninherarcadia speaks to the group's co-founder Manu Gurtu on the startup company, what they do and why chess.

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Wishing a very happy birthday to our wise captain, GM Srinath Narayanan (@srinathchess)! 🎉May this year be filled with new achievements, and may all your moves towards chess keep turning into brilliancies!

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