Tag: chess
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Gukesh; world’s youngest world chess champion, remains rooted in Hindu Dharma
On 12th December 2024, Hindu chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju, aged 18, became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion, after defeating the reigning champion, Ding Liren of China in Singapore. The teenager defeated Ding Liren, who had held the crown for a year, by 7.5-6.5 in their closely fought £2 million match in Singapore. Nine…
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British Hindu Schoolgirl wins European Chess Championships
Eight-year-old British Hindu schoolgirl, Bodhana Sivanandan, from Harrow (London), scored 8.5/13 at the European blitz chess championships held in Croatia in December 2023 and was crowned best female player. In the penultimate round of the contest, Bodhana defeated 39-year-old Lorin D’Costa, who is England’s women’s coach. She then drew with 54-year-old the two-time Romanian champion…