Chess, childhood, and a grandmother who made it all possible ♟️❤️ 🇳🇱 Anish Giri shares his favourite chess memory! | FIDE - International Chess Federation

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GM SL Narayanan is through to Round 2 of the FIDE World Cup! SL defeated IM Steven Rojas Salas 2-0 in the 15'' 10' Rapid tiebreaks. We interviewed him after his win! GM SL Narayanan will face British GM Nikita Vitiugov in Round 2.1 tomorrow. Video: ChessBase India Interview: Himank Ghosh #Chess #ChessBaseIndia #FIDEWorldCup2025 Narendra Modi Mansukh Mandaviya FIDE - International Chess Federation Sports Authority of India Chess.com - India All India Chess Federation The Sports Authority of Goa C

6.1K views · 117 reactions | The President of All India Chess Federation, Nitin Narang delivers the message of Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi - declaring the FIDE World Cup 2025 at Goa, India open! Narendra Modi Mansukh Mandaviya FIDE - International Chess Federation Sports Authority of India Chess.com - India All India Chess Federation The Sports Authority of Goa CMO Goa Dr. Pramod Sawant Ramesh Tawadkar | ChessBase India | Facebook