Amit Kamath
Sports Writer at The Indian Express
Cover sports @ Indian Express. Ex-News9, Firstpost, HT, mid-day Robert Bosch Media Ambassador. Red Ink awardee. Covered Tokyo2020, Birmingham2022. Liver donor.
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1 week ago |
indianexpress.com | Amit Kamath
Over the course of his illustrious chess career, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand has dealt with challenges of all shapes and sizes. But even by those standards, he will confront a unique challenge on June 1: he will take on 11-year-old Faustino Oro, nicknamed the ‘Messi of chess’, in an exhibition game in Tuscany. The battle will see a clash of generations — Anand, who calls himself semi-retired, is 55 years old, while his opponent is yet to turn a teenager.
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1 week ago |
indianexpress.com | Amit Kamath
Over the past week, a new chess event with a twist, called Checkmate: USA vs India, found a place in the calendar. The tournament will see young gunslingers like D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and Divya Deshmukh lead Team India against the might of Team USA featuring – among others – old warhorses Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana.
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1 week ago |
indianexpress.com | Amit Kamath
Since the COVID pandemic, chess has gained millions of new fans. But the one area that remains largely uncharted for the sport is television broadcast, with streaming platforms still the primary source of distribution. Checkmate: USA vs India — pitting two of the strongest nations in the sport against each other – hopes to make it attractive for broadcasters and casual fans, who stay away finding it too complicated.
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1 week ago |
indianexpress.com | Amit Kamath
World champion Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and Divya Deshmukh will lead India against Team USA in a never-before-seen team chess event that pits two of the most successful nations in the sphere of 64 squares. The exhibition event — christened Checkmate: USA vs India — will be held on October 4 this year in front of a live audience of 2,500 fans at the Esports Stadium Arlington in Texas.
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2 weeks ago |
indianexpress.com | Amit Kamath
In an era smitten with teenage chess prodigies, spare a thought for Vasyl Ivanchuk. The Ukrainian grandmaster, 56 years of age, emerged as the winner of the 4th Menorca Open chess tournament on Sunday. In doing so, he overcame a field of 185 players (including 45 grandmasters) to claim his first title since 2019, a feat which also propels him into the top 100 spots after many years.
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