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Chess legend Garry Kasparov added to Russia’s ‘terrorists and extremists’ list

Chess legend Garry Kasparov added to Russia’s ‘terrorists and extremists’ list

Chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov has been added to the list of “terrorists and extremists” by Russia’s financial watchdog, the Moscow Times reported. The 60-year-old former world chess champion has been a long-time critic of President Vladimir Putin and has consistently condemned Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine. Rosfinmonitoring, Russia’s financial monitoring agency, on …

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Eight-year-old Ashwath Kaushik becomes youngest to defeat grandmaster; Know more about the chess prodigy

Eight-year-old Ashwath Kaushik becomes youngest to defeat grandmaster; Know more about the chess prodigy

Eight-year-old Ashwath Kaushik has become the youngest player to defeat a grandmaster after trouncing Jacek Stopa during the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open in Switzerland. The Indian-born Singapore resident learnt to play the game at the age of four and became a World Under-Eight Rapid Champion in 2022. That same year, he had made waves after emerging …

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