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  2. Sam Manekshaw - Wikipedia

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    Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw [3] MC (3 April 1914 – 27 June 2008), also known as Sam Bahadur ("Sam the Brave"), was an Indian Army general officer who was the chief of the army staff during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, and the first Indian to be promoted to the rank of field marshal.

  3. List of Indian chess players - Wikipedia

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    The top 100 junior players of the world include 20 Indian players, among them Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu at Rank 2, Arjun Erigaisi at Rank 5, Gukesh D at rank 6, and Nihal Sarin at Rank 8. [7] The top 100 junior girl players of the world include 7 Indian players, among them Velpula Sarayu at rank 2, Divya Deshmukh at rank 5 and Savitha Shri B at ...

  4. Chess rating system - Wikipedia

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    This is an impossible score as not 0, 1 ⁄ 2 or 1 but as this is higher than 0.5 even a draw will very slightly damage Portisch's rating; conversely a draw will very slightly improve Hort's rating. Portisch's expected score is summed for each of his matches, which gave a total expected score of 9.66. Then the formula is:

  5. Field marshal (India) - Wikipedia

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    Sam Manekshaw, MC (1914–2008), [8] [2] also known as "Sam Bahadur" ("Sam the Brave"), was the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal. [7] Commissioned into the British Indian Army on 1 February 1935 with seniority antedated to 4 February 1934, [ 9 ] Manekshaw's distinguished military career spanned four decades ...

  6. Indian Chess Championship - Wikipedia

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    The Hindu news 42nd edition; Chessbase report of the 43rd edition; Chessbase report of the 44th edition; TWIC news 34th Women's edition; The Hindu Dated June 6, 1952 (Article Chess Notes G. S. Dikshit, State Champion by T. A. Krishnamachariar) The Hindu Dated June 6, 1952 Picture of Mr. G. S. Dikshit Madras State Chess Championship

  7. Open event at the 44th Chess Olympiad - Wikipedia

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    The number of teams which have won all their matches after three rounds reduced to 20, with India-2 being the only team with a perfect score of 12 wins out of 12 games. The team consisting of young players outclassed Switzerland 4–0 even though it did not seem realistic given that Yannick Pelletier had a big advantage with a safer king and ...

  8. Chess in India - Wikipedia

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    Stamp depicting the 44th Chess Olympiad, the first hosted by India, in Chennai. Chess has a deep-rooted history in India, widely believed to have originated from the game of chaturanga during the Gupta Empire in circa 6th century CE. Over centuries, it evolved and spread across the world, influencing modern chess as we know it today. [1]

  9. Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 - Wikipedia

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    The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 is the 84th edition of the annual chess tournament held in Wijk aan Zee. It was held from 14 January to 30 January 2022. [ 1 ] No visitors were allowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands . [ 2 ]