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Ethan Vaz, Harshvardhan GB earn GM titles

Ethan Vaz, Harshvardhan GB earn GM titles

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India added two more chess Grandmasters to its ever growing tally as Ethan Vaz and Harshvardhan G.B. became the country’s 96th and 97th GM respectively. 🚨 #News | 2 GMs in 2 Days.♟️ Ethan Vaz and Harshavardhan G.B. join the elite list of Indian Grandmasters as the country’s 96th and 97th title holders. Ethan secured his final GM norm at the Chess Summer in Sarajevo at the GM Mix tournament in Bosnia and Herzegovina. While… pic.twitter.com/0vwRrUOUbk — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) June 30, 2026 Vaz, who is just 14 years old, achieved the feat late on Saturday night, when he earned his third and final grandmaster norm at a tournament called Chess Summer in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Having started to compete in tournaments abroad just three years back, Vaz earned his first GM norm last year in October. He earned his second norm in January earlier this year during a tournament in Serbia. Meanwhile, Harshvardhan, aged 22, attained his third and final norm 2nd Chola Chess GM Norm Round Robin Tournament in front of his home …

IM Ethan Vaz, WFM Shubhi Gupta win at National Junior Chess Championship | Chess News

IM Ethan Vaz, WFM Shubhi Gupta win at National Junior Chess Championship | Chess News

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IM Ethan Vaz of Goa and WFM Shubhi Gupta of Uttar Pradesh emerged champions in the boys’ and girls’ categories respectively at the National Junior Chess Championship 2025, which concluded on Tuesday at Wave International, Jamshedpur. In the boys’ category, IM Ethan Vaz (Goa) won the national title with a rating of 2500, finishing with 10.5 points. IM Mayank Chakravarty of Assam secured the first runner-up position with 9 points and a rating of 2465. Vignesh Advaith Vemula of Telangana finished third with 8.5 points and a rating of 2428. In the girls’ category, WFM Shubhi Gupta (Uttar Pradesh) claimed the championship with 9.5 points and a rating of 2259. WFM Nivedita V.C. of Tamil Nadu finished as the first runner-up with 9 points (rating 2003), while WCM Pratiti Bordoloi of Karnataka took third place with 8.5 points and a rating of 2043. Jharkhand CM at prize distribution ceremony The closing and prize distribution ceremony was attended by former Jharkhand Chief Minister and former Union Minister Arjun Munda, who was the chief guest. Jharkhand Defence …

Hansel Vaz, the man taking Goan Feni to the World

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Hansel’s tryst with feni starts, like all good things, with some family history. His great-great-grandfather was a timber merchant and builder who was given the first liquor licence in Maharashtra. Left penniless after his death, during Prohibition, his family took to bottling medical spirits. It kept the fires burning in the Vaz household. In 1977, they started Vaz Enterprises, to sell all kinds of spirits. In 1983, the year Hansel was born, his parents started Vaz Liquor Industries, selling a feni named for his grandmother, Dona Maria. On the side, his father was running a provision store (also selling liquor) in Margao; in 1998, they moved fully into the alcohol business. Despite being involved in the family business, accompanying his father to farms, working at the family store, Hansel didn’t consider working with feni. “I knew I had a calling, as a kid. I just didn’t know what it was.” It helped that his parents did not push the three siblings; his mother just wanted them to study. “We developed deep roots, and were given …

‘My job is at risk if I don’t perform’:Sreenidi Deccan coach Carlos Vaz Pinto

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Carlos Vaz Pinto’s journey with Sreenidi Deccan commenced in 2021, heralding a new era of promise and ambition for the club. Under his astute guidance, Sreenidi came tantalizingly close to securing promotion to the prestigious Indian Super League last year. “I understand that my job is at risk if I don’t perform, but as a coach, I can’t let that pressure dictate my approach,” Carlos Vaz Pinto starts talking with that trademark smile on his face. Sreenidi is currently second on the I-league points table, eight points behind league leaders Mohammedan SC. Sreenidi has shown trust in Vaz Pinto, unlike many clubs who changes every year if the trophy is not delivered. “Sreenidi’s growth as a club relies on stability, and focusing solely on results won’t facilitate that growth,” Carlos says. “While success is a long-term goal, our primary aim is to continue growing and evolving as a club, both on and off the field,” says Vaz Pinto. Youth development Like every other expert, Carlos also emphasizes the potential India holds in football. “India’s potential …