Anand’s 17-move stunner in India’s 2-2 draw against Russia
4 years, 8 months ago

Anand’s 17-move stunner in India’s 2-2 draw against Russia

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Viswanathan Anand’s dominating performances stood out as India drew with Russia 2-2 before losing to USA 1.5-2.5 on the third day of the FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup on Friday. India, seeded five, is sharing the fifth spot with sixth seed Rest of the World. The results: Sixth round: USA bt India 2.5-1.5 ; China bt Rest of the World 3.5-0.5; Europe bt Russia 2.5-1.5. Fifth round: India drew with Russia 2-2 ; China bt USA 1.5-1.5; Europe bt Rest of the World 2.5-1.5.

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GCL | Carlsen succumbs to time pressure; Knights increase lead at the top
3 months ago

GCL | Carlsen succumbs to time pressure; Knights increase lead at the top

The Hindu  

Speed chess has become speedier in Season 2 of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League. Playing on the Icon board for Alpine SG Pipers, the Norwegian was on course for a victory against Frenchman Firouzja Alireza of Triveni Continental Kings. But the day belonged to PGB Alaskan Knights, which won both its matches — against Gambits and Mumba Masters. Mumba …

Chess Olympiad: Indian men crush Azerbaijan, women beat Kazakhstan
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chess Olympiad: Indian men crush Azerbaijan, women beat Kazakhstan

The Hindu  

Backed by the two in-form stars in World Championship challenger D. Gukesh and Arjun Erigaise, the Indian men scored a 3-1 victory over Azerbaijan in the fifth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad here. After scoring the fifth victory on the trot, the Indian men maintained a clean slate on ten points and they were joined by Vietnam who continued …

National chess championship: Surya Shekhar Ganguly is running a strong campaign for seventh title
4 months, 2 weeks ago

National chess championship: Surya Shekhar Ganguly is running a strong campaign for seventh title

The Hindu  

The last of his six titles at India’s premier domestic chess tournament came 16 years ago. Important results : Surya Shekhar Ganguly 6 bt Neelash Saha 5; Aronyak Ghosh 5.5 drew with S.P. Sethuraman 5; Karthik Venkataraman 5 drew with Diptayan Ghosh 5; G. Aakash 4.5 lost to Sayantan Das 5.5; Arjun Adireddy 4.5 drew with P. Iniyan 4.5; Sankalp …

India TV Sports Wrap on April 22: Today's top 10 trending news stories
8 months, 2 weeks ago

India TV Sports Wrap on April 22: Today's top 10 trending news stories

India TV News  

India's teenage chess sensation Gukesh D became the youngest Candidates winner and qualified for the World Championship final. On the other hand, in IPL 2024 Gujarat Titans took revenge from Punjab Kings in IPL 2024 to notch up their fourth win while Royal Challengers Bengaluru suffered heartbreak in a one-run loss to Kolkata Knight Riders. Top 10 Trending Sports Stories …

Asian junior chess: Grebnev joined in lead by Rohith, Aswath; Tejaswini, Bristy still at top in girls’ event
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian junior chess: Grebnev joined in lead by Rohith, Aswath; Tejaswini, Bristy still at top in girls’ event

The Hindu  

Top seed Aleksey Grebnev from Russia was joined at the helm by two Indians on Wednesday at the Asian junior chess championship. Important results : Open: Aleksey Grebnev 5.5 drew with Ayush Sharma 5; S. Rohith Krishna 5.5 bt Ritvik Krishnan 4.5; S. Aswath 5.5 by Gilbert Tarigan 4.5; L.R. Srihari 5 bt Reja Neer Manon 4; Dilshan Liyanage 4 …

National chess: Sethuraman takes lead; Guha holds Puranik
1 year, 4 months ago

National chess: Sethuraman takes lead; Guha holds Puranik

The Hindu  

Sethuraman took his time to convert his chance into a well-crafted 94-move victory over fellow GM Deep Sengupta to emerge as the leader with six points after as many rounds of the National chess championship here on Monday. With eighth seed Mithrabha Guha holding second seed Abhimanyu Puranik to a 43-move draw on the top board, Sethuraman knew a victory …

Historic moment, hails Anand after four Indians reach FIDE World Cup quarterfinals
1 year, 4 months ago

Historic moment, hails Anand after four Indians reach FIDE World Cup quarterfinals

The Hindu  

The legendary Viswanathan Anand on August 15 hailed the remarkable feat of four Indian chess players entering the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Cup 2023, saying it is a "historic moment for Indian chess." "It is a historic moment for Indian chess because we had a good hand, which is multiple players who are playing, who are all good. Anand, …

Chess World Cup 2023: Vidit nears last-16, Praggnanandhaa holds Nakamura
1 year, 5 months ago

Chess World Cup 2023: Vidit nears last-16, Praggnanandhaa holds Nakamura

The Hindu  

Vidit Gujrathi moved within a draw from entering the World Cup chess pre-quarterfinals after nailing Frenchman Etienne Bacrot in just 30 moves in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday. On a day when favourite Magnus Carlsen crashed to a 58-move defeat against young German Vincent Keymer and Wesley So lost to Serbian Alexey Sarana in 34 moves, eighth seed D. Gukesh drew …

Chess World Cup: A tough ask for Indians
1 year, 5 months ago

Chess World Cup: A tough ask for Indians

The Hindu  

For over three decades, before every world-class chess event, Indian fans looked to Viswanathan Anand to live up to his name for their daily dose of joy. If the score stands at 1-1, two rapid games — 25 minutes plus 10-second increment per move per player — will be played. If the match is tied at 2-2, two more rapid …

National Chess Championship: Sethuraman nails Abhijeet, shares lead with Mitrabha Guha
2 years ago

National Chess Championship: Sethuraman nails Abhijeet, shares lead with Mitrabha Guha

The Hindu  

S. P. Sethuraman played to his reputation of being the top seed and ended the unbeaten run of overnight leader Abhijeet Gupta by inflicting a 35-move defeat and shared the lead with Mitrabha Guha at 5.5 points from six rounds of the MPL National chess championship here on Tuesday. Leading results: 6th ROUND S. P. Sethuraman bt Abhijeet Gupta ; …

National Chess Championship: Abhijeet Gupta in sole lead after 32-move win over Koustav Chatterjee
2 years ago

National Chess Championship: Abhijeet Gupta in sole lead after 32-move win over Koustav Chatterjee

The Hindu  

Abhijeet Gupta punished an overly passive Koustav Chatterjee in 32 moves to emerge as the leader after five rounds of the MPL National Chess Championship here on Monday. On a day when seven of the top eight boards witnessed decisive battles, Abhijeet’s sustained pressure saw Koustav resign after facing the loss of a knight in this battle of two overnight …

India loses to Uzbekistan in semifinals at FIDE World Team Chess Championship
2 years, 1 month ago

India loses to Uzbekistan in semifinals at FIDE World Team Chess Championship

The Hindu  

India went down 1-3 to Uzbekistan in the semifinal of the FIDE World Team chess Championship here on Friday. The two teams shared honours in the first round at 2-2 scoreline with S. L. Narayanan’s superb win with black pieces over Shamsiddin Vokhidov being offset by S. P. Sethuraman’s loss to Jakhongir Vokhidov. Vidit Santosh Gujrathi drew with Nordirbek Yakubboev …

World Team Chess Championship: India Defeat France to Reach Final Four
2 years, 1 month ago

World Team Chess Championship: India Defeat France to Reach Final Four

News 18  

India defeated France in a thrilling tie-breaker to enter the semifinals of the FIDE World Team Chess Championship. Nihal Sarin and S L Narayanan did the star turn with victories over Jules Moussard and Laurent Fressinet respectively early on Thursday. FIFA World Cup 2022 Points Table | FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule | FIFA World Cup 2022 Results | FIFA …

World Team Chess Championship: India, Uzbekistan play out a draw in the first round of semifinals
2 years, 1 month ago

World Team Chess Championship: India, Uzbekistan play out a draw in the first round of semifinals

The Hindu  

Vidit Gujrathi fought back from an inferior position to salvage an important draw to complement S. L. Narayanan’s brilliant victory on the third board as India and Uzbekistan drew 2-2 in the first round of the semifinals in the World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem on Thursday. Nihal Sarin drew on the second board before S. P. Sethuraman squandered some …

World Chess Championship: India beats USA, makes it to quarterfinals
2 years, 1 month ago

World Chess Championship: India beats USA, makes it to quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Victories for Vidit Gujrathi and S. L. Narayanan on the first and third boards with black pieces set up India’s much-needed 3-1 triumph over USA in the last league match for a place in the quarterfinals of the World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Vidit defeated Hans Moke Niemann and Narayanan overpowered Varuzhan Akobian to give India a …

World Team Chess Championship: Vidit helps India upstage Azerbaijan in third round
2 years, 1 month ago

World Team Chess Championship: Vidit helps India upstage Azerbaijan in third round

The Hindu  

Vidit Gujrathi’s top-board victory over Shakhriyar Mamedyarov proved decisive in India’s stunning 2.5-1.5 victory over fancied Azerbaijan in the third round of the World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem on Monday. After listless 2-2 draws with lower-rated host Israel and Poland on Sunday, India was desperate for a win to stay in contention for quarterfinal-spot from the six-nation Group B. …

India plays out draws in first two rounds at FIDE World Team Chess Championship
2 years, 1 month ago

India plays out draws in first two rounds at FIDE World Team Chess Championship

The Hindu  

India opened their campaign in the FIDE World Team Chess Championship here with two draws in Group B. After games on all four boards in the match against host Israel in round one ended in draws, India drew 2-2 against Poland late on Sunday. India’s top player Grandmaster Vidit S Gujrathi shared honours with his Israeli opponent Maxim Rodshtein in …

Chess Olympiad 2022, Viswanathan Anand Exclusive Column: Fighting India 1 and India 2 inch closer to leader Armenia
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad 2022, Viswanathan Anand Exclusive Column: Fighting India 1 and India 2 inch closer to leader Armenia

The Hindu  

Today was a dramatic day. As a result, Shankland’s king was walking into a check and he would have to make the only legal move available to it, whereupon a drawn position suddenly went back to being lost. Of course, Armenia fought back very, very well, but it’s a real pity for the US and Shankland that after seemingly saving …

Chess Olympiad Open Section Day 2: Indian teams keep winning; Paraguay stretches mighty USA
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad Open Section Day 2: Indian teams keep winning; Paraguay stretches mighty USA

The Hindu  

The going got a bit tougher but Indian teams came out stronger, as expected. Unlike Caruana, World champion Magnus Carlsen resumed his Olympiad campaign after a six-year gap, with a late win. Though Arjun Erigaisi escaped with a draw, victories on other boards gave India 1 a comprehensive victory over Moldova. For India 3, M. Karthikeyan’s fourth-board win provided the …

Smooth sailing for the Indian teams
2 years, 5 months ago

Smooth sailing for the Indian teams

The Hindu  

In the opening round of any Swiss league event — where the top half of the seeds play the lower half — mismatches are a norm. 1 David Silva surely collected the biggest takeaway from his maiden visit to India when he held World No. After spoiling Aronian’s Olympiad debut for the USA, Silva said, “It was a very difficult …

Sharjah Masters chess tournament: Abhijeet stops Raunak, shares lead
2 years, 7 months ago

Sharjah Masters chess tournament: Abhijeet stops Raunak, shares lead

The Hindu  

Abhijeet Gupta outplayed Raunak Sadhwani in 40 moves to stretch his all-win sequence and shared the lead with Azerbaijan's Misratdin Iskandarov after three rounds of the $60,000 Sharjah Masters chess tournament on Monday. Eight players are at 2.5 points, half-a-point ahead of the group that includes eight Indians - Arjun Erigaisi, D. Gukesh, S. L. Narayanan, S. P. Sethuraman, Aryan …

Thomas and Uber Cup: Indian men's and women's teams both lose in final group matches
2 years, 7 months ago

Thomas and Uber Cup: Indian men's and women's teams both lose in final group matches

The Hindu  

India endured a tough day in office with both the men's and women's badminton teams suffering defeats in their final group match at the Thomas and Uber Cup Final here on Wednesday. While the men's team put up a spirited fight before going down 2-3 to Chinese Taipei in group C, the women shuttlers couldn't take a single game off …

Tamil Nadu’s Lakshmi, Poorna and Divyabharathi in the lead
2 years, 10 months ago

Tamil Nadu’s Lakshmi, Poorna and Divyabharathi in the lead

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu trio of C. Lakshmi, M. K. Poorna Sri and M. Divyabharathi shared the lead with four points after as many rounds in the girls’ section of the National junior chess championship here on Thursday. On a day when the top seeds in both sections — Grandmaster P. Iniyan and Woman International Master N. Priyanka — were held …

FIDE Grand Swiss chess: Nihal Sarin stays in second spot
3 years, 2 months ago

FIDE Grand Swiss chess: Nihal Sarin stays in second spot

The Hindu  

In-form Nihal Sarin maintained his joint second position following a draw with Russia’s Pavel Ponkratov to reach three points after four rounds of the $425,000 FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament in Riga, Latvia, on Saturday. Spearhead P. Harikrishna posted his second straight victory, S. P. Sethuraman drew with former World championship finalist Boris Gelfand while D. Gukesh and K. Sasikiran …

Harikrishna Posts Win in Swiss Chess Tourney, Harika Held to Draw in Round 4
3 years, 2 months ago

Harikrishna Posts Win in Swiss Chess Tourney, Harika Held to Draw in Round 4

News 18  

Indian Grandmaster P Harikrishna continued his recovery from a poor start by notching up his second straight win to move to 2.5 points after four rounds in the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament here. The India number three beat Armenia’s Sergey Movsesian in 56 moves in a Ruy Lopez game late on Saturday and is among a bunch of players …

FIDE Grand Swiss: Harikrishna posts win, Harika held to draw in round four
3 years, 2 months ago

FIDE Grand Swiss: Harikrishna posts win, Harika held to draw in round four

The Hindu  

Indian Grandmaster P Harikrishna continued his recovery from a poor start by notching up his second straight win to move to 2.5 points after four rounds in the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament here. The India number three beat Armenia's Sergey Movsesian in 56 moves in a Ruy Lopez game late on Saturday and is among a bunch of players …

FIDE Grand Swiss: Harikrishna posts win, Harika held to draw in round four
3 years, 2 months ago

FIDE Grand Swiss: Harikrishna posts win, Harika held to draw in round four

The Hindu  

Indian Grandmaster P Harikrishna continued his recovery from a poor start by notching up his second straight win to move to 2.5 points after four rounds in the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament here. The India number three beat Armenia's Sergey Movsesian in 56 moves in a Ruy Lopez game late on Saturday and is among a bunch of players …

FIDE World Women's Team Chess Championship: India, Georgia share honours in first match of SF
3 years, 3 months ago

FIDE World Women's Team Chess Championship: India, Georgia share honours in first match of SF

Firstpost  

India’s No 1 player D Harika, playing on the top board, drew with Nina Dzagnidze in a short 14-move game. Sitges: Mary Ann Gomes continued her good form, beating Salome Melia on the fourth board to help India draw the first match of the semifinals against Georgia in the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship on Friday. Like in the …

World Women's Team Chess Championship: India beat France 3-1 to make it to quarters
3 years, 3 months ago

World Women's Team Chess Championship: India beat France 3-1 to make it to quarters

Firstpost  

India will take on Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals of the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship. Sitges : India defeated France 3-1 in the fifth and final round, riding on wins from Bhakti Kulkarni and Mary Ann Gomes, to finish second in Pool A and qualify for the quarter-finals of the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship on Wednesday. The …

FIDE World Women's Chess: India goes down 1-3 to Russia
3 years, 3 months ago

FIDE World Women's Chess: India goes down 1-3 to Russia

The Hindu  

After two straight wins, India went down 1-3 to a formidable Russian team in a fourth Pool A match in the FIDE World Women's Team Chess Championship. D Harika, the top Indian player, held Aleksandra Goryachkina to a draw as did Mary Ann Gomes against Polina Shuvalova but Tania Sachdev and R Vaishali suffered defeats as the team lost to …

FIDE World women’s team chess: India gets past Armenia, seals quarterfinal berth
3 years, 3 months ago

FIDE World women’s team chess: India gets past Armenia, seals quarterfinal berth

The Hindu  

Victories for Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkarni paved the way for India’s 2.5-1.5 victory over formidable Armenia in the third round league encounter in Group A of the FIDE World women’s team chess championship at Sitges, Spain, on Tuesday. The results Third round: Group A: India bt Armenia 2.5-1.5 ; Azerbaijan lost to Russia 0.5-3.5; Spain bt France 2.5-1.5. Group …

World Women's Team Chess Championship: India secure first win, beat Spain in Round 2
3 years, 3 months ago

World Women's Team Chess Championship: India secure first win, beat Spain in Round 2

Firstpost  

After drawing 2-2 against Azerbaijan in the first round, the Indian women rode on R Vaishali’s win over Sabrina Vega Gutierrez to post a victory in the second Pool A match Sitges : The Indian team secured its first win in the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship by beating Spain 2.5-1.5 in the second pool match. After drawing 2-2 …

FIDE World Women’s Chess: India beats Spain in round 2
3 years, 3 months ago

FIDE World Women’s Chess: India beats Spain in round 2

The Hindu  

The Indian team secured its first win in the FIDE World Women's Team Chess Championship by beating Spain 2.5-1.5 in the second pool match in Sitges in Spain. After drawing 2-2 against Azerbaijan in the first round, the Indian women rode on R Vaishali's win over Sabrina Vega Gutierrez to post a victory in the second Pool A match on …

World Women's Team Chess championship: India play draw with Azerbaijan in opening round
3 years, 3 months ago

World Women's Team Chess championship: India play draw with Azerbaijan in opening round

Firstpost  

Harika Dronavalli and Vaishali Rameshbabu scored wins as India settled for a 2-2 draw against Azerbaijan Sitges : Harika Dronavalli and Vaishali Rameshbabu scored wins as India settled for a 2-2 draw against Azerbaijan in the Pool A opening round of the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship, on Monday. The promising, young R Vaishali, sister of teen prodigy R …

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: USA stuns India in blitz to meet Russia in final
3 years, 3 months ago

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: USA stuns India in blitz to meet Russia in final

The Hindu  

A young USA, without some of their best players, turned the table on India 4.5-1.5 in the blitz tie-breaker and set up the final with the mighty Russia in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Tuesday. After getting past 3.5-2.5 in the first set, it became easier for Russia in the second as it closed with a 4-2 triumph.After India …

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: India overpowers Ukraine to enter semifinals
3 years, 3 months ago

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: India overpowers Ukraine to enter semifinals

The Hindu  

Making amends for falling short of finishing the job in the second set, India scripted a commanding 5-1 victory in the blitz tiebreaker against Ukraine to enter the semifinals of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Monday. After India comfortably won the first set 4-2, Ukraine rallied from 0.5-2.5 in the second to win the last three games, involving Vidit …

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: India climb to top spot with three wins on Day 2
3 years, 4 months ago

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: India climb to top spot with three wins on Day 2

Firstpost  

The team led by former world champion Viswanathan Anand edged Belarus 3.5-2.5 after outclassing Shenzhen China 5-1 and Azerbaijan 4-2. Chennai: India grabbed the top position in Group B at the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad after winning three matches in the Top Division on Thursday. Earlier in the fifth round, Anand was held to a draw by Teimour Radjabov and …

FIDE Online Olympiad: Triumphant India joins Hungary in lead, moves closer to quarterfinals
3 years, 4 months ago

FIDE Online Olympiad: Triumphant India joins Hungary in lead, moves closer to quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Holding her nerves when it really mattered, R. Vaishali pulled off a sensational draw against her Belarus’ rival to complete India’s third triumph of the day for a share of the lead after six rounds of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Thursday. India scored over Shenzhen China, second seed Azerbaijan and Belarus while overnight leader Hungary posted narrow 3.5-2.5 …

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: India holds second spot as Hungary leads
3 years, 4 months ago

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: India holds second spot as Hungary leads

The Hindu  

Favourite India narrowly fell short of maintaining a clean slate and held the second spot after three rounds of Top Division's Group B in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Wednesday. After a convincing 6-0 victory over Egypt, but not before Vaishali was awarded the game because her victorious rival failed to keep one of the two cameras on for …

Chessable Masters: Adhiban, Harikrishna eye quarterfinal spots
3 years, 5 months ago

Chessable Masters: Adhiban, Harikrishna eye quarterfinal spots

The Hindu  

B. Adhiban and P. Harikrishna kept alive their chances of being among the quarterfinalists after 10 rounds of the USD 100,000 Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament on Sunday. 10th round: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov bt B. Adhiban; P. Harikrishna drew with Aryan Tari, K. Humpy lost to Alireza Firouzja. Ninth round: Adhiban drew with Le Quang Liem, Levon Aronian bt Harikrishna; …

Chess World Cup: Harikrishna wins, Sarin crashes out
3 years, 5 months ago

Chess World Cup: Harikrishna wins, Sarin crashes out

Hindustan Times  

Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa let veteran Michal Krasenkow off the hook to lose the second game of the two-game mini-match in the third round of FIDE Chess World Cup here on Monday. File image of P. Harikrishna The experienced P Harikrishna, on the other hand, accepted a draw against lower-rated Constantin Lupulescu of Romania to advance to round four …

Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov again in Croatia Grand Chess Tour
3 years, 5 months ago

Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov again in Croatia Grand Chess Tour

Hindustan Times  

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand defeated long-time rival, Garry Kasparov, for the second consecutive time, in the 13th round of the Croatia Grand Chess Tour's Blitz event here on Sunday. The victory came for the Indian maestro after three straight draws in rounds 10, 11 and 12 against Anish Giri, Jan-Kryzstof Duda and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave respectively. He followed it up …

Viswanathan Anand Beats Garry Kasparov Again in Croatia Grand Chess Tour
3 years, 5 months ago

Viswanathan Anand Beats Garry Kasparov Again in Croatia Grand Chess Tour

News 18  

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand defeated long-time rival Garry Kasparov for the second consecutive time, in the 13th round of the Croatia Grand Chess Tour’s Blitz event here on Sunday. The victory came for the Indian maestro after three straight draws in rounds 10, 11 and 12 against Anish Giri, Jan-Kryzstof Duda and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave respectively. He followed it up …

Viswanathan Anand held to draw by Saric, Duda in Croatia Grand Chess Tour
3 years, 6 months ago

Viswanathan Anand held to draw by Saric, Duda in Croatia Grand Chess Tour

India TV News  

Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand drew both his seventh and eighth round games on Friday in the Rapid event of Croatia Grand Chess Tour and was in joint second spot. Top-seed Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia continued to lead the standings with 10 points with Anand, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Saric close on his heels with nine points. Results: 8th round: Viswanathan Anand …

Tata Steel Masters: Harikrishna draws with Espenko in round two
3 years, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Masters: Harikrishna draws with Espenko in round two

The Hindu  

P. Harikrishna drew with Russia’s Andrey Esipenko in 47 moves in the second round of the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee on Sunday. Playing white for the second straight day, Harikrishna found himself in a slightly inferior position late in the middle-game but made amends with a series of accurate moves. Sweden’s Nils Grandelius, a late …

FIDE online chess: Nihal, Gukesh, Rakshitta reach final
4 years ago

FIDE online chess: Nihal, Gukesh, Rakshitta reach final

The Hindu  

Nihal Sarin came up with twin knight-sacrifice to nail a dramatic 1.5-0.5 win over Italy’s Sonis Francesco to become the third Indian, along with D. Gukesh and Rakshitta Ravi, to reach the gold medal matches of FIDE Online World Cadet and Youth chess championship on Tuesday. Sarin had to play his semifinal on Tuesday because his scheduled clash with Peru’s …

Asian Online Team Chess: India men and women enter final
4 years, 2 months ago

Asian Online Team Chess: India men and women enter final

The Hindu  

B. Adhiban and R. Vaishali shone bright as the top-seeded Indian men's and women's teams entered the finals of the Asian Nations Online Cup championship with victories over Kazakhstan and Mongolia respectively on Saturday. While the men beat Kazakhstan 2.5-1.5 and 3-1, the women's team claimed 3.5-0.5 and 4-0 wins over Mongolia. In the first match, India rode on Adhiban’s …

Asian Online Nations Chess Cup 2020: India women’s team beats Kyrgyzstan to reach semis, men's team also progress
4 years, 2 months ago

Asian Online Nations Chess Cup 2020: India women’s team beats Kyrgyzstan to reach semis, men's team also progress

Firstpost  

The top-seeded Indian women’s team on Friday stormed into the semi-finals of the Asian Nations Online Cup 2020 Championship, while their male counterparts eked out a fighting win over Mongolia to secure the last four berth. The Indian women made short work of Kyrgyzstan in the last-eight round, winning the two match-ups easily — 4-0 and 3.5-0.5 — after having …

Asian Online Team Chess: Indian women top preliminaries, reach quarterfinals - Chess News - Sportstar
4 years, 2 months ago

Asian Online Team Chess: Indian women top preliminaries, reach quarterfinals - Chess News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The top-seeded Indian women recorded three wins on Monday to finish on top in the Swiss system preliminaries and qualify for the quarterfinals of Asian Online Nations Cup Team Championship. In the fixture against the Philippines, Mary Ann Gomes and P. V. Nandhidhaa posted victories while R. Vaishali on the top board and Padmini Rout on the second board, settled …

Asian Online Team Chess: India finishes 6th, qualifies for quarterfinals - chess news
4 years, 2 months ago

Asian Online Team Chess: India finishes 6th, qualifies for quarterfinals - chess news

The Hindu  

Indian men on Sunday qualified for the quarterfinals of the Asian Online Nations Cup Team Championship after finishing sixth in the Swiss system preliminary round. Starting the day with a 1.5-2.5 loss at the hands of the Philippines in the seventh round, the team led by Surya Sekhar Ganguly bounced back to outclass Bangladesh 3.5-0.5 in round eight before settling …

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