Delhi International Chess: Mosadeghpour takes the lead
6 years ago

Delhi International Chess: Mosadeghpour takes the lead

The Hindu  

Masoud Mosadeghpour won far more easily than expected to take the lead in the ongoing Delhi International Open chess tournament. With two rounds to go, Masoud leads with seven points, half-point ahead of the overnight joint-leaders Debashis Das and Diptayan Ghosh, besides Abhijeet, Narayanan, Visakh, Levan Pantsulaia and Kirill Stupak. READ: Delhi International Chess: Diptayan Ghosh trumps Ziaur Rahman Well into the middle-game, the in-form Vietnamese suddenly lost his way. Even as the 12-year-old D. Gukesh became the third Indian to hold top seed Farrukh Amonatov in the past week, Abhijeet carved out an impressive 50-move win over Sayantan Das.

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Asian junior chess: Grebnev joined in lead by Rohith, Aswath; Tejaswini, Bristy still at top in girls’ event
1 year, 4 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 …

Delhi International Open: Murzin takes lead; Aravindh, Saha among six players in second spot
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi International Open: Murzin takes lead; Aravindh, Saha among six players in second spot

The Hindu  

Aravindh Chithambaram and Neelash Saha drew in just 19 moves to slip to the joint second spot after 12-year-old Russian Volodar Murzin emerged as the leader with a perfect score after seven rounds of the Delhi International Open chess tournament here on Monday. Murzin rode on his extra knight to a 66-move victory over Viani Antonio D’Cunha to become the …

Delhi Open chess: Daaevik lets Pantsulaia escape; Mukund nails Saptarshi; 29 share lead
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi Open chess: Daaevik lets Pantsulaia escape; Mukund nails Saptarshi; 29 share lead

The Hindu  

So far, the performances of several under-15 players have stood out as six of them became part of a 29-player leaders’ group with an all-win record after four rounds of the Rs. Before favourite S. P. Sethuraman overcame some mid-game worries against teenager Apoorv Kamble and second seed Aravindh Chithambaram outplayed Swayham Das for their fourth victory, third seed Levan …

Delhi International Open chess: Sethuraman, Aravindh dominate opening round
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi International Open chess: Sethuraman, Aravindh dominate opening round

The Hindu  

With the top boards featuring players separated by over 1000 rating points, results came on expected lines in the opening round of the Rs. 46-lakh Delhi International Open chess tournament on Thursday. Georgia’s Levan Pantsulaia, the strongest overseas challenger and seeded three, needed 32 moves to down Aswin Reddy before Russian Mikhail Kobalia emerged as the quickest winner on the …

National chess championship: Abhijeet Gupta joins Koustav Chatterjee in the lead
2 years ago

National chess championship: Abhijeet Gupta joins Koustav Chatterjee in the lead

The Hindu  

Former champion Abhijeet Gupta returned to joint lead in style when he outplayed N. R. Vignesh in 39 moves in the 10th round of the MPL National chess championship in New Delhi on Saturday. drew in 59 moves and Tamil Nadu mates S. P. Sethuraman and L. R. Srihari signed peace in 45 moves, Abhijeet’s resounding victory saw him match …

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 …

National U-18 chess: Bharath, Soham share lead
2 years, 8 months ago

National U-18 chess: Bharath, Soham share lead

The Hindu  

H. Bharath Subramaniyam and Soham Kamotra share the lead with five points apiece in the open section after the fifth round of the MPL 31st National Under-18 chess tournament at the Dr. MCET campus here on Wednesday. Bharath Subramaniyam TN) 5 bt Mahendra Teja 4; Soham Kamotra 5 bt Krishnan Ritvik 4; Dinesh Kumar Jaganathan 3.5 lost to L.R. Srihari …

Delhi International Open: Victorious trio of Arjun, Gukesh, Harsha share lead
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi International Open: Victorious trio of Arjun, Gukesh, Harsha share lead

The Hindu  

Harsha Bharathakoti stunned second seeded Russian Pavel Ponkratov to join National champion Arjun Erigaisi and runner-up D. Gukesh in the lead after an action packed eighth round of the Delhi International Open chess tournament on Sunday. Harsha needed 58 moves to stop Ponkratov and reach seven points after Arjun halted in-form Lalith in 28 moves. On a day when the …

Arjun, Harsha and Gukesh emerge joint leaders at Delhi International Open Chess tournament
2 years, 9 months ago

Arjun, Harsha and Gukesh emerge joint leaders at Delhi International Open Chess tournament

Firstpost  

With just two rounds remaining, the tournament is heading for an exciting finish as the three Indians are now leading the standings with seven points. New Delhi: Top seed Arjun Erigaisi, Harsha Bharathakoti and D Gukesh on Sunday emerged as joint leaders at the 19th edition of Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess tournament here. The eighth round witnessed fierce battles …

National men's chess championship: Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi joint leaders with one round left
2 years, 10 months ago

National men's chess championship: Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi joint leaders with one round left

The Hindu  

The title-race of the MPL National chess championship took a thrilling turn when D. Gukesh scored an important victory over Abhijeet Gupta to rejoin Arjun Ergaisi in the lead after the 10th and penultimate round on Wednesday. Gukesh, the country’s youngest Grandmaster, post a hard-fought 64-move win in a rook-and-pawn endgame to match Arjun’s tally of eight points. Earlier, on …

Delhi Int’l Open Grandmasters: Himal Gusain jumps to 2nd spot
5 years ago

Delhi Int’l Open Grandmasters: Himal Gusain jumps to 2nd spot

The Hindu  

It is a rarity to find a Chandigarh-based player getting the better of a Grandmaster from Tamil Nadu. Visakh and jumped to the joint second spot after seven rounds of the Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament in New Delhi on Monday. With 11 of the top-15 boards ending in draws, leader Aleksej Aleksandrov easily continued his reign at the …

Delhi International Open chess: Aleksandrov emerges as leader with perfect score after six rounds
5 years ago

Delhi International Open chess: Aleksandrov emerges as leader with perfect score after six rounds

The Hindu  

Aleksej Aleksandrov escaped from a tight corner in the middle game to nail an in-form Karthik Venkataraman and emerge as a leader with a perfect score after six rounds of 18th Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament here on Sunday. With four rounds to go, Aleksandrov enjoyed a one-point lead over 13 players sharing the second spot. Read: India’s Magesh …

Delhi Int’l Open Grandmasters: Five share lead in fourth round
5 years ago

Delhi Int’l Open Grandmasters: Five share lead in fourth round

The Hindu  

In sharp contrast to the string of upsets on Friday, games on the leading boards produced anticipated results in the fourth round of the Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament here on Saturday. After three rounds of ‘accelerated pairings,’ normal pairings meant at least two overnight leaders got to play against far lower-rated rivals on the third and fourth boards. …

Delhi Int’l Open Grandmasters: Karthik stuns Abhijeet on day of upsets
5 years ago

Delhi Int’l Open Grandmasters: Karthik stuns Abhijeet on day of upsets

The Hindu  

Two-time winner Abhijeet Gupta and defending champion Georgia’s Levon Pantsulaia, seeded five and six, crashed to unexpected defeats as several Grandmasters fell short of maintaining a clean slate after three rounds of Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament here on Friday. READ | Delhi Int’l Open Grandmasters: Joshi gains from Harsha’s blunder The day also saw top seed from Tajikistan, …

Delhi Int'l Open GM chess: Joshi gains from Harsha’s blunder
5 years ago

Delhi Int'l Open GM chess: Joshi gains from Harsha’s blunder

The Hindu  

Grandmasters and International Masters had a mixed day with some of them being stretched more than expected by far lesser-rated first-round rivals. Overall, a few surprises were thrown in as the Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament got off on a chilly afternoon here on Thursday. The decision to adopt ‘accelerated pairings’ to the first three rounds also meant higher-ranked …

Commonwealth Chess C'ship : Abhijeet Gupta draws with M. R. Lalit Babu, stays in lead
5 years, 6 months ago

Commonwealth Chess C'ship : Abhijeet Gupta draws with M. R. Lalit Babu, stays in lead

The Hindu  

Abhijeet Gupta took a draw by perpetual checks against M. R. Lalit Babu and retained his half-point lead after the seventh-round clash involving two former winners of the Commonwealth chess championship here on Friday. Fourth seed Lalit was joined at 5.5 points by the victorious brigade comprising second seed S. L. Narayanan, third seed Aravindh Chithambaram, fifth seed Deepan Chakkravarthy, …

Delhi International Open Grandmasters: Diptayan Ghosh trumps over Ziaur Rahman
6 years ago

Delhi International Open Grandmasters: Diptayan Ghosh trumps over Ziaur Rahman

The Hindu  

Seldom does one get to witness a decisive, seven-move miniature contest involving Grandmasters. The veteran Bangladeshi resigned the moment he realised he could not save a minor piece within minutes into the seventh round of the Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament here. As a result of draws on the top two boards - involving the overnight leaders Debashis Das …

Delhi International Open Chess 2019: Debashis, Mosadeghpour stay ahead; Dhanush Raghav wins Category ‘B’
6 years ago

Delhi International Open Chess 2019: Debashis, Mosadeghpour stay ahead; Dhanush Raghav wins Category ‘B’

The Hindu  

Draws on eighth of the top nine boards saw Debashis Das and Iran’s Masoud Mosadeghpour maintain their half-point lead after six rounds of the Delhi International Open chess tournament here on Saturday. Though the top six boards ended with honours even, favourite Farrukh Amonatov scored over young GM-norm holder Srijit Paul on the seventh board to move to joint second …

Delhi International Open Chess 2019: Three Indians among five leaders
6 years ago

Delhi International Open Chess 2019: Three Indians among five leaders

The Hindu  

Young Indian talent continued to get its share of attention after some fiercely-fought draws and few decisive encounters on the leading boards in the fourth round of the Delhi International Open chess tournament here on Friday. After D. Gukesh, N. R. Visakh and Rohit Krishna proved equal to Russian Grandmasters Alexandr Predke, Ivan Rozum and Georgia’s Luka Paichadze — seeded …

Delhi International Open chess: Girish holds top seed Amonatov; leading Indians struggle
6 years ago

Delhi International Open chess: Girish holds top seed Amonatov; leading Indians struggle

The Hindu  

Just when the first double-round day was turning out to be a disappointing one for the leading Indian seeds, Girish Koushik proved equal to top seed Farrukh Amonatov and salvaged some pride for the host in the 17th Delhi International Open chess tournament here on Thursday. Girish, a former World under-10 champion, came up with a well-prepared continuation against Amonatov’s …

Mumbai Int’l Chess: Balasubramaniam stuns Nguyen Van Huy
6 years ago

Mumbai Int’l Chess: Balasubramaniam stuns Nguyen Van Huy

The Hindu  

Balasubramaniam H. defeated Vietnam’s IM Nguyen Van Huy in a fourth-round contest at the Fourth Mumbai International GM Chess Tournament on Thursday. Vietnam’s GM Tran Tuan Minh, Bangladesh’s GM Ziaur Rahman, India’s IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh and Iran’s GM Masoud Mosadeghpour were the other players to win their games on the top 10 boards. After four rounds, six players — …

National chess championship: Gallant Aravindh topples Abhijeet Gupta
6 years, 1 month ago

National chess championship: Gallant Aravindh topples Abhijeet Gupta

The Hindu  

Bringing forth his best defensive resources, fourth seed Aravindh Chithambaram just about managed to escape with a draw against Anurag Mhamal and stayed ahead in the National chess championship here on Tuesday. Among the lesser-known players, Goa’s Ritviz Parab maintained his impressive unbeaten run to reach 4.5 points after drawing with Deepan and former champion G. Akash. Laxman ; Deepan …

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