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

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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, Farrukh Amonatov drop half-a-point to Uzbekistan’s Abdimalik Abdisalimov, third seed M. Karthikeyan do likewise against Russia’s Denis Eraschenkov and Utkal Ranjan Sahoo hold ninth seeded Russian Aleksey Goganov in the second round. Stanislav Bogdanovich, seeded 12, lost to Bangladesh GM Ziaur Rahman, David Alberto surrendered to C. R. G. Krishna, M. R. Lalith Babu succumbed against Egypt’s Abdelrahman Hesham and Niranjan Navalgund tamed Sergey Yudin. Second seeded Russian Pavel Ponkratov was held in 46 moves by Belarus GM Kirill Stupak in 46 moves, Saptarshi Roy drew with 11th seeded Russian Ivan Rozum in 49 moves, Sayantan Das proved equal to Belarus’ GM Alexei Fedorov and Himal Gusain surprised Iran’s upcoming talent Aryan Gholami in a battle of International Masters.

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Chennai Grandmasters 2024, Day 5: Levon Aronian secures solitary win in Masters section; Erigaisi continues to lead
2 months ago

Chennai Grandmasters 2024, Day 5: Levon Aronian secures solitary win in Masters section; Erigaisi continues to lead

The Hindu  

Levon Aronian secured the only win of the day in the Masters section, as he beat Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the fifth round of the second edition of the Chennai Grandmasters classical chess tournament at the Anna Centenary Library auditorium here on Saturday. Top Indians Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi drew with Iranians Parham Maghsoodloo and Amin Tabatabaei. The results …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, September 13

The Hindu  

CHESS Asian junior chess: Gebnev joined in lead by Rohith, Aswath; Tejaswini, Bristy still at top in girls’ event Top seed Aleksey Gebnev from Russia was joined at the top by two Indians on Wednesday at the Asian junior chess championship. Girls: Mrittika Mallick 5 lost to G. Tejaswini 6; Bristy Mukherjee 6 bt Shubhi Gupta 4.5; Keerti Reddy 4.5 …

TNPL 2023: Redemption for Mukilesh, another crown for Shahrukh and a bright future for Tamil Nadu
1 year, 6 months ago

TNPL 2023: Redemption for Mukilesh, another crown for Shahrukh and a bright future for Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

In the pre-tournament press conference, Lyca Kovai Kings skipper M. Shahrukh Khan identified leg-spinner Jhathavedh Subramanyam and hard-hitting batter Atheeq-ur-Rahman as two players to watch out for in the TNPL from his side. RELATED: Lyca Kovai Kings thrashes Nellai Kings to lift second straight TNPL title B. Sai Sudharsan set the tone in the first six matches with four half-centuries …

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: Karthik claims title as Abhijeet draws against Sayantan
2 years ago

National Chess Championship: Karthik claims title as Abhijeet draws against Sayantan

The Hindu  

After Abhijeet Gupta’s five-hour search for a win ended in a draw against Sayantan Das, overnight leader Karthik Venkataraman became the National chess champion at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here on Tuesday. He topped a four-way tie at 9.5 points to finish runner-up Karthik, winner of the 2018 National junior title at the same venue, collected the winner’s share of …

National Chess Championship: Karthik snatches sole lead before the final round
2 years ago

National Chess Championship: Karthik snatches sole lead before the final round

The Hindu  

A second successive top-board victory with the dark pieces brightened Karthik Venkataraman’s prospects of winning the National chess title here on Tuesday. A day after upstaging Abhijeet Gupta in an unusual finish, Karthik benefited from a dubious rook-for-knight trade-off by country’s latest Grandmaster Koustav Chatterjee on Monday and won in 35 moves. On a day when the top-four boards saw …

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: Venkatesh joins Sethuraman, Mitrabha in the lead
2 years ago

National Chess Championship: Venkatesh joins Sethuraman, Mitrabha in the lead

The Hindu  

With a fourth straight victory, M. R. Venkatesh left erstwhile front-runner Abhijeet Gupta to rue a second successive defeat. The 37-year-old then joined overnight leaders S. P. Sethuraman and Mitrabha Guha at six points after seven rounds of the MPL National Chess Championship here on Tuesday. On a day when internet-related connectivity issues disrupted the live coverage of the games, …

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 Chess C’Ships: Abhijeet, Koustav share lead after comfortable victories
2 years ago

National Chess C’Ships: Abhijeet, Koustav share lead after comfortable victories

The Hindu  

It was a merry time for Abhijeet Gupta and Koustav Chatterjee following their easier-than-expected victories for a perfect score after four rounds of the National chess championship here on Sunday. Abhijeet, a former champion, owed it to the generosity of G. B. Harshavardhan who overlooked the loss of a knight without compensation and resigned in 49 moves. Top seed S. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

National men's Chess Championship: Lalith, Abhijeet, Koustav join Gukesh and Arjun in lead
2 years, 10 months ago

National men's Chess Championship: Lalith, Abhijeet, Koustav join Gukesh and Arjun in lead

The Hindu  

Former champions M. R. Lalith Babu, Abhijeet Gupta and surprise packet Kousav Chatterjee pulled off well-calculated victories to be part of a five-man leaders group at 4.5 points after five rounds of the MPL 58th National chess championship on Sunday. Two others, Arjun Erigaisi and D. Gukesh, drew their top-board game in 46 moves to stay among the leaders at …

National men's Chess Championship: Arjun, Gukesh, Aryan lead
2 years, 10 months ago

National men's Chess Championship: Arjun, Gukesh, Aryan lead

The Hindu  

Arjun Erigaisi, D. Gukesh and Aryan Chopra won to stay ahead but Harsha Bharathakoti let Abhijeet Gupta off the hook and missed joining the leaders at four points after as many rounds of the MPL National chess championship here on Saturday. On a day when Bengal-lad Kaustav Chatterjee surprisingly held top seed B. Adhiban and stunned fifth seed S. P. …

Junior U-21 Round Table Open Chess Championship: India's GM Arjun Erigaisi finishes second
3 years, 3 months ago

Junior U-21 Round Table Open Chess Championship: India's GM Arjun Erigaisi finishes second

The Hindu  

Young Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi scored seven points from nine rounds to finish second in the Junior U-21 Round Table Open Chess Championship that concluded on Sunday. The 18-year old Erigaisi finished equal on seven points with Russian GM Alexey Sarana but lost out on winning the top prize due to an inferior tie-break score. Sarana drew his final round …

Biel Chess festival: India's Sarin draws final round game; finishes in overall third place
3 years, 5 months ago

Biel Chess festival: India's Sarin draws final round game; finishes in overall third place

The Hindu  

Sarin, who performed very well in the Blitz, could not win even one game in the Classical section which appeared to hurt his chances in the overall standings as he finished with 28.5 points. India's teenaged Grandmaster Nihal Sarin drew against French GM Maxime Lagarde in the seventh and final round of the Classical section of the Grandmaster Triathlon at …

Biel Chess festival: India's Sarin draws final round game; finishes in overall third place
3 years, 5 months ago

Biel Chess festival: India's Sarin draws final round game; finishes in overall third place

The Hindu  

India's teenaged Grandmaster Nihal Sarin drew against French GM Maxime Lagarde in the seventh and final round of the Classical section of the Grandmaster Triathlon at the Biel Chess Festival here on Wednesday to finish third in the overall standings. READ: Anand to lead strong Indian team in FIDE online chess championship Meanwhile, in the Master Tournament, part of the …

Karthikeyan Murali defeated S.P. Sethuraman in the sixth round here on Sunday to grab the lead in the Master Tournament being held as part of the Biel Chess Festival.
3 years, 5 months ago

Karthikeyan Murali defeated S.P. Sethuraman in the sixth round here on Sunday to grab the lead in the Master Tournament being held as part of the Biel Chess Festival.

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Indian Grandmaster Karthikeyan Murali defeated higher-rated compatriot S P Sethuraman in the sixth round here on Sunday to grab the lead in the Master Tournament being held as part of the Biel Chess Festival here. READ: Anand to lead strong Indian team in FIDE online chess championship While Eljanov is on five points, Praggnanandhaa has four points after six rounds. …

Chennai schoolboy Harshavardhan stuns Georgian GM
4 years, 11 months ago

Chennai schoolboy Harshavardhan stuns Georgian GM

The Hindu  

Chennai schoolboy G B Harshavardhan stunned Georgia’s Grand Master Mikheil Mchedlishvili in the fourth round of the 12th Chennai Open International GM chess tournament 2020 here on Monday. With the win, Harshavardhan moved into joint lead with GMs Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara, Stanislav Bogdanovich, N R Visakh and IMs Muhammad Khusenkhojaev and Indian Sayantan Das with four points. Important results …

Delhi International Open chess: Abhijeet Gupta retains title
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi International Open chess: Abhijeet Gupta retains title

The Hindu  

Abhijeet Gupta pulled off a clinical win over Aleksej Aleksandrov to regain the title in the Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament here on Thursday. Winner in 2008 and 2014, Abhijeet tallied 8.5 points from 10 rounds to end the drought of an Indian champion since his last triumph in the richest prize-money event in the country. READ | Abhijeet …

Delhi International Open: Abhijeet plays Aleksandrov for title
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi International Open: Abhijeet plays Aleksandrov for title

The Hindu  

A third victory on the trot has earned Abhijeet Gupta a shot at a third title in Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament. In Thursday’s 10th and final round, Abhijeet plays with white pieces against leader Aleksej Aleksandrov of Belarus to decide the champion. In fact, on the top-20 boards, 13 games produced decisive verdicts, with most players keen to …

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 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, …

Commonwealth Chess C'ship: Laxman holds Abhijeet; Debashis shares lead
5 years, 6 months ago

Commonwealth Chess C'ship: Laxman holds Abhijeet; Debashis shares lead

The Hindu  

R. R. Laxman managed to end the winning run of Abhijeet Gupta by forcing a draw following perpetual checks in a wild fifth-round encounter in the Commonwealth chess championship here on Wednesday. Abhijeet, leader after four successive victories, settled for a 49-move deadlock and ended the day sharing the lead with sixth seed Debashis Das at 4.5 points. Among them, …

Commonwealth Chess Championship: Abhijeet records win; Aravindh, Thej emerge leaders
5 years, 6 months ago

Commonwealth Chess Championship: Abhijeet records win; Aravindh, Thej emerge leaders

The Hindu  

Fierce battles were the order of the day that left only three players with perfect scores following the third round of the Commonwealth chess championship here on Monday. Top seed Abhijeet Gupta was the notable winner over Pravin Thispay, the country’s oldest Grandmaster, in their top-board encounter. National champion Aravindh Chithambaram, seeded three, and M. S. Thej Kumar, seeded 13, …

Delhi International Open: Levan Pantsulaia clinches title
5 years, 11 months ago

Delhi International Open: Levan Pantsulaia clinches title

The Hindu  

It took Georgia’s Levan Pantsulaia just 13 moves to draw his top-table game against S. L. Narayanan but he had to wait for over six hours to know his fate. Eventually, when the tie-break rules were applied, Pantsulaia managed to pip young Iranian contender Masoud Mosadeghpour on Sonneborn-Berger score by just 0.25 points for the top prize of ₹six lakh …

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 …

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 …

Delhi International Chess Open: Ilamparthi stuns Harsha; Srikanth holds Karthik
6 years ago

Delhi International Chess Open: Ilamparthi stuns Harsha; Srikanth holds Karthik

The Hindu  

Much against the trend of results, Grandmaster and National junior champion Karthik Venkataraman and GM-elect Harsha Bharathakoti found the going tough as the Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament threw up unexpected opening-round heroes here on Wednesday. Though the top-19 seeds were among those with a point each, Karthik faced unexpected resistance from Air Force recruit K. Srikanth and eventually …

Chess: Delhi International Open to breach the crore-mark in prize money
6 years ago

Chess: Delhi International Open to breach the crore-mark in prize money

The Hindu  

What was considered improbable only a few years ago has finally turned a reality. Continuing with the trend of sizable increase in the prize-money year after year, the 2019 edition of the Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament offers a total of Rs. As a result, the event has attracted a record number of entries, with 29 Grandmasters, 31 International …

National Chess Championship 2018: Aravindh Chithambaram storms into final round as sole leader
6 years ago

National Chess Championship 2018: Aravindh Chithambaram storms into final round as sole leader

The Hindu  

A series of decisive battles, involving title-aspirants, was in keeping with the expectations from the penultimate round. When the dust settled after some fierce fights on the top four boards, Aravindh Chithambaram emerged as the only leader heading into Tuesday’s final round of the National chess championship here. Aravindh, last year’s runner, overpowered a resurgent Murali Karthikeyan, seeded two, and …

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 …

World Junior Chess Championship: Karthik Venkataraman, Abhimanyu Puranik in 10-way tie at 3rd in Parham Maghsoodloo-led table
6 years, 4 months ago

World Junior Chess Championship: Karthik Venkataraman, Abhimanyu Puranik in 10-way tie at 3rd in Parham Maghsoodloo-led table

Firstpost  

Among the Indians in the fray, Karthik Venkataraman and Abhimanyu Puranik have been the most impressive so far, and both are currently sharing the third place with seven others. While Harsha went down against Maghsoodloo, Karthik made his way to the top board winning back-to-back games in rounds five, six and seven. Another important game for India was on board …

Abu Dhabi Masters: Abhijeet loses but Indian youngsters impress
6 years, 5 months ago

Abu Dhabi Masters: Abhijeet loses but Indian youngsters impress

The Hindu  

India’s Abhijeet Gupta suffered a shock defeat but youngster D. Gukesh held highly-regarded Grandmaster Valdimir Akopian of Armenia to a creditable draw in the second round of Abu Dhabi Masters chess tournament here on Thursday. However, it turned out to be a good day for young Indian players as Raunak Sadhwani also put up an excellent contest to draw with …

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