National chess championship: Surya Shekhar Ganguly is running a strong campaign for seventh title
4 months 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 Gupta 4.5 drew with Utkal Sahoo 4.5; B. Vignesh 4.5 drew with Mitrabha Guha 4.5; Vignesh Adwaith Vemula 4.5 drew with N.R. Visakh 4.5 drew with A. Balkishan 4.5; Raihaan Zahid 4 lost to Deep Sengupta 5; Himal Gusain 5 bt Nihal Swarna 4; N.R. Krishna 5 bt Gyana Sai Santhosh 4; Swapnil Dhopade 5 bt Prathamesh Sherla 4; Puneet Verma 4.5 drew with J. Deepan Chakravarthy 4.5.

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Vishwa Samudra Open 2024: Ajeetesh Sandhu maintains lead after day 3, defending champion Hossain second
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Vishwa Samudra Open 2024: Ajeetesh Sandhu maintains lead after day 3, defending champion Hossain second

The Hindu  

Ajeetesh Sandhu sustained his strong grip over the proceedings as he stayed in the lead with the second best card of 3-under 69 on the third day of the Vishwa Samudra Open 2024 at the Delhi Golf Club on Thursday. Ajeetesh was two shots ahead of Jamal Hossain of Bangladesh who had slipped after leading on the opening day. M. …

Indian sports wrap, November 16: Hitaashee doubles lead to six shots in Hero WPGT
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Indian sports wrap, November 16: Hitaashee doubles lead to six shots in Hero WPGT

The Hindu  

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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 …

Chennai Grand Masters 2024: Preview, Player List, Pairing, Full Schedule, FIDE Circuit Points at Stake
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chennai Grand Masters 2024: Preview, Player List, Pairing, Full Schedule, FIDE Circuit Points at Stake

The Hindu  

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Why Viswanathan Anand is missing from India's chess Olympiad team for the second time in a row
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Why Viswanathan Anand is missing from India's chess Olympiad team for the second time in a row

Hindustan Times  

India, the bronze medalist in the last edition, will be eyeing their first standalone gold medal in the 45th Chess Olympiad, which starts in the Hungarian capital of Budapest on Wednesday. Why Viswanathan Anand is missing from India's chess Olympiad team for the second time in a row The second-seeded Indian team, comprising Vidit Gujrathi, R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh, Arjun …

Indians dominate in Commonwealth chess
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Indians dominate in Commonwealth chess

The Hindu  

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Ultimate Table Tennis | Reeth begins revival before Manush and Szocs seal issue

The Hindu  

Debutant Ahmedabad SG Pipers outplayed U Mumba TT 9-6 and jumped to the top of the table with 24 points from three matches in the Ultimate Table Tennis League here on Tuesday. U Mumba’s Manav Thakkar continued his winning streak in singles, defeating Manush Shah 2-1 in the opening rubber. As Pipers’ Lilian Bardet and U Mumba’s Quadri Aruna took …

National Chess Championship: Karthik comes from behind and edges Ganguly to script thrilling title win
3 months, 3 weeks ago

National Chess Championship: Karthik comes from behind and edges Ganguly to script thrilling title win

The Hindu  

In the end, Karthik Venkataraman proved more equal than the others. Karthik, Ganguly and Neelash Saha finished with nine points from 11 rounds at the 61st National Chess championship at the RPS International School on Tuesday: the tie was broken using the Buchholz System after they finished in that order. A win against Himal Gusain would have given Ganguly his …

National Chess Championship: Ganguly in sole lead heading into final round
3 months, 4 weeks ago

National Chess Championship: Ganguly in sole lead heading into final round

The Hindu  

Seven straight wins, followed by three straight draws: Still, Surya Shekhar Ganguly is in the sole lead position going into the final round of the National Chess Championship. After drawing with Aronyak Ghosh in the 10th round at the RPS International School, he is on 8.5 points. The top-board clash between the two Kolkatans ended in a quiet draw in …

National Chess Championship: Ganguly maintains lead as fellow Kolkata-lad Ghosh inches closer
3 months, 4 weeks ago

National Chess Championship: Ganguly maintains lead as fellow Kolkata-lad Ghosh inches closer

The Hindu  

Signing peace may have been the trend on the top boards on Sunday, but Aronyak Ghosh bucked it. And his win against Arjun Adireddy has made the closing stage of the National chess championship a bit more interesting, as he brought down the lead of fellow-city mate Surya Shekhar Ganguly to just half-a-point. Both the seasoned Grandmasters went on to …

National Chess Championship 2024: Surya Sekhar beats Neelash to earn solo lead after sixth round
4 months ago

National Chess Championship 2024: Surya Sekhar beats Neelash to earn solo lead after sixth round

The Hindu  

The last of his six titles at India’s premier domestic chess tournament came 16 years ago. Surya Sekhar Ganguly is running a strong – and so far flawless – campaign for the seventh. The top seed moved into the sole lead after the sixth round of the 61st National chess championship at the RPS International School here on Thursday. Aronyak …

National Chess Championship 2024: Siddhant Gawai takes half-a-point off Abhijeet Gupta; Surya Shekhar continues to lead
4 months ago

National Chess Championship 2024: Siddhant Gawai takes half-a-point off Abhijeet Gupta; Surya Shekhar continues to lead

The Hindu  

Gender may be a hot topic in sport now, but chess knows no gender. Two of the top three boards in the third round of the 61st National championship featured female players at the RPS International School on Monday. Shubhi Gupta and Kiran Manisha Mohanty fought hard against top seed Surya Shekhar Ganguly and defending champion S.P. Siddhant Gawai, however, …

National Chess Championship 2024: Usual script continues as Surya Sekhar, Abhijeet, Sethuraman post wins
4 months ago

National Chess Championship 2024: Usual script continues as Surya Sekhar, Abhijeet, Sethuraman post wins

The Hindu  

The second day was a seamless continuation of the first. Nothing unusual happened on the top boards in the second round of the 61st National Chess Championship. But that, too, was rectified: so, even the boards online said the top four seeds -- Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Abhijeet Gupta, S.P. Ganguly, from the white side of a Sicilian Defence, saw his …

IPL-17 | KKR vs RCB | Kolkata Knight Riders hold nerve to squeeze narrow win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru
8 months ago

IPL-17 | KKR vs RCB | Kolkata Knight Riders hold nerve to squeeze narrow win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru

The Hindu  

In a high-scoring encounter dotted with heart-stopping moments, Kolkata Knight Riders rode on skipper Shreyas Iyer’s half-century and Andre Russell’s excellent all-round showing to manage an exciting one-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 21. Scoreboard Kolkata Knight Riders innings: Phil Salt c Patidar b Siraj 48 Sunil …

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Candidates Chess | Gukesh to clash with Alireza on what promises to be a photo finish

The Hindu  

Teenaged Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh will have his task cut out against Firouza Alireza of France in the penultimate round of the Candidates' chess tournament, on what promises to be a photo-finish here. The two leaders are followed by Russian duo of Aleksandra Goryachkina and Kateryna Lagno along with India's Koneru Humpy on six points apiece. Pairings of round 13 …

Candidates Chess 2024: D Gukesh Draws With Ian Nepomniachtchi to Stay in Joint Lead
8 months, 1 week ago

Candidates Chess 2024: D Gukesh Draws With Ian Nepomniachtchi to Stay in Joint Lead

News 18  

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh held on to the joint top spot with Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi after they played out an easy draw in the 10th round of the Candidates chess tournament in Toronto. The all-Indian duel between R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi also ended in a draw while Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura defeated Firouza Alireza and Nijat Abasov respectively …

Candidates Chess 2024: D Gukesh Beats Vidit Gujrathi to Regain Joint Lead
8 months, 1 week ago

Candidates Chess 2024: D Gukesh Beats Vidit Gujrathi to Regain Joint Lead

News 18  

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Grand Prix Chess Series: Vikramaditya, Guru Prakash to fight for title
9 months, 1 week ago

Grand Prix Chess Series: Vikramaditya, Guru Prakash to fight for title

The Hindu  

Vikramaditya Kulkarni and Guru Prakash advanced to the summit clash of the Rs 2.50 lakh prize money Grand Prix Chess Series, organised by Indian Chess School, here on Sunday. On the top board, Vikramaditya, champion of the 3rd series, secured a victory over Sanjeev Mishra, while Guru Prakash, victor of the 2nd series, triumphed over Arvind Iyer, achieving an impressive …

Indian sports news wrap, December 22
1 year ago

Indian sports news wrap, December 22

The Hindu  

Here all the updates, results and developments from the world of Indian sports on Friday, December 22. THE RESULTS SINGLES Sahaja Yamalapalli bt Hirome Abe 6-3, 6-2; Saki Imamura bt Daria Kudashova 6-3, 6-4; Diana Marcinkevica bt Sapfo Sakellaridi 6-4, 6-3; Ekaterina Makarova bt Vaidehi Chaudhari 6-3, 6-3. - Kamesh Srinivasan Chandana wins second successive singles title Fourth seed Chandana …

National ranking table tennis tournament: Harmeet, Archana clinch singles titles
1 year ago

National ranking table tennis tournament: Harmeet, Archana clinch singles titles

The Hindu  

Less than three weeks after winning the titles at Vadodara and two days before the commencement of the National championship, Harmeet Desai and Archana Kamath added a second one for the season in the National ranking table tennis tournament here on Thursday. Desai overcame a spell of complacency that saw Manush Shah save six set-points in the opener after trailing …

Tennis Premier League: Novak-Nedunchezhiyan duo shine to guide Binny Brigade to win against Pune Jaguars
1 year ago

Tennis Premier League: Novak-Nedunchezhiyan duo shine to guide Binny Brigade to win against Pune Jaguars

The Hindu  

Dennis Novak played his part well, especially in combination with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, to help Delhi Binny’s Brigade to a 42-38 victory over Pune Jaguars in the fifth edition of the Tennis Premier League on the charcoal grey hard courts of the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex on Tuesday. Diana Marcinkevica had done well for Pune to win the singles 12-8 against …

Indian sports news wrap, December 10
1 year ago

Indian sports news wrap, December 10

The Hindu  

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Indian sports news wrap, October 18
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, October 18

The Hindu  

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Fenesta National Tennis C’Ship quarterfinals results: Karan Singh through to the semis
1 year, 2 months ago

Fenesta National Tennis C’Ship quarterfinals results: Karan Singh through to the semis

The Hindu  

Karan Rastogi served and stroked with robust energy to outwit former champion Vishnu Vardhan 6-4, 6-4 in the men’s quarterfinals of the Fenesta National tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Thursday. The results : Men: Ishaque Eqbal bt Abhinav Sanjeev Shanmugam 7-6, 7-6; Siddharth Vishwakarma bt VM Ranjeet 6-4, 6-1; Manish Sureshkumar bt Nitin Kumar Sinha 6-2, 6-1; Karan …

Telangana Golconda Masters: Aman Raj climbs four spots to lead standings in Hyderabad
1 year, 2 months ago

Telangana Golconda Masters: Aman Raj climbs four spots to lead standings in Hyderabad

The Hindu  

Aman Raj of Patna carded an excellent seven-under 63 to emerge leader at a total of 16-under 194 at the Bollineni Panache & Telangana Tourism present Telangana Golconda Masters at the Hyderabad Golf Association here on Friday. Delhi’s Sachin Baisoya and Chandigarh’s Akshay Sharma were a close tied second at 15-under 195 and also among the top contenders going into …

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 …

Tata steel chess tournament: Vachier-Largrave wins rapid title in style with a round to spare
1 year, 3 months ago

Tata steel chess tournament: Vachier-Largrave wins rapid title in style with a round to spare

The Hindu  

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave proved just too good for the competition. The top seed from France won the rapid section of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament with a round to spare at the National Library on Thursday. The results : Teimour Radjabov 5.5 drew with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 7; R. Praggnanandhaa 5 bt Arjun Erigaisi 3; Vincent Keymer 3.5 bt D. Gukesh …

Tata Steel Chess | Vachier-Largrave wins rapid title in style, with a round to spare
1 year, 3 months ago

Tata Steel Chess | Vachier-Largrave wins rapid title in style, with a round to spare

The Hindu  

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave proved just too good for the competition. The top seed from France won the rapid section of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament with a round to spare at the National Library here on Thursday. #TSCI#tsci2023#tatasteelchessindia#chess#kolkata#mvlpic.twitter.com/niAuPgvR69 — Tata Steel Chess India September 7, 2023 Vachier-Lagrave, better known in chess circles as MVL, finished with seven points from nine …

Tata Steel Chess India | Vachier-Lagrave is sole leader going into last day of rapid event
1 year, 3 months ago

Tata Steel Chess India | Vachier-Lagrave is sole leader going into last day of rapid event

The Hindu  

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will go into the final day of the open rapid event of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament as the only unbeaten player. @TataSteelLtd@chesscom#TSCI#tsci2023#tatasteelchessindia#chess#kolkata#rapidpic.twitter.com/oZQd7wzB6T — Tata Steel Chess India September 6, 2023 Like Harikrishna, it hasn’t exactly been a fine tournament so far for Arjun Erigaisi, who was the best player at this event in the last couple …

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 …

National Chess C’ships 2023: Going gets tough for former winners; Eight share lead
1 year, 4 months ago

National Chess C’ships 2023: Going gets tough for former winners; Eight share lead

The Hindu  

With the exception of S. P. Sethuraman, former champions continued to struggle in the 60th National chess championship even as only eight leaders maintained perfect scores after four rounds here on Saturday. After Chhattisgarh’s S. Dhananjay showed the way by stunning top seed and former champion Abhijeet Gupta on Friday it was the turn of G. Akash and twice winner …

Indian sports news wrap, May 26
1 year, 6 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, May 26

The Hindu  

GOLF Superb start for Shubhankar, lying fifth in Dutch Open; Gandas 44th Shubhankar Sharma shrugged off his recent disappointments with a stunning 5-under 67 in the first round of the KLM Dutch Open, placing him inside the top-5 at the DP World Tour event. Steve Stricker, who won the season’s first PGA TOUR Champions major two weeks ago with his …

Indian sports news wrap, May 16
1 year, 7 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, May 16

The Hindu  

TENNIS Vaidehi reaches second round at ITF event in Korea Vaidehi Chaudhari knocked out second seed Kyoka Nakamura of Japan 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the $25,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament in Incheon, Korea, on Tuesday. $15,000 ITF men, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Singles : Parth Aggarwal bt Akram El Sallaly 6-2, 6-3; Doubles : Ishaque Eqbal & Karan …

National Table Tennis Championships: Sreeja Akula Defends Crown, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Earns Second Title
1 year, 8 months ago

National Table Tennis Championships: Sreeja Akula Defends Crown, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Earns Second Title

News 18  

Defending champion Sreeja Akula of RBI claimed a second successive women’s singles crown after beating Sutirtha Mukherjee of West Bengal 4-2 in the 84th UTT Inter-State Senior National Table Tennis Championships here on Monday. Women’s singles: Final: Sreeja Akula bt Sutirtha Mukherjee 9-11, 14-12, 11-7, 13-11, 6-11, 12-10. Semi-finals: Sutirtha Mukherjee bt Ayhika Mukherjee 12-10, 11-7, 11-5, 12-10; Sreeja Akula …

National Chess Championship: Karthik snatches sole lead before the final round
1 year, 11 months 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 women’s chess championship: Mary Ann Gomes stops Soumya Swaminathan, stays in lead
1 year, 11 months ago

National women’s chess championship: Mary Ann Gomes stops Soumya Swaminathan, stays in lead

The Hindu  

In a battle involving two former champions, Mary Ann Gomes stopped her Indian Oil teammate Soumya Swaminathan in 53 moves to lead with 6.5 points from seven rounds of the MPL National women’s chess championship at Kolhapur on Sunday. Decisive battles on the top-12 boards left defending champion Divya Deshmukh waiting in the second spot to take on fourth seed …

National chess championship: Abhijeet Gupta joins Koustav Chatterjee in the lead
1 year, 11 months 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 Women’s Chess C’ships: Sakshi, Aashna share lead after 4 rounds
1 year, 11 months ago

National Women’s Chess C’ships: Sakshi, Aashna share lead after 4 rounds

The Hindu  

Maharashtra’s duo of Sakshi Chitlange and Aashna Makhija cruised to their fourth victory to stay ahead after four rounds of the MPL National women’s chess championship at Kolhapur on Thursday. On the top two boards, involving the four overnight leaders, Sakshi tamed state-mate Vrushali Deodhar in 47 moves, and Aashna defeated Bengal’s Bristy Mukherjee in 55 moves. On a day …

National Chess Championship: Venkatesh joins Sethuraman, Mitrabha in the lead
1 year, 11 months 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: Sethuraman nails Abhijeet, shares lead with Mitrabha Guha
1 year, 11 months 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
1 year, 11 months 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
1 year, 11 months 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. …

National Chess Championships: Nitin upsets Mendonca; shares lead with seven others
2 years ago

National Chess Championships: Nitin upsets Mendonca; shares lead with seven others

The Hindu  

Bespectacled S. Nitin is a seasoned International Master but may not have visualised nailing fourth-seeded Grandmaster Leon Mendonca by prompting his helpless king into a checkmating net. In what turned out to be the biggest upset of the third round of the 59th MPL National chess championship, Nitin needed only 36 moves to inflict an embarrassing defeat on the young …

National Chess C’Ships: Visakh, Shyam Sundar held as underdogs make Grandmasters struggle
2 years ago

National Chess C’Ships: Visakh, Shyam Sundar held as underdogs make Grandmasters struggle

The Hindu  

The growing depth of Indian chess made its presence felt as some Grandmasters, with ratings ranging from fifth seed N. R. Visakh’s 2544 to 45th-ranked Sriram Jha’s 2337, facing varying degrees of difficulty before being held in the second round of the National chess championship here. International Master Arghyadip Das, rated 2438 and seeded 21, crashed to a shock loss …

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 …

Asian chess championship: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, PV Nandhidhaa win titles
2 years, 1 month ago

Asian chess championship: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, PV Nandhidhaa win titles

Firstpost  

Praggnanandhaa drew with compatriot B Adhiban in a 63-move game in the ninth and final round to emerge a clear winner with seven points. Top-seeded Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa and compatriot P V Nandhidhaa won the titles in the Open and women’s sections respectively in the Asian Continental Chess championship on Thursday. In the women’s event, WGM Nandhidhaa drew her …

Indian sports news wrap, October 17
2 years, 2 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, October 17

The Hindu  

BRIDGE Dhampur Sugar beat Formidables at 19th HCL International Bridge Championship Dhampur Sugar beat Formidables 121-98 MPs to clinch the title in the Team of Four Gold competition of the 19th HCL International Bridge Championship on Sunday. - Kamesh Srinivasan TENNIS New Delhi: Eighth seed Samarth Sahita recovered from a slow start to beat Riddhiman Ojha 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in …

Vishnu Vardhan advances to semis of Fenesta national tennis championships
2 years, 2 months ago

Vishnu Vardhan advances to semis of Fenesta national tennis championships

The Hindu  

Former champion Vishnu Vardhan was at his fighting best as he beat another former champion Siddharth Vishwakarma 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 in the men’s quarterfinals of the Fenesta National tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Friday. In the semifinals, Vishnu will play second seed and the runner-up of the last edition Digvijay Pratap Singh who was at ease in getting …

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