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 D. V. Prasad to end up on the losing side against lesser-rated rivals at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here. Prasad, rated 2254 and facing players of a different generation in his comeback bid, found the going tough against home state’s Shriraj Bhosale and resigned in a lost position following the late queen-trade. The results: Fourth round: Abhimanyu Puranik bt Arghyadip Das ; L. R. Srihari lost to S. P. Sethuraman ; S. Nitin drew with Surya Shekhar Ganguly ; Soham Kamotra drew with Diptayan Ghosh ; Mitrabha Guha bt C. R. G. Krishna ; Utsab Chatterjee lost to P. Iniyan ; N. R. Vignesh bt Utkal Ranjan Sahoo ; Aakash Dalvi lost to Sayantan Das ; Deep Sengupta bt Rajesh Nayak ; G. Akash lost to C. Praveen Kumar ; S. Dhananjay drew with M. R. Venkatesh ; Anuj Shrivatri drew with Bhaavan Kolla.

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Opinion: How a boy from Chennai rekindled India's ancient chess spirit
1 week, 5 days ago

Opinion: How a boy from Chennai rekindled India's ancient chess spirit

India Today  

It happened in Sentosa, Singapore, on a humid December evening in 2024 that an 18-year-old from Chennai stood on the shoulders of Indian chess giants and changed the world forever. Here stood India’s second world champion, the heir to Viswanathan Anand’s legacy, taking his place in chess history as the 18th world champion overall, and the youngest ever. The echoes …

‘In a game of 64 squares…’: Sachin Tendulkar, Viswanathan Anand revel in D Gukesh’s historic World Chess C’ship title
1 week, 5 days ago

‘In a game of 64 squares…’: Sachin Tendulkar, Viswanathan Anand revel in D Gukesh’s historic World Chess C’ship title

Hindustan Times  

Indian grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju scripted history on Thursday as he defeated China’s Ding Liren in the decisive Game 14 of the World Chess Championship, in Singapore. But a massive blunder by Liren in the 55th move of the end game saw the defending champion resign, leaving Gukesh extremely emotional and in tears. India's D Gukesh reacts after beating title-holder China's …

Viswanathan Anand thrilled for world champion D Gukesh: A Proud Moment for India
1 week, 6 days ago

Viswanathan Anand thrilled for world champion D Gukesh: A Proud Moment for India

India Today  

Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh created history by becoming the youngest-ever World Chess Champion. @FIDE_chess @WacaChess pic.twitter.com/o3hq26JFPf — Viswanathan Anand December 12, 2024 Chess Prodigy♟️ðŸÆ Extending my warm wishes to @DGukesh for clinching the prestigious World Chess Championship title and becoming the youngest World Champion in the history of #Chess. pic.twitter.com/xCrzsAq7gV — Dr Mansukh Mandaviya December 12, 2024 Congratulations, Gukesh, on …

Chennai Grandmasters 2024, Day 5: Levon Aronian secures solitary win in Masters section; Erigaisi continues to lead
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

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: 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 …

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 …

Candidates 2024: We’ll aim to stay as number one for a few years, says Gukesh’s coach, Vishnu Prasanna
8 months ago

Candidates 2024: We’ll aim to stay as number one for a few years, says Gukesh’s coach, Vishnu Prasanna

The Hindu  

Both D. Gukesh and his coach, Grandmaster Vishnu Prasanna, are close to achieving one of their biggest goals of Gukesh becoming the World champion, courtesy of the 17-year-old winning the Candidates tournament in Toronto on Monday and becoming the youngest-ever challenger for the world championship title. I’m looking forward to the future games.’ “Otherwise, it was mainly between Gajewski and …

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  

India’s D Gukesh bounced back with a finely crafted game to outwit compatriot Vidit Gujrathi and regain his joint lead with Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia after the eighth round of the Candidates chess tournament in Toronto. Explore the complete IPL 2024 Schedule, IPL 2024 Points Table and players with the Most Sixes, Most Fours and Most Fifties in IPL 2024 …

Chess | Gukesh stuns Nepomniachtchi; Praggnanandhaa holds Anish
11 months ago

Chess | Gukesh stuns Nepomniachtchi; Praggnanandhaa holds Anish

The Hindu  

D. Gukesh produced a clinical finish to tame World championship finalist and top Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in the fifth round of the Tata Steel Masters at Wijk aan Zee, near Amsterdam, on Thursday. R. Praggnanandhaa drew with leader Anish Giri while Vidit Gujrathi split the point with local Max Warmerdam on a day when women’s World champion Ju Wenjun stunned …

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 …

Data | Passed pawn: Gukesh surpasses his mentor from Madras
1 year, 4 months ago

Data | Passed pawn: Gukesh surpasses his mentor from Madras

The Hindu  

On Friday, Grandmaster and 17-year-old D. Gukesh managed to achieve a feat that was registered only for a day on March 15, 2016, by then 29-year-old Indian GM P. Harikrishna. Gukesh’s win over Azerbaijan GM Misratdin Iskandarov in the FIDE World Cup was enough for him to lift his ELO live ratings to 2756 points, which helped him leapfrog Indian …

Grand Chess Tour: Indian Teenager D Gukesh Registers Win Over Legendary Viswanathan Anand in Rapid Segment
1 year, 5 months ago

Grand Chess Tour: Indian Teenager D Gukesh Registers Win Over Legendary Viswanathan Anand in Rapid Segment

News 18  

Young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh scored a memorable win over illustrious compatriot and idol Viswanathan Anand in the eighth round of the Rapid event of the 2023 SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz tournament, part of the Grand Chess Tour. The 40-move win for the 17-year-old Gukesh late on Friday was his first ever over Anand and came in his maiden tournament …

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 chess championship: Koustav stuns Sethuraman to take lead
1 year, 11 months ago

National chess championship: Koustav stuns Sethuraman to take lead

The Hindu  

Koustav Chatterjee pulled off the biggest upset of the MPL National chess championship by bringing down top seeded overnight leader S. P. Sethuraman in 50 moves in the ninth round in New Delhi on Friday. The eighth-seeded Bengal boy now leads the field with 7.5 points, half a point ahead of Sethuraman, former champion Abhijeet Gupta and youngster L. R. …

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 …

Crowded at the top: On strong domestic base propelling Indian chess
2 years, 4 months ago

Crowded at the top: On strong domestic base propelling Indian chess

The Hindu  

When a 17-year-old beats the five-time World champion and strongest chess player of all time in three games in a row, it is bound to attract attention. Apart from Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh and Erigaisi, two other young Indians — Nihal Sarin and Raunak Sadhwani — had also come up with excellent performances at the Olympiad. Sadhwani then won the blitz title …

For Sasikiran, chess has been a game of lost chances
2 years, 4 months ago

For Sasikiran, chess has been a game of lost chances

Hindustan Times  

On the eve of the 44th Chess Olympiad, Viswanathan Anand was taking part in a fun, interactive session with chess-inclined kids from across the country. After solving some tricky puzzles on the 64 squares, one of the first questions in the ensuing quiz session was, “Which Indian player holds the record for playing the most number of Olympiad matches?” Most …

TNPL 2022: Kovai Kings books playoff berth after beating Royal Kings
2 years, 5 months ago

TNPL 2022: Kovai Kings books playoff berth after beating Royal Kings

The Hindu  

M. Shahrukh Khan led from the front with the ball in his hand, by defending nine runs in the final over against Nellai Royal Kings to help his side Lyca Kovai Kings post a five-run win and book a place in the playoffs of the Tamil Nadu Premier League here at the Salem Cricket Foundation ground on Saturday. Earlier electing …

44th Chess Olympiad: India to Field 3rd Team in Open Section
2 years, 5 months ago

44th Chess Olympiad: India to Field 3rd Team in Open Section

News 18  

India fielded a third team in the open section after getting a last-minute entry to register their highest-ever participation in the 44th Chess Olympiad scheduled to be held at Mahabalipuram from July 28 to August 10. Grandmasters Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Karthikeyan Murali, SP Sethuraman, Abhijeet Gupta and Abhimanyu Puranik make up the third Indian team with Gujarat’s first GM, Tejas …

Chennai Open Chess: Indian IM Nitin, Baghdasaryan in Joint Lead
2 years, 6 months ago

Chennai Open Chess: Indian IM Nitin, Baghdasaryan in Joint Lead

News 18  

International Master Nitin Senthilvel of India is in joint lead with Armenian GM Vahe Baghdasaryan with five points after the fifth round of the 13th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2022 here on Wednesday. Half a point behind the leaders with 4.5 points are GMs Boris Savchenko, the top-seed, Tran Tuan Minh, Alexei Federov and Kirill Stupak apart from …

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 …

A teen sweep in National Chess Championship
2 years, 8 months ago

A teen sweep in National Chess Championship

The Hindu  

These are exciting times for Indian chess. Many Indians managed to play some of the accomplished players like World champion Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian etc in online games, where both players were allowed three minutes on the clock. Even as Nihal and Praggnanandhaa continued to get the lion’s share of media attention, Arjun went on make his mark …

Delhi International Open: Victorious trio of Arjun, Gukesh, Harsha share lead
2 years, 8 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 …

National Junior Chess c'ship: Neelash Saha, N. Priyanka emerge champions
2 years, 9 months ago

National Junior Chess c'ship: Neelash Saha, N. Priyanka emerge champions

The Hindu  

Sixth seed Neelash Saha scored an expected victory over Aryan Arora to overtake fellow overnight leader and Bengal teammate Utsab Chatterjee for the National junior chess title here on Sunday. In fact, third seed Bhagyashree matched Priyanka’s tally of 7.5 points after winning her final round but finished runner-up due to inferior tie-break score. Important results : Open: Rohith Krishna …

National junior chess championship: Koustav, Neelash, Utsab, Ayush ahead; Priyanka, Bhagyashree lead among girls
2 years, 9 months ago

National junior chess championship: Koustav, Neelash, Utsab, Ayush ahead; Priyanka, Bhagyashree lead among girls

The Hindu  

It turned out to be a day of the Bengal boys as Koustav Chatterjee, Neelash Saha, Utsab Chatterjee along with Madhya Pradesh’s Ayush Sharma shared the lead at 5.5 points in the open section after six rounds of the National junior chess championship here on Friday. Koustav, seeded four, accounted for Tamil Nadu’s duo of S. Rohith Krishna and N. …

Tamil Nadu’s Lakshmi, Poorna and Divyabharathi in the lead
2 years, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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 women's chess championship: Divya stops Nisha to join seven leaders
2 years, 9 months ago

National women's chess championship: Divya stops Nisha to join seven leaders

The Hindu  

Eighth seed Divya Deshmukh took her time to end former champion Nisha Mohota’s in 79 moves and joined seven other leaders at 3.5 points after four rounds of MPL National women chess championship at Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Other leaders were top seed R. Vaishali, Mary Ann Gomes, Soumya Swaminathan, N. Priyanka, Arpita Mukhjeree, Srija Seshadri and Sakshi Chitlange. RELATED | …

National men's Chess Championship: Arjun, Gukesh, Aryan lead
2 years, 9 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. …

Tata Steel Chess: Unbeaten Vidit Gujrathi stays in joint lead; Arjun crushes Ganguly
2 years, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Chess: Unbeaten Vidit Gujrathi stays in joint lead; Arjun crushes Ganguly

The Hindu  

Joint leader Vidit Gujrathi maintained his unbeaten run in the Masters section of the elite Tata Steel Chess tournament after a 36-move draw, following a three-fold repetition of moves, with Poland’s Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the sixth round at Wijk aan Zee, near Amsterdam, on Friday. Anish Giri defeated Fabiano Caruana and Sergey Karjakin scored over defending champion Jorden van Foreest …

Tata Steel Chess: Praggnanandhaa bounces back to post first win
2 years, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Chess: Praggnanandhaa bounces back to post first win

The Hindu  

Vidit Gujrathi retained the lead in the Masters section, R. Praggnanandhaa scored his first win and Arjun Erigaisi emerged as the only leader in the Challengers category. In all, things went very well for the Indians in the Tata Steel chess tournament that goes into its first rest day following four rounds. It’s a difficult thing for me because it’s …

Tata Steel Chess: Arjun wins all three games, moves into lead
3 years, 1 month ago

Tata Steel Chess: Arjun wins all three games, moves into lead

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, Arjun Erigaisi caused a sensation in the Latvian capital of Riga. At the Lindores Abbey Blitz tournament, he won his first nine games, as he beat some of the biggest names in international chess. The 18-year-old from Telangana moved to the sole lead going into the final day of the rapid section of the Tata Steel Chess. …

Mitrabha and Prachiti win National online chess titles
3 years, 4 months ago

Mitrabha and Prachiti win National online chess titles

The Hindu  

Bengal’s Mitrabha Guha tallied 10 points from 11 rounds to emerge as the worthy champion in the open section of the inaugural National online chess championship on Wednesday. The 14th-seeded youngster remained unbeaten and posted nine victories before clinching the title following a draw with second seed and runner-up Delhi’s Vaibhav Suri in the final round. Harikrishnan, Abhijeet Gupta and …

Vantika Agarwal wins women's National online chess title; Raahul bags junior crown
3 years, 4 months ago

Vantika Agarwal wins women's National online chess title; Raahul bags junior crown

The Hindu  

Delhi’s Vantika Agarwal stunned a strong field to win the National women online chess title. In a field headed by R. Vaishali and featuring past National champions like Tania Sachdev, Bhakti Kulkarni, Padmini Rout and seasoned names like Mary Ann Gomes, Soumya Swaminathan and Esha Karavade, ninth seed Vantika scored 9.5 round from 11 rounds. In the junior section, winner …

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