India's Iniyan wins Cannes Open chess
3 weeks, 4 days ago

India's Iniyan wins Cannes Open chess

The Hindu  

Indian Grandmaster Pa Iniyan won the Cannes International Open, defeating compatriot V Pranesh in the ninth and final round in Cannes, France. Iniyan ended the tournament on 7.5 points, a half point more than Delhi-based International Master Aradhya Garg, who finished second. Matching Garg on seven points was reigning World junior champion Kazybek Noderbek of Kazakhstan, who had to be content with the third place following a tiebreak. The Indian picked up the necessary steam in the last three rounds winning one game after another and his most crucial victory was over Garg in the penultimate round.

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Pa. Iniyan aims for consistency after Chennai Open title win
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pa. Iniyan aims for consistency after Chennai Open title win

The Hindu  

Pa. Iniyan made the headlines in 2019 when he became India’s 61st Grandmaster. And then, there was COVID-19,” said Iniyan after winning the Chennai Open International Grandmasters chess tournament here on Thursday. Asked if he’s looking to do anything different this year from his learnings, he said: “Almost everybody knows that my variations are limited in the opening stage. I’m …

Indian GM P Iniyan Wins Noisiel International Open Chess Tournament
2 years, 1 month ago

Indian GM P Iniyan Wins Noisiel International Open Chess Tournament

News 18  

Unbeaten throughout the tournament, Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan won the Noisiel International Open 2023 held here, collecting seven points from nine rounds. Iniyan drew his final round game against Toni Lazov late on Thursday to emerge winner while the 25-year old GM Vignesh lost to Alexander Oye-Stromberg and had to be satisfied with second place on 6.5 points. Another Indian …

Indian GM P Iniyan Finishes Second in Chess Tournament in France
2 years, 8 months ago

Indian GM P Iniyan Finishes Second in Chess Tournament in France

News 18  

India’s teenage Grandmaster P Iniyan finished second in the La Plagne International Open Chess Tournament 2022 here. The 19-year-old GM scored 7 points from nine rounds to tie for top spot with Ukraine GM Vitaly Sivuk early on Sunday. A win over Austrian GM Andreas Diermair helped Iniyan reach seven points and also gain 10 rating points. Das, on the …

Indian GM Iniyan finishes second in chess tournament in France
2 years, 8 months ago

Indian GM Iniyan finishes second in chess tournament in France

The Hindu  

India's teenage Grandmaster P Iniyan finished second in the La Plagne International Open Chess Tournament 2022 in La Plagne in France. The 19-year-old GM scored seven points from nine rounds to tie for the top spot with Ukraine GM Vitaly Sivuk early on Sunday. He started with a win and scored 4.5 after five rounds, but three straight draws in …

Chennai Open Chess: Indian IM Nitin, Baghdasaryan in Joint Lead
2 years, 9 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 …

Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan Finishes Third in Lorca Open Chess Tournament
3 years, 2 months ago

Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan Finishes Third in Lorca Open Chess Tournament

News 18  

Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan finished third in the Lorca Open 2021 chess tournament here. The 19-year-old Iniyan scored seven points from nine rounds, winning seven games and losing two including in the final round to Karen H Grigoryan. Venkataraman also finished with seven points but took the fourth place on the basis of an inferior tie-break score. Brazilian GM Alexandr …

Grandmaster P Iniyan finishes third in Lorca Open
3 years, 2 months ago

Grandmaster P Iniyan finishes third in Lorca Open

The Hindu  

India's teenage Grandmaster P. Iniyan finished third in the Lorca Open 2021 chess tournament in Lorca, Spain. The 19-year old Iniyan scored seven points from nine rounds, winning seven games and losing two including in the final round to Karen H Grigoryan. Venkataraman also finished with seven points but took the fourth place on the basis of an inferior tie-break …

Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan Wins Chess Tournament in Serbia
3 years, 4 months ago

Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan Wins Chess Tournament in Serbia

News 18  

Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan on Saturday emerged winner in the 5th Rujna Zora chess tournament held here with seven points from nine rounds. Another Indian player V S Raahul logged six points to finish third while compatriot S Nitin, an IM, took the fourth place with 5.5 points. Iniyan posted wins over Serbian GM Savic Miodrag, IM Panic Nenad of …

Indian GM Iniyan wins World Open online chess tournament
4 years, 6 months ago

Indian GM Iniyan wins World Open online chess tournament

India TV News  

Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan won the prestigious Annual World Open online chess tournament held recently, having practised at night to get used to the American time zone. The Tamil Nadu player scored seven and half points out of a possible nine with six victories and three draws to finish on top, ahead of many higher-rated Grandmasters, a press release said …

Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan Wins World Open Online Chess Tournament
4 years, 6 months ago

Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan Wins World Open Online Chess Tournament

News 18  

Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan won the prestigious Annual World Open online chess tournament held recently, having practiced at night to get used to the American time zone. The Tamil Nadu player scored seven and half points out of a possible nine with six victories and three draws to finish on top, ahead of many higher rated Grandmasters, a press release …

Indian GM Iniyan wins World Open online chess tournament
4 years, 6 months ago

Indian GM Iniyan wins World Open online chess tournament

The Hindu  

India’s GM P. Iniyan won the 48th annual world open chess tournament recently. Usually held in Philadelphia, the USA, the tournament was conducted online following classical time control. Speaking to Sportstar, Iniyan said, “the tournament had a lot of GMs since it was held online. A total of 122 participants from 16 countries — India, USA, UK, Russia, Spain, Georgia, …

How a lot of right ingredients came together for P Iniyan as he becomes India’s 61st chess Grandmaster
6 years ago

How a lot of right ingredients came together for P Iniyan as he becomes India’s 61st chess Grandmaster

Firstpost  

In Erode, from where Iniyan hails, there was hardly any chess culture. While Iniyan’s excellent performances at chess tournaments was a source of great joy for the family, how to make the ends meet was a constant question. Seeing Iniyan’s passion and excellence in chess, the institution has helped the youngster tremendously by granting him leaves to play in tournaments …

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