Biel Chess festival: Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin shines in Blitz event, wins eight games
3 years, 4 months ago

Biel Chess festival: Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin shines in Blitz event, wins eight games

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Sarin is placed joint second after the rapid, blitz and four rounds of Classical section at the Biel Grandmaster Triathlon Biel: Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin notched up eight wins to go with three draws and as many defeats to be placed joint second after the rapid, blitz and four rounds of Classical section at the Biel Grandmaster Triathlon on Saturday. The 17-year-old Sarin defeated tournament leader Gata Kamsky in round nine of the Blitz event in an impressive manner and drew the other game. Eight players are taking part in the Biel Grandmaster Triathlon which features Classical, Rapid and Blitz events and is part of the Biel Chess Festival. Meanwhile, in the Master Tournament being held as part of the Biel Chess Festival, Indian GM Karthikeyan Murali is in the lead with 4.5 points after five rounds.

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Nihal Sarin wins President’s Cup 2024 in Uzbekistan
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Nihal Sarin wins President’s Cup 2024 in Uzbekistan

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Indian Grand Master Nihal Sarin clinched the President Cup after drawing against Nodirbek Abdusattorov with black pieces on Friday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Sarin ended the tournament at the top of the standings with 7.5 points after playing out nine rounds while local player Abdusattorov’s chances were dealt a blow with the final-round draw. Another local player Javokhir Sindarov took second …

Grand Chess Tour: Carlsen wins; Gukesh finishes 5th, Anand settles for 7th in Blitz event
1 year, 5 months ago

Grand Chess Tour: Carlsen wins; Gukesh finishes 5th, Anand settles for 7th in Blitz event

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Young Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh finished fifth while his illustrious compatriot Viswanathan Anand could only manage a tied seventh place in the third leg of the 2023 SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Chess tournament. Gukesh, who had a moderate performance on Day 1 of the Blitz segment, bounced back well on the second day to pick up 6.5 points which included …

World Blitz Chess: Koneru Humpy Takes 5th Spot, R Vaishali Ends Up 14th
2 years, 11 months ago

World Blitz Chess: Koneru Humpy Takes 5th Spot, R Vaishali Ends Up 14th

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India’s top player Koneru Humpy finished fifth in the women’s event of the FIDE World Blitz championship while her compatriot R Vaishali, who was in second spot after nine rounds, slipped to 14th here. In the open section, Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi was the best Indian performer, taking 18th place with 13 points, while Nihal Sarin, who also scored 13 points, …

Nihal Sarin Slips to Joint Second Spot in RTU Open Classical Chess
3 years, 4 months ago

Nihal Sarin Slips to Joint Second Spot in RTU Open Classical Chess

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India’s Grandmaster Nihal Sarin was held to a draw by compatriot Arjun Erigaisi in the fourth round of the Riga Technical University Open Chess Championships in Riga, Latvia, as the strong Indian contingent continued to do well in the classical chess event. Sarin the second highest-ranked player in the Open Grandmaster section of this chess festival which is celebrating its …

Biel Chess Festival: India's Nihal Sarin draws final round game; finishes third overall
3 years, 4 months ago

Biel Chess Festival: India's Nihal Sarin draws final round game; finishes third overall

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Veteran American player Gata Kamsky, who established an early lead with a good performance in the Rapid event held on to win the title despite a below par showing in the Blitz section. Biel : 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 …

Biel Chess festival: India's Sarin draws final round game; finishes in overall third place
3 years, 4 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, 4 months ago

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

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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 …

Biel Chess festival: Nihal Sarin, Gata Kamsky play out draw in penultimate round
3 years, 4 months ago

Biel Chess festival: Nihal Sarin, Gata Kamsky play out draw in penultimate round

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Young Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin held tournament leader Gata Kamsky to a draw in the sixth and penultimate round of the classical event in the Grandmaster Triathlon being played as part of the Biel Chess Festival on Tuesday. In the Master Tournament, part of the Biel Chess Festival, Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi joined compatriot Karthikeyan Murali at the top after …

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, 4 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. …

Biel Chess festival: Indian GM Nihal Sarin shines in blitz event, wins eight games
3 years, 4 months ago

Biel Chess festival: Indian GM Nihal Sarin shines in blitz event, wins eight games

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Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin notched up eight wins to go with three draws and as many defeats to be placed joint second after the rapid, blitz and four rounds of Classical section at the Biel Grandmaster Triathlon here on Saturday. READ: Biel Chess festival: Sarin draws with Studer Veteran American Kamsky is ahead of the pack with 25 points, while …

Biel Chess festival: Sarin draws with Studer
3 years, 4 months ago

Biel Chess festival: Sarin draws with Studer

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Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin played out a draw against Switzerland's Noel Studer in the fourth round of the classical section of the Biel International Chess Festival here on Friday. In the first round, Sarin went down in a seven-hour marathon to top seed Kiril Alekseenko of Russia before drawing with veteran Boris Gelfand and Alan Pichot in the second and …

Biel Chess festival: Nihal Sarin holds Boris Gelfand to draw
3 years, 4 months ago

Biel Chess festival: Nihal Sarin holds Boris Gelfand to draw

The Hindu  

Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin held veteran GM Boris Gelfand to a draw in the second round of the classical section of the Biel International Chess Festival, here on Wednesday. READ: Biel Chess festival: Indian GM Nihal Sarin takes second spot in rapid event Veteran American GM Gata Kamsky is in the lead with 16.5 points so far after the rapid …

Biel Chess festival: Indian GM Nihal Sarin takes second spot in rapid event
3 years, 4 months ago

Biel Chess festival: Indian GM Nihal Sarin takes second spot in rapid event

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India's young Grandmaster Nihal Sarin posted four wins and two draws to finish second in the Rapid section of the Biel International Chess Festival. The 17-year-old Sarin held GM Gata Kamsky to a creditable draw, ending the American player's five-match winning run. The Indian GM posted wins over Kiril Alekseenko, veteran Israeli GM Boris Gelfand, Vincent Keymer and Maxime Lagarde. …

Biel Chess festival: Mixed fortunes for Harikrishna in Blitz event
4 years, 4 months ago

Biel Chess festival: Mixed fortunes for Harikrishna in Blitz event

The Hindu  

Indian Grandmaster P. Harikrishna on Saturday had a mixed run in the Blitz event of the 53rd Biel International Chess Festival in Switzerland as he won four games and lost seven. He also managed three draws to take his points tally to 24 with three more rounds of the Classical format to go. 3 had defeated young German Vincent Keymer …

Biel Chess Festival: Harikrishna settles for third straight draw
4 years, 5 months ago

Biel Chess Festival: Harikrishna settles for third straight draw

The Hindu  

Indian Grandmaster P. Harikrishna drew his third round game against Noel Studer of Switzerland in the Classical event of the 53rd Biel International Chess Festival in Switzerland on Thursday. In another match, Radoslaw Wojtaszek and English veteran Michael Adams shared the honours, leaving the former on top of the standings with 15.5 points. Harikrishna had earlier finished second in the …

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