FIDE World Women's Chess: India goes down 1-3 to Russia
3 years, 2 months ago

FIDE World Women's Chess: India goes down 1-3 to Russia

The Hindu  

After two straight wins, India went down 1-3 to a formidable Russian team in a fourth Pool A match in the FIDE World Women's Team Chess Championship. D Harika, the top Indian player, held Aleksandra Goryachkina to a draw as did Mary Ann Gomes against Polina Shuvalova but Tania Sachdev and R Vaishali suffered defeats as the team lost to Russia in the fourth round late on Tuesday. Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkarni notched up the important wins to set up the victory over Armenia. In the India-Russia encounter, the higher rated Katernya Lagno and Alexandra Kosteniuk put it across Tania Sachdev and Vaishali to assert the Russian team's superiority.

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Chess Olympiad | India’s men and women are making some right moves in Budapest
3 months, 1 week ago

Chess Olympiad | India’s men and women are making some right moves in Budapest

The Hindu  

It is not often that a truly global competition featuring 180 nations begins with India as the top seed. At the halfway stage in the Chess Olympiad at Budapest, the Indian women have justified their top billing: they are in the sole lead position. Another five rounds remain, but India is well placed to score a double – and even …

Chess Olympiad: Indian men crush Azerbaijan, women beat Kazakhstan
3 months, 1 week ago

Chess Olympiad: Indian men crush Azerbaijan, women beat Kazakhstan

The Hindu  

Backed by the two in-form stars in World Championship challenger D. Gukesh and Arjun Erigaise, the Indian men scored a 3-1 victory over Azerbaijan in the fifth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad here. After scoring the fifth victory on the trot, the Indian men maintained a clean slate on ten points and they were joined by Vietnam who continued …

Why Viswanathan Anand is missing from India's chess Olympiad team for the second time in a row
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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 …

India loses to Germany in women’s table tennis team event
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India loses to Germany in women’s table tennis team event

The Hindu  

India bowed out of the women’s team event after losing 3-2 to a superior Germany in the quarterfinals of the Olympics at the South Paris Arena’s table tennis venue in Paris on Wednesday. The 11th-ranked India, which qualified in the team event for the first time and creditably reached the last eight, could not match the Germans’ well-planned and controlled …

India lose to Germany 1-3 in women's Table tennis team event, Indian campaign ends in Paris Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India lose to Germany 1-3 in women's Table tennis team event, Indian campaign ends in Paris Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Archana Kamath gave a brief resistance but that was not enough as India lost 1-3 to technically superior Germany in the women's table tennis team event quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics here on Wednesday. Sreeja Akula and Archana Girish Kamath of India play against Yuan Wan and Shan Xiaona of Germany in the Women's Team Quarterfinal match Indian table tennis …

India TV Sports Wrap on July 28: Today's top 10 trending news stories
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India TV Sports Wrap on July 28: Today's top 10 trending news stories

India TV News  

Shooter Manu Bhaker is in contention for a medal in the women's 10m air pistol category. Today's Top 10 Trending Sports News Stories Manu Bhaker eyes gold in women's 10m air pistol category Manu Bhaker will have the opportunity to claim gold in the women's 10m air pistol category on Sunday. Sumit Nagal to kick off campaign in Paris Sumit …

Candidates 2024: Koneru Humpy beats Nurgyul Salimova; Vaishali gets better off Goryachkina in round 11
8 months, 1 week ago

Candidates 2024: Koneru Humpy beats Nurgyul Salimova; Vaishali gets better off Goryachkina in round 11

The Hindu  

India’s Koneru Humpy got the better of Bulgaria’s Nurgyul Salimova in the round 11 of the FIDE Candidates 2024 tournament in Toronto, Canada on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS | FIDE CANDIDATES 2024 ROUND 11 Humpy moved to joint third position with 5.5 points after this win. R. Vaishali beat Aleksandra Goryachkina in the 11th round of Candidates 2024. | Photo Credit: FIDE/Maria …

FIDE Candidates 2024: Goryachkina, Tingjie lead women’s tournament; Humpy heads the Indian challenge
8 months, 3 weeks ago

FIDE Candidates 2024: Goryachkina, Tingjie lead women’s tournament; Humpy heads the Indian challenge

The Hindu  

Koneru Humpy has given Indian women’s chess the identity it lacked till she arrived on the big stage. That’s why, it is a tribute to her undiminished spirit that despite being the oldest player in the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament, Humpy will be among the serious contenders for the title. In a tough eight-player field, where six players occupy World …

World Team Table Tennis Championships: India women beat Spain, advance to Round of 32
10 months ago

World Team Table Tennis Championships: India women beat Spain, advance to Round of 32

The Hindu  

India overcame a 0-2 deficit and pulled off a 3-2 victory over Spain in the women’s Group match of the World Team Table Tennis championships in Busan on Tuesday to qualify for the knockouts. Much to the disappointment of India, its two best paddlers, Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra lost their matches to Maria Xiao and Sofia-Xuan Zhang, respectively. After …

India women beat Ireland 2-1 in 5-Nations Tournament
1 year ago

India women beat Ireland 2-1 in 5-Nations Tournament

The Hindu  

Indian women wrapped up its campaign in the 5-Nation hockey tournament with a feisty 2-1 win over Ireland here on Thursday. India started the game on the front foot, with Deepika slotting the ball into the back of the net to give India the lead early in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Ireland looked to claim the lead, …

Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup: India beats Korea 3-1 in classification match
1 year ago

Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup: India beats Korea 3-1 in classification match

The Hindu  

India came from behind to outwit Korea 3-1 in the 9th-12th place classification match of the Junior Women's Hockey World Cup in Santiago, Chile. India, opting for counter-attacks, kept Korea's defence busy but couldn't convert their promising entries to the opposition circle, resulting to a goal-less deadlock after the 1st quarter. Despite their fervent efforts, India’s solid defence thwarted Korea’s …

Vaishali draws last round to win FIDE Women Grand Prix 2023
1 year, 1 month ago

Vaishali draws last round to win FIDE Women Grand Prix 2023

The Hindu  

R. Vaishali drew her last-round game against Mongolia’s Batkhuyag Munguntuul to win FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2023 with 8.5 points, happening at the Isle of Man on Sunday night. Earlier on Saturday, Vaishali outwitted former Women’s world champion Zhongyi Tan of China to remain in the sole lead after the end of the 10th and penultimate round and qualify for …

Asian Games 2023: India men’s and women’s teams advance ahead in table tennis
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: India men’s and women’s teams advance ahead in table tennis

The Hindu  

The Indian table tennis teams flexed their bench strength in their respective group matches and registered victories to progress into the next round as pool toppers. The men’s team beat Tajikistan 3-0, while the women’s team beat Nepal by the same scoreline here at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park gymnasium on Saturday. India rides on ‘tsunami’ of morale boost, reaches …

Tata Steel Chess India 2023: Divya, Vantika shine on opening day, take early lead
1 year, 3 months ago

Tata Steel Chess India 2023: Divya, Vantika shine on opening day, take early lead

The Hindu  

Divya Deshmukh is here only because R. Vaishali isn’t. Vaishali, the defending champion in the women’s blitz event, had to pull out virtually at the last minute because of ill-health, and Divya came in as her replacement for the Tata Steel Chess India tournament. After shocking third seed Dronavalli Harika, and holding the reigning World champion Ju Wenjun of China …

India women beat England 6-2, finish third in Junior 4 Nations Tournament
1 year, 4 months ago

India women beat England 6-2, finish third in Junior 4 Nations Tournament

Hindustan Times  

The Indian junior women's hockey team on Wednesday recorded a 6-2 win against England to finish third at the 4 Nations Tournament - Dusseldorf 2023 here. India players in action during the junior 4-nations tournament For India, Neelam, Annu, Sunelita Toppo, Hina Bano and Mumtaz Khan were on target. India were attacking to take the lead, but by the end …

India women beat England 6-2, finish third in Junior 4 Nations hockey tournament
1 year, 4 months ago

India women beat England 6-2, finish third in Junior 4 Nations hockey tournament

The Hindu  

The Indian junior women’s hockey team on Wednesday recorded a 6-2 win against England to finish third at the 4 Nations Tournament - Dusseldorf 2023 here. India was attacking to take the lead, but by the end of the first quarter, the score was tied at 0-0 as both teams put up strong defensive displays. Annu, who scored against Spain …

Chess World Cup 2023: Vidit nears last-16, Praggnanandhaa holds Nakamura
1 year, 4 months ago

Chess World Cup 2023: Vidit nears last-16, Praggnanandhaa holds Nakamura

The Hindu  

Vidit Gujrathi moved within a draw from entering the World Cup chess pre-quarterfinals after nailing Frenchman Etienne Bacrot in just 30 moves in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday. On a day when favourite Magnus Carlsen crashed to a 58-move defeat against young German Vincent Keymer and Wesley So lost to Serbian Alexey Sarana in 34 moves, eighth seed D. Gukesh drew …

2023 FIDE World Cup: Unseeded Indians perform on expected line
1 year, 4 months ago

2023 FIDE World Cup: Unseeded Indians perform on expected line

The Hindu  

Unseeded Indians performed on expected lines when three men and two women entered the second round of the 2023 FIDE World Cup at Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday. Of the five Indians on view in the open section, S. L. Narayanan, Abhimanyu Puranik and Karthik Venkarataman made it to the second round while B. Adhiban and Harsha Bharathakoti will figure in …

Chess World Cup: A tough ask for Indians
1 year, 4 months ago

Chess World Cup: A tough ask for Indians

The Hindu  

For over three decades, before every world-class chess event, Indian fans looked to Viswanathan Anand to live up to his name for their daily dose of joy. If the score stands at 1-1, two rapid games — 25 minutes plus 10-second increment per move per player — will be played. If the match is tied at 2-2, two more rapid …

Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2023: India secures 2-2 draw against Korea
1 year, 6 months ago

Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2023: India secures 2-2 draw against Korea

The Hindu  

The Indian team came from behind to record a thrilling 2-2 draw against Korea in its third game of the Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 in Kakamigahara on Tuesday. Yujin Lee and Jiyon Choi found the back of the net for Korea, while Deepika Soreng and Deepika scored a goal each, enabling India to secure a draw and maintain its …

India loses to Uzbekistan in semifinals at FIDE World Team Chess Championship
2 years, 1 month ago

India loses to Uzbekistan in semifinals at FIDE World Team Chess Championship

The Hindu  

India went down 1-3 to Uzbekistan in the semifinal of the FIDE World Team chess Championship here on Friday. The two teams shared honours in the first round at 2-2 scoreline with S. L. Narayanan’s superb win with black pieces over Shamsiddin Vokhidov being offset by S. P. Sethuraman’s loss to Jakhongir Vokhidov. Vidit Santosh Gujrathi drew with Nordirbek Yakubboev …

World Team Chess Championship: India Defeat France to Reach Final Four
2 years, 1 month ago

World Team Chess Championship: India Defeat France to Reach Final Four

News 18  

India defeated France in a thrilling tie-breaker to enter the semifinals of the FIDE World Team Chess Championship. Nihal Sarin and S L Narayanan did the star turn with victories over Jules Moussard and Laurent Fressinet respectively early on Thursday. FIFA World Cup 2022 Points Table | FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule | FIFA World Cup 2022 Results | FIFA …

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 …

India plays out draws in first two rounds at FIDE World Team Chess Championship
2 years, 1 month ago

India plays out draws in first two rounds at FIDE World Team Chess Championship

The Hindu  

India opened their campaign in the FIDE World Team Chess Championship here with two draws in Group B. After games on all four boards in the match against host Israel in round one ended in draws, India drew 2-2 against Poland late on Sunday. India’s top player Grandmaster Vidit S Gujrathi shared honours with his Israeli opponent Maxim Rodshtein in …

Poland beats India women; Praggnanandhaa saves the day for India 2
2 years, 4 months ago

Poland beats India women; Praggnanandhaa saves the day for India 2

The Hindu  

In Swiss league format, like the one used in the Chess Olympiad here, it is universally accepted that the performances of the last three rounds hugely influence a team’s eventual standing. Before a crowded house, R. Praggnanandhaa saved the day for the much-followed India 2 against Azerbaijan by clinching a must-win game after Raunak Sadhwani’s loss saw the host trail …

Chess Olympiad 2022 women’s section preview: Little to choose between India, Ukraine, Georgia
2 years, 4 months ago

Chess Olympiad 2022 women’s section preview: Little to choose between India, Ukraine, Georgia

The Hindu  

Looking for its first medal in the women’s Chess Olympiad, India is cautiously optimistic about living up to the the reputation of being the top seed over the next 12 days. A late addition of a third team following the withdrawal of Turkmenistan means India has three teams among the top 16 seeds in a field of 162 entries. Mariya, …

Chess Olympiad Women’s Preview: Finish-till-the-finish the mantra to follow
2 years, 4 months ago

Chess Olympiad Women’s Preview: Finish-till-the-finish the mantra to follow

The Hindu  

India’s dream of a podium finish in the women’s Chess Olympiad could well become a reality at home. Handling pressure: Abhijit Kunte with the Indian women’s team comprising Mary Ann Gomes, Bhakti Kulkarni, R. Vaishali, Tania Sachdev and Dronavalli Harika, which won the silver medal at the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship in 2021. | Photo Credit: FIDE.COM Led …

Women's Hockey World Cup 2022: Navneet's brace helps India overpower Japan 3-1, finish 9th
2 years, 5 months ago

Women's Hockey World Cup 2022: Navneet's brace helps India overpower Japan 3-1, finish 9th

Firstpost  

Navneet scored two field goals, while Deep Grace Ekka sounded the board once from a set piece in the classification match while Yu Asai was the lone goalscorer for the Cherry Blossoms. Terrassa, Spain: Navneet Kaur scored a brace as the Indian women’s hockey team beat Japan 3-1 to finish a disappointing ninth in the FIH World Cup in Terrassa …

India Finish 9th at FIH Hockey Women's World Cup 2022 after 3-1 Win over Japan
2 years, 5 months ago

India Finish 9th at FIH Hockey Women's World Cup 2022 after 3-1 Win over Japan

News 18  

Indian women’s hockey team picked up a 3-1 win over Japan in the 9-12th placings match of the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup Spain & Netherlands 2022 at Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Spain on Wednesday. But a few minutes later, Deep Grace Ekka converted from another Penalty Corner, hitting the ball towards the bottom right corner to give India a …

Women's Hockey World Cup: India hold England to 1-1 draw
2 years, 5 months ago

Women's Hockey World Cup: India hold England to 1-1 draw

India TV News  

Women's Hockey World Cup: Vandana Katariya sounded the board in the 28th minute and helped India salvage a 1-1 draw against Egland in their opening match of the FIH World Cup in Amstelveen, Netherlands on Sunday. India responded brilliantly and secured back-to-back penalty corners seconds later, but Gurjit Kaur was first denied by the post and then by English goalkeeper …

Women's Hockey World Cup 2022: Fighting India holds England to 1-1 draw
2 years, 5 months ago

Women's Hockey World Cup 2022: Fighting India holds England to 1-1 draw

The Hindu  

The Indian women's hockey team played out a hard-fought 1-1 draw against England in its opening match of the Women's Hockey World Cup here on Sunday. India responded brilliantly and secured back-to-back penalty corners seconds later, but Gurjit Kaur was first denied by the post and then by English goalkeeper Hinch. RELATED: India secured another penalty corner just at the …

Elorda Cup: Kalaivani Srinivasan Storms into Final as Kuldeep Kumar Through to Semis
2 years, 5 months ago

Elorda Cup: Kalaivani Srinivasan Storms into Final as Kuldeep Kumar Through to Semis

News 18  

Indian boxer Kalaivani Srinivasan entered the final with a dominating victory while Kuldeep Kumar progressed into the semi-finals of the Elorda Cup in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan on Saturday. Kuldeep faced a stiff challenge from the local boy Kairat Yernur in the nail-biting men’s 48kg quarter-final encounter. While Babita suffered a defeat against China’s Zheng Lu by ‘Referee Stopping the Contest’ verdict, …

Viswanathan Anand calls for more women chess players
2 years, 5 months ago

Viswanathan Anand calls for more women chess players

The Hindu  

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday hoped for more women’s chess players to break through the ranks in the country. “It is very easy to feel very optimistic about India’s youngsters on the boys’ side but not on the girls’ side,” Anand said during a panel discussion titled ‘Chess and Chennai’. 🗣️ #Chess and Chennai: @vishy64theking & @Rameshchess 🔸 …

Viswanathan Anand: Would be good if women's chess became more competitive
2 years, 5 months ago

Viswanathan Anand: Would be good if women's chess became more competitive

The Hindu  

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday hoped for more women’s chess players to break through the ranks in the country. “It is very easy to feel very optimistic about India’s youngsters on the boys side but not on the girls side,” Anand said during a panel discussion titled - Chess and Chennai. It has to be done more consciously.” …

World Cup Stage 3: Misfiring Deepika Kumari Falters on India Comeback, Slips to 37th in Qualifying Round
2 years, 6 months ago

World Cup Stage 3: Misfiring Deepika Kumari Falters on India Comeback, Slips to 37th in Qualifying Round

News 18  

Star archer Deepika Kumari failed to impress in the qualifying round in her much-anticipated return, finishing a lowly 37th behind Ankita Bhakat in the World Cup Stage 3 here on Wednesday. The world number three Deepika, who was making her India comeback after the Tokyo Olympics debacle last year, shot a disappointing 638 in the 72-arrow qualification round, a massive …

Junior Women's Hockey WC: India looks to recreate 2013 magic against England in bronze-medal match
2 years, 8 months ago

Junior Women's Hockey WC: India looks to recreate 2013 magic against England in bronze-medal match

The Hindu  

With its dream of winning a maiden FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup title shattered, India seeks to match its best-ever third place finish when it takes on England in the bronze medal clash on Tuesday. Back in the 2013 Women's Junior World Cup, it was the Netherlands which had defeated India 3-0 in the semifinals and the Indian team, …

Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: India breeze past Korea into semis
2 years, 8 months ago

Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: India breeze past Korea into semis

Hindustan Times  

Two days before flying out to South Africa for the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2021, Salima Tete and the team were told that the December 5-16 event had been postponed indefinitely due to the Omicron variant of Covid-19. India beat South Korea 3-0 in Potchefstroom The team returned to the drawing board, resumed training, played practice games against …

World rapid chess championship: Harsha, Vaishali shine on Day One
2 years, 11 months ago

World rapid chess championship: Harsha, Vaishali shine on Day One

The Hindu  

Harsha Bharathakoti lived up to his reputation of being a fine player in the shorter time duration as he notched up 3.5 points, same as Vidit Gujrathi, after five rounds of the World rapid chess championship at Warsaw on Sunday. Notably, she stunned fourth seed Marika Muzychuk and 18th seed Alina Kashlinskaya, representing Chess Federation of Russia, following a creditable …

FIDE Grand Swiss chess: Harika remains unbeaten, Sasikiran jumps to tied fourth spot
3 years, 1 month ago

FIDE Grand Swiss chess: Harika remains unbeaten, Sasikiran jumps to tied fourth spot

The Hindu  

K. Sasikiran bounced back from the loss in the previous round to outplay Ukraine’s Pavel Eljanov in 33 moves and jumped to the tied-fourth spot with nine others after nine rounds of the $425,000 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss chess tournament in Riga, Latvia, on Friday. RELATED| On the top table, top seed Fabiano Caruana ended the unbeaten run of overnight …

FIDE Grand Swiss Chess: Sasikiran upsets Fedoseev, joins Nihal Sarin
3 years, 1 month ago

FIDE Grand Swiss Chess: Sasikiran upsets Fedoseev, joins Nihal Sarin

The Hindu  

Veteran K. Sasikiran upstaged fancied Russian Vladimir Fedoseev and caught up with an unbeaten Nihal Sarin in the second score-group at 3.5 points after five rounds of $425 FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament in Riga, Latvia, on Sunday. READ| In the women’s section, D. Harika drew with the 2015 World championship finalist Natalija Pogonina to reach 3.5 points. Harika is …

FIDE Grand Swiss: D Harika draws with Natalija Pogonina; Divya Deshmukh posts win
3 years, 1 month ago

FIDE Grand Swiss: D Harika draws with Natalija Pogonina; Divya Deshmukh posts win

Firstpost  

The young Divya Deshmukh was the only winner among the Indian women as she scored over local favourite Madara Golsta in 49 moves in a Nimzo-Indian game to take her tally to two points. Riga: Indian star Dronavalli Harika drew her fifth round game against Natalija Pogonina to be placed joint second with three others on 3.5 points in the …

FIDE Grand Swiss: Harika draws with Pogonina, Divya Deshmukh posts win
3 years, 1 month ago

FIDE Grand Swiss: Harika draws with Pogonina, Divya Deshmukh posts win

The Hindu  

Indian star Dronavalli Harika drew her fifth round game against Natalija Pogonina to be placed joint second with three others on 3.5 points in the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament for women here. In the Open event, experienced Grandmaster K. Sasikiran took down 10th-seed Vladimir Fedoseev of Russia in 53 moves in a French Alekhine variation game to improve his …

Harikrishna Posts Win in Swiss Chess Tourney, Harika Held to Draw in Round 4
3 years, 1 month ago

Harikrishna Posts Win in Swiss Chess Tourney, Harika Held to Draw in Round 4

News 18  

Indian Grandmaster P Harikrishna continued his recovery from a poor start by notching up his second straight win to move to 2.5 points after four rounds in the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament here. The India number three beat Armenia’s Sergey Movsesian in 56 moves in a Ruy Lopez game late on Saturday and is among a bunch of players …

FIDE Grand Swiss Chess Tourney: Harika Beats Ex-world Champion to Co-lead in Women's Event
3 years, 1 month ago

FIDE Grand Swiss Chess Tourney: Harika Beats Ex-world Champion to Co-lead in Women's Event

News 18  

India’s Dronavalli Harika defeated former world champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in the third round of the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament here to grab a share of the lead. The 17-year-old Nihal Sarin, who held top-seed and world No.2 Fabiano Caruana in the second round, continued his good form with a win over Teimur Kuybokarov in 40 moves in …

FIDE Grand Swiss: D Harika beats Antoaneta Stefanova in third round; P Harikrishna, Nihal Sarin also win
3 years, 1 month ago

FIDE Grand Swiss: D Harika beats Antoaneta Stefanova in third round; P Harikrishna, Nihal Sarin also win

Firstpost  

Harika defeated Stefanova with pieces in 68 moves although, for the most part, black was in no danger of losing. Riga : India’s Dronavalli Harika defeated former world champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in the third round of the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament to grab a share of the lead. On board two, Harika defeated Stefanova with pieces in …

FIDE Grand Swiss chess: Wins for Sasikaran, Praggnanandhaa
3 years, 1 month ago

FIDE Grand Swiss chess: Wins for Sasikaran, Praggnanandhaa

The Hindu  

Indian players experienced mixed fortunes in the second round of the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament in Riga, Latvia, with two each in the men’s and women’s sections registering victories. Grandmaster K. Sasikiran beat Uzbekistan’s Shamsuddin Vakhidov, while R. Praggnanandhaa pulled off a marathon 55-move win over compatriot B. Adhiban in the second round late on Thursday. Padmini Rout posts …

FIDE World Women's Team Chess Championship: India, Georgia share honours in first match of SF
3 years, 2 months ago

FIDE World Women's Team Chess Championship: India, Georgia share honours in first match of SF

Firstpost  

India’s No 1 player D Harika, playing on the top board, drew with Nina Dzagnidze in a short 14-move game. Sitges: Mary Ann Gomes continued her good form, beating Salome Melia on the fourth board to help India draw the first match of the semifinals against Georgia in the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship on Friday. Like in the …

World Women's Team Chess Championship: India beat France 3-1 to make it to quarters
3 years, 2 months ago

World Women's Team Chess Championship: India beat France 3-1 to make it to quarters

Firstpost  

India will take on Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals of the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship. Sitges : India defeated France 3-1 in the fifth and final round, riding on wins from Bhakti Kulkarni and Mary Ann Gomes, to finish second in Pool A and qualify for the quarter-finals of the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship on Wednesday. The …

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