Chess: Delhi International Open to breach the crore-mark in prize money
6 years ago

Chess: Delhi International Open to breach the crore-mark in prize money

The Hindu  

What was considered improbable only a few years ago has finally turned a reality. Continuing with the trend of sizable increase in the prize-money year after year, the 2019 edition of the Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament offers a total of Rs. As a result, the event has attracted a record number of entries, with 29 Grandmasters, 31 International Masters and three woman Grandmasters from 20 countries forming the cream of the 317-player field in Category ‘A’ where Rs 35 lakh is at stake. READ | International chess tourney in Chennai from January 18-25 With most of the leading Indian players already committed to play in other elite events in different parts of the world, local boy Vaibhav Suri leads the Indian challenge as the fourth seed, behind favourite, Farrukh Amonatov, Alexandr Predke and Levan Pantsulaia. RELATED | India is rich in youth chess talent, says Viswanathan Anand Category ‘B’ and Category ‘C’, to be played in that order, concurrently with Category ‘A’, have so far attracted 926 and 1270 entries respectively.

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2024 Year in Sport, Chess: Gukesh’s glory, Arjun’s ascent, Humpy’s triumph — A golden year for Indian chess
1 week, 6 days ago

2024 Year in Sport, Chess: Gukesh’s glory, Arjun’s ascent, Humpy’s triumph — A golden year for Indian chess

The Hindu  

Indian chess shone brightly in 2024, marking a historic year of unparalleled achievements. World Junior Chess Championship 2024: Divya Deshmukh wins Girls’ title; Nogerbek wins in Open section Champions Divya Deshmukh and Kazybek Nogerbek alongside Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel. Singapore to host 2024 World Championship between Gukesh and Ding Singapore was announced as the host by the International Chess …

Sportstar ACES Awards 2025 Voting Lines Open!
3 weeks ago

Sportstar ACES Awards 2025 Voting Lines Open!

The Hindu  

As we bid farewell to an extraordinary year for Indian sports, it’s time to express our gratitude to the trailblazers who brought us glory. The seventh edition of the Sportstar ACES Awards is just around the corner, and we’re excited to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our sports heroes. The Indian men’s cricket team ended its ICC trophy drought with …

Indian chess GM Tania Sachdev slams authorities for lack of recognition in hard-hitting post: ‘Sadly, Delhi has yet to…’
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Indian chess GM Tania Sachdev slams authorities for lack of recognition in hard-hitting post: ‘Sadly, Delhi has yet to…’

Hindustan Times  

There has been plenty of fanfare surrounding Indian chess over the last week, with Gukesh D’s win in the FIDE World Chess Championships signalling another boom in the popularity of the sport in the country. Women’s grandmaster and FIDE international master Tania Sachdev, one of the foremost stars of women’s chess in India over the last 15 years, wrote an …

Sportstar ACES Awards 2025: Voting lines now open for Popular Choice categories
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Sportstar ACES Awards 2025: Voting lines now open for Popular Choice categories

The Hindu  

They brought us glory. The Indian men’s cricket team finally ended its ICC trophy drought with a triumphant T20 World Cup campaign. It is time to celebrate these and every other landmark victory of the year at the seventh edition of the Sportstar ACES Awards. The voting lines are now open for the five Popular Choice Awards: Sportsman of the …

Indians weigh in on Chess Champion D Gukesh's historic win
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Indians weigh in on Chess Champion D Gukesh's historic win

India Today  

2024 Chess Champion 'D Gukesh' Wins 11 Crore Prize Money : In this special episode of Your Take, Gukesh Dommaraju, India’s chess champion, returned home after winning the 2024 FIDE World Championship. we celebrate India's prodigious chess talent as D. Gukesh makes history by clinching the World Chess Championship title! 2024 Chess Champion 'D Gukesh' Wins 11 Crore Prize Money …

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announces Rs 5 crore cash prize for World Chess Champion D. Gukesh
1 month ago

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announces Rs 5 crore cash prize for World Chess Champion D. Gukesh

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced a Rs 5 crore cash prize for D. Gukesh in recognition of the 18-year-old’s remarkable achievement of becoming the youngest World Chess Champion. Gukesh became the 18th and the latest World Champion after defeating China’s Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore on Thursday. “To honour the monumental achievement of …

India’s rising chess talents: Glimpse into future
2 months, 1 week ago

India’s rising chess talents: Glimpse into future

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Inside the cavernous playing hall at the Anna Centenary Library, Levon Aronian has just taken a walk. Some of these players already have glittering resumes, yet they’re still nowhere near the first-choice players for India’s top chess team. Even though he’s lost only one game this year, he admits, “My level the last two years has been okayish. I …

AICF announces ₹3.2 crore rewards for Olympiad-winning teams
3 months, 2 weeks ago

AICF announces ₹3.2 crore rewards for Olympiad-winning teams

The Hindu  

The All India Chess Federation announced a whopping ₹3.2 crore in rewards for the historic 45th Olympiad-winning Indian teams during a felicitation ceremony on Wednesday. Each player from the winning teams will receive ₹25 lakh, while the captains of the men’s and women’s teams, Abhijeet Kunte and Srinath Narayanan, will be rewarded with ₹15 lakh each. AICF secretary general Dev …

India's Olympiad-winning teams to get ₹3.2 crore from Chess Federation
3 months, 3 weeks ago

India's Olympiad-winning teams to get ₹3.2 crore from Chess Federation

Hindustan Times  

The All India Chess Federation announced a whopping ₹3.2 crore in rewards for the historic 45th Olympiad-winning Indian teams during a felicitation ceremony here on Wednesday. Grandmasters D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and woman GM R Vaishali pose for photos at a felicitation ceremony after India won Gold medal in both open and women categories at the Chess Olympiad 2024 AICF …

Chess: Arjun top seed in Sharjah Masters, total 19 Indians in fray
8 months ago

Chess: Arjun top seed in Sharjah Masters, total 19 Indians in fray

The Hindu  

Grandmaster and world number seven Erigaisi Arjun starts as the top seed as he spearheads a strong Indian challenge in the USD 52,000 Sharjah Masters Chess tournament here. The reason top players avoid competing in open events is the huge risk to their rating but Arjun is setting new standards by actually gaining points from open events. While there are …

84 Grandmasters and Counting: The Rise of Chess in India
10 months, 4 weeks ago

84 Grandmasters and Counting: The Rise of Chess in India

News 18  

The interim budget speech had a reference to India’s success in chess. To quote, “Chess prodigy and our number one ranked player Praggnanandhaa put up a stiff fight against the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsson in 2023. The top 10 active Indian chess players have an average rating of 2703, bettered only by the US. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman wasn’t …

Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen and Carolina Marin pull out of India Open
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen and Carolina Marin pull out of India Open

Hindustan Times  

Reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen and three-time world champion Carolina Marin on Monday pulled out of the $850,000 India Open that commences at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday. Denmark's Viktor Axelsen returns a shot A total of seven singles players – five men and two women – including former world champion Loh Kean Yew and Malaysia Open …

India chess squad for Asian Games 2022: Squad, team news, India’s performance before Hangzhou
1 year, 3 months ago

India chess squad for Asian Games 2022: Squad, team news, India’s performance before Hangzhou

The Hindu  

Following its eye-catching performance at the FIDE World Cup, the Indian chess contingent will look to continue its strong run, at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Chess, which is returning to the Asian Games after 13 years, will be offering four gold medals -- women’s team and individual and men’s team and individual. Koneru Humpy, a two-time Asian Games gold medallist, …

India has entered golden era of chess, will have 100 GMs soon, says AICF chief Sanjay Kapoor
1 year, 4 months ago

India has entered golden era of chess, will have 100 GMs soon, says AICF chief Sanjay Kapoor

The Hindu  

All India Chess Federation president Sanjay Kapoor said Indian chess has entered the “golden era” and the country will have over a hundred Grandmasters within two years. “There was one Vishy before but now I believe the golden era of chess has started in India,” Kapoor told PTI. But now we’ll have many faces and that will be very good …

India’s FIFAe star Charanjot Singh becomes top seed for Asian Games 2022
1 year, 5 months ago

India’s FIFAe star Charanjot Singh becomes top seed for Asian Games 2022

The Hindu  

One of India’s best FIFAe players, Charanjot Singh, registered commanding victories over Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to become the top-seeded player in South Asia at the upcoming Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou. A total of 21 leading FIFAe teams from the continent will lock horns at the Asian Games 2022 in what is Esports’ debut as an official medal …

Chess World Cup: A tough ask for Indians
1 year, 5 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 …

Delhi International Open: Murzin takes lead; Aravindh, Saha among six players in second spot
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi International Open: Murzin takes lead; Aravindh, Saha among six players in second spot

The Hindu  

Aravindh Chithambaram and Neelash Saha drew in just 19 moves to slip to the joint second spot after 12-year-old Russian Volodar Murzin emerged as the leader with a perfect score after seven rounds of the Delhi International Open chess tournament here on Monday. Murzin rode on his extra knight to a 66-move victory over Viani Antonio D’Cunha to become the …

Delhi Open chess: Daaevik lets Pantsulaia escape; Mukund nails Saptarshi; 29 share lead
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi Open chess: Daaevik lets Pantsulaia escape; Mukund nails Saptarshi; 29 share lead

The Hindu  

So far, the performances of several under-15 players have stood out as six of them became part of a 29-player leaders’ group with an all-win record after four rounds of the Rs. Before favourite S. P. Sethuraman overcame some mid-game worries against teenager Apoorv Kamble and second seed Aravindh Chithambaram outplayed Swayham Das for their fourth victory, third seed Levan …

Delhi International Open chess: Sethuraman, Aravindh dominate opening round
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi International Open chess: Sethuraman, Aravindh dominate opening round

The Hindu  

With the top boards featuring players separated by over 1000 rating points, results came on expected lines in the opening round of the Rs. 46-lakh Delhi International Open chess tournament on Thursday. Georgia’s Levan Pantsulaia, the strongest overseas challenger and seeded three, needed 32 moves to down Aswin Reddy before Russian Mikhail Kobalia emerged as the quickest winner on the …

India’s teen quartet ready for top board in new year
2 years ago

India’s teen quartet ready for top board in new year

Hindustan Times  

If 1988 will forever be remembered in Indian chess as the year that the country got its first Grandmaster in Viswanathan Anand, 2022 will be significant for showing that India can stage large-scale chess tournaments and compete with the best in the world. In July-August this year, India hosted the FIDE Chess Olympiad — the 44th iteration of the biennial …

Data | 2022: A great year for Indian chess
2 years, 1 month ago

Data | 2022: A great year for Indian chess

The Hindu  

It has been a great week or so for Indian chess. This set him up to become the country’s 77th GM just days after GMs Nihal Sarin and Arjun Erigaisi went on to win the Rapid and Blitz events at the prestigious Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata. Grandmasters D. Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi joined veteran GM V. Anand, …

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 …

Chennai Open: A new Czech star on the horizon
2 years, 3 months ago

Chennai Open: A new Czech star on the horizon

The Hindu  

Tour-level tennis’s recent history in Chennai is replete with examples of excellence from the young and fledgling who have since gone on to become global superstars. “I’m still pretty young to set a goal like top-50, top-60,” said Fruhvirtova, who rose to a career-best ranking of 74 after the triumph. I qualified for the U.S. Open main draw so why …

New high score: Inside the Indian esports boom
2 years, 4 months ago

New high score: Inside the Indian esports boom

Hindustan Times  

The Indian DOTA 2 esports team beat New Zealand to win bronze, at the first-ever Commonwealth Esports Championship. The Esports Federation of India, recognised by the Asian Electronic Sports Federation and the Olympic Council of Asia, held national qualifier rounds across eight days in April, selecting gamers for a total of five esports: the football simulation game FIFA 22, the …

Teenagers at the Heart of The Road Ahead for Indian Chess
2 years, 4 months ago

Teenagers at the Heart of The Road Ahead for Indian Chess

News 18  

The successful conduct of the 44th Chess Olympiad, held at Mahabalipuram from 28th July to 9th August, has indeed opened new doors, directions and dimensions to Chess in India. The fact that the Indian Team won Bronze in the 2014 Chess Olympiad, despite Viswanathan Anand being unable to play therein, speaks for itself. An instantaneous remark by the world champion …

Chess Olympiad: India’s best chance to win in both sections
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad: India’s best chance to win in both sections

The Hindu  

Nearly 100 years after the first ‘Chess Olympic Games’ were held in Paris to coincide with the eighth Summer Olympic Games in the French capital in 1924, India gets to host the most prestigious team championship in the game. Though officially the Chess Olympiad came into being in 1927 when London’s Westminster Central Hall saw 70 players from 16 nations …

Chess Olympiad 2022: Indian chess team player profiles, form, Elo ratings and records
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad 2022: Indian chess team player profiles, form, Elo ratings and records

The Hindu  

This is the first time ever that India is hosting the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad at Mamallapuram, Chennai. Given his title-winning form this year, Gukesh is going to be one among the key players on whom the India ‘B’ team will rely in the Olympiad. India ‘C’ Surya Shekhar Ganguly | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Surya Shekhar Ganguly …

Odisha to Promote Chess at School and College Level: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
2 years, 6 months ago

Odisha to Promote Chess at School and College Level: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik

News 18  

The Odisha government will conduct chess competitions at school and college levels regularly to promote the game in a professional manner, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here on Friday. Patnaik said this after handing over the first ever Relay Torch for Chess Olympiad to Padmini Rout at a function at the Convention Centre in Loka Seva Bhawan. Woman Grandmaster Kiran …

Viswanathan Anand calls for more women chess players
2 years, 6 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, 6 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.” …

Winning moves: Why are Indians getting so good at chess?
2 years, 7 months ago

Winning moves: Why are Indians getting so good at chess?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 12, 2022 18:00 IST Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, who is now known just as Pragg worldwide by everyone fearful of mauling his numerology-compliant name, created history this year by defeating world champion Magnus Carlsen twice--first at the Airthings Masters online chess tournament in February and then at the Chessable Masters online rapid chess competition in May. The first major …

Delhi International Open: Victorious trio of Arjun, Gukesh, Harsha share lead
2 years, 9 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 …

Delhi International Open Chess: Shivika stuns Laxman; Shuaau draws against grandmaster Camilo
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi International Open Chess: Shivika stuns Laxman; Shuaau draws against grandmaster Camilo

The Hindu  

Two rank underdogs Shivika Rohilla and Muhammed Shuaau enjoyed the best result of their budding careers when they embarrassed their Grandmaster rivals in varying degrees to inject some excitement on an otherwise predictable opening day of Delhi International Open chess tournament on Tuesday. Shivika brought down R. R. Laxman and Shuaau, from Maldives, drew with Columbian GM Camilo Rios Cristhian …

Grandmaster Adhiban gets top billing in senior National Chess Championship
2 years, 10 months ago

Grandmaster Adhiban gets top billing in senior National Chess Championship

The Hindu  

Grandmaster B. Adhiban heads a star-studded field that includes 23 GMs and 30 International Masters in the 58th Senior National Chess Championship beginning here on Friday. Former champion Adhiban of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board has been given the top billing and is expected to face stiff challenge from the likes of fast-rising Arjun Erigaisi, defending camp Aravindh Chithambaram, Karthikeyan Murali, …

With ₹2 crore likely as prize purse, chess league eyes top names
3 years ago

With ₹2 crore likely as prize purse, chess league eyes top names

Hindustan Times  

Come June 2022, chess is set to join the bandwagon of franchise-based sporting leagues in India. AICF president Sanjay Kapoor, who was elected to his post last January, said the idea behind starting a league is to enable the growth of chess at the grassroots. A league like this can help chess grow at the grassroots level and ensure more …

AICF announces Rs. 76 lakh prize money hike for national chess championships
3 years, 1 month ago

AICF announces Rs. 76 lakh prize money hike for national chess championships

The Hindu  

Come 2022, the National chess championships across the board will see a massive hike of Rs. The National championships, both open and for women will see a prize-fund hike of Rs. “Our endeavour to raise the profile of chess continues,” said the AICF secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan and pointed out, “therefore we have decided to help the financial health of …

All-India Chess Federation and Chess Association of India merge to end infighting
3 years, 4 months ago

All-India Chess Federation and Chess Association of India merge to end infighting

The Hindu  

The All-India Chess Federation and the breakaway Chess Association of India have merged into one entity to run the sport. READ : Vidit Gujrathi returns to Champions Chess Tour "Like other federations, we too are struggling to organise our annual events and championships due to the Covid pandemic and could not afford to let our internal differences derail the sport …

Vantika Agarwal wins women's National online chess title; Raahul bags junior crown
3 years, 5 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 …

Asian Online Chess: Highest-ranked India start as favourites in both men's and women's events
4 years, 3 months ago

Asian Online Chess: Highest-ranked India start as favourites in both men's and women's events

Firstpost  

Grandmaster Surya Sekhar Ganguly will lead the Indian men’s team in the Asian Online Nations Cup Team Championship. Chennai: The Indian men and women teams will start as favourites in the Asian Online Nations Cup Team Championship, beginning on Saturday. Grandmaster Surya Sekhar Ganguly will lead the men’s team which also includes B Adhiban, Nihal Sarin, S P Sethuraman and …

Asian online chess: India start favourites
4 years, 3 months ago

Asian online chess: India start favourites

The Hindu  

The Indian men and women teams will start as favourites in the Asian Online Nations Cup Team Championship, beginning on Saturday. The Indian squad is the highest ranked among the 39 teams and is the top seed followed by Kazakhstan and Iran, who are expected to provide stiff challenge. The top-seeded women’s team includes Bhakti Kulkarni, WGM Mary Ann Gomes, …

R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh among grandmasters scheduled to compete in Indian Chess League
4 years, 8 months ago

R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh among grandmasters scheduled to compete in Indian Chess League

Firstpost  

A total of 10 teams will take part in the tournament which will see the participation of over 25 Indian Grandmasters. India’s top chess players, including talented youngsters such as R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh, Nihal Sarin and national champion Aravindh Chithambaram will take part in the Indian Chess League to be played online from 15-17 May. GM Priyadarshan Kanappan, the …

India Open: Yufei, Axelsen headline star-studded international line-up
4 years, 10 months ago

India Open: Yufei, Axelsen headline star-studded international line-up

The Hindu  

1 Chen Yufei and defending men’s singles champion Viktor Axelsen will headline a star-studded international contingent when the 10th edition of the India Open Super 500 tournament begins here on March 24. With the Olympic qualification cut-off set to end on April 26, the USD 400,000 event will see a galaxy of stars, including eight of the world’s top-10 women's …

Delhi International Open chess: Abhijeet Gupta retains title
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi International Open chess: Abhijeet Gupta retains title

The Hindu  

Abhijeet Gupta pulled off a clinical win over Aleksej Aleksandrov to regain the title in the Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament here on Thursday. Winner in 2008 and 2014, Abhijeet tallied 8.5 points from 10 rounds to end the drought of an Indian champion since his last triumph in the richest prize-money event in the country. READ | Abhijeet …

Delhi International Open: Abhijeet plays Aleksandrov for title
5 years ago

Delhi International Open: Abhijeet plays Aleksandrov for title

The Hindu  

A third victory on the trot has earned Abhijeet Gupta a shot at a third title in Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament. In Thursday’s 10th and final round, Abhijeet plays with white pieces against leader Aleksej Aleksandrov of Belarus to decide the champion. In fact, on the top-20 boards, 13 games produced decisive verdicts, with most players keen to …

Delhi International Open chess: Aleksandrov emerges as leader with perfect score after six rounds
5 years ago

Delhi International Open chess: Aleksandrov emerges as leader with perfect score after six rounds

The Hindu  

Aleksej Aleksandrov escaped from a tight corner in the middle game to nail an in-form Karthik Venkataraman and emerge as a leader with a perfect score after six rounds of 18th Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament here on Sunday. With four rounds to go, Aleksandrov enjoyed a one-point lead over 13 players sharing the second spot. Read: India’s Magesh …

Delhi Int’l Open Grandmasters: Karthik stuns Abhijeet on day of upsets
5 years ago

Delhi Int’l Open Grandmasters: Karthik stuns Abhijeet on day of upsets

The Hindu  

Two-time winner Abhijeet Gupta and defending champion Georgia’s Levon Pantsulaia, seeded five and six, crashed to unexpected defeats as several Grandmasters fell short of maintaining a clean slate after three rounds of Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament here on Friday. READ | Delhi Int’l Open Grandmasters: Joshi gains from Harsha’s blunder The day also saw top seed from Tajikistan, …

Delhi Int'l Open GM chess: Joshi gains from Harsha’s blunder
5 years ago

Delhi Int'l Open GM chess: Joshi gains from Harsha’s blunder

The Hindu  

Grandmasters and International Masters had a mixed day with some of them being stretched more than expected by far lesser-rated first-round rivals. Overall, a few surprises were thrown in as the Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament got off on a chilly afternoon here on Thursday. The decision to adopt ‘accelerated pairings’ to the first three rounds also meant higher-ranked …

Delhi Int'l Open GM chess: Tough prospects for Indian contenders
5 years ago

Delhi Int'l Open GM chess: Tough prospects for Indian contenders

The Hindu  

The country’s richest prize-money chess tournament is back with bigger prize-money on offer. The 18th edition of the Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament has attracted more Grandmasters than before and promises a thrilling fare over 10 rounds, beginning at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here on Thursday. The magnitude and the stature of the event could be gauged from the …

Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri says India have big chess talent pool, need time to grow
5 years, 1 month ago

Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri says India have big chess talent pool, need time to grow

Firstpost  

Anish, who won the Shenzhen Masters this year, said he’s keen on putting a good show at the 2020 Candidates in Yekaterinburg, Russia from March 15 to April 5. Kolkata: Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri on Monday said India have a talented bunch of youngsters who need time to bridge the big gap with the legendary Viswanathan Anand. Harikrishna is very …

Chess: Aravindh, Karthikeyan keep India's medal hopes alive
5 years, 2 months ago

Chess: Aravindh, Karthikeyan keep India's medal hopes alive

The Hindu  

Triumphant third seed Aravindh Chithambaram joined sparring-partner M. Karthikeyan at 6.5 points to keep alive the Indian claim for a possible medal in the World junior chess championship here on Wednesday. Even as seventh seeded Ukrainian Evgeny Shtembuliak emerged as the only leader at 7.5 points, half-a-point clear of fellow overnight joint-leader Spain’s Miguel Santos Ruiz, Aravindh moved to the …

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