Topalov trumps Gupta in Gibraltar chess festival
5 years, 2 months ago

Topalov trumps Gupta in Gibraltar chess festival

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Former world champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria opened his campaign in the Masters section of the 18th Gibraltar Chess Festival that got underway on Tuesday, with a win over India’s Sankalp Gupta. Ivan Cheparinov of Bulgaria and Frenchman Jules Moussard later registered wins over Evgenios Ioannidis of Greece and Eric De Haan of the Netherlands respectively as play got underway in the tournament today. K Sasikiran and B Adhibhan are part of a huge Indian contingent, comprising about 40 players, is taking part in the 10-round tournament and the focus will be on gaining ELO rating points. Among the men, apart from Adhiban and Sasikiran, young guns like D Gukesh, the country’s youngest GM R Praggnanandhaa, Raunak Sadhwani, S L Narayanan and several others including Karthikeyan Murali, who finished second in last year’s tournament, are in the fray.

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Gibraltar Chess: China's Wang Hao ends Praggnanandhaa's five-match winning streak
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R Praggnanandhaa’s five-match winning spree came to halt after the teenager went down to China’s Wang Hao in the seventh round at the 18th Gibraltar Chess festival. Gibraltar: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa’s five-match winning spree came to halt after the teenager went down to China’s Wang Hao in the seventh round of the Masters category at the 18th Gibraltar Chess …

Praggnanandhaa stuns former world champ Topalov in Gibraltar chess
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Chennai Open: Stanislav Bogdanovich moves into sole lead
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Nandhidhaa stuns Praggnanandhaa at Gibraltar Chess
5 years, 2 months ago

Nandhidhaa stuns Praggnanandhaa at Gibraltar Chess

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India’s Woman International Master P.V. Nandhidhaa held her own against the talented Praggnanandhaa, who is the third youngest ever Grandmaster, and won in 67 moves in a Classical Sicillian game in the tournament that began on Tuesday. Former world champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria did not have too much trouble beating India’s Sankalp Gupta in 25 moves while China’s Wang …

Former world champion Veselin Topalov triumphs over India's Sankalp Gupta in opening round of Gibraltar Chess Festival
5 years, 2 months ago

Former world champion Veselin Topalov triumphs over India's Sankalp Gupta in opening round of Gibraltar Chess Festival

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Former world champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria opened his campaign in the Masters section of the 18th Gibraltar Chess Festival that got underway on Tuesday, with a win over India’s Sankalp Gupta. Gibraltar: Former world champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria opened his campaign in the Masters section of the 18th Gibraltar Chess Festival that got underway on Tuesday, with a …

Gibraltar Masters: M. Karthikeyan finishes as runner-up
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