Delhi Int’l Open Grandmasters: Five share lead in fourth round
5 years ago

Delhi Int’l Open Grandmasters: Five share lead in fourth round

The Hindu  

In sharp contrast to the string of upsets on Friday, games on the leading boards produced anticipated results in the fourth round of the Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament here on Saturday. After three rounds of ‘accelerated pairings,’ normal pairings meant at least two overnight leaders got to play against far lower-rated rivals on the third and fourth boards. READ | Indian chess in 2019: Players continue to make strong moves On the top board, Peru’s 18-year-old Grandmaster Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantaram, seeded four, stopped International Master Himal Gusain in an impressive manner. Among these, Indonesia’s Theolifus Taher Yoseph held second seed Pavel Ponkratov, Saptarshi Roy shared a point with third seed M. Karthikeyan, seasoned International Master proved equal to seventh seed Nodirbek Yakubboev and young Sri Lankan Kevin Ranidu Silva made a mockery of rating by proving equal to 14th seeded GM Alexei Fedorov.

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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 …

National Chess Championship: Abhijeet Gupta in sole lead after 32-move win over Koustav Chatterjee
2 years ago

National Chess Championship: Abhijeet Gupta in sole lead after 32-move win over Koustav Chatterjee

The Hindu  

Abhijeet Gupta punished an overly passive Koustav Chatterjee in 32 moves to emerge as the leader after five rounds of the MPL National Chess Championship here on Monday. On a day when seven of the top eight boards witnessed decisive battles, Abhijeet’s sustained pressure saw Koustav resign after facing the loss of a knight in this battle of two overnight …

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: 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 Int’l Open Grandmasters: Himal Gusain jumps to 2nd spot
5 years ago

Delhi Int’l Open Grandmasters: Himal Gusain jumps to 2nd spot

The Hindu  

It is a rarity to find a Chandigarh-based player getting the better of a Grandmaster from Tamil Nadu. Visakh and jumped to the joint second spot after seven rounds of the Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament in New Delhi on Monday. With 11 of the top-15 boards ending in draws, leader Aleksej Aleksandrov easily continued his reign at the …

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 …

Int’l Grandmasters Chess: N. B. Madhavan stuns Pavel Smirnov
5 years, 4 months ago

Int’l Grandmasters Chess: N. B. Madhavan stuns Pavel Smirnov

The Hindu  

It was the turn of another Indian to shock a Grandmaster. N. B. Hari Madhavan outwitted second-seeded Pavel Smirnov of Russia in the seventh round of the Tetrasoft Hyderabad Marriott International Grandmasters chess championship here on Saturday. At the end of seventh round, GM Tukhaev Adam, GM Mosadeghpour Masoud and IM Triapishko Alexandr emerged joint-leaders with six points each followed …

Commonwealth Chess C'ship : Abhijeet Gupta draws with M. R. Lalit Babu, stays in lead
5 years, 6 months ago

Commonwealth Chess C'ship : Abhijeet Gupta draws with M. R. Lalit Babu, stays in lead

The Hindu  

Abhijeet Gupta took a draw by perpetual checks against M. R. Lalit Babu and retained his half-point lead after the seventh-round clash involving two former winners of the Commonwealth chess championship here on Friday. Fourth seed Lalit was joined at 5.5 points by the victorious brigade comprising second seed S. L. Narayanan, third seed Aravindh Chithambaram, fifth seed Deepan Chakkravarthy, …

Delhi International Chess: Mosadeghpour takes the lead
6 years ago

Delhi International Chess: Mosadeghpour takes the lead

The Hindu  

Masoud Mosadeghpour won far more easily than expected to take the lead in the ongoing Delhi International Open chess tournament. With two rounds to go, Masoud leads with seven points, half-point ahead of the overnight joint-leaders Debashis Das and Diptayan Ghosh, besides Abhijeet, Narayanan, Visakh, Levan Pantsulaia and Kirill Stupak. READ: Delhi International Chess: Diptayan Ghosh trumps Ziaur Rahman Well …

Delhi International Open Grandmasters: Diptayan Ghosh trumps over Ziaur Rahman
6 years ago

Delhi International Open Grandmasters: Diptayan Ghosh trumps over Ziaur Rahman

The Hindu  

Seldom does one get to witness a decisive, seven-move miniature contest involving Grandmasters. The veteran Bangladeshi resigned the moment he realised he could not save a minor piece within minutes into the seventh round of the Delhi International Open Grandmasters chess tournament here. As a result of draws on the top two boards - involving the overnight leaders Debashis Das …

Delhi International Open Chess 2019: Debashis, Mosadeghpour stay ahead; Dhanush Raghav wins Category ‘B’
6 years ago

Delhi International Open Chess 2019: Debashis, Mosadeghpour stay ahead; Dhanush Raghav wins Category ‘B’

The Hindu  

Draws on eighth of the top nine boards saw Debashis Das and Iran’s Masoud Mosadeghpour maintain their half-point lead after six rounds of the Delhi International Open chess tournament here on Saturday. Though the top six boards ended with honours even, favourite Farrukh Amonatov scored over young GM-norm holder Srijit Paul on the seventh board to move to joint second …

Delhi International Open Chess 2019: Three Indians among five leaders
6 years ago

Delhi International Open Chess 2019: Three Indians among five leaders

The Hindu  

Young Indian talent continued to get its share of attention after some fiercely-fought draws and few decisive encounters on the leading boards in the fourth round of the Delhi International Open chess tournament here on Friday. After D. Gukesh, N. R. Visakh and Rohit Krishna proved equal to Russian Grandmasters Alexandr Predke, Ivan Rozum and Georgia’s Luka Paichadze — seeded …

Delhi International Open chess: Girish holds top seed Amonatov; leading Indians struggle
6 years ago

Delhi International Open chess: Girish holds top seed Amonatov; leading Indians struggle

The Hindu  

Just when the first double-round day was turning out to be a disappointing one for the leading Indian seeds, Girish Koushik proved equal to top seed Farrukh Amonatov and salvaged some pride for the host in the 17th Delhi International Open chess tournament here on Thursday. Girish, a former World under-10 champion, came up with a well-prepared continuation against Amonatov’s …

Pack of four leads national chess championships
6 years, 1 month ago

Pack of four leads national chess championships

The Hindu  

Faced with the growing playing strength of lesser-known players, most grandmasters blinked first and settled for draws, by turns, in the second and third rounds of the national championships in Jammu on Sunday. P. D. S. Girinath, known to take his time to execute his plans over the board, turned the clock back and announced his comeback by drawing with …

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