Tata Steel Chess India: Vachier-Lagrave is sole leader going into last day of rapid
1 year, 3 months ago

Tata Steel Chess India: Vachier-Lagrave is sole leader going into last day of rapid

The Hindu  

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will go into the final day of the open rapid event of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament as the only unbeaten player. But the top-seeded Frenchman is just half a point ahead of his nearest rival -- Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan – with three rounds remaining. RELATED | Couldn’t have asked for a better Indian chess team for Asian Games: Anand Another Indian in the field, P. Harikrishna, looked understandably disappointed after drawing his long game with Vincent Keymer. Like Harikrishna, it hasn’t exactly been a fine tournament so far for Arjun Erigaisi, who was the best player at this event in the last couple of years.

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Tata Steel Chess 2024: Arjun squanders lead as Carlsen completes clean sweep; Lagno wins blitz in women’s section
1 month, 1 week ago

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Arjun squanders lead as Carlsen completes clean sweep; Lagno wins blitz in women’s section

The Hindu  

When Viswanathan Anand remarked, “Arjun Erigaisi has been testing the boundaries of chess in almost every game,” it was an attestation to Arjun’s bold and innovative style. However, Anand’s follow-up — “This high-risk, high-reward approach has been tried before, yet when it goes wrong, it can go quite badly wrong”— had more merit and proved prophetic at the same time …

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Carlsen, Goryachkina dominate as they win rapid tournament with round to spare
1 month, 1 week ago

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Carlsen, Goryachkina dominate as they win rapid tournament with round to spare

The Hindu  

How do you stop Magnus Carlsen? This was the story for nine of the world’s top players as the Norwegian maestro obliterated the competition to win the rapid event of the Tata Steel Chess India 2024 with a round to spare at a jam-packed Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium here on Friday. Helping Carlsen’s case were Arjun Erigaisi and Wesley So, who …

Magnus Carlsen wins Tata Steel Chess Rapid tournament, Pragg finishes runner-up
1 month, 1 week ago

Magnus Carlsen wins Tata Steel Chess Rapid tournament, Pragg finishes runner-up

India Today  

1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway delivered a flawless performance on the final day to clinch the title in the Open section, while India's R Praggnanandhaa finished runner-up at the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Tournament in Kolkata on Friday. Praggnanandhaa and Wesley So finished tied on 5.5 points, but the Indian's superior tie-break score earned him the runner-up position, while …

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Abdusattorov, Goryachkina lead standings; Carlsen joint-second after third rapid round
1 month, 1 week ago

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Abdusattorov, Goryachkina lead standings; Carlsen joint-second after third rapid round

The Hindu  

Nodirbek Abdusattorov is a world rapid champion for a reason. 6 beat two big names — Germany’s Vincent Keymar and India’s R. Praggnanandhaa to move into the sole lead after the first three rapid rounds of Tata Steel Chess India 2024 at the picturesque venue of Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium here on Wednesday. Slippery customer Carlsen — who was pushed on …

Tata Steel Chess set for a Carlsen-Pragg opening
1 month, 1 week ago

Tata Steel Chess set for a Carlsen-Pragg opening

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The Tata Steel Chess India is set for a high voltage start after R Praggnanandhaa was drawn to face Magnus Carlsen in the first round of the rapid category on Wednesday. R Praggnanandhaa will face face Magnus Carlsen in the first round of the rapid category in Tata Steel Chess on Wednesday. “A lot of the older players of …

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Top five players to look out for in Open section of India Rapid & Blitz tournament
1 month, 1 week ago

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Top five players to look out for in Open section of India Rapid & Blitz tournament

The Hindu  

The Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz 2024 will be held from November 13 to November 17 at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium in Alipore, Kolkata. Take a look at the top five players in the Open section: Magnus Carlsen World number one Magnus Carlsen will be participating for the second time in the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & …

Indians dominate in Commonwealth chess
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Indians dominate in Commonwealth chess

The Hindu  

India dominated the Commonwealth chess championship at Waskaduwa, walking away with most of the medals on offer. Dilshan Liyanage of the host finished third with 6.5 points, the same as J. Deepan Chakravarthy, who had to be content with fourth place. Among women, Mary Ann Gomes came first, scoring 5.5 points, followed by Sakshi Chitlange and Soumya Swaminathan. In Under-20, …

Gukesh and a shot at history
8 months ago

Gukesh and a shot at history

Hindustan Times  

Only four players remain standing and a 17-year-old Indian is in with a chance to beat the odds, overrun pre-tournament favourites and make history. Indian GM D Gukesh at the FIDE Candidates 2024 chess tournament D Gukesh is in a three-way tie for first place with Ian Nepomniachtchi and Hikaru Nakamura after 12 rounds in the Candidates tournament in Toronto. …

Candidates Chess: Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi retain lead after agreeing to 40-move draw
8 months, 1 week ago

Candidates Chess: Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi retain lead after agreeing to 40-move draw

The Hindu  

D. Gukesh and Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi, the overnight leaders at the Candidates chess tournament, drew their 10th round encounter at Toronto on Monday. 📷 Michal Walusza pic.twitter.com/BaMRbK2kxv — International Chess Federation April 15, 2024 They are followed half-a-point behind by R. Praggnanandhaa and the two top-seeded Americans, Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura, who both won their games. Watch the interview …

TATA Steel Chess 2024: Gukesh ties for title in Masters, Mendonca wins Challenger
10 months, 3 weeks ago

TATA Steel Chess 2024: Gukesh ties for title in Masters, Mendonca wins Challenger

The Hindu  

After Leon Luke Mendonca won the Challengers title, beating compatriot Divya Deshmukh in the final round, D. Gukesh battled brilliantly to tie the Tata Steel Masters crown before losing the title-deciding tie-break blitz game to eventual champion China’s Wei Yi at Wijk aan Zee, on Sunday. The teenage Indian won his final round against Iranian Parham Maghsoodloo to be part …

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Vidit joins leaders, becomes top Indian in live rankings
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Vidit joins leaders, becomes top Indian in live rankings

The Hindu  

After trailing the leaders till the penultimate round, Vidit Gujrathi finally caught all attention by stopping leader Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the 12th round and became part of a five-man leaders’ pack into the final round of the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee, near Amsterdam, on Saturday. The second successive victory saw Vidit not only join D. …

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Gukesh lets Firouzja off the hook, slips to second spot; Vidit’s brilliance floors Maghsoodloo
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Gukesh lets Firouzja off the hook, slips to second spot; Vidit’s brilliance floors Maghsoodloo

The Hindu  

As widely anticipated, Nodirbek Abdusattorov moved half a point ahead of fellow overnight joint leader D. Gukesh following an expected victory over Woman World champion Ju Wenjun, while the Indian split the point with higher-rated Alireza Firouzja in the 11th round of the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee, near Amsterdam on Friday. READ | Tata Steel …

Tata Steel Masters Chess: D Gukesh Beats Jorden Van Foreest, R Praggnanandhaa Plays Draw with Ian Nepomniachtchi
11 months ago

Tata Steel Masters Chess: D Gukesh Beats Jorden Van Foreest, R Praggnanandhaa Plays Draw with Ian Nepomniachtchi

News 18  

Grandmaster D Gukesh scored his second victory on the trot at the expense of Jorden Van Foreest of Holland and jumped to joint third spot after the end of the sixth round of Tata Steel Masters chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee. After beating Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia, Gukesh firmly posted another victory with black pieces in the fifth decisive …

Chess | Gukesh stuns Nepomniachtchi; Praggnanandhaa holds Anish
11 months ago

Chess | Gukesh stuns Nepomniachtchi; Praggnanandhaa holds Anish

The Hindu  

D. Gukesh produced a clinical finish to tame World championship finalist and top Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in the fifth round of the Tata Steel Masters at Wijk aan Zee, near Amsterdam, on Thursday. R. Praggnanandhaa drew with leader Anish Giri while Vidit Gujrathi split the point with local Max Warmerdam on a day when women’s World champion Ju Wenjun stunned …

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, …

Asian junior chess | Tejaswini takes one-point lead into the final round
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian junior chess | Tejaswini takes one-point lead into the final round

The Hindu  

She blundered from a winning position, but her opponent paid back the compliment immediately, missing out on the chance to draw. G. Tejaswini pounced on that lucky break, went on to defeat Bristy Mukherjee and took a full one-point lead into the final round of the Tata Steel Asian junior girls’ chess championship. Important results : Open: S. Rohith Krishna …

Tata Steel Chess | Grischuk outsmarts young guns to lift blitz title
1 year, 3 months ago

Tata Steel Chess | Grischuk outsmarts young guns to lift blitz title

The Hindu  

Blitz chess is a frantic run against the clock. Alexander Grischuk turned it back in some style in front of a big audience at the National Library here on Saturday, the final day of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament. #TSCI#tsci2023#tatasteelchessindia#chess#kolkatapic.twitter.com/pt6NhZNNrM — Tata Steel Chess India September 9, 2023 Praggnanandhaa was still easily the pick of the Indian players, who …

Tata Steel Chess | Praggnanandhaa in sole lead after a wild day of blitz
1 year, 3 months ago

Tata Steel Chess | Praggnanandhaa in sole lead after a wild day of blitz

The Hindu  

Much could happen when nine rounds of blitz chess are played in a day. Praggnanandhaa, however, defeated Arjun Erigaisi in the day’s last round, and then watched Gujrathi going down to Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov. The results: Ninth round: Teimour Radjabov 2 lost to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 4; R Praggnanandhaa 6.5 bt Arjun Erigasi 4.5; Vincent Keymer 3.5 bt D. Gukesh 4.5; …

Tata Steel Chess: Praggnanandhaa in sole lead on a wild day of blitz
1 year, 3 months ago

Tata Steel Chess: Praggnanandhaa in sole lead on a wild day of blitz

The Hindu  

Much could happen when nine rounds of blitz chess are played in a day. It certainly did at the National Library, on the first day of the open blitz event of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament on Friday. By the end of the eighth round, the older Indian snatched the lead from Praggnanandhaa, who suffered another loss, this time …

Tata steel chess tournament: Vachier-Largrave wins rapid title in style with a round to spare
1 year, 3 months ago

Tata steel chess tournament: Vachier-Largrave wins rapid title in style with a round to spare

The Hindu  

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave proved just too good for the competition. The top seed from France won the rapid section of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament with a round to spare at the National Library on Thursday. The results : Teimour Radjabov 5.5 drew with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 7; R. Praggnanandhaa 5 bt Arjun Erigaisi 3; Vincent Keymer 3.5 bt D. Gukesh …

Tata Steel Chess | Vachier-Largrave wins rapid title in style, with a round to spare
1 year, 3 months ago

Tata Steel Chess | Vachier-Largrave wins rapid title in style, with a round to spare

The Hindu  

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave proved just too good for the competition. The top seed from France won the rapid section of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament with a round to spare at the National Library here on Thursday. #TSCI#tsci2023#tatasteelchessindia#chess#kolkata#mvlpic.twitter.com/niAuPgvR69 — Tata Steel Chess India September 7, 2023 Vachier-Lagrave, better known in chess circles as MVL, finished with seven points from nine …

Tata Steel Chess India | Vachier-Lagrave is sole leader going into last day of rapid event
1 year, 3 months ago

Tata Steel Chess India | Vachier-Lagrave is sole leader going into last day of rapid event

The Hindu  

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will go into the final day of the open rapid event of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament as the only unbeaten player. @TataSteelLtd@chesscom#TSCI#tsci2023#tatasteelchessindia#chess#kolkata#rapidpic.twitter.com/oZQd7wzB6T — Tata Steel Chess India September 6, 2023 Like Harikrishna, it hasn’t exactly been a fine tournament so far for Arjun Erigaisi, who was the best player at this event in the last couple …

Tata Steel Chess India: Gukesh among early leaders, Praggnanandhaa loses to Keymar
1 year, 3 months ago

Tata Steel Chess India: Gukesh among early leaders, Praggnanandhaa loses to Keymar

The Hindu  

Just when it seemed R. Praggnanandhaa would have another excellent day on the chessboard – something he has got used to over the last few months – Vincent Keymer made him pause. In the third-round clash between the two hugely talented teenagers, in the open rapid section of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament, the German prevailed, and he moved …

Tata Steel Chess: It all started in the City of Joy for Praggnanandhaa
1 year, 3 months ago

Tata Steel Chess: It all started in the City of Joy for Praggnanandhaa

The Hindu  

He has hardly had a moment of rest since he made it to the final of the Chess World Cup at Baku. R. Praggnanandhaa may have lost to Magnus Carlsen, the planet’s best player by a considerable distance, but he won fame the way probably no Indian chess player has since Viswanathan Anand. On Tuesday, he will begin his campaign …

National chess: Sethuraman takes lead; Guha holds Puranik
1 year, 4 months ago

National chess: Sethuraman takes lead; Guha holds Puranik

The Hindu  

Sethuraman took his time to convert his chance into a well-crafted 94-move victory over fellow GM Deep Sengupta to emerge as the leader with six points after as many rounds of the National chess championship here on Monday. With eighth seed Mithrabha Guha holding second seed Abhimanyu Puranik to a 43-move draw on the top board, Sethuraman knew a victory …

Chess World Cup: Carlsen wins first game against Gukesh; Arjun Erigaisi leads R Praggnanandhaa
1 year, 4 months ago

Chess World Cup: Carlsen wins first game against Gukesh; Arjun Erigaisi leads R Praggnanandhaa

Firstpost  

Four Indians are in the last-eight of the Chess World Cup for the first time with the Praggnanandhaa-Erigaisi match-up ensuring one player from the country in the semi-finals. Young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh went down to world No.1 Magnus Carlsen in game one of their quarterfinal in the FIDE World Cup chess tournament on Tuesday. Four Indians are featuring in …

National chess championship: Abhijeet Gupta joins Koustav Chatterjee in the lead
1 year, 11 months ago

National chess championship: Abhijeet Gupta joins Koustav Chatterjee in the lead

The Hindu  

Former champion Abhijeet Gupta returned to joint lead in style when he outplayed N. R. Vignesh in 39 moves in the 10th round of the MPL National chess championship in New Delhi on Saturday. drew in 59 moves and Tamil Nadu mates S. P. Sethuraman and L. R. Srihari signed peace in 45 moves, Abhijeet’s resounding victory saw him match …

Tata Steel Chess | Arjun Erigaisi, R. Vaishali make it an evening to remember for India
2 years ago

Tata Steel Chess | Arjun Erigaisi, R. Vaishali make it an evening to remember for India

The Hindu  

India’s growing reputation in international chess was underlined in splendid fashion on the green, serene campus of the National Library here on a pleasant, cool Sunday evening. In a tournament featuring some of the biggest names in the mind sport, the country’s young talent won both the titles in the blitz section of the Tata Steel Chess India. If Arjun …

Tata Steel Chess: Perfect day for Mamedyarov and Dzagnidze
2 years ago

Tata Steel Chess: Perfect day for Mamedyarov and Dzagnidze

The Hindu  

She was on 9/9 in Chennai. If the woman who stunned the world at the Chess Olympiad in August lost all her games on the opening day of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament, another won all hers. The former World rapid champion from Vijayawada scored an important victory against Anna Muzychuk, drew with her younger sister Mariya and Anna …

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 …

World Team Chess Championship: Vidit helps India upstage Azerbaijan in third round
2 years, 1 month ago

World Team Chess Championship: Vidit helps India upstage Azerbaijan in third round

The Hindu  

Vidit Gujrathi’s top-board victory over Shakhriyar Mamedyarov proved decisive in India’s stunning 2.5-1.5 victory over fancied Azerbaijan in the third round of the World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem on Monday. After listless 2-2 draws with lower-rated host Israel and Poland on Sunday, India was desperate for a win to stay in contention for quarterfinal-spot from the six-nation Group B. …

National U-18 chess: Bharath, Soham share lead
2 years, 8 months ago

National U-18 chess: Bharath, Soham share lead

The Hindu  

H. Bharath Subramaniyam and Soham Kamotra share the lead with five points apiece in the open section after the fifth round of the MPL 31st National Under-18 chess tournament at the Dr. MCET campus here on Wednesday. Bharath Subramaniyam TN) 5 bt Mahendra Teja 4; Soham Kamotra 5 bt Krishnan Ritvik 4; Dinesh Kumar Jaganathan 3.5 lost to L.R. Srihari …

Tata Open Maharashtra: Yuki Bhambri beats Kovalik in singles opening round
2 years, 10 months ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: Yuki Bhambri beats Kovalik in singles opening round

The Hindu  

India’s Yuki Bhambri registered a sensational come-from-behind win over Jozef Kovalik of Slovakia in the men’s singles opening round of the 2022 Tata Open Maharashtra at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Monday. The 29-year-old Indian, who had started directly in the main draw at South Asia’s only ATP 250 event, secured a 6-7, 6-2, 7-5 win in his opener. …

Tata Steel Masters: Gujrathi loses to Mamedyarov, Carlsen wins title with a round to spare
2 years, 10 months ago

Tata Steel Masters: Gujrathi loses to Mamedyarov, Carlsen wins title with a round to spare

The Hindu  

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi lost to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in the 12th and penultimate round of the Tata Steel Masters chess to jointly occupy the sixth place. 1 Magnus Carlsen clinched his eighth title in Wijk aan Zee after beating Fabiano Caruana in round 12 late on Saturday. The Norwegian, who will get a win by forfeit in the …

Tata Steel Chess 2022: Vidit Gujrathi beats Nils Grandelius, R Praggnanandhaa loses again
2 years, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Chess 2022: Vidit Gujrathi beats Nils Grandelius, R Praggnanandhaa loses again

Firstpost  

Azerbaijan’s Mamedyarov’s win over Praggnanandhaa helped him join world no.1 Magnus Carlsen in the lead. The 16-year old Indian GM now has 2.5 points after eight rounds having suffered four defeats so far Wijk Aan Zee: Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi bounced back after a loss to beat Nils Grandelius in the eighth round while his compatriot R Praggnanandhaa continued …

Tata Steel Chess 2022: Magnus Carlsen beats R Praggnanandhaa to grab lead; Vidit Gujrathi suffers first defeat
2 years, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Chess 2022: Magnus Carlsen beats R Praggnanandhaa to grab lead; Vidit Gujrathi suffers first defeat

Firstpost  

Van Foreest introduced an interesting novelty on the white side of Nimzo-Indian Defence against one of the leaders, Gujrathi and an error by the Indian GM on move 36 proved costly as the Dutchman capitalised to post a win late on Saturda Wijk Aan Zee: Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi lost his seventh-round game to Jorden Van Foreest while world …

Tata Steel Chess: Unbeaten Vidit Gujrathi stays in joint lead; Arjun crushes Ganguly
2 years, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Chess: Unbeaten Vidit Gujrathi stays in joint lead; Arjun crushes Ganguly

The Hindu  

Joint leader Vidit Gujrathi maintained his unbeaten run in the Masters section of the elite Tata Steel Chess tournament after a 36-move draw, following a three-fold repetition of moves, with Poland’s Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the sixth round at Wijk aan Zee, near Amsterdam, on Friday. Anish Giri defeated Fabiano Caruana and Sergey Karjakin scored over defending champion Jorden van Foreest …

Tata Steel Masters and Challengers: Vidit Gujrathi in joint lead
2 years, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Masters and Challengers: Vidit Gujrathi in joint lead

The Hindu  

Vidit Gujrathi easily held Anish Giri to a 33-move draw before being joined in the lead by the victorious duo of Richard Rapport and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov after five rounds of the Masters section of Tata Steel chess tournament on Thursday. Rapport defeated R. Praggnanandhaa in a wild game lasting 56 moves while Mamedyarov nailed defending champion Jorden van Foreest. READ| …

Vidit Gujrathi Draws with Anish Giri, in Joint Lead with Mamedyarov, Rapport
2 years, 11 months ago

Vidit Gujrathi Draws with Anish Giri, in Joint Lead with Mamedyarov, Rapport

News 18  

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi settled for a draw against Dutchman Anish Giri in the fifth round to stay in joint lead with 3.5 points at the Tata Steel Masters here. Azerbaijan’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Richard Rapport posted victories in round five late on Thursday and joined Vidit Gujrathi at the top of the standings in the 13-round tournament. In …

Tata Steel Chess: Praggnanandhaa bounces back to post first win
2 years, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Chess: Praggnanandhaa bounces back to post first win

The Hindu  

Vidit Gujrathi retained the lead in the Masters section, R. Praggnanandhaa scored his first win and Arjun Erigaisi emerged as the only leader in the Challengers category. In all, things went very well for the Indians in the Tata Steel chess tournament that goes into its first rest day following four rounds. It’s a difficult thing for me because it’s …

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 …

Tata Steel Chess: Arjun wins all three games, moves into lead
3 years, 1 month ago

Tata Steel Chess: Arjun wins all three games, moves into lead

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, Arjun Erigaisi caused a sensation in the Latvian capital of Riga. At the Lindores Abbey Blitz tournament, he won his first nine games, as he beat some of the biggest names in international chess. The 18-year-old from Telangana moved to the sole lead going into the final day of the rapid section of the Tata Steel Chess. …

Chess World Cup: Vidit Gujrathi tames Azerbaijan's Vasif Durarbayli with impressive display to enter quarter-finals
3 years, 4 months ago

Chess World Cup: Vidit Gujrathi tames Azerbaijan's Vasif Durarbayli with impressive display to enter quarter-finals

Firstpost  

The 26-year old Grandmaster came up with an impressive display to tame his lower-rated Azerbaijan opponent, winning in 38 moves in his fifth round encounter. Sochi: India No 3 Vidit Gujrathi defeated Vasif Durarbayli 1.5-0.5 to reach the quarter-finals of the FIDE Chess World Cup in Sochi on Monday. Gujrathi is the first Indian to reach the last eight since …

Chess World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa Set for Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Challenge in Round 4
3 years, 5 months ago

Chess World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa Set for Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Challenge in Round 4

News 18  

Three Indian Grandmasters remain in contention for the honours in the men’s section of the FIDE chess World Cup with focus on teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa in the fourth-round matches on Thursday. The Chennai-based Praggnanandhaa, playing in his maiden World Cup, faces highly-rated Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, ranked 16th in the world, in round four. The 15-year old Praggnanandhaa’s good run …

Tata Steel Masters: Harikrishna draws with Espenko in round two
3 years, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Masters: Harikrishna draws with Espenko in round two

The Hindu  

P. Harikrishna drew with Russia’s Andrey Esipenko in 47 moves in the second round of the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee on Sunday. Playing white for the second straight day, Harikrishna found himself in a slightly inferior position late in the middle-game but made amends with a series of accurate moves. Sweden’s Nils Grandelius, a late …

India's P Harikrishna maintains fifth place; Wesley So in top spot at Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz online chess tournament
4 years, 3 months ago

India's P Harikrishna maintains fifth place; Wesley So in top spot at Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz online chess tournament

Firstpost  

The win allowed So to take the lead after nine rounds of the Rapid competition with two days of Blitz events to come. Chennai: Indian Grandmaster P Harikrishna maintained his joint fifth place in the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz online chess tournament even as American Wesley So climbed to the top spot ahead of world champion Magnus Carlsen. Competing …

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