Abu Dhabi Masters: Abhijeet loses but Indian youngsters impress
6 years, 5 months ago

Abu Dhabi Masters: Abhijeet loses but Indian youngsters impress

The Hindu  

India’s Abhijeet Gupta suffered a shock defeat but youngster D. Gukesh held highly-regarded Grandmaster Valdimir Akopian of Armenia to a creditable draw in the second round of Abu Dhabi Masters chess tournament here on Thursday. However, it turned out to be a good day for young Indian players as Raunak Sadhwani also put up an excellent contest to draw with Egyptian Grandmaster Ahmed Adly, while Arjun Kalyan, who is fresh from his maiden GM norm, split the point with Andrei Istratescu of Romania. Opening day report: Rathanvel stuns top seed GM Le Quang Liem FIDE master V. S. Rathanvel also continued with his dream start to hold higher-ranked Nodirbek Abdusattarov of Uzbekistan. The third round will see some fine clashes lined up as Narayanan will meet highly-rated Wang Hao of China, Chithambaram will fancy his chances against Vladimir Fedoseev of Russia while Vishnu Prasanna has set up a contest with FIDE Presidential candidate Nigel Short of England, a former world championship contender.

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Chennai Grand Masters: Aravindh wins his first classical Super tournament
2 months ago

Chennai Grand Masters: Aravindh wins his first classical Super tournament

Hindustan Times  

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India A Dominates UAE in ACC Men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup
2 months, 3 weeks ago

India A Dominates UAE in ACC Men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup

Hindustan Times  

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Sharjah Masters 2024: Aravindh errs, loses lead after round seven
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sharjah Masters 2024: Aravindh errs, loses lead after round seven

The Hindu  

A late blunder cost Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram dearly as he not only lost the game to Iran’s Bardiya Daneshvar in the seventh round of the Sharjah Masters but also his lead. From his pole position, Aravindh slipped to the joint third spot as Sam Shankland defeated American compatriot Hans Moke Niemann to match the Iranian on points. READ | …

Sharjah Masters 2024: India’s Aravindh stays in lead after round six
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sharjah Masters 2024: India’s Aravindh stays in lead after round six

The Hindu  

Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram made sure he stayed in front with an easy draw against Sam Shankland of the USA in the sixth round of the Sharjah Masters Chess tournament here on Monday. With five points in his kitty from six games, Chithambaram is just two points shy of joining the ever-growing Indian club of 2700 rated chess players considered …

Aravindh Chithambaram beats Salem to claim sole lead in Sharjah
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Aravindh Chithambaram beats Salem to claim sole lead in Sharjah

The Hindu  

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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  

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Indian sports news wrap, September 13
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, September 13

The Hindu  

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Resurgent Arjun Erigaisi seals Sharjah Masters title win
1 year, 7 months ago

Resurgent Arjun Erigaisi seals Sharjah Masters title win

The Hindu  

Struggling for form, Arjun Erigaisi produced a scintillating finish to his campaign in the $45,000 Masters section of the premier Sharjah Masters chess tournament and emerged an impressive winner on Thursday. The eighth seed, placed seventh among eight leaders after the penultimate round, scripted a dominating 27-move victory over Uzbekistan’s Yakubboev Nodirbek on the third board for a winning tally …

Malaysia Masters: Sindhu, Srikanth, Prannoy and Lakshya through to second round
1 year, 7 months ago

Malaysia Masters: Sindhu, Srikanth, Prannoy and Lakshya through to second round

The Hindu  

Star Indian shuttler P V Sindhu had to dig deep to beat Denmark’s Line Christophersen in the women’s singles opening round, while H S Prannoy dished out a superlative display to stun world number six Tien Chen Chou of Chinese Taipei in men’s singles of the Malaysia Masters on Wednesday. The other Indian man to enter the second round was …

ITF Mysuru Open: India's Sidharth Rawat Enters Pre-quarterfinals
1 year, 9 months ago

ITF Mysuru Open: India's Sidharth Rawat Enters Pre-quarterfinals

News 18  

India’s Sidharth Rawat outclassed Dali Blanch of USA 6-3, 6-2 to storm into the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals at the ITF Mysuru Open on Tuesday. While Ishaque beat R Suraj Prabodh 7-6, 6-0, Faisal got the better of Rishi Reddy 6-1, 6-1 and Karan tamed Grigoriy Lomakin of Kazhakistan 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 at the Mysore Tennis Club here. Leading the charge …

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 …

Ankit Guliya in Bronze Contention, Sajan Bhanwala Bows Out of Egypt Ranking Series
1 year, 10 months ago

Ankit Guliya in Bronze Contention, Sajan Bhanwala Bows Out of Egypt Ranking Series

News 18  

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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 …

National Chess C’Ships: Visakh, Shyam Sundar held as underdogs make Grandmasters struggle
2 years ago

National Chess C’Ships: Visakh, Shyam Sundar held as underdogs make Grandmasters struggle

The Hindu  

The growing depth of Indian chess made its presence felt as some Grandmasters, with ratings ranging from fifth seed N. R. Visakh’s 2544 to 45th-ranked Sriram Jha’s 2337, facing varying degrees of difficulty before being held in the second round of the National chess championship here. International Master Arghyadip Das, rated 2438 and seeded 21, crashed to a shock loss …

Dubai Open Chess: Aravindh stuns Arjun on way to title
2 years, 4 months ago

Dubai Open Chess: Aravindh stuns Arjun on way to title

The Hindu  

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Arjun Erigaisi wins Abu Dhabi Masters
2 years, 4 months ago

Arjun Erigaisi wins Abu Dhabi Masters

The Hindu  

Continuing his awe-inspiring streak, fourth seed Arjun Erigaisi won the Abu Dhabi Masters chess title by scoring two back-to-back victories in less than 24 hours in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. After inflicting a defeat on a struggling top-seeded Chinese Wang Hao in the eighth round on Wednesday evening, Arjun returned on Thursday morning to finish the job by stopping ninth-seed …

Sharjah Masters chess tournament: Abhijeet stops Raunak, shares lead
2 years, 7 months ago

Sharjah Masters chess tournament: Abhijeet stops Raunak, shares lead

The Hindu  

Abhijeet Gupta outplayed Raunak Sadhwani in 40 moves to stretch his all-win sequence and shared the lead with Azerbaijan's Misratdin Iskandarov after three rounds of the $60,000 Sharjah Masters chess tournament on Monday. Eight players are at 2.5 points, half-a-point ahead of the group that includes eight Indians - Arjun Erigaisi, D. Gukesh, S. L. Narayanan, S. P. Sethuraman, Aryan …

National men's chess championship: Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi joint leaders with one round left
2 years, 10 months ago

National men's chess championship: Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi joint leaders with one round left

The Hindu  

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National men's Chess Championship: Arjun, Gukesh, Aryan lead
2 years, 10 months ago

National men's Chess Championship: Arjun, Gukesh, Aryan lead

The Hindu  

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Men’s World Boxing Championships: Akash Sangwan, Rohit Mor give India winning start
3 years, 2 months ago

Men’s World Boxing Championships: Akash Sangwan, Rohit Mor give India winning start

Firstpost  

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Biel Chess festival: India's Sarin draws final round game; finishes in overall third place
3 years, 5 months ago

Biel Chess festival: India's Sarin draws final round game; finishes in overall third place

The Hindu  

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Vidit, Humpy lose as India held by Mongolia in Chess Olympiad
4 years, 4 months ago

Vidit, Humpy lose as India held by Mongolia in Chess Olympiad

India TV News  

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4 years, 10 months ago

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Firstpost  

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Tata Steel Masters: Viswanathan Anand beats Alireza Firouzja, jumps to joint sixth after end of round 11
4 years, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Masters: Viswanathan Anand beats Alireza Firouzja, jumps to joint sixth after end of round 11

Firstpost  

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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  

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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  

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5 years ago

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Firstpost  

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National Chess Championship: Aravindh, Sandipan share lead
5 years ago

National Chess Championship: Aravindh, Sandipan share lead

The Hindu  

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5 years, 1 month ago

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Firstpost  

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5 years, 2 months ago

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Firstpost  

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Srikanth, Kashyap crash out in opening round of French Open
5 years, 2 months ago

Srikanth, Kashyap crash out in opening round of French Open

The Hindu  

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5 years, 4 months ago

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Firstpost  

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Indians dominate proceedings at Western Asian youth chess
5 years, 4 months ago

Indians dominate proceedings at Western Asian youth chess

The Hindu  

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India Junior Int’l Grand Prix: Varun Kapur suffers shock defeat
5 years, 4 months ago

India Junior Int’l Grand Prix: Varun Kapur suffers shock defeat

The Hindu  

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Commonwealth Chess Championship: Abhijeet records win; Aravindh, Thej emerge leaders
5 years, 6 months ago

Commonwealth Chess Championship: Abhijeet records win; Aravindh, Thej emerge leaders

The Hindu  

Fierce battles were the order of the day that left only three players with perfect scores following the third round of the Commonwealth chess championship here on Monday. Top seed Abhijeet Gupta was the notable winner over Pravin Thispay, the country’s oldest Grandmaster, in their top-board encounter. National champion Aravindh Chithambaram, seeded three, and M. S. Thej Kumar, seeded 13, …

India Open 2019: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth through to semis with contrasting results; vintage Parupalli Kashyap wins
5 years, 9 months ago

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Firstpost  

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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 …

National chess championship: Aravindh breaks five-game draw sequence
6 years ago

National chess championship: Aravindh breaks five-game draw sequence

The Hindu  

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National Chess Championship: G.A. Stany stops Anurag Mhamal
6 years, 1 month ago

National Chess Championship: G.A. Stany stops Anurag Mhamal

The Hindu  

With the home-stretch of the National chess championship in sight, three triumphant title-aspirants matched strides with Aravindh Chithambaram for a share of the lead after eight rounds here on Thursday. Stany, Vaibhav Suri and Deep Sengupta led at 6.5 points, half-a-point ahead of seven players, including top seed Abhijeet Gupta and veteran Pravin Thipsay. Stany bt Anurag Mhamal ; Vaibhav …

National Chess Championship: Anurag Mhamal, Aravindh Chithambaram in joint lead
6 years, 1 month ago

National Chess Championship: Anurag Mhamal, Aravindh Chithambaram in joint lead

The Hindu  

Anurag Mhamal gained from Deepan Chakkravarthy’s uncompromising approach and capitalised on a couple of late errors in a seemingly drawn position to move into joint lead with Aravindh Chithambaram after seven rounds of National chess championship here. On the top two boards, overnight sole leader and fourth seed Aravindh drew with fifth seed Deep Sengupta in 38 moves, just like …

National chess championship: Gallant Aravindh topples Abhijeet Gupta
6 years, 1 month ago

National chess championship: Gallant Aravindh topples Abhijeet Gupta

The Hindu  

Bringing forth his best defensive resources, fourth seed Aravindh Chithambaram just about managed to escape with a draw against Anurag Mhamal and stayed ahead in the National chess championship here on Tuesday. Among the lesser-known players, Goa’s Ritviz Parab maintained his impressive unbeaten run to reach 4.5 points after drawing with Deepan and former champion G. Akash. Laxman ; Deepan …

National Chess championship: Kidambi, Laxman held; easy for Karthikeyan, Aravindh
6 years, 1 month ago

National Chess championship: Kidambi, Laxman held; easy for Karthikeyan, Aravindh

The Hindu  

Over the board, the flamboyance of R.R. But on Saturday, when surprises were at a premium, the two Chennai-based Grandmasters found themselves on the same page after being held by lesser-rated rivals in the opening round of the National chess championship here. When 72 of the 80 boards witnessed decisive battles, fast-playing Laxman got off to a slow start following …

Isle of Man Masters: Arkadij Naiditsch, Wang Hao lead after Round 4; Vidit Gujrathi, Abhijeet Gupta lead Indian charge
6 years, 2 months ago

Isle of Man Masters: Arkadij Naiditsch, Wang Hao lead after Round 4; Vidit Gujrathi, Abhijeet Gupta lead Indian charge

Firstpost  

Tournament leaders were chopped to a third at the conclusion of the Chess.com Isle of Man Masters. Of the six overnight leaders, only Wang Hao and Arkadij Naiditsch won their games and remained on maximum score of 4.0/4 Tournament leaders were chopped to a third at the conclusion of the Chess.com Isle of Man Masters. Of the six overnight leaders, …

PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth enter quarter-finals of China Open
6 years, 3 months ago

PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth enter quarter-finals of China Open

India TV News  

Star shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth registered hard-fought victories to enter the quarterfinals of their respective events at the USD 1 million China Open here on Thursday. Third seed Sindhu bounced back after losing a close first game to record a 21-23, 21-13, 21-18 win in her second round women's singles match against Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan. Sikki Reddy …

Teenager Nihal Sarin becomes India's 53rd Grandmaster despite losing in final round of Abu Dhabi Masters
6 years, 5 months ago

Teenager Nihal Sarin becomes India's 53rd Grandmaster despite losing in final round of Abu Dhabi Masters

Firstpost  

The 14-year-old Nihal Sarin tallied 5.5 points out of a possible nine and the final GM norm came the Kerala boy’s way with one round to spare. Abu Dhabi: International Master Nihal Sarin on Wednesday became the 53rd Grandmaster of India despite losing his final round game to Richard Rapport of Hungary in the ninth and final round of Abu …

Nihal Sarin set to become next Indian Grandmaster
6 years, 5 months ago

Nihal Sarin set to become next Indian Grandmaster

The Hindu  

Young international master Nihal Sarin made his final stride towards the third and last Grandmaster norm, as he beat higher rated Grandmaster Mircea-Emilian Parligras of Romania in the sixth round of Abu Dhabi Masters. Taking his tally to 4.5 points from six rounds, Nihal currently clocks a performance rating of over 2700, and a fifty per cent score in the …

Top seeds through to second round of Indian Classic Junior Open Squash
6 years, 5 months ago

Top seeds through to second round of Indian Classic Junior Open Squash

The Hindu  

Neel Joshi and Diwakar Singh have advanced to the second round of the third Indian Classic Junior Open Squash tournament at the Bombay Gymkhana courts on Sunday. In the U-17 category, top seed Neel made short work of the unseeded Laxman Pokale dropping just four points on his way to an 11-0, 11-3, 11-1 victory. READ: Fadte starts campaign in …

Gukesh holds Parligras in Abu Dhabi Masters
6 years, 5 months ago

Gukesh holds Parligras in Abu Dhabi Masters

The Hindu  

Grandmaster norm holder D Gukesh continued with his impressive run to hold Grandmaster Mircea-Emilian Parligras of Romania to a draw in the third round of Abu Dhabi Masters here. Highest rated Indian in the fray, Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta made amends for his second round loss at the expense of compatriot Mithil Ajgaonkar. At the top of the tables, Grandmaster S …

Rathanvel stuns top seed GM Le Quang Liem
6 years, 5 months ago

Rathanvel stuns top seed GM Le Quang Liem

The Hindu  

FIDE Master V S Rathanvel scored a sensational victory over top rated Grandmaster Le Quang Liem of Vietnam in the first round of Abu Dhabi Masters chess tournament that got underway on Wednesday. For the records, it was a Caro Kann advance where the Vietnamese played black and the tense middle game saw Rathanvel sacrificing his rook for a minor …

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