National Chess Championship: Sethuraman nails Abhijeet, shares lead with Mitrabha Guha
1 year, 11 months ago

National Chess Championship: Sethuraman nails Abhijeet, shares lead with Mitrabha Guha

The Hindu  

S. P. Sethuraman played to his reputation of being the top seed and ended the unbeaten run of overnight leader Abhijeet Gupta by inflicting a 35-move defeat and shared the lead with Mitrabha Guha at 5.5 points from six rounds of the MPL National chess championship here on Tuesday. Leading results: 6th ROUND S. P. Sethuraman bt Abhijeet Gupta ; Mitrabha Guha bt N. R. Visakh ; Koustav Chatterjee drew with Aronyak Ghosh ; Leon Mendonca drew with Utkal Ranjan Sahoo ; N. B. Hari Madhavan drew with P. Iniyan ; K. Ratnakaran lost to M. R. Venkatesh ; Garv Rai lost to Mehar Chinna Reddy ; Yash Bharadia drew with Kushagra Mohan ; Karthik Venkataraman bt Dere Pushkar. National Women’s Championship Rating favourite Vantika Agrawal, defending champion Divya Deshmukh and former champions Mary Ann Gomes and Bhakti Kulkarni were among the 22 players who posted a second straight victory. Though most results on the leading boards produced predictable winners, Tamil Nadu’s C. N. M. Sanyukhtha upstaged ninth-seeded Karnataka girl Isha Sharma and Telangana’s V. Sarayu held TN’s M. Mahalakshmi Leading results:

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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

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The Hindu  

Levon Aronian secured the only win of the day in the Masters section, as he beat Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the fifth round of the second edition of the Chennai Grandmasters classical chess tournament at the Anna Centenary Library auditorium here on Saturday. Top Indians Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi drew with Iranians Parham Maghsoodloo and Amin Tabatabaei. The results …

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Why Viswanathan Anand is missing from India's chess Olympiad team for the second time in a row
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Indians dominate in Commonwealth chess
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The Hindu  

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National Chess Championship: Karthik comes from behind and edges Ganguly to script thrilling title win
3 months, 3 weeks ago

National Chess Championship: Karthik comes from behind and edges Ganguly to script thrilling title win

The Hindu  

In the end, Karthik Venkataraman proved more equal than the others. Karthik, Ganguly and Neelash Saha finished with nine points from 11 rounds at the 61st National Chess championship at the RPS International School on Tuesday: the tie was broken using the Buchholz System after they finished in that order. A win against Himal Gusain would have given Ganguly his …

National Chess Championship: Ganguly in sole lead heading into final round
3 months, 4 weeks ago

National Chess Championship: Ganguly in sole lead heading into final round

The Hindu  

Seven straight wins, followed by three straight draws: Still, Surya Shekhar Ganguly is in the sole lead position going into the final round of the National Chess Championship. After drawing with Aronyak Ghosh in the 10th round at the RPS International School, he is on 8.5 points. The top-board clash between the two Kolkatans ended in a quiet draw in …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

National Chess Championship: Ganguly maintains lead as fellow Kolkata-lad Ghosh inches closer

The Hindu  

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4 months ago

National chess championship: Surya Shekhar Ganguly is running a strong campaign for seventh title

The Hindu  

The last of his six titles at India’s premier domestic chess tournament came 16 years ago. Important results : Surya Shekhar Ganguly 6 bt Neelash Saha 5; Aronyak Ghosh 5.5 drew with S.P. Sethuraman 5; Karthik Venkataraman 5 drew with Diptayan Ghosh 5; G. Aakash 4.5 lost to Sayantan Das 5.5; Arjun Adireddy 4.5 drew with P. Iniyan 4.5; Sankalp …

National Chess Championship 2024: Surya Sekhar beats Neelash to earn solo lead after sixth round
4 months ago

National Chess Championship 2024: Surya Sekhar beats Neelash to earn solo lead after sixth round

The Hindu  

The last of his six titles at India’s premier domestic chess tournament came 16 years ago. Surya Sekhar Ganguly is running a strong – and so far flawless – campaign for the seventh. The top seed moved into the sole lead after the sixth round of the 61st National chess championship at the RPS International School here on Thursday. Aronyak …

National Chess Championship 2024: Siddhant Gawai takes half-a-point off Abhijeet Gupta; Surya Shekhar continues to lead
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The Hindu  

Gender may be a hot topic in sport now, but chess knows no gender. Two of the top three boards in the third round of the 61st National championship featured female players at the RPS International School on Monday. Shubhi Gupta and Kiran Manisha Mohanty fought hard against top seed Surya Shekhar Ganguly and defending champion S.P. Siddhant Gawai, however, …

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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New Indian Express  

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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. …

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The Hindu  

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1 year ago

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

Prisha Shinde of Maharashtra caused a big upset in the quarterfinals of the ongoing 28th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2023 by defeating top-seed Divya Ramesh of Tamil Nadu to enter the semifinals at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Thursday. The boys’ U-16 category also saw some top-notch tennis action as Tamil Nadu’s Thirumurugan V overcame the challenge …

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1 year, 2 months ago

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The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharth Vishwakarma and Telangana’s Rashmikaa S Bhamidipaty made their way into the finals of the ongoing 28th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2023 in their respective categories on Friday at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi. The 2018 champion Siddharth played brilliantly from the get-go and used his ferocious shots and serves to register a 6-4, 6-2 victory …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Fenesta Open National Tennis C’Ships: Olympian Vishnu Vardhan, top-seed Vaidehee register wins

The Hindu  

New Delhi Two-time champion J Vishnu Vardhan and defending champion Vaidehee Chaudhari of Gujarat started their 28th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2023 campaign with thrilling wins on Tuesday at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi. Telangana’s Vishnu Vardhan, who is also the eighth seed in the tournament, had to dig deep to get a thrilling 7-6, 3-6, 7-5 victory …

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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 …

Asian junior chess: Grebnev joined in lead by Rohith, Aswath; Tejaswini, Bristy still at top in girls’ event
1 year, 3 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Tata Steel Chess India 2023: Divya’s dream run continues, leads after six rounds
1 year, 3 months ago

Tata Steel Chess India 2023: Divya’s dream run continues, leads after six rounds

The Hindu  

Divya Deshmukh’s dream run continues at the National Library. The 17-year-old moved into the sole lead of the women’s rapid section of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament on Friday. She won all her games on day two, her victims being the American Irina Krush and fellow-Indians B. Savitha Shri and Vantika Agarwal. It was unfortunate that Vantika blundered her …

Tata Steel Chess India 2023: Divya, Vantika shine on opening day, take early lead
1 year, 3 months ago

Tata Steel Chess India 2023: Divya, Vantika shine on opening day, take early lead

The Hindu  

Divya Deshmukh is here only because R. Vaishali isn’t. Vaishali, the defending champion in the women’s blitz event, had to pull out virtually at the last minute because of ill-health, and Divya came in as her replacement for the Tata Steel Chess India tournament. After shocking third seed Dronavalli Harika, and holding the reigning World champion Ju Wenjun of China …

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 …

National Chess C’ships 2023: Going gets tough for former winners; Eight share lead
1 year, 4 months ago

National Chess C’ships 2023: Going gets tough for former winners; Eight share lead

The Hindu  

With the exception of S. P. Sethuraman, former champions continued to struggle in the 60th National chess championship even as only eight leaders maintained perfect scores after four rounds here on Saturday. After Chhattisgarh’s S. Dhananjay showed the way by stunning top seed and former champion Abhijeet Gupta on Friday it was the turn of G. Akash and twice winner …

Chess World Cup 2023: Vidit nears last-16, Praggnanandhaa holds Nakamura
1 year, 4 months ago

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The Hindu  

Vidit Gujrathi moved within a draw from entering the World Cup chess pre-quarterfinals after nailing Frenchman Etienne Bacrot in just 30 moves in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday. On a day when favourite Magnus Carlsen crashed to a 58-move defeat against young German Vincent Keymer and Wesley So lost to Serbian Alexey Sarana in 34 moves, eighth seed D. Gukesh drew …

Delhi Open chess: Daaevik lets Pantsulaia escape; Mukund nails Saptarshi; 29 share lead
1 year, 8 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Jadeja-led Saurashtra looks to top Group B as it takes on Tamil Nadu
1 year, 11 months ago

Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Jadeja-led Saurashtra looks to top Group B as it takes on Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Ravindra Jadeja returns to a venue he has often lit up with his conquests. The much-decorated all-rounder will be leading Saurashtra against Tamil Nadu in the Elite Group `B’ match beginning at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday. Tamil Nadu, with 15 wins, defeated Assam in its last game and will be wanting to finish a season of some …

Indian sports news wrap, January 23
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, January 23

The Hindu  

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National Chess Championship: Karthik claims title as Abhijeet draws against Sayantan
1 year, 11 months ago

National Chess Championship: Karthik claims title as Abhijeet draws against Sayantan

The Hindu  

After Abhijeet Gupta’s five-hour search for a win ended in a draw against Sayantan Das, overnight leader Karthik Venkataraman became the National chess champion at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here on Tuesday. He topped a four-way tie at 9.5 points to finish runner-up Karthik, winner of the 2018 National junior title at the same venue, collected the winner’s share of …

National Chess Championship: Karthik snatches sole lead before the final round
1 year, 11 months ago

National Chess Championship: Karthik snatches sole lead before the final round

The Hindu  

A second successive top-board victory with the dark pieces brightened Karthik Venkataraman’s prospects of winning the National chess title here on Tuesday. A day after upstaging Abhijeet Gupta in an unusual finish, Karthik benefited from a dubious rook-for-knight trade-off by country’s latest Grandmaster Koustav Chatterjee on Monday and won in 35 moves. On a day when the top-four boards saw …

National women’s chess championship: Divya dominates Mary to lead
1 year, 11 months ago

National women’s chess championship: Divya dominates Mary to lead

The Hindu  

Divya Deshmukh strengthened her title-defence by beating overnight leader Mary Ann Gomes to emerge as the new leader at seven points after eight rounds of the MPL National women’s chess championship at Kolhapur on Monday. Mary slipped to the second spot, half-a-point ahead of Isha Sharma, Sakshi Chitlange, top seed Vantika Agrawal, Soumya Swaminathan, C. M. N. Sunyuktha and Sreeja …

National women’s chess championship: Mary Ann Gomes stops Soumya Swaminathan, stays in lead
1 year, 11 months ago

National women’s chess championship: Mary Ann Gomes stops Soumya Swaminathan, stays in lead

The Hindu  

In a battle involving two former champions, Mary Ann Gomes stopped her Indian Oil teammate Soumya Swaminathan in 53 moves to lead with 6.5 points from seven rounds of the MPL National women’s chess championship at Kolhapur on Sunday. Decisive battles on the top-12 boards left defending champion Divya Deshmukh waiting in the second spot to take on fourth seed …

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 …

National chess championship: Koustav stuns Sethuraman to take lead
1 year, 11 months ago

National chess championship: Koustav stuns Sethuraman to take lead

The Hindu  

Koustav Chatterjee pulled off the biggest upset of the MPL National chess championship by bringing down top seeded overnight leader S. P. Sethuraman in 50 moves in the ninth round in New Delhi on Friday. The eighth-seeded Bengal boy now leads the field with 7.5 points, half a point ahead of Sethuraman, former champion Abhijeet Gupta and youngster L. R. …

National Women’s Chess C’ships: Sakshi, Aashna share lead after 4 rounds
1 year, 11 months ago

National Women’s Chess C’ships: Sakshi, Aashna share lead after 4 rounds

The Hindu  

Maharashtra’s duo of Sakshi Chitlange and Aashna Makhija cruised to their fourth victory to stay ahead after four rounds of the MPL National women’s chess championship at Kolhapur on Thursday. On the top two boards, involving the four overnight leaders, Sakshi tamed state-mate Vrushali Deodhar in 47 moves, and Aashna defeated Bengal’s Bristy Mukherjee in 55 moves. On a day …

National Chess Championship: Venkatesh joins Sethuraman, Mitrabha in the lead
1 year, 11 months ago

National Chess Championship: Venkatesh joins Sethuraman, Mitrabha in the lead

The Hindu  

With a fourth straight victory, M. R. Venkatesh left erstwhile front-runner Abhijeet Gupta to rue a second successive defeat. The 37-year-old then joined overnight leaders S. P. Sethuraman and Mitrabha Guha at six points after seven rounds of the MPL National Chess Championship here on Tuesday. On a day when internet-related connectivity issues disrupted the live coverage of the games, …

National Chess Championship: Abhijeet Gupta in sole lead after 32-move win over Koustav Chatterjee
1 year, 11 months 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: Abhijeet, Koustav share lead after comfortable victories
1 year, 11 months ago

National Chess C’Ships: Abhijeet, Koustav share lead after comfortable victories

The Hindu  

It was a merry time for Abhijeet Gupta and Koustav Chatterjee following their easier-than-expected victories for a perfect score after four rounds of the National chess championship here on Sunday. Abhijeet, a former champion, owed it to the generosity of G. B. Harshavardhan who overlooked the loss of a knight without compensation and resigned in 49 moves. Top seed S. …

National Chess Championships: Nitin upsets Mendonca; shares lead with seven others
2 years ago

National Chess Championships: Nitin upsets Mendonca; shares lead with seven others

The Hindu  

Bespectacled S. Nitin is a seasoned International Master but may not have visualised nailing fourth-seeded Grandmaster Leon Mendonca by prompting his helpless king into a checkmating net. In what turned out to be the biggest upset of the third round of the 59th MPL National chess championship, Nitin needed only 36 moves to inflict an embarrassing defeat on the young …

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 …

Tata Steel Chess: Nihal Sarin, Anna Ushenina emerge champions
2 years ago

Tata Steel Chess: Nihal Sarin, Anna Ushenina emerge champions

The Hindu  

If it was Arjun Erigaisi last year, it is Nihal Sarin this year – the teenaged Indian champion at the Tata Steel Chess India. Anna Ushenina of Ukraine defeated Georgia’s Nana Dzagnidzen to win the women’s event at the Tata Steel Chess India tournament. Sethuraman 2 lost to Hikaru Nakamura 4.5; So Wesley 4 bt D. Gukesh 4.5; Shakhriyar Mamedyarov …

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