FIDE Women's Grand Prix: India's Dronavalli Harika overcomes Nana Dzagnidze to register second straight win
4 years, 10 months ago

FIDE Women's Grand Prix: India's Dronavalli Harika overcomes Nana Dzagnidze to register second straight win

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Indian grandmaster Dronavalli Harika posted a second straight win, beating Nana Dzagnidze in the fourth round to remain in joint lead at the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess tournament. Lausanne: Indian grandmaster Dronavalli Harika posted a second straight win, beating Nana Dzagnidze in the fourth round to remain in joint lead at the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess tournament. The strong tournament featuring 12 players, including the world champion Wenjun, is the third in the series of four Grand Prix from which two with the highest points tally would qualify for the next candidate’s event. Round 4 results: Dronavalli Harika 3 beat Nana Dzagnidze 2; Ju Wenjun 1.5 drew with Anna Muzychuk 2.5; Marie Sebag 1.5 drew with Mariya Muzychuk 2; Alexandra Goryachkina 3 beat Antoneta Stefanova 1.5; Zhansaya Abdumalik 2 beat Alexandra Kosteniuk 0.5; Alina Kashlinskaya 2.5 drew with Pia Cramling 2.

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Women’s World Blitz Championship 2024: Vaishali clinches bronze as India signs off on a high
1 week, 2 days ago

Women’s World Blitz Championship 2024: Vaishali clinches bronze as India signs off on a high

The Hindu  

India’s R. Vaishali clinched a bronze in the women’s section of the World Blitz Championship, capping another strong performance by the country’s chess players after stalwart Koneru Humpy’s title-winning show in the rapid event here. Vaishali defeated China’s Zhu Jiner 2.5-1.5 in the quarterfinals before losing to another Chinese opponent Ju Wenjun 0.5-2.5 in the semis. RELATED: Magnus Carlsen defends …

Viswanathan Anand congratulates R Vaishali for winning bronze in Blitz Championship
1 week, 2 days ago

Viswanathan Anand congratulates R Vaishali for winning bronze in Blitz Championship

India Today  

Legendary India chess player Viswanathan Anand congratulated India's R Vaishali for winning a bronze in the women's section of the World Blitz Championship on Wednesday, January 1. Following her performance, she received a special congratulatory message from the five-time world champion and International Chess Federation vice president, Viswanathan Anand, who praised her power-packed performance. Viswanathan Anand X account The event …

Women’s World Blitz Championship 2024: Vaishali remains unbeaten, qualifies for knockouts with 9.5/11
1 week, 3 days ago

Women’s World Blitz Championship 2024: Vaishali remains unbeaten, qualifies for knockouts with 9.5/11

The Hindu  

Grandmaster R. Vaishali was class apart on Tuesday as she qualified for the knockout stage of the Women’s World Blitz Championship 2024 after finishing on top of the leaderboard. Vaishali handed losses to some of the biggest names in women’s chess — Georgia’s Nana Dzagnidze, Poland’s Polina Shuvalova and defending World Blitz Champion Russia’s Valentina Gunina — to take the …

World Rapid Chess Championship: Arjun Erigaisi tied fifth after first day in New York
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2 weeks ago

World Rapid Chess Championship: Arjun Erigaisi tied fifth after first day in New York

The Hindu  

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi opened his campaign with four wins and a solitary loss in the World Rapid Chess Championship to be tied fifth even as defending champion Magnus Carlsen endured a frustrating day, managing to log just one victory in New York. With the first five rounds done and eight more still to come in $5,50,000 championship, Murzin Volodar …

Magnus Carlsen wins Tata Steel Chess Rapid tournament, Pragg finishes runner-up
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Chess Olympiad: Indian men crush Azerbaijan, women beat Kazakhstan
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chess Olympiad: Indian men crush Azerbaijan, women beat Kazakhstan

The Hindu  

Backed by the two in-form stars in World Championship challenger D. Gukesh and Arjun Erigaise, the Indian men scored a 3-1 victory over Azerbaijan in the fifth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad here. After scoring the fifth victory on the trot, the Indian men maintained a clean slate on ten points and they were joined by Vietnam who continued …

Praggnanandhaa clinches first classical chess win over world No.1 Carlsen
7 months, 1 week ago

Praggnanandhaa clinches first classical chess win over world No.1 Carlsen

Deccan Chronicle  

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa claimed his maiden classical game victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen to take the sole lead in the Norway Chess tournament here.The 18-year-old Indian, who has beaten Carlsen in the rapid/exhibition games quite a few times, took the leader's position with 5.5 points after three rounds.Praggnanandhaa was playing with white pieces and his victory pushed …

Candidates Chess: Gukesh beats Alireza, on the cusp of becoming youngest ever world championship contender
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Candidates Chess: Gukesh beats Alireza, on the cusp of becoming youngest ever world championship contender

The Hindu  

D. Gukesh took the sole lead after beating Alireza Firouzja of France in the penultimate round of the FIDE Candidates chess tournament at Toronto on Saturday. Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi, the winner of the last two editions of the tournament, and the two top -seeded Americans Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura were all on eight points. I wanted to win this …

Candidates 2024: Koneru Humpy beats Nurgyul Salimova; Vaishali gets better off Goryachkina in round 11
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Candidates 2024: Koneru Humpy beats Nurgyul Salimova; Vaishali gets better off Goryachkina in round 11

The Hindu  

India’s Koneru Humpy got the better of Bulgaria’s Nurgyul Salimova in the round 11 of the FIDE Candidates 2024 tournament in Toronto, Canada on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS | FIDE CANDIDATES 2024 ROUND 11 Humpy moved to joint third position with 5.5 points after this win. R. Vaishali beat Aleksandra Goryachkina in the 11th round of Candidates 2024. | Photo Credit: FIDE/Maria …

FIDE Women’s Candidates 2024, Round 1: Vaishali draws against Humpy
9 months ago

FIDE Women’s Candidates 2024, Round 1: Vaishali draws against Humpy

The Hindu  

Just in time, R. Vaishali sorted out her trouble with time management and drew with K. Humpy as the Indians made a steady start to their campaign in the FIDE Women’s Candidates in The Grand Hall in Toronto on Thursday. After top seed Aleksandra Goryachkina and Kateryna Lagno drew, Lei Tingjie’s search for victory ended in 52 moves against Tan …

FIDE Candidates 2024: Goryachkina, Tingjie lead women’s tournament; Humpy heads the Indian challenge
9 months ago

FIDE Candidates 2024: Goryachkina, Tingjie lead women’s tournament; Humpy heads the Indian challenge

The Hindu  

Koneru Humpy has given Indian women’s chess the identity it lacked till she arrived on the big stage. That’s why, it is a tribute to her undiminished spirit that despite being the oldest player in the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament, Humpy will be among the serious contenders for the title. In a tough eight-player field, where six players occupy World …

Chess | Gukesh stuns Nepomniachtchi; Praggnanandhaa holds Anish
11 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Krejcikova crashes out to qualifier in Adelaide first round
1 year ago

Krejcikova crashes out to qualifier in Adelaide first round

The Hindu  

Former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova and fifth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia were high-profile casualties on day one of the ATP-WTA Adelaide International on Monday, both crashing out to qualifiers. Czech fourth seed Krejcikova was beaten by Anna Kalinskaya 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 while Brazil’s Haddad Maia met the same fate at the hands of another Russian, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, losing 6-3, …

World Rapid Chess Championship 2023: Humpy back in contention; Vidit, Arjun trail leaders by half-a-point
1 year ago

World Rapid Chess Championship 2023: Humpy back in contention; Vidit, Arjun trail leaders by half-a-point

The Hindu  

Former world rapid champion Koneru Humpy stayed in contention for the women’s World rapid chess championship by scoring 3.5 points from four rounds for a tally of 6.5 from eight rounds and shared the second spot at Samarkand on Wednesday. With three rounds to go, the 2019 champion was in the company of China’s Zhao Mo and within half a …

Vaishali draws last round to win FIDE Women Grand Prix 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Vaishali draws last round to win FIDE Women Grand Prix 2023

The Hindu  

R. Vaishali drew her last-round game against Mongolia’s Batkhuyag Munguntuul to win FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2023 with 8.5 points, happening at the Isle of Man on Sunday night. Earlier on Saturday, Vaishali outwitted former Women’s world champion Zhongyi Tan of China to remain in the sole lead after the end of the 10th and penultimate round and qualify for …

FIDE Grand Swiss: Vaishali crushes Stefanova to take sole lead
1 year, 2 months ago

FIDE Grand Swiss: Vaishali crushes Stefanova to take sole lead

The Hindu  

India’s R Vaishali shot into sole lead after she crashed through the defences of former world champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in the ninth round of Fide Grand Swiss chess tournament. Playing the tournament of her life, Vaishali also completed an inconsequential fourth Grandmaster norm in the process and now just needs around seven rating points to become the third …

FIDE Grand Swiss: Vidit crushes Niemann to join pack of leaders
1 year, 2 months ago

FIDE Grand Swiss: Vidit crushes Niemann to join pack of leaders

The Hindu  

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi crashed through the defences of Hans Moke Niemann of the United States to join the leaders’ pack on 4.5 points after the end of the sixth round of FIDE Grand Swiss, a part of the world championship cycle, here. READ | FIDE Grand Swiss: Arjun downs Jumabayev to be in joint lead In the sixth round …

Asian Games: Lovlina advances into women’s boxing 75kg final, qualifies for Paris Olympics; Narenders bags bronze in men’s +92kg category
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Lovlina advances into women’s boxing 75kg final, qualifies for Paris Olympics; Narenders bags bronze in men’s +92kg category

The Hindu  

Lovlina Borgohain knew she had to win today. FOLLOW ASIAN GAMES 2023 HIGHLIGHTS HERE It wasn’t an easy bout, although Lovlina started as the favourite and played like one in the opening round. Reigning World🥇 & Olympic🥉 Lovlina Borgohain breezes into the Asian Games final with an easy 5-0 win in the SF over 🇹🇭 Maneekon Baison. Lovlina now the …

Alex de Minaur rallies to advance at China Open. Jabeur reaches semifinals at Ningbo Open
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex de Minaur rallies to advance at China Open. Jabeur reaches semifinals at Ningbo Open

The Hindu  

Alex de Minaur rallied from a breakdown in the deciding set to beat three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 Thursday in the first round of the China Open. In first-round other matches, Tomas Martin Etcheverry defeated Lloyd Harris 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Chinese wild-card Yi Zhou 6-2, 6-2. At the Astana Open, Marcos …

Tata Steel Chess India 2023: Wenjun clinches blitz title, Koneru Humpy runner-up
1 year, 4 months ago

Tata Steel Chess India 2023: Wenjun clinches blitz title, Koneru Humpy runner-up

The Hindu  

China’s Ju Wenjun lived up to her reputation and defeated Anna Ushenina in the final round to win the blitz title at the Tata Steel Chess India tournament at the National Library on Monday. The former World rapid champion from Vijayawada, seeded second here, had to settle for the runner-up spot, despite winning her last–round encounter against the blitz champion …

Tata Steel Chess: Harika and Ju Wenjun on top after dramatic day one of blitz
1 year, 4 months ago

Tata Steel Chess: Harika and Ju Wenjun on top after dramatic day one of blitz

The Hindu  

It was, quite expectedly, a wild day of blitz chess at the National Library on Sunday. Third seed Dronavalli Harika and top seed and World champion Ju Wenjun shared the lead after the ninth round of the women’s blitz section of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament on Sunday. With 6.5 points each, they have a lead of 1.5 points …

Tata Steel Chess India 2023: Divya’s dream run continues, leads after six rounds
1 year, 4 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, 4 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 …

Chess World Cup 2023: Vidit nears last-16, Praggnanandhaa holds Nakamura
1 year, 5 months ago

Chess World Cup 2023: Vidit nears last-16, Praggnanandhaa holds Nakamura

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 …

FIDE World Cup: Marry, Vidit, Arjun advance; Karthik crashes out against Nakamura
1 year, 5 months ago

FIDE World Cup: Marry, Vidit, Arjun advance; Karthik crashes out against Nakamura

The Hindu  

The perseverance of Mary Ann Gomes finally paid off as fourth seed Kateryna Lagno erred at the point of no return and exited from the second round of the FIDE Women’s World Cup chess at Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday. The two-game 25-minute rapid tie-breaker seemed to be heading for a deadlock after Mary let her famed rival off the hook …

Asian Women’s Chess Championships: Divya Deshmukh wins gold, Mary Ann Gomes bags silver
1 year, 6 months ago

Asian Women’s Chess Championships: Divya Deshmukh wins gold, Mary Ann Gomes bags silver

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Divya Deshmukh drew the ninth and final round with Xenia Balabayeva of Kazakhstan to finish on top with 7.5 points. India’s Divya Deshmukh emerged champion, while Mary Ann Gomes finished runner-up in the women’s classical event of the Asian Continental Chess Championship, here on Sunday. The 17-year old Divya drew the ninth and final round with Xenia Balabayeva of Kazakhstan …

UWW Ranking Series: Manisha Wins Gold, Reetika Bags Silver, Bronze for Sarita Mor
1 year, 7 months ago

UWW Ranking Series: Manisha Wins Gold, Reetika Bags Silver, Bronze for Sarita Mor

News 18  

Taking full advantage of small-sized draws, Mainsha grabbed gold and Reetika finished second-best in the three-wrestler competition, while battle-hardened Sarita Mor settled for bronze as Indian women grapplers signed off with three medals from the UWW Ranking Series event on Saturday. Sarita did not lose a single point en route to the 59kg semifinals, beating Turkey’s Ebru Dagbasi 4-0 and …

Saweety Boora becomes world champion in 81kg category
1 year, 9 months ago

Saweety Boora becomes world champion in 81kg category

The Hindu  

India’s Saweety Boora defeated China’s Lina Wang to become the world champion in the 81kg light heavyweight category in New Delhi on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Nitu Ghanghas won India’s first gold at the Women’s World Championship when she defeated Mongolia’s Lutsaikhany Altantsetseg 5-0 in the 48kg weight category. Saweety became the seveth women’s World Champion from India. On …

FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess: Humpy, Harika look to continue good form; Vaishali faces another stiff test
1 year, 9 months ago

FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess: Humpy, Harika look to continue good form; Vaishali faces another stiff test

The Hindu  

K. Humpy, D. Harika and R. Vaishali will look to make the most of the opportunity to play in the third leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix that opens at the Leela Hotel in New Delhi on Saturday. Some of the leading women players are in the fray in their search to finish among the top two players from …

Women’s World Championship: Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina among four Indians to reach finals
1 year, 9 months ago

Women’s World Championship: Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina among four Indians to reach finals

The Hindu  

It was a treat for the Indian fans as all four home boxers, including World champion Nikhat Zareen and Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain, recorded creditable wins to book their berths in the finals of the World Boxing Championships at the K.D. Besides the two stars, Commonwealth Games champion Nitu Ghanghas and Asian champion Saweety Boora fought hard to script their …

Women’s World Boxing Championships: Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen, Nitu Ghanghas, Saweety Boora Confirm Medals for India
1 year, 9 months ago

Women’s World Boxing Championships: Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen, Nitu Ghanghas, Saweety Boora Confirm Medals for India

News 18  

Riding on impressive performances, star Indian pugilists Lovlina Borgohain, Nitu Ghanghas, Nikhat Zareen and Saweety Boora registered thumping victories to confirm four medals for the hosts at the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships by advancing to the semi-finals at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in the national capital on Wednesday. Continuing her rich vein of form, Lovlina added a third …

India Open: An Seyoung Beats Akane Yamaguchi to Clinch Women's Singles Title, Kunlavut Vitidsarn Emerge Men's Singles Champion
1 year, 11 months ago

India Open: An Seyoung Beats Akane Yamaguchi to Clinch Women's Singles Title, Kunlavut Vitidsarn Emerge Men's Singles Champion

News 18  

Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Korea’s An Seyoung emerged champions at the India Open after stunning wins over two-time world champions Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi in their men’s and women’s singles finals, respectively, here on Sunday. 11 Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang came out as the winners in men’s doubles after seeing off star Malaysian third seeds Aaron Chia …

India Open: Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn, Korea's An Seyoung emerge champions
1 year, 11 months ago

India Open: Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn, Korea's An Seyoung emerge champions

India TV News  

Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Korea's An Seyoung emerged champions at the India Open after stunning wins over two-time world champions Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi in their men's and women's singles finals, respectively on Sunday. 11 Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang came out as the winners in men's doubles after seeing off star Malaysian third seeds Aaron Chia and …

Koneru Humpy wins silver at World Blitz Championship
2 years ago

Koneru Humpy wins silver at World Blitz Championship

The Hindu  

Former World rapid champion K. Humpy produced a superlative performance to claim India’s first-ever silver medal from the World blitz chess championship that concluded in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Friday. In the 17-round women’s section, fourth seed Humpy started with two straight losses on Thursday but bounced back to aggregate 12.5 points, including 8.5 points from the last nine rounds. FIDE …

Raunak Sadhwani shares 7th spot in World blitz; Harika keeps medal hopes alive in women’s section
2 years ago

Raunak Sadhwani shares 7th spot in World blitz; Harika keeps medal hopes alive in women’s section

The Hindu  

Youngster Raunak Sadhwani shared the seventh spot to stay in the medal hunt after 12 rounds of the World blitz chess championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Thursday. Playing well over his starting rank of 30, Sadhwani won seven rounds, including the last two, drew three and lost two. Arjun Erigaisi, who finished fifth in the rapid format on Wednesday, drew …

World Rapid Chess Championship: Savitha emerges joint leader; Arjun slips to tied fifth
2 years ago

World Rapid Chess Championship: Savitha emerges joint leader; Arjun slips to tied fifth

The Hindu  

With the focus firmly on Arjun Erigaisi and Nihal Sarin in the midst of a few front-runners, Tamil Nadu’s B. Savitha Shri emerged as the performer of the day by stringing together four straight victories to jump into the joint lead of the women’s section of the World rapid chess championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday. Savitha, a protégé of …

Tata Steel Chess: Nihal Sarin, Anna Ushenina emerge champions
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Tata Steel Chess: Perfect day for Mamedyarov and Dzagnidze
2 years, 1 month 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 …

FIDE Women’s Candidates: Koneru Humpy and Anna Muzychuk play out successive draws
2 years, 2 months ago

FIDE Women’s Candidates: Koneru Humpy and Anna Muzychuk play out successive draws

The Hindu  

Koneru Humpy and Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine played out a second successive draw in the FIDE Women’s Candidates chess tournament at Monte Carlo on Friday. The former World rapid champion from Vijayawada thus maintained her lead with just one game remaining in the quarterfinal match. The situation is identical in the other quarterfinal encounter, between China’s Lei Tingjie and Mariya …

Lovlina and Simranjit assert their class in National Games boxing
2 years, 2 months ago

Lovlina and Simranjit assert their class in National Games boxing

The Hindu  

Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain executed her gameplan well to beat former World championships silver medallist Saweety Boora 5-0 and secure the women’s 75kg gold medal at the boxing arena on the concluding day of the National Games here on Wednesday. Olympian Simranjit Kaur beat arch-rival Jaismine Lamboria 4-0 in a fascinating duel and took the women’s 60kg title. The …

44th Chess Olympiad 2022 Chennai pregnant Harika Dronavalli indian women team Koneru Humpy R Vaishali Tania Sachdev Bhakti Kulkarni
2 years, 5 months ago

44th Chess Olympiad 2022 Chennai pregnant Harika Dronavalli indian women team Koneru Humpy R Vaishali Tania Sachdev Bhakti Kulkarni

ABP News  

New Delhi: India's star chess player Harika Dronavalli has added another feather to her cap after the India A team, comprising Koneru Humpy, R Vaishali, Tania Sachdev Harika Dronavalli and Bhakti Kulkarni, secured a bronze medal in the women’s section at the 44th Chess Olympiad. Harika's determination and support from her family, teammates and the All India Chess Federation all …

Chess Olympiad 2022 women’s section preview: Little to choose between India, Ukraine, Georgia
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad 2022 women’s section preview: Little to choose between India, Ukraine, Georgia

The Hindu  

Looking for its first medal in the women’s Chess Olympiad, India is cautiously optimistic about living up to the the reputation of being the top seed over the next 12 days. A late addition of a third team following the withdrawal of Turkmenistan means India has three teams among the top 16 seeds in a field of 162 entries. Mariya, …

Chess Olympiad Women’s Preview: Finish-till-the-finish the mantra to follow
2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad Women’s Preview: Finish-till-the-finish the mantra to follow

The Hindu  

India’s dream of a podium finish in the women’s Chess Olympiad could well become a reality at home. Handling pressure: Abhijit Kunte with the Indian women’s team comprising Mary Ann Gomes, Bhakti Kulkarni, R. Vaishali, Tania Sachdev and Dronavalli Harika, which won the silver medal at the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship in 2021. | Photo Credit: FIDE.COM Led …

Indian GM R Vaishali Wins Chess Tourney in Greece
2 years, 8 months ago

Indian GM R Vaishali Wins Chess Tourney in Greece

News 18  

Indian Woman Grandmaster R Vaishali on Tuesday won the Herkalion 2022- 8th Fischer Memorial chess tournament, scoring seven points from nine rounds. Vaishali, sister of teenage star R Praggnanandhaa, started with a draw against Greek GM Spyridon Kapnisis and a defeat at the hands of Oleg Korneev before scoring five straight wins including one over the tournament top-seed Georgios Mitsis …

National women's chess championship: Divya stops Nisha to join seven leaders
2 years, 10 months ago

National women's chess championship: Divya stops Nisha to join seven leaders

The Hindu  

Eighth seed Divya Deshmukh took her time to end former champion Nisha Mohota’s in 79 moves and joined seven other leaders at 3.5 points after four rounds of MPL National women chess championship at Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Other leaders were top seed R. Vaishali, Mary Ann Gomes, Soumya Swaminathan, N. Priyanka, Arpita Mukhjeree, Srija Seshadri and Sakshi Chitlange. RELATED | …

FIDE Grand Prix Tournament: Contrasting draws for Vidit, Hari
2 years, 11 months ago

FIDE Grand Prix Tournament: Contrasting draws for Vidit, Hari

The Hindu  

Vidit Gujrathi drew with group leader Levon Aronian and P. Harikrishna fell well short of proving his superiority over veteran Alexei Shirov in the fourth round of the FIDE Grand Prix chess tournament in Berlin on Monday. Vidit needed 38 moves to hold Aronian for the second time in four days. At the end of the round that produced three …

World Blitz Chess: Koneru Humpy Takes 5th Spot, R Vaishali Ends Up 14th
3 years ago

World Blitz Chess: Koneru Humpy Takes 5th Spot, R Vaishali Ends Up 14th

News 18  

India’s top player Koneru Humpy finished fifth in the women’s event of the FIDE World Blitz championship while her compatriot R Vaishali, who was in second spot after nine rounds, slipped to 14th here. In the open section, Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi was the best Indian performer, taking 18th place with 13 points, while Nihal Sarin, who also scored 13 points, …

World Blitz Chess: Humpy takes fifth spot
3 years ago

World Blitz Chess: Humpy takes fifth spot

The Hindu  

India’s K. Humpy finished fifth in the women’s event of the FIDE World Blitz championship while R. Vaishali slipped to 14th. In the open section, Vidit Gujrathi was the best Indian performer, taking 18th place with 13 points, while Nihal Sarin, who also scored 13 points, finished 19th. Harikrishna takes 84th spot All other Indians in the Open event finished …

World Rapid Chess: Defending Champion Koneru Humpy in Joint Second Spot
3 years ago

World Rapid Chess: Defending Champion Koneru Humpy in Joint Second Spot

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Defending champion Koneru Humpy bounced back in style after a slow start, posting three wins and a draw to jump to joint second spot with six points in the women’s section of the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 here. Young WGM R Vaishali is the next best Indian in the 12th spot with 5.5 points, while Padmini Rout is …

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