Intense battles produced decisive results on the top three boards, involving five overnight leaders, left top seed and worthy champion Arjun Erigaisi leading an Indian sweep of the podium in the 19th Delhi International Open chess tournament here on Tuesday. Following a three-way tie at 8.5 points from 10 rounds, involving D. Gukesh and Harsha Bharathakoti, Arjun walked away with …
Harsha Bharathakoti stunned second seeded Russian Pavel Ponkratov to join National champion Arjun Erigaisi and runner-up D. Gukesh in the lead after an action packed eighth round of the Delhi International Open chess tournament on Sunday. Harsha needed 58 moves to stop Ponkratov and reach seven points after Arjun halted in-form Lalith in 28 moves. On a day when the …
With just two rounds remaining, the tournament is heading for an exciting finish as the three Indians are now leading the standings with seven points. New Delhi: Top seed Arjun Erigaisi, Harsha Bharathakoti and D Gukesh on Sunday emerged as joint leaders at the 19th edition of Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess tournament here. The eighth round witnessed fierce battles …
Mitrabha Guha and D. Gukesh — among the three lowest-rated Indian male players in the fray — produced impressive results to overtake several illustrious teammates on the second day of the World rapid chess championship at Warsaw on Monday. Among the Indians, Guha performed way over his rating of 2107 to shock Norwegian Aryan Tari, Kazakh Rinat Jumabayev and Russian …
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