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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 …

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 …

Second seed Nihal Sarin heads the four-player Indian brigade, including third seed R. Praggnanadhaa, sixth seed D. Gukesh and eighth seed Leon Mendonca, in the first leg of the $100,000 Julius Baer Challengers Online Chess Tour beginning on Thursday. These players are divided into two teams - Team Kramnik and Team Polgar. Nihal and Gukesh are part of Team Polgar …

Young Indian Grandmaster Leon Mendonca emerges victorious in second Kumania GM chess tournament

Chennai: Young Indian Grandmaster Leon Luke Mendonca emerged victorious in the 2nd Kumania GM chess tournament in Kisjszlls, Hungary, with a score of 6.5 points from nine rounds. The 15-year-old Goa player, who became India’s 67th Grandmaster in December last, remained unbeaten and finished with four wins and five draws in the tournament which concluded on Thursday. “Feeling happy to …

Young Indian GM Leon Mendonca wins 2nd Kumania GM tournament in Hungary

Young Indian Grandmaster Leon Luke Mendonca emerged victorious in the 2nd Kumania GM chess tournament in Kisújszállás, Hungary, with a score of 6.5 points from nine rounds. The 15-year-old Goa player, who became India's 67th Grandmaster in December last, remained unbeaten and finished with four wins and five draws in the tournament, which concluded on Thursday. "Feeling happy to retain …

Goa's 14-year-old Leon Mendonca becomes India's 67th Grandmaster

The Goa youngster had taken part in a camp organised by Microsense in Chennai late in 2019 when former world champions Vladimir Kramnik and Boris Gelfand trained a number of Indian players. Chennai: Goa’s 14-year-old Leon Mendonca has become India’s 67th chess Grandmaster by winning the third and final norm at a tournament in Italy. The player achieved his first …

Goa's 14-year-old Leon Mendonca becomes India's 67th Grandmaster - Chess News - Sportstar

Goa's 14-year-old Leon Mendonca has become India's 67th chess Grandmaster by winning the third and final norm at a tournament in Italy. The player achieved his first GM norm at the Rigo Chess GM Round Robin in October while the second came at the 1st Saturday event in Budapest in November and the final one at the Vergani Cup in …

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Indian chess player Leon Mendonca wins tournament in Hungary - Sportstar

Young Indian International Master Leon Luke Mendonca earned his maiden Grandmaster norm after winning the title in Rigochess International Festival tournament in Hungary. The 14-year old Mendonca won six games, drew two and lost one to emerge winner in the 10-player field which included three GMs and was played over the board. He drew his third round match and then …

Skalicky chess festival: Indian IM Leon Mendonca wins title

Young Indian IM Leon Luke Mendonca emerged victorious in the Skalicky chess festival in Slovakia, with 7.5 points from nine rounds in the tournament. READ: Indian IM Mendonca bags Balaton Chess Festival title The 14-year-old Mendonca drew his last round game against Matyas Marek to pip Jan Vykouk for the title by a half a point. Mendonca had claimed second …

Coronavirus: IM Leon Mendonca stuck in Hungary with father

With his father and some books for company at an apartment in Budapest, 14-year-old Indian chess player Leon Mendonca is not exactly feeling stuck even though he has been away from home for almost a month because of the coronavirus-forced travel restrictions. We were denied boarding as the Qatar Airlines crew said that they would be forced to fly us …