Rangarajan leads field in chess meet
May 28th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Pondicherry, May 28 (IANS) Local star L. Rangarajan scalped top seed K. Gunasekaran to lead the field with 7.0 points after the seventh round of the third KACC International FIDE ... Read more...
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School students to be taught chess to sharpen minds
January 4th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Ruy Lopez, Sicilian Defence, Caro-Kann Defence, English Opening -- all these might become popular terms with school students across Tamil Nadu in a couple of years' ... Read more...
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Padmini shocks Tania to take lead in women’s national chess
November 3rd, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 3 (IANS) Woman Grandmaster Padmini Rout of Orissa moved into sole lead with an upset win over top seed and International Master Tania Sachdev (Air India) in the ... Read more...
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Four share lead in National Premier chess
October 30th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 30 (IANS) Woman Grandmasters Meenakshi Subburaman (IA), Nisha Mohota (PSPB) and Mary Ann Gomes (AAI), and Candidate Master Bhakti Kulkarni scored their second consecutive wins and moved into ... Read more...
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World junior chess: Koushik shocks Sjugirov
August 10th, 2011 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 9 (IANS) Girish A. Koushik defeated second seed Russian Sanan Sjugirov to record a hat-trick of wins against a Grandmaster in the seventh round of the SDAT-RAMCO 50th ... Read more...
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Caruana takes draw in final round to win AAI Chess title
July 2nd, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Fabiano Caruana took no chances and played a solid 30-move draw against Wesley So of the Philippines to take the title at the inaugural AAI ... Read more...
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Sasikiran beats Negi to grab third successive win at AAI Chess
June 26th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Krishnan Sasikiran scored a third successive win and in the process avenged his recent loss at the hands of Parimarjan Negi in the inaugural Airports ... Read more...
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Sasikaran, Negi make losing start at AAI Grandmasters meet
June 22nd, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The inaugural Airports Authority of India (AAI) Grandmaster Chess tournament got off to a rousing start, as all three games ended in a decisive manner ... Read more...
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Negi shares lead with two others in Commonwealth Chess
May 13th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Second seed and leader of Indian hopes Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi, his city-mate Grandmaster Sriram Jha and Russian Grandmaster Pavel Maletin share the lead with five and half ... Read more...
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Anand ends fourth, Abhijit second in Group C
February 1st, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands), Feb 1 (IANS) India's Viswanathan Anand ended the 72nd edition of the Corus Grandmasters tournament with yet another draw, his 11th in 13 rounds, but with two ... Read more...
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Negi wins Best Game prize in Corus fifth round
January 22nd, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands), Jan 22 (IANS) Viswanathan Anand was still looking for his first win in the 72nd Corus Grandmasters chess tournament here as he drew for the fifth round ... Read more...
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Anand held for third time; Abhijit, Hari win
January 19th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands), Jan 19 (IANS) Viswanathan Anand was held to his third straight draw in the third round of the Corus Grandmasters chess tournament.
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Anand, Negi begin with draws at Corus chess
January 17th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Wijk An Zee, Jan 17 (IANS) It was a modest opening for the Indian players as four of the five, including World champion Viswanathan Anand, drew their games while Pentala Harikrishna was ... Read more...
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Khosla upsets Kidambi in Kolkata Open Grandmaster chess
September 1st, 2009 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) Thirteen-year-old Shiven Khosla of India pulled off an upset win over Grandmaster Sundararajan Kidambi in the opening round of the fourth Kolkata Open Grandmaster chess tournament here Tuesday.
Khosla, ... Read more...
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Laxman downs Solodovnichenko to share lead in Gurgaon chess
January 27th, 2009 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 27 (IANS) International Master R.R. Laxman outwitted Ukrainian Grandmaster Yuri Solodovnichenko in the eighth round of the Gurgaon International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament at Suncity World School here Tuesday.Laxman now ... Read more...
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Abhijeet third, Harika fifth at Corus chess
January 25th, 2009 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Wijk Aan Zee (Netherlands), Jan 25 (IANS) World junior champion Abhijeet Gupta stormed past a higher rated David Howell to come within half a point of the leaders at the end of ... Read more...
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Kruttika inching close to National Women Chess title
December 25th, 2008 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Kruttika Nadig recorded a resounding victory against Asian Junior Champion Mary Ann Gomes in the eighth round of 35th Parsvnath National Women Chess Championship to move closer ... Read more...
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Humpy shocked in first game of World Championship chess semi-final
September 11th, 2008 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Nalchik (Russia), Sep 11 (IANS) Top seed GM Koneru Humpy of India was shocked in the first game of her semi-final against 14-year-old Hou Yifan of China on a day of upsets ... Read more...
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Anand agrees to sporting draw against time-troubled Ivanchuk
September 3rd, 2008 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bilbao (Spain), Sep 3 (IANS) India's Viswanathan Anand displayed sporting quality by agreeing to a draw, when a win on time was very much on hand for him in the first ... Read more...
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Anand to face Ivanchuk in Leon chess final
June 1st, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by admin
Leon, Spain, June 1 (IANS) World No.2 Vassily Ivanchuk will face world champion Viswanathan Anand of India in the final of the XXI Magistral Ciudad de Le Read more...
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Anand blitzes his way to Leon chess final
May 31st, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by admin
Leon (Spain), May 31 (IANS) World champion Viswanathan Anand blitzed his way past local star Francisco Vallejo Pons in the tie-breaker to secure his berth in the final of the Magistral Ciudad ... Read more...
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Anand loses to Aronian, falls to fourth place
March 24th, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by admin
Nice (France), March 24 (IANS) Lev Aronian stunned Viswanathan Anand in an entertaining blindfold game and then drew his rapid game against the Indian in the eighth round to keep clear of ... Read more...
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Anand draws, but stays in lead at Linares
March 5th, 2008 - 5:02 pm ICT by admin
Linares (Spain), March 5 (IANS) Viswanathan Anand maintained his pole position despite being unable to get anything more than a draw against Peter Leko in the 12th round of the Morelia-Linares Grandmasters ... Read more...
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Anand draws, in sole lead at Linares chess
March 1st, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by admin
Linares (Spain), March 1 (IANS) Viswanathan Anand has maintained his lead in the Morelia-Linares Grandmasters chess tournament with a fairly short but not a dull draw against Lev Aronian in the ninth ... Read more...
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Anand sole leader at end of Morelia-Linares chess first leg
February 25th, 2008 - 3:50 pm ICT by admin
Morelia (Mexico), Feb 25 (IANS) Viswanathan Anand's love affair with Mexico as a chess venue continued as he grabbed the top honours in the Morelia leg of the Morelia-Linares Grandmasters tournament. The ... Read more...
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