Asian Chess: Negi leads after beating Kunte

Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi chalked out an easy victory over fellow Indian Abhijeet Kunte to maintain a clean slate after the second round of the Asian Individual Chess Championship in Mashhad,......

Asian chess: Easy for Negi, Sasikiran held

Second seed Krishnan Sasikiran was held to a draw by Oliver Barbosa of the Philippines in the first round of the ongoing Asian Individual Chess Championship in Mashhad, Iran.Fresh from his exploits......

Harika loses, drops to second

Dronavalli Harika suffered a setback in the eighth round and lost her lead in the girls' under-18 event of the World Youth Chess Championships in Batumi, Georgia.Harika lost the crucial encounter......