News for 'Grandmaster P Harikrishna'

Harikrishna scores crucial victory

Harikrishna scores crucial victory

Rediff.com28 Jul 2007

The grandmaster scored significant win over Sergei Tiviakov in the eighth round of the Montreal International chess tournament.

Harikrishna in sole lead

Harikrishna in sole lead

Rediff.com31 Jul 2006

He registered a smashing victory over defending champion Almasi of Hungary in the third round.

Harikrishna held by Marin

Harikrishna held by Marin

Rediff.com4 Jan 2008

Grandmaster P Harikrishna took unwarranted risks but finally drew with Romanian GM Mihail Marin in the sixth round of the 50th Reggio Emilia International Chess tournament in Italy. With three draws, two wins and a loss against Zoltan Almasi of Hungary, Harikrishna took his tally to 3.5 points out of a possible six and remained in joint second spot.

Indian GM Harikrishna wins Chess960 at Biel Festival

Indian GM Harikrishna wins Chess960 at Biel Festival

Rediff.com19 Jul 2020

Harikrishna started with a draw against England's Michael Adams and posted wins over Alexander Donchenko and Noel Studer of Switzerland in the second and third rounds respectively.

Harikrishna loses to Xiangzhi

Harikrishna loses to Xiangzhi

Rediff.com20 Oct 2007

Indian Grandmaster Pendalya Harikrishna suffered a double jolt at the hands of leader B U Xiangzhi of China on the fourth day of the Bilbao Blindfold World Cup of Chess in Spain.

Harikrishna loses to Eljanov

Harikrishna loses to Eljanov

Rediff.com24 Jul 2007

The fourth round defeat saw the Indian Grandmaster surrender joint-lead in the Montreal International Chess tournament.

Harikrishna draws with Timman

Harikrishna draws with Timman

Rediff.com24 Dec 2005

P Harikrishna started his campaign with a draw against Jan Timman of Holland in the first round of the Ciudad de Pamplona International chess tournament.

Harikrishna emerges sole leader

Harikrishna emerges sole leader

Rediff.com26 Oct 2005

Harikrishna outwitted top seed Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov of the Netherlands in the third round of the Crown Group of Essent International chess tournament.

Harikrishna outwits Canadian GM

Harikrishna outwits Canadian GM

Rediff.com25 Jul 2007

The victory put the Indian Grandmaster back in joint-lead in the Montreal chess tournament.

Tata Steel Chess: Gukesh crushes Dutch GM to maintain lead

Tata Steel Chess: Gukesh crushes Dutch GM to maintain lead

Rediff.com30 Jan 2025

D Gukesh defeated Dutch Grandmaster Max Warmerdam to stay in sole lead on 7.5 points at the end of the 10th round of Tata Steel Chess tournament

Harikrishna under-20 World rapid chess champ

Harikrishna under-20 World rapid chess champ

Rediff.com17 Aug 2006

The Indian Grandmaster beat Akrdij Naditischin of Germany in the under-20 Chess 960 to claim the crown.

Tata Steel Chess: Praggnanandhaa wins; Gukesh, Erigaisi draw

Tata Steel Chess: Praggnanandhaa wins; Gukesh, Erigaisi draw

Rediff.com20 Jan 2025

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeated compatriot Pentala Harikrishna, while Arjun Erigaisi settled for a draw in the second round of 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament.

Harikrishna maintains fifth spot

Harikrishna maintains fifth spot

Rediff.com7 Apr 2005

The Indian had to battle for a draw against world's youngest ever Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin.

Harikrishna loses to Gelfand

Harikrishna loses to Gelfand

Rediff.com8 Feb 2005

The defeat saw the Indian slip to joint-third in the Bermuda Invitational chess tournament.

Chess World Cup: Gujrathi, Harikrishna close in on Rd 4

Chess World Cup: Gujrathi, Harikrishna close in on Rd 4

Rediff.com18 Jul 2021

Indian Grandmasters Vidit Gujrathi, Pentala Harikrishna and teen prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa took a big step towards a spot in the fourth round of FIDE Chess World Cup in Sochi

Harikrishna moves into lead

Harikrishna moves into lead

Rediff.com25 Dec 2005

He scored a thumping victory over Aguado in the second round of the 15th Ciudad De Pamplona International Chess tournament.

Sports Shorts: Harikrishna stuns Carlsen before four losses

Sports Shorts: Harikrishna stuns Carlsen before four losses

Rediff.com19 Sep 2020

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Harikrishna in sole lead

Harikrishna in sole lead

Rediff.com16 Oct 2003

The Tisco GM beat compatriot Pendyala Harikrishna in the sixth round of the Tata International Chess tournament.

Harikrishna well-placed after sixth win

Harikrishna well-placed after sixth win

Rediff.com15 Jul 2005

After drawing with Wang Yue of China, India's world junior champ beat Tigran Petrosian of Armenia to keep the lead in the Sanjin Hotel Cup Grandmasters tournament.

Harikrishna extends lead with fifth win

Harikrishna extends lead with fifth win

Rediff.com14 Jul 2005

The World junior champion beat GM Wang Hao to stretch his lead by 1.5 points at the end of the 5th round in the Sanjin Hotel Cup Grandmasters tournament.

Harikrishna finishes joint second

Harikrishna finishes joint second

Rediff.com25 Aug 2004

The Indian Grandmaster beat Evegeny Gleizerov in the ninth and final round in the Masters section of Abu Dhabi Chess Festival.

Ghate draws with Harikrishna

Ghate draws with Harikrishna

Rediff.com24 Jul 2003

The half point at the British chess championship boosted Ghate's changes of a Woman Grandmaster norm.

Harikrishna scores easy win

Harikrishna scores easy win

Rediff.com23 Jul 2003

The Indian GM beat IM Enamul Hossian of Bangladesh for his second win in the Brtish Open chess.

Harikrishna finishes at the bottom

Harikrishna finishes at the bottom

Rediff.com22 Oct 2007

Bu Xiangzhi of China asserted his supremacy, winning the Bilbao Chess Blindfold World Cup, which concluded in Bilbao, Spain, on Sunday.

Harikrishna loses to Judit Polgar

Harikrishna loses to Judit Polgar

Rediff.com19 Oct 2007

The defeat saw the Indian Grandmaster slip to fifth place in the Blindfold World Cup chess tournament.

Chess Olympiad 2024: Gukesh stars as India outwit Iceland

Chess Olympiad 2024: Gukesh stars as India outwit Iceland

Rediff.com13 Sep 2024

The Indian men's team got off to another 3-0 start, led by Dommaraju Gukesh's triumph over H Stefansson of Iceland, in the second round.

Sasikiran, Harikrishna share lead

Sasikiran, Harikrishna share lead

Rediff.com20 Jan 2003

The two Grandmasters have 3.5 points each after four rounds in the National 'A' men's chess championship.

Harikrishna shocks Topalov

Harikrishna shocks Topalov

Rediff.com18 Oct 2007

The Indian ace thrashed former World champion Veselin Topalov 1.5-0.5 to jump to joint second place after the fourth round at the Blindfold Chess World Cup.

Harikrishna shocks Nisipeanu

Harikrishna shocks Nisipeanu

Rediff.com9 Sep 2004

The Indian ace beat the tournament leader and top seed to move within striking distance of the title in the Category-16 Super Grandmaster tournament.

Harikrishna slips to seventh spot

Harikrishna slips to seventh spot

Rediff.com5 Apr 2005

P Harikrishna suffered an unexpected defeat against Ruben Felgaer and slipped from his overnight joint second spot

Harikrishna shares title with Gelfand

Harikrishna shares title with Gelfand

Rediff.com10 Feb 2005

The Indian world junior champion emerged joint-winner in the International invitational tournament in Bermuda.

Harikrishna closes gap with leader

Harikrishna closes gap with leader

Rediff.com9 Feb 2005

The Indian ace beat GM Lenier Dominguez of Cuba in the penultimate round of the Bermuda invitational chess tournament to move to second place.

Harikrishna storms into third round

Harikrishna storms into third round

Rediff.com3 Dec 2005

The former World Junior champion beat Giovanni Vescovi of Brazil at the World Chess Cup.

Harikrishna wins title in China

Harikrishna wins title in China

Rediff.com21 Jul 2005

The Indian scored 8.5 points in all with 7 victories against Alexander Motylev, who finished second with 7.5 points

Harikrishna settles for a draw

Harikrishna settles for a draw

Rediff.com26 Dec 2005

P Harikrishna drew with Bulgarian GM Ivan Cheparinov to remain in joint lead after third round

Harikrishna shoots into joint lead

Harikrishna shoots into joint lead

Rediff.com18 Dec 2003

Grandmasters S S Ganguly and Sandipan Chanda share the lead with the top seed at the end of the 21st round in the National 'A' chess championship.

Harikrishna finishes sixth

Harikrishna finishes sixth

Rediff.com10 Apr 2005

The world junior champion finished sixth following a draw with Lenier Dominguez of Cuba in the ninth and final round of the Dos Hermanas International Chess tournament.

Harikrishna held, but stays ahead

Harikrishna held, but stays ahead

Rediff.com26 Nov 2004

16-year old Deep Sengupta shocked third seed Russian GM Evgeny Alekseev to move to second place with 7.5 points.

Harikrishna in must-win situation

Harikrishna in must-win situation

Rediff.com17 Sep 2005

He was beaten by Andrei Volokitin in the first game of the two-game semi-final on Saturday.

Erigaisi downs top-seed; Gukesh holds onto lead

Erigaisi downs top-seed; Gukesh holds onto lead

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

India's Arjun Erigaisi defeated top-seed Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran with black pieces in the sixth round of the Chennai Grandmasters Chess Championship in Chennai on Wednesday to move into joint second spot in the standings.