The Indian ace drew with Wang Yue of China in the fifth round to maintain a half point lead in the Marx Gyorgy Memorial international chess tournament.
Unable to break through the solid defenses of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, World Champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by the Azerbaijani in the second round of the Group 'A' of Corus International Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee.
The World junior champ drew with top seed Sokolov in the fifth and penultimate round of the Essent International Chess tournament.
World champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway, while P Harikrishna scored a smashing victory over Loek van Wely of Holland in the fifth round of the Tata Steel chess tournament Wijk Aan Zee.
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.
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.
International Master, renowned trainer and a mentor to many aspirants, Varugeese Koshy, has passed away. He was 66.
The Indian GM drew the second game of the semi-final against GM Andrei Volokitn of Ukraine to lose 0.5-1.5 in the Lausanne Young Masters International Chess tournament.
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Erigaisi posts 1st win in Chennai GM chess championship
Grandmaster SP Sethuraman had to defend with the skin of his teeth but the effort was rewarding as he held higher ranked compatriot P Harikrishna to a draw in the first game of the second round of World Cup of Chess in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The Indian world junior champion forged ahead after sole leader Giovanni Vescovi of Brazil was beaten in the fifth round in the Bermuda chess tournament.
P Harikrishna slipped to the second spot after settling for a draw with Dutch GM Sergei Tiviakov
P Harikrishna drew with Russian Alexander Rustemov in the seventh round at Dos Hermanas.
The Indian Grandmaster beat Evegeny Gleizerov in the ninth and final round in the Masters section of Abu Dhabi Chess Festival.
The Indian GM beat over compatriot WGM Nisha Mohota in the first round of the Masters' section in Abu Dhabi chess festival.
World champion Viswanathan Anand played his third draw on the trot while P Harikrishna and Parimarjan Negi scored victories in the fourth round of the Corus International Chess tournament.
The half point at the British chess championship boosted Ghate's changes of a Woman Grandmaster norm.
The Indian GM beat IM Enamul Hossian of Bangladesh for his second win in the Brtish Open chess.
Koneru Humpy's non-participation in the event has not hampered the team's chances much as Vaishali has jumped significantly in rankings and is a force to reckon with in the women's circle.
The two Grandmasters have 3.5 points each after four rounds in the National 'A' men's chess championship.
The Indian Grandmaster beat Akrdij Naditischin of Germany in the under-20 Chess 960 to claim the crown.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday.
Local star D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi played out a draw in the second round of the Chennai Grand Masters Chess Championship 2023 in Chennai on Saturday.
Highest rated Indian P Harikrishna crushed Max Illingworth of Australia to virtually book a second round berth in the World Chess Cup now underway in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The victory and a full point took Gukesh to 3.5 points and gave him a clear lead in the eight-man field.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
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A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
D GukeshGrandmaster R Vaishali and Vantika Agrawal put up impressive performances as Indian women defeated Georgia while World Championship challenger D Gukesh led the men to victory over China in the seventh round as both teams continued their unbeaten streak in 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest.
P Harikrishna drew with GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in the first game for the third place match
The Indian Grandmaster was held by former world junior champion Peter Acs of Hungary in the sixth round of the Marx Gyorgy Memorial chess tournament.
P Harikrishna opted for a quick draw with tournament leader Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan.
Indian Grandmaster P Harikrishna started his campaign by outclassing Eric De Haan of Holland in the first round of the Masters' section of Tradewise Gibraltar Chess festival at the Caleta in Gibraltar.
The Indian Grandmaster beat GM Safin Shukhrat of Uzbekistan in the third round of the Masters' section in the Abu Dhabi Chess Festival.
Kadir Guseimov of Azerbaijan kept the top spot in the boys' section in the World Jr chess championships.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.
'The Indian Open team was extremely well prepared and motivated to win the gold medal.' 'With two players in the world top 10 club, and four players with over 2,700 ELO points (GMs Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, all below 20) and Vidit Gujrathi and P Harikrishna, it was a solid team.'
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand continued to struggle in his first open tournament in 23 years as he suffered a shock defeat at the hands of French Grandmaster Adrien Demuth in the fifth round of the masters section of Gibraltar chess festival in Gibraltar on Sunday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
