News for 'Harikrishna'

Harikrishna suffers defeat

Harikrishna suffers defeat

Rediff.com4 Feb 2004

The Indian GM lost to GM Nigel Short of England in the 8th round of the Gibtelecom Masters International Open Chess Congress.

Geneva FIDE GP: Harikrishna opens campaign with a win

Geneva FIDE GP: Harikrishna opens campaign with a win

Rediff.com7 Jul 2017

The Indian Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna started off his Geneva FIDE Grand Prix on an astounding note, defeating Russian GM Alexander Riazantsev in his opening round game in Geneva.

Harikrishna held, loses lead

Harikrishna held, loses lead

Rediff.com26 Jul 2007

The Indian Grandmaster slipped to second position in the Montreal International Chess tournament after drawing his sixth round game against Polish Grandmaster Kamil Miton.

Harikrishna stuns Aronian to climb to top spot in Geneva

Harikrishna stuns Aronian to climb to top spot in Geneva

Rediff.com13 Jul 2017

India's Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna dished out a stellar performance to beat world No. 4 Levon Aronian of Armenia in the sixth round to climb to top of the leaderboard at the Geneva FIDE Grand Prix chess tournament.

Harikrishna in the lead

Harikrishna in the lead

Rediff.com2 Jan 2008

Grandmaster P Harikrishna got the better of David Navara's defence and tamed the Czech to leapfrog to the lead after the fourth round of the 50th Reggio Emilia Chess tournament.

Harikrishna wins round two

Harikrishna wins round two

Rediff.com31 Dec 2007

After a rather indifferent show in the opening round, Grandmaster P Harikrishna bounced back in style defeating local star Michele Godena in the second round of the 50th edition of Reggio Emilia International Chess tournament on Monday.

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 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.

Harikrishna held by Berkes

Harikrishna held by Berkes

Rediff.com8 Aug 2007

P Harikrishna split points with Ferenc Berkes in the third round at the Marx Gyorgy Memorial chess.

Harikrishna settles for draw

Harikrishna settles for draw

Rediff.com28 Jun 2006

He settled for a draw against Ruslan Ponomariov in the 10th round of the Aerosvit International Grandmasters Chess tournament.

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 remains in the lead

Harikrishna remains in the lead

Rediff.com14 Aug 2007

The Indian chess ace drew with Ferenc Berkes to retain sole lead at the Marx Gyorgy Memorial Chess title.

Harikrishna suffers fourth defeat

Harikrishna suffers fourth defeat

Rediff.com27 Jun 2006

With two more rounds remaining, Harikrishna is lying low with paltry three points.

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.

Humpy's out? No problem! Women eye gold in Chess Olympiad

Humpy's out? No problem! Women eye gold in Chess Olympiad

Rediff.com10 Sep 2024

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.

Harikrishna shares Marx Gyrogy title

Harikrishna shares Marx Gyrogy title

Rediff.com16 Aug 2007

The Indian had to share the title with Peter Acs after being held to a draw by Csaba Balogh in the final round.

Anand excels, Harikrishna disappoints

Anand excels, Harikrishna disappoints

Rediff.com16 Aug 2006

Viswanathan Anand scored 31 wins and eight draws in a simultaneous exhibition, but Pendyala Harikrishna proved disappointed in the Chess Classic World Rapid championship.

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.

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.

Chess: International Master Varugeese Koshy passes away

Chess: International Master Varugeese Koshy passes away

Rediff.com9 May 2024

International Master, renowned trainer and a mentor to many aspirants, Varugeese Koshy, has passed away. He was 66.

Moscow chess: GM Harikrishna goes down fighting to Gelfland

Moscow chess: GM Harikrishna goes down fighting to Gelfland

Rediff.com19 May 2017

Coming into the day at the back of a splendid win and a day's rest, the World No. 16 Indian, playing with black pieces, could not maintain his momentum and despite giving a tough fight in a game that lasted for 52 moves, failed to avert his second loss of the campaign.

Harikrishna loses to Grischuk

Harikrishna loses to Grischuk

Rediff.com21 Jun 2006

P Harikrishna went down fighting against Alexander Grischuk in the fourth round of Aerosvit chess

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 continues to roll

Harikrishna continues to roll

Rediff.com13 Jul 2005

The world junior champion beat GM Zhang Zhong of China for his fourth straight victory in the Sanjin Hotel Cup Grandmasters' tournament.

Harikrishna goes down fighting to top seed in Shenzhen Masters

Harikrishna goes down fighting to top seed in Shenzhen Masters

Rediff.com25 Mar 2017

India's Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna put up a spirited fight against top seeded Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri but couldn't avert his first defeat in the Shenzhen Longgang Chess Grand Master tournament in Shenzhen, China on Saturday.

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 defeats women's world champion

Harikrishna defeats women's world champion

Rediff.com24 Oct 2005

The Indian world junior champion beat Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in the second round of the Crown group of Essent chess tournament.

Harikrishna moves into semis

Harikrishna moves into semis

Rediff.com16 Sep 2005

After winning the first game, India's World junior champion drew the second of the two-game mini match in Lausanne Young Masters International Chess tournament .

Gukesh takes Chennai Grand Masters title with win over compatriot Erigaisi

Gukesh takes Chennai Grand Masters title with win over compatriot Erigaisi

Rediff.com22 Dec 2023

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh won the Chennai Grand Masters Chess Championship title in Chennai on Thursday, edging out compatriot Arjun Erigaisi on the tie-break after they finished equal on points.

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 in tie-break

Harikrishna loses in tie-break

Rediff.com5 Dec 2005

The only Indian remaining in the World Cup Chess was beaten in the Round 3 tie-break.

Harikrishna in sole lead

Harikrishna in sole lead

Rediff.com27 Dec 2005

P Harikrishna jumped in to sole lead at Ciudad de Pamplona Chess tournament with a win over GM Laurent Fresinet

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.

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.

Harikrishna keeps sole lead

Harikrishna keeps sole lead

Rediff.com12 Jul 2005

The world junior champion beat Grandmaster Luke McShane of England for his third straight win in the Sanjin Hotel Cup Grandmasters tournament.

Harikrishna takes sole lead

Harikrishna takes sole lead

Rediff.com11 Jul 2005

P Harikrishna outplayed Woman Grandmaster Zhao Xue of China in the second round

Harikrishna finishes joint second

Harikrishna finishes joint second

Rediff.com26 Aug 2003

Grandmaster Gabriel Sargissian of Armenia won the Abu Dhabi Chess festival, finishing half a point ahead of four rivals.\n

Harikrishna closes in on title

Harikrishna closes in on title

Rediff.com19 Jul 2005

With his seventh win in nine games, Harikrishna retained his slender half a point lead over Alexander Motylev of Russia

Harikrishna, Barua in lead

Harikrishna, Barua in lead

Rediff.com15 Oct 2003

The Indians shared the lead with three other GMs at the end of the fourth round in the Tata Chess championship.

Chess Roundup: Harikrishna wins against Ian; Vaishali wins gold

Chess Roundup: Harikrishna wins against Ian; Vaishali wins gold

Rediff.com21 May 2017

Indian Grand Master Pentala Harikrishna beat Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in his eighth round tie in the Moscow FIDE Grand Prix in Moscow.