News for 'International Chess'

India bag record 111 medals at Para Asian Games

India bag record 111 medals at Para Asian Games

Rediff.com28 Oct 2023

With 29 gold, 31 silver and 51 bronze in their kitty, the Indian para athletes won four medals more than the record tally of 107 won by the able-bodied athletes in the Hangzhou Asian Games, held from September 23 to October 8.

7-yr-old Mumbai girl wins bronze at junior chess meet in UK

7-yr-old Mumbai girl wins bronze at junior chess meet in UK

Rediff.com20 Jun 2017

Ahana, a second grade student of the Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Mumbai, managed to finish in third position in the tournament last weekend.

Harikrishna crushes Carlsen

Harikrishna crushes Carlsen

Rediff.com15 Sep 2005

P Harikrishna scored a thumping victory over wonder-kid Magnus Carlsen in the first game of the Lausanne Young Masters

No entry for Indians in British chess championship

No entry for Indians in British chess championship

Rediff.com28 Jul 2003

The organisers have decided to restrict participation to English and Irish players.

Negi's title hopes suffer a dent after defeat against Howell

Negi's title hopes suffer a dent after defeat against Howell

Rediff.com15 Jul 2012

Parimarjan Negi's title aspirations suffered a big setback as he lost the eighth and penultimate round of the Leiden International Chess tournament to David Howell of England.

Indians have it easy

Indians have it easy

Rediff.com21 Apr 2004

Krishnan Sasikiran, P Harikrishna and Surya Shekhar Ganguly won their second round ties to lead the fray along with 21 others in the Dubai International Chess championship.

Humpy draws with Velicka

Humpy draws with Velicka

Rediff.com13 Jul 2007

Despite splitting the point the Indian ace shares the lead with the Czech Grandmaster.

What's Chahal Up To?

What's Chahal Up To?

Rediff.com5 Jul 2022

He will next be seen in action in the first T20 International against England, in Southampton on Thursday, July 7.

Mary Ann Gomes wins maiden National chess crown

Mary Ann Gomes wins maiden National chess crown

Rediff.com9 Nov 2011

Woman Grandmaster Mary Ann Gomes won her maiden national title after drawing her final round game against WGM Kiran Manisha Mohanty, in the Velammal 38th National Women's Premier Chess Championship, which concluded in Chennai on Wednesday.

Anand draws with Carlsen, drops to joint-sixth

Anand draws with Carlsen, drops to joint-sixth

Rediff.com24 Nov 2011

World champion Viswanathan Anand's hunt for an elusive victory continued as he played out another draw with Magnus Carlsen of Norway to slip to joint-sixth after the seventh round in the Tal Memorial international chess tournament in Moscow.

Humpy held again, but keeps joint lead

Humpy held again, but keeps joint lead

Rediff.com14 Jul 2007

Koneru Humpy was held to a third successive draw in the Kaupthing Open International Chess Tournament in Luxembourg.

Pakistan SIT in Pathankot: A game of chess

Pakistan SIT in Pathankot: A game of chess

Rediff.com16 Jan 2016

'In this Spy versus Soldier game,' says Rajeev Sharma, 'the two sides will size up each other like never before.'

Negi crushes Socko to be joint leader

Negi crushes Socko to be joint leader

Rediff.com13 Jul 2012

Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi rose to the occasion and put it across Bartosz Socko of Poland to jump to joint lead after the sixth round of the Leiden International chess tournament in The Netherlands.

Chess: Anand finishes ninth in St. Louis Rapid

Chess: Anand finishes ninth in St. Louis Rapid

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

Nihal Sarin closes in on final Grandmaster norm

Tal memorial: Anand draws with Aronian

Tal memorial: Anand draws with Aronian

Rediff.com20 Nov 2011

World Champion Viswanthan Anand had to find some brilliant resources but in the end the Indian ace found them all to hold nemesis Levon Aronian of Armenia in the fourth round of Tal memorial international chess tournament in Moscow.

Two Indians in joint lead at Chennai Open chess

Two Indians in joint lead at Chennai Open chess

Rediff.com19 Jan 2013

Grandmasters M R Lalith Babu and Henrik Teske of Germany played out a hard-fought draw between them to maintain their lead at the end of the seventh round of the 5th Chennai Open International Grandmasters chess tournament in Chennai on Saturday.

Satyapragyan shocks Georgian GM

Satyapragyan shocks Georgian GM

Rediff.com24 Apr 2004

The Indian scored a sensational victory over Grandmaster Zurab Sturua of Georgia in the fifth round of the Dubai International Chess Championship.

Ganguly crushes Volokitin

Ganguly crushes Volokitin

Rediff.com15 Feb 2007

Dronavalli Harika and S Vijayalakshmi also tasted success, beating Grandmaster Tigran Petrosian and GM Denis Khismatullin respectively in the Aeroflot International Chess tournament.

Eesha, Adhiban get IM norms

Eesha, Adhiban get IM norms

Rediff.com1 May 2007

Woman Grandmaster Eesha Karavade completed her third and final International Master norm after settling for a quick draw with IM Al Sayed Mohamad of Qatar in the ninth and final round of the Dubai International chess championship.

Anand beats 39 chess wizards amid nationality row

Anand beats 39 chess wizards amid nationality row

Rediff.com24 Aug 2010

Unfazed by the controversy surrounding his nationality, world champion Vishwanathan Anand on Tuesday defeated 39 opponents in a game of simultaneous chess in the International Congress of Mathematicians in Hyderabad.

Kruttika wins Jr. Nat. girls' chess

Kruttika wins Jr. Nat. girls' chess

Rediff.com18 May 2004

The Maharashtra girl won the title on a better progressive score after a three-way tie with Tania Sachdev and defending champion N Raghavi.

Norway Chess: Anand draws with Nakamura, stays joint third

Norway Chess: Anand draws with Nakamura, stays joint third

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as black against American Hikaru Nakamura to remained in joint third position after the end of the fifth round of Norway Chess 2015, a part of the Grand Chess Tour.

Chess Olympiad: Indian women win; men held by Argentina

Chess Olympiad: Indian women win; men held by Argentina

Rediff.com5 Sep 2012

International Master Tania Sachdev registered her sixth victory in seven games as the Indian women's team cruised to a 3-1 victory over lower-ranked Estonia to take the joint-fourth spot after the seventh round in the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul.

Tal Memorial: Anand draws with Kramnik

Tal Memorial: Anand draws with Kramnik

Rediff.com21 Nov 2011

World champion Viswanathan Anand played out another insipid draw with former challenger Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the fifth round of the Tal Memorial International chess tournament in Moscow. With his fifth draw on the trot, Anand has a 50 per cent score in the strongest tournament of the year and is placed joint-fifth.

Ganguly takes Motylev in his stride

Ganguly takes Motylev in his stride

Rediff.com16 Feb 2007

The Indian randmaster beat the former Russian champion in the second round of the Aeroflot International chess tournament.

Areshchenko wins title, Humpy second

Areshchenko wins title, Humpy second

Rediff.com9 May 2009

Ukraine's Alexander Areshchenko clinched the Mayor's Cup International Chess title on Sunday after winning the tie-break with three others, including Indian Grand Masters Koneru Humpy and Magesh Chandran, after the quartet finished level on points.

World Jr chess: Tania in joint lead

World Jr chess: Tania in joint lead

Rediff.com9 Oct 2006

Grandmaster Tania Sachdev beat Bianca Muhren of Holland to jump into the joint lead at the World Junior Girls chess championship.

Ganguly, Gokhale leap into joint lead

Ganguly, Gokhale leap into joint lead

Rediff.com17 Mar 2004

The duo joined overnight leaders Pavel Kotsur, Saidali Iuldachev and Serik Temirbaev at the top after the penultimate round in the Parsvanath chess tournament.

Kotsur, Iuldachev maintain joint lead

Kotsur, Iuldachev maintain joint lead

Rediff.com14 Mar 2004

They remained in joint lead with 6.5 points each after the seventh round of the Parsvanath International Chess tournament.

Humpy strikes back in Dubai

Humpy strikes back in Dubai

Rediff.com28 Apr 2007

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy got back into the reckoning after defeating International Master Sergey Kayumov of Uzbekistan in the sixth round of the Dubai International Chess championship in Dubai on Saturday.

Three Indians in lead at Dubai Open chess

Three Indians in lead at Dubai Open chess

Rediff.com25 Apr 2006

Lalith Babu, R B Ramesh and S P Sethuraman are among 23 players who share the lead after the first two rounds in the Dubai Open chess championship.

Mary Ann Gomes wins Asian chess crown

Mary Ann Gomes wins Asian chess crown

Rediff.com14 Nov 2006

The 17-year-old lass won the gold medal in the Asian Junior girls' chess championship and earned her second Woman Grandmaster norm.

B'day boy Sasikiran in command

B'day boy Sasikiran in command

Rediff.com7 Jan 2005

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran celebrated his birthday in style beating R R Laxman to take sole lead after seven rounds.

Negi goes down fighting

Negi goes down fighting

Rediff.com7 Jan 2006

Ukraine GM Valerij Neverov won the Hastings tournament after a quick draw with Merab Gagunashvili of Georgia.

Negi is youngest Indian GM-norm holder

Negi is youngest Indian GM-norm holder

Rediff.com6 Jan 2006

The 12-year-old drew with GM Yuriy Kuzubov of Ukraine in the ninth and penultimate round of the Masters section in the Hastings International Chess Congress.

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.

Abhijeet Gupta escapes with a draw

Abhijeet Gupta escapes with a draw

Rediff.com22 Aug 2005

Alexander Goloshchapov, Ashot Anastasian and Aleksej Aleksandrov share the lead in the Masters' section at the Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival.

'Performance in 2016 was steady, will look to build on'

'Performance in 2016 was steady, will look to build on'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

India chess ace Vishwanathan Anand said his performance in 2016 was steady and will look to build on it in the present year. "This year (2016) my performance in tournaments has been basically very steady. I have recovered almost all the points from the start of the year and I was plus one in St Louis, in Moscow, in London. Ialso won couple of rapid events. I have something to build on because plus one should not be the extent of it, but at-least that is satisfactory compared to last year," he told reporters.

Sasikiran loses in round two

Sasikiran loses in round two

Rediff.com20 Jun 2007

The Indian Grandmaster was beaten by GM Dmitry Jakovenko of Russia in the Aerosvit International Chess tournament.

Indians surrender lead

Indians surrender lead

Rediff.com22 Apr 2004

Krishnan Sasikiran, S S Ganguly and Pendyala Harikrishna drew their third round matches in the Dubai Chess Championship and dropped to second place.