News for 'International Chess'

Aarthie bags first IM norm

Aarthie bags first IM norm

Rediff.com16 Mar 2004

The woman Grandmaster achieved the norm after splitting points with Dinesh Kumar Sharma in the ninth round of the Parsvanath International Chess Championship.

Kunte moves to fourth place

Kunte moves to fourth place

Rediff.com5 Jan 2004

The Indian GM beat Alexander Cherniaev of Russia in the eighth and penultimate round in the Hastings Chess Congress.

Kunte moves up after draw

Kunte moves up after draw

Rediff.com3 Jan 2004

Grandmaster Vladimir Epishin emerged sole leader in the Hastings chess tournament.

Kunte holds top seed Epishin

Kunte holds top seed Epishin

Rediff.com31 Dec 2003

The Indian Grandmaster remains joint-seventh in the 10-player Hastings chess tournament.

Kunte suffers shock defeat

Kunte suffers shock defeat

Rediff.com29 Dec 2003

The Indian Grandmaster was beaten by GM Mark Hebden of England in the opening round of the Hastings International Chess Congress.\n\n

Harika gets off to winning start in Isle of Man

Harika gets off to winning start in Isle of Man

Rediff.com2 Oct 2016

Indian Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli started off her campaign in the Isle of Man International Chess Tournament on a winning note, comfortably beating Rocabado Fernando of Argentina in Douglas, Isle of Man.

Sareen upsets Ganguly

Sareen upsets Ganguly

Rediff.com5 Oct 2003

P Harikrishna and R B Ramesh share the lead in the Parsvnath international chess tournament.

Dubai chess: Indian trio in tied 2nd, Normunds leads

Dubai chess: Indian trio in tied 2nd, Normunds leads

Rediff.com22 Apr 2012

Defending champion Abhijeet Gupta squandered a winning position before settling for a draw against Grandmaster Evgenij Miroshnichenko of Ukraine to drop to the joint second spot after the end of the seventh round at the Dubai International Open chess tournament in Dubai on Sunday.

Shetty, Mishra stun GMs

Shetty, Mishra stun GMs

Rediff.com4 Oct 2003

: They joined three others in the lead in the Parsvnath International chess tournament.

Negi remains in joint lead

Negi remains in joint lead

Rediff.com2 Jan 2006

The 12-year-old Indian ace held Grandmaster Milos Pavlovic of Serbia to a draw in the fifth round of the Hastings International Chess Congress.

Ganguly back in reckoning

Ganguly back in reckoning

Rediff.com23 Aug 2005

The Indian ace scored his second straight victory in the Masters' section of 15th Abu Dhabi International Chess festival.

Harikrishna slips to tied-third place

Harikrishna slips to tied-third place

Rediff.com27 Jul 2007

The Indian Grandmaster split the point with Canada's Pascal Charbonneau in the seventh round of the eighth Montreal 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.

Sasikiran suffers second defeat

Sasikiran suffers second defeat

Rediff.com23 Jun 2007

The Indian Grandmaster lost to Russian Grandmaster Sergei Rublevsky in the fifth round of the Aerosvit International Chess tournament.

Humpy suffers second loss

Humpy suffers second loss

Rediff.com13 Mar 2004

Joint leaders Saidali Iuldachev of Uzbekistan and Pavel Kotsur of Kazakhstan split points in the sixth round of the Parsvanath International Chess tournament.

Ramesh in joint lead

Ramesh in joint lead

Rediff.com12 Mar 2004

The defending champion shares the lead with top seed Pavel Kotsur, Saidali Iuldachev and Nassir Wajih after the fourth round in the Parsvanath International Chess tournament.

Parimarjan Negi wins Nat. sub-junior chess

Parimarjan Negi wins Nat. sub-junior chess

Rediff.com26 May 2004

India's youngest IM clinched an all-important victory in the final round to claim the boys' title.

Carlsen arrives in Chennai for World Chess Championship

Carlsen arrives in Chennai for World Chess Championship

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

World No 1 and challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway arrived on Monday to a grand reception by FIDE and All India Chess Federation officials for the much-awaited November 9-28 World Chess Championship against Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand.

Kunte slips to fifth position

Kunte slips to fifth position

Rediff.com4 Jan 2004

The Indian Grandmaster was held to a draw by International Master Daniel Gormally of England in the seventh round of the 10-player Hastings chess tournament.

Mary Ann Gomes assured of Asian Junior chess title

Mary Ann Gomes assured of Asian Junior chess title

Rediff.com20 Dec 2007

Women's International Master Mary Ann Gomes assured herself of the girls' title in Asian Junior chess championship after a comfortable victory over Women's International Master N Kruthika with a round to spare on the eighth day of the tournament in Mumbai on Thursday.

Abhijeet Gupta thumps Swede Hillarp Persson

Abhijeet Gupta thumps Swede Hillarp Persson

Rediff.com24 Jan 2009

Grandmaster and World junior champion Abhijeet Gupta scored a thumping victory over tournament leader Tiger Hillarp Persson of Sweden in the sixth round of 'C' group in the Corus International chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. After beating one of the co-leaders, Manuel Bosboom, in the previous round, Abhijeet was a class act yet again as he outplayed Persson, who played white.

Anand stays in lead after ninth round

Anand stays in lead after ninth round

Rediff.com1 Mar 2008

Vishwanathan Anand split points with Levon Aronian to stay in lead after nine rounds at the Morelia-Linares International Chess tournament.

Anand crushes Shirov, extends lead

Anand crushes Shirov, extends lead

Rediff.com29 Feb 2008

The world champion beat Alexei Shirov of Spain in the eighth round of the Morelia-Linares International chess tournament to extend his lead at the top of the eight-player double round-robin tournament to a full point.

Harika, Rohit sight GM norms

Harika, Rohit sight GM norms

Rediff.com22 Feb 2007

Dronavalli Harika and G Rohit all but confirmed individual Grandmaster norms after commendable performances in the eighth and penultimate round in the Aerolfot chess tournament.

Anand draws, moves to third

Anand draws, moves to third

Rediff.com23 Jan 2008

The world champion played out a draw with Israeli Boris Gelfand to improve to joint third after the ninth round of the Corus International Chess tournament.

Anand beats Topalov, 'Short' drama in 'B' group

Anand beats Topalov, 'Short' drama in 'B' group

Rediff.com22 Jan 2008

World champion Viswanathan Anand displayed top form defeating former world champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the eight round of Corus International Chess tournament on Monday.

Anand held by Adams; Harikrishna, Negi win

Anand held by Adams; Harikrishna, Negi win

Rediff.com16 Jan 2008

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.

3 lead in Nat.' A' men's chess

3 lead in Nat.' A' men's chess

Rediff.com21 Jan 2003

Sasikiran, Harikrishna, and Dibyendu Barua share the lead with 4.5 points after six rounds.

Bharat Mata Ki Jai!

Bharat Mata Ki Jai!

Rediff.com8 Aug 2022

Army chief visits LoC. VP meets his successor. PM meets baddy legend. Kapil Dev breaks another record. CWG Champs come home...It's all about People, folks!

Sasi, Hari finish joint second

Sasi, Hari finish joint second

Rediff.com28 Apr 2004

World junior chess champion GM Shakhriyaz Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan clinched the Dubai Cup.

Humpy wins Cairns Cup title; rises to 2nd in rankings

Humpy wins Cairns Cup title; rises to 2nd in rankings

Rediff.com17 Feb 2020

World rapid champion Koneru Humpy claimed her second title in the last two months by emerging triumphant at the Cairns Cup chess tournament following a draw against compatriot Dronavalli Harika in the ninth and final round, in St Louis, United States. Humpy, who was crowned World champion in December, finished the tournament with six points. The icing on the cake was that Humpy will gain five ELO rating points (the basis for international rankings) and move to second place in the world rankings.

Harikrishna stuns Korchnoi

Harikrishna stuns Korchnoi

Rediff.com13 Aug 2007

The victory over the tournament leader gave the Indian sole lead after the 7th round in the Marx Gyorgy Memorial chess tournament.

Harikrishna beats Yifan for first win

Harikrishna beats Yifan for first win

Rediff.com10 Aug 2007

The Indian Grandmaster celebrated his Arjuna award in great style and moved to joint third after the fifth round in the Marx Gyorgy memorial International chess tournament in Paks, Hungary.

Harikrishna draws with Korchnoi

Harikrishna draws with Korchnoi

Rediff.com7 Aug 2007

The draw left the top seeded Indian at the bottom of the table after the second round in the Marx Gyorgy Memorial International Chess tournament.

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.

Ramesh jumps to second spot

Ramesh jumps to second spot

Rediff.com15 Mar 2004

GM Pavel Kotsur of Kazakhstan and Saidali Iuldachev of Uzbekistan maintained their joint lead after the eighth round of the Parsvanath International Chess tournament.

Sasikiran draws with Eljanov

Sasikiran draws with Eljanov

Rediff.com22 Jun 2007

The Indian Grandmaster moved to joint-fourth after the fourth round in the Aerosvit International Chess tournament.

Anand loses to Topalov

Anand loses to Topalov

Rediff.com19 May 2006

Viswanathan Anand now lies in second place with four points after the seventh round of Mtel Masters international chess tournament.

Sasikiran hangs on to joint 3rd place

Sasikiran hangs on to joint 3rd place

Rediff.com15 May 2007

The Indian ace played it save and drew with former European champion Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu in the third Mtel Masters Chess tournament.

Sasikaran slips to joint third

Sasikaran slips to joint third

Rediff.com14 May 2007

Former world champion Veselin Topalov handed Krishnan Sasikiran his first defeat of the tournament in Sofia.