News for 'International Chess'

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.

Harikrishna keeps lead after another draw

Harikrishna keeps lead after another draw

Rediff.com2 Aug 2006

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.

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.

Kunte finishes fourth

Kunte finishes fourth

Rediff.com6 Jan 2004

Grandmasters Jonathan Rowson and Vasilios Kotronias tied for the first place in the Hastings chess tournament.

Kunte starts new year with dull draw

Kunte starts new year with dull draw

Rediff.com2 Jan 2004

The Indian Grandmaster drew with Ukraine's Kateryna Lahno and is placed fifth after the fifth round in the Hastings 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 back to winning ways

Harikrishna back to winning ways

Rediff.com6 Apr 2005

P Harikrishna outplayed Spanish hope Miguel Cordoba in the fifth round to climb two places at Dos Hermanas International Chess

Sasikiran loses to Topalov, finishes joint-second

Sasikiran loses to Topalov, finishes joint-second

Rediff.com21 May 2007

The Indian Grandmaster shared the second place in the Mtel chess tournament with Gata Kamsky, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu.

Kamsky stuns Anand

Kamsky stuns Anand

Rediff.com14 May 2006

Viswanathan Anand suffered a shocking defeat in the third round of the Mtel Masters international chess tournament.

Anand held by Shirov

Anand held by Shirov

Rediff.com27 Jan 2007

Top seed Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria lost to Russian Peter Svidler to liven things up in the 'A' group of the Corus International Chess tournament.

Negi loses, slips to 9th place

Negi loses, slips to 9th place

Rediff.com3 Jan 2006

Parimarjan Negi was beaten by second seed Valerij Neverov of Ukraine in the sixth round of the Masters section of Hastings International Chess Congress.

Tough outings ahead for Anand

Tough outings ahead for Anand

Rediff.com18 Jan 2007

The Indian ace takes on Russian Grandmaster Peter Svidler in fifth round of the Corus International chess tournament.

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

Sasikiran finishes second at Biel

Sasikiran finishes second at Biel

Rediff.com29 Jul 2004

Top seed Alexander Morozevich of Russia made sure of retaining the title with a round to spare in the Biel chess festival.

Sasikiran, Morozevich share lead

Sasikiran, Morozevich share lead

Rediff.com26 Jul 2004

Indian GM Sasikiran beat Yannick Pelletier to go to the top after the sixth round in the Biel International chess festival.

Sasikiran maintains second position

Sasikiran maintains second position

Rediff.com24 Jul 2004

GM Alexander Morozevich of Russia, with 3.5 points from first five games, leads after the fifth round of the Grandmaster section in the Biel International Chess Festival.

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 .

Harikrishna draws again, keeps lead

Harikrishna draws again, keeps lead

Rediff.com4 Aug 2006

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.

S S Ganguly suffers shock defeat

S S Ganguly suffers shock defeat

Rediff.com11 Mar 2004

The national champion was beaten by Somya Ranjan Mishra in the second round of the Parsvnath International Chess tournament.\n\n

Karavade is India's 8th WGM

Karavade is India's 8th WGM

Rediff.com13 Apr 2005

The 17-year old Indian got the title in the Dubai chess tournament, which was won by Wang Hao of China.

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 settles for draw

Harikrishna settles for draw

Rediff.com8 Apr 2005

P Harikrishna drew with Russian Alexander Rustemov in the seventh round at Dos Hermanas.

Kunte beats Nielsen

Kunte beats Nielsen

Rediff.com1 Jan 2004

The Indian Grandmaster's first victory took him to joint-fifth in the 10-player Hastings chess tournament.

Humpy suffers another defeat

Humpy suffers another defeat

Rediff.com6 Oct 2003

Pendyala Harikrishna and R B Ramesh played a quick draw to remain in joint lead in the Parsvnath international chess tournament.

Anand draws again, remains on second spot

Anand draws again, remains on second spot

Rediff.com28 Jan 2006

Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Sergei Tiviakov in the 11th round.

Harikrishna slips to second

Harikrishna slips to second

Rediff.com29 Dec 2005

P Harikrishna slipped to the second spot after settling for a draw with Dutch GM Sergei Tiviakov

Sasikiran extends lead

Sasikiran extends lead

Rediff.com9 Jul 2003

The second seeded GM beat Lenier Dominiguez of Cuba in his fifth round match in the 18th North Sea Cup.

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.

Sasikiran holds Morozevich to a draw

Sasikiran holds Morozevich to a draw

Rediff.com22 Jul 2004

The Indian Grandmaster posed a serious threat but the top seed held on for a draw and maintained his slender half point lead.

Harikrishna bows out in semi-final

Harikrishna bows out in semi-final

Rediff.com18 Sep 2005

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.

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.

Indians back to winning ways

Indians back to winning ways

Rediff.com23 Apr 2004

Krishnan Sasikiran, P Harikrishna and Surya Shekhar Ganguly won their fourth round games to remain in joint second position at the Dubai International Chess Championship.

Kunte draws second game

Kunte draws second game

Rediff.com30 Dec 2003

The Indian Grandmaster drew with GM Jonathan Rowson of Scotland in the second round of the Hastings International Chess Congress.

Ramesh assured of the final GM norm

Ramesh assured of the final GM norm

Rediff.com8 Oct 2003

The Chennai-based player will get his final norm on Thursday when he plays GM Jonathan Rowson, irrespective of the result.

Ramesh, Fominyh in joint lead

Ramesh, Fominyh in joint lead

Rediff.com7 Oct 2003

The duo are a half point ahead of a pack of four after the eighth round in the Parsvnath chess tournament.

Humpy loses in second round

Humpy loses in second round

Rediff.com3 Oct 2003

The Asian women's champion was beaten by C Praveen Kumar in the Parsvnath International chess tournament.

Sasikiran takes sole lead

Sasikiran takes sole lead

Rediff.com10 Jul 2003

The Indian GM beat Lars Schandorff in the sixth round of the North Sea Cup.

Sasikiran in joint lead

Sasikiran in joint lead

Rediff.com8 Jul 2003

The Indian GM scored a tactical victory over GM Bruzon Lazaro of Cuba in the fourth round of the 18th North Sea Cup.

Gupta cruises to Commonwealth Chess Championship title

Gupta cruises to Commonwealth Chess Championship title

Rediff.com30 Jun 2015

Grandmaster and former World junior champion Abhijeet Gupta won the Commonwealth Chess Championship after settling for a quick draw with Arghyadip Das in the ninth and final round in New Delhi, on Tuesday.