News for 'Pavel Eljanov'

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.

Eljanov shoots into sole lead

Eljanov shoots into sole lead

Rediff.com26 Apr 2004

Indian GM Krishnan Sasikiran slipped to joint second after drawing with GM Artashes Minasian of Armenia in the seventh round of the Dubai International Chess Championship.

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.

Gukesh outguns Sjugirov, jumps to top of the table

Gukesh outguns Sjugirov, jumps to top of the table

Rediff.com19 Dec 2023

The victory and a full point took Gukesh to 3.5 points and gave him a clear lead in the eight-man field.

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.

Chennai GM Chess: Gukesh scores maiden win; joins Harikrishna at top

Chennai GM Chess: Gukesh scores maiden win; joins Harikrishna at top

Rediff.com18 Dec 2023

D Gukesh put it across Serbia's Alexandr Predke in the fourth round for his first win in the Chennai Grand Masters chess

Erigaisi wins; Gukesh draws in Chennai GM Chess C'ship

Erigaisi wins; Gukesh draws in Chennai GM Chess C'ship

Rediff.com17 Dec 2023

Erigaisi posts 1st win in Chennai GM chess championship

Chennai GM chess C'ship: Gukesh, Erigaisi play out a draw

Chennai GM chess C'ship: Gukesh, Erigaisi play out a draw

Rediff.com16 Dec 2023

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.

13-year-old Praggnanandhaa stuns Eljanov at Isle of Men chess

13-year-old Praggnanandhaa stuns Eljanov at Isle of Men chess

Rediff.com23 Oct 2018

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is just 13 years old but the boy is already going places and this was his second win against a 2700 Grandmaster.

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.

Praggnanandhaa reigns supreme in Super GM tournament

Praggnanandhaa reigns supreme in Super GM tournament

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

Indian GM Praggnanandhaa wins Super GM chess tourney in Hungary

Sasikiran misses out on a win

Sasikiran misses out on a win

Rediff.com27 Apr 2004

Draws ruled the roost in the 8th round as players were only willing to consolidate their position in the Dubai International Chess Championship.

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.

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.

Anand held again, Negi wins

Anand held again, Negi wins

Rediff.com15 Jan 2008

World Champion Viswanathan Anand played out a quick draw, while Parimarjan Negi scored his first victory in the third round of the Corus Grandmasters chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee.

Sasikiran holds Ivanchuk

Sasikiran holds Ivanchuk

Rediff.com21 Jun 2007

The draw kept the Indian Grandmaster in joint-fifth position after the third round in the Aerosvit International Chess tournament.

Tata Steel Chess: Anand draws with Vituigov, Caruana leads

Tata Steel Chess: Anand draws with Vituigov, Caruana leads

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

Anand played the Italian game with white pieces but could get little out of opening against Vituigov.

India go down to Ukraine

India go down to Ukraine

Rediff.com23 Oct 2004

The Indian men succumbed to their first defeat going down 1.5-2.5 to slip to joint sixth spot after the seventh round of the 36th Chess Olympiad.

Tata Steel chess: Anand draws with Kovalev; Caruana wins

Tata Steel chess: Anand draws with Kovalev; Caruana wins

Rediff.com26 Jan 2020

Fabiano Caruana of United States made sure of his maiden title after beating Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland.

Tata Steel Masters: Anand tricked by Caruana

Tata Steel Masters: Anand tricked by Caruana

Rediff.com20 Jan 2020

Alireza Firouzja remained in joint lead with Caruana on 5.5 points and these two are now ahead of Wesley So of United States and Jorden Van Foreest of Holland.

Tata Chess: Anand draws; Carlsen's hunt for victory continued

Tata Chess: Anand draws; Carlsen's hunt for victory continued

Rediff.com18 Jan 2020

Anand has been trying to play very complicated positions and the sixth round was no different.

Anand loses to So at Tata Steel Masters

Anand loses to So at Tata Steel Masters

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

The day produced four decisive games and it was again the youngsters who provided most of the entertainment.

Tata Steel Masters: Anand lets Carlsen off the hook

Tata Steel Masters: Anand lets Carlsen off the hook

Rediff.com19 Jan 2020

Anand, as white, had simply an extra pawn and this is where the tenacity of Carlsen came to fore.

Carlsen is World Rapid Champion, Vishy Anand finishes 25th!

Carlsen is World Rapid Champion, Vishy Anand finishes 25th!

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

Former World champion Viswanathan Anand ended the World Rapid Championship on a positive note, scoring four points out of five games on the final day, but the Indian ace could only finish 25th in the final standings.

World Cup chess: Sethuraman crashes out

World Cup chess: Sethuraman crashes out

Rediff.com19 Sep 2015

Indian Grandmaster S P Sethuraman crashed out of the World Cup of chess after a draw with Azerbaijani superstar Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the second game of the third round in Baku.

Chess World Cup: Vishy Anand, Gujrathi, Sethuraman advance

Chess World Cup: Vishy Anand, Gujrathi, Sethuraman advance

Rediff.com5 Sep 2017

Grandmaster and former Asian champion S P Sethuraman has knocked out former FIDE champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine in a big first round upset at the Chess World Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia.

World Cup chess: Sethuraman loses to Mamedyarov

World Cup chess: Sethuraman loses to Mamedyarov

Rediff.com18 Sep 2015

Indian Grandmaster S P Sethuraman went down to higher ranked Shakhriayar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in the first game of the third round of World Cup of Chess now underway in Baku.

Tata Steel Chess: Anand beats Firouzja, jumps to joint sixth

Tata Steel Chess: Anand beats Firouzja, jumps to joint sixth

Rediff.com25 Jan 2020

Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand gave a fine endgame lesson to young Alireza Firouzja, jumping to joint sixth position at the end of 11th round of Tata Steel Masters, in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands, on Saturday. With his second victory, Anand clawed his way back to a fifty percent score and will now hope to end the tournament on a high. At just 16 years, Firouzja is less than one third of Anand's age, and the Indian ace showed that the Iranian still has a lot to learn.

Tata Steel Masters: Anand signs peace with Giri

Tata Steel Masters: Anand signs peace with Giri

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

It was on move 21 that Giri thought he was out of trouble and proposed a draw.

Sethuraman holds Anand in Isle of Man

Sethuraman holds Anand in Isle of Man

Rediff.com27 Oct 2018

Both Anand and Sethuraman inched themselves up to five points out of a possible seven and shared the joint eighth spot after a rather dull day that witnessed several draws on the top tables.

Tata Steel Chess: Anand beats Xiong for his first victory

Tata Steel Chess: Anand beats Xiong for his first victory

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

Anand moved to joint sixth spot with 2.5 points on a day that saw Firouzja Alireza scoring a sensational victory over super-solid Anish Giri of Holland.

GM Carlsen sets record for longest unbeaten streak

GM Carlsen sets record for longest unbeaten streak

Rediff.com15 Jan 2020

Carlsen had previously indicated he would not consider the record truly broken until after two more games as he was not prepared to count two wins he had in the Norwegian league.

Adhiban bows out of chess World Cup

Adhiban bows out of chess World Cup

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

Grandmaster and former national champion B Adhiban was knocked out of the chess World Cup after losing his second game on the trot against higher-ranked Hikaru Nakamura of United States in the third round in Tromso, Norway.

Adhiban beats Adams to tie for third in Isle of Man

Adhiban beats Adams to tie for third in Isle of Man

Rediff.com29 Oct 2018

Grandmaster B Adhiban finished tied third at the Chess.com Isle of Man International tournament after beating the highly-regarded Michael Adams of England in the ninth and final round, in Isle of Man (UK) on Monday.