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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.

Harikrishna tightens his grip on title

Harikrishna tightens his grip on title

Rediff.com29 Oct 2005

The World junior champ drew with top seed Sokolov in the fifth and penultimate round of the Essent International Chess tournament.

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 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 settles for a draw

Harikrishna settles for a draw

Rediff.com19 Sep 2005

P Harikrishna drew with GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in the first game for the third place match

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.

Upsets galore in Tata chess

Upsets galore in Tata chess

Rediff.com15 Oct 2003

Unheralded Vinod Bhagwat beat British Open champion Abhijit Kunte in the third round.

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 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 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

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.

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 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

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.

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.

Eight-year-old Grover dazzles on the chessboard

Eight-year-old Grover dazzles on the chessboard

Rediff.com2 Oct 2003

Sahaj Grover beat an opponent rated more than 400 points above him 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 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 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

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.

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.

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

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.

Ramesh wins Parsvnath chess

Ramesh wins Parsvnath chess

Rediff.com10 Oct 2003

Ramesh tied with Alexander Fominyh and Marat Dzhumaev but was declared winner on the basis of better progressive score.

Four in race for chess title

Four in race for chess title

Rediff.com9 Oct 2003

Marat Dhzumaev of Uzbekistan, Pendyala Harikrishna, Alexander Fominyh of Russia and R B Ramesh share the lead in the Parsvnath international.

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.

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.

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.

Sasikiran draws but stays on top

Sasikiran draws but stays on top

Rediff.com11 Jul 2003

With two rounds left the Indian GM is level with GM Luke McShane of England in the North Sea Cup.

Sasikiran draws, stays in joint lead

Sasikiran draws, stays in joint lead

Rediff.com7 Jul 2003

The Indian GM drew with GM Michal Krasenkow of Poland in the third round of the North Sea Cup.

Isle of Man chess: Anand, Abhijeet take full points

Isle of Man chess: Anand, Abhijeet take full points

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

Viswanthan Anand got back into the reckoning by defeating compatriot M Shyam Sundar in a one-sided affair in the Isle of Man International chess tournament on Wednesday. On a good day for Indians, former World junior champion Abhijeet Gupta tamed the highly-regarded Liem Le Quang of Vietnam.