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Sasikiran loses from winning position

Sasikiran loses from winning position

Rediff.com19 Feb 2007

The Indian GM went down to Kazakh GM Darmen Sadvakasov in the fifth round of the Aeroflot Chess tournament.

Harika back in reckoning

Harika back in reckoning

Rediff.com7 Oct 2007

Woman Grandmaster and top seed Dronavalli Harika came back into reckoning for top honours after beating Sona Petrova of the Czech Republic in the fourth round of the World Junior girls' chess championship.

Indian men go down to Ukraine

Indian men go down to Ukraine

Rediff.com29 May 2006

P Harikrishna lost the crucial third board to see India go down to Ukraine at the Chess Olympiad

Harikrishna held by Berkes

Harikrishna held by Berkes

Rediff.com8 Aug 2007

P Harikrishna split points with Ferenc Berkes in the third round at the Marx Gyorgy Memorial chess.

Harikrishna finishes third

Harikrishna finishes third

Rediff.com29 Jul 2007

The Indian Grandmaster lost his final round game to Vassily Ivanchuk and had to settle for third place in the Montreal International Chess tournament.

Negi finishes joint-first

Negi finishes joint-first

Rediff.com28 May 2007

Ian Nepomniachtchi was declared winner of the World Youth Star chess tournament after finishing joint-first with Negi, Rauf Mamedov and Zaven Andriasian.

Parimarjan Negi in joint lead

Parimarjan Negi in joint lead

Rediff.com19 May 2007

The Indian ace beat International Master Falco Bindrich to forge ahead after the third round in the World Youth star chess tournament.

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 wins Marx Gyorgy Memorial

Harikrishna wins Marx Gyorgy Memorial

Rediff.com8 Aug 2006

The former World junior champion won the Marx Gyorgy international chess tournament after settling for an easy draw with GM Ferenc Berkes in the 10th and final round game.

Mary retains lead

Mary retains lead

Rediff.com24 Nov 2007

Asian junior girls champion Mary Ann Gomes made a stride forward for the gold medal after defeating Maria Ignacz of Hungary in the sixth round of the Under-18 section of World youth girls' chess championship in Antalya

Harikrishna has title in sight

Harikrishna has title in sight

Rediff.com7 Aug 2006

The Indian ace, who is a full point clear of nearest rival Zahar Efimenko of Ukraine, needs only a draw in the final round to win the Marx Gyorgy memorial chess tournament.

Harikrishna stretches lead

Harikrishna stretches lead

Rediff.com6 Aug 2006

The former world junior champion beat defending champion Zoltan Almasi of Hungary in the eighth round of the Marx Gyorgy International Chess tournament.

Harikrishna in sole lead

Harikrishna in sole lead

Rediff.com31 Jul 2006

He registered a smashing victory over defending champion Almasi of Hungary in the third round.

Harika shares lead after shock defeat

Harika shares lead after shock defeat

Rediff.com15 Oct 2007

The top seeded Indian was beaten by Jolanta Zawadzka of Poland in the 11th round of the World Junior girls' chess championship.

Harika moves to sole second place

Harika moves to sole second place

Rediff.com12 Oct 2007

Top seed D Harika scored a thumping victory over Sabrina Vega Gutierrez of Spain to reclaim sole second spot after the end of the eighth round in the World Junior Girls' chess championship in Yerevan, Armenia, on Friday.

Harikrishna loses after valiant show

Harikrishna loses after valiant show

Rediff.com6 Jan 2007

The Indian GM was beaten by Grandmaster Alexander Morozevich on time in the World Rapid Cup chess tournament.

Harikrishna continues to roll

Harikrishna continues to roll

Rediff.com13 Jul 2005

The world junior champion beat GM Zhang Zhong of China for his fourth straight victory in the Sanjin Hotel Cup Grandmasters' tournament.

Harikrishna finishes joint second

Harikrishna finishes joint second

Rediff.com26 Aug 2003

Grandmaster Gabriel Sargissian of Armenia won the Abu Dhabi Chess festival, finishing half a point ahead of four rivals.\n

Sasikiran third in Aeroflot Open

Sasikiran third in Aeroflot Open

Rediff.com17 Feb 2006

The Indian Grandmaster was relegated to third after a three-way for first place.

Sachdeva has tough duel on hand

Sachdeva has tough duel on hand

Rediff.com10 Oct 2006

The Indian ace plays Mongontuul Bathuyag of Mongolia in the eighth round of the World Junior girls' chess championship.

Harikrishna slips to seventh spot

Harikrishna slips to seventh spot

Rediff.com5 Apr 2005

P Harikrishna suffered an unexpected defeat against Ruben Felgaer and slipped from his overnight joint second spot

Harikrishna draws with Timman

Harikrishna draws with Timman

Rediff.com24 Dec 2005

P Harikrishna started his campaign with a draw against Jan Timman of Holland in the first round of the Ciudad de Pamplona International chess tournament.

Harikrishna storms into third round

Harikrishna storms into third round

Rediff.com3 Dec 2005

The former World Junior champion beat Giovanni Vescovi of Brazil at the World Chess Cup.

Harika scores smashing victory

Harika scores smashing victory

Rediff.com22 Nov 2005

The Indian woman GM beat Maka Purtseladze of Georgia and moved to joint-second position after the penultimate round in the World Junior Girls' Chess Championship.

Harikrishna in joint lead despite draw

Harikrishna in joint lead despite draw

Rediff.com7 Feb 2005

The Indian world junior champion was held by Ukrainian champion Andrei Volokitin in the seventh round of the invitation chess tournament in Bermuda.

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 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 plays safe, keeps lead

Harikrishna plays safe, keeps lead

Rediff.com28 Oct 2005

The Indian world junior champion maintained a full point lead after drawing with Emil Sutovsky of Israel in the fourth round of the Essent chess tournament.

Maiden GM norm for Abhijeet

Maiden GM norm for Abhijeet

Rediff.com18 Jul 2006

The teenage scored 6.5 points in the Andorra International Open Chess tournament, which was enough to earn him the Grandmaster's norm.

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 defeats women's world champion

Harikrishna defeats women's world champion

Rediff.com24 Oct 2005

The Indian world junior champion beat Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in the second round of the Crown group of Essent 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

Mixed outing for Indians in Turin

Mixed outing for Indians in Turin

Rediff.com30 May 2006

Indian men scored a 2.5-1.5 victory over Bulgaria but the women suffered defeat at the hands of Armenia at the Chess Olympiad

Harikrishna two wins away from title

Harikrishna two wins away from title

Rediff.com18 Jul 2005

The Indian GM needs at least two points from his matches against China's Ni Hua and Bu Xiangzhi, and Sergey Karjakin in the Sanjin Hotel Cup chess tournament.

Chakravarthy takes sole lead

Chakravarthy takes sole lead

Rediff.com12 Apr 2006

He defeated Arun Prasad at the 43rd National 'A' chess championship.

Chakravarthy holds Ganguly

Chakravarthy holds Ganguly

Rediff.com10 Apr 2006

Deepan Chakravarthy secured his final norm after an exciting draw with defending champion Surya Shekhar Ganguly

Harikrishna joint-winner in Reykjavik

Harikrishna joint-winner in Reykjavik

Rediff.com15 Mar 2006

The Indian ace settled for a quick draw with Grandmaster Gabrielo Sargissian in the ninth and final round of the Reykjavik International chess tournament.

Ganguly misses top finish

Ganguly misses top finish

Rediff.com3 Feb 2006

Surya Shekhar Ganguly failed to finish among the prizes by a whisker, going down to Vladimir Akopian in the final round of Gibtele.com Masters chess tournament.

Sports Shorts: India pip Kazakhstan to win FIBA Women's Asia Cup

Sports Shorts: India pip Kazakhstan to win FIBA Women's Asia Cup

Rediff.com29 Jul 2017

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Harikrishna out of title race

Harikrishna out of title race

Rediff.com9 Apr 2005

P Harikrishna opted for a quick draw with tournament leader Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan.