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'Winning gold for the country a unique experience'

'Winning gold for the country a unique experience'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2006

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy on Friday described her feat as "a unique experience".

Kasimzanov, Dung share lead

Kasimzanov, Dung share lead

Rediff.com24 Apr 2003

The two Grandmasters lead the field with six points in the Commonwealth chess championship.

Humpy scores over Annageldyev

Humpy scores over Annageldyev

Rediff.com13 Oct 2005

China's Li Shilong lead the field after seven rounds in the Asian Chess Championship.

Kidambi stuns Sasikiran

Kidambi stuns Sasikiran

Rediff.com10 Oct 2005

The International Master shocked the top seeded Grandmaster in the fifth round of the fifth Asian Chess Championship.

Humpy wins second game to force tie-breaker

Humpy wins second game to force tie-breaker

Rediff.com2 Jun 2004

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy beat Ekaterina Kovalevskaya of Russia in the second game to push the match into tie-breaker.

Humpy top seed for women's World Championship

Humpy top seed for women's World Championship

Rediff.com21 May 2004

The Indian Grandmaster meets Cecile Van Der Merwe of South Africa in her opening match of the tournament.

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.

Indian women back to winning ways

Indian women back to winning ways

Rediff.com31 May 2006

They beat Kazakhstan 2-1 and moved to joint 13th in the women's Chess Olympiad.

Karavade forces Humpy to a draw

Karavade forces Humpy to a draw

Rediff.com27 Apr 2007

The draw took both Eesha Karavade and Koneru Humpy to 3.5 points out of a possible five in the Dubai International Chess championship.

Chakravarthy takes sole lead

Chakravarthy takes sole lead

Rediff.com12 Apr 2006

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

Kruttika shocks Aarthie

Kruttika shocks Aarthie

Rediff.com14 Nov 2003

The less-fancied Maharashtra girl beat the defending champion in the ninth round of the National Women's 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

Humpy bows out of World championship

Humpy bows out of World championship

Rediff.com15 Mar 2006

S Vijayalakshmi is the lone Indian left in the fray.

Humpy crowned Asian champion

Humpy crowned Asian champion

Rediff.com25 Aug 2003

Dronavali Harika finished second in the women's championship.

Harikrishna wins World Jr chess

Harikrishna wins World Jr chess

Rediff.com30 Nov 2004

The 18-year-old Indian drew with top seeded Grandmaster Ferenc Berkes of Hungary in the final round to emerge champion.

Indian eves beat France

Indian eves beat France

Rediff.com24 Oct 2004

Indian eves cruised to an emphatic 2-1 victory over eighth seeds France in the eighth round of the 36th Chess Olympiad.

Anand, Humpy shine in 2006

Anand, Humpy shine in 2006

Rediff.com29 Dec 2006

Viswanathan Anand and Koneru Humpy catapulted Indian chess to new heights while Parimarjan Negi also made his presence felt in the year gone by.

India on the verge of chess gold

India on the verge of chess gold

Rediff.com13 Dec 2006

K Sasikiran, Koneru Humpy and P Harikrishna beat Iran 2.5-0.5 in the seventh round to maintain a huge lead over their nearest rivals in the mixed team's classical swiss event.

Chess: India thrash Uzbekistan 3-0

Chess: India thrash Uzbekistan 3-0

Rediff.com12 Dec 2006

India had 2.5 points lead over Qatar at the end of the fifth round, but now they increased the lead to 4.5 points.

Humpy sets eyes on more laurels

Humpy sets eyes on more laurels

Rediff.com5 Dec 2006

The Asian Games gold medallist has now set her eyes on winning the world championship, which she said, will be her biggest challenge.

Humpy wins Asiad chess gold

Humpy wins Asiad chess gold

Rediff.com4 Dec 2006

The 19-year-old Indian Grandmaster earned India its first gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's rapid tournament.

India at the Asian Games - Day 1

India at the Asian Games - Day 1

Rediff.com3 Dec 2006

It was at the shooting ranges that India opened its account in the medal tally, winning a bronze in the team events of the men's and women's 10m Air Rifle competition.

Humpy has things her way

Humpy has things her way

Rediff.com3 Dec 2006

Grandmasters K Sasikiran and Koneru Humpy gave India a resounding start on the first day of the 15th Asian Games.

Humpy goes down to Sorokin

Humpy goes down to Sorokin

Rediff.com21 Aug 2004

The Indian GM trails the Russian by a point in the eight-round Hotel Ilapuram Grandmaster chess tournament.

Humpy beats Russian GM

Humpy beats Russian GM

Rediff.com18 Aug 2004

The Indian GM beat Maxim Sorokin in the first round of the eight-match Ilapuram Grandmasters Chess tourney.

Humpy in quarter-finals

Humpy in quarter-finals

Rediff.com28 May 2004

The Indian ace beat Tatiana Kosintseva in the third round tie-breaker to set up a meeting with World Cup champion Xu Yuhua in the World women's chess championship.\n\n

Humpy stays on course

Humpy stays on course

Rediff.com25 May 2004

But fancied players Alexandra Kosteniuk and Alisa Galliamova were knocked out on a disastrous day for seasoned campaigners at the World Women's Chess Championship.\n\n

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

Indian eves draw with Vietnam

Indian eves draw with Vietnam

Rediff.com23 May 2006

India wasted a winning start as they drew with Vietnam in the second round of the Women's Chess Olympiad

Online chess: India draw with Europe after win against Rest of World

Online chess: India draw with Europe after win against Rest of World

Rediff.com9 May 2020

India played out a 2-2 draw against Europe in Online Nations Cup chess tournament in the eighth round, a setback after their first win in the event notched up against the Rest of the World. Vidith Gujrathi ended his barren spell with a win over Levon Aronian of Europe with white pieces while Jan-Krystozf Duda beat P Harikrishna to level the scores in the match on Friday.

Humpy's dream run ends

Humpy's dream run ends

Rediff.com9 Dec 2003

Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury beat the chess prodigy in the ninth round of the 41st National 'A' Chess Championship.

Humpy suffers shock defeat

Humpy suffers shock defeat

Rediff.com13 Apr 2006

Diwakar Prasad Singh beat her in the 13th round of the 43rd National 'A' chess championship.

Humpy creates national record

Humpy creates national record

Rediff.com15 Nov 2003

Humpy created a new national record by winning 11 consecutive rounds in the National women's `A' chess championship.

Humpy, Vijayalakshmi off to a flier

Humpy, Vijayalakshmi off to a flier

Rediff.com12 Mar 2006

Humpy cruised to an easy victory over Sabure in the first round of World women's chess championship.

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.

Online chess event featuring Anand, Chahal raises Rs 8.8 lakh

Online chess event featuring Anand, Chahal raises Rs 8.8 lakh

Rediff.com26 Apr 2020

Former World champion Viswanathan Anand and India cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal among others took part in an online chess charity event, raising Rs 8.8 lakh for the waste pickers' community fighting the coronavirus pandemic. "Chess For Charity", held on Saturday on chess.com, saw India No.1 Anand, No. 2 Vidit Gujrathi, Grandmaster Nihal Sarin, Woman Grandmaster Tania Sachdev and Croatia's Antonio Radic take on a team of comedians comprising Biswa Kalyan Rath, Samay Raina, Abhishek Upamanyu and Aakash Mehta.

Harikrishna in joint lead

Harikrishna in joint lead

Rediff.com23 Nov 2004

Harikrishna, Tigran Petrosian and Zhao Jun jointly lead the table with six points each after the seventh round in the World Junior Chess Championship.

Indian women crush Russia

Indian women crush Russia

Rediff.com26 Oct 2004

Indian eves came up with yet another emphatic performance in the 10th round of the women's section of the 36th Chess Olympiad.

Anand leads India to a big win

Anand leads India to a big win

Rediff.com17 Oct 2004

Indian men registered a massive 3.5-0.5 win over Costa Rica, while the Indian women beat Cuba 2.5-0.5 in the second round of the 36th Chess Olympiad.

Neelotpal splits point, Humpy loses

Neelotpal splits point, Humpy loses

Rediff.com12 Oct 2005

Li Shilong and Zhang Zhong lead the field after six rounds in the Asian Chess Championship.