Chess: Srinath Narayanan wins Kolkata Open after earning draw against Shyam Sundar

Srinath took just 27 moves in Sicilian Scheveningen opening in the final round to emerge as the winner.

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· May 22, 2018 · 09:21 pm

Indian GM Srinath Narayanan emerges sole leader at Kolkata Open Chess

Top seed GM Nigel Short and GM Sandipan Chanda, who were the other leaders at the end of seventh round, settled for a draw in 34 moves.

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· May 21, 2018 · 10:20 pm

Kolkata Open chess: Ukraine’s Tukhaev moves into sole lead, Srinath leads a crowded chasing pack

Srinath Narayanan drew with Amonatov Farrukh to remain in touch with the leader.

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· May 19, 2018 · 10:38 pm

Chess: Srinath scores a crucial win to be tied-2nd, Ivan Rozum in the lead at Kolkata Open

Indian Grandmaster Srinath defeated Abhijeet Gupta in the fifth round.

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· May 19, 2018 · 10:43 am

WIM Vantika Agarwal shocks GM Murali Karthikeyan in Kolkata Open Chess

The top seeded Nigel Short, however, didn’t break any sweat as he made short work of Women International Master Vaishali in just 21 moves.

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· May 15, 2018 · 09:42 pm

Chess: Vidit Gujrathi joint winner along with Nils Grandelius in Sweden tournament

The 23-year-old stayed unbeaten in the Sigeman Chess Tournament, securing 3.5 points in five rounds.

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· May 10, 2018 · 02:54 pm

Player caught playing with fake identity in FIDE-rated chess tournament in Kerala: Report

The rules allowed only players with a rating of below 1400 over the course of three years to participate.

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· May 07, 2018 · 03:32 pm

Six-year-old Nivaan Khandadia becomes youngest rated chess player in India

The Pune-based prodigy has an outstanding rating of 1137 Elo points.

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· May 03, 2018 · 05:03 pm

9-year-old chess prodigy from India caught in visa battle in the United Kingdom

Shreyas Royal could be deported along with his family after his father’s work visa is set to expire.

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· May 02, 2018 · 08:02 pm

Praggnanandhaa closer to becoming Grandmaster after getting second GM norm in Greece

The 12-year-old Chennai boy achieved the feat by winning the Herkalion Fischer Memorial GM Norm tournament in Greece.

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· Apr 18, 2018 · 09:41 am

Chess: Indian players dominate medal tally at Asian Youth Rapid Championship

Across the different age categories, Indian players bagged a total of six gold medals.

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· Apr 03, 2018 · 09:48 pm

Chess: Caruana wins Berlin Candidates, will face Carlsen in World Championship match

Caruana, 25, led the eight-man field from start to finish and will be the first American to compete for a world championship since Bobby Fischer in 1972.

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· Mar 28, 2018 · 02:23 am