Chennai Open chess: Indian IM Nitin, Baghdasaryan in joint lead
Other Sports | June 22, 2022 18:43 ISTThe field for the 275-player 10-round Swiss tournament includes 11 Grandmasters and 14 International Masters among 36 titled players.
The field for the 275-player 10-round Swiss tournament includes 11 Grandmasters and 14 International Masters among 36 titled players.
Viswanathan Anand gave Indians a proud moment on Twitter when he posted a selfie with Chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa and grandmaster Sandipan Chanda. Take a look at it here.
Praggnanandhaa emerged winnwr by scoring 7.5 points from 9 rounds
Legendary chess player of India Viswanathan Anand finished at third position in Norway Chess tournament. Here are the details.
Anand, who was in second spot behind world No.1 Carlsen after seven rounds, slipped to third with 13 points at the conclusion of the eighth and penultimate round.
On the other hand, Carlson stamped his authority for the top spot as he handed over a heavy defeat to Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mamedyarov with a tally of 12.5 points. The classical match was a witness to a firce duel between Anand & Giri with a total 35 moves being made in an English Variation game which ended in a draw.
With 10 points in his kitty, the Indian GM leads the field with four more rounds to go in the prestigious tournament which features some of the best players in the sport.
The 52-year-old Indian legend had posted wins over France's Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vaselin Topalov of Bulgaria and China's Hao Wang in the first three rounds.
Maintaining his reputation, Anand won the Armageddon early on Friday
Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand posted his second win on the trot, defeating Bulgarian Veselin Topalov in the Classical section to take the lead at the Norway Chess tournament.
Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu defeated Magnus Carlsen for the second time in three months in the fifth round of the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament.
Yuvika has won bronze in the under-17 CBSE Nationals 2019. She has also participated in tournaments like Commonwealth Chess Championship 2019 and Western Asian Youth and Junior Chess Championship 2019.
Teenage Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh won the Menorca Open chess tournament, his second title win in as many weeks, on Sunday, April 24.
Young Indian Grandmaster (GM) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa added to his growing stature as World's top upcoming chess star by winning the Reykjavik Open chess tournament with a victory against compatriot D Gukesh in the final round.
The announcement was made by Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on his Twitter page on Tuesday night.
The chess federation also confirmed that FIDE Congress will take place in 2022, but its location and dates will be announced later.
"Now you must help Ukraine fight against the monster you helped create," he said.
16-year-old Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa failed to qualify for the knockouts in the ongoing Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament.
The 16-year-old GM started the final day of the preliminary rounds with a draw against German Vincent Keymer in round 13 before going down to Hans Mokko Niemann (USA) in the next.
The 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa defeated world number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen, on Monday in the eighth round of the ongoing Airthings Masters - an online rapid chess competition.
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