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Anand to play in London Chess Classic 2010

Written on 8 Jun, 2010 at 6:10 in featured | viewed 182 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Anand to play in London Chess Classic 2010

World Champion Viswanathan Anand will be playing in the London Chess Classic 2010 to held in December this year in London. Other participants include World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway), former world champion Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Hikaru Nakamura (USA) and... (Continue reading)

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2nd GM Norm for Adhiban, Kravtsiv Martyn Champion

Written on 31 May, 2010 at 23:00 in featured | viewed 98 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
2nd GM Norm for Adhiban, Kravtsiv Martyn Champion

National champion Baskaran Adhiban, a Chess Gurukul lad who trains under FIDE Master K.Visweswaran secured his second GM Norm with a draw against top seed GM Alexey Dreev, in the 2nd SCS International Open GM Chess Tournament, which concluded at Hotel... (Continue reading)

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Maiden GM Norm for 13-year-old Vaibhav Suri, final WGM Norm for Padmini Rout

Written on 29 May, 2010 at 12:00 in featured | viewed 148 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Maiden GM Norm for 13-year-old Vaibhav Suri, final WGM Norm for Padmini Rout

19-year-old Ukraine Grand Master Martyn Kravtsiv (7.5) moved into sole lead with 7.5 points, with an upset over leader Maxim Turov in the ninth round of the of the 2nd SCS International Open GM Chess Tournament at Hotel Swosti Premium, Bhubaneswar. Turov, along with... (Continue reading)

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Maxim Turov leads 7/8, Rathnakaran stuns GM Vokarev

Written on 28 May, 2010 at 11:40 in featured | viewed 81 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Maxim Turov leads 7/8, Rathnakaran stuns GM Vokarev

Second seeded Russian Grand Master Maxim Turov maintained his lead with seven points after a draw against Grandmaster Aleksej Aleksandrov of Belaurs in the eighth round of the of the 2nd SCS International Open GM Chess Tournament at Hotel Swosti... (Continue reading)

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Anand wins 12th game, retains world title, 6.5 – 5.5

Written on 27 May, 2010 at 22:29 in News | viewed 201 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Anand wins 12th game, retains world title, 6.5 - 5.5

Indian icon Viswanathan Anand retained his world championship title, with a black magic victory in the 12th and final game against Veselin Topalov, at Sofia here today. The win gives Anand an unbeatable 6.5 – 5.5 lead against Bulgarian in... (Continue reading)

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Dreev among leaders @ SCS Grandmaster Open, Bhubaneswar

Written on 23 May, 2010 at 23:33 in News | viewed 214 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Dreev among leaders @ SCS Grandmaster Open, Bhubaneswar

The first double round day saw few upsets, with top seed Grandmaster Alexei Dreev coasting to his third straight win in the 2nd SCS International Grandmaster Chess tournament, at Hotel Swosti Premium, Bhubaneswar. Sharing the lead with Dreev at 3/3 were... (Continue reading)

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Laxman & Harika emerge Commonwealth Champions

Written on 19 May, 2010 at 10:14 in News | viewed 208 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Laxman & Harika emerge Commonwealth Champions

Grandmaster R R Laxman of Integral Coach Factory, Chennai sprang a major surprise on Argentinean GM Pablo Lafuente to bag the Gold medal in the Parsvnath Commonwealth Chess Championship that concluded at Clark Inn Pacific Mall, New Delhi, here today. Star... (Continue reading)

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Interview of Grandmaster Alon Greenfeld

Written on 16 May, 2010 at 23:22 in Interviews | viewed 327 views times and users have made 3 comments so far
Interview of Grandmaster Alon Greenfeld

A senior Olympiad trainer, Alon Greenfeld’s visit to Chennai is to impart his training skills to aspiring students of Chess Gurukul. A five time Olympiad player for Israel, Alon has been the coach of Super Grandmaster & former European Champion Emil... (Continue reading)

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Parimarjan Negi shares lead, Priyadharshan holds Dreev @ Commonwealth, Delhi

Written on 14 May, 2010 at 11:15 in News | viewed 181 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Parimarjan Negi shares lead, Priyadharshan holds Dreev @ Commonwealth, Delhi

Second seed and leader of Indian hopes Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi along with his fellow city mate Grandmaster Sriram Jha and Russian Grandmaster Pavel Maletin share the lead with five and half points after sixth round matches in the Parsvnath Commonwealth... (Continue reading)

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Game 11 drawn, Anand-Topalov tied 5.5 each

Written on 10 May, 2010 at 1:40 in News | viewed 113 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Game 11 drawn, Anand-Topalov tied 5.5 each

An interesting English opening game saw Anand taking excessive risks to press for the elusive win. But Topalov was game for the Anand surge on the kingside and the eleventh game was drawn after 65 moves in the World Chess... (Continue reading)

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