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Sai Krishna leads 6/7 @ National Blind “A” Chess, Mumbai
Written on 4 Apr, 2010 at 23:03 in News | viewed 196 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
S T Sai Krishna (Elo 1522), who trains under Chess Gurukul led the field with 6.0 points from seven rounds in the GTLF 11th National “A” Chess Championship for the Blind at Andheri (West) Sports Complex, Mumbai. Five wins and two... (Continue reading)
Jagadish & Kushi emerge Karnataka Under-7 Champions
Written on 4 Apr, 2010 at 17:02 in News | viewed 297 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Jagadish P of Bangalore and Kushi M Hombal of Shimogga won the Karnataka State Under 7 Boys and Girls Chess Championship 2010 respectively. In the all important final round, undefeated Jagadish scored over Sathvik Acharya of Mangalore in 30 moves, while... (Continue reading)
Varun Krishnan excels @ Agoura Hills, USA
Written on 31 Mar, 2010 at 16:02 in News | viewed 353 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
12 year old Varun Krishnan impressed in the recently concluded CCA’s Western Class Chess Championships at the Renaissance Agoura Hills northwest of Los Angeles, USA. A student of Chess Gurukul, the 1997 born Varun is trained by FIDE Master K. Visweswaran... (Continue reading)
Venkat Iyer ties for first in U-1800 section @ Mid America Open
Written on 25 Mar, 2010 at 20:57 in News | viewed 269 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
1997 born Venkat Iyer of Iowa City tied for the first place in the Under 1800 section of the 14th annual Mid America Open at St.Louis, Missouri. A student of Chess Gurukul, Venkat trains online, from July/August 2009 onwards, with... (Continue reading)
Carlsen retains No.1 spot, 8 Indians above 2600 mark @ FIDE Rating List March 2010
Written on 17 Mar, 2010 at 21:56 in News | viewed 242 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Norwegian wonder boy Magnus Carlsen (2813) retained his World No.1 spot in the FIDE Rating list for March 2010. Closely behind were Topalov (2805), Kramnik (2790) and Anand (2787) respectively. While Topalov had no rating games to show, the other... (Continue reading)
13-year-old Richard Rapport becomes a Grandmaster
Written on 15 Mar, 2010 at 8:31 in News | viewed 281 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
At 13 years 11 months and 5 days Richard Rapport (2486) of Hungary became yet another young Grandmaster in this era, where more and more teens reach the elite landmark of achieving the Grandmaster title. Richard becomes the fifth youngest... (Continue reading)
GM Norms for Deep Sengupta & Arghyadip Das @ Cannes Open, France
Written on 10 Mar, 2010 at 23:32 in News | viewed 338 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
International Master Deep Sengupta (7/9) along with an Elo rating performance of 2645 made his third and final Grandmaster Norm, in the Cannes Open 2010, at Cannes, France. Deep drew with French Grandmaster Christian Bauer in the ninth round joining... (Continue reading)
GM Norm for Harika @ Reykjavik Open 2010
Written on 7 Mar, 2010 at 21:51 in News | viewed 176 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Former World Junior Champion and International Master Dronavalli Harika (2471) capped her illustrious career earning her first Grandmaster Norm in the Reykjavik Open 2010 last week. Scoring 6.0 points from nine rounds Harika came up with a rating performance of... (Continue reading)
Air India wins National Club Team Chess Championship 2010, PSPB second
Written on 4 Mar, 2010 at 15:58 in News | viewed 404 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Second seed Air India led by Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi emerged triumphant in the National Club Team Chess Championship 2010 at DAV Public School, Gurgaon. Needing a draw to clinch the title, Air India completed their final round in style routing... (Continue reading)
Abhijeet Gupta in four way tie @ Reykjavik Open 2010
Written on 4 Mar, 2010 at 7:18 in News | viewed 173 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Former World Junior Champion Abhijeet Gupta came up with a grand show scoring 7/9, tying for the first place in the Reykjavik Open 2010 at Iceland. In the final round Abhijeet opted for a quick draw against GM Hannes Stefansson... (Continue reading)
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- Vaibhav Suri & Vidit Gujrathi (5.5/6) among leaders at World Youth Chess, Turkey - 797 views
- 22nd SPIC FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2009 - 774 views
- 47th Indian Premier National Championship begins, Padmini lone woman challenger - 757 views
- Sethuraman strikes Gold, Vidit Gujrathi, Ivana Maria Furtado & Karthikeyan Murali clinch Silver, Bronze for Sai Krishna & Saranya - 718 views
- 5th Asian Schools Chess Championship, Colombo – follow up report - 697 views
- Gelfand beats Polgar, Wesley So stuns Gata Kamsky @ World Cup, Russia - 684 views
- Riverside Students at Chess Gurukul!
(5.00 out of 5) - Mahalakshmi and Ashwini in lead (5.00 out of 5)
- Sofia to host Anand-Topalov world championship match from 5th April, 2010 (5.00 out of 5)
- Jorge Cori becomes World’s youngest Grand Master (5.00 out of 5)
- Mary Ann Gomes, Adhiban lead Indian challenge as World Juniors begin @ Argentina (5.00 out of 5)
- Anand beats Svidler, shares lead with Aronian, Kramnik (5.00 out of 5)
- Vaibhav Suri & Vidit Gujrathi (5.5/6) among leaders at World Youth Chess, Turkey (5.00 out of 5)
- Lasya, Shardul Gagare, Girish Koushik lead @ U-13 Nationals, New Delhi (5.00 out of 5)
- Ivana, Lalith Babu & Yashas strike GOLD @ Commonwealth Championship 2009, Singapore (5.00 out of 5)
- Chess Gurukul Students do well in the National Under -13 (5.00 out of 5)
- Akshita Gorti wins Pennsylvania State championship in K-3 - 3 votes
- Riverside Students at Chess Gurukul! - 1 votes
- Mahalakshmi and Ashwini in lead - 1 votes
- Sofia to host Anand-Topalov world championship match from 5th April, 2010 - 1 votes
- Jorge Cori becomes World’s youngest Grand Master - 1 votes
- Mary Ann Gomes, Adhiban lead Indian challenge as World Juniors begin @ Argentina - 1 votes
- Anand beats Svidler, shares lead with Aronian, Kramnik - 1 votes
- Vaibhav Suri & Vidit Gujrathi (5.5/6) among leaders at World Youth Chess, Turkey - 1 votes
- Lasya, Shardul Gagare, Girish Koushik lead @ U-13 Nationals, New Delhi - 1 votes
- Ivana, Lalith Babu & Yashas strike GOLD @ Commonwealth Championship 2009, Singapore - 1 votes
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