Samyuktha Kreeda Sangha, in association with Mysore Chess Centre, has organised Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Inter-District Open Rapid Chess Cup-2017, on May 28 at EMMRC Bhavan, Manasagangothri. This Tournament is open for all. A cash prize of Rs.30,000 will be awarded to top 10 players with 3 trophies to top 3 players in Open category and…
Mysuru District Open Rapid Chess Tournament
May 17, 2017Mysore District Chess Association (MDCA) will be conducting a Open Mysore District Open Rapid Chess Tournament on May 23 at the University Lions Hall premises (adjacent to the University Oval Athletic Grounds).Entry fee is Rs.250 (Inclusive of Rs.50 UKCA fee). Attractive prizes are in the offing for the winners in the Open section. There will…
Ist CCA Open FIDE International Rating Chess Tournament: Thejkumar finishes fifth
May 16, 2017Five players S.V. Srinath Rao (TN), B. Sekar (TN), P. Poobalan (TN), M. Vinoth Kumar (TN) and IM M.S. Thejkumar (KAR) tied with 7 points each from eight rounds and based on their progressive tie-break score took the places from one to five respectively in the 1st CCA Open FIDE International rating chess tournament 2017…
Karnataka State Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament: Viani wins title
May 15, 2017Viani Antanio D’cunha (M’luru) with 8.5 points from ten rounds won the Karnataka State Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship-2017 which concluded here yesterday. Mysuru lad Chaitanya Ganesh secured 6 points from ten rounds and finished 46th in the rankings. He had wins over Anikaith, Thulasi Reddy, G. Kruti, Kiran Raghavan and Hrishikesh Rupesh. Final Placings…
Karnataka State Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament: Three players share lead
May 13, 2017Three players, D. Yashas (Shivamogga), M.G. Gahan (Mangaluru) and N. Sanjay (Bengaluru) shared the lead with 5.5 points from six rounds in the Karnataka State Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament being played at Bengaluru from May 10-14. Mysuru lad Chaitanya Ganesh secured 4 points from six rounds and is placed 38th while A. Ananya has…
Karnataka State Open FIDE Ranking Chess Tournament: 8 players share lead
May 12, 2017Former State champion N. Sanjay, Vivek Nambiar, V. Raghavendra, M.G. Gahan, Viani Antanio Dcunha, D. Yashas, P.P. Prachura and K. Durgesh are tied in the top position with 4 points each at the end of four rounds in the Karnataka State Open Rating Chess Tournament being held at Osteen College, Chamarajapet in Bengaluru yesterday. Meanwhile,…
U-13 Open Rapid Chess Tournament: Sriram clinches title
May 10, 2017Sriram Udhaykumar of Bengaluru and Arnav Muralidhar (Mysuru) tied with 8 points from eight rounds, but with the former with a better progressive score of 17.5 to later’s 17, clinched the title in the U-13 Open Rapid Chess Tournament conducted by Mysore Chess Centre at the Mall of Mysore premises recently. More than 210 players…
7th Dhamso International Chess Festival Thejkumar wins title
May 9, 2017Mysuru-based IM M.S. Thejkumar, taking part in the 7th Dhamso International Chess Festival at Sri Lanka won the title by securing 9 points from 9 rounds in the tournament held from Apr.28 to May 2. Thejkumar had wins over De Vas Gunawardhane (SL), Jaysenthvigme Vinumi Vidara (SL), Sirimewan K. Harsreli (SL), De Silva Shelani (SL),…
Under-13 Rapid Open Chess Tournament
May 3, 2017The Mysore Chess Center in association with a private organisation will be conducting the U-13 Open rapid chess tournament May 6 and 7 at Mall of Mysore on MG Road. The tournament is open to all and is conducted only for children below 13 years. The winners will be awarded with cash prizes and trophies…
Himanshu Sharma of SWR is the Grand Master
April 29, 2017Himanshu Sharma of South Western Railway (SWR) became the 47th Grand Master of India by crossing 2500 rating during 1st Sardar Prakash Singh Memorial Fide Rating Chess Event held from Apr. 17 to 22 at Sonipat, Haryana. He is the 5th from the Indian Railways and first from the State of Haryana to achieve this…
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