M.N. Eshanvi and Arnav Muralidhar of Mysuru won State Schools Chess Championship in Under 11 Girls and Open category respectively. More than 400 players from all over Karnataka participated in the event organised by Mysore Chess Centre on Jan.20 and 21 at Vyasaraja Mutt here. WINNERS U-7 Girls: 1. Tanishka Jain (Mandavya Excellence School, Mandya)…
Akshayakalpa 46th Open ICA Monthly Chess Tournament: City’s Girish triumphs
January 30, 2018Mysuru lad Girish A. Koushik (2374 Rating), taking part in Akshayakalpa 46th ICA Monthly Open Chess Tournament held at Silicon City Academy Secondary School premises, Bengaluru, won the title with 7 points from 8 rounds. Girish Koushik tied with Md.Dilshad (Rating 1930) who also secured 7 points from 8 rounds but Girish Koushik’s better progressive-tie-break…
Karnataka State Schools Chess Championship
January 7, 2018Mysore Chess Centre, under the aegis of United Karnataka Chess Association (UKCA), will be conducting 5th State Schools Chess Championship (U-7, U-9, U-11, U-13, U-15 & U-17 boys and girls) at Sri Vidyapayonidhi Mandira Vyasaraja (Sasale) Mutt, Krishnamurthypuram, in city from Jan. 20 to 21. This Championship will be the selection trials for the 7th…
IIFL Wealth 3rd Mumbai Intl. Chess City’s Girish held to a draw
January 6, 2018Mysuru lad, IM Girish A. Koushik (2412), taking part in IIFL Wealth 3rd Mumbai International Chess Tournament at Bandra (E), Mumbai, from Dec.30, 2017 to Jan.7, 2018 drew his sixth round tie with India’s Pratik Patil yesterday. After six rounds, Girish A. Koushik has secured 4 points and is placed 65th in the rankings. In…
Bhopal International GM Chess Tournament: Girish fares well
January 3, 2018IM Girish A. Koushik taking part in the Bhopal International GM Chess Tournament 2017 organised by Sports Youth Welfare Department and Academy of Chess Education, Bhopal, from Dec. 21-28 fared well by securing 7.5 points from ten rounds and secured 11th place in the tournament. GM Nguyen Duc Hoa of Vietnam with 8.5 points won…
Karnataka State Open Chess tournament
December 27, 2017Chikkamagaluru District Chess Association under the aegis of the United Karnataka Chess Association (UKCA) jointly with the Chikkamangaluru District Journalist Union, Mudigere Taluk Journalist Union and Horanadu Sri Annapoorneshwari Temple, will be conducting the Karnataka State Open Chess Tournament at the Sri Annapoorneshwari Temple premises, Horanadu on Feb.3 – 4, 2018. The total cash prize…
M.N. Krishna Rao Memorial Open Chess Tournament-2017: Augustin Triumphs
December 25, 2017Augustin of Kodagu with 8 points and with a better tie-break score of 51.5, tied with four-other players Aravind Shastry (8-49), H.A. Amogha (8-47.5), N. Sanjay (8-47) and GM M.S. Thejkumar (8-46), but with a better-tie-break score won the title (cash prize of Rs.16,000 and a trophy) in M.N. Krishna Rao Memorial Open Rapid Chess…
National U-11 Chess Championship: Prasiddhi Bhat fares well
December 15, 2017Current State Women No.3 Prasiddhi Bhat, a student of Acharya Vidya Kula, fared well in the National U-11 Chess Championship by scoring 7.5 points and ending in 7th place. However, the tournament was won by Savitha Shri of Tamil Nadu by scoring 9 points out of 11 rounds.
9th BRDCA International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament: GM Deepan emerges champion
December 5, 2017GM Deepan Chakravrathy (TN) with 7.5 points from eight rounds clinched the title in the 9th BRDCA International Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship which concluded in Bengaluru yesterday. S.S. Manigandan (TN) with 7 points (Tie-break score of 39.5) finished second while N. Sanjay (KAR) with 7 points (tie-break score of 39) finished third. B. Sekar…
9th BRDCA International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament: GM Deepan emerges as sole leader
December 4, 2017Grand Master Deepan Chakravarthy with six points from six rounds emerged as the sole leader in the 9th BRDCA International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2017, being held at Bengaluru yesterday. Sekar (TN), A. Balkishan (KAR), S.S. Manigandan (TN) are tied with 5.5 points and are placed from second to fourth respectively in the placings….
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