Karnataka’s first Grand Master and India’s 50th Grand Master M.S. Thejkumar was felicitated at a programme organised jointly by United Karnataka Chess Association (UKCA), Mysore District Chess Association (MDCA) and H.V. Rajeev Sneha Balaga at Krishnamurthypuram Srirama Mandira in city last evening. He is seen with H.V. Rajeev of the Balaga, MDCA President N. Sudarshan,…
Mysuru: Karnataka’s chess has got its first Grand Master in the form of Mysuru lad M.S. Thejkumar who achieved his remaining 1.70 ELO points by winning his two rounds in the Fomento All India FIDE Rating chess tournament in Goa today. He is the first Karnataka chess player to achieve the Grand Master title. He…
IM M.S. Thejkumar representing RSCB in the 55th National Challengers Chess Championship 2017 at Ahmedabad registered a good win over Vikee Vishal of Bihar (Rating 1806) in Round 1, yesterday. After the first round, IM M.S. Thejkumar is placed 9th in the ranking with 1 point from 1 round. He will meet Tamil Nadu’s Tarun…
Chess is a traditional sport and has been patronised in our country for a long time. Mysuru has been producing talented players from time to time who have gone on to represent the country in different levels. One such player who has been consistently doing well in the National and International level is Mysuru-based IM…
Mysuru-based IM M.S. Thejkumar (Rating 2481), representing India in the Sri Lanka Open International Rating Chess Championships 2017 at YMBA hall, Kurunegala near Colombo, won his final round match against Sri Lanka’s WFM Kodikara K.K.M Sachintha and won the title with 10 points from 10 rounds yesterday. Another player from Mysuru lad Y.G. Vijayeendra after…
IM M.S. Thejkumar along with Mysuru lad and former state champion Y.G. Vijayeendra are tied with 6 points each from six rounds and on the basis of the former’s better tie-break scores is placed number one after the end of six rounds in the Sri Lanka Open International Rating Chess Championship 2017 at YMBA Hall,…
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