Three players — Shree Krishna Pranama of Dakshina Kannada (Rating 1572), P. Jagadish (1894) and Arhan Chethan Anand (1526), both from Bengaluru — with five points from five rounds shared the lead in the Karnataka State FIDE Rating Open U-15 Chess Championship conducted by Mysore Chess Centre at the Paradise Hotel Hall here yesterday. Important…
Appointed as Coach for Asian Youth Chess
April 4, 2018Aravind Shastry, Secretary of United Karnataka Chess Association (UKCA), has been appointed as main coach for Indian Team Asian Youth Chess Championship 2018 to be held in Thailand this month. Shastry is also official coach for Mysore Chess Centre. Hundreds of Indian players are participating in various categories of this championship. Commonwealth Under-8 Champion A.N….
State Sub-Junior Chess
March 19, 2018The Mysore Chess Centre will be organising the Karnataka State Sub-Juniors Chess Championship from Apr.20 to 22 at Hotel Dasaprakash Paradise Hall in Yadavagiri here. A total of Rs.60,000 cash prizes and more than 80 trophies in U-7, U-9, U-11 and U-13 Open and Girls categories are in the offing. For details, contact Ph: 0821-4288437…
5th Karnataka State Schools Chess: Niranjan Rajeev triumphs
January 22, 2018Niranjan Rajeev of Lourdes Central School, Dakshina Kannada, with 4.5 points from five rounds clinched the U-17 Open title in the 5th Karnataka State Schools Chess Championship 2017-18, conducted by the Mysore Chess Centre at Vysaraja Mutt premises here on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Final Placings U-17 Open – 5 rounds: 1. Niranjan Rajeev (DK-4.5),…
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…
Sri M. N. Krishna Rao Memorial Open Rapid Chess Tourney
December 19, 2017The Mysore Chess Centre, Mysuru, will be conducting Sri. M. N. Krishna Rao Memorial Open Rapid Chess Tournament from Dec. 23-24 at Hotel Paradise premises, Yadavagiri here. For entries log on to www.mysorechess.in or contact M. Nagendra – 8123819220. The organisers have fixed an entry fee of Rs.700 for open above 13 years and Rs.500…
44th National Women Challenger Chess: Bhakti Kulkarni is champion
July 30, 2017WGM Bhakti Kulkarni was a delighted woman, as she played some excellent chess on the final day, beat Maharashtra’s Srishti Pandey on the top board and with 9.5 points from eleven rounds, clinched the coveted National title, on the concluding day of the 44th National Women’s Challenger Chess Championship-2017, conducted by Mysore Chess Centre at…
44th National Women’s Challengers Chess Championship: Bhakti emerges sole leader
July 29, 2017Fifth seed WGM Bhakti Kulkarni (Air India) with 8.5 points continuing her excellent form beat overnight leader and top-seed WGM Soumya Swaminathan of PSPB to emerg as the sole leader after ten rounds. With this win Bhakti has brightened her chances of winning the title on 44th National Women Challengers Chess championship 2017 being held…
44th National Women’s Challengers Chess Championship: Sowmya, Bhakti in lead
July 28, 2017Top-seed WGM Soumya Swaminathan (PSPB) and fifth seed Bhakti Kulkarni (Air India), won their respective games on the second and top boards respectively and are jointly in lead with 7.5 points each from nine rounds at the end of the seventh day in the 44th National Women’s Challengers Chess Championship organised by Mysore Chess Centre…
44th National Women’s Challenger Chess Tournament: Soumya, Lakshmi, Bhakti on top
July 27, 2017Top seed WGM Soumya Swaminathan (PSPB), Tamil Nadu’s WFM C. Lakshmi and fifth seed WGM Bhakti Kulkarni (Air India) share the lead scoring 6.5 points from eight rounds at the end of day 6 in the 44th National Women’s Challenger Chess Championship 2017, conducted by the Mysore Chess Centre at Sri Kanteerava Narasimharaja Sports Club…
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