Mysore/Mysuru: D.P. Anantha and Aravind Shastry (both from Bengaluru) were elected as President and General Secretary respectively, of United Karnataka Chess Association, at the elections held in Bengaluru recently. Returning Officer R. Padmanabha announced that the office-bearers were elected unopposed for the respective posts for the term 2021-2024. Vinay Kurtkoti of Dharwad, M. Nagendra of…
Winners of Online Chess Championships
June 15, 2021Bengaluru: United Karnataka Chess Association (UKCA) had successfully organised a State-level ONLINE Youth and Cadet Chess Championships from June 3 to 12. More than 1,400 players across the State participated in this mega event. The closing ceremony was conducted on June 13. Top two players from each category will represent Karnataka. RESULTS U-18 Open Category:…
All India U-15 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tourney begins in city
November 21, 2018The All India Under-15 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament-2018, conducted by the Mysore Chess Club under the aegis of the United Karnataka Chess Association (UKCA) & All India Chess Federation (AICF), began at the University Gymnasium Hall here this morning. Dr. M.R. Jayaram, Chairman, Gokula Education Foundation, Bengaluru, inaugurated the Tourney in the presence of…
Appointed to UKCA
July 31, 2018Nagendra Muralidhar, Director of Mysore Chess Centre, has been appointed as the Vice-President of United Karnataka Chess Association (UKCA). While Hanumantha Rajanna has been elected as the Secretary, Arvind Shastry has been chosen as CEO of the Chess Governing Body of Karnataka.
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….
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…
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…
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