Tashkent (01 Apr 17) :- Asian Youth Chess Championship got off to a colourful start at Uzbekistan capital Tashkent today. Total number 381 players from 17 Asian countries are taking part in this 10 days long championship consist of Standard, Rapid and Blitz formats. In the opening day the rapid…
Former AICF & TNSCA Secretary K.N. Kalyanasundaram (85) passed away in a city hospital on March 28, 2017 at Chennai. Kalyanasundaram (born April 25, 1932) was a three-time General Secretary of the Tamil Nadu State Chess Association and served as Honorary Secretary of the AICF in 1962-63. He has represented…
The Indian men team lost 1-3 to higher ranked China but won many hearts as the scoreline hardly suggested how close it was in the summit clash that ended at Liao Cheng in Shan Dong province. After a fine start that gave them a 2.5-1.5 victory the Indian men lost…
Reigning National champion Murali Karthikeyan came up with a scintillating effort to beat Zhao Jianchao and scripted a 2.5-1.5 victory over China in the first match of the India-China Chess summit 2017. In what promises to be an exciting four-matches, Murali was at his tactical best in outplaying Jianchao wigth…
The first Sunday of March 2017, saw the beeline of top Arbiters in the state assembling at the heart of Chettinad. The picturesque Chettinad Public School in Karaikudi turned out to be the venue of the Arbiters' refresher course organised by Sivaganga District Chess Association under the auspices of Tamil Nadu State…