03 Apr 17 (Tashkent) :- Seven Indian players including Asian Rapid champions Erigaisi Arjun and A R Ilmparathi are on joint lead in their respective categories with perfect score at the end of the third round matches of the ongoing Asian Youth Chess Championship-2017 here at Hotel Grande Plaza on…
Tashkent (03 Apr 17) :- As expected most of the Indian players sailed smoothly to the second round after registering comfortable victories in the opening round of Standard format of the Asian Youth Chess Championship on Sunday afternoon. But the shock defeats of medal hopes top seed Savitha Shri in…
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…