Woman International Master K Jennitha Anto won the IPCA World Chess Championship for women at Novi Sad in Serbia on July 29. All four Indians impressed and gained Elo ratings. Shashikant Kutwal finished second with 6½/9 and won the silver medal in the open section. He started as sixth seed…
Former National Blitz champion Ram S Krishnan of BSNL won the Golden Knights 1st All India FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament, organised by Golden Knights Chess Academy and PTR College of Engineering College at the college campus from 28th July to 2nd August 2016. It attracted 159 players mainly from…
Muthaiah & Priyanka emerged as the TN Junior Champions K Priyanka of Coimbatore and AL Muthaiah of Thiruvallur won the Tamil Nadu State Under 19 Girls and Junior championships respectively at Kamarajar Kalyana Mandapam, Rajapalayam. The 9 round Swiss format tournament held from 23rd to 27th July attracted players from…
Deepak Kumar of Coimbatore won the GKCA 2nd State Level Open & Children Chess Tournament, organized by Golden Knights Chess Academy. The venue was sponsored by Vasavi Club, Madurai. The two days state level Open and Children tournament attracted 380 entries, was held on 16th and 17th of July in…