India slipped to sixth place in the 42nd World Chess Olympiad after losing to fifth seed Ukraine 2.5 – 1.5 in the ninth round. Top three boards ended without decisive result while Sethuraman’s defeat on fourth board against Anton Korobov decided the fate of the match in favour of Ukraine.…
GM, SP Sethuraman defeated former World Championship challenger Nigel Short in clinical fashion to help India to beat England in the eighth round match of the 42nd World Chess Olympiad at Baku, Azerbaijan. After a disappointing seventh round against USA, the Indian youngsters came back strongly to register a resounding…
The dream run of Indian Men team came to a halt as they suffered defeat by the hands of star studded USA in the seventh round of the ongoing 42nd Chess Olympiad at Baku, Azerbaijan. With super Grandmasters Caruana, Nakamura and So in the lineup, USA was the favourite against…
Indians have wrested sole lead in the Chess Olympiad. It is a new high for the land which invented the game. The hero of India’s 2.5-1.5 win over the Netherlands was B Adhiban who beat Erwin L’Ami in the second board. Indian message is simple. Winning the bronze medal at…
Shahil, Savitha Win Under-9 Titles Shahil Dey of Assam and B Savitha Shri of Tamil Nadu emerged as champions on tie-break in the National Under-9 Chess Championship that was concluded at C.T. Public School in Jalandhar, Punjab on 30th August, 2016. Third seed Shahil Dey was caught by second seed…