Maxim maitains lead Jan 31, 2010

Russian grandmaster Maxim Turov (7.5 points) maintained his half point lead over Uzbek GM Marat Dzhumaev and unstoppable Anwesh Upadyaya of Orissa at the end of the eighth round of the LIC & ONGC sponsored Chennai Open 2010 international chess tournament organised by Sports promotion Foundation at the Multipurpose Indoor stadium.........More News

IM Lalith Babu shocks GM Zubarev, Maxim Turov in sole lead  Jan 29, 2010
On a day with mixed results on the top boards IM Norm aspirant R Siddharth lost his game against Russian GM Maxim Turov in the 6th round of Chennai Open 2010 an International Grandmaster Open Chess Tournament , being held at the Multipurpose Indoor stadium at Chennai.... More News

Eight players share lead  Jan 27, 2010

Untitled Indians are in the forefront, as three of them R. Sidharth of Tamil Nadu, Ankit Rajpara of Maharashtra and Anwesh Upadyaya of Orissa lead with four points each, along with three foreign grandmasters and two Philippino international masters....   More News

Shirov Beaten - By Arvind Aaron Jan 25,2010
Finally, Alexei Shirov's brilliant run ended in his first defeat when Hikaru Nakamura, the American defeated him in the seventh round of the Corus Chess Tournament on Jan 23. Seven rounds are completed in all the three sections and six rounds remain to be played.

Top seeded Eshan Ghaem Maghami of Iran held to a draw Jan 25,2010
The 2nd Chennai International Open Chess tournament sponsored by LIC and ONGC, supported by government of India and Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu and organized by Sports Promotion Foundation got off with a bang....  More News

Maghami clinches title in a tie-break  Jan 23,2010
Third seed Iranian Grandmaster Maghami Ehsan Ghaem ensured a thrilling end to the 8th Parsvnath International Chess Tournament by setting for a draw with Bangladeshi Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman in the eleventh and final round at.....

Maghami back to sole lead; Deep Sengupta shocks Turov    Jan 21,2010

Shirov Zooms Ahead  Jan 21, 2010

Shirov Leads With 3/3 -  Jan 19, 2010

Maxim Turov maintains lead  - Feb 02, 2010

Maxim Turov of Russia increased his chances to clinch the title in the Chennai Open 2010 international chess tournament, sponsored by LIC & ONGC and organized by Sports Promotion Foundation, Chennai. In the tenth and penultimate round today, he had a safe 41 move draw against.....  More News

Seven Indians get norms  Feb 01 , 2010

Russian grandmaster Maxim Turov enhanced his lead by a full point over IM M.R. Lalith Babu of A.P., Vikramaditya Kamble of Railways, Rinat Jumabayev of Kazakhstan and Ziaur Rahman of Bangladsh in the LIC & ONGC sponsored Chennai Open 2010 International chess tournament organized by Sports Promotion Foundation today....  More News

R. Siddharth of Tamil Nadu on song  Jan 28, 2010

Former under age category national champion R. Sidharth of Tamil Nadu displayed a giant killing act defeating Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh in the fifth round of the Chennai Open 2010 International chess tournament... More News

Ankit Rajpara upsets Saidali  Jan 26, 2010

Ankit Rajpara of Maharashtra shocked grandmaster Saidali Iuldachev of Uzbekistan to be among the leaders with 3 points at the end of the third round of the LIC and ONGC sponsored Chennai Open 2010 chess tournament organized by Sports Promotion Foundation here today....  More News.

Chennai Open inaugurated Jan 24, 2010

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The Chennai Open 2010, the prestigious international grandmaster chess tournament sponsored by LIC and ONGC...    more news

Chennai Open Inauguration Video

Maghami and Lenic share lead; Deep Sengupta held top seed  Jan 22,2010

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