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N.Srinath Finishes
Second
World Under-12 champion N.Srinath of Chennai narrowly missed
winning the overall title in the Dubai Junior Chess Championship
that concluded on July 12 at Dubai....
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R.R.Laxman Wins Kandky
Open
International Master R.R.Laxman of Chennai scored nine full
victories to win the Central Province Chess Festival's
International Open at Kandy in Sri Lanka...
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Negi is our
youngest Grand Master
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Indians Rain
Gold Medals, Win All Eight Titles in the Asian Youth @ Iran
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 Sudhakar
Babu Wins AS Chennai Players Dominate
Indian Bank's International Master, N.Sudhakar Babu of Chennai
won his second rating event in as many months when he won the
18th Cusat FIDE Rating tournament at Kalamssery in Ernakulam on
June 30. ......
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 37th Chess Olympiad Live
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Sudhakar Babu wins
N.Sudhakar Babu of Indian Bank started with
three draws. That was when all thought that the oldest player of the meet
is going to struggle to make points in the midst of youthful champions and
the rising summer heat. But, in the fourth round, the second seed Babu
offered a draw which top seed R.R.Laxman declined. That was the turning
point for Sudhakar Babu. He beat Laxman and also went on to win the
tournament with a splendid 75% score.
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International Master norm holder K.Ratnakaran
of Kerala won the 1st Ranjit Patkar Memorial FIDE Rating tournament held
from May 2-9 at Karwar in North Karnataka. Ratnakaran scored eight points
from nine games to win the title with a better tie-break score than GM
Neelotpal Das of ONGC, Kolkata.
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Nimmy George Wins At Karur
A girl winning a men's event is
rare. Nimmy George of Kerala won the 1st Ramasamy Gounder
Memorial FIDE Rating Chess Tournament at Karun in Tamil Nadu on
May 10. Only last month this girl from a chess playing family
completed her maiden Woman International Master norm in the
National Women's A Chess Championship at Visakhapatnam..
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Asian Youth Chess Championship at Iran
Asian Youth Chess Championship will be
held at Iran From 23rd June to 01st July 2006. All those desirous of
participating may kindly send Demand Draft favouring All India Chess
Federation, payable at Chennai for Rs.7500/- towards entry fee to be sent to
the organizers at Iran. The last date for receiving such entries will
be on or before 15th May 2006. No entry will be entertained after this date
IMPORTANT : Players selected for Asian Youth Chess Championship
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Bountiful April For India
April 2006 was the most productive
month in terms of grandmaster additions for India. When the Elo
rating list was published on April 1, 2006 it was certain that
P.Magesh Chandran of Madurai became India's twelfth grandmaster
as he crossed the required 2500 rating mark.
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Saptarshi Roy Richer By Rs.61,000
Saptarshi Roy of Kolkata won the Thakur
International FIDE Rating Tournament at Mumbai on April 29 scoring 9/11.
The 1986-born Saptarshi became richer by Rs.61,000 after scoring a final
round victory at the Thakur College in Khandivli, Mumbai. |
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Vishy Speaks " New faces
will boost India's chances"
New Delhi, April 26 (PTI): The inclusion of
fresh faces will boost India's chances in the upcoming Chess Olympiad,
Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand said as he prepared to spearhead India's
campaign for the second successive time in the premier competition. |
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Anand
extends his support to combat HIV/AIDS
ndia's
finest sportsperson, Super GM Anand has been honoured as the first 'Ambassador'
by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to combat HIV/AIDS. This
nomination by Bill Gates confirm the status of Anand as one of the Icons &
Institution in itself! |
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54th Tamil Nadu
State Fide Rated Chess Championship 2006 |
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1st Trichy International (FIDE) Rating Open Chess
Tournament 15th June - 20th June, 2006 |
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1st MalerKotla All India Open Rating Chess Tournament 2006 |
 National A, Vizag In Progress: Ganguly Seeks A Hat-trick
Seeking a hat-trick of victories, defending champion Surya S Ganguly of Indian Oil, Kolkata started on a winning note when he beat Abhijeet Gupta... |
| 1st Trichy International (FIDE) Rating Open Chess Tournament 15th June - 20th June, 2006. |
Anand, Sasikiran, Harikrishna Hit All Time High Elo
The April 2006 FIDE rating list is out. While Viswanathan Anand reached an expected 2803 rating he became the fourth player... |
 National A, Vizag In Progress: Ganguly Seeks A Hat-trick
Seeking a hat-trick of victories, defending champion Surya S Ganguly of Indian Oil, Kolkata started on a winning note when he beat Abhijeet Gupta... |
1st Ranjit Patkar Memorial FIDE Rating Chess Tournament
AICF Registration is compulsory for all players. All Players are requested to attend both Inauguration & closing ceremony without fail... |
Anand, Morozevich Joint Winners In Monte Carlo
Viswanathan Anand retained his Amber Title when he came back strongly in the second half to share the title.... |
Thakur International Rating Chess Tournament - 2006
The tournament will be conducted as per FIDE Laws of Chess and FIDE Swiss System. 11 rounds will be played. |
| Madras High Court Order Copies |
 Xu Yuhua Is The New World Women's Champion
Xu Yuhua became the new World Women's Champion when he downed six opponents at Ekaterinburg in Russia on March 25.... |
 Easy For
Adhiban, Rout
B.Adhiban of Tamil Nadu and Padmini Rout of Orissa won the 19th National U-13 Championships that was played at at the St. Thomas Church School... |
National Championships at Vizag from April 2
The National `A' Championships for men and women will be held together from April 2 at Visakhapatnam... |
High Court Dismisses Chhattisgarh Writ Petition
The first day of spring, March 21, brought victory for Indian chess. The Madras High Court dismissed the Writ Petition of the Chhattisgarh Chess... |
International Open At Hyderabad From Feb 25
The Chess Players Association of India will organise Andhra Pradesh's first International Grandmaster Open... |
Ravi Hegde Wins
International Master Ravi Hegde of Union Bank of India, Bangalore won the All India Inter-Bank Chess Tournament... |
Anand Creates Tournament Record, Crosses 2800 Mark
Viswanathan Anand created a record on January 29 when he won the Corus Chess Tournament at Wijk aan Zee in the Netherlands... |
Request For Indian Players
FIDE Rating Officer has requested that all Indian players offer their date of birth along with the rating to be published in the rating... |
Parimarjan Negi Becomes Youngest IM
Indian title holders are now getting younger. The talented Delhi boy Parimarjan Negi hit two milestones in one event. In the first, he made his final norm... |
AICF Directive For Players
The AICF has declared that the 26th Piloo Mody Memorial Open Chess Tournament from February 19-28 is not a recognised event and the players... |
India Win Asian Team Title For The First Time
After giving out a sensational performance, top seed team India won the 14th Asian Team Championship for the first time at Esfahan in Iran... |
AICF Greets Chess Players
The President and Secretary of the All India Chess Federation greeted the Indian players on the eve of the New Year 2006 at Chennai... |
