After 7 rounds, IM Harika takes over the clear lead. She is one of the favorites to win the tournament. Full standings: http://wjcc2008.tsf.org.tr/component/option,com_turnuva/task,show/dosya,23/Itemid,23/lang,en/ 1 IM HARIKA Dronavalli 2461 IND 6 2 WGM MUZYCHUK Mariya 2413 UKR 5½3 WFM NIKOLOVA...
Aiming to break 2600
Chess whiz kid Negi aims for bigger goal Himanshu Singhal / CNN-IBNPublished on Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 22:53 New Delhi: For nearly two years after becoming the second youngest Grandmaster in chess history, Parimarjan Negi remained a victim...
Negi gains big confidence
Confidence is the biggest gain: NegiSpecial Correspondent NEW DELHI: For nearly two years after becoming the second youngest Grandmaster in chess history, Parimarjan Negi remained a victim of the expectations that he himself gave rise to. But in the...
GM Harikrishna Pentala confirms 2008 SPICE Cup
Photo courtesy of ChessBaseThe 2008 SPICE Cup will take place from September 19-28 at Texas Tech University (Student Union Building) in Lubbock, Texas. I am pleased to announce that former World Junior Champion GM Harikrishna Pentala (www.harikrishnachess.com) has confirmed...
Negi wins PIO
Negi wins as Indian GMs ruleAgenciesPosted online: Tuesday , July 01, 2008 at 03:48:49 Teen Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi proved his extraordinary chess skills by winning the PIO tournament, beating illustrious names including GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly. Negi (2529), the...
Another case of lost in translation
Chess Olympiad teams will be toplessVijay TagoreTuesday, July 01, 2008 03:26 IST AICF ‘understands’ Viswanathan Anand’s position but unhappy with Koneru Humpy’s decision to skip the event in Germany in November MUMBAI: The Indian team for the Chess Olympiad...
No Olympiad for Humpy
Humpy opts out of chess Olympiad Sheelpa Kothari New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) Koneru Humpy, world’s top-ranking Grandmaster behind Judith Polgar in women’s category, has decided to give the chess Olympiad a miss to be staged this November in...
Chess boom in India
Massive turnout at Chess for Youth Express News ServicePosted online: Thursday , May 29, 2008 at 01:35:59 Kolkata, May 28 A record number of 430 chess players are vying for the honours in the 3rd Tea Board of India...
India advances in chess training
India got 19 FIDE Licensed Chess Trainers! Written by content team 28 May 2008 Recently the FIDE Trainer and Instructor Courses was held in India for the first time at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on May 1....
Chess in the schools in Gujarat
Gujarat the first and only state government in India to start chess programs in SchoolsWritten by content team 27 May 2008 Chess has been part of the curriculum for most Russian schools for over 40 years. Adolescents were encouraged...