Three Indians among the leaders Three Indians J Deepan Chakkravarthy of Tamil Nadu, Abhijit Kunte of PSPB and Vidit Santosh Gujrathi of Maharashtra and one Bangladesh grandmaster Abdulla Al-Rakib share the lead with three points each at the end of third round of the 19th International Open Grandmasters Chess tournament, organised by Alekhine Chess Club […]
19th edition of the prestigious International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament in Kolkata, India
Alekhine Chess Club, Kolkata, India organises the 19th edition of the prestigious International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament, carrying a prize money of Rs.14,00,000/- (approximately 22500 USD) from18th to 27th March 2014. First prize of the tournament will be Rs.400,000 and only players with a rating of 2200 and above may be allowed to participate. Last […]
Ter-Sahakyan wins SREI International Grandmaster Chess Tournament on tiebreaks
Armenia’s Samvel Ter-Sahakyan wins SREI International GM ChessIANS | Kolkata December 14, 2013 Last Updated at 21:56 IST Grand Master Samvel Ter-Sahakyan of Armenia Saturday emerged champion with 7.5 points in a tantalisingly close battle for the top place at the SREI International Grandmaster Chess Tournament here. The exciting final day saw a five-way tie […]
Pantsulaia leads Kolkata after 8 rounds
Full standings here: http://chess-results.com/tnr118246.aspx Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Stopa leads in Kolkata GM Tournament
IM Siddharth Ravichandran upset top seed GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly in the 7th round of the SREI International Grandmasters Chess Tournament at Kolkata Town Hall on Wednesday. The 10-round Grandmasters’ chess tournament is organised by Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy in association with Allsport Foundation. Meanwhile IM Jacek Stopa of Poland emerged as the sole leader […]
4 GMs and 2 IMs share Kolkata lead
Four GMs and two IMs share leadPTI | Dec 8, 2013, 09.11 PM IST KOLKATA: Four Grandmasters and two International Masters shared the lead with 3.5 points each after the end of the fourth round of the SREI International Grandmasters Chess Tournament on Sunday. On the top board, GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan drew with GM Valeriy […]
GM tournament in Kolkata
International Grandmasters Chess Tournament in KolkataPress Trust of India | Kolkata December 4, 2013 Last Updated at 20:27 IST Surya Sekhar Ganguly will be the top seed with a rating of 2646 when 100 players including 24 GMs from 14 countries battle it out at the SREI International Grandmasters Chess Tournament at the Town Hall […]
Kolkata hosts chess championship for the blindFriday, Jul 26, 2013, 16:23 IST | Place: Kolkata | Agency: IANS The one-day tournament spread across five rounds, was open to players across all ages, and included many former all India champs. A chess championship for the blind started off here Friday, proving that the visually impaired are […]
Dzhumaev remains sole leader of Rose Valley Open
GM Dzhumaev Marat of Uzbekistan continued his fine run to retain sole top position with all win record at the end of Round-4 of the Rose Valley Open International Chess Tournament being played at Gorki Sadan in Kolkatta. Round 4 video by Vijay Kumar On top board overnight leader 17th seed Marat caused an upset […]
5th Kolkata Open Grandmasters Chess
Strongest Asian Open MeetSCHEDULED FROM 3RD TO 13TH DECEMBER 2012 AT GORKY SADAN, KOLKATA, INDIA(Gorky Sadan, 3 Gorky Terrace, Kolkata 700 017, near Minto Park)Schedule of PlayInauguration 3rd December 2012 at 2pm at Gorky Sadan AuditoriumRound 1 : 3rd December 2012 (Monday) 3pm to 7pmRound 2 : 4th December 2012 (Tuesday) 2pm to 6pmRound 3 […]