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35th Indian National Team Championships

3/5/2015 – This event, held in Goa, India's richest state, has a meagre prize fund (200,000 rupees or $3,500). In spite of this it attracts a very high calibre of players – our report explains why. This year it was won by the top seed team of PSPB, which clinched all nine matches, scoring a perfect 18.0/18. None of their players lost a single game, three won board prizes. Part one of our big illustrated report.

China strikes first, India retaliates!

3/4/2015 – The Chinese team was able to take the first round 2.5-1.5 on the hands of a very capable Ding Liren, who unquestionably outplayed Adhiban. However their lead did not last very long: Wei Yi missed a good chance to score in round two while Lalith was able to secure a win for the Indian team, beating Wang Chen in a long endgame and tying up the series, 4-4.

India vs. China summit starts tomorrow

3/1/2015 – The World Team Championship is around the corner, in only a month and a half the top teams will face each other in Armenia, and the top squads are preparing for this tournament. A friendly Scheveningen-style match will be held between China and India in Hydebarad, India. The locals are fielding their Olympic team, while China brings both Ding Liren and the newly minted 2700, Wei Yi.

Baryshpolets wins 13th Parsvnath Delhi open

1/20/2015 – Grandmaster Andrey Baryshpolets of Ukraine won the 13th Parsvanth Delhi International Grandmasters tournament defeating Deepan Chakkravarthy in the tenth and final round. It was a three-way tie for the top spot and Baryshpolets was followed by Ivan Popov of Russia and Alberto David of Italy who finished second and third respectively on 8.0/10. Final report.

13th Parsvnath Delhi Open led by Mozharov

1/15/2015 – IM N Srinath staked his claim for a top prize by defeating GM Cristhian Cruz of Peru in the seventh round of 13th Parsvnath Delhi International Chess tournament now underway at the Ludlow Castle sports complex. He joined the three other leaders in this massive chess festival with 1343 players. In this midway report see the challenges of concentration and chess organization.

13th Parsvnath Delhi Open has record draw

1/11/2015 – The 13th Parsvnath Delhi International Chess Tournament, the biggest chess festival of India, started one more time with a record participation of over 1200 chess players. The highest caliber event is being held in the Ludlow Castle Sports Complex, in New Delhi, India, with 22 GMs and 27 IMs fighting for a nearly US$50 thousand prize fund. Here is an illustrated report with video.

Chennai Open attracts 937 players

1/5/2015 – The time has come for the 7th edition of the Chennai International Open in Chennai, India, held between Dec 30, 2014, to Jan 06, 2015. With a total prize fund of Rs.1.4 million ($22,135 approx), in three different groups – the Grandmaster Open, and two others. It is the proverbial 'bigger and better' with total entries all combined reaching a mammoth 937 players.

Chess in the backwaters of Kerala

1/2/2015 – Imagine you wake up early to play a morning round and are greeted by a musky fragrance caused by the raindrops caressing the flora around you; summoning a feeling so powerfully evocative that it cleanses your body and purifies your mind. Blessed with such an environment, imagine playing your favourite game in this land referred in India as 'God’s own country'. A breathtaking pictorial.

Lu Shanglei, Goryachkina win World Juniors 2014

10/20/2014 – In the final round of the World Juniors the world's two youngest grandmasters faced each other in an insanely complicated game, which ended in a draw. Wei Yi, who had been leading the event for many rounds, had to watch his compatriot Lu Shanglei win a nearly perfect game and take the title. Junior Girls World Champion won the title for the second year in a row. Big final report.

World Junior R08+09: Chinese and Russians top

10/16/2014 – After nine rounds two powerhouses of world chess are in the forefront. In the Open section the two Chinese GMs Wei Yi and Lu Shanglei remain in the lead with 7.0/9, but are joined by a Russian: Vladimir Fedoseev. In the Girls section last year's winner Aleksandra Goryachkina of Russia is in the sole lead with 7.5/9. Big pictorial report by Sagar Shah.

World Junior rest day: a journey into Maratha

10/15/2014 – The rest day at the World Juniors is a wonderful tradition. Apart from giving players the much needed break from this strenuous event, it presents them with an opportunity to bond with each other and make new friends. Nearly 75 foreign players enrolled themselves for an outing to some historical sites in Pune and get aquainted with the Maratha culture. Big pictorial report.

World Junior R04+05: Many leaders, close games

10/11/2014 – A tournament like World Juniors is more about endurance than anything else. With 13 rounds in both Open and Girls event it makes perfect sense to pace yourself for this long event rather than going all out at the start and running out of steam towards the end. After five rounds there were three leaders in the Open section, ten with the Girls. Big pictorial report by Sagar Shah.

World Junior R02+03: the tournament builds up

10/9/2014 – In the first round there were, naturually, mostly lopsided Swiss pairings, but things started to get more interesting in the next two rounds. Currently five players are leading with perfect 3.0/3 scores in the Open section, and one in the Girls. And of course there are multi talents in Pune, India, like Erik Ronka, who sports a rating of 2183 and plays a mean Presto agitato.

World Junior R01: exciting chess and personalities

10/7/2014 – There are 136 players in the Open section, with five players above 2600 and a tournament average of 2225. In the Girls section has four WGMs and 14 WIMs, with an average rating of 2048. There were lots of interesting encounters in the first round, including a ten-year-old beating a Swedish IM rated 2420. Our report introduces you to the top personalities of tomorrow's chess world.

World Junior has started in Pune

10/7/2014 – It is probably the strongest World Junior event of all time, with 18 GMs and 20 IMs, the most talented young players on the globe. They were greeted by another great talent, who won the event himself back in 1987 – and is currently preparing for a world title defence. Our reporters Sagar Shah and V. Saravanan are on the scene in India doing live commentary.

World Junior 2014 in Pune starts on Monday

10/5/2014 – Remember the days when young players wanted to win the World Junior Championship because it gave them an automatic GM title? How things have changed: this year a total of 139 players from 47 countries are participating, among them 18 GMs and 20 IMs, led by Russian GM Vladimir Fedoseev, clocked at Elo 2677. V. Saravanan reports on final preparations in Pune, India.

Super Six for India at WYCC 2014

10/3/2014 – Chess in India is booming, and you know it is when the nation returns with two golds, two silvers and two bronze medals from the World Youth Championships in South Africa – the best tally of medals there. While the bronze medal at the Olympiad in Tromsø had shown how strong India has become, it is now clear that the future of Indian chess is in the safe hands of promising youngsters.

Jayalalithaa Jayaram sentenced in Bangalore

9/28/2014 – She was a famous actress and singer, the "heart throb of Tamil movies". Then she became Chief Minister of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Yesterday she was arrested in a disproportionate assets case originally filed against her 18 years ago. Jayalalithaa was sentenced to four years in prison and a one billion Rupee fine. Why do we report this? There is a chess connection.

Their proudest moment in Chess Olympiad history

8/29/2014 – China won Gold, India Bronze – who can doubt that these are the super-powers of chess in the coming decades? India, which started as 19th seed, won their first ever medal, which led to national celebrations. Niklesh Jain caught up with the players back home and did short interviews with each of them. You will enjoy his big pictorial report – appropriately in English and in Hindi.

World Junior 2014 launched in Mumbai

8/20/2014 – Almost exactly 27 years ago a young Indian lad won the World Junior Chess Championship, staged in the Philippines. He was present to inaugerate this year's World Junior, which will be held from 5th to 20th October in the western Indian metropolis of Pune. The host country has a few hot candidated for the medals. They received some personal advice from Anand.

India dominates the Commonwealth

7/14/2014 – Glasgow was the host to the 2014 Commonwealth Chess Championships. The tournament reminded all of us why India is considered to be one of the strongest chess countries in the world! The top stages were filled with Indian players and they duly took home most of the prizes. Our reporter, Sabrina Chevannes, bring us a detailed review of a traditional event. Pictorial report.

Jalgaon Battlers win Maharashtra Chess League

6/23/2014 – It is a very interesting format, well worth considering: six teams put together by sponsors bidding for the strongest players. Top Indian GMs participate, and the atmosphere is electrifying: team captains, coaches and even the "owners" have to decide strategically who plays on which board. The result is exciting action from beginning to end, as V. Saravanan shows us in this big pictorial report.

Pantsulaia wins Mumbai Mayor’s Cup 2014

6/17/2014 – This strong GM Open had 18 grandmasters and an overall rating average of 2177. After the top players had had accidents in the first two rounds the road was clear for the third seed, Georgian GM Pantsulaia Levan, to forge ahead and take unshared first place. Our report from Mumbai contains a lot of interesting highlights from the games, presented by Sagar Shah.

It's back: the Maharashtra Chess League 2014

6/2/2014 – It is a unique chess tournament that starts with an exciting bidding process by private sponsors to determined the line-ups of the teams. Some of the top Indian players are up for sale to the highest bidders: GMs Abhijit Kunte and Vidit Gujrathi netting Rs. 120,000 each. Present at the auction was former World Champion Viswanathan Anand. Big illustrated report by V. Saravanan.
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