Hjörvar Steinn became Iceland’s 13th Grandmaster Tuesday, 29 October 2013 15:37 Hjörvar Steinn Grétarsson became a Chess Grandmaster this past weekend, only 23 years old. He is now the 13th Icelandic Grandmaster. Hjörvar is therefore the second youngest Icelander...
Das: I was taught chess to help my concentration
Discipline is secret of my success: Debashis DasTNN | Oct 25, 2013, 12.12 PM IST BHUBANESHWAR: Chess player Debashis Das, who recently became the first Grand Master from Odisha, tells Anirudha Mishra that hard work, discipline and belief in...
Das becomes a Grandmaster
Odisha’s ace chess star Debasis Das becomes a Grandmaster Friday, October 18, 2013 Odisha’s ace chess star Debasis Das becomes a Grandmaster. Twenty-one year old Debashis Das today became the first Grandmaster from the state with a win over...
GM titles for Krush, Naroditsky, and Molner
FIDE titles for US: GM titles: Irina Krush, Daniel Naroditsky, Mackenzie Molner IM titles: Aleksandr Ostrovskiy, Thomas Bartell, John Bryant, Luke Harmon-Vellotti Congratulations to all! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
America’s newest Grandmaster (maybe)
As I mentioned earlier this morning, Irina Krush earned a GM norm at the 2013 Baku Open. Her rating has also crossed 2500. The only question is if this is her 2nd or 3rd norm. The reason for the...
Final GM norm for Debashis Das
Debasis to get first GM chess star this year Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Bhubaneswar: Odisha chess star International Master Debashis Das on Monday said in his earlier interaction he told that he will achieve the third GM norms, but it...
Daniel Naroditsky, America’s newest GM
After winning the US Junior Championship a few weeks ago, IM Daniel Naroditsky headed to Spain in search for his final GM norm. He succeeded in earning the norm as well as gaining enough ELO points to break 2500!...
Mary Ann eyes GM norm
Mary Ann eyes GM norm nowArchiman Bhaduri, TNN | May 30, 2013, 12.26 AM IST KOLKATA: Asian Continental Chess Championship for Women is proving to be a happy hunting ground for Mary Ann Gomes. After winning the silver medal...
World youngest grandmaster: Wei Yi
ROUND 8: THE CHINESE ARE COMING Published by Peter Doggers on February 26, 2013 There’s something special about this year’s Reykjavik Open. Not only do we have a record number of 227 participants from no less than 37 federations, but...
Eliseev wins Moscow Young Grandmasters Invitational
I believe both Eliseev and Mozharov earned GM norms. Congrats! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar