TRIUMPHANT RETURN: R. Ashwath, S. Nitin, Swayams Mishra and Shyam Nikhil helped India win the gold in the World youth (under-16) chess Olympiad. Chennai: The Indian team, which won the World youth (under-16) chess Olympiad, was given a fitting...
ChessFM interviews WGM Subbaraman
Chess.FM India Weekly Saturday show – Interview WGM Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman Chess.FM India’s weekly Saturday Show at 7.00 PM IST, 28th July 2007, presents an Interview with India’s first Woman Grandmaster and five-time champion Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman of Indian Airlines, New...
Chess.FM India
Chennai, July 7: Chess.FM India’s weekly Saturday Show at 7 p.m. IST, July 7, 2007, presents an interview with GM Dibyendu Barua, three-time National Champion and the president of the Chess Players Association of India. The weekly Saturday show,...
Humpy wins HSG Open
Humpy wins title HYDERABAD: Koneru Humpy won the HSG Open international chess tournament in Hilversum (the Netherlands) with 7.5 points from nine rounds, according to information received here on Thursday. Incidentally, this is the first ever international title-triumph for...
An Interview with Wonder Kid Parimarjan Negi !
An Interview with Wonder Kid Parimarjan Negi !Written by Cyber Chess GuruThursday, 07 June 2007 Parimarjan Negi broke the record of Grand Master Harikrishna to become India’s Youngest Grand Master at the age of 12! He shares many important...
How young will a future world champion be?
A Young World Chess Champion Soon, Says Negi Thursday 07th of June 2007News Post India The game of chess is gradually becoming younger with the advent of technology and very soon we may even have a world champion in...
2nd Indian female to earn GM title!
Vijayalakshmi makes final GM normRakesh RaoWednesday, May 02, 2007 NEW DELHI: The country’s first Woman Grandmaster, S. Vijayalakshmi, gained her final Grandmaster norm on way to winning the Cutro Open chess tournament in Cutro, Italy, on Tuesday. In the...
Anand would like to see tournament format for WC
A magical victory for the World No.1 Chennai, April 27: Chess maestro Viswanathan Anand has termed his recent victory in Linares and subsequent allocation of the World No.1 status as “magical”. “The victory in Linares was pretty magical..Winning a...
Anand helps create chess boom in India
Report: Chess craze rages in Tamil NaduAlaphia ZoyabThursday, April 5, 2007 (Chennai) The success of Viswanathan Anand in the chess world has resulted in a growing craze for the game in Tamil Nadu. The state’s love for the game...
MUST read articles from Anand’s Parents
This is Anand’s parents – Photo from Rediff.com ‘I am a very proud mother; he is a very nice boy’ March 16, 2007Susheela Viswanathan, Anand’s mother It is legend now that Anand learnt the first moves of chess from...