Thursday, June 16, 2005

The Hindu : Sport : Tania Sachdev joins WGM club

The Hindu : Sport : Tania Sachdev joins WGM club: "Tania Sachdev joins WGM club"
Tania achieved a nine-game norm from the 11-player round-robin competition. She had gained her first norm on winning the Asian junior title in 2002 and the second one last year in the Abu Dhabi International. With a rating of 2343, she has already met the rating requirement of 2300 for the coveted title.

IndiaPost. Anand comes from behind to win Leon Chess tournament

IndiaPost. Anand comes from behind to win Leon Chess tournament: "Anand comes from behind to win Leon Chess tournament"
In what was a great comeback, Anand, trailing 0-1 after losing the first game, won the second and the fourth game and drew the third to attest his superiority once again in the rapid version of the game.

Sunday, June 12, 2005

Anand in Ciudad de Leon rapid chess finals

"Vishy Anand defeated Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen in the semifinal, set to meet Rustam Kasimdzhanov in final of the tournament. More at CheessBase here ChessBase.com - Chess News - Kasimdzhanov and Anand win 3:1, 3:1:

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Ganguly won all-India rapid chess tournamentl

The Hindu reports Ganguly is champion: "Grand Master Surya Sekhar Ganguly of Indian Oil used the advantage of being the overnight leader to ensure the title in the Tata Steel all-India rapid chess tournament, which concluded in kolkatta on Sunday."