 Laxman India&as;s 20th GM |
IM R.R. Laxman achived his final GM norm by drawing hia 9th round game against GM Rauf Mamedov of Azerbaijan. He becomes the country&as;s 20th GM.
Shyam Nikhil got his second IM Norm |
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| Dileep Kumar and Tejaswi emerge champions |
| Chennai kids Dileep Kumar and Tejaswi Murugavel emerged champions in the 22nd TN State Under 7 &obc;B & G&cbc; Chess Championship held at Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi for the Dolphin trophies |
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| Adhiban retain National B Title |
| International Master B.Adhiban of Tamil Nadu retained the National ‘B’ chess title by beating Mary Ann Gomes in the final round of the National ‘B’ Chess Championship held at Kolkatta on 24/08/2209. |
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| Akash and Michelle Triumphs |
| G. Akash and Michelle Catherina of Chennai won the titles in the 22nd Tamil Nadu State under -13 Chess Championship for Dolphin Trophies held at Coimbatore. |
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| Asian Gold Medalists arrived Chennai |
| A warm reception was given by Tamil NAdu State Chess Association for Asian Gold Medal Winners &obc;J. Saranya, Srija Seshadri and G.K. Monnisha&cbc; were arrived Chennai Central today &obc;10/08/2009&cbc; by Tamil Nadu Express. |
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| Asian Youth Achievers |
| G. K. Monnisha of chennai won the U-12 Girls Gold in the Asian Youth Chess Championship held at Newdelhi and P. Shyam Nikhil got the Silver Medal in Under -18 Open category. |
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| Shyam Wins |
Shyam Nikhil of Chennai won the 57th Tamil Nadu State FIDE Rated Chess Championship 2009, held at Karaikudi. He got the 8.5 points out of 11 rounds.
Shyam and Prem were tied with 8.5 points. as per Buchholz tie-break, Shyam was declared as a Winner. |
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| RAMNATH BHUVANESH earned maiden IM norm |
| R Ramnath Bhuvanesh Student of XI Stadard from SBOA &obc;CBSE&cbc; School acheived his 1st IM norm at 11th Dubai Open 2009 |
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| Anand&as;s Receives Chess Oscar For The Sixth Time |
| World Champion Viswanathan Anand was awarded the Chess Oscar by the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov at Baku. Anand, born December 11, 1969 at Chennai wins this prestigious award for the sixth time, the highest won by a non-Russian. Robert James Fischer had won this thrice. |
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| IM S. Kidambi set to become Grand Master |
| International Master Sundarrajan Kidambi has secured 6th place in Dubai Open Chess Tournament and there by achieving the 3rd norm required to become 7th GM of Tamil Nadu. |
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| Arun and Prakruthi Win Under 25 Titles |
J.Arun &obc;Velammal M.H.S.School&cbc; and A.Prakruthi &obc;B.S.Mootha Girls Sr.Sec .School&cbc; emerged as champions in the Chennai District Under 25 Chess Championships For Men and Women respectively, organised by T Nagar Chess Academy at its premises yesterday. While Arun scored 5 points out of six rounds,
S. Jitendriavel of Velammal won the Championship with 5 points out of six rounds. Prakruthi secured 3 points out of four rounds.
The Chennai District Under-17 Boys’ and Girls’ titles were respectively won by Jitendriavel S &obc;Velammal &cbc; and G.Amirthavalli &obc;Jai Gopal Vivekananda Vidyalaya&cbc;. |
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| Raghuraman Wins TAK Memorial Problem Solving Contest |
| S. Raguraman of TCS won the TAK Memorial Problem Solving Contest by solving all six chess problems given. The contest was organised by Tamil Nadu State Chess Association as part of its 62nd Anniversary Celebrations at Hall of Chess, J N Stadium, Chennai-3. International Problemist C.G.S. Narayanan, the coordinator of the contest gave away the prizes. |
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| Kumaran and Ashwini are State Under11 Champions |
| B. Kumaran and U. Ashwini both from Chennai won the 22nd TN under11 Championship for Dolphin Trophies and Rs.2000/- each as cash prize. In the boys section Kumaran scored 10.5 points and Ashwini scored 9.5 points respectively. In the last round Kumaran beat Karthikeyan M of Coimbatore and Ashwini drew with Oviyanila M of Chennai to clinch the title. |
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| Selection Letter for TN State Women FIDE Rated Chess Championship |
Selection Letter for TN State Women FIDE Rated Chess Championship
Seeded Women: 1. R. Bharathi, 2. S. Nabeela Farheen,
Selected: 3. Michelle Catherina. P, 4.Ashwini.U, 5.Jeyassri.B, 6.Hema Priya. N 7.Sowjhanya. S
8. Swathy. D |
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| Admission for Talented for Chess Players |
MOP Vishnav College is interested in giving admissions in Degree
Courses to talented chess players. Those who are interested may
directly contact the Principal or the Directress of Physical Education
Mrs.S.Shanthi : Mobile: 9786205597 |
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| FIDE Title Awards |
| Visweswaran and Hariharan become FIDE Trainers |
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| Chennai District Under-25 Chess Championship For Men and Women |
T Nagar Chess Academy will organize Chennai District Chess
Championship for Under-25 Men and Women |
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| 61st Anniversary of TN State Chess Association celebrated |
| The Tamil Nadu State Chess Association celebrated its 61st birthday in pure chess style with Contests in Tactical Chess, a Lecture by Grandmaster R.B.Ramesh and four simultaneous, Simultaneous Displays by Super Grandmaster K.Sasikiran and three International Masters - M.R.Venkatesh, B.Adhiban and P.Karthikeyan |
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| Laxman Earns his maiden GM Norm |
| Laxman Earns his maiden GM Normin in Dubai International Chess Tournament, 2008. |
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| Michelle, Osama win titles |
| Michelle Catharina , and Osama Salim emerged as champions in the Girls&as; and Boys&as; categories respectively of the Chennai District Under-13 Chess Championship |
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| Lokesh and Sangeetha Win Titles |
| P. Lokesh and M.R. Sangeetha emerged as a championa in the Men&as;s and Women&as;s category of the Chennai District Chess Championship |
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| FIDE-Instructor / FIDE Trainer course |
| FIDE-Instructor / FIDE Trainer course in India to be held at Chennai from 30th April to 7th May, 2008 |
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| Chennai District Chess Championships |
| Chennai District Chess Championships from 12th April to 17th April, 2008 at Hall Of Chess, J.N. Stadium, Chennai-3: |
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| Chennai District Under-7 & 11 Selection Chess Championships For Boys and Girls |
| Chennai District Chess Association will organize Chennai District Selection Chess Championships For Under-7 and 11 Boys and Girls on 24.11.2007 and 25.11.2007 at Sri Velankanni Nursery and Primary School, 803, 63rd Street, X Sector, K.K.Nagar, Chennai-78. |
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