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Thursday, October 31, 2013

15-Year-old Vladislav Artemiev wins Kustov Chess Memorial in Novokuznetsk

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Hello everyone,

Fifteen-year-old IM Vladislav Artemiev emerged clear winner of the Kustov Memorial that was held on 25-27th October at the Culture Center in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. The tournament was held in memory of B.A.Kustov, the first President of Novokuznetsk Chess Federation. The playing format was 11 round Swiss with the time control 15′+10”. The tournament is valid for the Rapid Grand Prix 2013 – Cup of Russia. The reigning Russian Junior Champion Artemiev (from Omsk) completed the event with 9,5/11 points, leaving the second-placed GM Vladimir Belous half a point behind. (www.chessdom.com)

Top Final standings:
1. Artemiev Vladislav IM 2595 – 9.5
2. Belous Vladimir GM 2552 – 9
3. Aleksandrov Aleksej GM 2528 – 8.5
4. Belozerov Andrei GM 2578 – 8
5. Bocharov Dmitry GM 2598 – 8
6. Volkov Sergey GM 2631 – 8
7. Dvoirys Semen I. GM 2518 – 8
8. Jumabayev Rinat GM 2598 – 8
9. Fatkhutdinov Gafiyat FM 2358 – 8
10. Yuffa Daniil FM 2433 – 8


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Chess Trivia: Name these Chess Girls who Wow our Hearts

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Hello everyone,

We never have enough of chess girls who wow our hearts and brighten up the chess planet. The chess trivia question for you today: name all these strong Grandmasters and what have they won? For the answer check this Chess Blog post.


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Happy Chess Halloween!

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Hello everyone,

Did you manage to scare everyone with your chess tricks today and your scary costumes? We wish you a happy Chess Halloween with this very nice photo of Chess Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk. as you know, the 12th Women's World Chess Champion is also a model. You can view here entire Halloween portfolio at this link


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World Senior Chess Championships 2013 in Rijeka, Croatia Nov 11-24

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Hello everyone,

There's even more strong chess happening this November, around the world, along with the Carlsen vs Anand World Chess Championship as we told you yesterday. One such event is the 23rd Individual World Senior Chess Championship to be held in Opatija, Rijeka, Croatia under the organization of Chess Club Rijeka from November 11 to 24.



More than 250 players from all over the world and the 5 Continents will play (about 30 women, among them Nona Gaprindashvili). The 23rd World senior chess championship for men and women is open to all players representing the FIDE Chess Federations, regardless of their title or rating, providing that the men are older than 60 and women are older than 50 years of age. For example, each male participant in the 23rd World senior Championship must be born in 1953 or earlier (women -1963) to be allowed to participate. There is also no limit of participants per federation.

Accommodation will be provided by the Grand Hotel Milenij and the championship will take place in the Congress centre Tamaris which is located within the hotel complex practically next to the hotel rooms.

The total prize fund of the 23rd individual senior chess championship 2013 amounts to 18.000,00 euro, of which 14.000,00 will be paid to the male players, while 4.000,00 euro will be reserved for female players. For all information about the competition and registration, visit worldsenior2013.rijekachess.com.

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Carlsen vs Anand World Chess Championship 2013: What are Carlsen's Chances?

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Hello everyone,
 
Continuing with our updates from the Indian media on the World Chess Championship 2013 Carlsen vs Anand, here's a nice feature in DNA India:

Can Magnus Carlsen do a Viswanathan Anand?
If the Norwegian wizard wins in Chennai next month, he will inspire a generation of chess players in his country.

Apart from being gifted chess players, Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen have something else in common. The game may have been invented in India some 1,500 years ago, but the country got its first Grandmaster only in 1988. Similarly Norway had a strong chess culture, but did not have players who could pose a challenge to world champions.

Prior to Carlsen, Simen Agdestein was Norway’s most famous chess player. In fact the 46-year-old, who won seven national championships and even made eight appearances for the Norway football team, competed with Anand during the latter’s world junior title run in 1987.

Agdestein did not make it all that big in chess. For the record, his brother Espen happens to be
Carlsen’s manager.

In a way, Bobby Fischer, Anand and Carlsen did what their countrymen couldn’t. When Fischer won the world title in 1972, he had brought an end to the Soviet hegemony in chess. Almost 30 years later, Anand did the same by putting Asia on the chess map. And if Carlsen succeeds in dethroning Anand, the Norwegian will become western Europe’s first world chess champion in 75 years. Dutchman Machgielis “Max” Euwe was the world champion from 1935 to 1937.

In that sense Euwe, Fischer and Anand took on Russia. But it wouldn’t be wrong to say that Carlsen is up against India. Nay, an Indian, who has been the undisputed world champion since 2007.

Like Anand and Fischer, Carlsen is not quite a superstar in Norway. Each of these gentleman has, of course, greatly influenced the younger generation. Football is the top game in Norway, the equivalent of cricket in India. And for geographic reasons, skiing is a more popular sport in the Scandinavian country.

This year, Carlsen was awarded the title of the sportsman of the year by Norway’s leading newspapers. “Everybody recognises him (in Norway). He is not mobbed because the people are normally very polite. So they don’t run up to him. He can walk around (in peace). But definitely, everybody knows who he is,” Carlsen’s manager says.

That is more like Anand commenting on his public appearances since he shot to fame in the 1990s. Norway is also doing an India: they are trying to capitalise on Carlsen’s rise by organising a series of world chess events. Norway Chess 2013, held earlier this year, was one of the best tournaments of all time. The country will also host the Chess World Cup and the Chess Olympiad soon.

When Carlsen came to Chennai in August, a couple of mediapersons accompanied him. They were from Verdens Gang (VG), an internet firm which sponsors Carlsen. Their tabloid reported on his visit to Chennai. They also covered his showing in the simultaneous display at a school where he played 20 games, lost four and drew six.

The report mentioned that some of the participants who were lined up against the jet-lagged Carlsen were rated 2,300 and above. It also pointed out that Garry Kasparov insisted that “none of his opponents be rated above 2,000 if he is to meet them in simultaneous play”.

Interestingly, the paper picked out Ram Aravind of Trichy, the youngest player who beat the World No.1 Carlsen, and six-year old Savitha Sri who extended the Norwegian to 40 moves before losing.

Ever since Anand became a popular tournament player in the 1990s, India started producing many age-group world champions. The Carlsen effect in Norway is almost similar, though it will take them a few years to produce another world-class player. Grandmaster Ludvig Hammer is turning heads and is reportedly part of Carlsen’s team of seconds. But it will take him a while to join the big league.

The fundamental similarities apart, Anand and Carlsen have different personalities. While Anand is choosy about his sponsors, the Norwegian does fashion shoots with Liv Tyler, the American actress and model. He enjoys football-style sponsorship deals and was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people earlier this year.

Unlike Anand, who became World No. 1 at 37, Carlsen reached the top when he was just 20. And he scaled the Mount Everest of chess by going past Garry Kasparov’s ELO rating of 2851. Carlsen wouldn’t want to follow Anand on one front. A very good tournament player, it took the Indian almost a decade to win the first of his five world titles. Carlsen looks hungry. He wants that title soon.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Panama Chess Open 2013 Begins with GMs Lazaro Bruzon and Sergei Tiviakov as Top Seeds... in Panama ;)

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Hello everyone,

All that remains of 2013 is going to be a splendid chess season. The Panama Chess Open has begun. The 3rd Panama Chess Open is being held at the Salón Corotu, Hotel Central Park in Ciudad de Panamá. The tournament will be played over nine rounds of Swiss system with accelerated pairings and continues until 5th November. (And, then, you can still make it to India in time for the World Chess Championship!)

The total prize fund is $10,000. Top prizes are $2500-1500-1000-500-400-300-200-100. The additional events include lectures, seminars, simultaneous exhibitions and blitz tournament with $1000 in prizes. 

Defening champion GM Eric Hansen is already playing in the Magistral Ciudad de BarcelonaTop seeds include Grandmasters Lazaro Bruzon from Cuba, Sergei Tiviakov from the Netherlands, Reynaldo Oriz from Cuba and aleksandr Rakhmanov from Russia. 



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European Team Chess Championship begins in Warsaw November 7

Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013

Hello everyone,


Guess which chess event is beginning on November 7? We would ask you think again if you said it's the Carlsen vs Anand World Chess Championship! There is another chess event beginning on the same date: The European Team Chess Championship 2013 in Warsaw. 

A total of 37 teams are enlisted in the open section with a tournament average rating of 2570 for 184 players. There are two women in the open section as well. A total of 31 teams are enlisted for the women's section with a tournament average rating of 2271 with 155 players.  


Olympic Swinning Champion from Poland: Otylia Jędrzejczak supporting the European Team Chess Championships 2013. 
Photographer: Marek Skrzypczak

You can find all the lists of teams and players at the official website of the European Team Chess Championship.

The top-three teams in the open section are:
1 RUSSIA 2745 GM GRISCHUK, Alexander RUS 2786
GM SVIDLER, Peter RUS 2740
GM MOROZEVICH, Alexander RUS 2734
GM TOMASHEVSKY, Evgeny RUS 2720
GM ANDREIKIN, Dmitry RUS 2706 

2 ARMENIA 2713
GM ARONIAN, Levon ARM 2795
GM MOVSESIAN, Sergei ARM 2696
GM AKOPIAN, Vladimir ARM 2684
GM SARGISSIAN, Gabriel ARM 2676
GM PETROSIAN, Tigran L. ARM 2660 

3 ENGLAND 2695
GM ADAMS, Michael ENG 2753
GM MCSHANE, Luke J ENG 2697
GM SHORT, Nigel D ENG 2684
GM HOWELL, David W L ENG 2644
GM JONES, Gawain C B ENG 2638

The top-three teams in the women's section are:
1 Ukraine UKR 2495 
GM USHENINA, Anna 2497
GM LAGNO, Kateryna 2534
IM MUZYCHUK, Mariya 2491
GM ZHUKOVA, Natalia 2456
IM GAPONENKO, Inna 2400

2 Georgia GEO 2492
GM DZAGNIDZE, Nana 2556
IM KHOTENASHVILI, Bela 2514
IM KHURTSIDZE, Nino 2462
IM JAVAKHISHVILI, Lela 2435
WGM ARABIDZE, Meri 2374

3 Russia RUS 2481
GM GUNINA, Valentina 2506
GM KOSTENIUK, Alexandra 2495
WGM POGONINA, Natalija 2485
WGM GIRYA, Olga 2439
WGM GORYACHKINA, Aleksandra 2436


Kamil Stoch, a Polish ski jumper, will cheer the Polish national team during the European Team Chess Championship 2013 (ETCC 2013). The list of sports personalities supporting Polish chess players is getting longer; Marcin Gortat, Tomasz Majewski, and Wojciech Szuchnicki have already declared their support.

Kamil Stoch is a ski jumper who, even at his young age, has already earned numerous champion titles. He is the individual world champion from Val di Fiemme 2013. Moreover, he won 7 World Championship competitions, 6 individual Polish champion titles, gained 2nd place in general classification of the Summer Grand Prix twice, and placed 3rd in general classification in 2012/2013 World Cup. He also represented our country twice at the Winter Olympic Games (2006 and 2010). Stoch, despite of of his great achievements, is known for his exceptional modesty and composure.

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Carlsen vs Anand World Chess Championship will Showcase importance of Fitness in Chess

Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013

Hello everyone,

The game of chess is known as a sport that is a thinking man’s game, where clever strategy and foresight are the heavy artillery, while brute physical strength is not even considered eligible. However, not many people realise that a lot of physical training goes into the making of a chess champion.

Hours are spent in the gym training to make the body a willing servant through which the mind can impose its will.

The World Chess Championship is likely to showcase the myriad facets of the game at the highest level as Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carslen face off.

World No 1 Carlsen is well known for playing long and physically taxing games and is usually reluctant to agree to draws – something that goes with his terrier-like approach. Since the championship is expected to be a demanding affair, the 43-year-old Anand has been cycling, swimming and walking in his bid to be prepared for his much younger opponent. “Anand can expect some long games against Carlsen. That will be demanding on his body and considering that, he has to be at his physical best,” says GM Dibyendu Barua.

Dr Sanjeev Sahni, sports psychologist, who has worked with more than a few top chess players, can walk the talk in this department.

“To be a top level player, one needs to have a combination of talents working in peak condition. The first few things that come to mind are good anticipation time, attentional focus and decision-making abilities. Each individual has an innate anticipation and focus, while taking decisions within a stipulated time helps in honing these strengths,” says Sahni.

“After that, one looks at neuro-muscular coordination — the synergy between mind and body, and finally, electrodermal response, a change in the electrical properties of the skin in relation to stress.”

Sahni, a former Sports Authority of India scientist for 14 years, was known as ‘the electronic psychologist’ because of the psycho-diagnostic equipment that he helped develop for athletes back in the day.

“The problem is that in India we still think that one psychologist for an entire team is a good bargain, whereas abroad each player has one!” he exclaims.

The most overlooked part in chess is the need for the body to be a good medium. Many people dismiss chess or even golf as sport because it doesn’t fulfill their idea of physicality.

However, Dr Alok Pandey, avid chess player and psychologist feels that if the mind is in control then the physical will follow suit, but it is getting there that is difficult.

“One little distraction can cause a monumental change in the game. Players have to stay alert and manage the conditions better than their opponent. Walking from time to time helps in releasing any muscle spasm from continuous sitting and consistent movement of the eyelids prevents strain,” he advises.

Pandey, a retired Indian Air Force Wing Commander, argues that while being patient has its rewards, having body awareness is imperative to withstand the various pressures that are always trying to surface. “There is no way around developing oneself if one wants to compete at the highest level. In the end it has to be a synthesis of mind and body and that is the ultimate test.” (The New Indian Express)


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Tagaytay City Wins Asian Cities Chess Team Championship (Dubai Cup)

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Hello everyone,


The Tagaytay City team has won the Asian Cities Chess Team Championship (Dubai Cup) held 19-27 October 2013 in Tagaytay City, Philippines. The Filipinos finished a clear first with 17 match points while the Chinese teams of Shanghai and Wu Xi tied at 15 match points each. Shanghai placed second by virtue of tiebreak. 

Eighteen teams competed in the 9-round Swiss system tournament organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines under the auspices of the Asian Chess Federation.

Visit chess-results.com http://www.chess-results.com/tnr114146.aspx?lan=1

Here are final rank and list of board medalists.

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

World Youth Chess Championship 2013 in Al-Ain: Registrations Open

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Hello everyone,


A total of 1,640 chess players from 95 countries have registered for the World Youth Chess Championship 2013 in Al Ain, U.A.E.
Registrations for the chess event are open till 17th November. 

Last year, at the World Youth Chess Championship, in Maribor, Slovenia, a participation record was achieved with 1584 chess players from 91 countries.

At the FIDE Chess Congress in Tallinn the organizers presented a video with many details about the venue.




FIDE Trainers, Organizers and Arbiters' Seminars are included in the parallel program. Al Ain Classic A & B International Open tournaments will take place concurrently with the World Youth.

All the information and the players lists by category and country on the official site: http://www.worldyouth2013.com.


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Anand - Carlsen World Chess Championship: You can Win Free Tickets in NIIT Promotional Campaign on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

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Hello everyone,


More interesting chess promotion happening in India as the World Chess Championship draws near! World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand's sponsor NIIT has launched a nice campaign via social media to give gifts and prizes to chess fans. 

This chess campaign is by NIIT Limited - Asia's largest IT trainer - who unveiled today #Wish4Vishy http://www.wish4vishy.com and additional social media events to enable chess fans to cheer for reigning World Chess Champion and NIIT MindChampion Viswanathan (Vishy) Anand, as he prepares to take on challenger world number oneMagnus Carlsen, at the World Chess Championship 2013, to be held between November 7 - 28, 2013 in Chennai.

In his glorious career spanning over 25 years, World Chess Champion Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand has taken Indian chess to great heights. 
NIIT is asking chess fans to wish the World Champion good luck. The best entries stand a chance to win free ticket during the World Chess Championship 2013 and special gifts on every alternate day, for the best wish expressed.

Speaking on the #Wish4Vishy initiative, World Chess Champion and NIIT MindChampion, ViswanathanAnand said, "I would like to thank everyone for the amazing wishes. To all the friends who have sent intheir wishes for me through NIIT's Wish4Vishy initiative, I would like to say that every single wish means a lot to me. Thank you for the fantastic support and your love."

The unique initiative involves sending in best wishes to Vishy over NIIT's social platforms for the World Chess Championship. These include: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Vine:

The Microsite http://www.wish4vishy.com would be the hub of all the wishes pouring in. There is an Instagram Feed, Twitter Feed, Facebook feed as well as wishes coming in straight from the microsite that would be visible. Read further at a nice website with more reports on the World Chess Championship 2013 between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen.

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Monday, October 28, 2013

GM Boban Bogosavljevic wins Gligoric Chess Memorial on Tiebreak

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Hello everyone,

The 9-round rapid chess tournament in memory of Svetozar Gligoric was held on 26th October in Pancevo, Serbia. The tournament was organized by the chess club “Svetozar Gligorić – Gliga”, one of the inheritors of legendary Grandmaster. A total of 82 players from six countries competed. Serbian chess champion GM Boban Bogosavljevic won the first place after edging four other players on tiebreak.

Tournament director IO Miladin Mitrović earlier hosted “To Gligoric With Love” celebration tournament to mark Grandmaster’s 85th birthday.

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World Chess Championship: Innovative Campaign to Promote Chess, Fan Support for Anand

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Hello everyone,
Promotion of the Anand - Carlsen World Chess Championship is in full swing in Chennai. Chennai is the home city of World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand. Understandably, there is a considerable chess following there.

The All India Chess Federation (AICF) has started a "signature campaign". It's an interesting way for fans to show support for the World Chess Champion. A vehicle - decorated with posters - tours Chennai. Along the way, fans scribble signatures in support of Viswanathan Anand. 

According to a press release, this special "campaign vehicle" was flagged off from the Nehru stadium recently. The Tamil Nadu Government, AICF and Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) are also hoping to create awareness about the forthcoming World Chess Championship and encourage children to play chess through this signature campaign. 

“This is a good start for the World Chess Championship and people will be more interested in chess as the trend picks up,” said Hariharan, AICF Secretary. “This is a unique way to create awareness — something very wonderful that starts from the land to which Vishwanathan Anand belongs,” added Bharath Singh Chauhan, CEO, AICF. Members from AICF, chess and sports enthusiasts signed on the canvas as a mark of support to Anand.

The AICF has planned to organise several events in the run up to the Championship. An open house competition in which citizens of Chennai will have the opportunity to challenge Indian chess players will be held on Monday. Several chess competitions and training camps were organised for school children by AICF and SDAT in the past month. 

The FIDE World Chess Championship match between Vishwanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen of Norway will take place from November 7 – 28. You can access the official website here and another nice website on the World Chess Championship here.

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Sunday, October 27, 2013

Anand's Seconds for World Chess Championship: Speculations about GMs Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Sandipan Chanda

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Anand - Carlsen World Chess Championship 2013 Updates: We're really not sure whether this is pure speculations about the seconds for the World Chess Champion, or really has some substance to it.

Indian newspaper Times of India has reported that it is a possibility that Grandmasters Surya Shekhar Ganguly and Sandipan Chanda have returned to India after working with World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand in Germany. 

The report basically explains the idea of Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand maintaining secrecy about their location and training team. The chess feature also talks about Carlsen having assisted Anand earlier.

But, the big paragraphs to note are these:


However, sources close to the Anand camp have informed that Surya Sekhar Ganguly and Sandipan Chanda, two Indian Grandmasters, had been working with the defending champion in Germany. It's a great honour for any player to be associated with the biggest match, but they are bound by a code of silence, signing contracts with the players concerned that they won't talk about it before the game gets over.

"You can say I have gone underground," Ganguly told TOI, when he returned to Kolkata a few days back for the festival break. While he would refuse to divulge where he was, it was understood that he, along with Chanda and a couple of others were in Germany with Anand and Aruna (his wife and manager) preparing for the game.
Rest of the chess feature involves "data" about seconds that is already known. All we can say is get ready for the big chess excitement this year as only 10 days are to go for the World Chess Championship 2013 in Chennai. 

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European Chess Club Cup 2013: Congratulations to G-Team Novy Bar, Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo for Winning Open, Women's Sections

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Hello everyone,


G-Team Novy Bor of the Czech Republic has won the European Chess Club Cup 2013. Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo won their fifth title at the European Chess Club Cup, in the women's section, with a round to spare. 


G-Team Novy Bor (RtgAvg:2667, Captain: Petr Boleslav
1. GM Navara David 2703 CZE 
2. GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2698 POL
3. GM Laznicka Viktor 2666 CZE
4. GMSasikiran Krishnan 2662 IND
5. GM Hracek Zbynek 2636 CZE
6. GM Bartel Mateusz 2638 POL
7. GM Cvek Robert 2517 CZE

G-Team Novy Bor also beat defending champions, the top seed SOCAR along with five other match victories. Malachite won the silver medal SOCAR split the points with Saint-Petersburg (six draws) which was enough for the bronze medal on best tie-break: Olympiad-Sonneborn-Berger.


In the Women's section, even as Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo cruised to their title, Ugra won the second place and SHSM Nashe Nasledie obtained the third place beating Mika Chess Club on tiebreak.

The Board 1 prizes in the open section went to Alexander Grischuk (gold), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (silver) and Hikaru Nakamura (bronze).

The Board 1 prizes went to Women's World Chess Champion Hou Yifan (gold), Natalia Zhukova (silver) and 12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk (bronze).

For full board results, check this official website link.

1. Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo (RtgAvg:2576, Captain: Almira Skripchenko

1. GM Hou Yifan 2621 CHN 
2. GM Koneru Humpy 2607 IND 
3. GM Muzychuk Anna 2560 SLO 
4. GM Cramling Pia 2515 SWE
5. IM Skripchenko Almira 2441 FRA

For full results of the European Chess Club Championship 2013 check chess-results. Lots of photos, videos and other information at the official website.

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Saturday, October 26, 2013

Anand - Carlsen World Chess Championship Result: I don't want to guess, says GM Peter-Heine Nielsen

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Hello everyone,

"I don't want to guess about the result," Grandmaster Peter-Heine Nielsen says firmly. "The result" of course refers to the outcome of next month's world championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen in Chennai. Chess fans have dubbed the clash as the most anticipated chess event of all time, surpassing even the celebrated Fischer vs Spassky encounter, way back in 1972. 

"PH" as he is called was Anand's trainer from the 2007 world championships in Mexico to last year's title defence in Moscow. Nielsen then sensationally joined Carlsen's team.

As befitting the royal game, a gentlemen's agreement means he will sit out this event.

A pawn has not been pushed yet, but can the match live up to the hype? "Depends" he says guardedly. "Chess is like soccer in that sense - a champion's league final can be 0-0, 3-3 or 5-0 even with equal teams. A lot depends on who scores first etc" Nielsen is regarded as a highly original and deep thinker of the modern game. He places the context of the upcoming match in the broad flow of chess history.

Nielsen explains that the Kramnik-Kasparov encounter in 2000 which Kramnik won by grinding down his opponent was where the defence prevailed.

He thematically links this to Anand's celebrated win over Kramnik in 2008. " That was to some extent the response and there attack prevailed." Nielsen says "Kasparov would disagree, but there is some point to it".

So in this battle between sword and shield, where would Chennai match come in? After all, in public perception, Anand has an inspiring, aggressive style preferring to take the fight into the opponent's camp.

Carlsen is known for his patient, incremental approach, trying to improve his position with every move. The Norwegian waits for mistakes from his opponents and pounces immediately on even the slightest error.

Nielsen says, "Both players are so all-round that what they really care about is the quality of their position. Maybe Magnus prefers longer technical games, and Vishy more dynamic positions, but they would both happily take a position in their opponents socalled terrain, if their position is objectively better".

Carlsen has also enlisted Kasparov in his campaign. The Russian great will be at hand to dole out expert advice to the Norwegian, who doesn't have any match experience. Nielsen doesn't think this will be crucial.

"I think the main battlefield by far will be the actual play." Nielsen points out that "comparing with 1972 is difficult." There was a "special political atmosphere" around the cold war clash which made it memorable.

In the end, "the hype was huge, the chess actually nothing spectacular". Anand and Carlsen have played 29 times, with the Indian winning 6 and losing 3; the rest were drawn. Even in tournaments, fans mark out their games as something special, a gladiatorial contest between two of the greatest players. In that context, 12 back-to-back games promises the ultimate chess feast. (The Times of India) 

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Titles Approved at 84th Fide Congress in Tallinn

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Congratulations to everyone who received their title as approved by the 84th FIDE Congress in Tallinn, Estonia. 

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Friday, October 25, 2013

GM Maurice Ashley Simul at Cleveland Scholastic Chess Open October 26

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Hello everyone,

The 2013 Cleveland Scholastic Chess Open is set for October 26th. With a variety of awards ranging from college scholarships and job internships to e-readers and gift cards, this will be an elaborate and prestigious event. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley will be present at the tournament analyzing games, interacting with the players, and more.

This event is organized by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Delta Alpha Lambda Chapter and will be held at the Student Center in Cleveland State University.

The day before the event, GM Ashley will be participating in a simultaneous chess exhibition at the Tri-C Metro Campus, where he will be playing against only 25 people. The slots are going quickly so do not miss your opportunity to play (and potentially beat!) Grandmaster Maurice Ashley. All participants will receive a photograph taken with GM Ashley, a signed score sheet, and a signed chess board. Also, winners will receive a very special prize.

There will be five rounds in this tournament and a variety of sections (rated and unrated) so everyone can participate. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet Grandmaster Ashley and to play against players from all across the state of Ohio.

For more information and to register for the Cleveland Scholastic Open and/or the simul, please visit the official tournament website.

For additional information on GM Ashley and the Cleveland Scholastic Open, I would highly recommend reading this excellent article by The Examiner.

We look forward to seeing you there!



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Anand - Carlsen World Chess Championship 2013: Summary of Top News Stories

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As expected, the Anand - Carlsen World Chess Championship excitement has taken over chess media. We are flooded with chess features, chess news reports and chess interviews coming in from around the world. Here is a summary of what all is going on:

First, of course, we know that hectic work is on by the organisers in Chennai to ensure that all arrangements are the best possible. All details are being taken care of from players' security to playing area seating arrangements. "Anand and Carlsen will be out of bounds for the public, media before the start of the match. The duo will come in a separate elevator and go straight to the playing area. Their entry and exit points will be barricaded,” according to Fide vice-president DV Sundar.

“Only the chief arbiter and deputy arbiter can access the playing area apart from the players. Hotel staff will be allowed to serve refreshments to the players."

Then, there are reports about various Grandmasters commenting on the match. GM Parimarjan Negi says, “Carlsen definitely has the better chance. He is mentally very tough and that is one of his strongest points. The one thing working against him is that everybody expects him to win. His chances of winning are good, but definitely not as high as they are being made out to be. He showed some nerves during the recent Candidates tournament.”


GM Peter Svidler says, "A lot will depend on how smoothly openings work for Anand as there is only one "opening master" in this match. If such an opening balance will be maintained then the match will be interesting and approximately equal. If Magnus has worked precisely on that part and if he manages to "catch" Anand in the opening as white, I should say it will be a hard life for Vishy. From the pure playing point of view Magnus is stronger and he has more energy. [...] Nonetheless, Anand is certainly experienced in not only playing the matches but in preparing to them. I guess it won't be easy to fight with his opening preparation. And then anything is possible. Well, we'll see.. It should be interesting!"
Magnus Carlsen will be accompanied by a Norwegian team that would include a bodyguard. Viswanathan Anand has said, for him, every match is the most important yet. 

Also, the World Chess Championship will be shown in its entirety on the Indian national television channel Doordarshan Sports apart from live broadcast on the official website.

World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand is not too much on social media, but Magnus Carlsen has been tweeting a fortune cookie (that suggests success for him!) and fashion photos as well. 

The first game of this historic world chess championship is barely two weeks away. Stay tuned for all the quick chess updates - if you don't have time to scourge the Internet - from Chennai right here at Chess Blog. Two other cool sites you might like to see: Mate in Chennai by Eric van Reem (a Vishy Anand team member) and WorldChessChampionship2013.com.

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Chess and Education Conference at London Chess Classic 2013

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The London Chess Classic showcases the hard work done by Chess in Schools and Communities, of how chess can be used as a very effective and invaluable educational tool in the classroom to help children with their school work. There has been a lot of global research done on chess in the classroom; and many academics agree that school chess simply works.

During the Classic, there will also be the Chess and Education London Conference on the weekend of 7th and 8th December 2013 at the Olympia Conference Centre, Kensington. Titled “Successes and Challenges: Improving School Chess Practice, Research and Strategy.” The conference will bring together like-minded promoters of scholastic chess from Armenia, Sweden and Denmark, who will highlight the latest success stories of their work in the classroom, as well as recent research and commentary from eminent scientists, academics and authors.
Over the two days of the conference, there will a mixture of workshops and lectures. The keynote speakers will be: Michelle Ellefson (University of Cambridge), Leontxo Garcìa (author and journalist), Aram Hajian (American University of Armenia) and Mads Jacobsen (Skoleskak Denmark). The registration fee is £125 GBP for both days, £75 GBP for one day but is free for CSC accredited tutors, education professionals from CSC schools and representatives of schools chess organisations and national chess federations. The full education conference programme is now available on http://www.londonchessclassic.com/conference. Delegates can also get to witness at first hand the UK’s largest chess festival, where they will see a mixture of chess events, from the world’s elite players in the ‘Super Sixteen to junior tournaments for children - and all under the one roof! And should they like to mix chess with the education conference, they can opt to play in one of our many tournaments. 

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Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona 2013 Chess Open Oct 25-31

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Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona – Casino de Barcelona 2013 will take place from 25-31st October at the Gran Casino of Barcelona (Marina Avenue, 19-21). The tournament is organised by the Catalonian Chess Federation and sponsored by the Casino of Barcelona (Group Peralada), Barcelona City Hall and and the Autonomous Government of Catalonia.

The tournament is included in the ACP Tour and reaches FIDE category 14, which makes it the strongest tournament in Catalonia, and one of the strongest in Spain.

The format is eight-player round robin with participation of:

1 GM Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel 2543 ESP
2 GM Hansen Eric 2584 CAN
3 GM Shankland Samuel L 2605 USA
4 GM Edouard Romain 2665 FRA
5 GM Narciso Dublan Marc 2509 ESP
6 GM Balogh Csaba 2640 HUN
7 GM Alsina Leal Daniel 2548 ESP
8 GM Ftacnik Lubomir 2550 SVK

Grandmasters Ftacnik and Shankland will offer public lectures on Thursday, October 24, in EDAMI (Str. Francesc Giner, 42. Barri de Gràcia. Barcelona) and Societat Coral Colon Sabadell (Onze de Setembre Avenue, 125. Sabadell), respectively, at 7 p.m. Free entry for everyone. Top prize is 2400 EUR + trophy

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Bad wiessee Chess from October 26

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The 17th OIBM Bad Wiessee 2013 is scheduled to take place from 26th October to 3rd November in Bad Wiessee, Germany. The 9-round Swiss open will offer 16,500 EUR is prize. The organizers guarantee participation of at least 20 Grandmasters.

Top seeds:
Nisipeanu Dieter GM 2674 ROU
Berkes Ferenc GM 2673 UNG
Romanov Evgeny GM 2654 RUS
Filippov Anton GM 2634 UZB
Delchev Aleksandar GM 2631 BUL
Postny Evgeny GM 2628 ISR
Nyzhnyk Illya GM 2625 UKR
Rozentalis Eduard GM 2616 LTU

Chief Arbiter: Wolfgang Fiedler

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

European Chess Club Cup Round 3: Top Teams Lead

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A slug-fest that ended in draw: 
Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

The top teams in the Open section of the European Club Cup are finally finding stronger opposition in round three. SOCAR was challenged by O.R. Padova, while Saint-Petersburg met Peristeri. Certainly the most closely contested matches were PGMB-Rostov (6th seed) – G-Team Novy Bor (5) and Clichy Echecs 92 (9) – Odlar Yurdu (8). Saint-Petersburg conceded only one point and O.R. Padova took 1,5 points from the defending champions. Malachite had no mercy and walked past Tammer-Shakki with 6-0.

G-Team Novy Bor signed an important 4-2 win and GM Nidjat Mamedov saved the day for Odlar Yurdu by equalising the score against the French team. Norwegian GM Simen Agdestein was guest in the press room. He explained that today’s game with GM Alberto David was extremely complicated, that he was very close to winning, but just couldn’t find the right way during the time trouble.

On the question about his excellent results in recent months he first laughed – “Thanks for asking!” Agdestein said that he “Finally fixed a few things in his life” and thanked WGM Olga Dolzhikova for all the help with organization and the chess school. Now he has more spare time and he can prepare better.

Agdestein confirmed that after brief absence he is back to full-time teaching and playing chess. The ultimate goal is to be in good shape for the 2014 Olympiad in Tromso.

On the question about football, he said that he is totally out of the game since his career ended due to broken knee. But he praised his students – “Our chess department is very good in football!”

“The World Chess Championship Match in Chennai will be very exciting,” Agdestein said, “It will be a battle of Sportsman against Scientist”.

In the Women section Hou Yifan brought the first point for Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo by beating former World Champion Anna Ushenina of Ugra. Humpy Koneru soon followed the suit by forcing Natalija Pogonina to resignation. Pia Cramling later completed the demolition of Ugra for the final 4-0 score.

SHSM Nashe Nasledie took a quick lead against BAS thanks to the win of Russian Champion Valentina Gunina and later completed the match with a convincing 3,5-0,5 victory. Mika Chess Club earned a narrow 2,5-1,5 win against Jelica PEP.

Pia Cramling visited the press room to speak with the journalists. On the question about today’s game she said that she equalized quite easily, then got some edge and later only needed some time to find the winning plan in the bishops’ endgame. This is her 7th year in Monte-Carlo and she highlights the excellent team atmosphere.

What is her secret of staying on the top level for so long? – She stopped feeling pressure and now only enjoys playing chess.

Chief Organizer Nikos Kalesis is pleased with the progress of the tournament. The participants are obviously happy with the hotel and conditions as there hasn’t been a single complaint thus far.

Kalesis feels particularly proud that the live transmission of 176(!) games is going smooth and without problems. This is the highest number of broadcasted games in any chess event, except the Olympiads.


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'Viswanathan Anand Sparked a Chess Revolution in India'

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Viswanathan Anand winning the World Junior Chess Championship and subsequently earning the GM title is an important landmark not just for Anand but for Indian chess too as it set up a chess revolution in India. Anand’s feat was similar to legendary Lala Amarnath’s achievement of scoring India’s first Test century.

“Anand winning the world junior crown was a remarkable feat. Being the first one to do so was all the more special,” said Manuel Aaron. Years of practice, dedication, sacrifice, travel helped Anand achieve something that was beyond the reach of youngsters at that time.

Although India had an IM in Manuel Aaron and several talented players, none could get near the GM norm. “There were quite a few talented players then like TS Ravi and others. Apart from his talent, what helped Anand was opportunities. Anand played many tournaments both within and outside Tamil Nadu. This exposure made him refine his game and his ability to learn (read from books) set him apart. The other players, however talented, could not go up the ladder due to paucity of exposure,” explained Aaron.

It is interesting to note that Anand in his World Junior match in 1987 defeated Simen Agdestein, who later became Magnus Carlsen’s first coach. Anand scored 9/13 to win the title and defeat Agdestein, the top seed in a crucial match in the middle of the tournament. Simen’s brother Espen Agdestein is now the manager of Carlsen. After that Anand won the Sakthi Finance International Grandmasters tournament and bagged the GM title.

GM RB Ramesh hails Anand’s feat of winning the GM title first and reckons it was an important landmark in Indian chess. “At that time we had only one IM in Manuel Aaron. No one could dream of becoming a GM and it looked like none would get there, for one needed money to go and play abroad. You have to play against and beat foreign players. Taking the cost in mind at that time, one thought becoming a GM was out of bounds,” said Ramesh.

“It is here that Anand like a torchbearer showed us the path and gave us the self belief that we (Indians) too could become GMs. His winning the World Junior title was special and the GM title later was like icing on the cake. It is because of Anand we have 34 GMs in India today. Hats off to Anand,” complimented Ramesh. (New Indian Express)

Official website of the World Chess Championship 2013: http://chennai2013.fide.com/

Cool updates on the Anand - Carlsen Match: http://www.worldchesschampionship2013.com/


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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Indian Chess Challengers for National Championship Qualification won by Thejkumar, Jairam

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The 51st National Challengers (National ‘B’) Chess Championship 2013 took place from 12th to 22nd October at the T.T.Nagar Stadium, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The event was organized by the Academy of Chess Education Bhopal, M.P. State Level Chess Association, Sports & Youth Welfare Dept. Govt., on behalf of All India Chess Federation. A total of  272 players competed in the 13-round Swiss open tournament.

International Masters Thejkumar M. S. and Ashwin Jayaram tied the first place with 10,5 points each, leaving the nearest followers a full point behind. Debashis Das, who shared third place, completed the requirements for the GM title and becomes first Grandmaster from Odisha state.

Top nine finishers of this Championship qualify for forthcoming National Premier (National ‘A’) Championship. It is curious that only one Grandmaster in the field, Deepan Chakkravarthy, succeeded. (www.chessdom.com)




Final standings:
1 IM Thejkumar M. S. 2421 Rlwys – 10.5
2 IM Ashwin Jayaram 2461 TN – 10.5
3 IM Akshat Khamparia 2384 Rlwys – 9.5
4 IM Debashis Das 2497 Odisha – 9.5
5 IM Vishnu Prasanna. V 2496 TN – 9.5
6 IM Shyam Nikil P. 2412 TN – 9.5
7 IM Stany G.A. 2388 AAI – 9.5
8 GM Deepan Chakkravarthy J. 2476 TN – 9.5
9 IM Rathnakaran K. 2428 Rlwys – 9.5
10 GM Adhiban B. 2587 PSPB/IOC – 9
11 GM Lalith Babu M.R. 2583 PSPB/IOC – 9
12 GM Laxman R.R. 2424 Rlwys – 9
13 IM Swayams Mishra 2434 AAI – 9
14 IM Karthikeyan Murali 2444 TN – 9
15 GM Sengupta Deep 2589 PSPB – 9
16 Roy Prantik 2238 WB – 9
17 GM Kunte Abhijit 2487 PSPB – 8.5
18 GM Sethuraman S.P. 2566 PSPB(ONGC) – 8.5
19 Sagar Shah 2373 MAH – 8.5
20 GM Neelotpal Das 2455 PSPB – 8.5
21 Ravi Teja S. 2285 AP – 8.5
22 IM Gagare Shardul 2443 MAH(ABIL) – 8.5
23 FM Das Sayantan 2366 WB – 8.5
24 K. Praneeth Surya 2210 AP – 8.5
25 IM Swapnil S. Dhopade 2471 Rlwys – 8.5
26 IM Sharma Dinesh K. 2390 LIC – 8.5
27 Gusain Himal 2307 CHN – 8.5
28 CM Puranik Abhimanyu 2238 MAH – 8.5
29 Navalgund Niranjan 2230 TN – 8.5
30 FM Prasenjit Datta 2253 DEL – 8.5
31 Ram S. Krishnan 2228 TN – 8.5
32 Yogit S 2024 TN – 8.5
33 IM Karthikeyan P. 2389 Rlwys – 8.5
34 Vignesh Nr 2256 TN – 8.5
35 IM Konguvel Ponnuswamy 2366 PSPB(ONGC) – 8
36 IM Murali Krishnan B.T. 2306 Rlwys – 8
37 IM Kulkarni Vikramaditya 2335 Rlwys – 8
38 Deshpande Aniruddha 2270 MAH – 8
39 IM Ravichandran Siddharth 2372 TN – 8
40 Visakh Nr 2218 TN – 8
41 Pranav Vijay 2239 TN – 8
42 FM Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. 2346 TN – 8
43 IM Girinath P.D.S. 2333 Rlwys – 8
44 Imocha Laishram 2197 PSPB(OIL) – 8
45 Patil Pratik 2237 MAH – 8
46 CM Prince Bajaj 2230 DEL – 8
47 Dhulipala Bala Chandra Prasad 2139 AP – 8
48 IM Babu N Sudhakar 2262 IB – 8
49 Joshi Govind Ballabh 2166 Air India – 8
50 IM Satyapragyan Swayangsu 2430 Air India – 8
51 Gurpreet Singh Maras 2261 DASCB – 8
52 Abhishek Kelkar 2291 MAH – 8
53 Rohan Ahuja 2093 GOA – 8
54 Saravana Krishnan P. 2323 TN – 8
55 Shreyansh Daklia 2232 CG – 8
56 Abhishek Das 2228 Rlwys – 8
57 FM Joshi Pankaj 2271 Rlwys – 8
58 IM Mohota Nisha 2283 PSPB – 8
59 Singh S. Vikramjit 2221 Rlwys – 8
60 Lasya.G 2034 AP – 8
61 IM Gokhale Chandrashekhar 2276 Air India – 8
62 IM Deshmukh Anup 2265 LIC – 8
63 FM Muralidharan M.B. 2200 KER – 8
64 IM Prakash G B 2255 IB – 7.5
65 WGM Padmini Rout 2330 Odisha – 7.5
66 Navin Kanna T.U. 2358 TN – 7.5
67 IM Praveen Kumar C. 2286 Rlwys – 7.5
68 Ajay Krishna S 2006 TN – 7.5
69 IM Sangma Rahul 2394 Rlwys – 7.5
70 FM Shantharam K.V. 2167 IB – 7.5
71 Pardeep Arora 2033 PUN – 7.5
72 Akash Pc Iyer 2206 TN – 7.5
73 Tiwari Arjun 2273 MP – 7.5
74 Shashikant Kutwal 2239 Rlwys – 7.5
75 IM Himanshu Sharma 2391 Rlwys – 7.5
76 Sumit Grover 1935 J&K – 7.5
77 Mehar Chinna Reddy C.H. 2339 AP – 7.5
78 FM Raghunandan Kaumandur Srihari 2146 KAR – 7.5
79 Muthaiah Al 2083 TN – 7.5
80 IM Koshy Varugeese 2245 PSPB(ONGC) – 7.5
81 Santanu Borpatra Gohain 2103 ASM – 7.5
82 Chakravarthi Reddy M 2123 AP – 7.5
83 FM Rakesh Kumar Jena 2059 Odisha – 7.5
84 IM Nitin S. 2364 AAI – 7.5
85 Hemant Sharma (del) 2277 Air India – 7.5
86 Sekar B 2149 TN – 7.5
87 Agarwal Brajesh 2084 LIC – 7.5
88 Suresh Kumar T.J. 2154 Rlwys – 7.5
89 Negi Virender Singh 2094 Air India – 7
90 Krishna C.R.G. 2340 AP – 7
91 Siva Mahadevan 1976 TN – 7
92 FM Matta Vinay Kumar 2209 AP – 7
93 Thanki Hemal Karsanji 2038 BSNL – 7
94 Gavi Siddayya 1956 KAR – 7
95 FM Harshal Shahi 2010 DEL – 7
96 Rajdeep Sarkar 1921 WB – 7
97 Basu Suman 2067 WB – 7
98 Krishna Teja N 2185 AP – 7
99 Yogesh Gautam 2057 HAR – 7
100 Darpan Inani 2022 AICFB – 7
101 Prasannaa.S 2171 TN – 7
102 FM Ram Aravind L N 2051 TN – 7
103 Bartakke Amardeep S. 2149 Rlwys – 7
104 Kumaran B 2258 TN – 7
105 Sinha Santosh Kumar 2188 GUJ – 7
106 WFM Mahalakshmi M 2116 TN – 7
107 Anilkumar O.T. 2132 KER – 7
108 Godbole Atharva 1942 MAH – 7
109 Gajendra Singh 2043 LIC – 7
110 FM Rengarajan Srinivasan 2156 LIC – 7
111 Deepak Katiyar 2222 UP – 7
112 Anshuman K 1965 TN – 7
113 FM Ramakrishna J. 2207 AP – 7
114 Sai Agni Jeevitesh J 2067 AP – 7
115 Shailesh Dravid 1944 MAH – 7
116 Kranti Kumar P. 1953 AP – 7
117 Debarshi Mukherjee 1994 WB – 7
118 Dahale Atul 2137 MAH – 7
119 Teli Rajendra 2016 RAJ – 7
120 Akshay V Halagannavar 1835 KAR – 7
121 Raj Kumar Chauhan 2013 BSNL – 7
122 Jagadeesh A.K. 2068 KER – 7
123 Dupit Tabu 1955 ARU – 7
124 Srinath Rao S.V. 1938 CG – 6.5
125 Sahil Tickoo 1830 HAR – 6.5
126 WFM Vaishali R 1988 TN – 6.5
127 IM Lahiri Atanu 2325 LIC – 6.5
128 Aradhya Garg 2029 DEL – 6.5
129 Vijay Kumar 1999 BIH – 6.5
130 IM Shetty Rahul 2255 Air India – 6.5
131 Niraj Saripalli 2052 GOA – 6.5
132 Gurung Rakesh 1846 SIK – 6.5
133 Raja Harshit 1915 MAH – 6.5
134 Nath Rupankar 2045 WB – 6.5
135 Kishan Gangolli 2054 AICFB – 6.5
136 Makwana Ashvin K 1858 GUJ – 6.5
137 Lakshmi Narayanan Mv 2130 TN – 6.5
138 Anigani Kavya 1813 AP – 6.5
139 Aishwin Daniel 1934 MP – 6.5
140 Nayandeep Dilip Kotangle 2007 DASCB – 6.5
141 Polavarapu Ramakrishna 1948 MPSCB – 6.5
142 Deep Kapoor 1965 DEL – 6.5
143 Linda Rangarajan 2170 PUD – 6.5
144 Kaushik Shubham 1876 HAR – 6.5
145 Saurabh Anand 1921 BIH – 6.5
146 Harsh Mangesh Ghag 1849 MAH – 6.5
147 Dony K V 1741 SSCB – 6.5
148 Sudarshan Malga 1804 MP – 6.5
149 Kushwaha Sanjay 2025 MP – 6.5
150 Srikanth K. 1972 SSCB – 6.5
151 Anchit Vyas 1892 MP – 6.5
152 Saptorshi Gupta 1793 WB – 6.5
153 Pradip Tiwari 2005 DASCB – 6.5
154 Lalnunsanga 1895 MIZ – 6.5
155 Laldingngheta K 0 MIZ – 6.5
156 Sabarimuthu R. 1968 PUD – 6.5
157 Adithya S 1664 TN – 6.5
158 Dutta Umashankar 1878 TRI – 6.5
159 Sanjeev Biswas 2009 CHN – 6.5
160 Manan Rai 1913 DEL – 6
161 Kumar Gaurav 1933 BIH – 6
162 WCM Tejaswini Sagar 1876 MAH – 6
163 Diwan Rajesh 1959 OFSPB – 6
164 Awadh Chaitanya 1697 MP – 6
165 Dhananjay S 1930 CG – 6
166 Ajit Kumar Saw 1715 JHAR – 6
167 Rajeev V.M. 1781 KER – 6
168 Tamang Thendup 1738 SIK – 6
169 Aansh Gupta 1844 DEL – 6
170 Rijied Katrai 1694 MEG – 6
171 Dave Kantilal 2064 RAJ – 6
172 Vasudevan S. 1881 PUD – 6
173 Madhab Sarma 1995 ASM – 6
174 WFM Savant Riya 1939 GOA – 6
175 Md.Affan Siddiqui 0 UP – 6
176 Kamal Kishore Debnath 1867 JHAR – 6
177 Karthik K 1809 KER – 6
178 Anmol Agarwal 1479 AND – 6
179 Amanpreet Singh 1782 PUN – 6
180 Singh Balwinder 1914 PUN – 6
181 Bramhecha Divya 1762 MAH – 6
182 Pradeep Pandya 1777 GUJ – 6
183 Sushmita Lama 1559 SIK – 6
184 Matta Besh Vignesh Reddy 1665 AP – 6
185 Rajith V. 1994 LIC – 6
186 Thamizharasan J 1613 PUD – 6
187 Anupam Nema 0 MP – 6
188 Malla Nooka Raju 1878 AP – 5.5
189 Harikrishna. S. R. 2044 KER – 5.5
190 Saksham Dewan 1812 DEL – 5.5
191 Shane Alvarin Braganca 1659 GOA – 5.5
192 Barath M 1777 GOA – 5.5
193 Avdhoot Lendhe 1749 MAH – 5.5
194 Erigaisi Arjun 1811 AP – 5.5
195 Kiran Panditrao 2124 MAH – 5.5
196 Jayakumar P. 2082 BSNL – 5.5
197 Deepak Rai 1911 DEL – 5.5
198 Matta Theja Sahithi 1596 AP – 5.5
199 Naveen Bansal 1951 CHN – 5.5
200 Aryan 1783 BIH – 5.5
201 Davis Zoremsiama 1699 MIZ – 5.5
202 Dharmendra Mojidra 1834 GUJ – 5.5
203 Sradhanjali Jena 1788 Odisha – 5.5
204 Rajashekara N 1593 NAGA – 5.5
205 Anshul Kaushik 1778 HAR – 5.5
206 Ojas Kulkarni 1801 KAR – 5.5
207 Soundarya Kumar Pradhan-Visually Cha 1684 AICFB – 5.5
208 Silkam Sangma 1668 MEG – 5.5
209 Narendra Singh 1677 UTK – 5.5
210 Venkateshwara Reddy M 1689 AP – 5.5
211 Gautam Keshari 0 CG – 5.5
212 Bobby Lyngdoh 1662 MEG – 5.5
213 Ahirwal Dinesh 1449 MP – 5.5
214 Tapi Shah 1413 ARU – 5.5
215 Nayak Rajesh 1766 Odisha – 5
216 Prachurya Kumar Pradhan-Visually Cha 1646 AICFB – 5
217 Harshita Guddanti 1690 AP – 5
218 Gurung Rahul 1586 SIK – 5
219 Vishwanath Vivek 1535 AP – 5
220 H. Ibochouba Singh 1732 MAN – 5
221 Prem Babu 1872 OFSPB – 5
Raluk Dui 1697 ARU – 5
223 Ramesh Kalai 1680 TRI – 5
224 Vipin Tiwari 0 BSNL – 5
225 Akshay Shoshta 1644 HP – 5
226 Mishra H.D 1735 MP – 5
227 Om Batra 1659 DEL – 5
228 Prashanth Ashok Boricha 1566 VPT – 5
229 Potsangbam Jaminkanta Singh 1903 MAN – 5
230 Vinod Khudiyar 1744 MPSCB – 5
231 Sanjay Kumar 0 UP – 5
232 Singh Soram Rahul 1953 ASM – 4.5
233 WCM Ananya Suresh 1818 KAR – 4.5
234 Potluri Saye Srreezza 1744 AP – 4.5
235 Kumar Atul 1733 UP – 4.5
236 Dilbagh Singh 0 PUN – 4.5
237 Vipan Kumar 1611 HP – 4.5
238 Babu Rao R. 1784 MPSCB – 4.5
239 Hage Lasa Nado 1725 ARU – 4.5
240 Thakur Sanjeev 1693 HP – 4.5
241 Anugrah Nair 1473 AND – 4.5
242 Anshul Nigam 1641 JHAR – 4.5
243 Ashutosh Kumar 1661 MP – 4.5
244 Pukhraj Singh 1416 PUN – 4.5
245 Dawngliana MS 0 MIZ – 4.5
246 Sanjay Kumar 1340 AND – 4.5
247 IM Narayanan Srinath 2475 TN – 4
248 Sanasam Basantkumar Meitei 0 MAN – 4
249 Ratan Sarkar 0 AND – 4
250 Pranav Sharma 1553 J&K – 4
251 Ningthoujam Boboycha 0 MAN – 4
252 Poudel Yemu 1432 MEG – 4
253 Kishan Chand 1564 HP – 4
254 Akhil Kumar Deka 0 ASM – 4
255 Piyush Raj 0 MP – 4
256 Keshav Kant Gairola 0 UTK – 3.5
257 Joram Ago 0 ARU – 3.5
258 Taba Anam 0 ARU – 3.5
259 Sama Nishok 0 AP – 3.5
260 Shankar Murthy 0 MP – 3.5
261 Nabam Takap 0 ARU – 3.5
262 Vikrmaditya awasthi 0 MP – 3.5
263 Kughaho kiho 0 NAGA – 3
264 Swamy Ganesh G 0 AP – 3
265 Malik Jibran 0 J&K – 3
266 IM Singh D.P. 2276 Rlwys – 2.5
267 Melesayi Dawhuo 1949 NAGA – 2.5
268 Adidam S S V Manoj 0 AP – 2.5
269 Gupta Niti 1413 MAH – 2
270 IM Das Arghyadip 2471 Rlwys – 1
271 Aryan Rai 0 MP – 1
272 Anushka Raj P 0 AP – 1

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