India's best fortnight in nine months happened with many of
our players winning titles and making title norms all
over the world. Summer in Europe is an active time for
our players looking for Elo and norms.
Parimarjan Negi's Politiken Cup title today along with
Arun Prasad's Scottish Championship title five days
before and M.R.Lalith babu's Title triumph at Laeidan
open makes this the best fortnight for Indian chess in
nine months. Next only after five Indians winning the
World Title at Vietnam and Viswanathan Anand retaining
the World Crown at Bonn last year after Diwali. Arun
Prasad overcame Magesh Chandran for the title in the
final round. International Master M.R. Lalith Babu of
Vijayawada won the Leiden Open in the Netherlands ahead
of seven Grand Masters to win a Euro 1750 prize money.
Events are clashing not only in India but also in Europe
with Biel Chess Festival, Copenhagen Chess Festival,
Andorra all happening. Nobody likes to wait for others
events as players travel during the main vacation period
which is now.
Later this week, Viswanathan Anand will be defending his
World Rapid Chess title at Mainz which runs from July 27
to August 2. This is part of the Chess Classic in
Germany run by Hans-Walter Schmitt. Rapid chess and
chess960 invented by Robert James Fischer are the main
items in the agenda there.
In the 27th Andorra International Open, Grand Master
Edouard Romain of France took first place with 7.5/9.
India's WGM Eesha Karavade of Pune started as the 27th
seed and finished 22nd and would neither losing nor
gaining Elo points for her push performance of 6/9.
Final placings: 1 GM Edouard Romain (Fra) 7.5/9; 2-4. GM
Mihail Marin (Rom), GM Manuel Martinez (Esp), GM Branko
Damljanovic (Srb) 7 each; Indians: 22 WGM Eesha Karavade
6; 32 Chinmay Kulkarni 5.5; 40 WIM P. Priya 5.5; 51
Abhishek Kelkar 5; 56 Shiven Khosla 5; 57 WIM Sai Meera
5; 63 Aniruddha Deshpande 5; 76 Anuprita Patil 4.5...153
players
July 07 2010 - This is to inform all chess
players / organisers / officials that any chess event organized
under the banner of "Chess Association of India" is not
recognized by the All India Chess Federation... more news
Kind Attention : Tournament Organizers / State
Associations
May 06 2010 - Please be informed that the FIDE has announced that, here after
all the rating tournaments should be registered 30 days in
advance. We therefore request all the organizers / State chess
associations to send their Bidform along with prescribed fee to
organize any FIDE rating events, 45 days in advance to All India
Chess Federation for onward submission to FIDE and enable us to
allot the FIDE / AICF event code for the event. Download the Bidform
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