Grandmaster Surya Sekhar Ganguly
failed miserably in the 6th round against a lower rated
Grandmaster Viktor Laznicka and unable to cope with his superior
play surrendered. This was Ganguly's First Loss in the World
Open. On the Other Table GM Pentala Harikrishna played against
GM Alexander Shabalov. Both the players were cautious right from
the begining and the game remained equal but the Indian
Grandmaster capitualised his opponent's minor mistakes in the
end game and came out victorious..
GM Sandipan Chanda took bye while GM P Magesh won his game
At the end of 6th Round Harikrishna was on 5 points,just a point
behind championship leader Viktor Laznicka
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
Caution
