Svidler Giri Eljanov and Karjakin Enter Semifinals of 2015 Chess World Cup at Baku
September 27, 2015 R K Gupta
Chess, Chess World Cup, World ChessRussia’s Peter Svidler may have beaten Wei Yi of China in the quarterfinal but the 16-year old Yi fought a tooth-and-nail battle with multiple-time champion Svidler. The Beijing teenager drew with the seasoned Russian in the first two classical games and two rapid rounds of 25 minutes each. Then Svidler couldn’t beat Yi in the […]
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All Quarterfinalists Emerge After Topalov Loses in Round 4 of Baku’s 2015 Chess World Cup
September 24, 2015 R K Gupta
Chess, Chess World Cup, Veselin Topalov, World ChessThree of the top-10 players in the World were shown the exit door on Monday September 21, 2015, when they lost their matches in Baku. Russia’s Peter Svidler caused a sensation by defeating Bulgaria’s top seed Vesely Topalov after two games spread over Sunday and Monday. Svidler won the long first game after a hugely […]
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Topalov Looks Solid out of 16 men left in the 2015 World Chess Cup after Round-3
September 20, 2015 R K Gupta
Chess, World ChessOne of the most surprising results of the Baku Chess World Cup was the early exit of Armenia’s Levon Aronian. The Armenian suffered a shock second round 0-2 rapid tiebreak defeat against Ukrainian Grandmaster Alexander Areshchenko. As per Aronian, a one-move blackout ended his tournament. Since then, other fancied players like; Alexander Grischuk, Vassily Ivanchuk […]
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Third Round of 2015 FIDE Chess World Cup Gets Underway at Baku
September 19, 2015 R K Gupta
Chess, World ChessThe 128-player Single-elimination Chess World Cup 2015 began in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku on September 10, 2015. The 26-day long tournament, which will conclude on October 4, has already reached a stage, where only 32 players were left before the third round matches. After three more rounds, two finalists will be decided, who automatically […]
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Armenia’s Levon Aronian Claims the 2105 Sinquefield Chess Title Vishi Anand Finishes 8th
September 4, 2015 R K Gupta
Chess, Indian Sport News, Levon Aronian, Sinquefield Chess, Vishwanathan Anand, World ChessAfter 9 rounds, Levon Aronian of Armenia finished at the top with 6 points. That gave him the sole leadership in the tournament as he emerged as the unquestioned champion. There was a possibility of the tie, while world champion Magnus Carlsen played his ninth round against Indian grandmaster and five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand. […]
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Anand Draws Again in Sinquefield Carlsen Loses to Grischuk Aronian Leads After Round-7
August 31, 2015 R K Gupta
Chess, Magnus Carlsen, Sinquefield Chess, Vishwanathan Anand, World ChessWith two rounds left in 2015 Sinquefield Chess tournament, the fifth consecutive draw for Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand has only ensured that he cannot win now. By losing the first and second Rounds, Vishy Anand had weakened his position considerably and in not being able to force a single victory so far, he will continue […]
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After 6 Rounds in Sinquefield Chess Magnus Carlsen & Levon Aronian Are Still Joint Leaders
August 30, 2015 R K Gupta
Chess, Levon Aronian, Magnus Carlsen, Sinquefield Chess, World ChessMagnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian were the joint leaders after Round-5 before Friday’s break in the Sinquefield Chess tournament at Missouri USA. In Round-6, they played against each other and settled for a draw. That means; before the start of the seventh round, the two are still the joint leaders with 4 points each. India’s […]
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Anand Draws Again But Carlsen Topples Topalov From Top Spot in Sinquefield Chess
August 29, 2015 R K Gupta
Chess, Indian Sport News, Magnus Carlsen, Sinquefield Chess, Vishwanathan Anand, World ChessAt the end of round five, the Sinquefiled Chess Tournament became a tight race after 10th placed Fabiano Caruna defeated round-4 leader Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. Topalov had a dream start against Caruna but the Italian turned the tables on him to register his first win. Also with Magnus Carlsen winning one more game, Topalov […]
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Vishy Anand Loses in First Two Rounds before Drawing in Next Two at Sinquefield Chess
August 28, 2015 R K Gupta
Chess, Indian Sport News, Magnus Carlsen, Sinquefield Chess, Vishwanathan Anand, World ChessWorld no.2 and five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand of India opened his 2015 Sinquefield Cup campaign on a disastrous note. In the first round on August 23, 2015, the Indian lost to USA’s Hikaru Nakamura and next day he suffered his second consecutive defeat in the tournament against Russia’s Alexander Grischuk. In the next round […]
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Topalov Tops at Norway Chess after a Quick Draw with Anand in Round-9
June 26, 2015 R K Gupta
Chess, Indian Sport News, Veselin Topalov, Vishwanathan Anand, World ChessBulgaria’s Veselin Topalov needed just a draw against Vishwanathan Anand in their last match to take the top spot in Norway Chess Tournament. On the other hand, the only way Anand could reach tournament summit; was to beat the Bulgarian. But the Indian Grandmaster played with a handicap of Black Pieces and had to follow the […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 61,240 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 61,110 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 55,370 |