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Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Young Indians impress as Delhi GM Open 2025 chess tournament gets underway
Delhi GM Open chess tournament NEW DELHI: The Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2025 commenced today at Tivoli Gardens, featuring remarkable first-round results. In a notable upset, Vairaj Sogerwal (1869) secured a victory against Armenia's GM Karen H Grigoryan (2520). Additionally, young Meetansh Dixit (1874) achieved an impressive draw against Georgian GM Levan Pantsulaia (2551), highlighting the emerging talent at the event. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! GM Narayanan S L (2600), the tournament's top seed, secured a victory against Singapore's Sai Siddharth (1876). Indian GMs Diptayan Ghosh and Abhijeet Gupta, alongside Armenia's GM Manuel Petrosyan, also recorded victories on the opening day. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Shri Parvesh Verma presided over the inauguration, accompanied by Shri Dhruv Sawhney, Chairman of Triveni and former President of the All India Chess Federation (AICF), along with other officials and chess personalities. Shri Verma acknowledged India's chess development and assured continued support for international chess competitions. The tournament's 21st edition has established itself as Asia's premier classical-format open chess competition, attracting over 2,500 participants from more than 20 countries, including 24 Grandmasters. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 속는셈 치고 마셨는데 진짜 2주만에 "관절통증" 사라졌어! 관절염 발생률 99% 감소 "이것" hoguanwon Undo The event offers a substantial prize fund of Rs 1.21 crore and serves as a significant platform for developing chess talent. Additional Round 1 victories were secured by GM Luka Paichadze, GM Vitaly Sivuk, GM Mihail Nikitenko, GM Karthik Venkataraman, GM Aditya S Samant, GM Mamikon Gharibyan, and IM Aronyak Ghosh (2510). The women's section features WFM Tanishka Kotia, WCM Sanskruti Wankhade, and WCM Nanditha V, who encountered challenging starts but are anticipated to improve as the tournament continues. Conducted under the All India Chess Federation's supervision, the Delhi GM Open has become Asia's largest classical-format chess competition by participation numbers.
New Indian Express
6 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
India is very important for FIDE: President Dvorkovich
STAVANGER: Arkady Dvorkovich, the president of FIDE, the world governing body for chess, has a lot on his tray. The venue for the upcoming World Cup in India is yet to be decided. The threat to Classical chess is real. Will sponsors walk out if Magnus Carlsen walks out? Dvorkovich, currently in Stavanger for Norway Chess, answered these questions to select Indian media. Excerpts: On the World Cup venue in India and why it's yet to be announced The location will be announced by one of the top officials in the Indian government. It may be made public in the next few days. We love all Indian locations. I have heard about the argument about pollution (in New Delhi in November) but, again, if the Indian government says it's going to be in New Delhi, we would not fight against it. It's a decision of the Indian government. What I would say is it's always good to take chess to new places, it's good to expand chess activities. On whether the Indian government has assured visas to all eligible players irrespective of their nationality Yes, that's the condition always. They also know about it, yes. It was the same at the Olympiad in Chennai. It's not going to be an issue, I think. On the importance of the Indian market to FIDE I know the top guys at the All India Chess Federation (AICF) and they are really committed to promoting chess. India is extremely important because it's one of the biggest countries in terms of population and chess audience. Given the success of players, people love watching and following. And for us, those numbers are really big. We already have some sponsors from India. Every year, we have some important events in India. On getting sponsors even without Carlsen We are still able to raise very reasonable prize funds without Magnus. Magnus would maybe increase that but numbers were already better even after Magnus left. For instance, at the World Championships in Singapore, we had bigger prize funds than for the previous World Championships. Magnus is a factor but not a decisive factor in raising funds for chess events. On the Magnus incident where he punched the chess board against D Gukesh It's a bit unusual, yes. But if there are no complaints... I think normally an arbiter should do some kind of a soft warning for that. But I would not call what Magnus did disrespectful. It was emotional and he was really disappointed.
Time of India
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Erigaisi Arjun's 6-0 scoreline vs D Gukesh underlines India's chess might
D Gukesh turned his face away from the table after resigning against Erigaisi Arjun in the second round of the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger on Tuesday. The 18-year-old world champion was really upset. He tried to hide his face, didn't look at Arjun, arranged his pieces back on the board and left the playing hall. He was in no mood to analyse the position on the board either. It was understandable. Gukesh had lost to Magnus Carlsen in the previous round and could not capitalise on the slip-up from Arjun. In a crazy bishop and pawn versus knight and four pawns endgame, Gukesh threw away his drawing chances with a dubious bishop move on the 56th turn. It was their 10th meeting in classical chess and Gukesh has won none. It was Arjun's sixth win over Gukesh. It is somewhat like a younger PV Sindhu winning a global-level honour before Saina Nehwal, but the latter enjoying a clear ascendancy in head-to-head battles. The depth of Indian chess can be seen with four players now a part of the world's top 12 in the May 2025 FIDE rating — No. 3 Gukesh, No. 4 Arjun, No. 7 Praggnanandhaa and No. 12 Aravindh Chithambaram. Interestingly, Gukesh has not won the national title yet. Of course, there are two important reasons for that: his rapid rise within the elite bracket and AICF's utter failure to organise the National Championship in the round-robin format, which generally offers up an undisputed champion as compared to the Swiss League format, which has fewer than optimal rounds vis-à-vis number of entries for correct final standings. Indian chess is so strong now that but for the world crown, even a player of Gukesh's calibre would struggle to prove that he clearly is the best of the lot. Arjun had suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Pragg in the quarterfinals of the 2023 World Cup, thereby hampering his chances of sealing a Candidates spot. But Pragg is not the only Indian that has troubled him. Arjun lost to P Harikrishna in the opening round of the 2023 Chennai Masters and went down to Aravindh in the same tournament last year. As long as these world-class players fumble their lines against their compatriots, the Indian fans won't complain much. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
United News of India
09-05-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
16th KIIT International Chess Festival begins with Grandmasters from 42 countries
Bhubaneswar, May 9 (UNI) The 16th KIIT International Chess Festival 2025 was inaugurated on Friday under the aegis of the All-India Chess Federation (AICF), drawing over 1,200 participants. These include international arbiters, international masters, and grandmasters from 42 countries, including India. For the first time, players from 42 different nations are participating in an international chess tournament hosted in India. The event offers a total prize pool of Rs.60 lakhs, making it the second-highest prize purse ever awarded in a chess tournament in the country. A total of 436 prizes will be distributed across three categories. In Category 'A' (open to all), the prize money amounts to Rs.30 lakhs. Categories 'B' (rated below 1900) and 'C' (rated below 1700) will each have prize pools of Rs.15 lakhs. While inaugurating the event, renowned Indian tennis star, Olympian, and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awardee, Leander Paes, praised the vision of Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder of KIIT & KISS, calling it truly unique for combining education with sports excellence. 'The sports infrastructure and training facilities at KIIT & KISS are outstanding,' Paes remarked, lauding Dr. Samanta's role in bringing international sporting events to India. He also expressed gratitude to Dr. Samanta for establishing KIIT & KISS as leading hubs of sports education. Grandmaster and FIDE Commissioner for Chess in Schools, Abhijit Kunte, highlighted the difficulty of organising an event of such scale consistently for 16 years. Former AICF Vice President Bhavesh Bhai Patel said the festival is not only a source of pride for Odisha but for the entire nation. Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder of KIIT & KISS, emphasised that both institutions have played a significant role in promoting chess and elevating Odisha's status on the global chess map. UNI DP ARN
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Goa to host World Chess Championship for players with disabilities
Panaji: The Chess Federation for Physically Disabled under the aegis of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) will organise the 24th edition of the IPCA World Chess Championship 2025 in Goa. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The International Association of Chess with Physical Disability (IPCA) is an international federation that unites disabled chess players. All players with a physical disability of 50% and above are eligible to participate in the championship which will be held at the International Centre from July 21 to July 31 this year. The championship will be played under FIDE's Laws of Chess and the Swiss system. A total of nine rounds shall be played in each category of Standard, Rapid and Blitz. The World Chess Championship is expected to bring together over 100 top players from more than 20 countries, including Russia, Israel, Poland, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Germany, South Africa, UAE, Sri Lanka and India. Among the notable international participants are IM Gurbanov Andrei (Israel), FM Molenda Marcin (Poland), FM Severino Sander (Philippines), IM Obodchuk Andrei, FM Valenta Vit Vaclav (Czech Republic), CM Samarth Rao (India), and FM Venkata Krishna Karthick, the Asian Para Champion from India. Sanjay Kavlekar and Amrut Naik from Goa are also likely to compete. 'This championship has received enthusiastic endorsements from renowned national and international personalities and reflects India's commitment to creating accessible, inclusive platforms for global sporting excellence,' the organisers said in a statement on Wednesday. 'It resonates with the spirit of Purple Fest, Goa's internationally recognised celebration of the talent and achievements of persons with disabilities, highlighting the power of chess as a unifying and empowering force.' The last edition of the IPCA World Chess Championship was held in Gyumri, Armenia. India's CM Samarth J Rao won a silver in the men's wheelchair category.
