Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 20:26
India regained the team title in World Youth (Under-16) Chess Olympiad after a gap of five years with a resounding victory over Iran in the final round in Chongqing, China on Monday.
Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 16:18
Fantastic performance by Kolkata based Sayantan Das and Diptayan Ghosh enabled India to regain the gold medal at the World Youth Chess Olympiad, which concluded on Monday at Chongqing, China.
Last Updated: Monday, September 17, 2012, 22:24
Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta and International Master Tania Sachdev rued the lack of government recognition for their performance at the Chess Olympiad.
Last Updated: Monday, September 10, 2012, 18:29
Abhijeet Gupta`s silver medal ended a long drought for Indians in the open section of Chess Olympiad, and the Grandmaster said he will cherish the memories of the triumph for a long time.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 9, 2012, 22:23
Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta won a silver by pocketing seven points out of nine games while Tania Sachdev turned out to be the best woman performer for India with a bronze medal in the Chess Olympiad, that concluded here on Sunday.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 8, 2012, 11:23
International Master Tania Sachdev led the charge as the Indian women`s team crashed through the defenses of Israel and romped to a huge 3.5-0.5 victory.
Last Updated: Friday, September 7, 2012, 10:39
On a disappointing day for India, the men`s team bowed out of medal contention after conceding another draw, while the women were tamed 1-3 by Russia in the ninth round of the 40th Chess Olympiad here.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 6, 2012, 10:18
Former Asian queen Tania Sachdev continued with her dream run as Indian eves roared back to medal contention with an easy 2.5-1.5 triumph over Vietnam in the eighth round of the Women`s chess Olympiad here.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 09:52
International Master Tania Sachdev recorded her sixth victory in seven games as the Indian women`s team cruised to a 3-1 victory over lower-ranked Estonia to take the joint fourth spot after the seventh round of 40th Chess Olympiad here.
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 09:45
World`s second youngest Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi defeated Maxim Rodshtein on the third board to help India play out a 2-2 draw with Israel in the 6th round of the 40th Chess Olympiad here.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 2, 2012, 11:22
The Indian women`s team met their nemesis in the Chinese as they lost by a huge 0.5-3.5 margin but the men held higher seeds England to a draw in the fifth round of the 40th Chess Olympiad here.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 1, 2012, 11:05
Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran slipped in the final stages as India settled for a draw despite being at the threshold of victory against the USA.
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