Harika loses first game of semifinals

Last Updated: Saturday, November 24, 2012, 09:43

Grandmaster D Harika`s title aspirations suffered a major blow as she lost to Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in the first game of the semifinal of World Women chess championship.

Harika storms into Semi-final of World Championship

Last Updated: Thursday, November 22, 2012, 21:39

Grandmaster D Harika came up with a spectacular performance in the tiebreak games to beat Zhao Xue of China and enter the last four stage in the World Women chess championship here.

Humpy, Harika in second round of World Championship

Last Updated: Monday, November 12, 2012, 20:50

Koneru Humpy effortlessly defeated Denise Frick of South Africa while D Harika outplayed compatriot Soumya Swaminathan to move to the second round of the World Women`s chess championship, here.

Indian eves tamed by China; Men hold England

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.

Indians off to a flier in Chess Olympiad

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 10:56

The Indian men`s and women`s teams cruised to identical 4-0 victories over Wales and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia respectively in the first round of the 40th Chess Olympiad here at the Wow Hotel and Convention centre.

Tough challenge for Hari, Harika

Last Updated: Saturday, January 14, 2012, 10:54

Former world junior champion P Harikrishna will start his campaign with Bruzon Lazaro Batista of Cuba while compatriot D Harika will clash with promotee Daniel Vocaturo in the B group of Tata Steel Chess tournament.

After GM title Babu aims to become world champion

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 16:17

Having achieved the Grandmaster title at the age of 19, M R Lalith Babu is now aiming to improve his ranking and be a world chess champion.

Harika second woman GM from India

Last Updated: Saturday, July 23, 2011, 19:18

Dronavalli Harika followed the footsteps of her compatriot and fellow Andhraite Koneru Humpy to earn a chess Grandmaster title.

Steely Harika joins Humpy in quarterfinals

Last Updated: Monday, December 13, 2010, 23:07

Grandmaster norm holder D Harika showed steely nerves to beat Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine and storm into the quarterfinals of the World Women`s Chess Championship here.

Humpy, Harika in pre-quarters of World Championship

Last Updated: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 23:47

Koneru Humpy and D Harika moved into the pre-quarterfinals of the World Women’s chess championship after eliminating Jovanka Houska of England and Titiana Shardina of Russia respectively in the second round here.

Humpy, Harika in second round of World Women Chess

Last Updated: Monday, December 6, 2010, 21:10

Top rated Indian player Koneru Humpy made it to the second round of the World Women`s chess championship at the expense of Melissa Greeff of South Africa on Tuesday.

Abhijeet finishes joint first, Harika gets second GM norm

Last Updated: Sunday, August 8, 2010, 16:08

Abhijeet Gupta agreed for a quick draw with overnight joint leader Adam Tukhaev of Ukraine to tie for the first place in the Kavala International Open Chess tournament here.