Hattrick for Mary Ann, Tania second in National women`s chess

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 19:18

Local favourite Mary Ann Gomes pipped Tania Sachdev and Soumya Swaminathan with a better tie-breaking score to clinch a hat-trick of titles in the 40th Women`s National Premier Championship.

Soumya, Swati in lead, Tania climbs to joint second

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 21:12

Soumya Swaminathan joined overnight leader Swati Ghate even as top seed Tania Sachdev made rapid progress climbing to joint second spot after the eighth round in the 40th National Women Premier Chess Championship.

Abhijeet, Tania rue lack of government recognition

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.

Abhijeet gets silver, bronze for Tania at Chess Olympiad

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.

Indian women crush Israel 3.5-0.5 at Chess Olympiad

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.

Indian eves crush Vietnam to jump to joint second spot

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.

Indian eves dump Estonia; Men held by Argentina

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.

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.

Abhijeet Gupta wins to secure a 2-2 draw for India

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 21:07

Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta scored a crucial win over Lou Yiping as India secured a 2-2 draw against China-2 in the sixth round of the Asian Nations Chess Cup.

Harikrishna in sole lead at Tata Steel Chess tourney

Last Updated: Monday, January 16, 2012, 19:31

P Harikrishna defeated Kateryna Lahno of Ukraine to jump into sole lead after the end of Group B second round of the Tata Steel chess tournament.

Indian eves bow 1-3 to Russia

Last Updated: Sunday, December 25, 2011, 18:08

The Indian eves failed at the first major hurdle as they went down 1-3 to Russia in the sixth round of the world women team chess championship.

Indian women look for podium finish in World Chess C`ships

Last Updated: Saturday, December 24, 2011, 20:20

Having done all the hard work with spectacular results, Indian players would look to hold their nerves in the final dash to finish at the podium in the World Women Chess Team Championships.