Sayantan Das becomes India’s 81st GM after beating the opposition at the International Festival des Jeux in Cannes, France. Das entered the A Group of the tournament as an IM, chasing the 24 FIDE Elo points that would bring him to the 2500 mark and grant him the title of India’s newest grandmaster. Scoring 7.5/9, …
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Italy inflicted a shocking defeat on third-seeded Norway with a convincing score of 3-1 in the third round of the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad, as Netherlands and India 2 scored impressive 4-0 victories against Sweden and Switzerland respectively. India, the U.S., Spain, Poland, and Azerbaijan were among the winners keeping their eyes on the ultimate …
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Sometimes arenas can be cruel. The second place score in Saturday’s Bullet Titled Arena would have been enough to win June’s bullet arena by 19 points. Instead, it was enough to lose to IM Minh Le by 24 points. Minh was absolutely dominant, starting out by winning an incredible 22 games in a row. From …
A first time Grandmaster Titled Arena winner and Nakamura’s forbidden platform Read More »
Sometimes arenas can be cruel. The second place score in Saturday’s Bullet Titled Arena would have been enough to win June’s bullet arena by 19 points. Instead, it was enough to lose to IM Minh Le by 24 points. Minh was absolutely dominant, starting out by winning an incredible 22 games in a row. From …
A first time Grandmaster Titled Arena winner and Nakamura’s forbidden platform. Read More »
A degenerative condition has taken away most of his eyesight, but that didn’t stop IM Daniel Pulvett from scoring his third GM norm at the Valencia Open on Sunday. With an Elo rating already over 2500, gaining his GM title should be only a technical matter. The 31-year-old Pulvett of Spain (born in Venezuela) finished …
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