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Hyderabad: Playing his maiden Chess Olympiad, Telangana grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi, who was part of India A team, had a good run. Though the team missed out on a medal by a whisker finishing fourth, the Warangal lad impressed everyone with his performance. He clinched a silver medal on Board 3 and also crossed 2700 rating […]
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Mamallapuram: Chess Olympiad fever peaks here with Indian teams appearing primed for glory in the 44th edition of the prestigious event that starts from Thursday. With powerhouses Russia and China missing, India will be fielding three teams each in the Open and women’s sections respectively. Though the five-time world champion and legendary Viswanathan Anand has […]
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Hyderabad: Excited to play his maiden Chess Olympiad, Grandmaster from Telangana Arjun Erigaisi is hoping to make it a memorable one. The 18-year-old from Warangal is in super form this year winning a few prestigious tournaments, including the Junior Speed Chess Champion, recently. He also won the Challengers section of the Tata Steel chess tournament […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana chess player Arjun Erigaisi continued his good run of form and clinched the 19th Delhi International open chess tournament on Tuesday. The youngster from Warangal crashed through the defences of Karthik Venkataraman to win the 19th Delhi International open chess tournament here on Tuesday. Starting the day in a five-way lead and having […]
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New Delhi: Top seed Arjun Erigaisi cruised for his second straight win at the expense of seasoned Grandmaster P Karthikeyan. Whereas, India’s youngest Grandmaster D Gukesh suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of unheralded Ranindu Liyanage of Sri Lanka in the second round of 19th Delhi International open chess tournament here on Wednesday. On […]
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Hyderabad: Arjun Erigaisi, who emerged champion in the 58th Senior National Championship in Kanpur on Thursday, was delighted with the maiden title. With the victory, he also got some crucial rating points that will boost his rankings. However, the decision to participate in the tournament was a last-minute one. The Telangana lad, who hails from […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana’s first Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi continued his impressive run to become the national champion at the MPL 58th Senior National Championship, concluded in Kanpur, on Thursday. The Warangal lad shared points in the final round match against former champion SP Sethuraman of PSPB at Ganges Club. Scoring 8.5 points out of a possible 11, […]
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Hyderabad: Warangal lad Arjun Erigaisi added another feather in his cap by capturing the Tata Steel Challengers trophy with a round to spare, in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands, on Saturday. Being held simultaneously with the Masters event, Arjun, the 18-year-old from Telangana, drew his 12th round against Thai Dan Van Nguyen to amass 9.5 points […]
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Hyderabad: Playing in his maiden World Blitz event, Telangana chess player Arjun Erigaisi finished at a credible 24th overall in a field comprising top players across the globe. The Warangal lad, who recently became India No.1 in blitz surpassing Viswanathan Anand, scored 12.5 points from 21 rounds. Considering the tough competition, Arjun’s performance was impressive. […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana chess player Arjun Erigaisi dethroned five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand to be top ranked player in the blitz, on Thursday. The 18-year-old from Warangal now has 2765 rating points to be the top player in the country. He is also ranked No.13 in the world list which is led by Magnus Carlsen with […]
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Hyderabad: Much before the start of the prestigious TATA Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata, Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi looked little disappointed as he failed to get an entry in his favourite format blitz. However, in a turn of fortunes, the Kolkata turned out to be his best performance of his career as he not only […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana chess player Arjun Erigaisi continued his dream run at the TATA Steel Chess India Tournament in Kolkata. Two days after winning the title in the rapid event, the 18-year-old from Warangal dished out impressive performances to clinch the second place in the blitz event. He was tied with World No 10 Levon Aronian […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana chess player Arjun Erigaisi continued his good run to win the Tata Steel Chess India’s rapid title, in Kolkata on Friday. The youngster from Warangal held off a strong challenge from world number four Levon Aronian in the final round to come out on the top. R Praggnanandhaa finished third, while Vidit Gujrathi […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana chess player Arjun Erigaisi added another feather in his cap. Playing in a strong field, which included top chess players from the world, the 18-year-old from Warangal finished third with 13.5 points from 18 games in the Lindores Abbey Blitz Tournament in Riga, Latvia. Speaking from Latvia, the Grandmaster said he was elated […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana’s Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi scored seven points from nine rounds to finish second in the Junior U-21 Round Table Open Chess Championship on Sunday. The 18-year old Arjun from Warangal finished equal on seven points with Russian GM Alexey Sarana but lost out on winning the top prize due to an inferior tie-break score. […]
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Warangal lad, who travelled over 11,000 kms in the last 55 days and competed in 6 tournaments, achieves 2,600 rating points
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Telangana’s first Grandmaster is among four Indians to be selected for the Champions Chess Tour event
