Hyderabad: The first ever torch relay of the 44th Chess Olympiad, scheduled to be held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from July 28 to August 10, has arrived in Hyderabad on Saturday. The torch arrived to the city from Chhattisgarh. Telangana’s first grandmaster Arjun Erigiasi, who is also a member of the Indian team that will […]
Riga: Indian chess ace Dronavalli Harika could not break through the defences of lower-rated German Elisabeth Paehtz in the 10th round to slip to joint third with 6.5 points in the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss chess tournament here. Harika was up against Paahtz on the second board in a Alapin Variation of the Sicilian. The […]
Hyderabad: After a historic silver medal, a first-ever podium finish, in the Women’s World Chess Championship in Sitges, Spain, Dronavalli Harika slipped into Hyderabad three days ago without any fanfare which is usually associated with any World or Asian winner. The 30-year-old Grandmaster was nevertheless very happy with her mighty show in Sitges where she […]
Hyderabad: It should go down as one of the red-letter days for Indian chess. Seeded fourth, the Dronavalli Harika-led Indian team won their first-ever silver medal in the FIDE World women team chess championship at Sitges, Spain, on Saturday. India lost to formidable Russia 0-2 in the final. Harika described this achievement as her best […]
Playing the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship from her Banjara Hills residence, Dronavalli Harika lost a close battle to China’s Hou Yifan 13-15 in the final
The five GMs played simultaneous games online against those who had paid the necessary fees ($150 to play against Anand and $25 to play against others).
