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Ganguly, Chanda in joint lead

Ganguly, Chanda in joint lead

Rediff.com9 Dec 2004

Grandmasters Surya Shekhar Ganguly and GM Sandipan Chanda continued to share the lead with 5.5 points after the conclusion of the seventh round of the 42nd National 'A' Chess Championship.

Harikrishna held, but stays ahead

Harikrishna held, but stays ahead

Rediff.com26 Nov 2004

16-year old Deep Sengupta shocked third seed Russian GM Evgeny Alekseev to move to second place with 7.5 points.

Harikrishna maintains lead

Harikrishna maintains lead

Rediff.com24 Nov 2004

P Harikrishna leads by seven points after completion of eight rounds in the World Junior Chess championship.

I am not the power behind the throne: Sonia

I am not the power behind the throne: Sonia

Rediff.com5 Nov 2004

'I do not wish to be power behind the throne," Gandhi said replying to questions at the 'Hindustan Times Leadership Initiative' in New Delhi.

Anand enters final

Anand enters final

Rediff.com4 Nov 2004

Viswanathan Anand entered the finals of the annual Corsica Masters chess tournament with a comprehensive 2-0 win over Etienne Bacrot of France.

Anand plays solid draw with Kramnik to stay ahead

Anand plays solid draw with Kramnik to stay ahead

Rediff.com25 Sep 2007

Viswanathan Anand took a major step towards becoming the next World Chess Champion with a solid draw in the tenth round.

World Chess: Anand takes sole lead after 5th round

World Chess: Anand takes sole lead after 5th round

Rediff.com19 Sep 2007

Viswanathan Anand scored a beautiful victory over Russian Peter Svidler in the fifth round of the World Chess Championships.

Humpy beats Russian GM

Humpy beats Russian GM

Rediff.com18 Aug 2004

The Indian GM beat Maxim Sorokin in the first round of the eight-match Ilapuram Grandmasters Chess tourney.

Adams draws first game in semis

Adams draws first game in semis

Rediff.com2 Jul 2004

Top seed GM Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria drew his first game against GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan in the semi-final of the World Chess championship.

Humpy stays on course

Humpy stays on course

Rediff.com25 May 2004

But fancied players Alexandra Kosteniuk and Alisa Galliamova were knocked out on a disastrous day for seasoned campaigners at the World Women's Chess Championship.\n\n

Aronian wins World Chess Cup

Aronian wins World Chess Cup

Rediff.com17 Dec 2005

The former World junior champion defeated former World champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine 2-0 in the tie-break games of the final.

Ganguly, Gokhale leap into joint lead

Ganguly, Gokhale leap into joint lead

Rediff.com17 Mar 2004

The duo joined overnight leaders Pavel Kotsur, Saidali Iuldachev and Serik Temirbaev at the top after the penultimate round in the Parsvanath chess tournament.

Time to drastically overhaul our Kashmir policy

Time to drastically overhaul our Kashmir policy

Rediff.com9 Aug 2010

Because Indian Kashmiris have not allowed peace a chance in 60-plus years despite thousands of crores of taxpayers' money wasted on mollycoddling them and despite their being accorded a special status under Article 370, the time may have come to totally overhaul our Kashmir policy, suggests Virendra Kapoor.

Harikrishna suffers defeat

Harikrishna suffers defeat

Rediff.com4 Feb 2004

The Indian GM lost to GM Nigel Short of England in the 8th round of the Gibtelecom Masters International Open Chess Congress.

US intelligence about Iraq WMD 'faulty'

US intelligence about Iraq WMD 'faulty'

Rediff.com29 Jan 2004

But David Kay, who quit as chief weapons inspector, cleared the White House of using US intelligence agencies to build a case for war by creating a false impression of Saddam's WMD.

Ganguly extends lead to one point

Ganguly extends lead to one point

Rediff.com10 Dec 2003

The Grandmaster from PSPB has 7.5 points and is followed by five players on 6.5 in the National A chess championship.

Tale of two coaches

Tale of two coaches

Rediff.com8 Aug 2005

Humpy well-placed at the top

Humpy well-placed at the top

Rediff.com18 Nov 2003

The Asian champion has 13.5 points after 14 rounds, 1.5 points more than her nearest rival S Vijayalakshmi, in the National women's `A' chess championship.

Triumph and despair

Triumph and despair

Rediff.com6 Oct 2003

South Africa Test cricketer, Andrew Hall, tells how he survived two car-jackings in Johannesburg.

Saptarishi Roy, R Priya champs

Saptarishi Roy, R Priya champs

Rediff.com2 Sep 2003

They won the boys and girls' titles respectively in the National under-18 chess championship.

Humpy, Harika in the lead

Humpy, Harika in the lead

Rediff.com21 Aug 2003

The two Indians have a half point lead over second placed S Vijayalakshmi in the Asian women's chess championship.

Anand held to fifth successive draw

Anand held to fifth successive draw

Rediff.com17 May 2005

Viswanathan Anand was held to his fifth straight draw by Michael Adams of England in the fifth round of the Mtel Masters.

Ganguly in second place

Ganguly in second place

Rediff.com26 Jun 2003

Azerbaijan Kadir Guseinov leads the boys' section in the World Juniors chess championship.

Mishra shocks Anilkumar

Mishra shocks Anilkumar

Rediff.com17 Jun 2003

The victory over the defending champion gave Mishra sole lead in the CUSAT International Rating Open Chess Tournament.

Anand crushes Leko

Anand crushes Leko

Rediff.com28 Mar 2005

Viswanathan Anand won the eighth round mini-match 1.5-0.5 in the 14th Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament.

Anand holds Kasparov to a draw

Anand holds Kasparov to a draw

Rediff.com1 Mar 2005

Viswanathan Anand went for an all out kill but had to settle for a draw as his efforts were thwarted by some brilliant defensive tactics by Garry Kasparov at Linares.

Barua finishes creditable 5th

Barua finishes creditable 5th

Rediff.com13 Aug 2006

Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi failed to break the defenses of Ziska Helgi Dam and had to agree for a draw and settle for 12th place in the Hogehschool Zeeland International Chess tournament.

Parimarjan Negi on song

Parimarjan Negi on song

Rediff.com10 Aug 2006

The Indian ace beat eighth seeded Grandmaster Konstantin Landa of Russia in the sixth round of Hogeschool Zeeland International Chess tournament.

Harikrishna stretches lead

Harikrishna stretches lead

Rediff.com6 Aug 2006

The former world junior champion beat defending champion Zoltan Almasi of Hungary in the eighth round of the Marx Gyorgy International Chess tournament.

B'day boy Sasikiran in command

B'day boy Sasikiran in command

Rediff.com7 Jan 2005

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran celebrated his birthday in style beating R R Laxman to take sole lead after seven rounds.

Anand is held again

Anand is held again

Rediff.com4 Mar 2003

The Indian ace drew with Francisco Vallejo Pons of Spain in the ninth round at Linares.

Anand beats world champ

Anand beats world champ

Rediff.com23 Feb 2003

The Indian ace won his opening match against Ruslan Ponomariov at Linares in 64 moves.

How to ensure urban reforms

How to ensure urban reforms

Rediff.com28 Jun 2006

Humpy held in third round

Humpy held in third round

Rediff.com10 Dec 2002

The defending champion was held by seventh seed Zhao Xue of China in the World Junior chess championships.

Anand needs just a draw to reign

Anand needs just a draw to reign

Rediff.com29 Sep 2007

The Indian Grandmaster drew his 13th round game against Alexander Grischuk of Russia, and needs only a draw against Peter Leko in the final round to win the World Chess Championship.

SPA rejects Nepal king's offer

SPA rejects Nepal king's offer

Rediff.com22 Apr 2006

Zee may launch sports channel

Zee may launch sports channel

Rediff.com27 Aug 2004

India's biggest listed media firm, Zee Telefilms Ltd., is considering launching a sports channel with Time Warner Inc.'s Turner International to take on ESPN and Star Sports.

Fischer to marry Japanese woman

Fischer to marry Japanese woman

Rediff.com16 Aug 2004

The former world chess champion has decided to marry Miyoko Watai, acting head of the Japan Chess Association, his lawyer said.

Harikrishna stuns Korchnoi

Harikrishna stuns Korchnoi

Rediff.com13 Aug 2007

The victory over the tournament leader gave the Indian sole lead after the 7th round in the Marx Gyorgy Memorial chess tournament.