The Indian chess stars are getting ready to battle out on their virtual chessboards in the Sukooon Resorts - 1st Indian Chess.com League. The pairings were revealed after the captains meeting on the 10th of May 2020. Before we see the pairing...
My last tournament this summer was the World Open from July 2-6, which was right after the DC International so I had to play this tournament under fatigue and tiredness acumulated in DC International. Talking about the tournament, World Open ...
After a disastrous performance in NewYork, I had few days to recoup my thoughts and energies for the 2nd DC International from June 26-30, 2014. This tournament is technically considered as a warmup for the World Open, but looking at the prize fun...
The third tournament in my summer chess trip was 7th New York International from June 18-22,2014 held at the Estonian House in New York. The 12,500$ unconditionally guaranteed prize fund attracted 9 GM, 14 IM, 2 WGM and few other titled players. G...
After my amazing success in Chicago Open, I travelled back home to St.Louis to play in the prestigious 2014 CCSCSL Invitational GM from May 28- June 1, 2014. This event was a very special one for me, as it was a closed invitational, which drastica...
Multitasking is never an easy task, and that's the problem I face everyday splitting my time between college classes in Lindenwood University and chess. So,I decided to devote all my summer break for chess, which led me to plan to play in five to...
When I finished the part 1 on the games of Jobava, I never thought it would take such a long time, to come up with the 2nd and final part!It has been a month, since the part 1, and in this one month timeframe Jobava has played some highly instruct...
"I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees. -Alexander Alekhine" Chess is an art, as every single game is an unique game. The idea that chess is more of a science, than art, was started t...
I am writing this post to share my experiences about the 2014 CCSCSL Club Championship held at St.Louis from January 24-26. This tournament was a lot stronger than I expected, as my initial seeding was only 5th this year, compared to last year, wh...
