Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 27: Grand Master Arvind Chidambaram of Tamil Nadu (TN) won MPL National Blitz Chess Championship, outplaying all his opponents convincingly. IM Nubair Sheikh of Maharashtra got 2nd place while IM Avinash Ramesh of Tamil Nadu won 3rd place. Dr Harleen Kour (Corona warrior award winning doctor of J&K) was chief guest on the occasion. She distributed cash prizes worth Rs 2.50 lakh among the top 15 position winners. National Rapid and Blitz championship was organized […]
Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 26: Grandmaster Arvind Chidambaram of Tamil Nadu emerged Champion in the National Rapid Chess Championship, organized by Crown Trust under the banner of All J&K Chess Association (AJKCA) and J&K Sports Council on behalf of AICF at Kangra Fort Banquet Hall, here today. He played some exceptional moves to trounce his very strong opponents. International Master Nubair Sheikh of Maharashtra was runner up and Grandmaster Mitrabaha Guha of West Bengal stood 2nd runner up. Nuzhat […]
Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, June 24: J&K selection tournament for ’44th Chess Olympiad’ commenced at IDPS School Sunjwan, here today. Special Secretary to J&K Government, Sunaina Sharma was chief guest on the occasion who with her speech mesmerised the audience especially Chess players. She explained that she herself was a good Chess player but at that time there was no platform in J&K. She was all praise for All J&K Chess Association president Atul Kumar Gupta for providing a world class […]
Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 2: 34th MPL National Under-10 Chess Championship, organised by All J&K Chess Association (AJKCA), concluded with prize distribution at Kangra Fort Banquet Hall, Barnai, here today. Charvi A of Karnataka and Vivaan Vishal Shah of Gujarat emerged Champions in girls and open section after 11 rounds respectively. Both the winners got a cash prize of Rs 70000 each which was fully sponsored by Government of India for World Asian and Commonwealth Chess Championship. The event […]
Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 29: Madhvendra Pratap Sharma of Madhya Pradesh emerged sole leader at seven point after seven rounds by displaying some brilliant display of Chess in the ongoing 34th MPL Nationaal Under-10 Chess Championship at Kangra Fort Banquet Hall, Barnai, here today. The championship is being organised by All J&K Chess Association in collaboration with MPL Sports Foundation and Hob Space. Madhvendra Pratap Sharma is closely followed by Aansh of Maharashtra, Sanjay of Tamil Nadu and Apaar […]