Going into the final day of action at the Dortmund Chess Festival, Fabiano Caruana, Frederik Svane and Dinara Wagner are leading the standings in the No Castling Masters, the A-Open and the Sportland NRW Cup, respectively. Caruana defeated Vladimir Kramnik in style to get a half point lead over the former world champion and Dmitrij Kollars. Kollars beat Pavel Eljanov with white in Saturday’s fifth round. | Photo: Michelle Lassak
While the participants of the No Castling Masters had a rest day, the contenders in the A-Open and the Sportland NRW Cup played the sixth rounds in their respective tournaments. Alexander Donchenko defeated Matthias Blübaum for the first time in a classical tournament game to take the sole lead in the open, while Dinara Wagner caught Ruben Köllner in the lead of the Sportland NRW Cup. | Photo: Michelle Lassak
Hyderabad: A 15-year-old Hyderabad girl Likhitha Annapurna has a unique style of playing Chess. Unlike many blindfold chess players, she plays blindfold
Likhitha, who aspires to be a Grandmaster, has entered the Wonder Book of Records and India Book of Records. Chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandha is her inspiration, she said, Hyderabad News, Times Now
Likhitha, who aspires to be a Grandmaster, has entered the Wonder Book of Records and India Book of Records. Chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandha is her inspiration, she said, Hyderabad News, Times Now