A couple of months ago, I was asked to write a brief article on the US Junior Championship as part of the Saint Louis Chess Club’s 10-year anniversary celebration.Today, as
Continuing where we left off in the previous posting:
A very sound, strategical win by Wesley over Aronian:
A tactical melee between Aronian and Caruana, in which the American displayed excellent nerves
Continuing where we left off in the previous posting, I’d like to take a look at some of the best and worst moments from the 2018 Candidates.Let’s start from the
The recently concluded Candidates Chess tournament was easily the most exciting and dramatic since the 2013 edition. Several players were in contention to win the tournament till the very end,
As the year 2016 drew to a close, several of the world’s chess elite descended upon Doha, Qatar to compete in the World Rapid & Blitz Championship.Making his first appearance
In January 2010, I played in the Delhi International Chess Grand Master Open, my first major tournament. I was 10 years old and brimming with optimism and hope, having started
The US Junior Closed Chess Championship is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the United States – next only to the US Championships. This was my first time playing
The National High School Championship K-12 is by far the strongest national scholastic event in the US. The 2015 edition was held in Columbus, Ohio, from April 10 to 12,
In January, I played one of Mike Regan's 5-round tournaments, the Championship section of the Chesapeake Open at Rockville, Maryland. This year's edition was quite strong, and happened to attract
The Qatar Masters 2014 held in Doha late November, turned out to be the strongest Open tournament ever. Out of a total of 154 players, 92 of them were GM's, of
Please check my latest article on the World's Strongest Open Tournament - The Qatar Masters 2014 - on Chessbase. Some of it is below:The Middle East is rapidly emerging as
Rockville, Maryland. That's where I was headed next for the Washington International 2014 chess tournament. I was extremely excited for this chess tournament, and eager to make amends for the
Sometimes you unexpectedly come across low-hanging fruit. But that doesn't mean you are still able to pluck and eat it. This is the story of such a time.
On July 26
Checking in from Europe to give a little update.I tied first with 7.5/9 at the Paracin International Open in Central Serbia!2700 GM Richard Rapport took first on better tiebreak. I
The Marshall Chess Club organized a GM Norm Invitational tournament from April 04 to April 13. It was a 9 round, 10-player Round-robin, with 6.5 points required for a GM
The US Amateur Team East is held every year in Parsippany, NJ. It's the most well-attended annual team tournament in the country with ~1200 players showing up in 278 teams
The final tournament in my 3-tournament October Series was the Annual Fall Chess Festival in Dearborn, Michigan. After a sub-par performance in my previous two tournaments , I was hoping
As most of you know, the World Chess Championship match between Viswanathan 'Vishy' Anand and Magnus Carlsen came to an end 3 days ago. Anand, the defending champ, ultimately proved
Have you ever met a chess legend? How about playing in a chess legend's tournament? Well, that's exactly what I was able to do, by playing in this year's Spice
After coming home from the the Washington International Chess tournament, I was headed out again a couple of days later. This time it was to Toronto for the North American
I feel compelled to write about my experience at the Quebec Chess Championship, as I wish to share with other Chess Players that things aren't always "up and up" in
The World Open is the richest prize money tournament in the US. My focus has to be to climb the rating and norm charts and play the Open section, particularly
I was looking forward to the New York International, which was being held at the St. John’s University in downtown Manhattan and organized by the venerable Marshalls Club. After a
Nashville! Nashville! Nashville!
That was the one word buzzing amongst the chess kids during March and April. The SuperNationals was here and Nashville was the destination for many of us chess
(I’m finally catching up on a great tournament I played last year – The Czech Open)Pardubice! That was our next destination. After bidding farewell to Belgrade, we boarded the bus
After the Italian leg, it was time to go to Serbia! Serbia is a special place for Chess. Everyone appears to know chess. Even the cab drivers talk about chess.
The final chess tournament of my European Summer 2012 trip was in the small city of Branau Am Inn, Austria. The weather was great during early August. The great thing
Next stop after Ortisei ... Forni Di Sopra! Forni Di Sopra is a small, lush village, located in the Dolomite region. It's very scenic with open views, and a beautiful
Our next tournament in June was Server 24 Chess in Ortisei - St. Ulrich. Ortisei is a beautiful small township nestled in a high valley and surrounded by mountains. A
My next tournament after Vizag was in Delhi itself. A U2200 Delhi Open Championship from Dec 07 to Dec 12. Players from all over India participated and even one from