News

Poona Club Blitz Chess Championship on 12th August.
 Poona Club Blitz Chess Championship is scheduled on 12th August at Pune. The tournament is Recognised by Pune District Chess Association and is Orgnised by Buddhibal Kreeda Trust. You can download the circular to know more details.
For more information visit www.delhichess.com
Harikrishna wins Marx Gyorgy chess tournament !
  Harikrishna won the third Marx Gyorgy International Chess tournament after settling for a draw with Hungarian Grandmaster Ferenc Berkes in the final round.
 This title will help Hari to regain his confidence level especially after Aerosvit Grandmasters tournament.
Harirkishna ended the event with 6.5 points, he was a full point ahead of nearest contender GM Zahar Efimenko of Ukraine who finished second.
Final round results :-
 Ferenc Berkes (Hun, 4.5) drew with P Harikrishna (Ind, 6.5)
 Wang Yue (Chn, 5) drew with Zoltan Almasi (Hun, 5)
 Zahar Efimenko (Ukr, 5.5) drew with Peter Acs (3.5).
Final Standings :-
1. Harikrishna 6.5; 2. Efimenko 5.5; 3-4. Yue, Almasi (5 each); 5. Berkes 4.5; 6. Acs 3.5.

CHESS PLAYERS DONATES MORE THAN 1LAC !
  We, the Cpai family join the mourning at the sad demise of Mr. Yogesh Gore. He was suffering from the Jaundice during the tournament at Karwar & could not recover from it. We will miss this talented chess player from Madhya Pradesh who was working with P & T as a sports recruiter.

He has left behind wife & two young daughters. As a token of love, the chess players are extending their helping hand to his family by creating fund.

You can send your donations directly to the bank A/c of Mrs. Manisha Gore SB A/c no. 164010100133 616  UTI bank, Bilaspur Branch

We, CPAI Thank IM Mr. V.Koshy & IM Mr. NK Mishra for their personal efforts in generating this fund. Because of their efforts only Chess Players all over India could raise this amount. We also thank all the players who have donated for this noble cause.

The contributing member’s list is as follows:-

Total - 1,03,250/-

Hari beats Almasi with black pieces as well, inches closer to title.
  In the eighth round of the IV. György Marx Memorial, Harikrishna beats the second seed Hungarian GM  Almási Zoltan (ELO 2672). All other games drawn, Harikrishna now leads the tournament with full point. All the games in round 5, 6 and 7 drawn, Harikrishna succeeded in breaking the draw series in the eighth round.

Round 8 results :-
Efimenko, Z ½-½ Berkes, F
Wang, Y ½-½ Ács, P
Almási, Z 0-1 Harikrishna, P

Standings after round 8 :-
1. Harikrishna, P 5½
2. Efimenko, Z 4½
3. Wang, Y 4
Almási, Z 4
5. Berkes, F 3½
6. Ács, P 2½
Visit the official website to get more details.

  1  2