murali karthikeyan

Vaishali Rameshbabu’s journey to the Women’s Candidates title wasn’t easy. After a poor run in Chennai shattered her confidence, she even considered skipping the Grand Swiss. A crucial two-hour call with Karthikeyan Murali changed her mind. A mental reset helped her win the event, regain form, and now she prepares to face world champion Ju Wenjun.

Grandmaster and national champion murali karthikeyan continued with his winning ways as he defeated highest rated fellow Indian M R Lalith Babu to jump to the sole lead in the 15th Parsvnath Delhi International chess tournament.

Young IM murali karthikeyan made a decisive stride forward towards his GM title defeating Yuriy Kuzubov of Ukraine in the sixth round of Abu Dhabi Masters.

13-years old murali karthikeyan scored his maiden Grandmaster norm after securing a draw with Commonwealth champion MR Lalith Babu in the ninth round of the Parsvnath International chess tournament.

World U-12 champion murali karthikeyan of Chennai aims to become youngest grandmaster in India and better the state record set by his citymate Sethuraman Panaiappan and the national record of New Delhi's Parimarjan Negi.

Tamil Nadu has found its latest torchbearers to carry the state's rich chess legacy forward.

Divya Deshmukh came out all guns blazing in the super final on Sunday evening but two-time national champion murali karthikeyan stole the thunder as Chess Gurukul defeated Super Kids to win the first Indian Chess.com League.

murali karthikeyan remained on course to create history after he defeated Sergey Volkov of Russia in the seventh round of Abu Dhabi Masters chess tournament.

SL Narayan surprised Grand Master Zubarev Alexander by holding the Ukrainian to a draw in the 6th Mumbai Mayor International Chess Tournament.

The top two seeds were held to a draw in Round 8 of the 53rd National Challenger Chess Championship at the Naivedhyam Celebration Centre here on Saturday.

Young International Master murali karthikeyan continued with his dream run by defeating Egypt's highest-ranked Grandmaster Amin Baseem in the fifth round of Abu Dhabi Masters chess tournament here today.

(TN) 4 lost to MG Gahan (Kar) 4.5, IM DP Singh (SR) 4.5 bt Lokesh N.

Top seed Grandmaster Farrukh Amonatov of Tajikistan defeated overnight sole leader murali karthikeyan to emerge as the new leader after the end of the seventh round of 15th Parsvnath Delhi International chess tournament here on Friday.

Grandmaster and National Champion murali karthikeyan maintained a clean slate defeating compatriot K S Raghunandan in the fourth round of 15th Parsvnath Delhi International Open Chess tournament on Wednesday.

Sixteen year old Karthikeyan Murali of Tamil Nadu was crowned as the national champion irrespective of the final round loss to IM Arghyadip Das in the ONGC 53rd National Premier Chess Championship here today.

Grandmaster Karthikeyan Murali is on a high. With 10.5 points, the 17-year-old Chennai lad retained the national premier chess title in Lucknow on Wednesday.

Diptayan and Karthikeyan kept India in the hunt for the gold in U-14 and U-12 open sections after their seventh-round wins in the World Youth Chess Championship.

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa grabbed the joint second position with six points after his opponent and top-seed Shakhriyar Mamedyarov withdrew from the eighth round due to illness in the Masters category of the 18th Gibraltar Chess festival here.

Vidit Santosh Gujrathi of PSPB maintained his unbeaten record and a lead by full point, beating the second placed P Karthikeyan of Railways in the ninth round of 53rd National Premier Chess Championship.

Young murali karthikeyan finished a creditable third and earned his third and final Grandmaster norm after settling for a draw with Grandmaster Zahar Efimenkov of Ukraine in the ninth and final round of Abu Dhabi Masters.

Krishna mounted tremendous pressure to stun Ukraine's Grandmaster Andrey Vovk in the second round of the International GM Open Chess Championship.

Playing on the white side, Sayantan deviated from his regular start with the Kings Pawn to the English Opening.

Five players, including Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh, are in the lead after the fifth round of the 58th Senior National Chess Championship on Sunday.

Sixth seed B Kumaran took the sole lead by a slender margin as draws on the top three boards kept the equation wide open in the boys section of the National Sub-Junior Chess Championship on Friday.

India went down to China 1-3 in the recently-held summit chess clash between the two superpowers of world chess at Liao Cheng in Shan Dong province of China.

murali karthikeyan and G K Monnisha emerge champions in boys and girls categories, respectively at the National Sub-Junior Chess Championship.

Seven Indian players including former World Champion Viswanathan Anand will be taking part in the Chess World Cup to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, from September 2 to 27.

Chennai's V Pranav, fresh off recent victories including the World Junior Championship, is navigating the Chennai Grand Masters tournament without a coach, a rare move for a player at this level. Despite a loss to leader Vincent Keymer, the 18-year-old held seasoned GM Anish Giri to a draw. Keymer continues to lead, while Arjun Erigaisi trails closely.

Draws in the final round forced teen sensation R Praggnanandhaa and three other Indians out of title contention in the Masters category of 18th Gibraltar chess festival here.

Women International Master Vantika Agarwal of Delhi sprang the biggest surprise of the day defeating two-time national champion and Grandmaster murali karthikeyan of ONGC in the second round of the LIC Kolkata International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament on Tuesday.