<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Baskaran Adhiban News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Baskaran Adhiban. All the latest 2026 Chess articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Baskaran Adhiban News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:36:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/chess/player/baskaran%20adhiban" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2019 05:59:59 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[13-year-old Raunak Sadhwani to become India's 65th Grand Master]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young Raunak Sadhwani is set to become India's next Grand Master, which would be the country's 65th one, after he managed to churn out a draw against Gabriel Sagrissian to take four points from seven rounds. Other matches saw S. L. Narayanan, D. Gukesh, and D. Harika winning with black pieces.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/19/13-year-old-raunak-sadhwani-to-become-indias-65-th-grand-master?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/19/13-year-old-raunak-sadhwani-to-become-indias-65-th-grand-master?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2019 05:59:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Chess_generic_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nihal Sarin, Adhiban crash out of Chess World Cup 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[India's B Adhiban and Nihal Sarin both crashed out of the ongoing Chess World Cup in Russia on Sunday as the two them were handed defeats in their second round rapid tie-breaker games. After these exits, India’s hopes in the competition rest solely on Pentala Harikrishna and Vidit Gujrathi.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/sep/16/nihal-sarin-adhiban-crash-out-of-chess-world-cup-2019?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/sep/16/nihal-sarin-adhiban-crash-out-of-chess-world-cup-2019?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:31:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Chess_generic_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chess World Cup | Vidit Gujrathi amongst four Indians to advance to second round]]></title><description><![CDATA[India had a pretty decent start at the Chess World Cup with the likes of Vidit Gujrathi, P Harikrishna, Nihal Sarin, and B Adhiban advancing to the next round. Other results saw only one Indian getting eliminated in the first round while five others managed to force a tie-breaker on the opening day.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/sep/12/chess-world-cup-vidit-gujrathi-amongst-four-indians-to-advance-to-second-round?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/sep/12/chess-world-cup-vidit-gujrathi-amongst-four-indians-to-advance-to-second-round?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 06:26:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Chess_generic_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chess World Cup | Viswanathan Anand not among 10 Indians competing]]></title><description><![CDATA[India would be having as many as ten players participating in the Chess World Cup, which has been scheduled to begin from Monday, but veteran Viswanathan Anand won’t be one of them. The finalists in this tournament would be getting play in the Candidates cycle leading to World Chess Championship. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/sep/09/chess-world-cup-viswanathan-anand-not-among-10-indians-competing?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/sep/09/chess-world-cup-viswanathan-anand-not-among-10-indians-competing?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 07:51:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/viswa-anand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belt and Road International Open | India’s Surya Sekhar Ganguly wins title worth $50,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surya Sekhar Ganguly became one of the few Indian chess players to win such a high prize money in a tournament after he finished at the top of the Belt and Road International Open in Changsha city of Hunan Province, China, on Tuesday. Apart from him, six other Indians participated in category A.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/aug/07/belt-and-road-international-open-indias-surya-sekhar-ganguly-wins-title-worth-50-000?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/aug/07/belt-and-road-international-open-indias-surya-sekhar-ganguly-wins-title-worth-50-000?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 10:10:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Chess_generic_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I never play for a draw, always want to win, reveals B Adhiban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baskaran Adhiban, nicknamed ‘The Beast’, spoke openly about his aggressive approach to every game which has helped him work wonders in the international chess circuit. Adhiban crossed the 2700 ELO rating mark after impressing at the recent World Teams Championship with the Indian team.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/mar/28/i-never-play-for-a-draw-always-want-to-win-reveals-b-adhiban?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/mar/28/i-never-play-for-a-draw-always-want-to-win-reveals-b-adhiban?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 12:53:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/B_Adhiban_twitter_account.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian men defeat Egypt at World Team Chess Championship; Indian women defeat Armenia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian GM B Adhiban defeated higher-placed opponent Amin Bassem on the top board as Indian men registered a 3.5-0.5 victory over Egypt in the third round of World Team Chess Championship. Meanwhile, the Indian women they defeated Armenia 2.5-1.5 to stay in the hunt for a medal in the tournament.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/mar/08/indian-men-defeat-egypt-at-world-team-chess-championship-indian-women-defeat-armenia?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/mar/08/indian-men-defeat-egypt-at-world-team-chess-championship-indian-women-defeat-armenia?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 10:26:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Chess_generic_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Chess Championships | Indian men stun Sweden as women stop Georgia]]></title><description><![CDATA[India’s chess contingent had a good day in office as the men overcame Sweden with a crushing 3.5-0.5 win quite expectantly, while the women did magnificently to hold high-ranked Georgia to a 2-2 draw. India, China, Russia, USA, and England are on two points with five other teams yet to get points.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/mar/06/world-chess-championships-indian-men-stun-sweden-as-women-stop-georgia?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/mar/06/world-chess-championships-indian-men-stun-sweden-as-women-stop-georgia?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 04:00:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Chess_generic_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chess Olympiad | We are going to be fielding one of the strongest teams, says Grandmaster B Adhiban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grandmaster B Adhiban has stated that the Indian team will be fielding one of the strongest team in the upcoming Chess Olympiad. Participating in the recent Asian Nations Cup, Indian men's chess team claimed a silver medal in classical section, while bagging a bronze in the rapid format.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/aug/08/chess-olympiad-we-are-going-to-be-fielding-one-of-the-strongest-teams-says-grandmaster-b-adhiban?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/aug/08/chess-olympiad-we-are-going-to-be-fielding-one-of-the-strongest-teams-says-grandmaster-b-adhiban?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 07:40:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Chess_generic_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grandmaster B Adhiban wins the Reykjavik Open 2018 – Bobby Fischer Memorial title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baskaran Adhiban becomes just the second Indian Grandmaster to lift the Reykjavik Open title after Abhijeet Gupta won the title back in 2016. Adhiban managed to waive off pressure from Turkey’s Mustafa Yilmaz as he settled for a draw in the final round of the tournament to claim the title.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/mar/15/grandmaster-b-adhiban-wins-the-reykjavik-open-2018-bobby-fischer-memorial-title?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/mar/15/grandmaster-b-adhiban-wins-the-reykjavik-open-2018-bobby-fischer-memorial-title?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 10:13:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/Other_sports/B_Adhiban_twitter_account.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chess | B Adhiban stays in first place in Reykjavik Open, Nihal Sarin joint second]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian Grandmaster B Adhiban, who started the tournament as the fourth-ranked player, has managed to retain his place at the top of the standings alongside top seed Richard Rapport. However, after a draw in round seven, Nihal Sarin has dropped a place and is now placed in second position.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/mar/13/chess-b-adhiban-stays-in-first-place-in-reykjavik-open-nihal-sarin-joint-second?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2018/mar/13/chess-b-adhiban-stays-in-first-place-in-reykjavik-open-nihal-sarin-joint-second?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 08:51:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/Other_sports/B_Adhiban_twitter_account.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IOM Chess Meet | Viswanathan Anand finishes at joint second; Vidit Gujrathi signs off at third]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand took 53 moves to overcome Chinese grandmaster Hou Yifan, in the ninth and final round, to finish the Isle Of Man Chess tournament in joint second position. Meanwhile, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi and Swapnil S Dhopade finished at the joint third position with 6.5 points each.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2017/oct/02/iom-chess-meet-viswanathan-anand-finishes-at-joint-second-position-vidit-gujrathi-signs-off-at-third?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2017/oct/02/iom-chess-meet-viswanathan-anand-finishes-at-joint-second-position-vidit-gujrathi-signs-off-at-third?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 09:25:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Vishwanathan_anand_cGettyImages.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chess World Cup | Viswanathan Anand bows out; SP Sethuraman draws against Harikrishna]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former world champion Viswanathan Anand has missed a chance to challenge his arch nemesis Magnus Carlsen in the World Championship after losing to Canadian Grandmaster Anton Kovalyov. On the other hand, SP Sethuraman easily held higher-ranked compatriot P Harikrishna to a draw.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2017/sep/08/chess-world-cup-viswanathan-anand-bows-out-sp-sethuraman-draws-against-harikrishna?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2017/sep/08/chess-world-cup-viswanathan-anand-bows-out-sp-sethuraman-draws-against-harikrishna?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2017 04:38:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/Viswanathan_Anand_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chess World Cup : Viswanathan Anand beats Li Tian Yeoh to enter round two]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite suffering a few jittery moments, Viswanathan Anand managed to get the better of Malaysia’s Li Tian Yeoh to book his place in the second round of the Chess World Cup on Monday. Another Indian SP Sethuraman has also moved to the round two with a win against former champion Ruslan Ponmariov.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2017/sep/05/chess-world-cup-viswanathan-anand-beats-li-tian-yeoh-to-enter-round-two?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2017/sep/05/chess-world-cup-viswanathan-anand-beats-li-tian-yeoh-to-enter-round-two?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:31:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/vishy_anand_getty_blog.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>