<?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[India Chess Team News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news about India Chess Team. 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>India Chess Team News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:17:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/chess/team/india_chess_team" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:32:33 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[2021 Online Chess Olympiad | Favourites India crash out after semi-final loss to USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defending champions and favourites to win the match, India, crashed out of the Online Chess Olympiad after suffering a loss to the USA in the tie-breaker of the semi-final clash, on Tuesday. The USA will be up against Russia, the runners-up from the last edition, in the final of the ongoing event.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2021/sep/15/2021-online-chess-olympiad-india-crash-out-of-after-semi-final-loss-to-usa?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2021/sep/15/2021-online-chess-olympiad-india-crash-out-of-after-semi-final-loss-to-usa?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:32:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/Viswanathan_anand_getty12.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India reaches semi-final of Online Chess Olympiad with thrilling win over Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defending champions India reached the semi-final of 2021 FIDE Online Chess Olympiad with a dramatic win over Ukraine in the last-eight fixture of the tournament. After both the teams won the first one round each, India edged past their European rivals with a win in the tiebreak blitz round.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2021/sep/14/india-reaches-semi-final-of-online-chess-olympiad-with-thrilling-win-over-ukraine?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2021/sep/14/india-reaches-semi-final-of-online-chess-olympiad-with-thrilling-win-over-ukraine?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:26:14 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[Viswanathan Anand-led Indian team set to defend  Online Chess Olympiad title]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Indian chess team, led by legendary player Vishwanathan Anand will defend its Online Chess Olympiad when their campaign in the top division starts on Wednesday. The team will be playing nine matches in the group stages from September 8-10, featuring in three matches each day.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2021/sep/07/viswanathan-anand-led-indian-team-set-to-defend-online-chess-olympiad-title?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2021/sep/07/viswanathan-anand-led-indian-team-set-to-defend-online-chess-olympiad-title?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:48:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/viswa-anand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raunak Sadhwani becomes India's 65th Grandmaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian chess player Raunak Sadhwani has become the 65th Grandmaster from the country as he continued his dream run at the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss. Sadhwani got the better of Russia's Alexander Motylev to reach five points which is one more than what is needed to be a Grandmaster.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/21/raunak-sadhwani-becomes-indias-65-th-grandmaster?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/21/raunak-sadhwani-becomes-indias-65-th-grandmaster?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2019 05:28:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Generic_Chess_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand jumps to fourth place in FIDE Grand Swiss Chess]]></title><description><![CDATA[India’s ace chess player Viswanathan Anand is now at the fourth place behind leaders Fabiano Caruana, David Anton Guijarro and Levon Aronian at the ongoing FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss in Douglas. Anand’s fourth win in the event has taken his overall tally to 5.5 points in the competition.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/20/viswanathan-anand-jumps-to-fourth-place-in-fide-grand-swiss-chess?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/20/viswanathan-anand-jumps-to-fourth-place-in-fide-grand-swiss-chess?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2019 06:49:49 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><item><title><![CDATA[World Youth Chess Championship | Praggnanandhaa gets the better of compatriot Iniyan, shares lead with Aryan Gholami]]></title><description><![CDATA[R Praggnanandhaa defeated compatriot P Iniyan in the highly-anticipated battle between two Grand Masters of India in the World Youth Chess Championship (WYCC) in Mumbai on Wednesday. With this pivotal win, Praggnanandhaa joins Iran’s IM Aryan Gholami in the Under-18 Open category lead.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/10/world-youth-chess-championship-praggnanandhaa-gets-the-better-of-compatriot-iniyan-shares-lead-with-aryan-gholami?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/10/world-youth-chess-championship-praggnanandhaa-gets-the-better-of-compatriot-iniyan-shares-lead-with-aryan-gholami?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2019 13:06:17 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 Youth Chess Ch’ship | Praggnanandhaa holds Gholami as A Divya Deshmukh wins]]></title><description><![CDATA[India had a half-decent day at the World Youth Chess Championship where Grand master R Praggnanandhaa did extremely well to churn out a draw against Iran’s Aryan Gholami. In the U-14 Girls match, International Master Divya Deshmukh got the better of Kazakhstan’s Liya Kurmangaliyeva.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/07/world-youth-chess-chship-praggnanandhaa-holds-gholami-as-a-divya-deshmukh-wins?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/07/world-youth-chess-chship-praggnanandhaa-holds-gholami-as-a-divya-deshmukh-wins?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 05:37:27 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 Youth Chess Championship | Pranav Anand, Rakshitta Ravi continue India's dominance in U-14 categories]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Indians continued their dominance in the Under-14 categories of the World Youth Chess Championship (WYCC) with Pranav Anand and Rakshitta Ravi registering swift victories in Mumbai on Saturday. Pranav is tied for the lead with two others in the U-14 Open category while Rakshitta is in sole lead.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/06/world-youth-chess-championship-pranav-anand-rakshitta-ravi-continue-indias-dominance-in-u-14-categories?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/06/world-youth-chess-championship-pranav-anand-rakshitta-ravi-continue-indias-dominance-in-u-14-categories?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2019 11:37:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Chess_Board_2019_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[I feel there's lots to be done to improve chess in Bengal, opines Surya Shekhar Ganguly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surya Shekhar Ganguly has called for a change in the integrated coaching system in Bengal in order to improve the quality of players being produced by the state. While Tamil Nadu has given birth to 23 GMs, Bengal has contributed only eight so far, from amongst the 64 GMs of the country.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/aug/21/i-feel-theres-lots-to-be-done-to-improve-chess-in-bengal-opines-surya-shekhar-ganguly?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/aug/21/i-feel-theres-lots-to-be-done-to-improve-chess-in-bengal-opines-surya-shekhar-ganguly?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2019 14:56:33 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[Sinquefield Cup | Viswanathan Anand sneaks a draw to remain on top after third round]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vishwanathan Anand managed to play out a draw against Armenia's Levon Aronian that helped the Indian to hold on to his half-point lead at the top of the table in the ongoing Sinquefield Cup. For the second consecutive day in the tournament, all the players in contention had to settle for a draw.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/aug/20/sinquefield-cup-viswanathan-anand-sneaks-a-draw-to-remain-on-top-after-third-round?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/aug/20/sinquefield-cup-viswanathan-anand-sneaks-a-draw-to-remain-on-top-after-third-round?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:19:48 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[Organisers shorten National Under-25 Chess Championship in Kashmir]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisers of the National Under-25 Chess Championship in Kashmir were forced to reduce the nine-round meet to seven rounds after the Centre scraped Article 370 August 5. They also had to make arrangements for safe transportation for the participating players and their families.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/aug/12/organisers-shorten-national-under-25-chess-championship-in-kashmir?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/aug/12/organisers-shorten-national-under-25-chess-championship-in-kashmir?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 09:38:18 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[Commonwealth Chess Championship | Abhijeet Gupta draws with Lalit Babu, maintains slim lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[A smart Abhijeet Gupta decided to maintain his half-point lead after the seventh round as he settled for a draw by perpetual checks against M. R. Lalit Babu on Friday. The remaining two rounds of the Commonwealth Chess Championship is expected to be a thriller with little points separating top six.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/06/commonwealth-chess-championship-abhijeet-gupta-draws-with-lalit-babu-maintains-slim-lead?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/06/commonwealth-chess-championship-abhijeet-gupta-draws-with-lalit-babu-maintains-slim-lead?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2019 08:56:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/aicf_chess.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commonwealth Chess Championship | Abhijeet Gupta beats Debashis Das, takes lead after sixth round]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a win over Debashis Das in the sixth round, Abhijeet Gupta is currently leading the table in the Commonwealth Chess Championship in Delhi on Thursday. MR Lalit Babu, Arjun Erigaisi, Suyog Wagh and Bhakti Kulkarni were the other notable winners on Thursday in the competition.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/05/commonwealth-chess-championship-abhijeet-gupta-beats-debashis-das-takes-lead-after-sixth-round?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/05/commonwealth-chess-championship-abhijeet-gupta-beats-debashis-das-takes-lead-after-sixth-round?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 11:17:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/chess_board_match_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commonwealth Chess Championship | Abhijeet Gupta manages to beat Aravindh Chithambaram in Round 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abhijeet Gupta continued his unbeaten run at the Commonwealth Chess Championship as he defeated compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram in the fourth round of the competition. Among the Indian women, Tania Sachdev drew her game with Swapnil Dhopade while Divya Deshmukh registered a win.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/03/commonwealth-chess-championship-abhijeet-gupta-manages-to-beat-aravindh-chithambaram-in-round-4?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/03/commonwealth-chess-championship-abhijeet-gupta-manages-to-beat-aravindh-chithambaram-in-round-4?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 11:27:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Chess_Board_2019_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Croatia Grand Chess Tour | Fifth round ends in a draw for Viswanathan Anand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand finished his fifth round at the Grand Chess Tour in Croatia with a 43-move draw against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave from France. Dutch player - Anish Giri, on the other hand, lost his match against China’s Ding Liren in 64 moves at the same competition.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/02/croatia-grand-chess-tour-fifth-round-ends-in-a-draw-for-viswanathan-anand?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/02/croatia-grand-chess-tour-fifth-round-ends-in-a-draw-for-viswanathan-anand?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 10:38:16 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><item><title><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand plays out draw with Wesley So at Grand Chess Tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[India chess legend Viswanathan Anand’s hunt for his first victory continued as he registered a draw against American Wesley So in the fourth round of Grand Chess Tour. Meanwhile, former World Champion Magnus Carlsen also played out an entertaining draw against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/01/viswanathan-anand-plays-out-draw-with-wesley-so-at-grand-chess-tour?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/01/viswanathan-anand-plays-out-draw-with-wesley-so-at-grand-chess-tour?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:21:22 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[Commonwealth Chess Championship | PS Krishnan downs Narayanan as 17 players share lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[International Master P. Saravana Krishnan had a great day at the Commonwealth Chess Championship reached as he forced S. L. Narayanan to resign after pushing him to the checkmate threshold. The tournament saw numerous surprises as Ajay Karthikeyan was also seen beating Deepan Chakkravarthy. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/01/commonwealth-chess-championship-ps-krishnan-downs-narayanan-as-17-players-share-lead?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jul/01/commonwealth-chess-championship-ps-krishnan-downs-narayanan-as-17-players-share-lead?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 07:03:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/aicf_chess.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[All India Chess Federation to cut down legal expenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[As per an official of the All India Chess Federation, the federation is looking ahead to cut down the legal expenses from this year. As per the annual report, an amount of Rs. 33,82,585 was counted as ‘Legal Expenses’ last year, which is higher than the previous financial year, ending on March 31.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jun/23/all-india-chess-federation-to-cut-down-legal-expenses?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jun/23/all-india-chess-federation-to-cut-down-legal-expenses?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 05:17:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Chess_Board_2019_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six Indian Grandmasters qualify for Grand Swiss Tournament]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six Indian chess Grandmasters have made it to the Grand Swiss Chess Tournament to be held in the Isle of Man from October 10 to 21. The list of Indian chess player qualified for the tournament also including legendary Viswanathan Anand who will take part in the tournament later in 2019.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jun/11/six-indian-grandmasters-qualify-for-grand-swiss-tournament?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jun/11/six-indian-grandmasters-qualify-for-grand-swiss-tournament?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2019 04:46:14 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><item><title><![CDATA[Nihal Sarin becomes youngest Indian to cross the 2600 FIDE rating milestone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nihal Sarin became the youngest Indian chess player to cross 2600 Elo points on FIDE's rating list after his performance in the TePe Sigeman & Co. International Tournament in Malmo. The 14-year-old from Kerala also became the third youngest player in the world to cross the iconic milestone.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jun/02/nihal-sarin-becomes-youngest-indian-to-cross-the-2600-fide-rating-milestone?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/jun/02/nihal-sarin-becomes-youngest-indian-to-cross-the-2600-fide-rating-milestone?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2019 09:56:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Chess_Board_2019_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[P Harikrishna beats Nihal Sarin at TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian chess player P Harikirishna has beaten compatriot Nihal Sarin in the fourth round of the ongoing TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament in Malmo, Sweden. After the completion of the fourth round Grandmaster Harikrishna is leading the table alongside Englishman Gawain Jones with 3.0/4 each.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/may/08/p-harikrishna-beats-nihal-sarin-at-te-pe-sigeman-chess-tournament?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/may/08/p-harikrishna-beats-nihal-sarin-at-te-pe-sigeman-chess-tournament?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 05:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Other%20sports/Pentala_Harikrishna_Chess_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s Nihal Sarin becomes third youngest player to cross 2600 Elo rating barrier]]></title><description><![CDATA[India chess ace Nihal Sarin became the third youngest player in the history after America’s John Burke and China’s Wei Yi to surpass 2600 Elo rating barrier. With this, Sarin has overcome fellow Indian Parimarjan Negi, who had achieved 2600 Elo at the age of 15 years and 11 months.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/may/06/indias-nihal-sarin-becomes-third-youngest-player-to-cross-2600-elo-rating-barrier?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/may/06/indias-nihal-sarin-becomes-third-youngest-player-to-cross-2600-elo-rating-barrier?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2019 04:42:04 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[P Iniyan secures eight position at Dubai Open Chess C’ship]]></title><description><![CDATA[P Iniyan has put up a satisfactory performance to reach the eighth position in the Dubai Open Chess Championship, which was played between March 31 and April 12 April. He secured wins over various Indian players in the runup to the final round, and ended up at the best position among them.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/apr/11/p-iniyan-secures-eight-position-at-dubai-open-chess-cship?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/apr/11/p-iniyan-secures-eight-position-at-dubai-open-chess-cship?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 07:43:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/other/chess_image_generic.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dubai Open Chess | Raunak Sadhwani secures a draw against four-time Venezuela champ]]></title><description><![CDATA[13-year old Raunak Sadhwani defended well with his black pieces to force a thoroughly deserved draw against Venezuela’s Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo on the eighth board. Raunak, currently placed joint third, will face-off with 16th-seeded Argentine GM Alan Picho in the fifth round on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/apr/06/dubai-open-chess-raunak-sadhwani-secures-a-draw-against-four-time-venezuela-champ?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/apr/06/dubai-open-chess-raunak-sadhwani-secures-a-draw-against-four-time-venezuela-champ?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 08:23:41 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[World Team Chess Championship | Indian men flounder in the final round to finish fourth]]></title><description><![CDATA[India were placed at a joint second prior to the final round but it was a disappointing finish as they went down 1.5-2.5 after putting up a great fight against Russia in the final round on Thursday. A draw in the final round, or a victory would have given them a bronze or a silver respectively.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/mar/15/world-team-chess-championship-indian-men-flounder-in-the-final-round-to-finish-fourth?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/mar/15/world-team-chess-championship-indian-men-flounder-in-the-final-round-to-finish-fourth?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 08:55:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Chess_Board_2019_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Team Chess Championship | Indian men’s team draws with Azerbaijan; women thrash USA 4-0]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Indian men’s team drew on all boards against Azerbaijan in the ongoing World Team Chess Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan and have slipped to the third spot on the table. On the other hand, the Indian women’s team crushed the USA 4-0 to remain in contention of a podium finish.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/mar/13/world-team-chess-championship-indian-mens-team-draws-with-azerbaijan-women-thrash-usa-4-0?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/mar/13/world-team-chess-championship-indian-mens-team-draws-with-azerbaijan-women-thrash-usa-4-0?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2019 11:41:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Chess_Board_2019_Getty.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></channel></rss>