Winning day for Indians as Sasi and Negi win in AAI chess
New Delhi, June 30: Parimarjan Negi stopped his run of losses while Krishnan Sasikiran got back to his winning ways in what turned out to be good day for the Indian duo in the AAI Grandmasters Chess Tournament.
Negi completed a comprehensive 27-move win over Wesley So of the Philippines while Sasikiran after draws in previous two games took just 30 moves following a Queen’s Indian opening for a full point against Czech Vikto...
Sasi draws with Caruana moves to tied second to draw in AAI chess; Yifan downs Negi
New Delhi, June 29: It seemed to be a day for revenge in the seventh round of the inaugural AAI Grandmasters Chess Tournament as Filipino Welsey So and China’s Hou Yifan avenged their earlier losses in the tournament against Czech Viktor Laznicka and India’s Parimarjan Negi respectively on Wednesday.
But in the third game which had a variation of the Kings Indian, Krishnan Sasikiran held the advantag...
Caruana stretches lead with win over Negi in sixth round of AAI Chess
New Delhi, June 28: Fabiano Caruana of Italy living up to his top billing stretched his lead to a full point as he beat Parimarjan Negi after a marathon 98 moves in the sixth round of the inaugural AAI Grandmasters Chess Tournament on Tuesday. Meanwhile the other two games in the round ended in draws.
Caruana with his fourth win in six games now has five points and is a full point clear of Viktor Laznicka, who was d...