Johnson.V’s Simultaneous Chess Exhibitions At Chess GM Project!

Chess GM Project conducted 2 simultaneous chess exhibitions in Kerala to promote awareness & interest about the mind game, in the minds of people! The exhibitions were conducted by the Founder Director of Chess GM Project Mr.Johnson.V,on 09-10-11, Sunday.

30 chess players each (30x2) took Mr. Johnson.V, who was a 2 Time Former University Champion & National Player, on the chess board in 2 sessions of the simultaneous exhibition conducted by the International Chess Promoting Programme Chess GM Project!

The players, who included state & national players, gave tough fight to Mr. Johnson on all the 60 boards he played & made him sweat it out for 6 hours & 30mins, in total, before the 2 exhibitions in different areas of Thrissur district – Kunnamkulam & Pavaratty – Kerala, ended with +57 , -3 in favour of Mr.Johnson.V, with no draws!

It is very significant to note that this wonderful feat was achieved by Mr. Johnson by playing with black pieces in most of the boards in the 60, as the Founder Director of Chess GM Project was generous enough to give white pieces to whomsoever who wished to fight against the champion with white! It is general rule world over that the player who gives the simultaneous exhibition gets the white pieces, as it is much difficult to play with black in a simultaneous exhibition!

Speaking on the side lines of the Simultaneous Exhibition Mr.Johnson.V told the media persons, parents, students & all the chess lovers present that CHESS should be included in the curriculum that children will be able to grow up in a responsible way that CHESS teaches. He also pointed out that CHESS improves one’s responsibility, critical thinking, analytical thinking, logical reasoning, mathematical ability and a large number of +ve aspects which will create an excellent student out of an ordinary one & a great personality out of an average one! He thanked the media for the wide coverage they have given to promote CHESS & CHESS GM PROJECT!

Mr. Johnson.V added that ONLINE platforms too are run by CHESS GM PROJECT to promote CHESS & make people get interested in CHESS, which include the ‘ORKUT’ community ‘CHESS GM PROJECT’, CHESS GM PROJECT BLOG etc!

He didn’t forget to mention that Chess GM Project - For All The Future GMs! – has succeeded in making hundreds of students/people start loving the mind game born in BHARATH/INDIA & IT will keep on doing whatever to promote THE KING OF ALL GAMES, CHESS!

MYSORE FIDE RATED OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 2011!

MYSORE DISTRICT CHESS ASSOCIATION, In Association With THE UNITED KARNATAKA CHESS ASSOCIATION & AICF, Is Going To Conduct The ALL INDIA OPEN FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT (BELOW 2200 RATING)!

The Event Will Be Conducted Between 29th October & 1st Of November 2011@ Chamundivihar Stadium, Nazar Bad, Mysore (3 km. from Railway Station. 1.5 kms. from K.S.R.T.C. Bus Stand 2.5 kms. from City Bus Stand.)

The Inauguration Will Be @10.00 AM On 29/10/2011 & The
First Round Will Commence Immediately After The Inauguration!

ORGANISING COMMITTEE CONTACTS:
Mr. Arunachala. H.S - 094481 65258
Mr. Lakshman Babu - 098447 88768
Mr. Y.G.VIjendra - 097398 29564

Tournament Schedule:
29-10-2011 - 1st Round Soon After The Inauguration
2nd Round 4.00 pm

30-10-2011 - 3rd Round 9.00 am
4th Round 1.00 pm
5th Round 5.00 pm

31-10-2011 - 6th Round 9.00 am
7th Round 1.00 pm
8th Round 5.00 pm

01-11-2011 - 9th Round 8.30 am
10th Round 12.00 Noon
Prize distribution - 4.00 PM

32 CASH PRIZES AMOUNTING TO Rs. 130000/- AND ATTRACTIVE TROPHIES WILL BE GIVEN AWAY!
1st: Rs.25000
2nd:Rs.20000
3rd: Rs.15000
4th: Rs.10000
5th: Rs. 7500
6th: Rs. 6500
7th: Rs. 5500
8th: Rs. 4500
9th: Rs. 3500
10th:Rs. 3000
11th to 15th: Rs.2000
16th to 20th: Rs.1500
20th to 30th: Rs.1000
Best Veteran: Rs.1000, Best Female: Rs.1000
2 Special Trophies for U-7, U-9, U-11, U-13, U-15
Age categories separately for Boys and Girls.

ENTRY FEE: Rs.900 for unrated.
Rs.800 for rating below 1800
Rs.700 for rating above 1800

Outstation players can send the entry by Demand Draft in favour of Mysore District Chess Association payable at Mysore, and may be sent to Sri.S.K.Ananda Theertha, Principal, K.Puttaswamy College, Water Tank Road, Gokulum 3rd Stage, Mysore 570002, Land Line 0821-2419191, Mobile No 9972680588.

Last date without late fee: 20/10/2011.
Entry closes on 28th October 2011 by 6.00 PM

RULES
Eligibility- Players with Elo rating below 2200 and Unrated.

AICF registration is compulsory for the year 2011-12 and UKCA registration is mandatory for Karnataka State Players.

The tournament will be played on the Swiss League basis under the recent FIDE rules!
Tiebreak: 1) Bucholtz 2) Median Bucholtz

 No prizes will be shared.

 One Participant is eligible for one prize only (Highest prize).

 Game will be played on 1.hour plus 30 sec increment.

 Protest if any, shall be lodged in writing with protest fee of Rs.500 within 15 minutes of the incidents.

 Tournament committee has the right to accept or reject any entry without assigning any reason.

 The decision of Chief Arbiter/Appeal Committee is final.

 The organizers of the tournament will reserve the right to make the necessary changes pertaining to the tournament.

 Strict silence must be adhered in the tournament premises.

 If A Player's Mobile rings or vibrates he/she will lose the game.

 Players must bring their own chess set and clock.

 Age proof certificate should be enclosed along with the entry form for the age category prize consideration.

Accommodation:
Players have to make their own arrangements.

Women’s Grand Prix – Rostov 2011!

The Chess Federation of Rostov in collaboration with FIDE and Global Chess organised the first event for the Women's Grand Prix series 2011/2012. The tournament was held in the Don-Plaza Hotel (Rostov-on-Don, Russia) from the 1st to 15th of August 2011.

The first tournament of FIDE Women's Grand Prix in Rostov was one of the strongest women tournaments of all times. The participants of the event included current Women World Champion Yifan Hou, the challenger in the forthcoming World Championship Match Koneru Humpy of India who also was the top rated woman in the field as well as two former Women World champions: Alexandra Kosteniuk and Antoaneta Stefanova! The sponsor of the event was Rostov Chess Federation and Rostov Region Government.

The FIDE Women Grand Prix is a series of elite tournaments which will be organised by FIDE and Global Chess. There will be 6 stages over two years in various countries around the world with three tournaments every year.

The winner of each tournament will win 6,500 Euros out of a prize fund of 40,000 Euros and the overall winner of the series will win a further 15,000 Euros at the end of the series.

The Participants:-
01. Koneru Humpy (IND)
02. Yifan Hou (CHN)
03. Nadezhda Kosintseva (RUS)
04. Tatiana Kosintseva (RUS)
05. Anna Muzychuk (SLO)
06. Kateryna Lahno (UKR)
07. Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS)
08. Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL)
09. Elina Danielian (ARM)
10. Alisa Galliamova (RUS)
11. Lufei Ruan (CHN)
12. Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (RUS)

Koneru Humpy of India, the only player in the tournament with a rating above 2600, lost her first round game to her nemesis Yifan Hou of China in a game where a draw was always in the air; it is sad that she lost despite having positional advantage & after landing her opponent in time trouble, that too sitting behind white pieces!
Tournament: WGP Rostov 2011 ; Round: 01
White: Koneru Humpy : Black: Hou Yifan
Date: Tue Aug 02 2011 ; Result: 0-1
1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nf4 c6 9. Bd3 a5 10. O-O Na6 11. Bc2 Nc7 12. f3 c5 13. Na4 Na6 14. Nc3 Nc7 15. Qe2 b5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Rd1 Ba6 18. Qf2 Bb7 19. Bd2 Re8 20. Nce2 Ne6 21. Nd3 Bb6 22. Nd4 Rc8 23. Bc3 Ba6 24. Kh1 Rc4 25. Bb3 Rc7 26. Rac1 b4 27. Nxe6 Rxe6 28. Bxf6 Rxf6 29. Rxc7 Bxc7 30. axb4 axb4 31. f4 Bc4 32. Qc2 Bxb3 33. Qxb3 Rb6 34. Nc5 h6 35. Rxd5 Qh4 36. h3 Qe1+ 37. Kh2 Rg6 38. Qc2 Qxe3 39. Nd3 Bb6 40. Nc5 Qxf4+ 41. Kh1 Qf1+ 0-1

In a very long game which lasted a grand 94 moves Kateryna Lahno defeated Kosintseva Nadezhda, in a game where luck played a crucial role!
Tournament: WGP Rostov 2011 : Round: 04
White: Lahno Kateryna ; Black: Kosintseva Nadezhda
Date: Fri Aug 05 2011 ; Result: 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 d4 8. b4 a5 9. Bb2 axb4 10. Nxd4 Bxc5 11. Nb3 Be7 12. O-O Qc7 13. N1d2 e5 14. c5 Be6 15. Rfc1 Rc8 16. Qd3 Nc6 17. Qb5 Bd5 18. Bh3 Rd8 19. Nc4 Rab8 20. Qb6 Qxb6 21. Nxb6 Bxb3 22. axb3 Nd4 23. Bxd4 Rxd4 24. e3 Rd3 25. Nc8 Bf8 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 g6 28. Rc1 Ne4 29. Nb6 Nxc5 30. Nd7 Nxd7 31. Bxd7 Ra8 32. Rc7 b6 33. Bb5 Bc5 34. Bc4 Rf8 35. g4 h6 36. h4 Kg7 37. g5 hxg5 38. hxg5 Bd6 39. Rd7 Bc5 40. Kg2 b5 41. Bd5 Bb6 42. Rb7 Bd8 43. f4 exf4 44. exf4 Ba5 45. Kg3 Bd8 46. Kg4 Ba5 47. f5 gxf5+ 48. Kxf5 Rd8 49. Bxf7 Rf8 50. g6 Bd8 51. Rxb5 Rh8 52. Rxb4 Rh5+ 53. Ke6 Bc7 54. Rb7 Rc5 55. b4 Rc3 56. b5 Ba5 57. Rb8 Re3+ 58. Kd5 Bc7 59. Rg8+ Kf6 60. Re8 Rd3+ 61. Kc6 Rc3+ 62. Kb7 Bf4 63. b6 Rc1 64. Re6+ Kg7 65. Rc6 Ra1 66. Kc8 Ra8+ 67. Kd7 Rb8 68. Re6 Bg3 69. Kc6 Rc8+ 70. Kb5 Rc1 71. Re4 Bd6 72. b7 Rb1+ 73. Kc6 Bg3 74. Re3 Bf4 75. Rf3 Be5 76. Rf5 Bb8 77. Rb5 Rc1+ 78. Kd5 Rd1+ 79. Kc4 Rc1+ 80. Kd3 Rd1+ 81. Kc2 Rd7 82. Rb6 Re7 83. Kd3 Rd7+ 84. Kc4 Rc7+ 85. Kd4 Rd7+ 86. Bd5 Re7 87. Be4 Rd7+ 88. Ke3 Rc7 89. Re6 Kf8 90. Bc6 Kg7 91. Ke4 Kh6 92. Re8 Ba7 93. Kd5 Kxg6 94. Ra8 1-0

In the fifth round, Koneru Humpy defeated former World Women’s Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia in 68 moves, playing the black side of Ruy Lopez.
Tournament: WGP Rostov 2011 ; Round: 05
White: Kosteniuk Alexandra - Black: Koneru Humpy
Date: Sun Aug 07 2011 ; Result: 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. a4 Bg7 16. Bd3 c6 17. Bg5 Nf8 18. Qd2 Ne6 19. Bh6 Nd7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Bc2 Qf6 22. Red1 Rad8 23. axb5 cxb5 24. d5 Nf4 25. Qe3 Rc8 26. Nd2 h5 27. Rdc1 Rc7 28. Bd1 Nc5 29. Nf3 h4 30. Nf1 Qe7 31. Bc2 f5 32. exf5 Nxd5 33. Qe1 gxf5 34. Ne3 Nxe3 35. fxe3 Bxf3 36. gxf3 e4 37. Qd2 exf3 38. Qd4+ Kf7 39. Bxf5 Qg5+ 40. Qg4 Qxg4+ 41. Bxg4 Rxe3 42. Rf1 Na4 43. Bxf3 Kg7 44. Kf2 Rd3 45. Rg1+ Kf8 46. Be4 Rf7+ 47. Kg2 Rg3+ 48. Kh2 Rf2+ 49. Bg2 Rxb2 50. Raf1+ Ke7 51. Rf4 Nxc3 52. Rxh4 Rg7 53. Re1+ Kd7 54. Rg4 Rxg4 55. hxg4 b4 56. g5 Re2 57. Rxe2 Nxe2 58. Bf1 Nc1 59. Bxa6 b3 60. g6 Ke7 61. Bb7 b2 62. Be4 Ne2 63. Bd3 Nc3 64. Kg3 Kf6 65. Kf4 b1=Q 66. Bxb1 Nxb1 67. Ke4 Nc3+ 68. Kd4 Nb5+ 0-1

In the 6th round, the tournament leader World Champion Yifan Hou blasted Elina Danielian in 40 moves in a Caro-Kann game.
Tournament: WGP Rostov 2011 ; Round: 06
White: Hou Yifan - Black: Danielian Elina
Date: Mon Aug 08 2011 ; Result: 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 Nd7 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. O-O Ngf6 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Qc2 Bg6 13. Bg5 Rfe8 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nh4 Kh8 16. Kh1 Rg8 17. Ne3 Rae8 18. Ng4 exd4 19. cxd4 c5 20. Nxg6+ fxg6 21. Bb5 Rgf8 22. dxc5 Be7 23. b4 a6 24. Ba4 b5 25. Bb3 Ne5 26. Ne3 Nc6 27. Nd5 Qe5 28. a4 Bd8 29. axb5 axb5 30. Qd3 Qxe4 31. Qxb5 Nd4 32. Qc4 Re5 33. Rae1 Qxe1 34. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 35. Kh2 Re4 36. Qd3 f5 37. Qc3 Bh4 38. Bc2 Be1 39. Qa1 Rh4 40. Qxe1 1-0

It was smooth sailing for the World Champion as she defeated Ekaterina Kovalevskaya in 66 moves, in the 7th round.
Tournament: WGP Rostov 2011 ; Round: 07
White: Kovalevskaya Ekaterina - Black: Hou Yifan
Date: Tue Aug 09 2011 ; Result: 0-1
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 a6 8. Nf3 c5 9. dxc5 Nc6 10. Bd3 Nxc5 11. O-O Bd7 12. Ne2 f5 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Ned4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 O-O-O 16. Qe1 Rhe8 17. Qe3 Qd6 18. Rae1 e5 19. fxe5 fxe5 20. Nf5 Qc7 21. b4 Nxd3 22. cxd3 Kb8 23. Rc1 Bc6 24. d4 exd4 25. Qxd4 Re4 26. Qf2 d4 27. Ng3 Re7 28. Rcd1 d3 29. Rd2 Ka8 30. Qc5 Re5 31. Qf2 Bb5 32. Qf4 Qc3 33. h3 Bc6 34. Kh2 Red5 35. Rff2 h5 36. Qh4 Re8 37. Qf4 Bb5 38. Qh4 Qc7 39. Qf4 Qxf4 40. Rxf4 Re2 41. Nf1 Rde5 42. Kg1 Ka7 43. Rf2 R2e4 44. a3 Re1 45. a4 Bxa4 46. Rxd3 R5e4 47. Kh2 Rxb4 48. Ng3 Re5 49. Nf5 a5 50. Nd6 Bc6 51. Nf7 Rd5 52. Re3 a4 53. Ne5 Bb5 54. g4 hxg4 55. hxg4 Rb3 56. Rxb3 axb3 57. Nf3 Bd3 58. Ne1 Bg6 59. Rb2 Rd1 60. Ng2 Rb1 61. Rxb1 Bxb1 62. Ne3 Bc2 63. Nc4 Ka6 64. Kg3 Kb5 65. Nb2 Kb4 66. Kf4 b5 0-1

Kateryna Lahno handed the World Champion Yifan Hou her first defeat of the tournament with a crushing win in 41 moves.

Tournament: WGP Rostov 2011 ; Round: 09
White: Lahno Kateryna - Black: Hou Yifan
Date: Fri Aug 12 2011 ; Result: 1-0
1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 b6 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O Ba6 11. f3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Re8 13. Ng3 Nc6 14. Bb2 c4 15. Qd2 h5 16. Rae1 Re6 17. Qc2 h4 18. Nf5 g6 19. Nxh4 Ng4 20. fxg4 Qxh4 21. e4 Rae8 22. e5 Qxg4 23. Re3 f5 24. Rg3 Qe4 25. Qc1 Qh4 26. Rxf5 Qxg3 27. hxg3 gxf5 28. Qg5+ Kf7 29. Qxf5+ Ke7 30. Qf3 Rg8 31. Bc1 Nd8 32. Bf4 Reg6 33. Qxd5 Ne6 34. Qe4 a5 35. d5 Nxf4 36. gxf4 b5 37. d6+ Kd7 38. Qb7+ Ke6 39. Qe7+ Kd5 40. d7 Rxg2+ 41. Kh1 1-0

And, an out of form Humpy lost again, this time against an unheralded Ekaterina Kovalevskaya of Russia.
Tournament: WGP Rostov 2011 ; Round: 09
White: Kovalevskaya Ekaterina - Black: Koneru Humpy
Date: Fri Aug 12 2011 ; Result: 1-0
1.e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 Qb6 6. O-O Be7 7. d3 O-O 8. a3 Rd8 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 d5 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 Bxb4 15. exd5 exd5 16. d4 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Bg4 18. Qb3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Be7 20. d5 Nxd5 21. Rfb1 Ncb4 22. Nc3 Qc5 23. Rxb4 Nf4 24. Bxf4 Qxb4 25. Bxf7+ Kh7 26. Be5 1-0

Kateryna Lahno surged ahead defeating Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in 47 moves, giving tough competition to Yifan’s title hopes!
Tournament: WGP Rostov 2011 ; Round: 10
White: Stefanova Antoaneta - Black: Lahno Kateryna
Date: Sat Aug 13 2011 ; Result: 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Qd2 O-O 6. Bh6 Ne4 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8. Bxg7 Kxg7 9. Ng5 e5 10. O-O-O Qxd4 11. Qxd4 exd4 12. Rxd4 e3 13. fxe3 h6 14. Nf3 Re8 15. Rd3 Na6 16. g3 Nb4 17. Rb3 c5 18. a3 Nd5 19. e4 c4 20. Rb5 Ne3 21. Rc5 Rd8 22. Nd2 Be6 23. b3 Rd7 24. bxc4 Rad8 25. Rd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Rc7 27. Rg1 b5 28. Bg2 bxc4 29. Bf3 Nxd5 30. Nb1 Ne3 31. Nc3 h5 32. h4 Rcd7 33. Ne4 f5 34. Nc5 Rd1+ 35. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 36. Kb2 Rd2 37. Kc3 Rxc2+ 38. Kd4 Nf1 39. e4 fxe4 40. Bxe4 Ra2 41. Ne6+ Kf6 42. Nf4 Nxg3 43. Bxg6 Ne2+ 44. Nxe2 Kxg6 45. Nf4+ Kh6 46. Kxc4 Rxa3 47. Kb5 Rg3 0-1

2 decisive games from the last round!

Tournament: WGP Rostov 2011 ; Round: 11
White: Kovalevskaya Ekaterina - Black: Kosteniuk Alexandra
Date: Sun Aug 14 2011 ; Result: 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. O-O Nc7 6. Be2 d6 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. Nc3 e5 9. a3 Be7 10. b4 Bf5 11. bxc5 Qxc5 12. Rb1 O-O-O 13. Ne1 e4 14. Nb5 Ne6 15. d3 a6 16. Be3 Qe5 17. Na7+ Nxa7 18. Bxa7 h5 19. Qd2 Nf4 20. d4 Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2 Qe6 22. c4 Bg4 23. Qe3 Qg6 24. d5 Rd7 25. Rb6 Qg5 26. Qg3 Rc7 27. d6 h4 28. Qe3 Qxe3 29. fxe3 Bg5 30. dxc7 Bxe3+ 31. Kh1 Be2 32. Rxf7 Bxc4 33. Rf5 Bd3 34. Rxb7 Kxb7 35. Bxe3 Kxc7 36. Nxd3 exd3 37. Rd5 Rb8 38. Rxd3 Rb1+ 39. Bg1 1-0

Tournament: WGP Rostov 2011 ; Round: 11
White: Kosintseva Tatiana - Black: Galliamova Alisa
Date: Sun Aug 14 2011 ; Result: 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. Be3 d6 9. f4 Nf6 10. Nc3 b5 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 12. g4 b4 13. Na4 h6 14. O-O-O Qc7 15. Qe3 Bb7 16. Be2 Ra8 17. h4 Na5 18. Nxa5 Qxa5 19. b3 Bxe4 20. Rhe1 Rc8 21. Bd3 d5 22. g5 Ng4 23. Qd4 Bxd3 24. Rxd3 O-O 25. h5 Rc6 26. Kb1 Qd8 27. Rg3 f5 28. gxh6 gxh6 29. Qxb4 Qh4 30. Rgg1 Rfc8 31. Rg2 Qxh5 32. Qe7 Qf7 33. Qh4 Kh7 34. Nb2 Qc7 35. Ree2 Qxf4 36. Qe7+ Kh8 37. Nd3 Qg5 38. Qf7 Qg7 39. Qh5 Qg5 40. Qf7 Qg7 41. Qh5 Qf6 42. Ne5 Nxe5 43. Rxe5 R6c7 44. Re1 Rg7 45. Rge2 Re7 46. Rh2 Kh7 47. Reh1 Rg8 48. Qe2 Rg6 49. Qxa6 Reg7 50. Re1 f4 51. Qd3 Rf7 52. a4 f3 53. Rf2 Qf5 54. Qe3 Rg2 55. Rh1 h5 56. a5 e5 57. a6 d4 58. Qd2 Rxf2 59. Qxf2 Ra7 60. Qh4 e4 61. Qd8 f2 62. Rf1 Rxa6 63. Qxd4 Rf6 64. Qa7+ Kg6 65. Qb8 Kh7 66. Qc7+ Rf7 67. Qg3 Qg4 68. Qe3 Qg2 69. Qe2 Kg7 70. Kb2 h4 71. Qb5 e3 72. Qe5+ Kh7 73. Qh5+ Kg8 74. Qxh4 e2 75. Rh1 Qxh1 76. Qd8+ Kh7 77. Qd3+ Kh6 78. Qd6+ Kh5 79. Qe5+ Kg4 80. Qd4+ Kg3 81. Qe5+ Kg2 82. Qxe2 Qh4 0-1

Yifan Hou became the sole winner of the first stage of FIDE Women Grand Prix in Rostov-on-Don!

In the 11th & final round, playing white, the World Champion made a draw against Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria and doused any hopes of catching her at the top which was cherished by Kateryna Lahno & Tatiana Kosintseva.

The Ukrainian Kateryna Lahno managed to make a draw against the top seed Koneru Humpy and became the sole second in the tournament with 7 points. Tatiana Kosintseva was defeated by Alisa Galliamova and shared the third place together with Anna Muzychuk who managed to make a draw against Elina Danielian. Nadezhda Kosintseva drew the game against Ruan Lufei and missed the opportunity to fight for the prize places. Top seed Koneru Humpy of India finished 6th after a below par performance!

The Final Standing!
1. GM Yifan Hou CHN 2575 - 8pts
2. GM Kateryna Lahno UKR 2536 - 7pts
3. IM Anna Muzychuk SLO 2538 - 6.5pts
4.GM Tatiana Kosintseva RUS 2557 - 6.5pts
5.GM Nadezhda Kosintseva RUS 2560 - 6pts
6.GM Koneru Humpy IND 2614 - 5.5pts
7.IM Alisa Galliamova RUS 2492 - 5.5pts
8.GM Antoaneta Stefanova BUL 2524 - 5pts
9.GM Elina Danielian ARM 2521 - 5pts
10.WGM Lufei Ruan CHN 2479 - 4.5pts
11.IM Ekaterina Kovalevskaya RUS 2427 - 3.5pts
12.GM Alexandra Kosteniuk RUS 2497 - 3pts

Swiercz Dariusz and Cori T Deysi - World Junior Champions!

1-16th August in Chennai, India
Poland's Grandmaster Swiercz Dariusz and Peruvian WGM Cori T Deysi emerged champions in the SDAT- Ramco 50th World Junior & 29th World Junior Girls Championship organized by Tamil Nadu State Chess Association at Hotel Vijay Park, Chennai, India. Both the players remained undefeated and both became the first from their countries to win the prestigious World Junior Championship.

Though the tournament leader Robert Hovhannisyan of Armenia also finished with 10.5 points, a superior tie-break gave the Polish Grandmaster the World Junior Champion title. Robert Hovhannisyan settled for the Silver medal, as his final round draw, which he had in a difficult rook ending against Azerbaijan's Durarbeyli in 60 moves, pulled him down from the top spot. India's International Master Sahaj Grover (9.5), who scalped two successive GMs in the final two rounds, emerged a clear third. Sahaj Grover won the bronze medal along with a Grandmaster Norm. He played a brilliant final game to down Ter-Sahakyan of Armenia in a 66-move rook ending.

Woman Grandmaster Cori T Deysi, with 11 points, emerged the World Junior Girls champion. It’s because of India's Padmini Rout’s victory over the overnight leader Olga Girya in the final round, Cori was able to overtake the Russian and emerge a clear winner. This is the first time a player from Peru has claimed the World Junior Girls title. Cori Deysi who had picked up a rook for knight on move 23 won it in 45 moves against Tsatsalashvili of Georgia. It was Deysi's second World title as she had won the World under-16 crown at Turkey in 2009. The second place and silver medal went to WGM Olga Girya of Russia at 10.5 points and the top seed Georgian Woman Grandmaster Nazi Paikidze, with 9.5 points, settled for the third spot and bronze medal.

The final round also saw two 13 game Norms being made, a Grandmaster Norm for India's International Master Sahaj Grover and an International Master Norm for the FIDE Master from Brazil Barbosa Evandro Amorim. IM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi of India (GM Norm), IM Axel Rombaldoni of Italy (GM Norm), FM Girish A Koushik of India (GM Norm), FM Vladislav Kovalev of Belarus (IM Norm), Tihomir Janev of Bulgaria (IM Norm), FM Rajesh V A V of India (IM Norm), Narayanan S L of India (IM Norm), WFM Klaudia Kulon of Poland (WIM Norm), WFM Elena Semenova of Russia (WIM) & Catherina P Michelle of India (WIM Norm) are the 10 others who achieved norms from the 50 nation, 200 player event.

Final Standing:

Open: 1-2. Dariusz Swiercz (Pol, gold), Robert Hovhannisyan (Arm, silver) 10.5/13 each; 3. Sahaj Grover (Ind, bronze) 9.5; 4-8. Ray Robson (USA), Ivan Salgado (Esp), Vasif Durarbeyli (Aze), S.P. Sethuraman (Ind), A. Goganov (Rus) 9 each; 9-15. Ter-Sahakyan (Arm), V. Kovalev (Blr), S. Sjugirov (Rus), B. Adhiban (Ind), M. Matlakov (Rus) Grandelius Nils (Swe), M.R. Lalith Babu (Ind) 8.5 each.

Girls: 1. Cori Deysi (Per, gold) 11/13; 2. Olga Girya (Rus, silver) 10.5; 3. Nazi Paikidze (Geo, bronze) 9.5; 4-5. Padmini Rout (Ind), Kubra Ozturk (Tur) 9 each; 6-7. Irina Bulmaga (Rom), Bhakti Kulkarni (Ind) 8.5 each.

SOME GAMES FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Tournament: World Junior 2011 ; Round: 05
White: GM Durarbeyli Vasif AZE 2515
Black: FM Girish A Koushik IND 2309
Date: Sat Aug 06 2011 ; Result: 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 h6 13. d4 Qc7 14. Ne3 Bf8 15. b3 Bd7 16. h3 g6 17. Bb2 Bg7 18. Qd2 Bc6 19. d5 Bd7 20. c4 Rab8 21. Bd3 Qb6 22. Rab1 b4 23. Kh2 Nh5 24. g3 Nb7 25. Ng4 Kh7 26. Bc1 Rh8 27. Nxh6 Bxh6 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Qd2 Qd8 30. Bf1 Qf6 31. Ng5 Qe7 32. Bg2 f6 33. Nf3 Nd8 34. Kg1 g5 35. Nh2 Qh7 36. Qe2 Bxh3 37. Bxh3 Nf4 38. Bxf4 Qxh3 39. f3 exf4 40. gxf4 Qg3+ 41. Kh1 Rb7 0-1

Tournament: World Junior 2011; Round: 05
White: Stany G A IND 2435
Black: GM Pap Gyula HUN 2513
Date: Sat Aug 06 2011 ; Result: 1-0
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Bd7 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Rc8 9. Bb2 Nh6 10. Bd3 Na5 11. Nbd2 Nc4 12. Bxc4 dxc4 13. Rc1 Qb5 14. Qe2 Be7 15. Nxc4 O-O 16. Ne3 Rxc1+ 17. Bxc1 Rc8 18. Qxb5 Bxb5 19. Bd2 a5 20. bxa5 Bxa3 21. Kd1 Bb2 22. Re1 Bd3 23. Bb4 Nf5 24. Kd2 Be4 25. Bc5 h6 26. Nxf5 exf5 27. Re3 Bd5 28. g3 g5 29. Ne1 Ra8 30. Nd3 Ba1 31. Nb4 Bc4 32. Bb6 Rc8 33. Bc5 Ra8 34. Bb6 Rc8 35. f4 Bb2 36. Kc2 Ba1 37. Kb1 1-0

Tournament: World Junior 2011; Round: 07
White: GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2629
Black: FM Girish A Koushik IND 2309
Date: Tue Aug 09 2011 ; Result: 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Re1 Bf6 15. Bd2 Bd7 16. Ra5 Qc8 17. Qa1 h5 18. Ra7 Rb7 19. Rxb7 Qxb7 20. Qc1 Qc8 21. Bg5 Qd8 22. h4 Bxg5 23. Qxg5 Qxg5 24. hxg5 Re8 25. Ra1 Re7 26. Ra7 Be8 27. f4 Kh7 28. Kf2 Kg6 29. c3 h4 30. g4 hxg3+ 31. Kxg3 Kf5 32. Bd1 Re3+ 33. Bf3 f6 34. gxf6 gxf6 35. Kf2 Kxf4 36. Be2 dxc3 37. bxc3 Bg6 38. Rxc7 Bxd3 39. Bh5 Re5 40. Bf3 Be4 41. Be2 Rxd5 42. Ke1 f5 43. Rg7 Bf3 44. Bf1 Ke3 45. Re7+ Be4 46. Ra7 f4 47. c4 bxc4 48. Bxc4 Rc5 49. Ra3+ Kd4 50. Be2 Rc3 51. Ra6 d5 52. Kd2 Rc2+ 53. Kd1 Rxe2 0-1

Tournament: World Junior 2011; Round: 12
White: GM Adhiban B IND 2542 - Black: IM Grover Sahaj IND 2496
Date: Sun Aug 14 2011 ; Result: 0-1
1.d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. Rg1 Qe7 9. h4 g5 10. hxg5 hxg5 11. Nxg5 e5 12. Nf3 e4 13. Nd2 Rg8 14. g5 Qe6 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nb5 Nb6 17. b3 Bb8 18. Ba3 Bd7 19. Qc5 Bc6 20. Bh3 Nbd7 21. Nd6+ Qxd6 22. Qxd6 Bxd6 23. Bxd6 Nf8 24. Rg2 Rh8 25. Rh2 N6h7 26. f4 exf3 27. Nxf3 Bd7 28. Bxd7+ Kxd7 29. Bxf8 Raxf8 30. Ne5+ Ke7 31. Rc1 Nxg5 32. Rc7+ Ke6 33. Rg2 Ne4 34. Rxb7 Rc8 35. Kf1 Rh1+ 36. Ke2 Rc2+ 0-1

Tournament: World Junior 2011 ; Round: 13
White: IM Grover Sahaj IND 2496
Black: GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2558
Date: Mon Aug 15 2011 ; Result: 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. h3 Ng6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. b4 a6 14. Na4 Be7 15. Nc5 Bd6 16. Bf5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Qe7 18. Rfc1 Nf8 19. a4 Ne6 20. Rab1 a5 21. b5 b6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Qg4 c5 24. dxc5 Bxc5 25. Ne5 Qd6 26. Nd3 Rac8 27. Rb3 e5 28. e4 Bxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Rxc1 30. Nxc1 Qc5+ 31. Kg3 Qxc1 32. exd5 e4 33. Kh2 Qc7+ 34. Qg3 Qxg3+ 35. Kxg3 e3 36. Rb1 Re5 37. Kf4 Rxd5 38. Kxe3 Re5+ 39. Kd4 Re2 40. g4 Rd2+ 41. Ke4 Kf7 42. Rc1 Ke6 43. Rc6+ Rd6 44. Rc7 Rd1 45. Rxg7 Ra1 46. Rxh7 Rxa4+ 47. Kf3 Kf6 48. Rh6+ Kg5 49. Rxb6 Rb4 50. Rb8 a4 51. b6 Rb3+ 52. Ke4 a3 53. Ra8 Rb4+ 54. Kd5 Rxb6 55. Rxa3 Kh4 56. Re3 Rb8 57. Kd6 Rf8 58. Ke7 Rg8 59. Kf7 Rg5 60. Rf3 Ra5 61. Rd3 Ra7+ 62. Ke6 Ra6+ 63. Rd6 Ra3 64. Kf5 Kxh3 65. g5 Kh4 66. Kg6 1-0

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