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Fantastic Performance by Prasannaa in 84th Virginia Closed

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Virginia Chess Federation conducted 84th Virginia Closed from September 3 – 5, 2022 in Glen Allen, Virginia. Chess Gaja student Prasannaa participated in this tournament under the Amateur section. Prasanna scored 4 out of 6 points in this tournament with 4 wins and 2 losses. He won against higher-rated players David(1586) and Jadon(1577). He only […]

Summary of the Chess Gaja student results from the Southwest Chess 2022

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Dallas Chess Club conducted 88th Annual SouthWest Open from September 2 to September 5, 2022, in Irving, Texas. Chess Gaja students Vaseegaran, Vijay, Anish, and Neil participated in this tournament under the open section. Vaseegaran finished 8th in this tournament, scoring 5 out of 7 with 5 wins and 2 losses. He has won a […]

Adithya Drew a Game Against Grand Master with his Great Performance

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Continental Chess Association conducted 54th Annual Atlantic Open from 26 August – 28 August 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. Chess Gaja student Adithya participated in this tournament under the major section. Adithya scored 2 out of 5 points with one win, 2 losses, and 2 draws. Notably, he managed to draw against Grand Master Praveen Balakrishnan(2608) […]

Good Performance by Alistair in the City of Adelaide Championship

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South Australian Chess Association conducted the 2022 City of Adelaide Championship on August 9, 2022, in Adelaide, Australia. Chess Gaja student Alistair scored 3.5 out of 6 points with 3 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw. He won against higher-rated players Scott(1576), Tom(1379), and Keshav(1354) and managed to draw against higher-rated player Max(1433). Alistair’s rating […]

Check out the Result of the Houston Summer Championship – 2022

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The Chess Refinery conducted TCR: Houston Summer Championship 2022 in Houston, Texas, from 20 – 21 August 2022. In this tournament, Chess Gaja students Vijay and Vaseegaran participated in the championship section, and Anish, Mihika, and Sahithi participated in the amateur section. Vaseegaran finished fourth in this tournament with a score of 3.5 out of […]

Strong performance by Prahalad to get FIDE Rapid Rating

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Sportindia and Taanya Kaavya School of Sports organized the 1st SportIndia – TKSS FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament – 2022 on August 21 in Chennai, India. Chess Gaja student Prahalad participated in this tournament. Prahalad scored 4.5 in this tournament with 4 wins, 4 losses, and one draw. Though he is currently unrated, he managed […]

How to become a USCF member? (2025 version)

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Table of Content You must be a United States Chess Federation member to play any rated US tournaments. In this detailed guide, we will explain to you how to purchase a USCF membership from the US Chess Federation Website and also explain to you the various benefits of purchasing the membership. To apply for the […]

Chess Gaja Students Great Performance in Sunday Swiss

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North Texas Chess Academy conducted Sunday Swiss on August 14, 2022 in Carrollton, Texas. Chess Gaja students Neil and Saatvik participated in this tournament under the open and U1200 sections respectively. Neil finished third in the tournament with a score of 3.5 out of 4 with 3 wins and 1 draw. Notably, he won against […]

Check Out USCF Ranking of Chess Gaja Students-August 2023

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Last month, we wrote about how our US students were ranked in the US Chess Top lists for their respective age categories, and we wanted to continue reporting on those stats for August 2022! In the U – 7 and under Category – We have one student Gurugrahan whose rank is 34. In the U-10 Category – We […]

Neil’s Persistence Remarkable Performances

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Texas Chess Center conducted Texas Summer Championship 2022 in Plano, Texas on July 30, 2022. Chess Gaja student Neil participated in this tournament under the open section. Neil scored 2 out of 4 points with two wins and two losses. Notably, he won against high-rated player Mohit(1813) in this tournament. His rating point increased from […]