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Good Performance by Varun in SEPTEMBER STUPENDOUS QUADS

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Northeast Ohio Chess Club conducted SEPTEMBER STUPENDOUS QUADS on 18 September 2022 in Twinsburg, Ohio. Chess Gaja student Varun participated in this tournament under the Quad1 section. Varun scored 1.5 out of 3 points with one win, one loss and one draw. Notably, he won against higher-rated player Arjun(1981) and lost against winner of the […]

Great Performances by Yugan in PSL Royal Court Classic

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Premier Scholar League Chess conducted PSL Royal Court Classic on September 17, 2022, in Richardson, Texas. Chess Gaja student Yugan participated in this tournament under the championship section. Yugan won this tournament with a score of 4 out of 4 points. Notably, he won against higher-rated players Mark(1134), Logan(922), and Forde(967). This great performance increased […]

15 Students in the Top-100 of USCF rankings – September 2022

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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 September 2022! In the U – 7 and under Category – We have one student Gurugrahan whose rank is 41. In the U – 8 Category – We have […]

Check out the great performances of Priyansh

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San Diego Chess Club conducted Southern California Open from September 3 to September 5, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. Chess Gaja student Priyansh participated in this tournament under the U2200 section. Priyansh finished 12th in this tournament with a score of 4 out of 6 with 2 wins and 4 draws. He managed to draw […]

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 […]

GrandMaster reflections on the 2022 Chess Olympiad

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Hello Students, In the previous blogs, we have looked at various resources that help you improve in chess. We will be coming back to those topics in future blogs. I want this blog to take a different route and discuss about Stamina, Being well rested, and Opening Preparation, topics that might seem unrelated but are […]

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 […]