Results of 2nd Annual Texas Golden Open
Blakeman Chess conducted 2nd Annual Texas Golden Open from 17 June to 19 June, 2022 at Coppell, Texas. Chess Gaja students Neil, Arjun and Gurugrahan participated in this tournament. Under U1200 category, Gurugrahan scored 5 out of 7 points with three wins, 1 loss and two draws. Notably he won against high- rated player Manu(1333). […]
Check Out USCF Ranking of Chess Gaja Students-June 2022
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 June 2022! Understanding the Significance of USCF Rankings The United States Chess Federation (USCF) rankings represent a benchmark of chess excellence for players across America. […]
Great Performances by Neil and Shriyan
64 Squares Chess Academy conducted SFS weds Warriors on June 8, 2022, at Grand Prairie, Texas. Chess Gaja students Neil and Shriyan participated in this tournament under the morning championship section. Both first and second place in this tournament is secured by Chess Gaja students. Tournament Overview Neil won this tournament with 5 out of […]
Congratulating Priyansh on his Great Performances
Southern California Chess Club conducted 42ND MEMORIAL DAY CLASSIC on May 28 – May 30, 2022, at Loma Linda, California. Chess Gaja student Priyansh participated in this tournament under the Premier Merged category. Priyansh won 4.5 out of six games with four wins and one loss and one draw. With this score, he finished third […]
Congratulating Vaseegaran on his Great Win in the 31st Chicago open
Continental Chess Association conducted 31st Chicago Open from May 26 – May 30, 2022 at Wheeling, Illinois. Chess Gaja students Vaseegaran and Vihaan participated in this tournament. Vaseegaran won this tournament with 6/7 points under 2300 category. He won five games and managed to drew two games against Krishnan(2041) and Angel(2243). Notably he won against […]
Congratulating Shriyaan on winning the SFS Terrific Tuesday
64 Squares Chess Academy conducted SFS Terrfic Tuesday #3 tournament on 31 May, 2022 at GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. Chess Gaja student Shriyan participated in this tournament under Morning Open category. Shriyan scored 4.5/5 points and won the tournament. He has won four games and one draw. His rating increased from 1528 to 1543. Congrats Shriyaan […]
Check Out USCF Ranking of Chess Gaja Students May 2022
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 May 2022! The stats are as follows : In the U – 7 and under Category – We have one student. In the U-9 Category […]
A Great Way to Deal with Things when Playing Chess is not Joyful Anymore
Hello, Let me start this newsletter with a question? What was your first encounter with the chessboard, and was it a positive one? As you rewind your memories, you all would have this positive, joyous feeling gushing through your mind. You would say something magical and joyful about the Chess that attracted you to the game! Do you feel the same […]
Great Performance in National Elementary Championship (2022)
US Chess Federation conducted the 2022 National Elementary (K-6) Championship in Columbus, Ohio, on May 13 – 15. Chess Gaja students Neil, Saatvik, Siddharth and Anish participated in this tournament. Neil participated under K – 6 championship categories and won four matches out of seven. He managed to draw one game and lost two matches […]
Great Performance by Vaseegaran at the 2022 K-8 National Chess Championship
The 2022 K-8 National Chess Championship took place in Grapevine, Texas this weekend.Seven of our Chess Gaja students participated in National Middle School (K-8) Championship this weekend in Grapevine, Texas. Over 900 competitors from 38 states participated in this Tournament. Our student Vaseegaran, after his strong start with a win in his 1st round, had a bit of struggle […]