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Arjun crosses 1800 rating! – Arlington Tournament Result 2023

Arjun Chess Gaja Student crossing 1800+ student

ARLINGTON CHESS CLUB conducted the ARLINGTON CHESS CLUB OPEN 75 Tournament on May 6, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. Chess Gaja students, Arjun and Maurya took part in the Open section. Arjun scored 2 out of 4 points. He gained 15 rating points, and his rating jumped from 1786 to 1801. In one round, he lost […]

Rakshita’s Awesome Performance In Bay Area Tournament

Vihaan Reached 1800 Rating Point with his Great Performance

BAY AREA CHESS conducted the FREMONT CASH SWISS60 Tournament on May 6, 2023, in Fremont, California. Chess Gaja student Rakshita took part in the under 1399 section and scored 3 out of 4 points and secured 2nd place. Her outstanding performance helped her gain 85 rating points, and her rating jumped from 933 to 1018.  […]

Hemachandra Rocking Performance In Ncc May

Vihaan Reached 1800 Rating Point with his Great Performance

NASHVILLE CHESS CENTER conducted the 2023 NCC MAY QUADS I Tournament on May 5, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. Chess Gaja student Hemachandra took part in the Quad 1 section and scored 2.5 out of 3 points. He secured 1st place in the tournament. His excellent performance made him gain 8 rating points, and his rating […]

Varun’s Solid Performance In Ohio High School Chess Championship

Vihaan Reached 1800 Rating Point with his Great Performance

PROGRESS WITH CHESS conducted the 2023 OHIO HIGH SCHOOL/MIDDLE SCHOOL Tournament on May 6, 2023, in Cleveland Ohio. Chess Gaja student Varun participated in the High School Championship section and scored 4.5 out of 6 points. He lost one round against a higher-rated player with a rating of 2548, who went on to win the […]

Vaseegaran crosses 2200 and achieves National Master title!

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Vaseegaran from Texas, USA recently competed in two chess tournaments on May 7 and May 8, 2023, namely the 2023 DFW FIDE 3 (TX) and SUNDAY SWISS 05072023 (TX) events. He won three games at the 2023 DFW FIDE 3 (TX) tournament and won all four games at the SUNDAY SWISS 05072023 (TX) tournament, resulting […]

Vaseegaran’s Best Performance In Sunday Swiss

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TEXAS CHESS CENTER conducted the SUNDAY SWISS Tournament on May 7, 2023, in Carrolton, Texas. Chess Gaja student Vaseegaran took part in the tournament. In the open section, Vaseegaran scored 100% score by winning all his 4 games. The performance helped him gain 4 rating points, and his rating jumped from 2197 to 2201. This is an […]

Eugene’s Great Performance in South African Junior Closed

Eugene Chess Gaja

South African chess federation conducted the tournament 2023 South African Junior Closed (U14 Open) on March 30,31 2023 and April 4,6 2023 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Chess Gaja student Eugene participated in the U14 open section and scored 3.5 out of 5 points. He gained 56 rating points, and his current rating is 1246. Eugene […]

Chess Gaja Students Shine at US Middle School Championship-6 Medals & 356 Rating Gain

U.S National Middle School Chess Championship: Chess Gaja Students Dominate with 6 Medals and a 356 Rating Point Gain, Vaseegaran Takes Silver!

The 2023 National Middle School (K-8) Championship, organized by the United States Chess Federation, was held in Round Rock, Texas, from April 21-23, 2023. This renowned scholastic chess tournament attracts participants from across the country, and this year’s event saw 1247 players competing across multiple sections. Chess Gaja was well represented with 15 students taking […]

19 Students in the Top-100 of USCF rankings – April 2023

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Last month, we wrote about how Chess Gaja 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 April 2023! In the U-8 category, we have 1 student, Gurugrahan, who is ranked 54th. In the U-10 category, we have 2 […]

$2,000 HOUSTON CHESS STUDIO APRIL 2 (TX) Tournaments Results

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THE POISON PAWNS CHESS CLUB conducted the $2,000 HOUSTON CHESS STUDIO APRIL 2 (TX) Tournament on April 15-26, 2023 in HOUSTON, TEXAS. Several Chess Gaja students participated in this tournament. In the Champions section, Vijay participated and scored 2 out of 5 points. In the Challengers Section of the tournament, Anish got 4 out of 5 points and tied […]