Indian Chess Championship
The National Premier Chess Championship is the annual national chess championship of India. It was established in 1955 by the Andhra State Chess Association as a biannual event, but since 1971 it has been played yearly. The first edition was held in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh from May 15 to May 28 and was jointly won by Ramchandra Sapre and D. Venkayya with 9/12 points.[1] Earlier, G. S. Dikshit of Pithapuram won the Andhra and Madras State Championships for three consecutive years, 1952-54.[2]
The women’s championship commenced in 1974. The first ten editions were dominated by the Khadilkar sisters Vasanti, Jayshree and Rohini. Rohini is the youngest and won the championship five times, Jayshree won four titles, and the eldest, Vasanti, won the championship in the inaugural year.
Winners
Women's final standings
37th IND-ch (Women) Bhubaneswar 2010 Player Rating Perf. +/- Points 1 Soumya Swaminathan (IND)
2332 2440 +16 8.5/11 2 Mary Ann Gomes (IND)
2306 2392 +14 8/11 3 Swati Ghate (IND)
2302 2333 +9 8/11 4 Padmini Rout (IND)
2352 2369 +4 7.5/11 5 Sachdev Tania (IND)
2385 2332 -5 7/11 6 Nisha Mohota (IND)
2325 2332 +3 7/11 7 Bodda Pratyusha (IND)
2086 2256 +24 6/11 8 Eesha Karavade (IND)
2369 2171 -24 5.5/11 9 R Bharathi (IND)
2111 2132 +3 5.5/11 10 Manisha Mohanty Kiran (IND)
2230 2108 -15 5.5/11 11 S Harini (IND)
2063 2085 +2 5.5/11 12 Mohota Swathi (IND)
2090 2083 -2 5/11 13 Rucha Pujari (IND)
2114 2024 -13 5/11 14 Mokal Amrutha (IND)
2089 1987 -15 5/11 15 A Akshaya (IND)
2022 1999 -4 5/11 16 Rajkumar Preethi (IND)
2073 1993 -13 5/11 17 Gochhikar Aparajita (IND)
1871 2132 +26 4.5/9 18 Katra Arunima (IND)
1866 2003 +16 4.5/10 19 J Saranya (IND)
2123 2021 -15 4/11 20 Sonakshi Rathore (IND)
1971 1917 -9 3.5/10 21 A Sithalatchumi (IND)
1917 1950 +1 3/10 22 Gole Shweta (IND)
1906 1879 -5 3/10 23 Sinha Minki (IND)
1880 1838 -6 2.5/10 24 JG Nivedhitha (IND)
1819 1964 +9 2/6 IND-ch (Women) Kozhikode 30th 2003 Player Rating Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Humpy Koneru (IND)
2468 16 2713 +27 2 Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (IND)
2426 14½ 2540 +20 3 Nisha Mohota (IND)
2321 11 87.25 2346 +7 4 Dronavalli Harika (IND)
2353 11 81.00 2345 0 5 Subbaraman Meenakshi (IND)
2288 10 73.75 2304 +5 6 Eesha Karavade (IND)
2211 10 70.00 2309 +23 7 Sachdev Tania (IND)
2218 9 2267 +11 8 Aarthie Ramaswamy (IND)
2322 8 62.50 2221 -23 9 Kruttika Nadig (IND)
2145 8 56.00 2230 -18 10 Ghate Swathi (IND)
2309 8 54.75 2222 -20 11 Anupama Gokhale (IND)
2217 8 54.00 2226 +1 12 Yuvaraj Pratihba (IND)
2231 7 53.75 2185 -12 13 Bagyashree Sathe Thipsay (IND)
2249 7 48.00 2184 -16 14 Chandra Hawsa Koneru (IND)
2139 6½ 2168 +5 15 Nath Saheli (IND)
2127 6 40.00 2146 +2 16 Sai Ravi Meera (IND)
2160 6 39.00 2146 -5 17 MR Sangeetha (IND)
2140 4 2047 -21 18 Cv Rajalakshmi (IND)
2092 3 1987 -20
Notes
- ↑ The Hindu, June 6, 1952
- ↑ British Chess Magazine, July 1955, p. 213
- ↑ Ganguly wins sixth successive National 'A' chess title The Times of India
- ↑ 46th National A Chess Championship, India. Tournament report FIDE
- ↑ http://www.chess.com/article/view/2010-indian-national-championship
References
- List of winners 1955-2006
- List of women's winners 1974-2006
- D.K. Bharadwaj (2003), A big boom in the brain game; A history of chess in India
- The Hindu news 41st edition
- The Hindu news 42nd edition
- Chessbase report of the 43rd edition
- Chessbase report of the 44th edition
- TWIC news 34th Women's edition
- The Hindu Dated June 6, 1952 (Article Chess Notes G. S. Dikshit, State Champion by T. A. Krishnamachariar)
- The Hindu Dated June 6, 1952 Picture of Mr. G. S. Dikshit Madras State Chess Championship
- The Hindu Dated June 29, 1952 The Madras State Tournament by T. A. Krishnamachariar
- The Hindu Dated July 27, 1952 Chess Notes Facts and Figures By T. A Krishnamachariar
- The Hindu Dated July 1953... Three In a Row for South Indian Star by V. K. Raman Menon (date unknown.. month and year known)
- The Hindu Dated January 9, 1956 Chess. Andhra State Tourney Dixit Wins Title Again (from our correspondent) Kakinada
- The Hindu January 29, 1956 Chess Notes The Andhra State Championship By T. A Krishnamachariar