Krishnan Sasikiran

World Team Chess Championship 2017: India miss out on medal in Open, Women's events despite impressive display

In the final three rounds of the FIDE World Team Chess Championship, India fought hard to make a podium finish, but fell short by a mere whit.

World Team Chess Championship 2017: Indian men and women finish fourth in tournament

The Indian men and women missed out on the podium by a whisker as they finished fourth in both the categories at the World Team Chess Championships.

World Team Chess Championship 2017: Indian men beat Ukraine, women draw with China

B Adhiban rose to the occasion to deliver the goods as the Indian men stayed afloat in the World Team Chess Championship after beating third seed Ukraine 2.5-1.5.

World Team Chess Championship 2017: Indian men draw with Turkey; women lose to Russia

While India dominated the proceedings for the major part of the match, the end was good for the Turkish team as they maintained their unbeatable run.

World Team Chess Championship 2017: Indian men crush Olympiad champion United States

Grandmaster B Adhiban showed the way with black pieces and outwitted Varuzhan Akobian while Krishnan Sasikiran showed his golden form in crushing Ray Robson right from the opening.

World Chess Cup: Adhiban to face Nakamura but Sasikiran knocked out

Sasikiran got into some problems in late stages of the middle game and lost the first round as black. In the return game, Karjakin, world number nine, held himself together and got the draw that was enough for him to move to the third round.

Chess World Cup: Adhibhan, Sasikiran advance; Negi eliminated

Pitted against a much higher-rated rival, Adhiban displayed top form to beat Evgeny Alekseev of Russia 5-3, winning in the blitz tiebreaker while Sasikiran prevailed over Constantin Lupulescu of Romania 2.5-1.5.