Indian Kareoke Christmas
Oh, Tannenbaum, oh Tannenbaum, wie gruen sind deine blaetter…etc
This German Christmas song was my contribution to the Christmas Kareoky at the Hotel Kanta Shrawan Palace, where we are both staying and playing. Timur Gareyev sang a sang in Russian and David Bennett, also from the USA sang a Hanuka song. Our con [...]
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Bizarre days in Bhopal Rounds 7 and 8
Indian Kareoke Christmas
Oh, Tannenbaum, oh Tannenbaum, wie gruen sind deine blaetter…etc
This German Christmas song was my contribution to the Christmas Kareoky at the Hotel Kanta Shrawan Palace, where we are both staying and playing. Timur Gareyev sang a sang in Russian and David Bennett, also from the USA sang a Hanuka song. Our con [...]
Second double round day in Bhopal. Ro...
Before we turn to the chess, let me show you some more pictures of the lake we went to yesterday. I, and everyone else, am having big internet issues, as the wi-fi in the Hotel is intermittant at best and even when it is half working, is very slow. I also have a local sim, which is supposed to provide me with a Gig a day but seems to run out [...]
City of lakes and Bhopal GM Open roun...
Today, after the round, we got treated to a tour of the biggest lake in Bhopal, after a quick photo op at the Bhopal chess academy. As usual, the procedure was a bit chaotic but after waiting around half an hour and discussing the schedule, we got underway. I’ll start with the last picture first for its visual effect. This was taken fr [...]
Bhopal, first impressions and round1.
Bhopal
Bhopal first came to the worlds attention 0n December 3rd, 1984 in the most tragic way, after the Union Carbide factory spewed tons of poisonous gas, killing thousands of people and injuring over half a million. I remember the gutwrenching feeling when the news reports first appeared on the television and the images circled the globe. [...]
World U16 Teams Russia Gold, India Si...
Russia was invincible in the first eight rounds of this competition and had in fact already won Gold before the final round had started. As it happened they needed the gap as they lost their last match to the India Red team 2.5-1.5
India Green finished a close second, also losing only one match but also drawing one.
Iran also just had o [...]
World U16 Teams Round 8 disaster Aust...
Like almost every tournament, individual and team, we had missed opportunities and lucky breaks. And like in almost every event, it is the final rounds that determine one’s performance. We got more points than we deserved against Mozambique in round 7 but returned the points in round 8.
Everyone is all smiles at the start [...]
World U16 Teams Australia v Mozambiq...
Chess is a spectator sport, or at least will be when all tournaments livestream their games as the Indian team does. Chessbase India has daily reports on the tournament and various websites including
chess24.com
and
Chessbomb.com
show all the games live and also archive them so one can follow this exciting e [...]
World U16 Teams Match against Armenia...
Gandhi Ashram
One of the benefits of playing in India is the opportunity to see some of the countries rich cultural heritage. The Ashram is surely one such site. Mahatma Gandhi is widely considered the father of the nation and is indeed one of the twentieth centuries most inspirational figures.
Two busloads of chessplayers too [...]
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