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ICS Annual Day on 22 April 2012

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We are nearing the end of the current academic year 2011-2012 and, the students would be eagerly looking ahead for a great summer holidays!! Before we close for the holidays, it has been to hold the ICS ‘Annual Day’ on 22nd April, 2012. The venue is our ‘Big Hall’, Borivali. The program for the Annual Day is as under: Inter-Class Chess Tournament from 10.00 am to 05.00 pm: Students are advised to confirm their entries by sms/email. Kindly note that there is no entry fees for participation. Prizes would be awarded to the top 5-players in each of the 5-categories. The time-control is 25+10s…

Grand Double for Nubair in MCF Blitz & Rapid Rating!!

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This is report is certainly late and, I have no excuses to offer however, it required a good fortnight to overcome the fatigue and tiredness of organizing a 2-day event wherein 20-rated games were played – indeed a marathon effort!! Well, the history has been made in India by holding its 1st Rapid and Blitz Rating Tournament at the MCF Sports Complex, Borivali and 10-11 March, 2012, which saw players from all parts of Maharashtra – 300 entries to be precise – to be a part of this historical tournament!! The event would also be remembered for the grand double…

MCF All Maharashtra Rapid & Blitz Rating – Hotel Info

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We are all set for the 1st MCF All Maharashtra Rapid and Blitz Rating Chess Tournament to be held at the MCF Sports Complex, Borivali on 10th & 11th March, 2012. For the benefit of players coming to Mumbai for this event, the details of hotels in and around the vicinity of the tournament venue are listed. Players interested in booking the rooms are requested to contact the concerned hotels directly. Valu Janu Hotels Pvt. Ltd, Rakesh Apartments, LIC Colony, Borivali (W), Mumbai – 400103. Tel: 022-28921972/3313, E-mail: valajanu@yahoo.com (Tariff: Standard Room: Rs.1870, Executive Rs.1980) - Distance from the venue: 10 minutes walking, Minimum…

MCF All Maharashtra Rapid & Blitz Rating – Registrations Open!

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We are through with all the preparation for conducting the 1st MCF Rapid and Blitz Rating Tournament to be hosted by the MCF Sports Complex on 10th & 11th March, 2012. Registration are now open!! For players who are new to this format of registration, the guidelines are detailed below: Click on the banner ‘MCF All Maharashtra Rapid & Blitz Rating’ Click ‘Register now’ You will be able to view the ‘Entry Form’ Please give all the mandatory details. The most important point ‘Do not repeat an e-mail for registering one more name. The entire programming of this system…

ICS to host 1st Rapid & Blitz Rating Tournament on 10-11th March, 2012!!

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As your are aware, FIDE would be launching a separate FIDE ‘Rapid’ & ‘Blitz’ Rating List with effect from 01st July, 2012! In keeping with this, Indian Chess School would be organizing its 1st FIDE Rapid & Blitz Tournament (All Maharashtra Open) on 10th & 11th March, 2012. The detailed circular would be uploaded on the website very soon. Welcome to the new world of FIDE Blitz and Rapid Rating Tournaments!! Rapid and blitz rating lists (gist of FIDE decisions has been re-produced below – for full text kindly browse on the following link: http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/5721-rapid-and-blitz-rating-lists.html   The Laws to be followed will be as…

Aakash Rao (1292) Beats Agamjot Kals (1656)

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14-year old, Aakash Rao of Rustomjee International High School followed in the footsteps of colleague, Siddharth Godambe of defeating the higher ranked players as he scored an upset win over the 19th seeded Agamjot Kals (1656) from the white-side of the French Defense game. Aakash is the lowest FIDE rated player in the Under-15 category of the Asian School Chess Championship in progress here at the picturesque, Indira Gandhi International Stadium. This group has only 36-player. As regards tournament, the players are enjoying it. Apart from providing quality opponent, it also presents them the opportunity to make new friends and see new places. Our…

ICS 3rd Mumbai Open: Registration Module goes Online!!

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The much-awaited online module for registration of entries in connection with the participation in the ICS 3rd Mumbai Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament has gone on-line yesterday night! My thanks to our IT specialist and a Chess lover, Sumit Pilankar for doing this at a very hectic pace!! This idea is totally his brain-child and I hope that it gets picked up by most of the organizers. For interested players, this will be a new experience of confirming their entries. No more telephone calls or sms!! Moreover, in the ‘List of Confirmed’ entries, they can very well see their names!! For…

All Set for the 3rd ICS FIDE Rating for Mumbai Players

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Further to my post of the hosting the 3rd edition of our FIDE Rating Chess Tournament from 27-31 December, 2011, there is a slight change: The tournament is now only for the Mumbai players – my apology to all my friends from the entire State of Maharashtra who were keen on playing in this tournament. However, I assure you that we would soon be holding one All India Open very soon in the near future to offset this change. Well, the stage has been set to hold the event in a grand manner – we are likely to raise some…

A Memorable Evening with IM Anup Deshmukh

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Anup Deshmukh

The trainees of ICS from the Developmental Batch (including 6-FIDE Rated players) had a memorable evening with IM Anup Deshmukh yesterday at the Chess School. What was planned as a very short visit to the Chess School as Anup is playing at the Mumbai Mayor’s tournament, tournament out to be an inspirational 2-hour+ Chess lecture that left the students spellbound!! Photo Gallery