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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…

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…

Aditya Sukhlecha (1569) Stuns Shavdirov Jahongir (1917)

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The heartening feature of this event for our trainees is that each of them have been able to defeat a higher ranked player in the Asian School Chess Championship 2011 in progress here at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. In the 6th round it was the turn of Aditya Sukhlecha as he defeated 6th seeded Shavidirov Jahongir of Uzbekistan to move on to 4/6 in the U-13 section.    

Aditya, Aakash, Shrey and Kushal Wins

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The round-5 of the Asian Schools Chess Championship 2011 in progress here at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi turned out to be a good one for the trainees as four players, Aditya, Shrey, Kushal and Aakash recorded victories over their respective rivals. Aditya has moved on 3/5 while Shrey and Kushal are on 2.5/5 and Aakash on 2/5. Four more remains to be played in this event to decide the Asian School Champions in the 6 age-group categories:    

VII Asian School Chess Championship 2011

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IG Indoor Stadium - venue of the VII Asian Schools Chess Championship 2011

The VII edition of the Asian School Chess Championship would be hosted by the Delhi Chess Association under the aegis of the FIDE, ACF & AICF at the prestigious Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi from 16-22 December, 2011. Being a part of the organizing team of the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2007, I have experienced the great organisational skill of my dear friend and AICF Secretary, Bharat Singh and I can assure that all concerned would be having a great time at the event! Chess is getting younger and younger with the introduction of Under-05 category in this tournament!! The other…

Kavish Shah in the MSSA Prize List

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Kavish Shah

Kavish Shah, of Lilavati Podar High School, performed above our expectations in the recently concluded MSSA Inter-School Chess Championship at Dadar to finish 10th in the Under-14 section with a score of 7/9. The field in this 200+ player was very strong with participation of many FIDE rated players. Kavish Shah scored a crucial win in the penultimate round over FIDE rated Aditya Sukhlecha (his ICS batch mate!). Aditya finished 11th and missed the prize list. Wishing Kavish many more successes!

Botswana: Creating Chess Cult in Africa!!

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The big African continent is in deep Chess slumber but one of its tiny nations, Botswana is all set wake up the giant from its sleep by hosting the 1st ever FIDE CACDEC FIDE Trainer’s Seminar at Gaborone from 03rd to 08th August 2008 and, in the process got 10 Licensed Chess Trainers! Botswana has only 31-rated players (inactive and active) inclusive of 1 FM & 1 WFM and very few tournaments. As such, when FIDE decided to provide this opportunity through CACDEC, it was wholeheartedly welcomed by the Chess fraternity of Botswana with 10-trainers (including one from Somalia) registering…