Padmini finishes runner-up, Anwesh 3rd
28 Sep 2009,

Orissa lived up to its reputation as an emerging force in Indian chess when Woman International Master Padmini Rout became girls’ runner-up and Anwesh Upadhyaya finished third in boys’ category of th... Read More..

Soumya wins Kalinga Open chess title
28 Sep 2009,

Local favourite and Fide Master Soumya Ranjan Mishra won the title, securing eight points from nine rounds in the 1st Kalinga Open All-India Rating Chess Tournament, which concluded at OAS Associatio... Read More..

Debashis wins game at World Youth Chess Olympiad
26 Sep 2009,

Promising Orissa boy Debashis Das won his game to enable second seed India crush ninth seed England 4-0 in the second round of the World Youth (u-16) Chess Olympiad at Turkey today. K Priyadharshan, ... Read More..

Anwesh, Padmini maintain second position
26 Sep 2009,

Orissa players tasted impressive success in the ninth round of the National Junior (under-19) Chess Championship with five of them registering wins and the other two settling for draws at Jawaharlal ... Read More..

Soumya, Rajendra emerge joint leaders
26 Sep 2009,

Top seed Soumya Ranjan Mishra and third seed Rajendra Kumar Sahu emerged joint leaders with five points each after the end of fifth round of the 1st Kalinga Open All-India Rating Chess Tournament at ... Read More..

Pankaj wins National billiards title
26 Sep 2009,

World champion Pankaj Advani scored a stunning 5-4 victory over Geet Sethi in a nerve-wracking final to retain his National billiards title at Agra today. Trailing 2-3 at one stage, a resilient Advan... Read More..

16 players share lead in Kalinga Open Chess
25 Sep 2009,

Top seed Soumya Ranjan Mishra shared the lead with 15 others, scoring three points from as many rounds in the 1st Kalinga Open All-India Rating Chess Tournament at OAS Association Bhawan in Bhubanesw... Read More..

No place for OCA in BCCI committees
25 Sep 2009,

Orissa Cricket Association (OCA) suffered a major humiliation yeasterday as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chose not to include the state body or any of its representative in any of... Read More..

Debashis leaves for Youth Chess Olympiad
25 Sep 2009,

A five-member Indian team, including promising Orissa boy Debashis Das, left Chennai yesterday to participate in the World Youth (under-16) Chess Olympiad beginning at Akhisar-Manisa, Turkey today. O... Read More..

Padmini bounces back to 2nd position
25 Sep 2009,

Orissa WIM Padmini Rout regained the second position with win over S Harini in the eighth round of the 24th National Junior Girls Chess Championship at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai today. Asia... Read More..