Soumya wins world junior girls title

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PUNE: India’s Soumya Swaminathan won the World junior girls (u-20) title when she defeated Kubra Ozturk of Turkey in the 13th and last round at

Puerto Madryn (Argentina) on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old Woman Grandmaster tallied 10 points in this under-20 tournament. D Harika (girls) and Abhijit Gupta (open) had won the World junior titles on India’s Independence Day in Turkey last year.

This 45-player event has lost some of its sheen because many players decided to skip the event in the South American continent. Considering that Soumya (Elo 2297) was seeded ninth and needed a victory in the last round makes this achievement praiseworthy. The feat will give her a direct entry to the Women’s World Championship, the dates of which are not announced. (read more…)

Cricket came home again on Thursday night

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When Sachin Tendulkar batted the way he did in Hyderabad last evening, one imagines that Mohd. Azharuddin – if he wasn’t in the stadium but in front of his LCD TV – would be calling out to wife Sangeeta in typical Hyderabadi, “Arre begum suniye, iniko-ich dekhiye zara. He reminds me of my time…” (read more…)