Advanced nChess Training Conducted in Nepal

 Advanced Chess Coaching by GM Niaz Murshed

Kathmandu July 30

The advance chess training programme was successfully concluded here in Kathmandu. Especially for those who were going to represent Nepal in the World Chess Olympaid in Turkey next month. South Asia's first Grandmaster GM Niaz Murshed was came from Bangladesh for the training camp.

In the closing ceremony chief guest (Mr.Yuvraj lama, Memebr secretary of National sports council) says that he is ready to help chess association & players only after official proposal to develop chess from school level.

"I'll come again if you need my help again"-GM Niaz. 

Umesh KC, International Arbiter

10th Parsvnath Open GM Chess Tournament

Rajesh Hari Joshi, president of Nepal Chess Association wishes for the successive result in 10^th Parsvnath Open International GM Chess Tournament which is going to start by tomorrow. The following are the representative of Nepal.

SN	Name	Title	Designation	Rating
1	Umesh K.C.	FA	Arbiter	-
2	Nepali, Badrilal		Player	2150
3	Shrestha, Sujendra Prasad	FM	Player	2051
4	Joshi, Deergha Raj		Player	1892
5	Rawal, Basanta		Player	1860
6	Pandey, Bheem Datt		Player	1764
7	Shrestha, Bibek		Player	1666
8	Maharjan, Gyanendra		Player	1536

4th HDCA Open Int'l Chess

Fide Master Manish Hamal Placed Historic Second

Kathmandu, December 13:

Fide Master Manish Hamal of Nepal finished historic second in the 4th HDCA Fide Rating International Chess Tournament in Kolkatta(INDIA) on December 12th. In the tournament for below 2100 Fide Rating, Hamal placed second in Buchholz Tie-Breaking System after tying with Indian player Ajoy Haldar on 8.5 points each out of 10 rounds. He accept the draw offered by Haldar in the 44th move of final round.

It was the historic result ever in the history of Nepal Chess in international playing arena. Before this tournament, Current Nepal Champion Badri Lal Nepali and Shyam Sundar Shrestha had secured fourth position in Jugal Kishore Memorial, Assam(INDIA) and 2nd Mora Kings International in Sri Lanka respectively.

Krishna Thapa placed 16th with seven points, while Herakaji Maharjan(71), Prachanda Malakar(73) and Bijayman Shrestha(83) scoring with six points each.  

Asian Amateur-2011

Published in Kantipur Daily(Nepali) & The Himalayan Times(English).