Indian Chess Championship
- Indian Chess Championship
The Indian Chess Championship is a yearly national chess championship of India. It was established in 1955 as a two-yearly event, but since 1971 it is played yearly. The first edition was held in Eluru (Andhra Pradesh) and jointly won by R.B. Sapre and D. Venkayya.
The women’s championship started first in 1974. The first 10 editions were dominated by the Khadilkar sisters Vasanthi, Jayshree and Rohini. Rohini is the youngest and won the championship five times, Jayshree won four titles, and the eldest Vasanthie won the championship in the inaugural year.
Winners
References
* [http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/05%20Palmares/Campeonatos/Nacionales/Asia/La_India.htm List of winners 1955-2006]
* [http://www.sportsbharti.com/Chess/Chess-National%20A%20Championship(wm).htm List of women's winners 1974-2006]
* D.K. Bharadwaj (2003), A big boom in the brain game; [http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2003/fmay2003/f130520031.html A history of chess in India]
* The Hindu news [http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/21/stories/2003122103051600.htm 41th edition]
* The Hindu news [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/007200412181801.htm 42nd edition]
* Chessbase report of the [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3059 43rd edition]
* Chessbase report of the [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3590 44th edition]
* TWIC news [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic680.html#8 34th Women's edition]
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