Grandmaster norm to Akshayraj Kore

Pune's promising IM Akshayraj Kore has obtained his maiden GM norm in the Chennai International tournament recently.

Vikramaditya Kulakarni wins National Challengers Chess Championship

Vikramaditya Kulkarni of Railways won 49th National Challengers Chess Championship 2011 held at Auranagabad from 15th to 26th June 2011.

2 Golds, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze for Maharashtra in Asian School Chess Championship at Delhi

U-5 Boys- Vallabh Kavi - Gold
U-5 Girls- Sanskruti Wankhede - Gold
U-15 Boys - Anish Gandhi - Silver
U-15 Boys- Chirag Satkar - Bronze

LAPTOPS TO PLAYERS

Flame Institute, in association with Lakshya, is pleased to announce a Chess Camp by legendary GM Vladimirov to be conducted at Flame campus, Lavale in Pune from 23rd June to 24th July, 2011. Chess Players with rating between 1600 – 2350 and aged U-18 are eligible. Only 40 seats are available. Scholarships to be awarded to the selected talent. To avail of the Early Bird offer, please register before 31st May, 2011. To register and for further details, please visit www.lakshyasports.com/firstmove or write to info@lakshyasports.com or call +91 96233 69464 (Nikhil)