Ethan ends 2019 on a high; Wins yet another All-India Award

Ethan ends 2019 on a high; Wins yet another All-India Award

As we bid farewell to an eventful year, Ethan participated in one last All-India Chess Tournament and added another trophy to his collection, along with a cash prize of Rs. 1,400. Going beyond the age category prizes, he secured the 2nd Place in the Best Goan Players category, at the 6th Desai Pratisthan’s Late Laxmikant V Desai Memorial All-India Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament organized by Ponda Taluka Chess Association… Read More »Ethan ends 2019 on a high; Wins yet another All-India Award

Ethan Wins His 1st Under-8 Prize at an All-India Chess Tournament

Ethan started Year 2019 with a win in his first All-India FIDE Rating Chess Tournament for the year. Having graduated from the Under-7 category, this year he will be contesting in the Under-8 (or Under-9) categories. Ethan won the 2nd Place at the 4th DDCA All India FIDE Rated B-1600 Chess Tournament, in the Under-8 category. The tournament was conducted by Dharwad District Chess Association, at Hubali (Hubli), Dharwad, Karnataka,… Read More »Ethan Wins His 1st Under-8 Prize at an All-India Chess Tournament

Ethan Ups the Ante and Wins his 3rd International Award

Ethan bags 3 awards in 3 International Chess Tournaments! And this time it was in the Under-8 category, while he is still Under-7. Ethan won the 3rd Place in the International Under-8 category, at Pawns Chess Academy’s First International B-1400 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament at Ernakulam, Kerala, organized from 30th Nov to 2nd Dec, 2018.

Ethan Bags his 2nd International Chess Award

Ethan bagged the 4th place in the Under-7 category, at the Narenn International B-1500 Rated Chess Championship, 2018, at Hyderabad, Telangana, which was conducted from 23rd to 25th Nov, 2018. This was Ethan’s 2nd International Chess Tournament.

First 1st Prize at All-India Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament

Ethan secured the 1st Place at the 5th Late Laxmikant V Desai Memorial All India Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, in the Under-7 category. The tournament was organized by the Ponda Taluka Chess Association in association with Champions Chess Academy, at Mangueshi, Ponda, Goa, . This was Ethan’s second All-India Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, and his first one in Goa. It’s a pretty rare opportunity to get to play an… Read More »First 1st Prize at All-India Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament

Ethan Makes it Big at his 1st International Chess Tournament

It was a case of many firsts! At the first ever international chess tournament organized by Goa Chess Association, Which also happened to be the first ever international tournament he participated in, Ethan won his first ever International level chess award! The 1st Goa International Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament, organized by Goa Chess Association under the aegis of All India Chess Federation, was hosted at the prestigious Shyam Prasad Mukherjee Indoor… Read More »Ethan Makes it Big at his 1st International Chess Tournament

Ethan Tastes Success at his 1st All-India Open Chess Tournament

Ethan won the 5th Place at the Samreddyagi Reddy Centenary Celebrations All India below 1500 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, in the Under-7 category. It was Ethan’s first All-India FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament, and it was exciting to see him bag an award. The tournament was organized by Mahaveer Group of Institutions at Hyderabad, Telangana, from 24th to 26th Aug, 2018.

Ethan Shines at Under-7 National Chess Championship, 2018

At the 32nd National Under-7 Chess Championship, hosted at Tumkur, Karnataka, from 16th to 24th July, 2018, Ethan exhibited amazing chess acumen and surprised everyone by winning one of the top 20 prizes in the Open category. We couldn’t have asked for more from 6-year old Ethan, who has been learning chess for barely 8 months when compared to many of his competitors who have been learning chess for a… Read More »Ethan Shines at Under-7 National Chess Championship, 2018