Blogs

  • World Juniors Chess Championship 2025

    This was my fourth time competing in the World Junior Chess Championship, held in Petrovac, Montenegro. I had previously participated in the tournament in Italy, Mexico, and India. My journey to Montenegro was anything but smooth. I had to take three flights to get there! My first flight, from Dublin to Frankfurt, was at 5:00…

  • Dublin Chess Club wins against St. Benildus B

    Two weeks ago, we played against St. Benildus A which we won, and today, we faced St. Benildus B. We secured a 4.5-2.5 victory, with one game to be played. We had some interesting games this weekend. Dublin Chess Club Lineup Board 1: WIM Trisha Kanyamarala Board 2: FM Miguel Cubillo Board 3: FM Jonathan…

  • Tarun Secures 2nd Place in Cavan Chess Congress 2025

    IM Tarun Kanyamarala secured 2nd place in the third edition of the 21st Century Cavan Chess Congress. After the finals standings both IM Tarun and GM Oleg Korneev from Spain were tied with 4/5 points each. An Armageddon playoff was held as a tiebreaker, the Spanish Grandmaster flagged Tarun in the intense blitz match securing…