Tarun Wins 34th Drogheda Chess Congress 2025 – Thomson Masters Tarun clinched victory at the Drogheda Chess Congress 2025, winning the Thomson Masters section in impressive style. This marks his second tournament win in just two weeks, following his triumph at the Ennis Chess Congress earlier this month. A Return to Familiar Grounds This was …
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Ennis Chess Congress 2025, Masters section was won by International Master IM Tarun Kanyamarala which took place from 16 – 18th May. The congress had 4 sections: Masters, Cathal Walsh, Michael Meaney, Jim Hussey. By Trisha Over the weekend, Tarun and I traveled to Ennis to play in the Ennis Chess Congress 2025. It was …
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This was our third time visiting Oresei, Sardinia a place that now feels wonderfully familiar. The first time we came was in 2022 for the World Junior Chess Championship, which was held in the beautiful town of Cala Gonone. The second visit was last year for the World Chess Festival, and now, once again, we …
L-R Sai, Tetsuaki, Mahin, (Captain) Aidan, Tim, Tarun, and me. In the back are the parents of one of our players. A few of our teammates are missing from the group photo. This past weekend, Tarun and I travelled to the UK to play in Weekend 4 of the 4NCL (Four Nations Chess League). We …
A Prestigious Event by the Black Sea The European Championship 2025 took place in Eforie Nord, Romania, from March 15th to 26th. Set by the Black Sea, it was a stunning location, but the tournament itself was as intense as ever. With 400 players, including 100 Grandmasters and 75 International Masters from 40 countries, the …
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 …
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 …
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Tarun and I participated in the 32nd 4NCL (Four Nations Chess League) Chess Congress held in Huddersfield, Leeds, England. This weekend tournament took place from January 17–19, 2025, and drew over 150 players across three sections: Open, Under 2000, and Under 1700. This was our first time playing in the 4NCL Congress Open, we have …
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This year’s European Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championship took place in the picturesque city of Monaco, Monte-Carlo. It was my second time participating in this prestigious event, with my first experience being in Tbilisi, Georgia, back in 2018. I was eager to take on the challenge and excited about the opportunity to compete against some …