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Karnataka State Women and Junior Open/Girls Online Youth Chess Championships - 2021

United Karnataka Chess Association is proud to announce Karnataka State Women and Junior Open/Girls Online Youth Chess Championships - 2021 from July 19th to July 22nd. Please visit tournament section for more details.

Charvi A wins National School U-7 Championship 2021

Charvi A won the National school chess championship under-7 category yesterday by scoring 9 out of 9(Unbeatable). She got selected for the Asian school chess championship and representing INDIA officially. She secured 18th place in National youth and Cadet under-10 girls and got selected to world youth and cadet championship.
Team UKCA congratulates her splendid achievement and wishes her good luck in her future tournaments.

Apaar Saxena wins Bronze in National School U-9 Open Championship 2021

Apaar Saxena had the podium finish with Bronze medal in Nationals School U-09 Open category. Apaar had a good run in the tournament with 8 wins out of 9 rounds out of 600 players. His commitment in learning chess during the pandemic period made him reach this position.
Team UKCA congratulates his splendid achievement and wishes him good luck in his future tournaments.

Arhan Chethan Anand wins Silver in National School U-15 and U-13 Open Championships 2021

Arhan represented Karnataka at the AICF National School Under 13 and Under 15 Open Chess Championships 2021. Arhan started at rank 8 in the under 15 open category. He was unbeaten and leading the championship in the penultimate round but had to settle for silver with a loss to top seed IM Pranesh M in the final round. Arhan scored 7.5 points in 9 rounds.
Arhan started at rank 2 in the under 13 open category. He was unbeaten scoring 8 points in 9 rounds narrowly missing the Gold.
Team UKCA congratulates his splendid achievement and wishes him good luck in his future tournaments.

Renganayaki V clinches 2021 National School Under-15 Championship for Girls

Top seed Renganayaki V of Karantaka in Girls won the 2021 National School Under-15 title. Renganayki, started the tournament as a top seed and maintained her lead till round 7 (with 7 points on 7 rounds) , despite the narrow loss on the 8th round, she kept the momentum and completed the tournament as a Title Winner. Team UKCA congratulates her splendid achievement and wishes her good luck in her future tournaments.

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Closing Ceremony of Karnataka State Youth & Cadet ONLINE Chess Championships 2021

A feather in UKCA's Cap: Online Chess!
United Karnataka Chess Association organised successfully State level ONLINE Youth and Cadet Chess championships from June 3 to 12th June. More than 1400 players across the state participated in this mega event. The closing ceremony was conducted on 13th June at 9:30 in the morning. Top two players from each category will represent Karnataka.
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Closing Ceremony of Karnataka State Youth & Cadet
ONLINE Chess Championships 2021 Sunday 13th June 2021 9:30AM

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The Expert Committee for Karnataka State Chess Championship – 2021

• 1. GM Thej Kumar
• 2. IM Shivananda B.S
• 3. Mr. Sanjay N

Note:The Games shall be examined with respect to “Fairplay” by the committee and report shall be forwarded to Arbiter for updation. The Arbiter shall do necessary changes in round result based on the report.

The Appeals Committee for Karnataka State Chess Championship – 2021

• 1. GM Stany G.A
• 2. IM Viani Antonio D Cunha
• 3. Mr. Vinay Kurtkoti, VP UKCA

Note:Players who are not satisfied with the Arbiter ruling can go to appeals committee by taking guidance from the Chief Arbiter.
Chief Arbiter(U-14 Girls) Mr.Vasanth - 70190 80302
Chief Arbiter (U-14 Open) Mr.Pramod More - 98440 42170
For Emergency Mr.Aravind Shastry, Hon Secretary - 96118 32665

Inauguration ceremony of Karnataka State Youth & Cadet ONLINE Chess Championships 2021 (U-16)

India’s first Woman Grandmaster & Arjuna Awardee Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman inaugurated the Event by moving the pawn and addressed the gathering. She explained the importance of the championship, she shared her experience and her journey to chess success with all the participants of Under 16 Open and Girls Championship. She said that the Online platform is new to everyone but it’s a blessing as we can still play chess and enjoy even in the pandemic (lock down) situation. The path to success is not easy and we must focus more on our efforts, consistency and participation rather than results. She wished the participants for their chess career.
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Inauguration ceremony of Karnataka State Youth & Cadet ONLINE Chess Championships 2021 (U-18)

The Online U-18 Boys and Girls online chess Championships kickstarted on Thursday, 3rd June 2021 at 9.30 am. Mr. Vinay Kurthkoti, Vice President of UKCA inaugurated the Event by lighting lamp and addressed the gathering. He explained the importance of the championship and also he remembered the contribution of late Shri Hanumantha. R for Karnataka chess.
Mr. Arvind Shastry, Hon'ble Secretary of UKCA also addressed the players and appreciated the Arbiters team for the effort they have put in for the championship. Being the first online championship, he requested full co-operation from all players and parents in making the event successful.
Mr.Manjunath Jain, Joint Secretary UKCA and Mr.Raghavendra.V, Treasurer UKCA were also present during Inauguration.
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ರಾಜ್ಯ ಮಟ್ಟದ ಬಾಲಕ ಹಾಗು ಬಾಲಕಿಯರ ಆನ್ ಲೈನ್ ಚೆಸ್ ಪಂದ್ಯಾವಳಿ - 2021

ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚೆಸ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯು ರಾಜ್ಯ ಮಟ್ಟದ ಬಾಲಕ ಹಾಗು ಬಾಲಕಿಯರ ಆನ್ ಲೈನ್ ಚೆಸ್ ಪಂದ್ಯಾವಳಿಯನ್ನು ಜೂನ್ 3ರಿಂದ 12 ರವರೆಗೆ ನಡೆಯಲಿದೆ . ಪಂದ್ಯಾವಳಿಯು ಹತ್ತು , ಹನ್ನೆರಡು , ಹದಿನಾಲ್ಕು , ಹದಿನಾರು ಹಾಗು ಹದಿನೆಂಟು ವರ್ಷದೊಳಗಿನ ಬಾಲಕ ಹಾಗು ಬಾಲಕಿಯರ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕ ವಿಭಾಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ . ಮೊದಲ 2 ಸ್ಥಾನ ಗಳಿಸಿದ ಎರಡು ವಿಭಾಗದ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಗಳನ್ನು ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಯುವ ಚೆಸ್ ಪಂದ್ಯಾವಳಿಗೆ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ತಂಡವನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಸಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ . ಪ್ರತಿ ವಿಭಾಗಳ ಪಂದ್ಯಾವಳಿಗಳು ಎರಡು ದಿನಗಳಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ, ಮೊದಲ ಹತ್ತು ಸ್ಥಾನ ಪಡೆದ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಗಳಿಗೆ ನಗದು ಬಹುಮಾನವಿರುತ್ತದೆ . ಪಂದ್ಯಾವಳಿಯ ಸಮಗ್ರ ಮಾಹಿತಿಗೆ ವೆಬ್ ವಿಳಾಸ: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚೆಸ್ ಡಾಟ್ ಕಾಮ್ (www.karanatakachess.com) ನಲ್ಲಿ ದೊರಕುತ್ತದೆ . ಹೆಚ್ಹಿನ ಮಾಹಿತಿಗೆ ಮೋಬೈಲ್ ಸಂಖ್ಯಾ 9036464600 ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸಲು ಕೋರಲಾಗಿದೆ.

Karnataka State Age Category Open & Girls Online Youth Chess Championships - 2021

United Karnataka Chess Association is proud to announce series of age category State Youth Chess Championships from June 3rd to June 12th. Please visit tournament section for more details. Top two players in each category will be selected for upcoming Nationals.

Employment Opportunity: Project Manager (Chess in Schools)

UKCA is looking for Project Manager to drive the Chess in Schools project. Below are details

• He/She should be a Chess Player.
• Should be fluent in Kannada and English.
• Knowledge of computer is mandatory(MS Office and Email Communication).
• Should not be an office bearer or relative of any office bearer.
• Salary 15K - 20K.

Please send your resume to ukcachess@gmail.com before June 3rd, 2021.

Sad Demise of Shri. Hanumantha, Secretary UKCA

It is with our deepest sorrow that we inform you of the death of our beloved secretary Shri Hanumantha today (15/04/2021) dues to Covid related issues. He was a great mentor to many of the chess champions of Karnataka. He showed Karnataka State Chess Association a right path and took Karnataka Chess to whole new level. We surely miss him and it is a great loss to the whole chess fraternity. Let us all keep him and his family in our thoughts and prayers. He will be always in our hearts - Team UKCA