The Benefits of Playing Chess for Both Children & Adults

The benefits of chess is a topic that has been debated by both parents and scholars alike for quite a few years now. As education becomes more competitive parents are always looking for any edge they can find to sharpen their children’s’ minds. It’s this exact pressure that has led people to many incorrect conclusions that we’re later proven false. One good example was the crazy in the 90′s and early 2000′s of playing classical music to your babies...

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CM Rupesh Jaiswal, Prashant Thapa and Bina Jaiswal clinched Intra-College Chess Championship 2013 title

GoldenGate Chess Club had organized Intra-College Chess Championship 2013 on 9th and 10th August. The tournament included 3 different categories: i)Grade XII Championship,  ii) Grade XI Championship and  iii) Girls Championship.  Altogether, we had 95 participants in all these categories.The tournament was much more successful than we had expected. In comparision to last year tournament, the number of participants increased...

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Madan Krishna Kayastha claims NECOS 2nd Fide Rating Chess Trophy

 Madan Krishna Kayastha of Golden Gate College on Saturday claimed the title of Second NECOS Nationwide FIDE Rating Chess Tournament held in the capital. Kayastha finished on top despite losing to his colleague CM Rupesh Jaiswal in the tenth and final round as his nearest rival Punyaman Karmacharya of Gajurmukhi Club also met a similar fate.  Kayastha collected a total of 8.5 points to bag the highest cash prize of Rs 50,000 in domestic...

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GoldenGate players leave for Fourth Asian Indoor Games in South Korea

Seven Nepali players are scheduled to participate in three different sports events at the Fourth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games that is going to be held in Incheon, South Korea from June 29 to July 7. Of the total players, five chess players including Manish Hamal, Keshav Shrestha, Prachanda Man Malakar, Monalisa Khamboo and Bina Jaiswal will participate in the indoor event while Swimmer Shreya Dhital and muay thai player Nawaraj Bhandari...

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GoldenGate Chess Club claim title‚ qualify for Asian meet

Golden Gate Chess Club A have been selected for the Asian Team Chess Championships to be held in the Philippines in September after winning Man Mohan Memorial 3rd National Club Chess Tournament held from 21st June - 26th June. Golden Gate defeated Lalitpur District Chess Association 2.5-1.5 in the final. The 2216-rated Indian FIDE Master Sauravh Khherdekar of Golden Gate defeated former Nepal champion 2119-rated Badri Lal Nepali, while...

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Gaurav Kumar claimed the second Dhrubatara Open International Chess Tournament

A 12-year old India kid Kumar Gaurav claimed the second Dhrubatara Open International Chess Tournament here today.  Kumar who marked a wonderful Nepal tour with a scalp of Nepal champion FIDE Master Manish Hamal in the fifth round accumulated 7.5 points to claim the trophy. The title made him reach by Rs 32,000. The title race went wide open when Kumar lost to local boy Prakash Nepal in the eighth round but he bounce back in the final...

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CM Rupesh Jaiswal - Youngest Title holder of Nepal

The Under-19 Nepal champion Rupesh Jaiswal of GoldenGate Int'l College became the Candidate Master (CM) and Prachanda Malakar stepped inch closer to getting the title as Nepal thrashed Malawi 3.5-0.5 in the ninth round of the 40th World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday. Rupesh defeated 1859-rated Paul Khuphwathea 1859 after the 26th move to accumulate 4.5 points and earn the CM title. The 1956-rated rookie became the...

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