Achievements
Latest Achievements
Stunning comeback for Harikrishna
Kosteniuk and Hort clinch home Chess960 world titles!
17.08.2006 - Harikrishna-Naiditsch 4,5-3,5
What a comeback for Pentala “Hari” Harikrishna! After three losses on the first day and, his opponent Arkadi Naiditsch just needed one more point on the second day to become the first junior Chess960 world champion. However, the 20-year old Indian, born in
Andhra Pradesh, showed amazing fighting spirit and managed to win four games in a row, beating Germany´s number one 4,5-3,5. And what a dramatic finale for young Arkadi! In the last and decisive game of the day, Naiditsch lost on time! In a very promising position the 20-year old Naiditsch missed a few opportunities to decide the game. Harikrishna told your press officer in the morning that he wanted to concentrate on the FiNet Open, but never thought that he would win four games in a row. “The last game of the day was very bad. I still don´t know how I won that one!” And Naiditsch agreed: “I had a clear advantage in the last game, and I had also a good position in the first game to decide the match in an early stage. Games number two and three were deserved wins for Pentala. I will play my best chess in the FiNet Open and the Ordix Open and will try to fight back, although I am dissapointed after this day”.
Harikrishna wins György Marx Memorial
11.08.2006 India’s number two chess player, Pentala Harikrishna, won three games and lost none to take this Hungarian GM tournament by a full point, with a 2717 performance. The drawing rate was high, 76%, and in the last six rounds all but one game remained undecided. The average length was 39 moves, the shortest was a ten-mover, the longest 101 moves in a five-piece endgame. Report and games
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Title
| S. No. | Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | 1996 – Fide Master |
| 2 | 2000 | International Master |
| 3 | 2001 | Grand Master |
| 4 | 2001 | Super Grand Master |
Awards
| S.No. | Date | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement - 1996 |
| 2 | 1996 | Special Awards to Winners of Medals in International sports |
| 3 | 1997 | Sports Star Award |
| 4 | 1999 | Special Awards in International Sports |
| 5 | 2000 | Special Awards in International Sports |
| 6 | 2001 | Special Awards in International Sports |
| 7 | 2002 | Special Awards in International Sports |
| 8 | 2003 | Special Awards in International Sports |
| 9 | 2004 | Special Awards in International Sports |
| 10 | 2004 | Hero Honda Award |
| 11 | 2007 | Arjuna Award |