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India Abroad Magazine Cover – September 2015

US Junior Champion - coverage in October Issue of Chess Life magazine - P.20

US Junior Champion – coverage in October Issue of US Chess Life magazine – P.20

US Chess Life coverage of National High School Championship 2015

National High School Champion 2015 – coverage in August issue of US Chess Life magazine – P22

Winning the National High School Championship - US Chess Online

Winning the National High School Championship – US Chess Online

This entry was posted in Chess, Chess Tournaments and tagged chess on October 4, 2015 by Akshat.

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Tournaments & Musings!

Playing with Gersh Kuntzman, New York Daily News Editor April 13, 2016
Awesome Thank You Note from RISE! March 20, 2016
Presentation at RISE Program of Woodbridge School District March 2, 2016
Media Mention – Top 10 Blitz Player on Chess.com & #1 Junior Rapid Player in the US January 13, 2016
Tom In his Own Words November 18, 2015
Knowing Tom October 15, 2015
Media Mentions October 4, 2015
The US Junior Championship 2015
Winning the strongest US Junior event ever in my first appearance! August 17, 2015
Winning the National High School Championship 2015! April 14, 2015
Titled Tuesday
Chess.com’s Online Blitz Tournament February 25, 2015
“Training” with the US Chess Champion
5-hours with GM Gata Kamsky February 16, 2015
Meeting the Legend Once Again!
A session with Garry Kasparov January 29, 2015
Reflecting on the Qatar Masters 2014
I won’t back down! January 6, 2015
Final impressions of the Qatar Masters December 23, 2014
Dueling in the Dunes!
The Qatar Masters Open 2014 November 26, 2014
The Missed Combination Of A Lifetime November 15, 2014
To Take, or Not to Take? November 7, 2014
Insane Tactic October 2, 2014
Washington International 2014
Sand through my Hands September 26, 2014
The Chicago Open 2014
Stricter Rules on Players Leaving the Playing Area September 21, 2014
North American Junior U20
A Missed Opportunity! August 24, 2014
The Seventh Samurai July 15, 2014
Tied 1st at the Paracin International Open
Missed GM Norm by a Whisker! July 12, 2014
9-year old storms through GMs! July 4, 2014
Like Mike! June 8, 2014
Achieving the 1st GM Norm! June 7, 2014
There can only be One.
The US Championship 2014 May 11, 2014
Once a King Always a King
Mental Strength and Grit – Carlsen wins Gashimov Memorial 2014 May 2, 2014
Funding a Quest! May 1, 2014
Tying for First at The US Amateur Team East 2014 February 23, 2014
Meeting the Legend for the First Time January 22, 2014
Finding the path between Scylla and Charybdis
When Wins turn into Draws against the 2600s January 14, 2014
Reminiscing over the “Remi”
The Day it All Started January 9, 2014
Chess in Michigan – October 2013 December 5, 2013
World Chess Championship 2013 – A New Era Begins November 25, 2013
Twitter November 25, 2013
Spice Cup 2013 November 24, 2013
Losing & Winning the North American Youth Chess Championship October 20, 2013
Quebec Chess Championship 2013
A Beautiful Setting September 21, 2013
The World Open 2013
A Bid to Sponsor My Quest Comes Short August 28, 2013
Catching an Apple at The New York International 2013 – my 1st IM Norm July 31, 2013
World U16 Chess Olympiad 2013 Recap July 29, 2013
SuperNationals V – Winning the K-9 National Chess Championship June 7, 2013
Playing the Czech Open 2012 April 18, 2013
Playing with Super GM Anish Giri ! February 26, 2013
Media Mention – US Chess – A GM Win February 7, 2013
Chess in Novi Sad, Serbia January 29, 2013
Chess in Braunau, Austria October 2, 2012
Forni Di Sopra…Scenic Chess September 24, 2012
Hard Loss…Now What?
Recovering from a Chess Loss. August 20, 2012
Chess in the Paradise of Ortisei! July 15, 2012
Gallipolli – Let the Guns Boom! June 6, 2012
World Championship Match Game 3 May 15, 2012
World Championship Rest Day May 13, 2012
The Big One! World Championship 2012 – Anand Vs Gelfand May 9, 2012
Ups and Downs in Thailand! May 6, 2012
When Should We Accept Draws? April 30, 2012
Hot in Vizag! April 10, 2012
Lifting the Cup!
Victory in FIDE U2200. February 23, 2012

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Ravi Dua on Media Mention – Top 10 Blitz Player on Chess.com & #1 Junior Rapid Player in the US

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