{"id":8910,"date":"2019-08-15T07:51:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T07:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isbr.in\/blogs\/checkmate-ug-students-battle-it-out-at-the-isbr-college-chess-tournament\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T12:39:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T07:09:26","slug":"checkmate-ug-students-battle-it-out-at-the-isbr-college-chess-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isbr.in\/blogs\/checkmate-ug-students-battle-it-out-at-the-isbr-college-chess-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Checkmate! UG Students Battle it Out at the ISBR College Chess Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><span class=\"citation-275\">Bengaluru, India<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-275\"> \u2013 The ISBR College Canteen transformed into a strategic battleground on August 13th and 14th, 2019, as undergraduate students gathered for an exciting chess tournament<\/span>. <span class=\"citation-274\">The circular for the event was issued on August 9, 2019<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"citation-273\">The tournament, which began at 3:00 PM each day <\/span><span class=\"citation-272\">, saw energetic participation from all UG course students<\/span>. <span class=\"citation-271\">Players showcased their best performances, demonstrating their strategic prowess throughout the competition<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"citation-270\">The event was smoothly managed by Faculty Coordinator Rajesh G, and student coordinators Krishnika, Shake Kalesh, and Sree Raj<\/span>. <span class=\"citation-269\">They played a crucial role in assisting the players by clarifying chess rules, time regulations, and pawn point rules<\/span>. <span class=\"citation-268\">The college leadership, including Principal Prof. Tapan Nayak and Administration Manager Mr. Lakshminarayan, along with all the faculties, were present to encourage the students throughout the tournament<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"citation-267\">After intense rounds of competition, the tournament culminated in a thrilling final<\/span>. <span class=\"citation-266\">The ultimate victor of the Chess Tournament was Keerthivasan, with Yeshvardhan securing the runner-up position<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"citation-265\">The tournament not only provided a platform for students to showcase their chess skills but also fostered a spirit of healthy competition and sportsmanship within the college community<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bengaluru, India \u2013 The ISBR College Canteen transformed into a strategic battleground on August 13th and 14th, 2019, as undergraduate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":8911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ug-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isbr.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isbr.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isbr.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isbr.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8910"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/isbr.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11401,"href":"https:\/\/isbr.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8910\/revisions\/11401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isbr.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isbr.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isbr.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isbr.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}