Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Final and Other Playoff Matches Info - Freelance Talents Chess Challenge 2020


Final - Sanjay Singh vs. Akash Kumar [Best of 3 Games]
Bronze Medal Match - Himanshu Mishra vs. Brijesh Verma
5th Place Match - Jayesh Kumar vs. Rahul Ranjan
7th Place Match - Ankur Singh vs. Sushant Grover 
Final is Best of 3 Games (10 Minute Blitz, 5 Minute Blitz and 3 Minute Blitz). All other Playoff matches are 5 Minute Blitz. In case of draw 1 Minute bullet tie breaker. Prizes for Top 3. #FTC2020 #freelancetalents #freelance_talents

Monday, March 30, 2020

Playoff Matches for Rank 5 to 8 (R1) - Freelance Talents Chess Challenge #FTC2020

Winners of both matches will play in Fifth place playoff match. Losers in both matches will play in seventh place playoff match.


Match #01 - Rahul Ranjan def. Sushant Grover (Checkmate)


Match #02 - Jayesh Kumar def. Ankur Singh (Checkmate)

Semi Final Matches - Freelance Talents Chess Challenge #FTC2020


Semi Final #01
Akash Kumar def. Brijesh Verma (Checkmate)


Semi Final #02 
Sanjay Singh def. Himanshu Mishra (Checkmate)

Friday, March 27, 2020

Freelance Talents Chess Challenge #FTC2020 Semi-finalists and Matches info


Quarter Finals Results:


1) - Akash Kumar def. Ankur Singh (Checkmate)
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2) - Brijesh Verma def. Jayesh Kumar (Player resigned)
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3) - Sanjay Singh def. Sushant Grover (Checkmate)
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4) -  Himanshu Mishra def. Rahul Ranjan (Time ran out)

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Semi Finals 

1) - आकाश अक्की vs. Brijesh Verma
2) - Sanjay Singh vs. Himanshu Mishra
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5th Place Playoffs:
1) - Ankur Singh vs. Jayesh Kumar 
2) - Sushant Grover vs. Rahul Ranjan
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7th Place Match - Loser of Match 1 vs. Loser of Match 2
5th Place Match - Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2
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Match format - Blitz Match (10 Minutes Time limit for each Player) for Round 3. In case of draw 1 Minute Bullet Match tie breaker. #FTC #Freelance_Talents #freelancetalents

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Schedule: Freelance Talents Chess Challenge #FTC2020 Quarter Finals


FT Chess Challenge 2020 Quarter Finals Schedule 
1) - Ankur Singh vs. Akash Kumar 
2) - Jayesh Kumar vs. Brijesh Verma 
3) - Sushant Grover vs. Sanjay Singh 
4) - Rahul Ranjan vs. Himanshu Mishra 

Deadline - 8 PM IST, 26 March 2020.
Match format - Classical Match (15 Minutes Time limit for each Player) for Round 2. In case of draw 1 Minute Bullet Match tie breaker. #FTC2020 #FTC #Freelance_Talents #freelancetalents

Freelance Talents Chess Challenge #FTC2020 Quarter Finalists

After Round 1

Brijesh Verma 
Himanshu Mishra 
Rahul Ranjan 
Akash Kumar 
Sushant Grover
Sanjay Singh 
Ankur Singh 
Jayesh Kumar

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Matches:

1) - Brijesh Verma def. Pranav Shashank (Checkmate)
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2) - Himanshu Mishra def. Karan Virk (Checkmate)
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3) - Rahul Ranjan def. Mandaar Gangele (Checkmate)
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4) - Akash Kumar def. Adamya Amogh (Checkmate)
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5) - Sushant Grover def. Akshit Gupta (Checkmate)
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6) - Sanjay Singh def. Saurabh Pal (Checkmate)
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7) - Ankur Singh def. Sandeep Kumar (Player failed to Reconnect in Time with better winning probability for Ankur Singh)
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8) - Jayesh Kumar def. Tanmay Sharma (Player resigned)

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Round 1 - Freelance Talents Chess Challenge 2020 #FTC2020


Round 1 Matches
1) - Mandaar Gangele vs. Rahul Ranjan
2) - Adamya Amogh vs. Akash Kumar 
3) - Ankur Singh vs. Sandeep Kumar
4) - Himanshu Mishra vs. Karan Virk
5) - Tanmay Sharma vs. Jayesh Kumar
6) - Brijesh Verma vs. Pranav Shashank
7) - Sanjay Singh vs. Saurabh Pal 
8) - Akshit Gupta vs. Sushant Grover  

Rules and Contest Info:
1. Create your profile here - https://chess24.com/ and message me your profile link.
2. Match format - Classical Match (30 Minutes Time limit for each Player) for Round 1 (15 Minute Time Limit Classical Matches after this Round).
3. In case of draw 1 Minute Bullet Match tie breaker.
4. Round 1 slots (22 March 2020) - Morning (9 AM - 11 AM), Afternoon (1 PM - 3PM), Evening (6 PM - 8PM)
5. Message/mail me your preferred slots and I will try to match these timings with your opponents.
6. Make sure your internet connection is okay or lost/very weak connection can cause "Player unable to reconnect in Time" defeat.

Friday, March 20, 2020

List of Players - Freelance Talents Chess Challenge 2020 #FTC2020


1. Rahul Ranjan 
2. Akash Kumar
3. Sanjay Singh  
4. Himanshu Mishra
5. Tanmay Sharma 
6. Akshit Gupta
7. Ankur Singh 
8. Brijesh Verma (replaced Shahab Khan)
9. Pranav Shashank
10. Sandeep Kumar  
11. Sushant Grover 
12. Jayesh Kumar
13. Karan Virk
14. Saurabh Pal
15. Mandaar Gangele
16. Adamya Amogh 

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