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Mumbai Open, 2004

Mumbai Open, 2004

Venue: Prabhadevi, Mumbai

Tournament Director – Bilare

Last rounds; Rank-3rd ; Points -7/9

Ganesh Solkar - Atam Jeet Singh ,  Mumbai Open, 2004
Ganesh Solkar – Atam Jeet Singh , Mumbai Open, 2004
Ganesh Solkar (Mumbai) – Atam jeet Singh
20.B:c5 Q:c5+ 21.Kh1 Qe3 22.Nb3 Bh4 23.Rad1 Bd5 24.Nc1 R:d1 25.Q:d1 Bc4 26.f5 Rd8 27.Qc2 Rd2 28.Q:e4 Q:e4 29.B:e4 B:f1 30fe6 fe6 0-1

Last Round
Atam Jeet Singh – N.J. Kargutkar (Mumbai)

Atam Jeet Singh - N.J.Kargutkar , Mumbai Open 2004
Atam Jeet Singh – N.J.Kargutkar , Mumbai Open 2004

20.b3 Qc5 21.Nf4 Re8 22.Nde6 B:e6 23.N:e6 Qb6 24.Nf4 Rac8 25.Nd5 Qc5 26.Rhe1 Bf8 27.R:e8 R:e8 28.gf6 Re5 29.fg7 B:g7 30.f6 R:d5 31.Qd5+ Q:d5 32.R:d5 B:f6 33.R:d6 B:h4 34.R:a6 Be1 35.c4 bc3 e.p. 36.Kc2 Kg7 37.Re6 Bd2 38.Re2 1-0

The namesake mystery

Singh – Ghalib –   Nat.B, Hyderabad (India) 1979

The late Nasiruddin Ghalib not to confuse with  the laureatte Mirza Asad Ullah Khan “Ghalib” – was formerly Gen. Secretary AICF (All India Chess Federation), an active chess player – member Indian team & presumably coach for the “Asian Queen” admired by most Indian chess players – all &  sundry perhaps for his adorable persona.

Atam Jeet Singh - N.Ghalib, Nat. B, Hyderabad, 1979
Atam Jeet Singh – N.Ghalib, Nat. B, Hyderabad, 1979
  1. … g5 2. Be3 Ne5  3.Bd4 f6 4.Rh3 Kg7 5.Qe2 Qd7 6.Qh5 Ng4 7. Rf5  1-0

Paintings

Shakhmaty painting by Atam Jeet Singh
Shakhmaty painting by Atam Jeet Singh
Portrait - Emanuel Lasker by Atam Jeet Singh
Portrait – Emanuel Lasker by Atam Jeet Singh