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Jan Buettner on Freestyle Chess seeing a historic shift with US $12 Million Funding

10/08/2024 -

The chess world is set to witness a historic shift after the announcement on Thursday, 25th July: ‘Magnus Carlsen raises $12 Million for Freestyle Chess Grand Slam.’ This project promises to bring high-level, exclusive chess tournaments to the global stage. While the format was initially introduced in February 2024, certain developments will make it exciting for players, fans, media, organizers, sponsors, and everyone involved. Jan Buettner is the co-founder of this project along with Magnus and in a candid interview with ChessBase India, he shares his journey of starting Freestyle Chess to raising US$12 million!

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Muthu Rakesh Babu victorious at Intellion Corporate Chess Tournament Finals 2024

09/08/2024 -

Muthu Rakesh Babu (Cisco) scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 to win The Ultimate Chess Competition Finals 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Arunkumar Nagarajan (Qualcomm) scored 6/7 to finish second. Three players - N Madhavan (Citi), Mithun Raj A (Citi) and Naveen Prabhu S (Light and Wonder) scored 5.5/7 each. They secured third, fourth and fifth place respectively according to tie-breaks. Muthu drew with Madhavan in the final round to become the champion. The tournament was held at Ramanujan IT Park in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was organized by the team of TATA Intellion and ChessBase India 19th and 20th July. Final was held on International Chess Day. Photo: Dr. Abhinav Ramraj

Nithin Babu dominates 1st Bangalore Triple Crown Rapid Rating Open 2024

09/08/2024 -

Nithin Babu scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st Bangalore Triple Crown Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Nine players scored 8/9 each. Arul Anandh S P K and FM J Ramakrishna secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. Nithin defeated the eventual runner-up, Arul in the penultimate round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹250000. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹25000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. SASVAS won the Team event scoring 10/12. IM Ajay Karthikeyan won the Blitz Open scoring an unbeaten 8.5/9. This was Nithin's first tournament triumph of the year. He won another rapid rating open in the following week. Photos: Himank Ghosh

Midilesh triumphs at 24th Sant Marti Open 2024 Group B, Vihaan Dawda second

09/08/2024 -

15-year-old Midilesh Ms scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 24th Sant Marti Open Group B (<1950) 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Four players - Vihaan Dawda, Javier Morais Carreras (ESP), Edgar Lopez De Anda (USA) and Aarush Dolas scored 7.5/9. Vihaan secured second place as he had the best tie-breaks among them. The total prize fund of the tournament was €7510. The top three prizes in Group B were €450, €300 and €200 along with a trophy each. WFM Vrushali Umesh Deodhar scored an impressive 6/9 to score her maiden WIM-norm in Group A. She finished seventh overall and was the highest female finisher of the event. This was Midilesh's first tournament victory of the year. Photo: Roger Salvo and Juan Reyes

Kumar Gaurav clinches 1st Tinsukia Rating Open 2024

08/08/2024 -

Top seed Kumar Gaurav scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 1st Tinsukia Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Rupam Mukherjee and Bijit Chetia scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. Kumar defeated the eventual second runner-up, Bijit in the fourth round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹20000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each. The tournament was organized by Tinsukia Chess Academy at Tinsukia College Auditorium in Tinsukia, Assam from 21st to 26th July 2024. This was Kumar's third tournament victory of the year, two of them were in Assam. Photo: IA Suresh Chandra Sahoo

Madhvendra Pratap Sharma dominates Khelo Chess India Blitz Rating Open 2024 with a 100% score

08/08/2024 -

10-year-old Madhvendra Pratap Sharma scored a perfect 9/9 to win Khelo Chess India Blitz Rating Open 2024. He finished a staggering 1.5 points ahead of the field. Ishaan Singh Khanuja scored sole 7.5/9 to secure second place. Eight players scored 7/9. Out of them, Harshit Dawar finished third as he had the best tie-break score. This tournament was part of Guinness World Record attempt on International Chess Day, 20th July 2024. The top three prizes were ChessBase 17, Fritz 19 and Attack like a Super GM Fritztrainer along with a medal and FIDE 100 trophy. The one-day nine round Blitz Rating tournament was organized by us, ChessBase India at Sage International School in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. This is Madhvendra's eleventh overall and second rating tournament triumph of the year. He went on to become Madhya Pradesh State Senior 2024 champion after this. Photos: Ayush Jain

Aakash G wins 21st Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit 2024, Manigandan second

08/08/2024 -

The 21st Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament 2024 was an closely fought event. As many as five players finished with the same score 5.5/9. They are - CM Aakash G, Manigandan S S, IM Alexander Slizhevsky, GM Manik Mikulas (SVK) and FM Arjun Adireddy. 13-year-old Aakash won the tournament on tie-breaks. The remaining four were placed second to fifth respectively. The seven-day ten-player round-robin tournament was organized by Tamil Nadu State Chess Association at Hotel Abu Sarovar Portico in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from 21st to 27th July 2024. Tournament Coordinator - IA FI S Paul Arokia Raj writes the tournament report. Photo: S Paul Arokia Raj

India wins six medals at Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2024

07/08/2024 -

India has won a total of six medals including two Gold, one Silver and three Bronze medals at Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2024. WFM Shubhi Gupta, reigning National Sub-Junior Girls champion - Mrittika Mallick and WFM Rindhiya V scored 5.5/7 each in Rapid Girls. The reigning Andhra Pradesh State Senior Open champion - FM Md. Imran won Bronze in both Rapid and Blitz Open scoring 5/7 and 7/9 each respectively. The Delhi State Under-15, 17, 19 Girls and State Women champion - WFM Sachi Jain secured Gold in Blitz Girls scoring 7.5/9. Photo: Asian Chess Federation

Rakshith Srinivasan perfect at Czech Open G2 Rapid 2024

07/08/2024 -

Rakshith Srinivasan scored a perfect 9/9 to become the champion at Czech Open G2 Rapid 2024. He finished a whopping 1.5 points ahead of the rest. Vojtech Stary (CZE) scored 7.5/9 to secure second place. Lukas Stary (CZE) edged past three more players on tie-breaks to finish third with a score 7/9. The total prize fund of the tournament was 5000 CZK. The top three prizes were CZK 2000, 1500 and 1000. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating tournament was organized by AVE CHESS z.s. at IDEON congress centre, Jiraskova in Pardubice, Czech Republic on 17th and 18th July 2024. This is Rakshith's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Official site

Thibault Dudognon wins 15th Vaujany International Festival 2024, Anwesh Upadhyaya third

07/08/2024 -

FM Thibault Dudognon (FRA) and GM Jean-Marc Degraeve (FRA) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 each at win 15th Vaujany International Chess Festival Main (>1800) 2024. Thibault won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. Jean-Marc was placed second. Dr. IM Anwesh Upadhyaya scored sole 7/9 to finish third. The total prize fund of Main tournament was €5400. The first prize was €1200. The nine-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by Jean-Pierre Lees at Espace Loisirs in Vaujany, France from 11th to 19th July 2024. Anwesh was the sole Indian to make a top ten finish.

IM Raahil Mullick's fantastic efforts in training Blind Chess Players

06/08/2024 -

Raahil Mullick, currently 17 years old, became an International Master in Chess at the age of 12. A very strong player and talented youngster himself, Raahil has recently started a new venture - training blind chess players! He will be the head coach of the Indian National Blind Chess Junior Team in the upcoming World Championship for Blind Chess players. In this article, Raahil shares his journey - this is the story of his experiences and ambitions as a coach for the Indian Blind chess players. Read till the end!

Mihir Shah victorious at 1st Phoenix Marketcity Rapid Rating Open 2024

06/08/2024 -

Mihir Shah, FM Anirudhha Potawad, CM Aansh Nandan Nerurkar and Arnav Kherdekar scored 8/9 each at 1st Phoenix Marketcity Rapid Rating Open 2024. Mihir won the tournament on tie-breaks. The remaining three were placed second to fourth respectively. Mihir and Aansh remained undefeated among the top four. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹1000000. The top three prizes were ₹20000 + trophy, ₹15000 and ₹10000 each respectively. The one-day nine round rating tournament was organized by us, ChessBase India at Dublin Square, Phoenix Marketcity in Mumbai, Maharashtra on International Chess Day, 20th July 2024. This is Mihir's first rating, fourth overall tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Tanmesh Mokal

Pawel Sowinski wins Slovakia Open Piestany 2024, Ilamparthi third

06/08/2024 -

FM Pawel Sowinski (POL) and GM Tomas Laurusas (LTU) scored an unbeaten 7/9 each at Slovaki Open Piestany 2024 in Open A (>2100). Pawel won the tournament on tie-breaks and also scored a GM-norm. Tomas secured second place. Six players - IM Ilamparthi A R, GM Shyam Sundar M, GM Anton Demchenko (SLO), GM Gergely Aczel (HUN), IM Moksh Amit Doshi and IM Filip Haring (SVK) scored 6.5/9. They were placed third to eighth respectively. The total prize fund in Open A was €10350. The top three prizes were €2200, €1500 and €900 each. Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy, FM Adarsh Tripathi and FM Senthil Maran K scored an IM-norm each. This was Senthil's final IM-norm and he also got 2411 published rating in August FIDE Rating list. Thus, it makes him India's latest International Master. IM Aradhya Garg is the only other to make a top ten finish. He scored 6/9 to finish ninth. Photo: Slovakia Chess Open

WR Chess is the inaugural World Blitz Team 2024 Champion, MGD1 second

06/08/2024 -

WR Chess defeated MGD1 to win the World Blitz Team Championship 2024. Thus, they managed to win both inaugural editions of FIDE World Rapid (2023) and Blitz Team Championships. MGD1 played really well as they beat the newly crowned World Rapid Team champion - Al-Ain ACMG UAE in the Semifinals. MGD1 defeating AAAU in the tie-breaks 3.5-2.5 in a must-win situation was definitely their highlight of the day. In the Finals, Arjun defeated the World no.1, Magnus Carlsen. The team lost as only Mihir managed the other victory. The second match ended in a draw which allowed WR Chess to clinch the championship. Photos: Niklesh Jain

Sharpen Your Strategic Skills with ChessNeurons - Episode 3

05/08/2024 -

Welcome back to the “Strategic Mastery” series in collaboration with ChessNeurons and Chessbase India. Grandmaster Ankit Rajpara will guide you through the third episode of our Positional Puzzle Series. This series aims to elevate your positional and strategic chess skills through carefully crafted puzzles and insightful explanations. In this episode, we will reveal the solutions to the five puzzles from our second episode. Following this, we will present five new positional puzzles with increasing difficulty to challenge your strategic thinking further.


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