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The WACA celebrations 2024

30/07/2024 -

On the 23rd of May, 2024, The city of Bengaluru witnessed one of the most awaited events as the WestBridge Anand Chess Academy (WACA) held a grand celebration at the Good Shepherd Auditorium. With over 800 people attending, the event was a showcase of talent and inspiration. The highlight of the evening was the simul featuring Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, along with prodigies Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali, and WACA mentor and trainer Sandipan, who took on 15 of Bangalore's finest young players.The main event of the evening, the simul, had the WACA team facing 15 young talents, each with their own potential. Among these young talents, Apoorv Kamble, a 15-year-old, won against the WACA Team. This remarkable achievement highlights the promising future of Indian chess and the immense potential of young players. Let's cover more about what happened in the event.

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JDCA invites trainers to teach in Jaffna, Sri Lanka

30/07/2024 -

Jaffna District Chess Association invites trainers having the rating above 2200, or IM and GMs. The trainers will be given Air tickets from Tamil Nadu to Jaffna and back, full board meals and accommodation during their stay and a guided tour of the significant places in Jaffna. The aim is to conduct this program on a monthly basis, engaging different trainers from India each month to ensure a sustained and progressive learning environment and opportunity for the chess enthusiasts in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. So those who are eligible and interested, should check the article and fill up the form carefully. Photo: Jaffna District Chess Association

Himal Gusain convincingly clinches 14th Salon Open 2024

30/07/2024 -

Top seed IM Himal Gusain scored an unbeaten 7/9 to win 14th Salon Open A 2024. He finished a full point ahead of the competition. IM Philippe Guillaume (FRA) scored sole 6.5/9 to secure second place. He also remained undefeated. IM Armen Petrosyan (ARM) edged past three more players to finish third 6/9. Himal drew with Philippe in Round 5 and defeated Armen in the following round. The total prize fund of Open A was €5000. The top three prizes were €1000, €750 and €500 each. The seven-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Laïneur-Lothaire Chazeau at Espace Charles Trenet boulevard, Salon de Provence in Provence, France from 6th to 12th July 2024. This was Himal's sixth tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Laïneur-Lothaire Chazeau

Sharpen Your Strategic Skills with ChessNeurons - Episode 2

29/07/2024 -

Welcome back to the “Strategic Mastery” series in collaboration with ChessNeurons and ChessBase India. Grandmaster Ankit Rajpara will guide you through the second episode of our Positional Puzzle Series. This series (each episode launched on Monday) 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 first episode. Following which, we will present five new positional puzzles with increasing difficulty to further challenge your strategic thinking.

Ajay Karthikeyan wins Muralimohan Memorial 4th Capa Chess Academy Rapid Rating Open 2024

29/07/2024 -

IM Ajay Karthikeyan, GM Deepan Chakkravarthy J and IM Nitin S scored 8/9 each at Muralimohan Memoial 4th Capa Chess Academy Rapid Rating Open 2024. Ajay won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Deepan and Nitin were placed second and third respectively. Both Ajay and Deepn remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹20000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each respectively. The one-day rapid rating tournament was organized by Capa Chess Academy at Hall of Chess, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 14th July 2024. This is Ajay's first rapid rating, second overall tournament triumph of the year. Photos: SRM Institute of Science and Technology

New: Jan Markos: Middlegame Secrets Vol.5 - The Inner Strength of Kings

29/07/2024 -

For a chess player, chess pieces are like special tools in a toolbox. We need to know how best to use them, just as a craftsman knows his tools. We shouldn’t use a screwdriver to hammer in a nail; and we shouldn’t write off the king as a vulnerable creature in need of constant care and protection. Because in this video course, kings will play a different role: a role of strong and active pieces. Increase your middlegame knowledge and understanding by getting this new Fritztrainer by GM Jan Markos. Now you can stream it on any device - smartphone, tablets, computers etc. You can also read it in ChessBase Book format. So hurry up and grab this if you haven't yet. Photo: ChessBase

Vedant Panesar decimates 2nd G H Raisoni Memorial Pune Rapid Rating Open 2024

29/07/2024 -

Top seed FM Vedant Panesar scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 2nd G H Raisoni Memorial Pune Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. FM Nikhil Dixit and Bharat Kumar Reddy Poluri scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. Vedant drew with the eventual runner-up Nikhil in the seventh round. Top three finishers remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹51000 + trophy, ₹30000 and ₹26000 each respectively. The one-day rapid rating tournament was organized by G H Raisoni Sports and Cultural Foundation and Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation at G H Raisoni Institute of Engineering & Management in Pune, Maharashtra on 14th July 2024. This is Vedant's first rapid rating, third overall tournament triumph of the year. Photos: Bhushan Shriwas

Dimitar Mardov triumphs at Paracin Open 2024, Kushagra Mohan third

28/07/2024 -

15-year-old IM Dimitar Mardov (USA) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 17th Paracin International Chess Festival Open A (>2100) 2024. He finished a full point ahead of the field. Nine players - GM Alexandr Fier (BRA), IM Kushagra Mohan, GM Eltaj Safarli (AZE), IM Aswath S, FM Khuyagtsogt Itgelt (MGL), GM Gergely Antal (HUN), IM Yannay Ben Ari (ISR), IM Enes Tanriverdi (TUR) and GM Krishnan Sasikiran scored 6.5/9 each. They secured second to tenth place respectively. In the Uros Dinic Memorial Rapid Rating event, IM Bojan Maksimovic (BIH) and Kushagra scored 7.5/9 each. They secured the top two places respectively. GM Dejan Pikula (SRB) was third 7/9. The total prize fund in Open A was RSD 1170000. The top three prizes were RSD 300000, 200000 and 100000 along with a trophy each respectively. For Rapid, the total prize fund was RSD 150000. The top three prizes were RSD 35000 + trophy, 25000 and 20000 each. Photo: FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic

Magnus Carlsen raises $12 million for Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

28/07/2024 -

Magnus Carlsen and Jan Henric Buettner announced on Thursday 25th July that they have raised US$ 12 Million in funding from VC Left Lane Capital. The new tournament series will showcase world's best players with compelling stories, in a completely new and attractive format for media, spectators, and consumers which aims to revolutionise the world of chess. The participants will be from the 25 Super Grand Masters part of Freestyle Chess Players Club all have an Elo rating of above 2725. The prize fund that will be distributed among the players will be $750000 for the first three events and then $1 Million for every tournament thereafter. Check the Press Release for more details. Photo: Freestyle Chess

Dhrupad Kashyap dominates 6th Ayodhana Rating Open 2024

28/07/2024 -

Dhrupad Kashyap scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 6th Ayodhana Rating Open 2024. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. Kushal O and Anup Shankar R scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. Dhrupad's sole draw of the event was against the eventual runner-up, Kushal. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. The tournament was organized by Chess Players' Parents Forum, Guwahati, Assam at Assam Down Town University in Guwahati, Assam from 9th to 14th July 2024. This was Dhrupad's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Sujaulislam Hazarika

Samarth J Rao wins Tata Steel 4th All India FIDE Rated Chess Championship for Specially Abled players

27/07/2024 -

Samarth J Rao (1770, KAR) won the Tata Steel 4th All India FIDE Rating Specially abled Chess Championship in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand! Samarth scored 7.5/9 points to clinch first place in the tournament. Venkata Krishna (1889, AP) also scored 7.5/9 points, but was placed second on tiebreaks. Yesu Babu K (1590, AP) secured 3rd place, scoring 7/9 points. The winner, Samarth, received Rs. 25000! Venkata and Yesu Babu received Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 15,000 each. The top 3 position holders of Open and Women's category received ChessBase 17! The top 3 finishers in all the other categories received 1 year of ChessBase Premium Account membership. Read a detailed account of the last few rounds and the closing ceremony of this very special event. All Photos are by Himank Ghosh unless stated otherwise.

India claims 41 medals at 7th Western Asian Youth Chess Championships 2024

27/07/2024 -

India has won a total of 41 medals including 14 Gold, 17 Silver and 10 Bronze medals at 7th Western Asian Youth Chess Championships 2024. A total of 32 medals were won individually and nine were team medals. FM Md. Imran won two Gold and two Silver medals in Under-16 Open. Aadya Gupta earned two Gold and a Silver in Under-14 Girls. Kavish Palaniappan K won two Gold medals in Under-8 Open. Hanya Shah got a Gold, Silver and Bronze medal each in Under-12 Girls. Ananya Raman received a Gold and two Silver in Under-16 Girls. Ayaan Garg won a Gold and Silver in Under-12 Open. Chinmay Kowshik received a Gold and Bronze in Under-14 Open. Aaranya R and Bijesh Divi won Gold in Under-8 and Under-10 Girls respectively. India won the best federation award for winning the maximum medals in Classical events. Photo: Anil Madusampath Photography

Deep Sengupta wins Najdorf Memorial for the second consecutive year

27/07/2024 -

GM Deep Sengupta and GM Eduardas Rozentalis (LTU) scored 7.5/9 each at 23rd Najdorf Memorial A 2024. Deep won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Eduardas was placed second. GM Valery Kazakouski (LTU) and GM Lukasz Jarmula (POL) scored 7/9 each. They secured third and fourth place respectively. The multi-time Hastings Masters and former Commonwealth gold medalist won this tournament for the second consecutive year. This time he bettered his performance by scoring a half point more and remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the festival was 45000 PLN, 24000 PLN in A, 12000 in B and 9000 in C. The top three prizes were 8000, 4000 and 3000 PLN each respectively in the A category. This is Deep's second rating tournament triumph of the year.

Renowned Global Coaches join hands to build the world’s first AI Chess Coach

26/07/2024 -

CircleChess, an innovative tech startup intersecting two very interesting fields of chess and technology is set to redefine the chess learning journey. Founded by chess enthusiasts, dedicated parents, and technology experts, CircleChess is on a mission to transform the chess ecosystem. With cutting-edge technology, it is envisioned to deliver a seamless and immersive experience for players, coaches, arbiters, and organizers. Imagine a world where AI-powered insights guide you while you analyze your games and where learning chess is as engaging as playing a video game. Wouldn't it be amazing if you could focus on your preparation with ease and personalized instructions? Get ready to witness a revolution in how chess is learned and played!

The Evolution of Indian Chess: Anand, Aruna and Arjun at the Indian Express Sports Adda

26/07/2024 -

In 1988, India got its first Grandmaster, Viswanathan Anand. In 2024, India's count of grandmasters has jumped from 1 to 85. This shows the rapid growth of chess in the country. Anand's journey, especially after becoming the World Champion in 2000 inspired the younger generation. Three of the top ten chess players in the world are now Indians: Arjun, Gukesh, and Pragnanandha. This surge promises that Indian chess has a bright future on the international level. In a recent interview with The Indian Express, the person who transformed Indian chess, Viswanathan Anand, the person who supported this man's journey, Aruna Anand, and the person who will become the next big thing in Indian and world chess - Arjun Erigaisi discussed their thoughts on the evolution and future of chess in India, the impact of technology, the surge in young talent, and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the next generation of chess players.  Photo Credit: The Indian Express

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