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44th Chess Olympiad: Report from a Volunteer

11/09/2022 -

Sahil Batra was a volunteer in the Chennai Chess Olympiad 2022. He has been involved in the world of chess for more than 15 years - first as a player and then as a coach. Due to the immense love he has for the game, this event meant the world to him and he was lucky enough to have been selected as a volunteer and contributed his bit. In this short report, he writes about the selection process for the Volunteer program, his roles and duties, his experiences, and the things he learned.

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Chhattisgarh CM Trophy 2022 preview

11/09/2022 -

Central India's biggest chess touranment is making a return after 20 years. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Trophy GM tournament was organized for the first time in 2002 which was won by GM Krishnan Sasikiran. The tournament is slated to take place from 19th to 28th September 2022. The total prize fund of the touranment is ₹3500000, ₹2300000 in Masters and ₹1200000 in Challengers section. Georgia no.1 GM Levan Pantsulaia who won consecutive tournaments in 2019, is slated to be the top seed of the event. GM Shyam Sundar M will be the highest rated Indian player in the field. Last date of entry is 12th September 2022. So hurry up and register now if you have not yet.

Can Firouzja win Sinquefield Cup and Grand Chess Tour 2022?

11/09/2022 -

Alireza Firouzja swerved Wesley So big time in the penultimate round of Sinquefield Cup 2022. The World no.4 swindled the reigning Fischer Random world champion from a completely lost position after the latter was unable to make the most out of his decisive advantage. The win helped the Frenchman to become one step closer to winning the tournament and the 2022 season of Grand Chess Tour. He will face his fellow compatriot, the reigning World Blitz champion, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the final round. The only person who can catch up with him is, Ian Nepomniachtchi who will be up against Hans Niemann. Final Round 9 starts today at 1 p.m. local time, 11:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

MPL Indian Chess Tour 2022 leg 3 R5-8: Aravindh Chithambaram wins all four, the runaway leader

11/09/2022 -

Aravindh Chithambaram won all four games on the second day of MPL Indian Chess Tour 2022 leg 3. He increased his win streak to seven games taking his score to 22/24. The four wins include a victory over the previous day leader Vidit Gujrathi who suffered three consecutive losses. S L Narayanan scored an impressive 10/12 to climb to the second place 17/24. Mitrabha Guha maintained his third spot 15/25 by scoring two wins and a draw after starting the day with a loss. Apart from Aravindh, Leon Luke Mendonca is the only other player who is still undefeated so far. He is at 14/24. Round 9 starts today at 3:30 p.m. IST.

Chess Olympiad- A volunteer's perspective

10/09/2022 -

31 days have passed since the Olympiad ended and it has been exactly 1 month since we (volunteers) officially ended our duties. Having only played chess as a mere time-pass for my whole life and watched it from afar as a spectator, never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I would get to see the masters of the game up close and be a part of the biggest event to be ever conducted in chess. How was it from a volunteer point of view? Let’s find out in this article.

Vidit Gujrathi and his visa troubles

10/09/2022 -

Vidit Gujrathi is currently ranked no.5 in India with an Elo of 2710. The only classical tournaments that Vidit has played in 2022 are Tata Steel Masters, Prague Masters, FIDE Grand Prix and the Chess Olympiad. For a player of his rating it is quite important that he gets to play in more classical events so that he can work on his Elo. Currently for Vidit, it is not the tournament invitations that are causing an issue. He has an invitation from a strong tournament in the USA. However, his problem is that there is no appointment for the USA visa before July 2023. And the tournament starts from the 1st of November 2022. Get to know more about Vidit Gujrathi's visa issues.

Sakshi Chitlange Golden in BRICS Games 2022, Bronze for Mitrabha, Ilamparthi and Bhagyashree

10/09/2022 -

National Women 2022 runner-up, WIM Sakshi Chitlange clinched the Gold for India in Above 19 Women section at BRICS Games 2022. She scored an unbeaten 5.5/6 and finished 1.5 points ahead of the field. GM Mitrabha Guha, Ilamparthi A R and 31st National Under-18 Girls champion, WFM Bhagyashree Patil won a Bronze medal each in Above 19 Men, Under-18 Men and Women section respectively. The entire event was held online on chess.com in a double round-robin format. The time control was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment. Participants were from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The tournament was organized by Chinese Chess Association from 1st to 3rd September 2022.

MPL Indian Chess Tour 2022 leg 3 R1-4: Vidit and Aravindh in the lead

10/09/2022 -

Vidit Gujrathi and Aravindh Chithambaram emerged as the coleaders after the first day of MPL Indian Chess Tour leg 3. Both of them won three games and drew one, finishing the day at 10/12 each. They are closely followed by Mitrabha Guha and Nihal Sarin at 8/12 each. Apart from these four, Leon Luke Mendonca has also made an unbeaten start. WGM Divya Deshmukh scored her sole win of the day against GM B Adhiban. The third leg of MPL Indian Chess Tour will conclude on 12th September 2022. Aravindh won the previous leg in June. Can he make it two in-a-row? Round 5 starts today at 3:30 p.m. IST.

New: ChessBase Magazine #209

09/09/2022 -

The two "heroines" of ChessBase Magazine #209 were already decided before the Chennai Olympiad had even started. And then the Ukrainian sisters Anna and Mariya Muzychuk actually led their team to gold! One more reason to pay tribute to the two top players in CBM. In the new issue, a selection of 21 games with detailed commentary awaits you, as well as Mihail Marin's strategy article "The Muzychuk sisters" and an endgame Special by Karsten Mueller (both including videos). Krisztian Szabo has chosen the encounter Mariya Muzychuk - Alexander Bagrationi (2018) for his analysis - certainly also because of the "great finish". Take a look!

Gowrichander wins Nagpur Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2022

09/09/2022 -

Gowrichander U won Nagpur Below 1600 Rating tournament. Six players scored 8/9 each. Out of them, Gowrichander of Tamil Nadu won the tournament due to better tie-break score. Akshat Mahobiya and Saket Atul Kumar were placed second and third. They both remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. Top three prizes were ₹51000 and a trophy, ₹30000 and ₹25000 each. The tournament was held between 14th and 16th August 2022 at Nagpur, Maharashtra. A total of 474 players took part from all over the country. 44th Chess Olympiad Bronze medalist WGM Divya Deshmukh and India's 71st GM Sankalp Gupta attended the inauguration ceremony. Photo: Bhushan Shriwas/Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation

Sinquefield Cup 2022 R6: Wesley So ends Hans Niemann's unbeaten streak

09/09/2022 -

Three games ended decisively in the sixth round of Sinquefield Cup 2022. Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So and Levon Aronian were the victors of the day. So picked up the fastest win of the event in 28 moves. Although, Ivan Sokolov was not impressed with the advisors of Firouzja. He felt that this was not his style. So maintained his sole lead 4/6. He ended Hans Niemann's undefeated streak. Aronian used his Olympiad preparation suggested by Robert Hess to beat the Najdorf specialist and reigning World Blitz champion, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Round 7 starts today at 1 p.m. local time, 11:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Kushagra Mohan becomes the latest International Master of India

08/09/2022 -

17-year-old CM Kushagra Mohan became the latest International Master of India on 25th August 2022. The Telangana boy scored his final IM-norm at 28th Abu Dhabi Masters, about 50 days after he scored his second IM-norm at Serbia Masters 2022 in July. He also crossed 2400 at the same event in Novi Sad, Serbia. His live rating is now 2426. The teenager is three GM-norms and 74 Elo rating points away from becoming India's next GM. The boy's quest for Grandmaster title continues at Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Trophy GM Open which starts in 11 days. Check out his journey towards the IM title who has not had a coach for the last six years. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Mithun Anand V wins 1st Cademic International Rating Open 2022

08/09/2022 -

20th seeded Mithun Anand V and Goutham Krishna H scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 each. Mithun won the 1st Cademic International Rating Open on tie-breaks, the reigning National Under-12 Open champion, Goutham was placed second. Top seed of the event, Hrithickkesh Pr scored 7/8, edged past the remaining four at the same score, to secure third place. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. Top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. This was the biggest chess tournament held in Thiruvananthapuram as it attracted 461 players from all over the country along with Canada, England, Germany and USA. Photo: Sreejith S Payyappat

Hans Niemann - "This is a targeted attack"

07/09/2022 -

The Chess world was taken by storm when young Grandmaster Hans Niemann defeated Magnus Carlsen in the 3rd round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022. It was an extremely impressive performance due to 2 reasons: Hans beating Magnus with the Black pieces, and outplaying Magnus in the endgame! However, things took a different turn when the World Champion Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the tournament with a cryptic tweet. On the same day, a 15-minute security check was added before the rounds began. The whole chess world started speculating and rumors started spreading that Hans had cheated. After the 5th round game against GM Leinier Dominguez Perez, Hans Niemann spoke to Grandmaster Alejandro Ramirez in the post-game interview where he defended himself against rumors of cheating, his accent, and much more. Photo: Saint Louis Chess Club Interview.

ONGC Sports Scholarship Scheme 2022-23

07/09/2022 -

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has announced their sports scholarship scheme today. The scholarship is valid for any chess player between the age of 10 and 25 years. A total of six scholarships will be granted based on merit to both men and women in three different categories. Economically Weaker Section will be given a preference. Applications will only be accepted via online methods. Last date for submission of application is 21st September. Check out the article, announcement and the details pdf file for more information about the scholarship program. If you are eligible, then you are encouraged to submit your application.

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