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Soundarya wins Gold, Silver for Kishan and Swapnil at 9th IBCA World Team Championship

08/07/2022 -

Team India finished sixth overall at 9th IBCA World Team Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The team secured their highest ever finish at this event. They managed to bag three individual medals. Soundarya Kumar Pradhan clinched Gold on Board no.2 with a score of 6/7. Kishan Gangolli and Swapnil Shah won a Silver medal each on Board no.3 and 5 with a score of 5/7 and 3/5 each respectively. Two Golds and a Silver, and the highest ever finish for the team at IBCA World Team will definitely motivate them to achieve more success and bring more laurels for the country in their future endeavors. Photo: AICFB

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Pravin Thipsay carries the Chess Olympiad Torch from Patna to Bodh Gaya

08/07/2022 -

India's third and Maharashtra's first GM Pravin Thipsay received the Chess Olympiad Torch at Patna, Bihar. He relayed it to Rajgir and Bodh Gaya. The Arjuna Awardee has won a lot of accolades and countless laurels for the country. Our very own cofounder, IM Sagar Shah also had the opportunity to be one of his students at one point. The maestro does not need a book or any chess material to teach his students, he can recollect chess classics from his memory and edify. He is an accomplished coach, trained strong players like GM Lalit Rohit, GM S L Narayanan, IM Nisha Mohota, WGM Vantika Agrawal and more. He continues to train and tirelessly work in the promotion of chess everywhere. Photo: AICF

New: ChessBase Magazine #208

08/07/2022 -

European Individual Championship 2022: Analyses by the new champion Matthias Bluebaum as well as Gabriel Sargissian, Ivan Saric, Ruslan Ponomariov, Aryan Tari, Ivan Cheparinov, Rasmus Svane, Yuriy Kuzubov, Maxime Lagarde and others - Looking for a fighting concept against Trompowsky? In her opening article, Petra Papp relies on 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5!? - "Special" on the FIDE World Championship 1997: exclusive collection of 22 extensively annotated games + articles on strategy and endgame highlights - Don't miss: Jan Markos' new training series "Practical Tips for the Tournament Player" Vol. I: "Time management" - Or jump straight into interactive training with Robert Ris and replay a current master game "Move by Move" with video feedback! Photo: ChessBase

Iniyan travels 14000 km in four days to attend Chess Olympiad Torch Relay

07/07/2022 -

How far would you be willing to go when the calling comes? India's 61st GM Iniyan P travelled 14000 km via flight, train, bus and car to attend the Chess Olympiad Torch Relay at Jaipur and Ajmer in Rajasthan. Despite having the plan to play a series of tournaments in Europe, when AICF invited the 19-year-old GM, he answered. He made the most out of his four-day break from tournaments. The teenager from Tamil Nadu not only attended the ceremony but also played simultaneous exhibition matches against 20 players for two hours. Iniyan once again shows that he is always ready to do something for chess, both for himself and the entire chess universe.

Evgenios Ioannidis wins Serbia Open 2022 Masters, Aryan Chopra second

07/07/2022 -

GM Aryan Chopra pushed for maximum to win his final round game. He scored sole 7.5/9 to secure second place. IM Evgenios Ioannidis (GRE) continued his great form by winning the last round and won the Serbia Open 2022 Masters with a score 8/9. 19 players scored 6.5/9. Out of them, GM B Adhiban, IM Aditya Mittal and GM Harsha Bharathakoti finished in top ten at sixth, seventh and ninth place according to tie-breaks. Aditya Mittal scored his final GM-norm with an unbeaten 6.5/9. WIM Sakshi Chitlange gained a massive 82 Elo rating points. 111th seeded IM Harshavardhan G B scored an impressive 6.5/9 to finish 19th. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Saptarshi RoyChowdhury receives the Chess Olympiad Torch at Jhansi

07/07/2022 -

India's 35th and West Bengal's sixth GM Saptarshi RoyChowdhury received the Chess Olympiad Torch at Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Saptarshi had podium finishes in all over the country and Prague, Czech Republic. He has won a Round Robin tournament in Bangladesh and various open tournaments in the country. CM Ojasva Singh increased his rating 1933 to 2278 within three months in 2021. He has won a few state level open tournaments and also a round-robin event in Novi Sad, Serbia. After WFM Nityata Jain, Ojasva became the second teenager to participate in the Torch Relay who is not an IM, WGM or GM. They both are a strong prospect for a future WIM and IM. Photo: AICF

Arpan Das dominates 1st HDCA All India Rating Open 2022

06/07/2022 -

The second seed of the tournament, Arpan Das scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st HDCA All India Rating Open 2022. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Top seed of the tournament, IM FT Suvrajit Saha made 8/9 to finish second. 16-year-old Ayush Jha was placed third with a score of 7.5/9. The entire top three finishers remained undefeated. Total prize fund of the tournament was ₹250000. Top three prizes were ₹50000 and a trophy, ₹30000 and ₹20000 cash respectively. Check out the champion's thoughts on his triumph and the tournament. He also took time to annotate his favorite game of the event, hours before leaving for his next event at Guwahati, Assam. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Anurag Mhamal relays the Chess Olympiad Torch from Panaji to Bhopal

06/07/2022 -

India's 48th and Goa's first GM Anurag Mhamal along with IM Bhakti Kulkarni relayed the Chess Olympiad Torch at the Panaji, Goa. Anurag was also the state's first IM. He won Gold at Asian Junior Boys 2013 Blitz, had several podium finishes in various open tournament held at Greece, Malaysia and Spain. Bhakti is a two-time National Women champion, a former Asian Women and Junior Girls Gold medalist. She has won a lot of medals for India at various levels. Last year she was instrumental in India's historic Silver medal win at World Women's Team Championship 2022. Madhya Pradesh's first and only IM Akshat Khamparia has won open events in Australia, Switzerland and Hungary. Photo: AICF

Can Aryan Chopra win Serbia Open 2022 Masters?

06/07/2022 -

GM Aryan Chopra is currently at 6.5/8 heading into the final round of Serbia Open 2022 Masters. He is trailing the tournament leader IM Evgenios Ioannidis (GRE) by a half point. Serbia no.1 GM Aleksandar Indjic is also at 6.5/8. For Aryan to win the tournament, he needs to win his last round game against GM Emre Can (TUR) and Indjic needs to beat Ioannidis. That's not all, even after that, tie-breaks also need to go in his favor. GM B Adhiban, GM Harsha Bharathakoti, IM Aditya Mittal, IM Neelash Saha and IM Koustav Chatterjee are at 6/8 each. Round 9 starts today at 1:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

New: A Complete Black Repertoire against 1.d4, 1.Nf3 & 1.c4 by Robert Ris

06/07/2022 -

These video courses feature a black repertoire against 1.d4, 1.Nf3 and 1.c4. Critical lines of Queen's Gambit Accepted, Trompowsky, Jobava London, Torre Attack, Colle System, Veresov as Black are explained in Vol.1. Vol.2 deals with response against 1.Nf3. It recommends 1...d5 and readies black to play Queen's Gambit Accepted in case white plays 2.d4. It also shows how to deal with 2.c4, b3, e3 and g3. It also has explanations against 1.c4. Reverse Grand Prix is the recommended line there. The recommended variations by IM FT Robert Ris are easy to learn and not difficult to remember, but also pose White serious challenges. Photo: ChessBase

How to balance chess and studies ft. Vantika Agarwal

05/07/2022 -

Playing in a prestigious event like the Chess Olympiad is a tough business. You have to attend several training camps and prepare to give your best for the team. That's why WGM Vantika Agrawal is so special: she is working hard on both Chess and studies simultaneously. How does she manage to do all these things together? How was her experience in the Olympiad torch relay? How is her preparation for the Olympiad going on? Find out below. Thumbnail by: Abhyudaya Ram.

Serbia Open 2022 R7: Aryan Chopra in the title fray

05/07/2022 -

GM Aryan Chopra seized his opportunity against GM Mahammad Muradli (AZE). Aryan won a complex game to move to 6/7. He is now just a half point behind the sole leader IM Evgenios Ioannidis (GRE). They will face each other in the penultimate round of Serbia Open 2022 Masters. GM Abhimanyu Puranik did not let his advantage slip this time. He along with IM Aditya Mittal and IM Pranav Anand are at 5.5/7. Pranav scored a very nice win against GM Velimir Ivic (SRB). IM Padmini Rout bounced back from her previous round loss to take her score 5/7. Round 8 starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Candidates 2022 R14: Nepomniachtchi remains unscathed, Ding Liren second

05/07/2022 -

Ian Nepomniachtchi completely decimated the field in the Candidates 2022. The last time someone won the Candidates by remaining undefeated was Vishy Anand in 2014. Nepomniachtchi played two Candidates in his career and he won both of them. His seconds were revealed in his instagram photo. They are - Peter Leko, Nikita Vitiugov and Ildar Khairullin. His timeless confidante, Vladimir Potkin and Evgeny Tomashevsky's names were also mentioned. Ding Liren defeated Nakamura to finish second 8/14. All four of his wins came in the second half of the tournament. Radjabov scored his third victory of the event to finish third 7.5/14, edging past Nakamura on tie-breaks. Photo: Steve Bonhage/FIDE

MPL Indian U-17 Championship R1-6:Daakshin Arun leads Open, Maharashtra domination in Girls

05/07/2022 -

Talented north-eastern youngster CM Mayank Chakraborty (2069) defeated the top seed FM Harsh Suresh in Round 6 (2321) to climb up to the 2nd spot. Daakshin Arun(2058) defeated Kushal Jani (1787) by a cute queen sacrifice to force a checkmate. Daakshin is in the sole lead of the open event now with 5.5/6. In the women's section, Maharashtra players WFM Bhagayshree Patil and Saniya Rafique Tadavi dominate the event so far, each of them scoring 5/6 so far. Dhanashree Khairmode (1622) made an upset by defeating the top seed WIM Rakshitta Ravi(2185) in round 6. Picture courtesy: IA Suresh Chandra Sahoo.

Play chess at the Piestany Open 2022 in a beautiful Slovakian town

04/07/2022 -

Chess events happen across Europe all throughout the year. Some countries are very active with the number of tournaments that they hold. These countries are Spain, Serbia and many of the Eastern European countries. One country that is does not organize too many events where Indian players participate is Slovakia. But the country has a growing chess culture and the Piestany Open is being held in the picturesque town of Spa Piestany. Know more about Slovakian team coming to the Chess Olympiad 2022 and also about this strong event.

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