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A Star-Studded Chess Olympiad Torch Relay in Maharashtra

04/07/2022 -

Nagpur's very own titled teenager trio - WGM Divya Deshmukh, India's 65th and the state's first GM Raunak Sadhwani, India's 71st GM Sankalp Gupta relayed the Chess Olympiad Torch at the Orange city, Maharashtra. India's fourth GM Abhijit Kunte and IM Eesha Karavade carried the Torch in Pune, the city which has the highest number of titled players and GMs of the state. India's third GM Pravin Thipsay and IM Soumya Swaminathan joined GM Abhijit Kunte at the Torch Relay in Mumbai. The amount of accolades and laurels won by them all at both National and International level is humongous. Photo: AICF

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Superheroes of Chess | EP 1 | Ramprasad and Gautam Chakravarty | A ChessBase India Original Series

04/07/2022 -

Born in the year 1964, Ramprasad and his brother Gautam started playing at a very early age. Gautam has been helping Ramprasad to pursue his passion for chess. He wanted to become a professional player but could not pursue the dream. Even at this age, he participates in any tournament he gets a chance. Win or loss doesn’t matter for him and his brother Gautam as the happiness of playing the game in a tournament hall is priceless. Read more about this fascinating story. Picture by Aditya Sur Roy

Serbia Open 2022 R6: Missed Opportunities

04/07/2022 -

GM Aryan Chopra made a quick draw with GM Alexander Motylev in the sixth round of Serbia Open 2022 Masters. GM Harsha Bharathakoti defeated IM Vaishali to join Aryan at 5/6. GM Adhiban lost to IM Evgenios Ioannidis (GRE) who is now the sole leader 5.5/6. Just when it seemed like 'The Beast' is reawakening, he missed a winning chance in a slightly complex position. GM Abhimanyu Puranik also missed his chance against IM Raven Sturt (USA). The former had a decisive advantage for the better part of the game. CM Kushagra Mohan salvaged a draw from a losing position against IM Koustav Chatterjee. Round 7 starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Ian Nepomniachtchi wins Candidates 2022 with a round to spare

04/07/2022 -

Ian Nepomniachtchi won the FIDE Candidates 2022 with a round to spare. This is his second consecutive Candidates triumph. He drew his penultimate round game comfortably against Richard Rapport. He will face Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the final round. However, that result will be a non-factor because no one can equal Nepomniachtchi's score 9/13. Hikaru Nakamura scored the sole victory of the round. He defeated Duda to move to sole second place 7.5/13. Nakamura will face Ding Liren in the final round. A win guarantees the Speed King a sole second place, while a draw should also be enough for the same, as he has better tie-breaks. Final Round 14 starts today at 3 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Steve Bonhage/FIDE

Breaking News: India will field third team in the Open section of 44th Chess Olympiad

03/07/2022 -

Two months after AICF announced the biggest ever Indian squad for 44th Chess Olympiad, AICF makes another major announcement. India will have its third team in the Open section. As per the Olympiad Pairing Rules in the FIDE Handbook, if there is an odd number of participating teams, the organising federation has the right to enter a third team. Yesterday, it was announced that the Open section has 187 teams. Thus, a provision for the third team arose. The India 3 team will comprise - GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly, GM Karthikeyan Murali, GM Sethuraman S P, GM Abhijeet Gupta and GM Abhimanyu Puranik. The Captain of the team will be Tejas Bakre. Photo: AICF

Serbia Open 2022 R5: Ivic makes a narrow escape against Aditya Mittal

03/07/2022 -

IM Aditya Mittal found himself in a winning position against Serbia no.3 GM Velimir Ivic. However, he missed his opportunity before Ivic could not find a way to make the most out of his. GM Aryan Chopra defeated WGM Narva Mai (EST) to join Adhiban and three more players in the lead 4.5/5. IM Harshavardhan G B scored an impressive win against GM Leon Luke Mendonca. The former had to grind a position in the middlegame, until his opponent erred which he capitalized on. Among the women participants, IM Padmini Rout has made a fantastic start with an unbeaten 4/5. Round 6 starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

2nd Athens of the East GM Open R5-7: Aronyak Ghosh emerges sole leader

03/07/2022 -

IM Aronyak Ghosh scored 6.5/7 to emerge as the sole leader at 2nd Athens of the East GM Open 2022. He scored six consecutive wins to gain a full point lead. The 18-year-old drew his seventh round game against GM Alexei Fedorov to maintain his sole lead. GM Tran Tuan Minh (VIE), GM Stupak Kirill and IM Rajesh Vav are trailing by a half point at 6/7 each. Hari Madhavan N B bounced back by winning against GM Vahe Baghdasaryan (ARM) in Round 6 after losing his fifth round game against the tournament leader. Aronyak will face Tuan Minh and Rajesh will be up against Stupak in Round 8 which starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Tejas Bakre and Ankit Rajpara relay the Chess Olympiad Torch from Ahmedabad to Daman

03/07/2022 -

The 11th Grandmaster of India, Tejas Bakre received the Chess Olympiad Torch at Ahmedabad, Gujarat and handed it to India's 36th GM Ankit Rajpara. Tejas is the first GM from Gujarat, Ankit is the second GM from his state. Before becoming a GM in 2014, Ankit finished third at Graz Open 2014 in Austria. Gujarat's first Woman International Master Dhyani Dave, latest International Master Manush Shah and the next WIM from the state, WFM Dhyana Patel were also present at Ahmedabad. On the 13th day of the Torch Relay, Tejas, Ankit and Bhavesh Patel, AICF Vice President relayed the Torch to Daman. Photo: AICF

ChessBase India Originals Death Match - Anish Giri vs Vidit Gujrathi

02/07/2022 -

On 26th of July 2022, the chess world will be treated to a unique, one of its kind chess show - the ChessBase India Originals Death Match between Anish Giri and Vidit Gujrathi. Anish Giri is world no.10 and Dutch no.1. Vidit Gujrathi is India no.3 and world no.28. The Death match between them will be held at the Dublin Square in the Phoenix Marketcity, Mumbai. What is the format of the match, what is the prize money, who are the hosts and commentators of the show, are there any exhibition matches? All of this is mentioned in the article. Apart from this we also have organized an open rapid tournament on 25th of July for all chess lovers and the top 10 will get a chance to play a simul against Anish and Vidit. The link to the tickets of the death match and death match + rapid tournament is available at the end of the article.

Serbia Open 2022 R4: Adhiban and Emre Can share the lead

02/07/2022 -

GM B Adhiban seems to be getting back in his form at Serbia Open 2022 Masters. He won the first four games. Currently, he shares the lead with GM Emre Can (TUR) 4/4. They will face each other in the fifth round. GM Aryan Chopra, IM Aditya Mittal and CM Kushagra Mohan are on their heels at 3.5/4. Aditya grinded a drawn rook endgame against IM Arystanbek Urazayev (KAZ). Aryan annihilated the reigning World Women's Blitz champion, IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ). Kushagra continues his impressive run by beating GM Arjun Kalyan. Round 5 starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Candidates 2022 R12: Radjabov dashes Ding Liren's hopes

02/07/2022 -

Ian Nepomniachtchi made a quick draw with Hikaru Nakamura to stretch his lead by two points. Teimour Radjabov brought Ding Liren's winning streak to a screeching halt. Thus, the World no.2's chances of reducing the gap is slim to none. Both Nakamura and Ding Liren are now at 6.5/12. They will face each other in the final round. So, only one of them has a mathematical chance to match the leader's score, provided Nepomniachtchi loses the last two games. Considering his form in this event, it is highly improbable that he will lose either. Today is a rest day. Round 13 starts tomorrow, Sunday 3rd July at 3 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Steve Bonhage/FIDE

Korchnoi V/S Kasparov: The clash of giants

01/07/2022 -

There are only 28 days to go until the start of the Chennai chess olympiad 2022. In celebration of the occasion, we have launched a series of 6 episodes where the most interesting stories of the past Olympiads are discussed. IM Sagar Shah is the host of this show and IM V. Saravanan is the man with all the stories. Together they dissect this game and the entire episode surrounding it. In today's episode, we discuss the crucial encounter between Viktor Korchnoi from Switzerland and Garry Kasparov from USSR at the Lucerne Olympiad in 1982. Each session is roughly around 40-50 minutes in length and will help you to improve your understanding and knowledge of the game! Thumbnail by Abhyudaya Ram

Serbia Open 2022 R3: Harikrishnan outplays Serbia no.1 Aleksandar Indjic

01/07/2022 -

GM B Adhiban started the tournament with three consecutive wins at Serbia Open 2022 Masters. IM Harikrishnan A Ra arguably scored the most spectacular win of the round. He defeated Serbia no.1 GM Aleksandar Indjic convincingly. The 20-year-old got a winning position within the first 20 moves of the game. FM Ram Aravind L N scored a nice victory against IM Sugar Gan-Erdene (MGL). The former showed a fantastic understanding of the position. IM Padmini Rout and WIM Sakshi Chitlange both are at 2.5/3 each. Round 4 starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FI Niklesh Jain

2nd Athens of the East GM Open R1-4: Hari Madhavan scores an incredible win against Boris Savchenko

01/07/2022 -

18-year-old Hari Madhavan N B played some fantastic chess to beat the top seed, GM Boris Savchenko. This is certainly a big win for Hari as Boris has won two consecutive tournaments - 3rd Vizag GM Open and then 13th Chennai GM Open 2022. The highest rated untitled player of the event, is now one of the six leaders. GM Stupak Kirill, GM Nguyen Duc Hoa, GM Karthikeyan P, IM Aronyak Ghosh and IM Nitin S are the remaining five players at 4/4. 13-year-old, 132nd seeded Shreyas Seshadri Nellore made an impressive start 3.5/4. Rohit S and Barath Kalyan are two remaining untitled at 3.5/4 each. Round 5 starts today at 10 a.m. IST.

Candidates 2022 R11: Hyperbullet chess derails Firouzja

01/07/2022 -

The perennial question, whether hyperbullet chess helps one during a tournament or not, was answered yesterday. It does not. World no.3 Alireza Firouzja played 250 Hyperbullet games (30 seconds each) with GM Daniel Naroditsky after suffering a loss against Hikaru Nakamura in Round 11. Whether that was a lash out of a previous round loss or a preparation is anybody's guess. He played aggressively against Nepomniachtchi and it did not work out. The former World Championship Challenger is looking strong to become the no.1 contender again. He is currently at 8/11, 1.5 points ahead of Ding Liren 6.5/11. Round 12 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Steve Bonhage/FIDE

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