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5th Sharjah Masters 2022 R1-4: Abhijeet Gupta makes a perfect start

25/05/2022 -

Abhijeet Gupta has made a fantastic start at 5th Sharjah Masters 2022. He won all four of his games to gain sole lead 4/4. Three out of four wins were against strong 2600+ - Shant Sargsyan, Raunak Sadhwani and Misratdin Iskandarov (AZE). Only three players - Salem Saleh (UAE), Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) and Mustafa Yilmaz (TUR) are trailing by a half point at 3.5/5. A total of 80 players from 30 countries including 59 GMs, 15 IMs, 2 WGMs and a WIM are taking part in this strong field. Total prize fund is US$ 60000, first prize US$ 10000. Round 5 starts today at 3 p.m. local time (4:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Sharjah Chess Club

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Chessable Masters 2022 SF: Praggnanandhaa knocks out Giri, will face Ding Liren in the Final

25/05/2022 -

Earlier this year, when Praggnanandhaa faced Giri in the first round of Tata Steel Chess 2022, it was the Dutch no.1 who came up with a novelty. A little over five months later, the 16-year-old set the tone of the day when he scored an emphatic victory in the second game with his own novelty. Giri levelled the score in the fourth game to force tie-breaks. The wunderkind once again showed his tenacity by winning the first tie-break and making a draw in the next one. He will face his second-toughest challenge of the event against World no.2 in the Final. Ding Liren beat Carlsen in the Semifinals without losing a single game. Who will win the Final - Pragg or Ding Liren? Final starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess 2022

Jan-Krzysztof Duda wins Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2022, Anand shares second place with Aronian

24/05/2022 -

Vishy Anand played fantastic chess at Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2022. Despite starting the final day with two losses and a draw, he persevered and scored 4 points in the next six games to finish with 23.5/36. Levon Aronian also scored the same. However, Jan-Krzysztof Duda once again scored an important last round victory to win the tournament 24/36. Duda has all the momentum on his side heading into the Candidates 2022 with two important tournament victories. He has shown strong nerves since his FIDE World Cup 2021 triumph. Anand has played exemplary chess in this event after a five-months long break. He has shown the world repeatedly why he is one of the greatest of all time. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Chessable Masters 2022 QF: Praggnanandhaa eliminates Wei Yi, set to clash with Giri in the Semifinal

24/05/2022 -

Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian to advance to a MCCT event Semifinal. He beat Wei Yi convincingly 1.5-2.5 in the Quarterfinals to set up a clash with Anish Giri. Both Giri and Carlsen took the minimum number of games to win their Quarterfinal matches. Giri is yet to lose a single game in this event. Both Pragg and Ding Liren lost a game each in the Quarterfinals. Pragg is playing at a different level since Oslo Esports Cup and he seems to be in a very good place to end Giri's unbeaten streak. Who will advance to the final of Chessable Masters? Semifinals start tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

13th KIIT GM Open R2: Sarayu Velpula splits the point with GM Karthikeyan P

24/05/2022 -

Former National Under-13 Girls, current Telangana State Under-19 Girls and State Women champion, Sarayu Velpula held GM Karthikeyan P to a draw. The second round of 13th KIIT International Chess Festival also saw the seeded players score victories comfortably. Newly crowned National Amateur U-2300 champion, Koustav Chakraborty made things exciting against IM Mihail Nikitenko. A misjudgement in the endgame cost him the full point. 34 players are at 100% score 2/2. Today is the first of the two double rounds in this event. Round 3 starts today at 9:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Six champions crowned at MPL 9th National Amateur Chess Championship 2022

23/05/2022 -

The ninth edition of MPL National Amateur Chess Championships 2022 witnessed a total participation of 440 players from 23 different states across the nation. Six new champions were crowned in six different categories. They are - Kushal O (AP) in Under-1700 Open, Prishita Gupta (DEL) in Under-1700 Women, Pradeep Tiwari (DASCB) in Under-2000 Open, Prishita Gupta (DEL) in Under-2000 Women, Koustav Chakraborty (WB) in Under-2300 Open and Shubhi Gupta (UP) in Under-2300 Women. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. It was held in Jaipur, Rajasthan from 3rd to 7th May 2022. Photo: AICF

13th KIIT GM Open R1: 10-year-old Sathvik Adiga stuns GM Raset Ziatdinov

23/05/2022 -

10-year-old 1607-rated Sathvik Adiga scored the biggest upset of the first round against GM Raset Ziatdinov (USA, 2224). The 13th edition of KIIT International Chess Festival witnesses the participation of 174 players including 11 GMs, 14 IMs, a WGM and 3 WIM in Category A from 10 countries across the world including India. The Category B (Below 1900) has a total participation of 327 players. The total prize fund of the festival is ₹25,00,000. Category A, B and C has the prize fund of ₹13,00,000, ₹600000 and ₹600000 each respectively. Category C starts on 26th May. Round 2 starts today at 3:00 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Chessable Masters 2022 R13-15: Praggnanandhaa advances to the Quarterfinals

23/05/2022 -

Praggnanandhaa swindled Vidit in a completely lost position to win the crucial game. He became the second Indian to advance to the knockout stage of a Meltwater Champions Chess Tour event. Arjun Erigaisi was the first to do so last year in June. A win in the final round of Prelims would have seen Vidit make the cut instead of his opponent. The 16-year-old defeated Abhimanyu Mishra, drew with Sam Shankland then beat his fellow countryman to setup a clash with Wei Yi in the Quarterfinals. The remaining six Quarterfinalists are - Anish Giri, Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, David Anton Guijarro and Aryan Tari. Quarterfinals start tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST.

Superbet R&B 2022 Day 4: Vishy Anand continues his great momentum

23/05/2022 -

Vishy Anand continues his fantastic form in the Blitz event of Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2022. He started the day with a defiant win over Jan-Krzysztof Duda, scored 5.0/9 to take his score to 19.0/27. Duda is trailing by 1.5 points at second place 17.5/27. He is followed by Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian at 17.0/27 each. Caruana scored a massive 8.0/9 to reduce the gap between him and Anand. The only two draws were against Duda and Aronian. The only two-time FIDE World Cup winner in history, also remained undefeated in the Blitz event so far. Round 10 starts today at 2 p.m. local time (5:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

971 players participate in MPL 10th National School Chess Championships 2022

22/05/2022 -

MPL 10th National School Chess Championships 2022 witnessed a total participation of 971 players from 26 different states across the nation. Tamil Nadu dominated the medal tally by winning the maximum number of golds and total number of medals among all states across the nation. National School championship is the biggest National championship of the country in terms of total number of players participation. The tournament was organized by All Odisha Chess Association in association with Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) from 16th to 20th May 2022. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Chessable Masters 2022 R9-12: Anish Giri climbs to the top

22/05/2022 -

Anish Giri soared to the top of the leaderboards by winning three games and splitting the point once. He is now one of the two unbeaten players in Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masteres so far. The other one is Ding Liren. Giri is at 24/36, followed by Carlsen 23/36, Ding Liren 22/36 and Wei Yi 20/36. Praggnanandhaa and Harikrishna are at seventh and eighth place 18/36 and 15/36 respectively. Both Pragg and Vidit had four decisive games each. Pragg's win against Jorden van Foreest is a model game on how to win when your oppponent's pieces are cramped. Vidit won against Shankland and previous day leader Wei Yi. Round 13 starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: chess24

Superbet R&B 2022 Day 3: Vishy Anand wins the Rapid with a round to spare

22/05/2022 -

Vishy Anand won the Rapid event of Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2022 with a round to spare. His last round loss against Richard Rapport did not have an effect on it. Currently, Anand has a full point lead heading into the Blitz event. The maestro started the day with a win over IM David Gavrilescu (ROU), then he drew with Fabiano Caruana (USA) before suffering his first loss of the event. Anand is at 14.0/18, Rapport 13.0/18 and Duda 12.0/18. A total of 18 rounds of Blitz will be played today and tomorrow, nine rounds each per day. Blitz Round 1 starts today at 2 p.m. local time (5:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Chessable Masters 2022 R5-8: Praggnanandhaa beats Magnus Carlsen again

21/05/2022 -

Exactly three months after Praggnanandhaa beat Magnus Carlsen for the very first time at Airthings Masters on 20th February 2022, he did it again in the fifth round of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters. This time the world champion blundered a whole knight during the final seconds and resigned immediately in the next move. Pragg drew with Harikrishna in the next round, defeated Gawain Jones before losing to David Anton Guijarro to finish the day. Wei Yi maintained his sole lead 15.0/24. He is followed by Anton and Carlsen at 15.0/24 each. Giri is at sole fourth place 14.0/24. Pragg is currently sharing the fifth place with Ding Liren 12.0/24. Round 9 starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: ChessBase India live stream

Superbet R&B 2022 Day 2: Vishy Anand continues his fantastic form

21/05/2022 -

Vishy Anand continues his great momentum at Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2022. He started the day with two consecutive wins over talented Ukrainian GM Kirill Shevchenko and Levon Aronian. Anand defeated Aronian in just 24 moves with some sharp play. His tactical alertness combined with sound play ensured he is still at the top of the points table. The legend drew with the FIDE World Cup 2021 winner, Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the sixth round. Anand kept pushing till the very end, however, the Poland no.1 stood his ground. Richard Rapport climbed to the sole second spot by winning all three of his games on the second day. Round 7 starts today at 2 p.m. local time (5:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

King's Placement

21/05/2022 -

Castling is one of the most important golden rules. We all have learned this in our childhood/formative stage. Just like everything else in life, the timing of castling is very important. A premature castle puts king in a more precarious situation than safety, while a delayed one can also have a similar effect. As our understanding of the game develops over time, we realize that the timing of castling is fluid. A lot of players in various position prefer not to castle. While it may seem like a modern concept, GM Sundararajan Kidambi shows examples of different decades and analyzes the concept of not castling by as early as the first official world champion, Wilhelm Steinitz. It is absolutely worth checking out if you wish to enrich your chess knowledge. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

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