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Gibraltar GP R4: Abdumalik, Mariya and Lagno share three-way lead 3.0/4

26/05/2021 -

The fourth round of FIDE Gibraltar Women's GP had 50% decisive results which means the other 50% were draws. The tournament witnessed its shortest draw in just 12 moves. Both Abdumalik and Lagno made comfortable draws against Bulmaga and Stefanova to maintain their lead with 3.0/4. Meanwhile Mariya Muzychuk beat Mammadzada to join the leaders as she moved to 3.0/4. Anna Muzychuk scored her first win of the event and moved to 2.0/4. Round 5 starts today at 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: John Saunders/FIDE

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17 Indians will fight it out for the one World Cup spot at the AICF Qualifier

26/05/2021 -

The World Cup 2021 which will be held in June 2021 in Sochi, Russia is an event that everyone is looking forward. For top Indian players the way to reach a World Cup is generally through the Asian Continental tournament. However, this year, no Indian could participate in it as it was in a hybrid format and the Covid situation made it impossible for our stars to play. Hence, the AICF World Cup Qualifiers are taking place from the 26th to 30th May where 17 Indians who were slated to play at the Asian Continental will fight it out against each other. The winner qualifies to the World Cup 2021.

Gibraltar GP R3: Bulmaga stuns Stefanova

25/05/2021 -

There were four decisive results and two well-fought draws in Round 3 of FIDE Gibraltar Women's GP. Abdumalik managed to save herself from looming danger against Mammadzada and maintain her lead with 2.5/3. Kateryna Lagno beat Valentina Gunina to join the lead with 2.5/3. Three players are at 2.0/3 and they are - Mariya Muzychuk, Nana Dzagnidze and Gunay Mammadzada. Irina Bulmaga and Alina Kashlinskaya scored their first victory of the tournament against Antoaneta Stefanova and Anna Muzychuk respectively. Round 4 starts today at 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: David Llada/FIDE

FTX Crypto Cup Day 1: Giri in the sole lead 4.0/5

24/05/2021 -

Meltwater Champions Chess Tour FTX Crypto Cup Day 1 saw Anish Giri emerge as the sole leader with 4.0/5. He scored victories over Pichot, Ding Liren and Grischuk. Three players are at 3.5/5 and they are - Nakamura, Vachier-Lagrave and So. Vachier-Lagrave got his revenge against Grischuk from the Candidates 2020 and he also handed Carlsen his sole defeat of the event so far. It is safe to say that the Frenchman is off to a good start. The Bitcoin prizefund evaluation as of 3:30 p.m. CET yesterday was $77849.12. Catch Day 2 action tonight on ChessBase India youtube channel from 8:30 p.m. IST. with live commentary by IM Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal. Photo: Lennart Ootes/FIDE

Gibraltar GP R2: Abdumalik takes sole lead 2.0/2

24/05/2021 -

Five games had decisive results in Round 2 of FIDE Gibraltar Women's GP. Abdumalik scored her second consecutive victory and became the sole leader with 2.0/2. Four other women also scored a victory each - Mariya Muzychuk, Lagno, Stefanova and Mammadzada. The only draw of the round was between Anna Muzychuk and Nana Dzagnidze. However, the most exciting game of the round was between the IMs - Gunay Mammadzada and Irina Bulmaga. It was won by the Azerbaijan no.1 woman. Round 3 starts today at 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: John Saunders/FIDE

Carlsen will face Nepomniachtchi in World's first Bitcoin chess tournament - FTX Crypto Cup

23/05/2021 -

The last Major event of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour is FTX Crypto Cup which will start on Sunday 23rd May 2021. Nepomniachtchi will go against Carlsen for the first time since he became a Challenger for the World Championship which is slated to take place later this year. The entirety of the world top 10 will be seen in action along with six more players competing for a total of US$320,000 prize fund, out of which $100,000 will be paid in crypto currency. What do you think will be the outcome of the Carlsen-Nepomniachtchi encounter in Round 2? Will we see a slugfest and one of them will try to gain the early psychological advantage or will they hold back their punches and save it for later? Catch Round 1 action starting tonight from 8:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Champions Chess Tour

Gibraltar GP R1: Paehtz, Abdumalik and Gunina score victories

23/05/2021 -

FIDE Gibraltar GP finally started on Saturday 22nd May 2021 after a few rescheduling of the event due to the ever changing situation of the world owing to Covid-19 pandemic. For most of the participants, this is their first over-the-board tournament in over a year and fortuitously some of their last event was also a FIDE Women's Grand Prix event at Lausanne, Switzerland. Paehtz, Abdumalik and Gunina are the three victors in Round 1 and out of them Paehtz and Gunina made the most out of their opportunities given by their respective opponents Bulmaga and Kashlinskaya. Round 2 will start today at 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: David Llada/FIDE

Rucha Pujari becomes the first Indian woman titled player to become Twitch Partner

22/05/2021 -

When everyone takes the safer route of a well-trodden path, it is not an easy task to walk on a different one and make your own mark. There are hundreds of players who took to youtube to start streaming chess since last year's lockdown owing to Covid-19 pandemic, very few Indians started the same on twitch. WIM Rucha Pujari from Kolhapur, Maharashtra took up a daunting task to start streaming in the later part of last year. She learnt everything on her own, tapped on her creative side and explored a new horizon. Last month she won a Hand and Brain tournament with FM Kozok, finishing ahead of Nakamura's team. In this article, we get to know Rucha's streaming journey so far.

Gibraltar GP will decide two spots for the next Women's Candidates

21/05/2021 -

The final leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix will start at Gibraltar from Saturday 22nd May 2021 which will decide two spots for the next Women's Candidates. Currently Aleksandra Goryachkina is leading the table but she has already qualified as she lost in the Women's World Championship match against Ju Wenjun last year. Humpy is currently at 293 points followed by Kosteniuk at 193 but neither of them are playing this event which makes things interesting as it will depend upon how Lausanne GP winner Nana Dzagnidze, Kateryna Lagno, Anna Muzychuk, Alina Kashlinskaya and Mariya Muzychuk perform. Only top two finishers of FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2019-21 will secure their place in the next Women's Candidates event. Photo: FIDE

Off the Board Tales #4 – Patrick D’Souza

20/05/2021 -

Off the Board Tales is a series by ChessBase India, where the premise revolves around people who are passionate about chess despite it not being their career. An emotional and short story is what you're up for, so read on for tales of joy, tales of aspirations, tales of sorrows, and tales of success. Patrick D’Souza is a six-time 100%iler of the CAT Exams, an ardent chess lover with 1600 ELO, and runs the Patrick 100 Academy.

New: The Saemisch Variation against the King's Indian and Benoni by Jan Werle

20/05/2021 -

The centre is stabilised with the move f3, and a possible expansion on the kingside is also prepared. Thus it is usually White who gets the attacking chances against the king. Since Benoni is structurally very similar to the King’s Indian with ...c5, many plans and motifs can be transferred here. You can then test both your theoretical knowledge as well as look at typical ideas in model games in the numerous accompanying interactive videos. The Saemisch variation against King's Indian and Benoni by Jan Werle is a nice opening to learn and add a new weapon to your ever growing arsenal of openings. Photo: ChessBase

Garry Kasparov does a Q&A in a Reddit Ask Me Anything

19/05/2021 -

When it comes to the world chess champions who do not hold back on speaking their mind on any topic one can fathom - Garry Kasparov's name is the first that comes to mind. So naturally a Reddit AMA (Ask me Anything) is something one cannot afford to miss. Surely everyone will not agree to every single opinion he might have, but at least the chess, tech and AI aspects are something which is definitely worth a read. Kasparov shares everything from what he has for breakfast these days to his thoughts on if Carlsen will be able to cross his 20+ long years of domination in the world of chess, how The Queen's Gambit promoted chess among the masses and much more. Photo: Grand Chess Tour

New Komodo Dragon 2 - Neural Network Chess Evaluation

18/05/2021 -

The new iteration of the renowned program belongs to the strongest chess engines in the world, especially now that it draws its strength from the tremendous tactical power of a classic Alpha Beta engine, combined with deep positional play drawn from an advanced neural network. It also has different modes of play which you may find very interesting. For instance in MCTS mode it will show you not which is the objectively best move, but the one that gives the opponent the best chance of going wrong. Larry Kaufman - one of the two authors of Komodo Dragon 2 illustrated how MCTS worked with two games and explained it too. Komodo Dragon 2 is available now. Photo: ChessBase

Venkata Krishna Karthik wins Super Heroes Cup with a photo finish

17/05/2021 -

Venkata Krishna Karthik won Super Heroes Cup in an absolutely photo finish of an Armageddon against Kishan Gangolli. Both of them fought like gladiators who traded blow for blow and did not want to bow down to the other until the very last second of the clock. This Armageddon is definitely one of the greatest finish of a final in a ChessBase India event. The final day of the Super Heroes Cup witnessed live commentaries by Humpy, Harika, Vidit and Harikrishna. The tournament participants also got an opportunity to interact with the one and only Vishy Anand in a Q&A session. Photo: ChessBase India live stream

How did the Tal Chess Club begin in Madras in 1972

17/05/2021 -

Today Vishy Anand is known as the Madras Tiger in the world of chess. But back in the 80s when he was a little cub, he sharpened his claws at the Tal Chess Club. This chess club started in 1972 by IM Manuel Aaron, backed by Soviet funds, was a key reason for Chennai becoming the capital of Indian chess. Today Chennai boasts of 25 grandmasters and there wouldn't be a single one who started playing chess in the 1980s who wouldn't have benefited from the existence of the Tal Chess Club. But how did it all begin? Why was it named the Tal Chess Club and not Botvinnik or Alekhine? Sagar Shah got in touch with India's first IM Manuel Aaron and brings you an important part of Indian chess history.

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