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Seminar on chess and autism announced

10/03/2021 -

We all know by now that chess is much more than just a sport. It can be used as a tool to help the society in numerous ways and the mankind too. For the first time on 29th March 2021, FIDE together with its Commission for People with Disabilities and the Social Commission, will be holding an Introductor Seminar - "Chess for children with an autism spectrum disorder. How chess can help children with autism". Check out the article to find out more details on how to register for it. Photo: FIDE 

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Koneru Humpy is the winner of BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award

09/03/2021 -

On 8th February 2021, BBC revealed the nominees for BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award. Koneru Humpy was one of them along with Manu Bhaker, Dutee Chand, Vinesh Phogat and Rani. It was announced that the winner will be decided by public vote and results will declared on 8th March. Yesterday on International Women's Day, BBC revealed the poll results and turns out our very own Women's World Rapid champion Koneru Humpy has won the award. It is a matter of great joy for the entire chess universe when chess gets the deserved recognition. Photo: BBC News Press Team

The evolution of women's chess in India

08/03/2021 -

The first national championship in women's chess in India took place in 1974. It was won by Vasanti Khadilkar. Over the last 46 years there have been 19 different national champions in the country. From the Khadilkar sisters brining in the culture of women playing chess, to Vijayalakshmi becoming the first WGM of the country, to Koneru Humpy dominating the sport on a world stage, chess has come a long way in the country. On this women's day we bring you the story of the evolution of the women's chess in India, at the same time IM Sagar analyzes one best game of all the 19 national champions of the country! Enjoy this massive article.

Gukesh wins Vidit Chess Tour

08/03/2021 -

GM D Gukesh added another feather to his cap by winning the Finals of Vidit Chess Tour. He ended IM Aronyak Ghosh's dream run by beating him in Armageddon as all four rapid games ended up in draws. Both players had their fair share of chances in the rapid, yet neither of them got the better of the other. It all came down to Armageddon where Gukesh utilized his experience to register another triumph. GM Narayanan S L beat GM Arjun Erigaisi by 2-1 to secure the third position. Photo: Niklesh Jain

Yugam 2021 - International Online Blitz Open with ₹100000 prize fund

07/03/2021 -

Everyone is well versed with the over-the-board events organized by Dr. N Mahalingam Chess Academy. They have organized 20 chess tournaments in four years since it was inaugurated by the seven-time world champion Vishy Anand. Their first online tournament, part of South India's largest Techno-Cultural fest Yugam 2021, will take place on Sunday 21st of March at 7 p.m. IST in ChessBase India webroom on Playchess. Entry is FREE for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs. For everyone else Entry fee is ₹200 for Indians and €3 for foreigners. The tournament can be played via windows software and desktop or laptop browser only. Registration is CLOSED. Photo: Yugam 2021

Vidit Chess Tour SF: Aronyak stuns Arjun Erigaisi

07/03/2021 -

Only five IMs qualified to the top 16 of Vidit Chess Tour. Out of them IM Aronyak Ghosh managed to beat three strong GMs in the knockout stage - Abhijeet Gupta, Harsha Bharathakoti and Arjun Erigaisi to advance to the Finals. He only needed two games in each stage to advance. Thus he is unbeaten in the Knockouts so far. GM D Gukesh played two Armageddons in the Knockouts and he won both of them. The Finals between Aronyak and Gukesh will be a rematch from ChessBase India Super Juniors Cup and definitely an interesting battle, today from 6 p.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

New: Andrew Martin: The Grünfeld Formula

07/03/2021 -

The story goes that a low-rated player once bravely asked Viktor Korchnoi his advice about what opening to play against a stronger opponent. “Play Grünfeld” was the grumpy reply. “Play Grünfeld against everything apart from 1 e4.” Andrew Martin has no way of verifying this story, but it certainly inspired him to think about whether this was possible, and the end result is this new ChessBase course. One of our most famous and beloved Fritztrainers finally strikes back, and presents great ideas to go for the Grünfeld. Photo: ChessBase

Talking Chess with S.P Sethuraman

06/03/2021 -

During the Covid Lockdown, one Indian Grandmaster was quite busy preparing a lot of material for the general chess audience. He is none other than SP Sethuraman, one of the best players India has produced in the last decade. Sethu, known for his opening preparation, has investigated two of the most critical Sicilian systems in his book for Thinkers Publishing, while also authoring a course on 1.e4 e5 for Chessable. With a top player like Sethu doing such great work, it was no surprise that a deep tete-a-tete was long overdue. In the following interview Sethuraman talks about various topics, ranging from why online chess should not be taken too seriously to secrets of opening preparation and why yoga is beneficial for chess players.

Vidit Chess Tour QF: Arjun Erigaisi eliminates Praggnanandhaa

06/03/2021 -

IM Aronyak Ghosh continued his impressive run in Vidit Chess Tour as once again he caused another big upset by beating GM Harsha Bharathakoti 1.5-0.5 to advance to the Semi-Finals. Speaking of upsets, GM Arjun Erigaisi eliminated GM Praggnanandhaa after the latter missed a simple draw in the endgame in their first encounter of the Quarter-Finals. GM Narayanan managed to beat GM Visakh in Armageddon and GM Gukesh beat IM Mitrabha to advance to the next stage. Semi-Finals will take place today on chess24 from 7 p.m. IST. Photo: IA Gopakumar Sudhakaran

Grandmaster Chess Ep 16: Learning the King's Indian from the King himself

06/03/2021 -

It is indeed more than just the metaphoric king - the "Raja" or "Radja" - in Teimour Radjabov's name that makes him the king of the King's Indian defence. The world no.10 is truly a leading expert in the said opening, someone whose exploits have redefined the way it is handled in the uppermost echelons of contemporary chess. In the 16th episode of ChessBase India's "Grandmaster Chess" series Teimour joins our ever-genial host Sagar Shah and the chess-crazed comedians to present the viewers one of his many brilliancies with Black using the famed hypermodern line. In this write-up we give you a summary of this epic stream which lasted an astounding 2 hours and 19 minutes. The critical positions, like always, are posed to you as questions. Work through them all, and see how many you manage to get right.  

How chess helped to overcome mental stress

06/03/2021 -

Whenever you land up in a new situation and you are unable to cope with the change, it creates stress! When the pandemic struck in 2020, it was a moment of change for everyone across the world. No wonder it created a lot of stress, tension and pressure all around. In this article, a young student living in Hyderabad and studying marketing decided to narrate his story of 2020. The year began with a lot of stress because of having to stay at home due to the Covid-19 situation. It seemed like the boy was drowning. Just when things looked very bleak, is when chess came to the rescue! 

Vidit Chess Tour Pre QF: Aronyak and Mitrabha cause big upsets

05/03/2021 -

The Pre Quarter-Finals of Vidit Chess Tour witnessed two big upsets and they were caused by two young talents from Kolkata, West Bengal - IM Aronyak Ghosh and IM Mitrabha Guha. While Aronyak scored a convincing 1.5-0.5 victory over GM Abhijeet Gupta, Mitrabha bounced back strong after suffering a loss to beat GM Abhimanyu Puranik 2-1 with a victory in the Armageddon. IM Pranesh M was impressive against GM Praggnanandhaa but he just faltered early in the Armageddon. Quarter-Finals will take place today on chess24 from 7 p.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed 

The next big talent of Karnataka - IM Pranav Anand

04/03/2021 -

Karnataka's list of titled players keep growing as 14-year-old Pranav Anand becomes the latest International Master of the country. The boy showed early signs of his wisdom as he chose chess between the sport of 64 squares and the board game majorly based on luck than skill - ludo. He was already sitting comfortably with three IM-norms in his bag after Aeroflot Open 2020 but the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the inevitable. He braved the odds and became the first Indian player to have become an IM in this year on 12th February. Photo: Rupali Mullick

The Queen's Gambit wins two Golden Globes awards

03/03/2021 -

Netflix mini-series 'The Queen's Gambit' broke a lot of records in a very short time. Initially it was difficult to predict this much of a success for the mini-series, but we kept doing episodic reviews because we thought it was something to be dwelled upon. Turns out 78th Golden Globes cemented the show creators - Scott Frank and Allan Scott efforts. The involvement of Garry Kasparov and Bruce Pandolfini made sure the chess universe can enjoy the intricate chess aspects of the show. Photo: Golden Globes

Chess as a tool to fight Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

03/03/2021 -

We have often heard about using chess as a tool to help and benefit the society in various sphere of daily life. We have also heard of people saying video games doing more harm than good which studies have proved it to be not true. Research showed few months ago that it is good for mental health. Last year we shared an experience by a young man with ASD and the role of chess in his life. In this article, we tell you about a clinical trial which was conducted among teenagers to test the effectiveness of a chess based video game on patients diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Photo: The Secret Trail of the Moon

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