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St. Louis Rapid Day 1: The glass of water crushes Redbull!

12/08/2018 -

Fabiano Caruana is showing why he is the worthy person to challenge the World Champion Magnus Carlsen. Fabi started off with three wins out of three games at the Saint Louis Rapid 2018. Among the casualties were Grischuk, Aronian and Mamedyarov. Vishy Anand had a mixed day at the office. He beat Hikaru Nakamura in game one, but lost to MVL in the second round. Vishy drew his third against Karjakin. There was a lot of interesting chess played in the day. One of them being Karjakin's thoroughly creative victory over Leinier Dominguez. In this day one report from Saint Louis, ChessBase India correspondent V. Saravanan sends you a detailed picture of what took place.

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Curtain Raiser: Vishy Anand looking to improve his Grand Chess Tour standing

11/08/2018 -

We have the curtain raiser from Saint Louis sent to us by IM V. Saravanan who is present at the venue in USA to cover the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz and Sinquefield Cup 2018 for ChessBase India. Both Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz and Sinquefield Cup 2018 (Classical) are part of the Grand Chess Tour. Vishy's standing in the Grand Chess Tour hasn't really been very special. He is currently in the seventh position. But he has the chance to play some strong chess and improve his chances. First we will have the rapid, then the blitz followed by classical chess. Stay tuned for all the updates from this exciting event where most of the top players apart from Magnus Carlsen are in action.

Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz & Sinquefield Cup 2018 LIVE!

11/08/2018 -

Vishy Anand, Aronian, Caruana, MVL, Wesley So, Nakamura, Mamedyarov, Grischuk, Karjakin are some of the top players playing at the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2018. After three days of rapid and two days of blitz, the action will shift to classical chess in the Sinquefield Cup 2018. The top four finishers at the Grand Chess Tour will fight it out for top honours in London later this year. Vishy Anand is in the seventh spot as of now. Will he be able to make that jump? Follow the games live on this page along with Live Commentary. Live games begin each day at 11.30 p.m. Indian Standard Time (IST)

ACL 1st Super League 2018: KCA and DCA are the finalists in Unrated category

11/08/2018 -

Kunte's Chess Academy of Pune, Maharashtra and Dynamic Chess Academy of Rajkot, Gujarat are the first two finalists in ACL 1st Super League 2018 in Unrated category. KCA defeated City Chess Club Bhuj after two draws and then winning the tie-breaker blitz match. DCA also had a similar start in the first match against d'pawn Chess Academy of Amravati, Maharashtra. They defeated their opponent dpCA 3-1 in the second semi-final to secure a spot in the final. They will collide against each other in a best of two match on 20th August 2018 to claim the bragging rights to be the best academy in Unrated category.

Game Theory helps Vaibhav Suri win the Biel Masters 2018

11/08/2018 -

The Biel Masters is a strong tournament with 26 grandmasters. The top seed was GM Pavel Eljanov (2706) and there were eight more grandmasters above the rating of 2600. GM Vaibhav Suri from Delhi was the 19th seed, but played a fantastic tournament to score 7.0/9 and win half a point ahead of the remaining competitors. And what was Vaibhav's secret of winning the tournament? The Game Theory which he learnt when he was majoring in Economics in his University! We tell you all about the game theory approach of Vaibhav. Apart from this we also have a game annotated by Vaibhav, a big interview by Rupali Mullick and also a huge pictorial report. Don't miss this exciting report from the Swiss town of Biel. 

Abu Dhabi Masters: Aravindh Chithambaram holds Vladimir Fedoseev

10/08/2018 -

No Indian GM was able to register a win on one of the top ten boards in the third round of the Abu Dhabi Masters. However, Chennai lad, GM Aravindh Chithambaram did make a mark by holding the fifth seed of the tournament GM Vladimir Fedoseev to a draw on board 6. Despite being rated more than 100 points below his opponent, it was Aravindh who had the better position out of the opening and was able to hold to a draw quite comfortably. Something similar happened in the game between GM Vishnu Prasanna and Nigel Short. Prasanna hardly had to break a sweat to hold the FIDE presidential candidate in a French Defence game. Meanwhile on boards 22 and 23, WGM Soumya Swaminathan and FM Anand Nadar scored wins against Grandmaster opponents.

Asian Nations Cup 2018 - A window to the Batumi Olympiad

10/08/2018 -

The Asian Nations Cup proved to be a mixed bag for team India. In the open section we finished second in the classical format winning the silver medal, while in the women's section we had to settle for the bronze. However, in the blitz that followed, the women's team were simply altogether at a different level and won the gold medal with a huge margin. The men's team could manage only a fourth place finish. The biggest find of the tournament were the Iran (Green) team which won the gold in rapid, classical and blitz section beating strong teams like India and China. Iran has the same team for the Olympiad as well. In this article we look at our performance and also analyze what it means for the Olympiad in Batumi 2018.

Bhakti Kulkarni's strong performance at Villard De Lans in France

10/08/2018 -

Villard De Lans is a town in the south Eastern part of France that is well known for skiing. From 30th of June to 7th of July, it was home to a strong International chess tournament held in the memory of Cristina Foisor. Cristina was a strong IM, who passed away at the age of 50 last year. Her daughter WGM Sabina-Francesca Foisor, husband IM Ovidiu-Doru Foisor and son-in-law Elshan Moradiabadi played at the event. The tournament was won by GM Moradiabadi. But it was WGM Bhakti Kulkarni who proved to be the surprise of the tournament as she scored 7.0/9 and finished second. In this report, she sends us two of her annotated games and we also have an interview with the champ on her beginnings in chess and how she got better at the game. 

Abu Dhabi Masters: A shock defeat for Abhijeet Gupta

09/08/2018 -

The second round of the Abu Dhabi Masters turned out to be a good one for the top seeds. While most of them managed to pull out wins in their game, Gabriel Sargissian, Anton Korobov and Vladimir Akopian were held to draws comfortably by Harsha Bharathakoti, RR Laxman and D Gukesh, respectively. Meanwhile, GM Abhijeet Gupta, the strongest Indian in the fray, lost after a miscalculation against Gunay Mammedzada of Uzbekistan. On boards 3 and 5, Swapnil Dhopade and P Iniyan also lost badly against Wang Hao and Daniil Dobov. Round 2 report.

Abu Dhabi Masters: Rathanvel dominates Le Quang Liem!

08/08/2018 -

The 25th edition of the Abu Dhabi Masters saw some gnarly upsets on the first day. On the topmost board, IM VS Rathanvel achieved what Vidit Gujrathi could not at the Danzhou Masters some weeks ago; he defeated Le Quang Liem!! Playing white, Rathanvel gave up an exchange early in the game and dominated all the way through. This, however, was not the only upset of the round. Koustav Chatterjee, Sankalp Gupta,Rakshitta Ravi and many others also scored some stunning upsets. A detailed report.

Job opportunity - Earn Rs. 20 Lakh+ as the Head coach of SMCA in Singapore

08/08/2018 -

If you are a Grandmaster or an International Master who has a knack for training others, the South Mumbai Chess Academy has an enticing opportunity for you. They are looking for a head chess coach for their branch in Singapore and this might just turn out to be the opportunity you were looking for. With flexible working hours, great pay (Rs. 20 lakh + per annum) and excellent growth opportunities, the job offers you the best blend of teaching, learning and earning! And mind you, this opportunity is not just limited to Indian titled players. IMs and GMs from all over the world can apply for this post.

CBIJ #09: Seven-year-olds who will make India proud in the years to come!

08/08/2018 -

This week's edition of CBIJ brings to you the exciting news on the Nationals Under-7 that took place in Tumkur, Karnataka. Read about the little champs and hear what they have to say! We talk to the champions Amogh Bisht and Lakshana Subramanian. Find out who is the most important person, without who our players wouldn't be who they are today. We interview seven different coaches from different parts of India - Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata and so on and get to know how is it that they spot talents and work with them. Last week's trivia was about your favourite chess book! We narrowed down on a winner. This week we have a trivia related to the coaches and the winner gets a chance to get his games assessed by an IM! Don't miss the 9th edition of CBIJ by Avathanshu Bhat!

First of its kind in India - the Akshayakalpa BNCF Grand Prix

07/08/2018 -

Grand Prix (French for "grand prizes") is generally associated with Formula One. It consists of a series of races which are held worldwide. Ultimately the winners of each race qualify for a Grand finale. Since its inception in 1950, F1 Grand Prix Series are watched by millions around the globe. Bangalore North Chess Forum, popularly known as BNCF, has a reputation for its punctuality, effective planning, and great attention to detail for their monthly one-day rapid tournaments. They, in association with Akshayakalpa, have introduced Grand Prix to popularize chess in Karnataka. A series of seven events culminating into a super finals in February!

Paritosh Bhattacharyya memorial chess tournament

07/08/2018 -

Paritosh Bhattacharyya, a coach of Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy, met his untimely demise on 17th June 2018. Chess was his only way to make a living. He is survived by his wife and a college going daughter. To support his family in these tough times, DBCA is organizing a one day memorial chess tournament on 19th August 2018. People who wish to support his family can donate any amount towards the cause. Proceedings from the tournament and donation will go to his family. Photo: DBCA

A note to the Indian players - Honour your commitments

06/08/2018 -

Indian chess players travel to every corner of the world to play in chess tournaments. They are one of the biggest resources for any organizer in the world. But recently there has been a trend which needs to be changed. A lot of Indians, especially titled players, write to organizers to ask for an entry and conditions (free accommodation, food, appearance fee) and then cancel their participation even without informing them. This results in a big blow to the plans that the organizers have made and affects their relationship with Indian players in general. Something similar happened with the organizer of the 5th Porticcio Open 2018 Leo Battesti, and he wrote a mail to the All India Chess Federation which we reproduce here. 

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