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The Sharjah Masters 2017 was off to a rollicking start with about 86 Indian players competing. This takes the phrase 'home away from home' to a completely different level. While there were many upset draws, the one thing that stood out was the number of no-shows. The biggest upsets of the day for Indians were scored by Viani Antonio Dcunha, Vignesh NR and Nihal Sarin.
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Pentala Harikrishna, Anish Giri, Michael Adams, Ding Liren, Yu Yangyi, and Peter Svidler are competing in the DT News Chup Shenzen. The first round saw Hari draw with white against Svidler. In the second round, the Indian No. 2 takes on English legend Michael Adams with black. Catch all the action live here.
The strong Sharjah Masters 2017 has begun in the UAE with a line of Indians competing. You can watch the action live on our newspage, where the most-followed games are displayed automatically. As a Premium Account member, you can, in addition, access the Live Book, Chat, chess engine analysis – all in your browser, on a notebook, tablet or even your smartphone.
WGM Soumya Swaminathan is an extremely strong chess player. More often than not you see her hunched over the chess board trying to find the best way to beat her opponent. However, there are times when she is 'relegated' to being a spectator. Every once in a while when Soumya did this, she realized that it was a refreshing experience. She learnt things that helped her grown stronger as a player. These tips she now shares with you.
Six grandmasters (including a talented Indian star) will play in the rejuvenated Sigeman & Co. Tournament. With the arrival of the new partner TePe, the tournament changes its name to TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament. As in previous years, the tournament will be held at the Hipp Theater in Malmo and this year the dates will be 10-14th May at Malmo, Sweden. Ingemar Falk writes...
Jacob Aagaard will be in India on the 25th of March and he will begin his lectures and interactive sessions from Mumbai. When the famous organizer Praful Zaveri was approached to set up the two day sessions, he tried to think about a way in which he could make it grand. And for that he needed a special venue! After quite a lot of efforts he was able to secure a unique place filled with chess culture and history to the brim! And after a gap of 17 years, chess activities will resume at that place with the much awaited Aagaard lectures!
'There have been many instances in history when an inspired cavalry charge disrupts the momentum of a battle,'writes Srinath Narayanan who thinks Tigran Petrosian is one of the greatest players of chess, ever. He dissects the play of the former world champion in the first of his planned series of 'tribute' to Iron Tigran. Enjoy.
12-year-old Avathanshu Bhat had some entrepreneurial ideas brewing up in his head. He boldly went ahead to set up a ChessBase India stall at the Powai Fest in Mumbai. For two entire days he manned the stall playing chess and educating people about the game. He describes them as two of the best days of his life. He learnt a lot about how to interact with people, spreading the game and also making some money. In this article he shares with you his entrepreneurial experience and you definitely must know what the little boy plans to do with the money he has earned!
IM Vishal Sareen as a coach likes to share the material he has created with all his students. He believes that sharing is an important component for improving at chess. According to him, GM Jacob Aagaard is a legend because he took the concept of sharing to an entirely different level through his book publishing house Quality Chess. In this article Vishal goes in to the flashback mode and recounts his first meet with Aagaard, conversations and a beautiful combination. Jacob is coming to Delhi on 30th and 31st of March and this is an opportunity which the residents of Delhi mustn't miss!
The third day of the Vishy Masterclass organized by Velammal Vidyalaya was a celebration for chess itself. If the first day saw Anand warming up with endings, and the second day saw him discuss opening preparation, the third day was all about becoming a stronger player by improving your practical chess.
The chess boom in India has reached dizzying heights. Praggnanandhaa became an IM at the age of 10 years and 10 months. Nihal Sarin achieved the feat at 12 years 8 months. Now we bring to light another chess prodigy who makes Pragga and Nihal look old! Ilamparthi A.R. from Chennai is the highest rated chess player in the world in the under-eight section. He has tremendous passion, which is shown by the fact that he works for ten hours a day when he doesn't have school! In this article, we not only tell you more about this prodigy, but also present to you his games with annotations by the young boy himself!
The seventh edition of the strong HD Bank Open came to close in Vietnam with the local superstar Le Quang Liem winning the title for the third time. Wei Yi lost in a mere 19 moves in the second round but bounced back with a brilliant win later on. Vishnu Prasanna was the best among the Indians. Report.
All of us know that the study of openings is an important element in order to improve at chess. After all it is the first phase of the game. But very few have the right approach towards studying it. On day two of the Masterclass with Vishy Anand, the five-time World Champion dealt with the subject of openings in great depth and told the students how exactly things are done at the highest level. ChessBase India's Nitin Pai was present at the venue and brings to you the detailed coverage.
ChessBase India started over a year ago with the intention of boosting chess in the country. On 12th of March we took giant steps in that direction by organizing the first Online Prize money tournament in the memory of the great Bobby Fischer. 148 participants including six grandmaster and twelve International Masters participated, making it a truly grand event. The winner was the top seed of the event GM M.R. Lalith Babu who simply steamrolled the field with a perfect 9.0/9. A huge report, with games, analysis, player's feedback and much more.
At the sidelines of the ongoing 'Masterclass' where Viswanathan Anand is training the youngsters, the champ spoke on a variety of issues surrounding chess. Find out what Anand thinks about openings, middlegames, and endgames, Harikrishna, Adhiban, etc. Also, how do you teach chess to your child? Read.
