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The final day saw the blitz leg that consisted of 12 games. Anand finished it with 7.0/12, half a point behind Nakamura. Thus, Viswanathan Anand won the rapid tournament, shared first in the 60-minute format and became second in blitz. That was enough to win the Champions Showdown 2016 at Saint Louis. We have an illustrated report with videos and comments by Vishy.
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After three games in the Ruy Lopez/Berlin territory, Magnus Carlsen decided that it was time to bring in the Guioco Piano. The game witnessed an unusual move order which soon resulted in a fresh position. Karjakin was upto the task today as he kept control. Towards move 40, Magnus began to lose the control of the game and slid into a worse position. Being in a territory that he has never been in, Karjakin couldn't press in the best possible manner and the game ended in a draw. We have pictures, game analysis and key positions for you.
The 54th National Premier was scheduled to begin on the 16th of November 2016. With the participation of star players like Vidit Gujrathi and B. Adhiban this is one of the strongest National Premiers we have seen in recent times. However, the first round did not take place at all. Reason? Organizers couldn't book a playing venue for the tournament. The players were left frustrated and disappointed. The organizers have extended the tournament by one day and have promised to compensate the players.
Magnus Carlsen botched up another winning position in the fourth game of the World Championship Match. Karjakin keeps proving again and again that he is an amazing defender. The game ended in a draw. The right question to ask at this point is whether Magnus will regret the missed opportunities and see a dip in his level of play or will he rise to the occasion and score a win in the fifth game with the white pieces. Only time will tell. Until then, we have the pictures, analysis and key positions from round four.
After two rather uneventful draws, the fans got their money's worth when Magnus Carlsen created winning chances from an equal position and put the challenger in grave difficulty. Sergey Karjakin stayed trued to his tag of being a tenacious defender and did not give up right until the very end. Magnus missed a few winning chances and the game ended in a draw. We have the entire game annotated along with critical positions and pictures from the venue.
Padmini Rout won her third consecutive National Premier title in Delhi. She scored 8.0/11 and stayed undefeated throughout to clinch the title. Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman registered three consecutive wins after losing to Padmini in the ninth round to take the second place with 7.5/11. Eesha Karavade finished third and Bala Kannamma, the last seed, scored a WIM norm. Illustrated report with games.
The Champions Showdown entered the rapid leg on the fourth day of play. Viswanathan Anand played a faulty combination to beat Hikaru Nakamura after the latter missed the riposte. He then beat Topalov twice to take the lead after the classical and rapid games. Garry Kasparov was at his nostalgic best as he commentated on the games. An illustrated report.
On 10th of November GM Swapnil Dhopade was in the ChessBase India studio in Mumbai. Along with IM Sagar Shah, the host of the show, he recorded a 34 minute video filled with instructional material of highest quality. The idea was to teach the viewers about how to handle initiative in chess. In this article we show you the best way in which you can use the video for your chess improvement and pose you with additional two positions which are sure to give you a hard time!
The European Club Cup is one of the most prestigious and fiercely contested team event in the world of chess. The best part about it is that players all over the world are welcome to play in it. Three Indian players went to Novi Sad, Serbia: Harikrishna and Sasikiran for team Ave Navy Bor and Sethuraman for Team Itaka. Sasi played exceedingly well and won the silver medal on board six for his 5.5/6 performance. We have pictures, games, analysis and more.
Karjakin opened the game with 1.e4. Once that move was made we knew for sure that it would be a theoretical battle. Carlsen came excellently prepared. He had done his homework and improved on his game Topalov-Carlsen from Paris Grand Chess Tour. Karjakin was unable to put any pressure on the World Champion and the same story as in round one repeated - White didn't have anything up his sleeve and Black equalized with ease. We have pictures, analysis and key positions for you.
Padmini Rout leads the Women's Premier Championship by a full point and is en route to winning it yet again. She has remained solid and undefeated throughout the tournament and has scored 7.0/9. The most important step came when she defeated Vijayalakshmi S. in the eighth round. Behind her, trailing at 6.0/9, is Soumya Swaminathan. We have an illustrated report with games.
Magnus Carlsen played the Trompowsky (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5) in the first round of the World Championship 2016 against Magnus Carlsen. Many experts felt that there was definitely some connection between Carlsen's choice of the opening and the newly elected US President. While the first few moves were fun, the excitement didn't last long. With meticulous precision Sergey Karjakin equalized the game and gave his opponent no chances. After one round the score stands at 0.5-0.5. Full analysis of the game and don't miss Ribli's gem!
All eyes are on the United States of America this November. It began with the greatest of matches — Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton. This political match saw an unexpected victor in Trump. In New York, Magnus and Karjakin are duking it out, with news houses all over the world covering it. But there is another big ticket showdown taking place right now in St. Louis. We have an illustrated report with master analysis.
The 1st ChessBase India online blitz tournament will be held on the 12th of November 2016 on the playchess server at 6 p.m. IST (1.30 p.m. server time). The tournament is open to all the players of the world and the prizes are quite tangible. The first place winner gets nine months of ChessBase Premium Account! The time control is 3 minutes 2 seconds increment and there will be in all nine rounds. You can participate even if you are not a playchess member. All you have to do is follow the steps in the article.
Imagine you wake up early to play a morning round and are greeted by a musky fragrance caused by the raindrops caressing the flora around you; summoning a feeling so powerfully evocative that it cleanses your body and purifies your mind. Blessed with such an environment, imagine playing your favourite game in this land referred in India as 'God’s own country'. We have a finely illustrated report.
