21/08/2024 - The Chess Challenge 2.0 was held at the Chembur Children's Home on 17th of August 2024. 12-year-old Shubhash Pawar won the event with a score of 6.0/6. The event was organized by Teach Chess India and sponsored by Lion's Club and many people came together to make this happen. We bring you a pictorial report of what transpired on this beautiful day.
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21/08/2024 - GM Leon Luke Mendonca defeated GM Lorenzo Lodici (ITA) to stay in the lead after the fifth round of 30th Abu Dhabi Masters 2024. Leon had a back and forth battle which could have gone either way. The Italy no.3 made a one-move piece blunder which cost him the game. Leon, GM Volodar Murzin and GM David Paravyan are in a three-way lead 4.5/5 each. 13 players are trailing them by a half point 4/5. There are five Indians among them - GM Pranav V, GM B Adhiban, GM S L Narayanan, GM Bharath Subramaniyam H and GM Raunak Sadhwani. Adhiban drew with Raunak in a position where he could have pushed further. Round 6 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy
21/08/2024 - The fourth round of 61st National Championship 2024 witnessed two major upsets. 12-year-old Raihaan Zahid (TEL) completely decimated GM Lalit Rohit (AP). The boy responded well to delayed Schilemann and launched a devastating attack on the kingside. Vignesh Advaith Vemula (TEL) scored the other upset against GM Abhijeet Gupta (PSPB). India's latest GM P Shyaam Nikhil held the second seed and the defending champion, GM Sethuraman S P (PSPB) to a draw. GM Venkatesh M R (PSPB) played beautiful chess to beat GM Pa Iniyan (TN). IM Viani Antonio Dcunha (KAR) missed a chance to beat the reigning Commonwealth champion, GM Mitrabha Guha (RSPB). Round 5 starts today at 3:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Himank Ghosh
21/08/2024 - All five games of the second round of Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2024 ended in draws. The world champion Ding Liren (CHN) forced a draw via perpetual check for the second consecutive round. This time against Anish Giri (NED). D Gukesh had a well contested draw against Ian Nepomniachtchi. He could have gained a pawn heading into the queen and rook endgame. However, it would not have made a significant difference. Praggnanandhaa had a solid draw against the former World Blitz champion, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA). It will be Praggnanandhaa vs Gukesh in Round 3 which starts today at 1 p.m. local time, 11:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour
20/08/2024 - GM R Vaishali blundered in a winning position in Round 5 of FIDE Tbilisi GP 2024. Vaishali had an advantage for the better part of the middlegame. In time trouble, she went for an all-out attack against the former women's world champion, GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR). GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) made a strong comeback. After saving a half point in a lost endgame in the previous round, she defeated GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI) convincingly. IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (ESP) scored her first win of the event against IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO). IM Alina Kashlinskaya (POL) missed a win against IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE). Today is the sole rest day of the event. Round 6 starts tomorrow Wednesday from 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman
20/08/2024 - IM-elect FM Goutham Krishna H defeated his second consecutive GM in Round 4 of 30th Abu Dhabi Masters 2024. The Brazil no.1, GM Luis Paulo Supi made an incorrect decision to not trade queens at the right time and he had to pay a heavy price for it. He joins 13 more players in the lead 3.5/4. Seven out of the 14 leaders are Indians. They are - GM Pranav V, GM Bharath Subramaniyam H, GM B Adhiban, GM Raunak Sadhwani, GM S L Narayanan and GM Leon Luke Mendonca. The reigning World Junior champion, IM Divya Deshmukh made a great escape from a losing endgame against Turkiye's youngest GM in history - Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus. Round 5 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy
20/08/2024 - The first round of Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2024 witnessed the highly anticipated match between Ding Liren (CHN) and D Gukesh. The world champion forced a draw via perpetual check by sacrificing his bishop and rook. The world championship challenger had no choice but to accept it. Ding mentioned that he wanted to surprise his opponent in the opening and also save his preparation. The defending champion, Fabiano Caruana (USA) suffered a shocking loss against the newly crowned Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2024 winner, Alireza Firouzja (FRA). Praggnanandhaa drew against Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB). Round 2 starts today at 1 p.m. local time, 11:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour
20/08/2024 - Siddhant Gawai (MAH) played fantastic against GM Abhijeet Gupta (PSPB) in Round 3 of 61st National Championship 2024. The teenager drew with the five-time Commonwealth champion. However, the quality of play was very high by Siddhant. WFM Shubhi Gupta (UP) also put up a good fight against the top seed, GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly (PSPB). She missed her chances in the rook endgame to score a half point. A total of 24 players are current having a perfect score 3/3. Out of them, there are five untitled players who will face GMs/IMs for the first time at this event in Round 4. It starts today at 3:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Himank Ghosh
19/08/2024 - The fifth and final event of the Grand Chess Tour 2024 season is Sinquefield. The defending champion, Fabiano Caruana (USA) will be seen in action along with Ian Nepomniachtchi, D Gukesh, Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB), Alireza Firouzja (FRA), Wesley So (USA), R Praggnanandhaa, Anish Giri (NED), Ding Liren (CHN), and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA). Gukesh will face the reigning world champion - Ding Liren in the very first round. What will be the outcome of this game? The tournament takes place at The World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Round 1 starts today at 1 p.m. local time, 11:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Grand Chess Tour
19/08/2024 - Welcome back to the “Strategic Mastery” series in collaboration with ChessNeurons and Chessbase India. Grandmaster Ankit Rajpara will guide you through the fifth episode of our Positional Puzzle Series. This series aims to elevate your positional and strategic chess skills through carefully crafted puzzles and insightful explanations. Few puzzles from this episode are from former World Champion Bobby Fischer! In this episode, we will reveal the solutions to the five puzzles from our fourth episode. Following which, we will present five new positional puzzles with increasing difficulty to further challenge your strategic thinking.
19/08/2024 - 13-year-old IM-elect FM Goutham Krishna H defeated GM Nikolas Theodorou (GRE) in Round 3 of 30th Abu Dhabi Masters 2024. The Greece no.1 made a minute positional mistake which the teenager had no trouble capitalizing. IM Srihari L R played fantastic chess against the top seed, GM M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) to share the point. GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) and GM Volodar Murzin are the only two players at 3/3 each. They are followed by 36 players including 15 Indians at 2.5/3. 17-year-old untitled Kushal R Jani is having a fantastic tournament. He defeated his second IM of the event, Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (UZB). Round 4 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy
19/08/2024 - The top ten seeds have made a perfect start at 61st National Championship 2024. They all have won their respective games. Rishideep Bordoloi (ASM) and CM Shadhursshaan R (TN) drew with GM Neelotpal Das (PSPB) and GM Laxman R R (RSPB) respectively. 13-year-old Abhinav Raj (DEL) put up a good fight against GM Pa Iniyan (TN). The teenager made an incorrect decision in a balanced rook and bishop endgame which cost him the game. Dinesh Kumar Jaganathan (TN), Sumit Grover (JK) and Aarav Saish Amonkar (KAR) drew with IM Ajay Karthikeyan (TN), IM Sammed Shete (MAH) and IM Rahul Sangma (RSPB) respectively. Round 3 starts today at 3:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Himank Ghosh
19/08/2024 - GM R Vaishali had a solid draw against IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO) in Round 4 of FIDE Tbilisi GP 2024. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI) handed IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (ESP) her second consecutive loss of the event. Sara blundered in an equal queen, rook and bishop endgame. GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) was winning the better part of the endgame against GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO). The Georgia no.1 woman, made an interesting bishop sacrifice to expose Anna's king and grab a couple of pawns. However, Anna defended correctly to gain decisive advantage, only to miss her chances at the end. Vaishali will face GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) in Round 5. It starts today from 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman
18/08/2024 - IM FT Harikrishnan A Ra scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 21st Pays de Charleroi Open Group A (>=2000) 2024. He bettered his previous year's performance by scoring a half point more, finished a full point ahead of the rest. IM FT Muthaiah Al scored sole 7/9 to secure second place for the second consecutive year. He also remained undefeated. GM Namig Guliyev (AZE) scored 6.5/9 to finish third. Harikrishnan defeated both participating GMs in the Classical event - the eventual second runner-up, GM Namig and GM Alexandre Dgebuadze (BEL) en route his championship. He also won the Blitz event for the second consecutive year. This is Harikrishnan's fifth and sixth triumph of the year. Photo: Frédéric Dehoux
18/08/2024 - Thanneermalai Kannappan (HKG) scored 8/9 to win 48th Sant Marti Vila de Sitges Open Group B (<1950) 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Vihaan Dawda and Midilesh Ms scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. Vihaan defeated the eventual champion, Thanneermalai in the final round to finish second. The total prize fund of the tournament was €7500. The top three prizes in Group B were €450 + trophy, €275 and €200 each. Aarush Dolas was the only other Indian to make a top ten finish in Group B. He scored 6.5/9 to finish sixth. Photo: Chess International Open 'Vila de Sitges'