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New: Christian Bauer: The evergreen Philidor

16/03/2024 -

The Philidor Defence is celebrated for its historical significance and varied tactical approaches, including the aggressive early f5 push and the more dubious line involving an early d4 pawn exchange and fianchetto. This video course, by GM Christian Bauer, shows the Philidor Defence's main positions and White's significant deviations, highlighting the nuanced manoeuvres in a semi-closed middlegame that challenge White's comfort. Get this Fritztrainer now and enrich your theoretical knowledge in Philidor Defence by the French Grandmaster. Photo: ChessBase

ChessBase 18 and Mega 2025 are here

ChessBase 18 is an all-new program that helps you manage all your databases as an ambitious player. Mega Database 2025 has 11 million games with over 113,000 games annotated by masters. The cost of ChessBase 18 is Rs.4499/- and the cost of Mega Database 2025 is Rs.6499/- However, if you go for the combo the total amount comes to Rs.8999 (instead of 10,998/-) helping you save Rs. 1999/-.

ChessBase 18 + Mega 2025 Combo

Massive updates on the Freestyle Chess Tour by Magnus Carlsen and Jan Buettner

15/03/2024 -

After a successful completion of the inaugural edition of Weissenhaus Freestyle G.O.A.T. Challenge, Magnus Carlsen and Jan Henric Buettner make a major announcement. The world's greatest chess player and German entrepreneur, invited world’s top chess players to become members of their newly formed, exclusive Freestyle Chess Players Club (FCPC). At the same time, Carlsen and Buettner confirmed the launch of a worldwide Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, a series of five tournaments per year on five continents. Read the press release to know details about the announcement.

Mitrabha Guha perfect at 2nd Aamdar Chasak Rapid Rating Open 2024, earns a brand new Honda Shine bike

15/03/2024 -

GM Mitrabha Guha scored a perfect 9/9 to win 2nd Aamdar Chasak Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the field. GM Laxman R R scored sole 8.5/9 to secure second place. IM Kaustuv Kundu, IM Ravi Teja S and IM Ratnakaran K scored 8/9 each. They secured third, fourth and fifth place according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000 + bike + 97 trophies. The champion's prize was a brand new Honda Shine motorbike. The runners-up received were ₹20000 and ₹15000 each respectively. The top three winners received a huge trophy. The one-day rapid rating tournament was organized by Kalyan Taluka Buddhibal Sanstha on 3rd March 2024 at Navrang Banquets in Kalyan, Maharashtra. Photos: IA Mohit Ladhe / Kalyan Taluka Buddhibal Sanstha

Four Honest Reviews for GM Vidit Gujrathi's Master Advanced Tactics and Calculations like a Super GM

14/03/2024 -

Vidit Gujrathi has had a phenomenal 2023. From reaching the FIDE World Cup Quarterfinals, winning the FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 and qualifying to the Candidates, and winning the Gashimov Memorial 2023, this was easily his best year performance-wise in the last few years! In 2023, we also recorded a ChessBase video course with Vidit - named Master advanced Tactics and Calculations like a super Grandmaster. In this video course we use studies to present the different aspects of Advanced Tactics and Calculations. IM Sagar Shah sits along with Vidit for 5 hours and 26 minutes, trying to understand Vidit's thought process while he's solving tough endgame studies blindfolded! Check out 4 detailed and honest reviews of this video course from players of different skill levels and ratings.

Arjun Erigaisi will return at 29th TePe Sigeman & Co 2024

14/03/2024 -

Arjun Erigaisi will make his third consecutive appearance at one of the most prestigious events of the world, 29th TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2024. As always, the organizers have once again put together a great mix of legendary players along with the present generation of world-class talents. The defending champion - Peter Svidler, Arjun Erigaisi, Nils Grandelius (SWE) and Vincent Keymer (GER) will be returning to the 29th edition. They will be joined by the reigning four-time Women's World champion - Wenjun Ju (CHN), former World Rapid champion - Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB), four-time Ukraine champion - Anton Korobov, and reigning World Junior champion - Marc` Andria Maurizzi (FRA). The tournament will take place at Elite Plaza Hotel, Malmö in Sweden from 27th April to 3rd May 2024. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Consistent P Saravana Krishnan dominates Prague International Chess Festival 2024 Grand Prix

14/03/2024 -

IM P Saravana Krishnan participated in seven different events at Prague International Chess Festival 2024. Saravana made five podium finishes out of them. He scored a staggering 1020 points in the entire Grand Prix and finished 255 points ahead of the runner-up, FM Nikoloz Chkhaidze (GEO). Saravana's performances are: Runner-up in F Solving competition; second runner-up in G Basque chess, H Rapid, J Fischer Random and K Pair Blitz. Each day after finishing his side events, he played his Classical game in D Open category. Saravana showed his passion and true dedication towards chess in not just one format or time control but across a multitude of formats and variants. Photo: Petr Vrabec/Prague International Chess Festival

CircleChess Bullet Bash 3.0 Concludes in Dramatic Fashion!

14/03/2024 -

CircleChess, the tech startup pioneering advancements in chess learning and online tournament discovery, successfully concluded the largest-ever free-entry online bullet tournament in India with an impressive 3,341 participants battling it out in an arena format for a thrilling 90 minutes. The Bullet Bash series, hosted by CircleChess, pits players of all skill levels, both titled and untitled, against each other in a fast-paced arena format. This unique structure encourages participants to maximize the number of games they play within the limited timeframe. This iteration witnessed a phenomenal six-fold increase in participation compared to the previous tournament, primarily attributed to CircleChess's decision to make the event free to enter and introduce a dedicated prize pool for untitled players. Read more about the thrilling details in the article below. Photos: CircleChess

Abhimanyu Puranik clinches 40th Cappelle la Grande Open 2024 with a 2686 performance

13/03/2024 -

GM Abhimanyu Puranik and GM Lorenzo Lodici (ITA) scored 7.5/9 each at 40th Cappelle la Grande Open 2024. Abhimanyu won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Lorenzo was placed second. Nine players scored 7/9 each. Out of them, IM Alberto Barp (ITA) secured third place. The total prize fund in the Open tournament was €12000. The top three prizes were €2000 + trophy, €1500 and €1200 each respectively. This is Abhimanyu's third rating tournament triumph of the year. Earlier, he won 33rd Keres Memorial Blitz Open 2024 in January. Then he won Bangabandhu Premier League 2024 for Bangladesh Police and now he won his first individual Classical rating tournament in 2024. Photos: L'Echiquier Cappellois

Big Response for 21st BCC Open 2024

13/03/2024 -

The 21st Bangkok Chess Club Open starts one month from today on 13th April 2024. The tournament has received a fantastic response. A total of 251 players from 50 countries across the world have registered in Open and Challengers section. A total of 18 GMs, 20 IMs, 4 WGMs and 10 WIMs have confirmed their participation. Last two days left to get early bird discount. Register now if you haven't yet and play during Songkran festival at a picturesque location in Hua Hin, Thailand. FM FT IA Peter Long writes about the latest update and shares some photos from the venue. Photos: FM FT IA Peter Long/Bangkok Chess Club

Kushagra Mohan wins 20th Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit 2024

13/03/2024 -

IM Kushagra Mohan and IM Anton Sitnikov (UKR) scored 7/9 each at 20th Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament 2024. Kushagra won the tournament as he defeated Anton in the penultimate round. The direct encounter tie-break went in favor of Kushagra, Anton was placed second. IM David Gochelashvili scored sole 6.5/9 to finish third. The six-day ten-player round-robin tournament was organized by Tamil Nadu Chess Association at Hotel Alankar Grande in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu from 27th February to 3rd March 2024. Tournament Coordinator - IA R Srivatsan writes the tournament report. Photos: IA R Srivatsan

IIT Madras invites you to participate at 6th Shaastra Rapid Rating Open 2024

12/03/2024 -

IIT Madras invites all chess players around the world in the sixth edition of Shaastra Rapid Rating Open 2024. It is scheduled to take place on 30th and 31st March 2024. This the only IIT which organizes an Open Rapid Rating tournament every year. This year the total prize fund is same as last year ₹500000 with the first prize being ₹65000. So far four GMs, ten IMs, two WGMs and a WIMs have already confirmed their participation from Australia, England, USA and various parts of India. Entry and accommodation is FREE for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs. Last date of registration is 27th March 2024 5 p.m. IST. So hurry up and register now if you have not yet. Photo: Tournament circular

Shyam Sundar M wins Prague International Chess Festival 2024 Rapid Open, Saravana Krishnan third

12/03/2024 -

GM Shyam Sundar M and FM Jachym Nemek (CZE) scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 each at Prague International Chess Festival 2024 H Rapid Open. Shyam won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Jachym had to settle for second place. Five players - IM P Saravana Krishnan, FM Nikoloz Chkhaidze (GEO), GM Stepan Zilka (CZE), FM Akaki Sharashenidze (CZE) and Levente Miszler (HUN) scored 6/7 each. They were placed third to seventh according to tie-breaks. The top three prizes were 3000, 2000 and 1500 each respectively. The one-day rapid rating tournament was organized by Novoborsky Chess Club, z.s. on 2nd March 2024 at Don Giovanni Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic. Photos: Petr Vrabec/Prague International Chess Festival

Velammal AICF Round Robin Women Grand Master Tournament to be held in Chennai

11/03/2024 -

Once again, an important event is set to take place in Chennai, known as the capital of Indian chess. This time, the event will be held in the form of the Round Robin Women Grand Master Tournament. In this tournament, a total of 11 classical matches will be played on a round-robin basis between five foreign women title players from Mongolia, Serbia, France, Italy, and Colombia, and seven Indian women players. Velpula Sarayu of India will be the top-seeded player of the competition. This competition, with a prize money of Rs 10 lakh, will be played from March 18 to March 25. The main organizer of the competition is the Tamil Nadu State Chess Association. ChessBase India will continue to share every piece of information related to this tournament with you from the venue. Read this article.

57th Biel Chess Festival 2024: Registrations are now open!

11/03/2024 -

The 57th edition of Biel Chess Festival is set to start from Saturday 13th July 2024. Apart from two GMT (Grandmaster Triathlon) events, there will be a ten round MTO (Master Tournament) for players rated 1900+, ATO (Amateur Tournament) for players rated below 2000. The barrier for MTO has been lowered to 1900 which allows players rated 1900 and 2000 to choose between MTO and ATO. There are also going to be several other events including Rapid, Blitz and Chess960 events. Indian players did quite well last year in MTO and Rapid. Aditya Samant became India's 83rd Grandmaster. With MTO now becoming an event for 1900+ players only, ten rounds and a classical time control means that there are great chances of scoring norms. Photo: Biel Chess Festival

Sushanth Kamabathula wins 1st Festival du Manoir Hotel Touquet Golf Resort Open 2024

11/03/2024 -

Sushanth Kamabathula and WGM Nino Maisuradze (FRA) scored an unbeaten 4.5/5 each at 1st Festival du Manoir Hotel Touquet Golf Resort Open 2024. Sushanth won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Nino secured second place. Nicolas Laposte (FRA) scored 3.5/5 to finish third. Sushanth drew against the top seed and sole WGM taking part in the event in the third round. The total prize fund in the Master Tournament was €1200. The first prize was €350 and a trophy. This is Sushanth's first rating tournament triumph of his career. The five-day five round Swiss League Rating tournament was organized by Romain Christophe-Hayot at Le Manoir Hotel in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France from 25th to 29th February. Photos: Romain Christophe-Hayot / Official site

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