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Key Challenges of Trainers - Part 1

11/03/2024 -

It is quite a difficult task to find the right trainer for a chess player. More so, when there are so many lucrative options available. While some prefer to work on their own, others need a chess coach to guide and help them improve their game. FM IA FT Peter Long writes his experiences and thoughts as a trainer, what he faced and the challenges a trainer faces. How chess evolved as a sport over time, the ecosystem and naturally the training aspect of the game, trainers making a living through chess irrespective of their experience, knowledge or teaching ability. Photo: vecteezy

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

The new executive of the All India Chess federation has been elected unopposed

10/03/2024 -

The result of the election for new office bearers of the All India Chess federation for the tenure of 2024 to 2027 has been declared today by former Justice of the Allahabad High Court, Rang Nath Pandey, and former Justice of the Delhi High Court, SS Sistani. It was already decided that the election of the All India Chess Association would be unopposed when only 15 names remained for the 15 available posts on March 4 for withdrawal of nominations. With this, the All India Chess Federation has become the new sports association implementing the National Sports Code. Among the key office bearers, Nitin Narang of Haryana has been elected as President, Dev Ajay Patel of Gujarat has been elected as Secretary, and International adjudicator Dharmendra Kumar of Bihar has been elected for the post of Treasurer. Read this article: Photos - All India Chess Federation

Sammed Jaykumar Shete wins 1st G H Raisoni Memorial Amravati Rapid Rating Open 2024

10/03/2024 -

IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete, GM Sankalp Gupta, Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi and IM Arghyadip Das scored 8/9 each at 1st G H Raisoni Memorial Amravati Rapid Rating Open 2024. Sammed won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Sankalp, Aakash and Arghyadip were placed second to fourth respectively. Sammed, Aakash and Arghyadip remained undefeated. Sammed defeated the top seed Sankalp in the sixth round. He also drew against Aakash and Arghyadip. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹50000 + trophy, ₹30000 and ₹20000 each respectively. The one-day rapid rating tournament was organized by G H Raisoni Sports and Cultural Foundation, and Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation on 25th February 2024 at G H Raisoni University in Amravati, Maharashtra. This was Sammed's first rating tournament triumph in 2024. Photo: Bhushan Shriwas

New: ChessBase Magazine #218

10/03/2024 -

Tata Steel 2024: Analyses of the tournament winner Wei Yi as well as Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Alexander Donchenko, Alireza Firouzja, Anish Giri, Erwin l'Ami, Praggnanandhaa, Eline Roebers and Vidit Gujrathi - Mihail Marin looks back at Linares 1992: Kasparov vs. the young generation - French à la Erigaisi: Sergey Grigoriants serves up a fresh idea in the Advance Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 f6!? - Inviting Nimzo-Inder: In the fashionable variation 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Be7 6.e4 dxe4 7.fxe4 c5 White gets a protected passed pawn on d5; Jan Werle shows why Black can afford it! - "Fundamental Endgame Knowledge" Part #8: What you need to know in the endgame with bishop and pawn; video course with Karsten Mueller and much more. Enjoy CBM #218 in the new ChessBase book format on any device: iPad, tablet, Mac. Windows PC or laptop! Photo: ChessBase

Mitrabha Guha dominates Armageddon Challenge, Laxman second and Jval third

10/03/2024 -

We have seen tournaments of many chess variants. But have you heard about Armageddon chess tournament? Chess Federation of Sri Lanka organized a one-day Sri Lanka Chess Classic (Armageddon Chess Challenge) tournament on 23rd February, a day before the rest day of Commonwealth Championships 2023-24. Every game is Armageddon which means White must win and Black needs just a draw to win the match. Time is also same as usual - 5 minutes for white against 4 minutes for black. GM Mitrabha Guha won the tournament with a perfect 7/7. Four players - GM Laxman R R, Jval Saurin Patel, FM Villanueva Nelson (PHI) and WCM K M Dahamdi Sanudula (SRI) scored 6/7 each. They secured second to fifth place according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was RM700. This was Mitrabha's fourth tournament triumph in 2024. Photos: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali will feature at 57th Biel Chess Festival GMT 2024

09/03/2024 -

GM R Praggnanandhaa and GM R Vaishali have participated in the Master Tournament of the historic Biel Chess Festival in 2021. For the first time in their career, the FIDE Candidates 2024 siblings will play in the Grandmaster Tournament (GMT) in Masters and Challengers section. Both sections will feature six players who will battle in Classical, Rapid and Blitz events. After the players have faced each other in all three formats, the top four in each Masters and Challengers will play against each other in Classical time controls with reversed colors. This is a new addition to the 57th edition of Biel GMT. Masters: Praggnanandhaa, Vincent Keymer (GER), Liem Quang Le (VIE), Javokhir Sindarov (UZB), Haik Martirosyan (ARM) and Abhimanyu Mishra (USA). Challengers: Jonas Bjerre (DEN), Alexander Donchenko (GER), Salem Saleh (UAE), Marc' Andria Maurizzi (FRA), Ihor Samunenkov (UKR) and Vaishali. Photo: Amruta Mokal

New: Iniyan Panneerselvam: A Repertoire against the Queen's Gambit Declined with 4.Bg5

09/03/2024 -

The Queen’s Gambit Declined (QGD), is a highly popular opening for players of all levels, from absolute beginners to World Champions. Known for giving a solid position, many play this opening from the Black side, however, things aren’t as simple as they seem to be. With an emphasis on 4.Bg5, which was the old mainline played at the highest levels since the World Championship match of the 1920s, we uncover a lot of new ideas. Increase your theoretical knowledge in the QGD and enrich yourselves in this Fritztrainer by India's 61st GM - Iniyan Pa. Photo: ChessBase

Anton Sitnikov triumphs at 19th Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit 2024, Avinash Ramesh second

09/03/2024 -

IM Anton Sitnikov (UKR) scored an unbeaten 7/9 to win 19th Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament 2024. Anton finished a full point ahead of the competition. IM Avinash Ramesh scored 6/9 to secure second place. IM David Gochelashvili and IM Kushagra Mohan scored 5.5/9 each. They were placed third and fourth according to tie-breaks. This is Anton's third triumph in seven appearances he has made in this circuit so far. The six-day ten-player round-robin tournament was organized by Tamil Nadu Chess Association at Hotel Fortune Park in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu from 20th to 25th February 2024. Tournament Coordinator - IA R Srivatsan writes the tournament report. Photos: IA R Srivatsan

Diptayan Ghosh wins a double, conquers National Blitz Championship 2024

08/03/2024 -

GM Diptayan Ghosh (RSPB) scored 9.5/11 to win National Blitz Championship 2024. After GM Aravindh Chithambaram, Diptayan seems to be continuing his record of the same player winning the National Rapid and Blitz at the same edition. Diptayan finished a half point ahead of the field. GM Raja Rithvik R (TEL), IM Ethan Vaz (Goa) and IM Aradhya Garg (DEL) scored 9/11 each. They were placed second, third and fourth respectively according to tie-breaks. FM Suyog Wagh (MAH) scored 8.5/11 to finish eighth. Once again he is the sole non-GM/IM to make a top ten finish. This is Diptayan's second tournament triumph of the year. Both of them occurred in consecutive days. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Xiangzhi Bu wins 5th Shenzhen Masters 2024, Arjun Erigaisi third

08/03/2024 -

Arjun Erigaisi drew his final round game against Daniil Dubov at 5th Shenzhen Masters 2024. Xiangyu Xu (CHN) scored the sole victory in the seventh round against Qun Ma (CHN). The remaining two games between Yangyi Yu (CHN) and Anish Giri, Vladislav Artemiev and Xiangzhi Bu (CHN) also ended in draws. Xiangzhi became champion, Yangyi second and Arjun third according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was US$ 90000. The top three prizes were $20000, $15000 and $12000 each respectively. Arjun is still World no.10 and India no.1 in the live ratings. Photos: Organizer/Liang Ziming

Prague International Chess Festival 2024: Ediz Gurel clinches Challengers, becomes youngest GM of Turkiye

08/03/2024 -

Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) had already won 6th Prague International Chess Festival 2024 Masters on the previous day. In the final round, he drew against Richard Rapport (ROU) comfortably to finish a staggering 1.5 points ahead of the competition with a 2873 performance. Czech Republic no.2 made a fantastic comeback scoring 5/7 in his last seven games after starting the event with two losses. Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI) and R Praggnanandhaa also scored 5/9. However, Thai Dai Van secured second place according to the tie-breaks, Parham third and Praggnanandhaa fourth. A day after becoming Turkiye's 15th overall and youngest GM, Ediz Gurel defeated Anton Korobov (UKR) in the final round to win the Challengers section. He will play the Masters in the seventh edition. Photos: Amruta Mokal

Diptayan Ghosh becomes National Rapid 2024 Champion

07/03/2024 -

GM Diptayan Ghosh (RSPB) scored an unbeaten 9/11 to win National Rapid Championship 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Eight players - IM Aronyak Ghosh (RSPB), GM Raja Rithvik R (TEL), IM Arghyadip Das (RSPB), IM Srihari L R (TN), FM Suyog Wagh (MAH), IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete (MAH), IM Ayush Sharma (MP) and IM Aradhya Garg (DEL) scored 8.5/11 each. They secured second to ninth place according to tie-breaks. Suyog is the sole non IM/GM finisher among top ten. Nithin Babu (KER) is the highest untitled finisher at 15th place scoring 8/11. National Blitz Championship 2024 will take place today. Blitz Round 1 starts at 9 a.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Nodirbek Abdusattorov clinches Prague Masters 2024 with a round to spare, now World no.4

07/03/2024 -

Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) defeated Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI) to win 6th Prague International Chess Festival 2024 Masters. It was certainly not an easy win for the champion. He sacrificed his queen for a rook and knight. Then he had to navigate through a difficult endgame to earn the full point. This win also ensured, the former World Rapid champion move up to World no.4 in the live ratings. D Gukesh won against Vincent Keymer (GER). Aansh Nandan Nerurkar won the Futures section. He will play in the Challengers section at the next edition. IM Ediz Gurel drew against GM Erwin L'ami (NED) to secure his final GM-norm and become the latest Grandmaster of Turkey. Round 9 for Masters, Challengers and Futures start today at 11 a.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Prague International Chess Festival

Xiangzhi, Yangyi or Arjun - Who will win 5th Shenzhen Masters 2024?

06/03/2024 -

Arjun Erigaisi drew his sixth round game against Vladislav Artemiev at 5th Shenzhen Masters 2024. The remaining two leaders - Xiangzhi Bu (CHN) and Yangyi Yu (CHN) drew their game against each other. Xiangyu Xu (CHN) scored his first win of the event against Daniil Dubov. This was the first time former World Rapid champion suffered a loss at this event. Arjun must beat Dubov in the final round to have a chance of a first place finish. Xiangzhi and Yangyi have better tie-breaks which means Arjun's win may not prove to be enough as he needs two more results to go in his way. Round 7 starts tomorrow at 2 p.m. local time, 11:30 a.m. IST. Photos: Organizer/Liang Ziming

Karthik Rajaa wins 1st Nallu Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2024

06/03/2024 -

FM Karthik Rajaa and Vignesh B scored 8/9 each at 1st Nallu Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2024. Karthik won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Vignesh was placed second. Six players - GM Laxman R R, GM Akash G, IM Harshavardhan G B, Vengatesh Krishnan C, Dinesh Kumar Jaganathan and IM Avinash Ramesh scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed third to eighth respectively according to tie-breaks. Karthik suffered his sole loss against the eventual second runner-up, Laxman. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹33000 + trophy, ₹20000 and ₹10000 each respectively. The one-day rapid rating tournament was organized by Gold Medal Chess Foundation on 11th February 2024 at VOC Vidiyalayaa in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This was Karthik's second rating tournament triumph in 2024. Photos: Gold Medal Chess Foundation

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