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Victory for Valiant Vidit Gujrathi and R Vaishali at FIDE Grand Swiss 2023, Qualify to the Candidates 2024

06/11/2023 -

GM Vidit Gujrathi scored an emphatic victory against GM Alexandr Predke (SRB) to win FIDE Grand Swiss 2023. He became a clear champion scoring 8.5/11. Apart from staging an epic comeback after losing the first round, his countrymate GM Arjun Erigaisi's draw against GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA) and his good friend GM Anish Giri's (NED) win over GM Andrey Esipenko played a key role in Vidit winning the tournament. IM Vaishali R drew her final round game against IM Batkhuyag Munguntuul to become FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 winner. GM Pia Cramling (SWE) holding GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) to a draw ensured Vaishali becomes the champion without the necessity of tie-breaks. Vidit, Nakamura and Vaishali have secured their place in the Candidates via this event. Thus, Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali become the first-ever Indian siblings and probably also among the world to qualify in the same edition of Candidates. Photo: IM Sagar Shah

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36th National Under-9 Open and Girls Round 6-7: Advik Amit Agrawal goes 7/7

06/11/2023 -

After 7 rounds of play at the National Under-9 Championships, Advik Amit Agrawal (1378, MAH) is dominating the Open section with a perfect score of 7/7 points. The reigning National Under-7 Champion Sarbartho Mani (1418, WB) is his closest competitor with 6.5/7 points. In the Girls section, 4 players share the lead with 6/7 points. Samhita Pungavanam's unbeaten 6/6 streak was broken by Divi Bijesh in the 7th round. The 8th round starts today 9:30 AM IST. Photos: Himank Ghosh

Nikita Petrov wins 1st Annemasse International Festival 2023, Sayantan second and Sahaj third

06/11/2023 -

GM Nikita Petrov (MNE) and GM Sayantan Das scored an unbeaten 7/9 each at 1st Annemasse International Chess Festival 2023. Nikita won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Sayantan secured second place. Their seventh round game against each other ended in a draw. Nine players scored 6.5/9. Out of them, five are Indians. GM Sahaj Grover, GM Deep Sengupta, GM Sankalp Gupta, GM Diptayan Ghosh and IM Mehar Chinna Reddy C H were placed third, fourth, fifth, sixth and eleventh respectively. The total prize fund of the festival was €22000. The top three prizes were €3000, €2000 and €1500 along with a trophy each. Photos: Cercle d’Échecs du Bassin Annemassien

New: ChessBase Magazine #216

06/11/2023 -

World-class chess explained in video: Dorian Rogozenco shows two win by Magnus Carlsen from the World Cup 2023 – From a surprise weapon to a fashionable variation: Luis Engel shows why 6.Rg1 is being used by more and more top players against the Najdorf Variation (video) – Analyses of Nijat Abasov, Anish Giri, Vidit Gujrathi, Ferenc Berkes, Jan Krzysztof Duda, Andrey Esipenko, Nils Grandelius, Anna and Mariya Muzychuk, Praggnanandhaa, Peter Svidler et al. from the World Cup 2023 – “Special” on Hou Yifan: exclusive collection of 22 encounters with detailed commentary from the period from 2008 to 2020 – "Crushing the Benoni": Petra Papp recommends the attack with 6.e4 g6 7.f4! – Carlsbad 1923: Mihail Marin surprises us with how modern the old masters already laid out the game 100 years ago, incl. two interactive videos – "Fundamental Endgame Knowledge" Part #6: Karsten Mueller reveals tips and tricks in the endgame with more than two pawns on one wing and much more. Photo: ChessBase

36th National Under-9 Open and Girls Round 4-5: Venkata and Advik lead in Open, Samhita and Pooja in Girls

05/11/2023 -

The 4th and 5th round of National Under-9 Chess Championships saw more rating upsets, and the lead getting thinner at the top. After 5 rounds of play, there are 2 players each in the Open and Girls section with a perfect score of 5/5 points. Samhita Pungavanam (1345, TEL) and Pooja Shree R (1249, TN) lead the girls section, while Advik Amit Agrawal (1368, MAH) and Venkata Naga Karthik Malladi (1317, KAR) have the lead in the open category. The biggest result of the day was the top seed in the Girls section, Sharvaanica AS (1430, TN) going down against Bhavanya Panchumarthi (1192, AP). Round 6 starts today, 5th November from 9:30 AM IST. Photos: Himank Ghosh

Grand Swiss 2023 R10: Vaishali vanquishes Zhongyi Tan, secures her place in the Women's Candidates 2024

05/11/2023 -

IM Vaishali R is in the form of her career. She defeated her fifth former Women's World Champion, GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN) in the penultimate round of FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 Women. Thus, she earned herself a spot in the FIDE Women's Candidates 2024. She is also maintaining her sole lead 8/10. GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) is the sole woman trailing her by a half point at 7.5/10. In the Open event, GM Hikaru Nakamura won the All-American clash against GM Fabiano Caruana. GM Vidit Gujrathi scored a fantastic victory against the Romania no.2 GM Bogdan Daniel-Deac. GM Arjun Erigaisi also scored an amazing win against GM Samuel Sevian (USA). GM Andrey Esipenko, Nakamura and Vidit are currently in a three-way lead 7.5/10. Arjun will face Nakamura and Vidit will be up against GM Alexandr Predke (SRB) in the final round. Round 11 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Maria Emelianova/chess.com

Himal Gusain dominates 1st Saint-Macaire Autumn Open 2023

04/11/2023 -

IM Himal Gusain scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st Saint-Macaire Autumn Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the field. IM Floryan Eugene (FRA) scored sole 8/9 to secure second place. IM Radoslaw Barski (POL) scored 7/9 to be placed third. Himal's sole draw of the event was against the eventual runner-up, Floryan in the sixth round. He defeated the second runner-up, Barski in the fifth round. The total prize fund of the tournament was €5000. The first prize was €1000 and a trophy. This is Himal's sixth tournament triumph of the year, second in France. A couple of months ago, he won 14th Vaujany Open 2023. Photos: Tristan Roselle

Grand Swiss 2023 R9: Vaishali beats Stefanova, emerges sole leader

04/11/2023 -

IM Vaishali R defeated GM Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL) in the ninth round of FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 Women. The former Women's world champion made an incorrect exchange of pieces in the endgame which eased Vaishali's path towards victory. Her coleader GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) was held to a draw by IM Leya Garifullina, allowing Vaishali to become the sole leader 7/9. She will face another former Women's world champion, GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN) in the penultimate round. GM Vidit Gujrathi had a well contested draw against GM Andrey Esipenko. The leader group in the Open section increased to six players as GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA) and GM Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI) joined Esipenko, Vidit, GM Fabiano Caruana (USA) and GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU). Round 10 starts today at 2:30 p.m. local time, 7 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman

36th National Under-9 Open and Girls: Chirag topples top seed, Sharvaanica on 3/3

03/11/2023 -

The 2nd and 3rd round of the National Under-9 Championships saw a lot of upsets. In the Girls section, the top seed Sharvaanica AS (1430, TN) managed to win all 3 of her games comfortably so far - now having 3/3 with 11 other players. However, the top seed of the Open section, Safin Safarullakhan (1716, KER) was taken down by Chirag Lahoti (1247, MAH) with the White pieces, undoubtedly the biggest result of the round. Chirag has 3/3 points along with 16 more players right now. The 4th round starts from 9:30 AM IST today, 4th November. Photos: Himank Ghosh

Get the Brand new Fritz 19 and Mega Database 2024 in the Mega Diwali Sale 2023!

03/11/2023 -

Keeping our yearly tradition, the Mega Diwali Sale 2023 on the ChessBase India Online shop is here! Every year during the Mega Diwali Sale, we have a new big product release - this year it is Fritz 19. There are huge discounts upto 25% up for grabs - the more you buy, the bigger discount you will get! Moreover, we have two big product releases - The Fritz 19 and Mega Database 2024 will be released on 14th November! This article is meant to be a guide for the customers, advising them on the some of the best products we have at the Shop and recommending product purchases according to needs. Check out the full article below:

Augustin A victorious at DKCA Rating Open 2023

03/11/2023 -

Augustin A scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win DKCA Rating Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Six players - Lokesh N, Indrajeet Mahindrakar, Aditya Savalkar, Sushanth Vaman Shetty, Swarnamala B and Rahul K scored 7.5/9 each. Lokesh and Indrajeet secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. Augustin defeated the eventual second runner-up, Indrajeet in the seventh round. He won the tournament with a victory over the sole IM taking part in the event - Ramnathan Balasubramaniam. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹600000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹35000 and ₹25000 along with a trophy each. This is Augustin's seventh overall tournament triumph of the year. It is also his first open rating tournament victory of his career. Photos: Ramesh Kote/DKCA

360+ players are taking part at 36th National Under-9 Open and Girls 2023

03/11/2023 -

Over 360 children are taking part at 36th National Under-9 Open and Girls Chess Championships 2023. Round 9 starts today from 1:30 p.m. IST. Seraikela Kharsawan District Chess Association is organizing the tournaments at The Wave International in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. The seven-day eleven-round Swiss league Rating tournaments have a total prize fund ₹500000, ₹250000 in Boys and Girls section each. The top three prizes are ₹50000, ₹36000 and ₹30000 each. Safin Safarullakhan (KER), Rahul Ramakrishnan (TN), Narendra Agarwal (WB) in the Open, Sharvaanica A S (TN), Samhita Pungavanam (TN) and Aaradhya Upadhyay (RAJ) in the Girls are the top seeds. Photos: Himank Ghosh

Grand Swiss 2023 R8: Caruana, Esipenko and Deac join Vidit in a four-way lead

03/11/2023 -

GM Vidit Gujrathi made a 16-move quick draw against GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA) in the eighth round of FIDE Grand Swiss 2023. The result allowed GM Fabiano Caruana (USA), GM Andrey Esipenko and GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) to catch up with Vidit in the lead 6/8. GM Arjun Erigaisi once again missed a good opportunity against GM Yuriy Kuzubov (UKR). While it was not a definite win unlike the last round, he had a promising position. GM R Praggnanandhaa would be disappointed after grinding a relatively balanced rook endgame for seven hours and 127 moves. When his opponent GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) blundered, Praggnanandhaa could not seize his chance. Round 9 starts today at 11:30 a.m. local time, 4 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman

Aditya Mittal triumphs at Pavlodar Open 2023 with a 2722 performance

02/11/2023 -

GM Aditya Mittal scored an unbeaten 8/10 to win Pavlodar Open 2023. He also made the exact same score few months when he won Astana Zhuldyzdary International Chess Festival Open A 2023. The 16-year-old finished a half point ahead of a strong field which featured 14 more GMs from all over the world. He performed at 2722 and gained 18.4 Elo rating points. GM Mihail Nikitenko and GM Dmitry Bocharov scored 7.5/10 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the festival was 23000000 Tenge. The top three prizes were 4000000, 3000000 and 2500000 each respectively. Aditya won approx. ₹710800. This is his second triumph of the year in Kazakhstan. Overall he has won three tournaments in 2023 so far. Photos: Islam Dakhayev/Chess Kazakhstan

Dreamhack Rapid and Blitz 2023 starts tomorrow Friday 3rd November

02/11/2023 -

Dreamhack Rapid and Blitz 2023 starts tomorrow in Hyderabad, Telangana. Four GMs, nine IMs, a WGM and a WIM have confirmed their participation. Total ₹500000 prize fund is up for grabs, ₹300000 for Rapid and ₹200000 for Blitz. Entry is FREE for GM, IM, WGM and WIM. For everyone else, you have to buy a ticket as per your preference which includes participation in the chess tournament. A player can register for either Rapid or Blitz or both, as per their choice. This tournament is unlike any other as it takes place inside a gaming convention, which means loud music and noise will be there throughout the day. So if you haven't registered yet, do it right away. Whoever can block out the noise, focus on their game, will win big and clinch the championship!

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