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FIDE World Cup 2023: Players lists and pairings announced

05/07/2023 -

A total of 17 Indians, five more than previous edition, are set to take part in the upcoming FIDE World Cup and FIDE Women's World Cup 2023. First game of the first round is on 30th July. Five Indians in the Open and three among Women got a Bye in the first round due to being in the top 50 and 25 seeds. The remaining five in the Open and four among Women have to play their first round matches. The players are - D Gukesh, Vidit Gujrathi, Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin, S L Narayanan, Abhimanyu Puranik, Adhiban B, Karthik Venkataraman, Harsha Bharathakoti, GM Koneru Humpy, GM Harika Dronavalli, IM Vaishali R, IM Divya Deshmukh, WGM Nandhidhaa P V, WGM Mary Ann Gomesh and WGM Priyanka Nutakki. What are your predictions for each event? Photo: FIDE

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Gukesh to face Magnus Carlsen in the first round of SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz 2023

05/07/2023 -

SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz 2023 is quite possibly the last stop for the many of the upcoming FIDE World Cup 2023 participants. D Gukesh will make his Grand Chess Tour debut against none other than the world no.1 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) himself. Fabiano Caruana (USA), Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alireza Firouzja (FRA), Vishy Anand, Richard Rapport (ROU), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL), Ivan Saric (CRO) and Constantin Lupulescu (ROU) are the remaining participants. Who do you think will become the champion? The tournament takes place at The Westin Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia. Round 1 Rapid starts today from 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Wenjun Ju starts her Women's World Championship defense against Tingjie Lei starting today

05/07/2023 -

The FIDE Women's World Championship Match 2023 starts today in Shanghai, China from 3 p.m. local time, 12:30 p.m. IST. The reigning Women's World Championn, Wenjun is set to defend her world title for the third time in her career. The Challenger Tingjie Lei won the Women's Candidates against the former Women's World Champion, Zhongyi Tan. At the draw of lots, Tingjie got the white pieces in Game 1. With Ding Liren becoming the new world champion few months ago, one thing is for sure, China is going to have a world champion in both Open and Women for at least another year. The total prize fund is €500000, winner will earn €300000 and the runner-up will receive €200000. Who do you think will win the match? Will we see the 18th women's world champion in the form of Tingjie Lei or will Wenjun Ju's reign continue? Photos: FIDE/Stev Bonhage

49th National Women 2023 R5: Seven in the lead

05/07/2023 -

WGM Srija Seshadri (TN) held the top seed and defending champion IM Divya Deshmukh (MAH) to a draw. After two long victories, Divya gained an exchange against Srija in the fifth round. However, she was unable to convert her advantage into a full point. Srija found a combination which forced a perpetual check. Thus a draw was agreed. The other two leaders of the round, WIM Mounika Akshaya Bommini (AP) and WIM Mahalakshmi M (RSPB) had a well contested draw. IM Bhakti Kulkarni (Goa), WGM Mary Ann Gomes (RSPB) and IM Soumya Swaminathan (PSPB) won their respective games to join the leaders 4.5/5. Round 6 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Sharan Rao wins LJ Slovakia Below 2300 Rating Tournament 2023, Jeet Jain second

04/07/2023 -

FMs - Sharan Rao, Jeet Jain and Martin Zvarik (SVK) scored 6.5/8 each at LJ Slovakia Open Below 2300 Rating Tournament 2023. Sharan became champion due to better tie-breaks. Jeet and Zvarik were placed second and third. Only Sharan suffered one loss out of the top three. His sole defeat was against the eventual runner-up, Jeet. The total prize fund of the tournament was €4300. The top three prizes were €700, €500 and €400 each respectively. This is Sharan's second triumph of the year. He became Karnataka State Rapid 2023 champion on 30th April. After his triumph in Slovakia, Sharan went on to score his final IM-norm at Karel Janeček Open, 5th Prague International Chess Festival 2023.

49th National Women 2023 R4: Mounika Akshaya mauls Padmini Rout

04/07/2023 -

The defending champion, IM Divya Deshmukh (MAH) did not have it easy to register her fourth win at 49th National Women 2023. The Asian Continental 2023 Women Gold medalist had to battle for 101 moves against WIM Arpita Mukherjee (WB) in a queen and minor piece endgame. Arpita played the difficult endgame quite well until she pushed her passed pawn and made it weak. Divya pounced on that opportunity and converted it into a win with ease. On the second board, WIM Mounika Akshaya (AP) correctly punished the four-time National Women champion, IM Padmini Rout (PSPB) for her mistakes in the middlegame. WGM Varshini V (WGM) made a solid draw against IM Bhakti Kulkarni (Goa). Currently four players - Divya, Mounika, WIM Mahalakshmi M (RSPB) and WGM Srija Seshadri (TN) are at 4/4 each. Round 5 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Luka Paichadze wins 14th KIIT Open A 2023, Mehar Chinna Reddy third

04/07/2023 -

Five players - GM Luka Paichadze (GEO), GM Alexei Fedorov, IM Mehar Chinna Reddy C H, IM Milosz Szpar (POL) and GM Aleksej Aleksandrov scored 8/10 each at 14th KIIT International Chess Festival Open A 2023. Luka won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Alexei was placed second and Mehar third. Top four finishers remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the entire festival combining three events was ₹3200000, for Open A it was ₹2000000. The top three prizes were ₹300000, ₹200000 and ₹150000 along with a trophy each respectively. GM Laxman R R is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 7.5/10 to secure eighth place. The tournament was held from 11th to 18th June 2023 at Viswanathan Anand International Chess Hall, KIIT University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. All photos are by IA Suresh Chandra Sahoo unless stated otherwise.

Sportland NRW Cup 2023: Karthik Venkataraman second, Sparkassen Open: Leon Luke Mendonca third

03/07/2023 -

Fabiano Caruana (USA) defeated Pavel Eljanov (UKR) in the final round to win NC World Masters 2023. WGM Dinara Wagner (GER) drew against IM Ruben Gideon Köllner (GER) to become the champion in Sportland NRW Cup and earn her second GM-norm. GM Karthik Venkataraman scored 6.5/9 to finish second. Germany no.3 GM Alexander Donchenko defeated GM Ori Kobo (ISR) in a 96-move long battle to win Sparkassen Chess Open A on tie-breaks. The sole leader GM Frederik Svane (GER) drew against IM Gleb Dudin to finish second. GM Leon Luke Mendonca finished with a score 7/9 to be placed third. GM Pranav Anand also made 7/9. He was placed seventh. GM Aryan Chopra and IM Rathanvel V S are the only two other Indians to make a top ten finish. They scored 6.5/9 each to secure eighth and tenth place respectively. Photos: Official site

49th National Women 2023 R3: Divya Deshmukh averts a disaster against Mrittika Mallick

03/07/2023 -

Top seed IM Divya Deshmukh averted disaster against Mrittika Mallick (WB) in the third round of 49th National Women 2023. The reigning National Under-17 Girls champion correctly launched an attack when the opportunity was presented. However, she was unable to follow through. Thus, the defending two-time National Women and reigning Asian Women 2023 Gold medalist managed to escape with a win. WFM Sai Nirupama Kotepalli (AP), WCM Bristy Mukherjee (WB) and Sarayu Velpula (TEL) held IM Eesha Karavade (PSPB), IM Soumya Swaminathan (PSPB) and WIM Sakshi Chitlange (MAH) to a solid draw each respectively. Round 4 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. All photos are by Ankit Dalal unless stated otherwise.

Jonas Buhl Bjerre wins a thriller for Triveni Continental Kings to clinch Tech Mahindra Global Chess League

02/07/2023 -

The recently turned 19-year-old Danish GM Jonas Buhl Bjerre is the hero of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2023 Finals. After three draws in the sudden death matches, he checkmated Javokhir Sindarov (uMM) to etch Triveni Continental Kings as the winner of the inaugural edition. Before this game, Jonas had lost four times against Sindarov today. It was not that he was playing bad. Even in the qualifier stage, he had many great positions but he just could not convert it. What's important is, the teenager won when it mattered the most. IM Sara Khadem (TCK) had to be applauded as well. She defended an inferior position against GM Harika Dronavalli (uMM) in the first sudden death game. Triveni Continental Kings made a fantastic comeback from the bottom of the table at more than halfway to the very top. Did you enjoy the tournament and want a second edition? Photos: Maria Emelianova

Sumit Grover wins 2nd Kashmir Rating Open 2023

02/07/2023 -

Sumit Grover scored 7.5/9 to win 2nd Kashmir Rating Open 2023. Hasan Ashraf and Pradeep Tiwari also scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. Both Sumit and Pradeep remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. Top three prizes were ₹31000, ₹21000 and ₹11000 along with a trophy each respectively. The tournament was held from 10th to 15th June 2023 at Indoor Sports Complex, Polo Ground in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. It was organized by The Kashmir Chess Club, Srinagar. This was Sumit's first rating tournament triumph since December 2016. His third rating tournament victory of his career. Photos: FA Pavan Rathi

Frederik Svane on the verge of winning Sparkassen Chess Trophy Open 2023

02/07/2023 -

GM Frederik Svane (GER) defeated GM Aryan Chopra to emerge sole leader 7/8 at Sparkassen Chess Open A 2023. He is now a half point ahead of GM Alexander Donchenko (GER) and IM Gleb Dudin. Aryan, GM Leon Luke Mendonca, GM Raja Rithvik R, GM Harshit Raja and GM Pranav Anand are the five Indians at 6/8 each. IM Muthiah Al and IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete held Germany no.2 GM Matthias Bluebaum and FIDE World Cup 2007 winner GM Gata Kamsky to a draw each. Muthiah played solid throughout the game. Fabiano Caruana and Dmitrij Kollars defeated Vladimir Kramnik and Pavel Eljanov respectively. Caruana is once again the sole leader in the NC World Masters. A GM-norm is guaranteed to be scored at Sportland NRW Cup in the final round. Round 9 Open and Sportland NRW Cup, NC World Masters Round 6 starts today at 1:30 p.m. local time, 5 p.m. IST. Photos: Official site

49th National Women 2023 R2: Kalyani Sirin stuns Pratyusha Bodda

02/07/2023 -

12-year-old Kalyani Sirin (KER) scored a big upset against WGM Pratyusha Bodda (AP). The former launched a successful attack on her opponent's kingside and ended up delivering a checkmate. Kanishka S (TN), Sannidhi Ramakrishna Bhat (MAH) and Saniya Rafique Tadavi (MAH) held WGM Mary Ann Gomes (PSPB), WIM Salonika Saina (ODI) and WIM Vishwa Vasnawala (GUJ) to a draw each. Dakshita Kumawat (RAJ) had a great opportunity to draw her game against WGM Srija Seshadri (TN). However, she misplayed it and lost. 31 players are currently at 2/2. Round 3 starts today at 10 a.m. IST Photos: Parth Shah

Yash, Krishanter and Vedant win a ticket to Global Chess League Finals!

01/07/2023 -

From 15th of June 2023, an amazing series of tournaments started taking place across 5 different cities of India. In the eve of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2023 being held in Dubai, Tech Mahindra decided to do a partnership with Phoenix Malls! Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Lucknow and Indore - these were the 5 different cities in which chess tournaments were held at their respective Phoenix Malls. Along with completely free entry and attractive prizes for the top 5 players in each of the events, the best part was: 3 of the winners will win a ticket to Dubai, getting the privilege of watching the Global Chess League Finals live! After the Blitz tournament and an online round-robin event, 3 players have won an all-expenses paid trip to Dubai for the Global Chess League Finals: Yash Bharadia, Krishnater Kushager, and Vedant Panesar. Read all about the events in the article below.

Tech Mahindra GCL: Triveni Continental Kings will face upGrad Mumba Masters in the Finals

01/07/2023 -

The final day of the Double Round-Robin stage started by SG Alpine Warrior's loss against Chingari Gulf Titans 0-3 (7-8). Magnus Carlsen won the sole game for his team against Jan-Krzysztof Duda. However, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's win over Gukesh turned gave CGT a crucial win as all other games ended in draws. Then Triveni Continental Kings eliminated Ganges Grandmasters 3-0 (11-6). Wei Yi, Sara Khadem and Jonas Buhl Bjerre scored the crucial win which helped the team secure a spot in the Finals for TCK. SG Alpine Warriors suffered the shocking huge defeat 0-3 (2-18) against upGrad Mumba Masters. Alexander Grischuk, Vidit Gujrathi, Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli's wins ensured the top seed and tournament favorite SGAW's elimination. In the last match of the stage, Chingari Gulf Titans went down in flames against Balan Alaskan Knights 0-3 (4-12). Thus, TCK will face uMM tomorrow from 5:30 p.m. local time, 7 p.m. IST. Photo: Maria Emelianova

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