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Superbet Classic 2023 R7: Firouzja and Giri get the better of Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren

14/05/2023 -

When someone sees Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi lose again at Superbet Chess Classic 2023, the first thing that should come to mind is fatigue. Playing the World Championship Match is bound to take a toll. It does not necessarily mean that Ding Liren is a beatable or a weaker world champion. Their tiredness is bound to be utilized by their opponents. Anish Giri right out of the opening got an advantageous position by sacrificing his knight against Ding Liren. Alireza Firouzja capitalized on his chance when Ian Nepomniachtchi made a mistake in the endgame. Firouzja has caught up Fabiano Caruana in the lead 4.5/7. Round 8 starts today from 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

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Ashwin Subramanian on chess, photography, and life!

13/05/2023 -

 Ashwin Subramanian is a Chess and Technology Evangelist, Software Engineering Manager at Intel, brilliant photographer, and regular donor to the ChessBase India Foundation. Known all across the chess world as a gem of a person, Ashwin turned 46 years old today! In this occasion, Sneha Tiwari writes an extensive article on Ashwin's various skills, and a candid Q&A session with the man himself. Read the full article below:

Leon Luke Mendonca clinches Baku Open 2023 with a 2732 performance

13/05/2023 -

GM Leon Luke Mendonca scored an emphatic victory over GM-elect IM Prraneeth Vuppala in the final round of Baku Open 2023. He finished with the same score 7/9 as GM Aleksandar Indjic (SRB) and GM Vladislav Kovalev. Leon won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Indjic and Kovalev were placed second and third. GM Sethuraman S P scored an unbeaten 6.5/9 to finish fourth. IM Prraneeth Vuppala and GM Aditya Mittal secured sixth and seventh place scoring 6/7 each. India's latest IM Divya Deshmukh secured third place in the Women's category scoring 5/9. This is Leon's third rating open triumph in less than 2.5 months and five podium finishes in his last six strong open events. His performance this year is the definition of impressive. Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

Superbet Classic 2023 R6: Exciting draws and missed opportunities

13/05/2023 -

For the first time in Superbet Chess Classic 2023, all five games ended in draws. However, there were plenty of exciting games. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Richard Rapport had n intriguing queen and minor piece endgame. Both sides were unable to push hard as that could have turned fatal. Wesley So had an opportunity to beat the new world champion Ding Liren. He could have sacrificed an exchange to gain the upper hand, before he exchanged his queen for rook and two bishops. Fabiano Caruana missed a great opportunity in the rook and knight endgame against Alireza Firouzja. The win would have extended his lead. Round 7 starts today from 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad wins SonFlow Cup - Kolding City Championship 2023

12/05/2023 -

IM Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad scored an unbeaten 4/5 to win SonFlow Cup - Kolding City Championship 2023. Bala Chandra's biggest win of the event was against the reigning Danish champion and the eventual runner-up, GM Boris Chatalbashev. He scored 3.5/5. IM Filip Boe Olsen (DEN) edged past GM Vladimir Hamitevici (MDA) to finish third. In Master 2 group, IM Sidhant Mohapatra scored an unbeaten 3.5/5 to finish second. FM Daniel Kopylov (GER) won the section scoring 4/5. The top three prizes in Master 1 were 5000 + trophy, 2000 and 1000 Danish Kroner each. For Master 2, the top two prizes were 3000, 1500 and 500 each respectively. Bala Chandra won ₹60000 and Sidhant ₹12000 approximately. Photo: Dansk Skak Union

Kishan Kumar victorious at Chess for Everyone Rating Open in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh

12/05/2023 -

The top seed of the tournament, Kishan Kumar scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win Chess for Everyone Rating Open 2023 in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Four players - Kamad Mishra, Sandeep K Gupta, Shubham Pareta and Muralilal Kori scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second to fourth respectively according to tie-breaks. Kishan faced all of them in the last four rounds. He defeated sandeep and Shubham, drew against Kamad and Murailal. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹50000. The top three prizes were ₹11000, ₹8000 and ₹6000 along with a trophy each respectively. The five-day nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament was organized by Deepak Memorial Sports Academy and Jila Shatranj Sangh, Sagar. Photo: FA Ankur Singh Thakur

Baku Open 2023 R8: Prraneeth beats Niemann, Divya Deshmukh becomes an International Master

12/05/2023 -

IM Prraneeth Vuppala bounced back with a victory over the top seed GM Hans Niemann in the penultimate round of Baku Open 2023. Niemann's attack on the kingside did not work out the way he wanted. Prraneeth seized his opportunity and scored a victory to move 6/8. GM Leon Luke Mendonca drew against GM Nijat Abasov. Leon is also at 6/8. Both Prraneeth and Leon will face each other in the final round. They are trailing the leader, GM Mahammad Muradli by a half point 6.5/8. WGM Divya Deshmukh lost to IM Aditya S Samant. However, she still became India's latest International Master with a round to spare. Round 9 starts today at 12 p.m. local time, 1:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

Superbet Classic 2023 R5: Firouzja beats Ding Liren, now World no.2 again

11/05/2023 -

World no.4 Alireza Firouzja became the first person to beat Ding Liren after he became the 17th world champion. This win also returned Firouzja to the World no.2 position in the live ratings. The Chinese made a tiny inaccuracy in the queen vs rook and bishop with few pawns endgame. Firouzja seized his opportunity and won it comfortably. He is now at shared second place with Wesley So and Richard Rapport at 3/5 each, a half point behind the tournament leader, Fabiano Caruana 3.5/5. The former World Blitz champion, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave scored his first win of the event against Ian Nepomniachtchi. MVL and Anish Giri are now at 50% score. Today is a rest day. Round 6 starts tomorrow Friday 12th May from 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Baku Open 2023 R7: Hans Niemann escapes jaws of defeat against Aditya Samant

11/05/2023 -

IM Prraneeth Vuppala lost against GM Tornike Sanikidze (GEO) in the seventh round of Baku Open 2023. Prraneeth had a better position at one point. A few inaccurate decisions eventually cost him the game. GM Leon Luke Mendonca made a quick 12-move draw against GM Rauf Mamedov (AZE). Thus, Tornike is now the sole leader 6/7, followed by Leon and GM Mahammad Muradli (AZE) at 5.5/7 each. IM Aditya S Samant was a few moves from winning the game against GM Hans Niemann (USA). However, he missed his opportunity and the American escaped with a draw. In a battle of Asian Continental medalists, WGM Divya Deshmukh made a great save from a lost position against GM Harsha Bharathakoti. Round 8 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

Peter Svidler wins 28th Tepe Sigeman & Co 2023, Gukesh shares second place

11/05/2023 -

Boris Gelfand scored the sole victory in the final round of 28th TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2023. The win did not come easy. The legend started with three losses and then made three draws. The multi-stage endgame seemed to be heading towards a draw. His opponent, world's youngest GM Abhimanyu Mishra was unbeaten at 4/6. A draw would have allowed the boy to play tie-breaks against Peter Svidler. However, he crumbled in the final moments and Gelfand won. It means Peter Svidler won the tournament in his first appearance at this event. In the final round, he drew against D Gukesh who is now at the top of the FIDE Circuit leaderboard having 43.12 points. Gukesh shared second place with Nils Grandelius and Abhimanyu scoring 4/7 each. Photo: David Llada/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2023

A two-day chess pilgrimage to Chennai

11/05/2023 -

As soon as the World Championship Match ended on the 30th of April 2023, IM Sagar Shah decided to visit the Chess capital of India - the city of Chennai. In the plan was to interview the five-time World Champion and the legendary Vishy Anand on the Ding vs Nepo World Championship Match. But apart from this nothing really was planned. However, things unfolded beautifully as Sagar met IM Saravanan, GM Vishnu Prasanna, WIM Raghavi, GM Shyam Sundar, IM Ilamparthi, IM Jubin Jimmy and GM Pranav V. Sagar describes these two days as a chess pilgrimage. Why does he say so? Read on to find out.

Learn Chess at the Big Chess Summer Camp in Mumbai

10/05/2023 -

This summer ChessBase India is organizing "The Big Chess Summer Camp" at the Phoenix Marketcity mall in Kurla, Mumbai. The aim of the camp is to teach the basics of chess in a way that someone who doesn't know the rules would end the camp being able to play a good game of chess. The camp is held from 16th to 25th of May 2023 and is open to all. The camp has no entry fee - it is completely free. If you wanted to learn chess or you know anyone who always wanted to begin their journey, then this is the opportunity! 

Baku Open 2023 R6: Prraneeth Vuppala joins Leon and Tornike in the lead

10/05/2023 -

GM Leon Luke Mendonca drew against GM Tornike Sanikidze (GEO) in the sixth round of Baku Open 2023. IM Prraneeth Vuppala got the better of Georgia no.2 GM Levan Pantsulaia with precise play. Prraneeth joind Leon and Tornike in a three-way lead 5/6. His live rating is now 2496.8. He already has all three norms, which means he is now just 3.2 Elo rating points away from becoming India's 82nd GM. GM Aditya Mittal and GM Raja Rithvik R drew against GM Eltaj Safarli (AZE) and GM Alexandr Predke (SRB) respectively. WGM Divya Deshmukh beat her second consecutive GM, Bharath Subramaniyam H. She is now at 4/6. Round 7 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

Tepe Sigeman & Co 2023 R6: A Close Race

10/05/2023 -

All four games in the penultimate round of 28th TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2023 ended in draws. D Gukesh tried his very best until the very end against the legendary, Boris Gelfand. However, the rook and opposite color bishop endgame did not offer much for the teenager to push further for a win. World's youngest GM Abhimanyu Mishra continues his dream run. He drew against Arjun Erigaisi quite comfortably by ensuring none of his attacks on his kingside bear any fruit. Who will win this event - Abhimanyu, Peter Svidler or someone else? If two or more players end up having the same score, tie-break games will be played. In that case, prizes will be shared irrespective of the outcome. Final Round 7 starts today at 12 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST. Photo: David Llada/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2023

Superbet Classic 2023 R4: Caruana emerges sole leader

10/05/2023 -

Fabiano Caruana scored his second consecutive victory at Superbet Chess Classic 2023. In a battle of the former world championship challengers, Caruana outplayed Nepomniachtchi in the queen and minor piece endgame. Caruana showcased his prowess in the endgame. World no.4 Alireza Firouzja scored the only other victory of the round. He defeated the Romania no.2 Bogdan-Daniel Deac. The new world champion, Ding Liren drew his fourth consecutive game. This time against the FIDE World Cup 2021 winner, Jan-Krzysztof Duda. Will Caruana be able to do a hat-trick? Round 5 starts today from 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

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