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New: D Gukesh - Attack like a Super Grandmaster

09/05/2023 -

Dommaraju Gukesh is currently world no.18 with an Elo rating of 2732 as of May 2023 FIDE Rating list. But the most amazing thing is that he is just 16 years old! How did the youngster manage to achieve so much at such a tender age? While Gukesh is a universal player, there are three qualities of his play that stand out - Attack, Calculation, and Imagination. In this Fritztrainer: “Attack like a Super GM” with Gukesh we touch upon all these aspects of his play, with special emphasis on how you can become a better attacking player. Gukesh explains his games in great depth, and IM Sagar Shah asks questions at the appropriate moment to help you understand the intricacies of the position. Get this DVD to improve your strength and become a better chessplayer. Photo: ChessBase

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Baku Open 2023 R5: Leon bests top seed Hans Niemann

09/05/2023 -

GM Leon Luke Mendonca continues to lead at Baku Open 2023. He defeated the top seed GM Hans Niemann (USA) to become one of the two leaders with 4.5/5. GM Tornike Sanikidze (GEO) is the other leader. They will inevitably clash in the sixth round. Leon made the most out of his consecutive white pieces. Hans made an incorrect positional decision in an almost equal position and lost control of the game. GM Aditya Mittal defeated the strong GM Anton Korobov (UKR) after the latter blundered in a position which could have been winning for him, had he spotted the correct continuation. IM Prraneeth Vuppala and WGM Divya Deshmukh defeated GM Vugar Asadli (AZE) and GM Timur Gareyev (USA) respectively. Round 6 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

Tepe Sigeman & Co 2023 R5: Abhimanyu holds Gukesh to a draw, still in lead with Svidler

09/05/2023 -

Arjun Erigaisi suffered his third loss at 28th TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2023. It seemed like the double rook endgame will end up being a draw when Arjun blundered. Jorden van Foreest (NED) does not miss these as he seized his opportunity. Abhimanyu Mishra held D Gukesh to a draw. World no.6 Anish Giri tweeted that the world's youngest GM was following his Sicilian Najdorf course. Peter Svidler drew against Vincent Keymer to maintain his lead with Abhimanyu 3.5/5. Sweden no.1 drew against the FIDE World Cup 2009 winner Boris Gelfand in an exciting game. Round 6 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: David Llada/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2023

Superbet Classic 2023 R3: Ding Liren is still daunting for Nepomniachtchi

09/05/2023 -

The highly anticipated rematch between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren ended in a draw. Despite, mixing up the moves, the new world champion managed to save the day and salvage a draw. Fabiano Caruana scored the sole win of the round against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The former world blitz champion, seemed to have self-destructed in the game as he made questionable choices one after the other, until his queen got trapped. He decided to resign only after 23 moves. Thus, Caruana joined Nepomniachtchi, So and Rapport in the lead 2/3. Four players are 2/3, two at 1.5/3 and four 1/3. The start of Superbet Chess Classic 2023 has been a close one. Round 4 starts today from 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Baku Open 2023 R4: Leon joins the six-pack lead

08/05/2023 -

GM Leon Luke Mendonca defeated GM Ulvi Sadikhov (AZE) to join the leaders after Round 4 of Baku Open 2023. Leon gained a significant positional advantage by move 20. A few inaccuracies allowed the teenager to create a passed pawn on the b-file using tactics. It played a crucial role in earning him the full point. IM Prraneeth Vuppala drew with GM Misratdin Iskandaraov (AZE). A total of 20 players are trailing the leaders by a half point at 3/4 each. Six Indians are there among them. They are - GM Sandipan Chanda, Prraneeth, IM Ilamparthi A R, GM Sethuraman S P, GM Aditya Mittal and GM Raja Rithvik R. Round 5 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

Tepe Sigeman & Co 2023 R4: Arjun Erigaisi bounces back

08/05/2023 -

Arjun Erigaisi bounced back from his consecutive losses by defeating D Gukesh in the fourth round of 28th TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2023. Arjun has never lost a Classical rated game against Gukesh. That fact did not change yesterday. After an inaccurate exchange in the center, Gukesh missed a tactical opportunity to fight back and try to salvage a half point. Arjun capitalized on his second chance and scored his second win of the event. The remaining three games of the round ended in draws. Thus, Abhimanyu Mishra and Peter Svidler are still in the lead 3/4 each, followed by Nils Grandelius and Gukesh at 2.5/4 each. Round 5 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: David Llada/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2023

Superbet Classic 2023 R2: Rapport and Nepo score

08/05/2023 -

Richard Rapport and Ian Nepomniachtchi scored the wins in the second round of Superbet Chess Classic 2023. Rapport had an opposite color bishop endgame against Jan-Krzysztof Duda. It should have ended in a draw with correct play. However, Duda blundered and his opponent seized the opportunity. Nepomniachtchi defeated the Romania no.2 and the lowest player in the fray, Bogdan-Daniel Deac. The former world championship challenger seized his opportunity when his opponent made a mistake in the endgame. Two out of three draws ended in 22 moves or less. It will be a world championship rematch between Ding and Nepo in Round 3 which starts today from 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Old Boys' Chess Association of Dharmasoka College invites you to 10th Dhamso International Chess Festival

07/05/2023 -

The Old Boys' Chess Association of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda invites you to 10th Dhamso International Chess Festival 2023. The festival includes Classical and Blitz rating tournaments along with various side events for parents, coaches and accompanying persons. The total prize fund of the festival is LKR 1.4 Million. The top three prizes in the Classical event are LKR 150000 + trophy, 100000 and 70000 along with a medal each respectively. Last date of registration is 18th May. Entry is free for the following titled players - GM, IM, WGM, WIM, FM and WFM, and also players rated above 2000. Check out the article to find out the conditions and travel grant offered by the organizers. All photos are from tournament circular.

Superbet Classic 2023 R1: So subdues Firouzja

07/05/2023 -

The first round of Superbet Chess Classic 2023 witnessed only one decisive game. The first official World Fischer Random champion, Wesley So defeated the current world no.4 Alireza Firouzja. He played his first rated game in almost eight months. The latter made some inaccuracy in the queen, rook and knight endgame and paid a heavy price for it. The new world champion, Ding Liren drew his first game comfortably after winning the crown against the former world blitz champion, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The other anticipated game between Nepomniachtchi and Rapport also ended in a draw. Round 2 starts today from 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Baku Open 2023 R3: Prraneeth Vuppala beats Vahap Sanal

07/05/2023 -

IM Prraneeth Vuppala continues his good form as he defeated the Turkey no.2 GM Vahap Sanal. Currently GM Levan Pantsulaia (GEO) and GM Aleksandr Predke (SRB) are the only two players at 3/3 at the conclusion of the third round of Baku Open 2023. IM Aditya S Samant held Serbia no.2 GM Aleksandar Indjic to a short draw. 20 players including six Indians are at 2.5/3 each. They are - GM Sandipan Chanda, Prraneeth, GM Sethuraman S P, GM Harsha Bharathakoti, GM Leon Luke Mendonca and IM Aditya. The tournament leaders Levan and Predke will inevitably clash against each other on the top board in Round 4 which starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

Tepe Sigeman & Co 2023 R3: Svidler and Mishra join Gukesh in the lead

07/05/2023 -

Sweden no.1 Nils Grandelius halted D Gukesh's winning streak at 28th TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2023. Gukesh opted for the Berlin in Ruy Lopez. The three-time winner of this event made a Greek-gift sacrifice. However, it was not as venomous as he wanted it to be. A draw via perpetual check became the obvious result of it. Arjun Erigaisi suffered his second consecutive loss of the event. Svidler was repeating the same line he played against Caruana in a Blitz game. Arjun's exchange sacrifice did not earn him any compensation and eventually he lost. Jorden van Foreest got the better of Gelfand in the endgame. Vincent Keymer blundered in a winning position and lost to Abhimanyu Mishra. It will be Arjun vs Gukesh in Round 4 starting today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: David Llada/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2023

Deepan Chakkravarthy wins 1st Queenstar Rating Open 2023, Raahul V S third

06/05/2023 -

GM Deepan Chakkravarthy, GM Azer Mirzoev (AZE), IM Raahul V S and CM Isara Banidu Dahanayake (SRI) scored an unbeaten 8/9 each. Deepan won the 1st Queenstar Rating Open 2023 due to better tie-breaks. The remaining three were placed second to fourth respectively. Deepan drew with both remaining podium finishers. The total prize fund was LKR 2.2 Million. The top three prizes were LKR 200000, 125000 and 75000 along with a trophy and medal each respectively. Deepan won ₹51080 approximately. This is Deepan's first tournament victory since October 2019 when he won a rating tournament in Karnataka. Photo: Anil Madusampath/Queenstar International Chess Coaching Academy

Ding Liren set to battle against Nepomniachtchi, Rapport and co. at Superbet Chess Classic 2023

06/05/2023 -

Grand Chess Tour is back with some elite level action. The new world champion Ding Liren will face the former world championship challenger, Ian Nepomniachtchi. The 17th world champion's second Richard Rapport will also be seen battling against him. They will be joined by six of the world top ten players. They are - world no.4 Alireza Firouzja, world no.6 Anish Giri, world no.7 Fabiano Caruana, world no.8 Wesley So, World Blitz 2021 winner Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, FIDE World Cup 2021 winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Romania no.2 Bogdan-Daniel Deac. The 13th world champion Garry Kasparov was present at the opening ceremony. Round 1 starts today from 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Baku Open 2023 R2: Ilamparthi stuns Bharath Subramaniyam

06/05/2023 -

World Under-14 Gold medalist, IM Ilamparthi A R scored a big victory over GM Bharath Subramaniyam H. He is now among the 14 players who are at 2/2. Six of them are Indians. The remaining five are - GM Leon Luke Mendonca, GM Harsha Bharathakoti, GM Aditya Mittal, GM Sandipan Chanda and IM Aditya S Samant. GM-elect IM Prraneeth Vuppala held Azerbaijan no.6 GM Nijat Abasov to a draw. He had a good opportunity to make things difficult. However, the teenager opted for a safer option. FM Mohamed Anees M held GM Rauf Mamedov (AZE) to a draw. IM Dushyant Sharma once again had an 88-move draw, this time against GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR). Round 3 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

Tepe Sigeman & Co 2023 R2: Gukesh crushes Keymer, now World no.15

06/05/2023 -

D Gukesh made a fantastic start at 28th TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2023. He destroyed the Germany no.1 Vincent Keymer when the latter overlooked a bishop sacrifice. It wrecked the kingside and Gukesh had no trouble seizing his advantage. This win made Gukesh's live rating at his career highest 2741 and now he is World no.15. Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi dropped the ball on his position when he himself stopped the momentum by making a strange retreat. Later, a desperate rook sacrifice did not work and the Sweden no.1 Nils Grandelius had no trouble wrapping things up. Round 3 will see Svidler vs Arjun and Grandelius vs Gukesh clash starting today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: David Llada/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2023

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