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2nd Indore GM Open 2024 R1: Daaevik, Saurabh and Vivaan score upsets

10/01/2024 -

Daaevik Wadhawan, Saurabh Choubey and CM Vivaan Vijay Saraogi scored upset victories in the first round of 2nd Indore GM Open 2024. They defeated IM Ritviz Parab, Sri Lanka no.2 - IM Thilakarathne G M H and IM Shahil Dey respectively. The top seed of the tournament, GM Iniyan Pa started his campaign with a smooth victory. A total of 131 players including 10 GMs, 23 IMs, 2 WGMs and 6 WIMs are taking part from 13 countries across the world. The total prize fund is ₹3500000, ₹2100000 in GM Open. The top three prizes are ₹325000, ₹250000 and ₹175000 along with a trophy each. Today is the first of the two double round day. Round 2 starts at 10 a.m. IST. Photos: Harshit Dawar/ChessBase India

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Vaishali is the Arjuna Award 2023 recipient, Dronacharya Award for R B Ramesh in Chess

09/01/2024 -

R Vaishali became the third Indian woman to achieve the Grandmaster title. She ended the 12-year-long wait for an Indian female to earn the highest title one can achieve in chess. Before fulfilling the GM title requirements, she won the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2023 and earned herself a spot in the FIDE Women's Candidates 2024. That's not all, she won Silver medal at 19th Asian Games 2022 before that and also won a team and individual Bronze medal at 44th Chess Olympiad 2022. GM FST R B Ramesh has a long list of accolades. At FIDE World Cup 2023, his student R Praggnanandhaa won Silver medal and also secured a spot at the FIDE Candidates 2024. Photo: President of India twitter

Sahil Sanjay Shejal convincingly clinches Velammal Hospital 3rd Athens of the East Below 1600 Rating 2023

09/01/2024 -

Sahil Sanjay Shejal scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Velammal Hospital presents 3rd Athens of the East GM Category C Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023. Sahil finished a half point ahead of the field. Five players - Mohammed Muzammil A, Shashveen A K, Srinivasan Subramaniam, Kavinkumar G and Rishi R scored 8/9 each. They were placed second to sixth respectively according to tie-breaks. . The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹4000000 + trophies + 100 bicycles and eight electric scooty, ₹1000000 for Category C. The top three prizes were ₹100000 + bike, ₹60000 and ₹40000 along with a trophy each. The winner's trophy Chairman MVM trophy was a lifelike human sized, just like it was for the GM and Category B section. Sahil has won quite a few tournaments. However, this was his first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photos: IA R Anantharam

Vaibhav Suri dominates Hong Kong Open 2023

09/01/2024 -

GM Vaibhav Suri scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Hong Kong International Open 2023. He won the tournament with a round to spare, finished a staggering one and a half point ahead of others. Four players - Gehua Wen (CHN), GM Rui Gao (CHN), IM Yuanhe Zhao (CHN) and Songliang Cai (CHN) scored 7/9 each. They were placed second to fifth respectively according to tie-breaks.Vaibhav defeated second seeded and eventual second runner-up, Rui. The top three prizes were HK$ 18000 + trophy, $10000 and $6000 along with a medal each. This was Vaibhav's sole tournament triumph in 2023. Photos: IA IO FT Robin Lai

Tharig S triumphs at Velammal Hospital 3rd Athens of the East Below 1700 Rating Tournament 2023

08/01/2024 -

Mohammed Tharig S, Manikanda Prabhu B V, Shejal Sahil Sanjay, Prajwal Avhad and Rahul K scored 8/9 at Velammal Hospital presents 3rd Athens of the East GM Category B Below 1700 Rating Tournament 2023. Tharig won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. The remaining three were placed second to fifth respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹4000000 + trophies + 100 bicycles and eight electric scooty, ₹1000000 for Category B. The top three prizes were ₹100000 + bike, ₹60000 and ₹40000 along with a trophy each. The winner's trophy Chairman MVM trophy was a lifelike human sized, just like it was for the GM section. This was his second overall, first rating tournament triumph in 2023. Photos: IA R Anantharam

Arpit Pandey wins Winter Cup Classical Below 1600 Rating Lakecity Tournament 2023

08/01/2024 -

Four players - Arpit Pandey, Vedant Rupeshbhai Varasada, Phani Kumari and Ranjith Pratap scored 8/9 each at Winter Cup Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023. Arpit Pandey became champion due to better tie-breaks. The remaining three secured second to fourth place overall. Arpit and Phani remained undefeated among them. The tournament was organized in memory of Late Advocate Mr. Premchand Mogra. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹1500000. The top three prizes were ₹111000, ₹71000 and ₹41000 along with a trophy each. A total of 159 prizes and three prizes above ₹100000 were up for grabs. This was Arpit's second tournament victory of 2023, first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photos: IA NI Vikas Sahu/Chess in Lakecity

Kumar Gaurav triumphs at South Point School Guwahati Rating Open 2023

07/01/2024 -

Kumar Gaurav scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win South Point School Guwahati Rating Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Four players - Arpan Das, Y Dhanabir Singh, Soram Rahul Singh and Oinam Ningthem scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second to fifth respectively. Only Kumar and Dhanabir remained undefeated among top ten. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹500000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹30000 and ₹25000 along with a trophy each. Kumar drew against both runner-up - Arpan and Dhanabir. This was Kumar's fourth overall, third individual tournament triumph in 2023. All photos are by Assam Chess Club unless stated otherwise.

Harshit Raja wins Winter Chess Classic 2023

07/01/2024 -

Harshit Raja won Winter Chess Classic 2023 for his team A. His teammates were - IM Josiah Stearman (USA), GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista (USA), GM Mikhail Antipov, GM Grigoriy Oparin (USA) and GM Benjamin Gledura (HUN). Harshit scored 20.5 points and earned US$ 4000, $2500 as team prize and $1500 individual. Oparin, Antipov and Bruzon also earned the same as Harshit. The Mizzou University student gained 57.4 Elo rating points in the Rapid segment. Earlier in December, Harshit secured third place at 107th Edward Lasker Memorial 2023, organized by Marshall Chess Club. Photos: US Chess Champs

Ethan Vaz becomes the eighth International Master from Goa

06/01/2024 -

12-year-old Ethan Vaz became India's first International Master of 2024 on 3rd January. He drew against GM Valeriy Neverov (UKR) in the ninth and final round of Vezerkepzo GM Christmas 2023 in Budapest, to earn his final IM-norm. The talented kid from Goa also became the eighth IM from his state. Anurag Mhamal, Rohan Ahuja, Bhakti Kulkarni, Leon Luke Mendonca, Ameya Audi, Nitish Belurkar and Ritviz Parab are the first seven. Ethan earned his first IM-norm in August 2023 at 29th Abu Dhabi Masters in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Exactly three months later, he secured his second IM-norm at Vezerkepzo November GM in Budapest, Hungary. The final norm was scored in a little over a month later. The boy's quest for GM title continues as he started Vezerkepzo New Year GM 2024 with a victory over GM Baadur Jobava (GEO).

Kishan Gangolli conquers his eighth AICFB National Championship

06/01/2024 -

The top seed and defending champion - Kishan Gangolli (KAR) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 17th AICFB National Premier Championship for the Visually Challenged 2023-24. This is his eighth AICFB National title. Subhendu Kumar Patra (ODI) scored 7/9 to secure second place. Ashvin K Makwana (GUJ) was placed third with a score of 6.5/9. Kishan drew against both runner-up - Subhendu and Ashvin. The top three prizes were ₹35000, ₹25000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. This championship is the top most selection tournament for the Visually Challenged players in India. The top twelve finishers are selected to represent India in the upcoming Purple International Chess Festival for Visually Challenged 2024 slated to take place in Goa. Photos are from press release unless specified otherwise.

Laxman R R wins Liberation Cup Rapid Rating Open 2023

05/01/2024 -

Five players - GM Laxman R R, IM Sharan Rao, Kartavya Anadkat, IM Nitish Belurkar and IM Sammed Shete scored 7.5/9 at Liberation Cup Rapid Rating Open 2023. Laxman won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. The remaining four were placed second to fifth respectively. Top four remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. Laxman drew against both runner-up - Sharan and Kartavya. This was Laxman's sixth overall, third rating tournament triumph in 2023.

FIDE announces the first-ever World Cup for youngsters

05/01/2024 -

FIDE has announced the inaugural edition of World Cup for Youngsters. It will be held in three age group - Under-8, 10 and 12, in two categories - Open and Girls, each having 58 participants. The tournament will have two stages - seven round Swiss System consisting of two groups of 24 players each. Stage two will be played in Knockout format, similar to regular World Cup. The deadline for registration is 22nd April 2024. Apart from Cup, medal and diploma, there are Macbook Air 2022, iPhone 15 and iPad will be given away as prizes. For more details, check out the article and tournament regulations. Photo: Mark Livshitz

Anup Deshmukh wins Jaffna Open 2023, Sekhar Sahu second

05/01/2024 -

IM Anup Deshmukh and IM FST Sekhar Sahu scored 9/10 at Jaffna International Chess Championship 2023. The revered veteran, Anup remained undefeated and won the tournament due to better tie-break score. Sekhar secured second place. Four Sri Lankans - FM Alahakoon Isuru, IM Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage, Pesandu Rashmitha Liyanage and Jayathilaka R R C L scored 8.5/10 each. They were placed third to sixth respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was LKR 2.4 Million. The top three prizes were LKR 200000, 150000 and 100000 along with a trophy and a medal each. Anup defeated Ranindu in the penultimate round. This was Anup's first rating tournament triumph since September 2018. Photos: Jaffna District Chess Association

Duc Hoa Nguyen triumphs at 3rd Athens of the East GM Open 2023, Srihari L R second and Nitin third

04/01/2024 -

GM Duc Hoa Nguyen (VIE) scored 8.5/10 to win Velammal Hospital presents 3rd Athens of the East GM Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the field. IM Srihari L R and IM Nitin S scored 8/10 each. They were placed second and third according to tie-breaks respectively. Srihari became the sole player to beat the eventual champion, Duc Hoa. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹4000000 + trophies + 100 bicycles and eight scooty, ₹2000000 for Category A. The top three prizes were ₹300000, ₹200000 and ₹150000 along with a trophy each. The winner's trophy Chairman MVM trophy was a lifelike human sized. Photos: IA R Anantharam

New FIDE Rating and Title Regulations come into effect

04/01/2024 -

Early in 2023, the Qualifications Commission (QC) initiated a review of the FIDE rating regulations, inviting federations, officials and the public to contribute their thoughts and suggestions. The review was prompted by feedback from professional players and FIDE officials, highlighting a rating deflation resulting from prior changes in the rating system. FIDE Title Regulations are effective from 1st January 2024. The FIDE Regulations will be effective from 1st March 2024. Check out the article for all details and links related to it. Photo: FIDE

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