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Alexandr Fier wins 49th La Roda Open 2023, Aravindh Chithambaram second and Pranav Venkatesh third

12/04/2023 -

GM Alexandr Fier drew with GM Aravindh Chithambaram in the final round of 49th La Roda Open 2023. The Brazil no.2 won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Aravindh was placed second. Seven players scored 7/9 each. GM Pranav Venkatesh, GM Iniyan P and GM S L Narayanan secured third, fourth and fifth place respectively. GM Vignesh N R scored 6.5/9 to finish at tenth place. Thus, Indians claimed five out of the top ten places. The total prize fund of the tournament was €15000. The top three prizes were €3500, €2200 and €1000 along with a trophy each. After winning four tournaments in-a-row, this is Aravindh's first, runner-up finish in 2023, which is quite impressive. Photo: Official site

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Srija Seshadri and Varshini spearhead Bangladesh Police to clinch Walton 1st Division Women's Chess League

12/04/2023 -

Top seed of the tournament, Bangladesh Police scored a perfect 14/14 to win Walton 1st Division Women's Chesss League. WGM Srija Seshadri and WGM Varshini V were the only two Indians taking part in this event. They both scored 7/7 and played a crucial role in their team's first place finish. Second seeded Bangladesh Navy scored 12/14 to secure second place. Third seeded Shahin Chess Club made 10/14 to finish third. The top three prizes were Tk 25000, 15000 and 10000 along with trophy and medals each respectively. Srija and Varshini also won the individual board prize on their respective boards. They both have teamed up many times before for their university - SRM IST. Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Jubin Jimmy jubilant at CCS Chess Festival Rapid Rating Open 2023

11/04/2023 -

IM Jubin Jimmy, Bharat Kumar Reddy Poluri and GM Bharath Subramaniyam H - all three scored 8/9 each. Jubin won the CCS Chess Festival Rapid Rating Open 2023 due to better tie-breaks. He was the only one to remain unbeaten among the top three and also managed to beat both remaining podium finishers. Bharat and Bharath were placed second and third. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹20000 and ₹14000 along with a trophy each respectively. This was Jubin's second rapid tournament victory of the year after he won a one-day rapid open in January. His first rating tournament triumph since January 2020. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Christian Bauer wins 10th Martinique Open - Joel Gratien Memorial, Priyanka second and Karthik third

11/04/2023 -

GM Christian Bauer (FRA), WGM Priyanka Nutakki and GM Karthik Venkataraman, scored 7/9 each at 10th Martinique Open - Joel Gratien Memorial. Bauer won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. Priyanka and Karthik were adjudged second and third respectively. The Asian Continental Women 2022 Silver medalist, defeated two GMs in the last two rounds - Romain Edouard (FRA) and Harsha Bharathakoti, to make a strong second place finish. WIM Mounika Akshaya held the reigning National Senior 2022 champion, Karthik to a draw. Both Harsha and Karthik's championship hopes were shattered in the final round. The total prize fund of the tournament was €12200. The top three prizes were €3000, €2000 and €1300 along with a trophy each. Photo: Ligue d'Echecs de la Martinique

World Championship Game 2: The Self-Destruction of Ding Liren

11/04/2023 -

The second game of the FIDE World Championship 2023 was a lopsided game. After a brief spark of 4.h3 which got the chess world talking, soon Ding Liren started making questionable choices. An uncanny exchange of 12.Nxf6+ made it seem like, it is not world no.3 who is playing. By move no.18, the Chinese landed himself in a lost position against Ian Nepomniachtchi. He had no trouble wrapping up things and score his first win at a World Championship after a dozen games. Unlucky for some, number 13 turned out to be the number where Nepo scored his first win. Ding Liren must regroup himself quickly if he wants to etch his name in history. Today is a rest day. Game 3 starts tomorrow, Wednesday 12th April at 3 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman

Gukesh glorious at Armageddon Championship Series: Asia and Oceania

10/04/2023 -

D Gukesh defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the Finals to win the Armageddon Championship Series: Asia and Oceania. Since it is a double elimination event, after losing to Abdusattorov in the first match of the Finals by 1.5-0.5, Gukesh got a second opportunity. He seized it by beating the former World Rapid champion with the exact same score. Gukesh on his way towards the victory defeated the following players - Yangyi Yu, Abdusattorov and Vladimir Kramnik. The saga of the 44th Olympiad Gold medalists - Abdusattorov and Gukesh adds a new chapter in this television and spectator friendly event developed by World Chess. The total prize fund of the event was €50000. Gukesh won €18000 and Abdusattorov €8000. Photo: Max Avdeev/World Chess

Vahap Sanal wins Fagernes GM Open 2023, Abhimanyu Puranik second

10/04/2023 -

GM Abhimanyu Puranik drew with GM Eduardas Rozentalis (LTU) in the final round of Fagernes GM Open 2023. GM Vahap Sanal defeated GM Aditya Mittal. Both Vahap and Abhimanyu finished with the same score 7.5/9. Vahap won the tournament due to better tie-breaks and Abhimanyu was adjudged second. Both received €2000 each as the prize money gets shared among players in the same point group. GM Samvel Ter-Sahalyan (ARM) scored sole 7/9 to finish third. He earned €800. GM Sethuraman S P made a strong comeback to finish fifth on tie-breaks scoring 6.5/9. IM Koustav Chatterjee and GM Aditya Mittal are the only two other Indians to make a top ten finish at seventh and eighth place scoring 6/9 each. Photo: Tom Eriksen

World Championship Game 1: Ding's daunting defense against Nepomniachtchi

10/04/2023 -

The first game of the FIDE World Championship 2023 between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren was an interesting encounter. It certainly seemed like the match will have an unusual start in terms of result. The world no.3 was in quite a bit of a pickle but he lived up to what he is known for - incredible defensive skill. The Chinese might not have played a lot of tournaments or rated games since the travel restrictions were imposed in 2020 due to the pandemic, one thing which should not be forgotten is his 100-game unbeaten streak. In the post-game press conference, we all got to know that Richard Rapport's creative side and the fondness of '80s music are one of the many reasons, why the new Romania no.1 is his second. Game 2 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage

An all expense paid trip to Sri Lanka for Queens Star International

10/04/2023 -

If you are a GM, IM, WGM or just rated above 2400 and visiting Sri Lanka is one of the things on your bucket list, here's your chance to get it ticked off by taking part in the Queens Star International Chess Tournament 2023. The event is held from the 16th to 20th of April 2023 and the organizers are providing you with airfare as well as accommodation and food for the entire duration of the event. In this article you get to know everything you wanted to know about the tournament and also have details of the players taking part and organizers whom you must contact in order to participate.

Titas Stremavicius wins 43rd San Sebastian Open 2023, Swayams Mishra second

09/04/2023 -

GM Titas Stremavicius and GM FT Swayams Mishra, both scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 each at 43rd San Sebastian Open 2023. The Lithuania no.2 won the tournament due to better tie-break score. Thus, Swayams was placed second. GM Misa Pap (SRB) edged past three more players scoring 7/9 to finish third on tie-breaks. The top three prizes were €14000 + beret, €900 and €600 along with a trophy each respectively. The eight-day nine-round rating tournament organized by Federación Gipuzkoana de Ajedrez witnessed the participation of 134 players including 5 GMs, 7 IMs and a WGM from 16 countries across the world. Last month, one of the most successful trainers of India, GM Swayams played his first Classical rating tournament in over three years.

Abhimanyu Puranik on the verge of winning Fagernes GM Open 2023

09/04/2023 -

GM Abhimanyu Puranik defeated IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen (NOR) to inch closer to clinching Fagernes GM Open 2023. Abhimanyu maintains his sole lead 7/8, heading into the final round. He will Lithuania no.5 GM Eduardas Rozentalis in Round 9. Turkey no.4 GM Vahap Sanal is the sole player trailing by a half point at 6.5/8. He is followed by four players including two Indians - IM Koustav Chatterjee and GM Aditya Mittal at 6/8 each. WIM Savitha Shri B has become India's 25th Woman Grandmaster. Savitha, FM Tanmay Chopra, Sanket Chakravarty and WGM Nandhidhaa P V need a draw each in their respective final round games to score an IM-norm. Round 9 starts today at 9 a.m. local time, 12:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Anniken Vestby/SjakkTromsø

ChessBase India is looking for a full stack developer to lead its Tech

09/04/2023 -

Chess in India and the world is growing and ChessBase India is one of the organizations at the forefront of this chess revolution. We want to ensure that the sport reaches more people and without the use of technology it is impossible to do so in the present age. We have a new job opening in our company of the role of Tech Head of ChessBase India. We want work with a person who has a passion for chess and tech and is keen to make a difference to the chess ecosystem. In terms of work environment ChessBase India is driven by the passion and vision of its team members. Read the article below to know more and if you are a full stack developer and keen on working with us full-time, please fill in the form below.

FIDE World Championship Match 2023 officially opened

08/04/2023 -

The FIDE World Championship 2023 was opened on Friday 7th April in Astana, Kazakhstan. Ian Nepomniachtchi got the white pieces at the draw of lots. He will have the color white in Game 1. The 14-game match starts on Sunday 9th April from 3 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. For the first time since 2013, a World Championship match will not feature Magnus Carlsen. As the World no.1 decided to relinquish his title and not defend, we are guaranteed to get a new World Champion this month. Who do you think will win it? It is the battle of World no.2 Ian Nepomniachtchi vs World no.3 Ding Liren. What will be the first move of Game 1 and the result? Let us know your opinion in the comments. Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage

Ajay Karthikeyan clinches 1st RCA Rapid Rating Open 2023

08/04/2023 -

IM Ajay Karthikeyan scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 to win 1st RCA Rapid Rating Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Six players - IM FT Muthaiah Al, GM Laxman R R, Lokesh N, IM Hari Madhavan N B, IM Sai Agni Jeevitesh J and IM P Saravana Krishnan scored 7/8 each. They were placed second to seventh respectively according to tie-breaks. Apart from Lokesh and Saravana, the remaining five among top seven, remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹25000 + trophy, ₹20000 and ₹15000 each respectively. The one-day rapid rating tournament organized by Rajam Chess Academy witnessed the participation of 337 players including a GM and 8 IMs. Photo: Rajashree Muralidaran/Rajam Chess Academy

Fagernes GM Open 2023 R7: Abhimanyu Puranik gains sole lead

08/04/2023 -

GM Abhimanyu Puranik scored an emphatic victory over IM Elham Abdulrauf (NOR) in the seventh round of Fagernes GM Open 2023. He has gained a sole lead 6/7. Four players - GM Vahap Sanal (TUR), GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (ARM), IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen (NOR) and GM Aditya Mittal are trailing by a half point at 5.5/7 each. IM Vantika Agrawal bounced back with a victory over Shazil Shehzad (NOR). She is currently the highest scoring female player 5/7. Abhimanyu will face Tor Fredrik and Aditya will be up against Samvel in the penultimate round. IM Kushagra Mohan won the Fagernes Slow Blitz 2023. Round 8 starts today at 1 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Anniken Vestby/SjakkTromsø

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