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18-year-old Aydin Suleymanli tops 9th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2023 Rapid with a 2740 performance

11/12/2023 -

18-year-old Aydin Suleymanli (AZE) started the final day of 9th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2023 Rapid with a blazing win over Nijat Abasov (AZE). The teenager lost the penultimate round game against Vidit Gujrathi. However, he managed to bounce back in the final round to beat Arjun Erigaisi. Thus, Aydin became the top finisher of the Rapid segment with 11/18. Arjun, Jorden van Foreest (NED) and Vidit Gujrathi are close on his heels at 10/18. A full point going into the Blitz event can be the difference maker. Despite losing the first round and being the lowest rated player in the field, Aydin delivered a 2740 performance which is remarkable. 18 rounds of Blitz will be played today. Round 1 starts at 2 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST. All photos are by Shahid Ahmed unless specified otherwise.

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Odisha Government collaborates with FIDE to promote chess, 100 chess centres to be opened in the state

10/12/2023 -

Odisha has been making spectacular strides in growing chess recently. From the formation of their first fully government-funded chess academy Pro-Chess-Ta, to embarking on a project to open 100 chess centers around the state! The Deputy Chair of FIDE Management Board, Dana Reizniece-Ozola recently had a tour across India to promote women in chess and educational chess. On her journey, she also visited Odisha and met with the Chief Minister and Sports Authorities. Check out this article where Dana speaks about her experience in India, the plans for growth being formed, and what is next.

GM Vidit Gujrathi becomes the Brand Ambassador of Ambit

10/12/2023 -

GM Vidit Gujrathi has been having a string of great results in recent times. He put up a great show in the FIDE World Cup, and came very close to qualifying for the Candidates. He then went on to win the biggest tournament in his career - the FIDE Grand Swiss 2023, and qualified to the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024! Just a few days before the Grand Swiss, Vidit had started a new partnership - one which has proven to be very lucky for him. GM Vidit Gujrathi had become the Brand Ambassador of Ambit! In this article, we talked with Vidit Gujrathi and the Founder of Ambit, Mr. Ashok Wadhwa. Get to know how this collaboration started, and what is next!

S L Narayanan dominates 4th Elllobregat Open 2023 and Blitz Masters, Abhimanyu Puranik second

10/12/2023 -

GM S L Narayanan scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 4th Elllobregat Open A 2023. He drew his last round game against GM Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) to become a clear champion. Four years later, Narayanan won the same tournament, bettered his score and won the Blitz Masters too. Fedoseev, GM Aravindh Chithambaram and GM Abhimanyu Puranik scored 7/9 each. After Playoffs between them, Abhimanyu secured second place, Fedoseev third and Aravindh fourth. The total prize fund was €57250. The top three prizes were €10000 + trophy, €5000 and €2000 each respectively. Before the Classical event, Narayanan won Torneo Blitz Masters, Ciutat de L'Hospitalet 50 x 50 on 29th November 2023. He scored an unbeaten 8/9, performed at 2933 and finished a half point ahead of the field. Fedoseev secured second place scoring sole 7.5/9 and GM Paulius Pultinevicius (LTU) 6.5/9 third. The top three prizes in Blitz were €1500, €1300 and €1200 each. Photo: Patricia Claros Aguilar

13th London Chess Classic 2023 R8: Shreyas upsets Jules

10/12/2023 -

14-year-old IM Shreyas Royal (ENG) continues his fantastic run at 13th London Chess Classic 2023. In the penultimate round, he managed to turn things around against GM Jules Moussard (ENG). The Frenchman is having difficulty converting his advantages into a win. This time, it was certainly not an easy one. The teenager pounced when the opportunity was presented to him. Andrei Volokitin (UKR) scored the only other win of the round, against Mateusz Bartel (POL). The standings at the top remains unchaged as Michael Adams (ENG) maintains his sole lead 5.5/8, followed by M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) and Gukesh at 5/8 each. Gukesh will face Hans Niemann (USA) in the final round. It starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m. IST. Follow the action live on FM WIM Anna-Maja Kazarian's twitch channel. Photo: Tao Bhokanandh

9th Gashimov Memorial 2023 Rapid R4-6: Aydin sensational against Shakh, joins three-way lead

09/12/2023 -

When the fifth round of 9th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2023 concluded, all ten players had lost at least one game each. The gap between the leaders and the players in the third point group is only of one point. Three players are at 7/12, followed by four players at 6/12 and three at 5/12. Arjun Erigaisi, Aydin Suleymanli (AZE) and Nijat Abasov (AZE) are the three leaders. Aydin defeated one of his idols - Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) in the sixth round to join the lead. Last year also, he had the exact same result at the very same event, only the color was different. It goes without saying that the competition is extremely close. It is absolutely unpredictable on who is going to win. Only three more rounds of Rapid games left. No single player has a complete edge over the rest, as evident by the points table. Round 7 starts tomorrow from 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

India wins five medals at Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2023

09/12/2023 -

India has won a total of five medals including two Gold, one Silver and two Bronze medals at Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2023. Two former Asian Junior Open champions - IM Harshavardhan G B and IM Raahul V S shined brightly. Harshavardhan won Gold in Rapid Open scoring 5.5/7 and Silver in Classical Open 6.5/9. Raahul earned Gold in Blitz Open with a perfect score of 7/7. In the Girls event, Rindhiya V scored 6/9 to win Bronze in the Classical event. WFM Bhagyashree Patil received Bronze in Blitz scoring 5.5/7. Photos: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

13th London Chess Classic 2023 R7: 14-year-old Shreyas Royal impressive against Gukesh

09/12/2023 -

14-year-old IM Shreyas Royal (ENG) played impressive chess against GM D Gukesh in the seventh round of 13th London Chess Classic 2023. At one point, Shreyas had a great opportunity to push further in his advantageous position. However, he missed the move order and it allowed his opponent to equalize. M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) and Mateusz Bartel (POL) are the two winners of this round. They defeated Nikita Vitiugov (POL) and Hans Niemann (USA) respectively. Michael Adams (ENG) maintains his sole lead 5/7. He drew against Andrei Volokitin (UKR). He is closely followed by Gukesh and Tabatabaei at 4.5/7 each. Round 8 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m. IST. Follow the action live on FM WIM Anna-Maja Kazarian's twitch channel. Photos: Tao Bhokanandh

9th Gashimov Memorial 2023 Rapid R1-3: Nijat Abasov gains early sole lead

09/12/2023 -

Nijat Abasov (AZE) emerged early sole leader at 9th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2023. He scored 5/6 including wins against Richard Rapport (ROU) and Boris Gelfand (ISR). Rauf Mamedov (AZE), Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi are the three players at 4/6 each. Vidit had the longest game of the day against Jorden van Foreest (NED) in the second round which went for over 150 moves. After that, he beat Rapport in the third. Arjun Erigaisi defeated Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) in the third round. It was an excellent game where 'Shakh' faltered in the end and Arjun capitalized on it in a sharp position. Round 4 starts today from 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni wins Bijnor Open 2023

08/12/2023 -

Maharashtra's experienced International Master Vikramaditya Kulkarni won the Bijnor Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament! This was the first event of the UP Booster Series, which was started with the aim of bringing a new chess revolution in Uttar Pradesh With his brilliant game, Showcasing brilliant play Vikramaditya won with a 100% score - he won all seven of his games and secured first place. In the final round, he defeated the second seed of the tournament, IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam from Tamil Nadu. Sparsh Yadav from Uttar Pradesh stood second, and Gopal Krishna Maheshwari took third place. On the last day, ChessBase India organized a simul given by WIM Angela Franco from Colombia, and also announced the best game award from all the seven rounds. The next event of Bijnor Open has been proposed in March! Read the article below for the final report.

Khelo Chess India Finale on 10th December 2023

08/12/2023 -

The journey of Khelo Chess India tournament which started from January this year in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, has now reached the grand finale at the end of the year! The annual tournament of Khelo Chess India will be organized on this occasion on 10th December. On Sunday morning from 10 AM, "Khelo Chess India SAGE Sports Academy Rapid Tournament" will take place first, where the total prize fund is Rs. 50,000. Immediately after this from 3:45 PM, the "Khelo Chess India SAGE Sports Academy Blitz Tournament" will be held with a prize fund of Rs 11000! Entries are limited - there is space for only 100 players in Blitz and 200 players in the Rapid event. Apart from the prize money, trophies and medals will also be awarded to the winners of the competition! This will be the 22nd and 23rd event in the year respectively of Khelo Chess India. Read the article below to take part in this mega event:

Yangyi Yu dominates Alef Super Stars 2023, Nihal Sarin second

08/12/2023 -

Yangyi Yu (CHN) won Alef Super Stars 2023 convincingly. He scored 56/84 to become the winner of the triathlon. Nihal Sarin won the Blitz segment scoring 16/24. Thus, taking his final score to 45/84. Salem Saleh (UAE) scored 11/24 in the Blitz to finish third with an overall 38/84, followed by Sanan Sjugirov (HUN) 33/84. Nihal gained 16.4 Blitz Elo rating points, taking his live rating to 2705.4. He is now World no. 25 in the live ratings. Nihal made a good finish. It will certainly help him to carry this momentum into World Rapid and Blitz which starts in the last week of this month in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

13th London Chess Classic 2023 R6: Gukesh beats McShane, Jules loses a winning game against Adams

08/12/2023 -

D Gukesh scored a fine victory against Luke McShane (ENG) in the sixth round of 13th London Chess Classic 2023. The England no.4 made an incorrect exchange in the endgame which turned things in Gukesh's favor. Jules Moussard (FRA) miscalculated in a winning position against the legend, Michael Adams (ENG). He found the resource and Jules ended up losing the game. English prodigy, IM Shreyas Royal managed to defend well and salvage a draw against GM Nikita Vitiugov, despite the former being worse for the better part of the game. Adams continues his sole lead 4.5/6, followed by Gukesh 4/6 and Tabatabaei 3.5/6. Round 7 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m. IST. Follow the action live on FM WIM Anna-Maja Kazarian's twitch channel. Photos: Tao Bhokanandh

Vidit Gujrathi and Arjun Erigaisi set to face world's best at 9th Gashimov Memorial 2023

07/12/2023 -

Vidit Gujrathi and Arjun Erigaisi are the two Indians who will take part at 9th Gashimov Memorial 2023. They will battle against - Richard Rapport (ROU), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE), Teimour Radjabov (AZE), Jorden van Foreest (NED), Boris Gelfand (ISR), Rauf Mamedov (AZE), Nijat Abasov (AZE) and Aydin Suleymanli (AZE). Nine rounds of Rapid and 18 rounds Blitz games will be played from 8th to 11th December 2023. The winner will be decided based on the combined score of Rapid and Blitz events. Three rounds of Rapid games will start tomorrow Friday 8th December from 2 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST. Vugar Gashimov Chess Foundation, Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan Chess Federation are organizing the ninth edition to honor the memory of Vugar Gashimov. Who will win this prestigious event? Photos by Shahid Ahmed unless mentioned otherwise.

Your Favourite Things in Chess Challenge on Wildr

07/12/2023 -

If you have been following GM Vidit Gujrathi, you would have noticed that he is a big fan of two apps - Black Lotus and Wildr. While the chess community has got to know about Black Lotus as a meditation app, what exactly is Wildr? Well, Wildr is a social media platform but with a difference. It is world's first ever no toxicity social media platform that helps you connect with your friends without worrying about hate, spam, etc. Through this article we want to introduce you to the Wildr App and you can be a part of a challenge where there are softwares (ChessBase 17, Vidit and Gukesh's video course) and Rs.10,000 to be won in prizes.

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