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Aravindh Chithambaram on the verge of winning 20th Delhi GM Open 2023

30/03/2023 -

GM Aravindh Chithambaram showed his class against GM Volodar Murzin in the penultimate round of 20th Delhi GM Open 2023. He showcased his fantastic positional understanding to dethrone the teenager from the leader's position. India's first triple crown, reigning three-time National Rapid and Blitz champion, Aravindh is now the sole leader heading into the final round 8.5/9. Since his tie-break score is not the best, he must beat GM Luka Paichadze to become a clear champion, whereas a draw would allow any of the five foreigners to catch up and maybe surpass him. Will Aravindh become the champion of the tournament? Final Round 10 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

ChessBase 18 and Mega 2025 are here

ChessBase 18 is an all-new program that helps you manage all your databases as an ambitious player. Mega Database 2025 has 11 million games with over 113,000 games annotated by masters. The cost of ChessBase 18 is Rs.4499/- and the cost of Mega Database 2025 is Rs.6499/- However, if you go for the combo the total amount comes to Rs.8999 (instead of 10,998/-) helping you save Rs. 1999/-.

ChessBase 18 + Mega 2025 Combo

Endgame Magic #233: Highlights from the Bundesliga - with Iniyan!

29/03/2023 -

Iniyan is yet another talented Indian player climbing up the ranks of competitive chess. This week, he visited Hamburg and joined Karsten Müller in his Endgame Magic show. It was a joyous exchange of ideas using games from the German Bundesliga. Check out this short episode of only 17 minutes 12 seconds and enrich your knowledge with the endgame expert along with his guest, India's 61st GM Iniyan. Have you already tried to solve the Iniyan Challenge? Photo: Endgame Magic #233 / ChessBase

Ram Vishal Parab wins the ChessBase India Chess Club tournament for the first time

29/03/2023 -

The 6th edition of the ChessBase India Chess Club tournament was held on 25th March 2023, at the Phoenix Marketcity Mall, Kurla! Ram Vishal Parab played some fantastic chess to score a perfect 7/7, finishing first by a full point. Saumil Nair and Jeet Shah scored 6/7, getting the 2nd and 3rd spots respectively. In this session, we introduced two new things: a membership system in the ChessBase India Chess Club, and a special "Doctor Chess" session by IM Sagar Shah! Read the full article to know all about the tournament below. 

New Delhi GP Round 3: Bibisara wins two in-a-row

29/03/2023 -

IM Bibisara Assaubayeva has won her second consecutive game at New Delhi GP 2023. The reigning two-time World Blitz Women champion defeated GM Nino Batsiashvili in Round 3. The Georgian gave up an exchange in the endgame to get rid of her opponent's outside passed pawn. In the next move, she weakened her own king instead of trying to create some pressure on her opponent's relatively vulnerable king. The teenager is the only player to have scored wins so far at this event. Humpy and Harika drew with Kateryna Lagno and Nana Dzagnidze respectively. It will be Kateryna vs Vaishali and Humpy vs Zhu Jiner in Round 4 which starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

20th Delhi GM Open 2023 R8: Aravindh is back in the lead

29/03/2023 -

The reigning three-time National Rapid and Blitz champion, GM Aravindh Chithambaram got himself back in the lead. He defeated GM Marat Dzhumaev when the Uzbek's positional exchange sacrifice did not work out the way he wanted. GM Michal Krasenkow drew with GM Volodar Murzin which means both Volodar and Aravindh are at 7.5/8 each. They will inevitably face each other in the penultimate round. IM Neelash Saha drew with GM Luka Paichadze and the current National Sub-Junior champion, S Aswath held the strong GM Lalit Rohit to a draw. Over a dozen players are trailing the tournament leaders by a half point at 7/8 each. Round 9 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

A special study by Ilamparthi on his 14th Birthday

28/03/2023 -

Ilamparthi AR is a huge talent in Indian Chess, and the past year has been nothing short of amazing for the youngster. The Chennai boy became the World Under-14 Champion, he won Gold in Asian Under-18 Rapid 2022 in October and won his first Rapid Rating Open tournament in November 2022. In 2023, he became India's latest International Master! Ilamparthi's most recent success came at the WR Chess Masters Juniors event, where he won with a perfect score. The youngster celebrated his 14th Birthday yesterday, on 28th March! In this special occasion, he posed a tough endgame study for IM Sagar Shah to solve. What was the study? Read the full article below.

Samay Raina and Gukesh analyze Ivanchuk's games

28/03/2023 -

We all know Samay Raina is one of the leading stand-up comedians in India, who also revolutionized chess in India. The 25-year-old comic has been regularly trying to improve his chess skills by playing online, commentating with IM Sagar Shah on various events, and following the games of the top players! One of Samay's favorite players is none other than the legend from Ukraine, Vassily Ivanchuk. Naturally, when Samay got to interact with Gukesh on Sagar and Amruta's flat in Mumbai, Ivanchuk was to come up in the discussion at some point! Read the full article to check out their conversation.

New: Jan Markos: Middlegame Secrets Vol.1 + 2

28/03/2023 -

For a chess player, chess pieces are like specific tools in a toolbox. We need to know how to use them best, like a craftsman knows their tools. We shouldn’t use a screwdriver to hammer in a nail; and we shouldn’t use the queen just for defence. This series will show you in great detail the specific qualities of each chess piece, so that you can maximize their effectiveness and thus improve your game. Queens are the true ladies of the chessboard. They are dangerous attackers, but poor defenders. They dislike dirty work, and often wait until other pieces prepare space for them. Everyone knows that a rook is dangerous on the 7th rank, and that it belongs behind the pawn. However, there is so much more to learn about this inconspicuous piece! Photo: ChessBase

New Delhi GP Round 2: Vaishali loses against Bibisara

28/03/2023 -

The reigning two-time World Blitz Women's champion, IM Bibisara Assaubayeva scored the first win of New Delhi GP 2023. The Kazakhstan teenager got the better of IM Vaishali in the endgame when the latter misplaced her knight. It was a difficult endgame to defend in the first place. Meanwhile, GM Harika Dronvalli was held to a draw by WGM Zhu Jiner in a well contested draw. The remaining two games between Goryachkina-Dzagnidze and Polina-Humpy ended in draws in 20 moves or less. Vaishali has a Bye in Round 3. Humpy vs Lagno and Dzagnidze vs Harika are some of the Round 3 matchups which starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

20th Delhi GM Open 2023 R7: Neelash Saha holds Aravindh Chithambaram to a draw

28/03/2023 -

Generally a player is not happy to get two consecutive black pieces especially against stronger opponents. After defeating GM Boris Savchenko in the sixth round, IM Neelash Saha faced GM Aravindh Chithambaram, once again with the same color. It was a solid draw after 30 moves in Round 7 of 20th Delhi GM Open 2023. IM Viani Antonio Dcunha made a minute mistake in the endgame against GM Volodar Murzin which seemed to have headed towards a draw. Thus, Volodar gained sole lead 7/7. Aravindh and Neelash are the only two Indians in pursuit at 6.5/7 each. IM Anuj Shrivatri held GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili to a draw where the former had a good position in the early stages of the endgame. Round 8 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

New Delhi GP Round 1: Elisabeth withdraws, two exciting endgames

27/03/2023 -

The first round of FIDE New Delhi GP 2023 witnessed four games. IM Vaishali got a walkover as the Germany no.1 Elisabeth Paehtz decided to withdraw from the event. Thus, the total withdraw count from this event is now four. First the Muzychuk sisters - Anna and Mariya, then Zhansaya Abdumalik and now Paehtz. The games between Humpy and Harika, Polina and Lagno, were relatively quiet draws. WGM Zhu Jiner had a great opportunity to beat GM Aleksandraw Goryachkina. The All-Georgian battle between GM Nana Dzagnidze and GM Nino Batsiashvili was an exciting back and forth battle where the latter repeated moves in a winning endgame. It will be Vaishali vs Assaubayeva, Harika vs Zhu Jiner and Shuvalova vs Humpy in Round 2 which starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Ismael Nieto

Diya Chowdhury wins Moulvibazar Deputy Commissioner Rating Open 2023

27/03/2023 -

Diya Chowdhury scored an unbeaten 5.5/6 to win Moulvibazar Deputy Commissioner Rating Open 2023. She finished a half point ahead of the competition. Tutul Dhar and Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan made 5/6 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was Tk 40000. The top three prizes were Tk 10000, 7000 and 5000 each respectively. The former National Schools Under-17 Girls champion, Diya has won 13th Manha's Castle Rating Open 2022 in December. She also won a district championship before that. This is her third open tournament triumph in a little over three months, the last two being Classical rated events. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

20th Delhi GM Open 2023 R5-6: Neelash and Viani crush Savchenko and Sethuraman

27/03/2023 -

The top seed of the tournament, GM Sethuraman S P made some simple mistakes and got squashed by IM Viani Antonio Dcunha in the sixth round of 20th Delhi Open 2023. The 50th National Junior Open champion, IM Neelash Saha scored a crushing victory over GM Boris Savchenko. GM Stupak Kirill blundered his knight in the final moments of a rook and minor piece endgame which seemed to have headed towards a draw for a long time. Thus, Aravindh, Neelash, Viani and GM Volodar Murzin are four leaders at a perfect 6/6. A total of 15 players are trailing them by a half point at 5.5/6 each. Out of them, Goutham Krishna H and Anup Shankar R, are the only two untitled players. Round 7 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

An interview with the boy who scored 9/9 - GM Leon Mendonca

26/03/2023 -

Leon Mendonca did something spectacular at the HIT Open 2023 in Slovenia. He started out as the top seed and was the favourite to win the tournament. But the way he dominated the proceedings was just phenomenal. He scored 9.0/9, gaining 26 Elo points, a rating performance of 3196, and winning the tournament with 2.5 extra points! How did Leon do it? Well in this interview we speak about three of his games - round 2 against Matic Lavrencic, round 5 against Aleksa Strikovic, and round 8 against Nigel Davies. We also speak about the psychological issues that Leon had to overcome in order to achieve what he has achieved in the last few days - two tournament victories, a gain of 38 Elo points and a Live rating of 2596. Check out the full interview below.

What is happening in New Delhi at the FIDE Grand Prix 2023

26/03/2023 -

The FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2022-23 is into its third leg and it is a huge moment for Indian chess. That's because the first ever Grand Prix is happening in the country. However, the start to the event has been rocky. One of the participants Zhansaya Abdumalik has withdrawn from the tournament after reaching New Delhi and spending a day at the venue. What was the reason for the withdrawal? The players wrote an official letter to the FIDE President. FIDE responded back with an official statement as well. Meanwhile Zhansaya's country mate Bibisara Assaubayeva who is present at the venue wrote a post on social media voicing her opinions. This led to Zhansaya responding back and Elisabeth Paehtz joining in with her statement. It has created a lot of chaos before the start of the tournament. We try to put it all together in this article.

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