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Sethuraman on the verge of winning 1st Bangalore GM 2024

26/01/2024 -

GM Sethuraman S P drew against GM Nigel Short (ENG) to maintain his sole lead 7.5/9 at 1st Bangalore GM 2024. Top seed GM Abhijeet Gupta suffered his second consecutive loss of the event against IM Srihari L R. IM Aronyak Ghosh had his chances versus GM Mitrabha Guha. However, the game ended up in a draw. Five players - Short, Mitrabha, Diptayan, Srihari L R and GM Shyam Sundar M are trailing the leader by a half point at 7/9 each. Pushkar Dere drew against GM Sandipan Chanda to move to 6.5/9. Sethuraman will face Diptayan in the final round. He is currently in a four-game winning streak. Will Sethuraman overcome the Diptayan challenge? Round 10 starts today at 9:30 a.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

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Krishnan Sasikiran wins 47th Zurich Christmas Masters 2023, Iniyan second

25/01/2024 -

Krishnan Sasikiran, Eltaj Safarli (AZE) and Iniyan Pa scored 5.5/7 at 47th Zurich Christmas Masters 2023. Sasikiran won the tournament on tie-breaks. Safarli and Iniyan shared second place as all of their tie-breaks were exactly the same. All three of them remained undefeated. Sasikiran drew against both runners-up. The total prize fund of the tournament was CHF 18500. The top three prizes were CHF 3000, 2000 and 1400. This was Sasikiran's sole tournament triumph in 2023. His last individual rating tournament triumph was in October 2022. It is certainly great to see the Indian chess legend in back to winning a tournament. Photo: ©Silvestar Žiger

1st Bangalore GM 2024 R8: Sethuraman emerges sole leader

25/01/2024 -

GM Sethuraman S P defeated the top seed GM Abhijeet Gupta to gain sole lead 7/8 at 1st Bangalore GM 2024. The reigning National champion, Sethuraman capitalized on his opponent's paltry mistake. The remaining two leaders - GM Mitrabha Guha drew his game against GM Nigel Short (ENG). GM Neelotpal Das missed a beautiful opportunity in the endgame against GM Shyam Sundar M. Untitled Nithin Babu continues his great form. He drew against IM Srihari L R. Pushkar Dere won against IM Nitish Belurkar to move to 6/8. Sethuraman will face Short and Mitrabha will be up against IM Aronyak Ghosh in the penultimate round. Round 9 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Tata Steel 2024 R10: Gukesh and Abdusattorov are the coleaders

25/01/2024 -

D Gukesh decimated Alexander Donchenko (GER) in Round 10 of 86th Tata Steel Masters 2024 to maintain his lead. The Germany no.3 consumed a lot of time in the opening when Gukesh went 12...Nb6. Later, Gukesh found a nice tactic to gain material and converted his advantage without any difficulty. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) also scored a win over Max Warmerdam (NED). Both him and Gukesh are now the coleaders 6.5/10, followed by Anish Giri (NED) and R Praggnanandhaa at 6/10 each. Praggnanandhaa drew against Vidit Gujrathi. Ian Nepomniachtchi scored the only other win in the Mastes against the world champion, Ding Liren (CHN). Leon Luke Mendonca drew against Hans Niemann (USA) after 112 moves. This is his second consecutive 110+ move game. Today is the last rest day. Round 11 starts tomorrow Friday 25th January at 2 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024

Praggnanandhaa, Humpy and Vaishali set to battle Carlsen, Wenjun and co. at 12th Norway Chess 2024

24/01/2024 -

The 12th edition of Norway Chess will introduce an equal Women's tournament. The inaugural edition of the Women's event will be played in the same playing hall concurrently, identical number of players, same format and an equivalent prize fund. The Open section will feature - Magnus Carlsen (NOR), Fabiano Caruana (USA), reigning Norway Chess winner - Hikaru Nakamura (USA), World Champion - Ding Liren (CHN), Alireza Firouzja (FRA) and R Praggnanandhaa. Koneru Humpy, Tingjie Lei (CHN), reigning four-time Women's World Champion - Wenjun Ju (CHN), Anna Muzychuk (UKR), R Vaishali and Pia Cramling (SWE) will be seen in action in the Women's event. The tournament will witness both world champions in their respective sections along with four participants each from FIDE Candidates and Women's Candidates 2024. Photo: Norway Chess

1st Bangalore GM 2024 R7: Sethuraman and Short make it a four-way with Abhijeet and Mitrabha

24/01/2024 -

Top seed GM Abhijeet Gupta made a quick draw against GM Mitrabha Guha in the seventh round of 1st Bangalore GM 2024. It allowed GM Sethuraman S P and GM Nigel Short to catch up with them. Iniyan loosened his grip on the position against Sethuraman which allowed his opponent to get back in the game. The English legend defeated IM Ilamparthi A R with ease. The four leaders 6/7 will face each other in the eighth round - Sethuraman vs Abhijeet and Mitrabha vs Short. Untitled Nithin Babu continues his great momentum. He defeated IM Sammed Shete displaying a fantastic positional understanding. Round 8 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Tata Steel 2024 R9: Praggnanandhaa beats Wenjun Ju, joins the lead with Abdusattorov, Giri and Gukesh

24/01/2024 -

R Praggnanandhaa defeated the reigning four-time women's world champion, Wenjun Ju (CHN) in Round 9 of 86th Tata Steel Masters 2024. This means Praggnanandhaa has defeated both reigning world champions in open and women, just a week apart in the very same tournament. This win also ensured he joined the lead with Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB), Anish Giri (NED) and D Gukesh. Abdusattorov scored the quickest victory of the round against Jorden van Foreest (NED). Gukesh drew against Vidit Gujrathi. Leon Luke Mendonca won a grueling battle against Jaime Santos Latasa (ESP) after 111 moves. He is trailing the sole leader Marc' Andria Maurizzi (FRA) by a half point at 6/9. Round 10 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Jurriaan Hoefsmit/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024

Selvamurugan wins 1st Bangalore GM Category B Below 2000 Rating Tournament 2024

23/01/2024 -

Selvamurugan B and 11-year-old Madhesh Kumar S scored 9/10 at 1st Bangalore GM Category B Below 2000 Rating Tournament 2024. Selvamurugan won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Madhesh was placed second. The champion remained unbeaten and defeated both runners-up. Teenagers, Jaidambareesh N R and Vihaan Dawda scored 8.5/10 each. They were placed third and fourth respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹1250000. The top three prizes were ₹125000, ₹100000 and ₹80000 along with a trophy each respectively. This was Selvamurugan's second tournament of the year and he won it. His last rating tournament triumph was in September 2023. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Aradhya Garg becomes the latest International Master from New Delhi

23/01/2024 -

23-year-old Aradhya Garg became India's latest International Master on 3rd January 2024. He defeated GM Tiger Hillarp Persson (SWE) in the seventh round of Rilton Cup 2023/24 to touch 2400 in the live ratings. The talented youth from New Delhi earned his first IM-norm at World Youth Under-18 back in November 2015. Then he secured his second IM-norm at 15th Delhi Open 2017. Five years later, he earned his final GM-norm in March 2022 at 1st Guwahati GM Open. However, the 2400 kept alluring him despite getting very close to it. The final hurdle was crossed at the beginning of this year. Before that, he managed to score three more IM-norms. He scored all his norms in Open tournaments. Get to know about Aradhya's journey towards the IM title and he also selects his best games in recent times. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Adamas University perfect at East Zone Inter University Men and Women 2023-24

23/01/2024 -

Adamas University won both Women and Men section of East Zone Inter University Championship 2022-23. Both Women and Men's team scored a perfect 12/12. Jadavpur University scored 10/12 to secure second place. Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University and Banaras Hindu University scored 8/12 each to be placed third and fourth according to tie-breaks. In Men's event, four teams - University of Calcutta, Jadavpur University, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University and Patna University scored 9/12 each. They were placed second to fifth respectively. The top four teams of each event have qualified to their respective National University championships. Photo: IA Biswajit Bharadwaj

Ayush Sharma dominates UICC Indore Rapid Rating Open 2024

22/01/2024 -

IM Ayush Sharma scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win UICC Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Reigning Commonwealth Gold medalist, IM P Shyam Nikhil scored sole 8/9 to secure second place. He also remained undefeated. Five players - Mrittika Mallick, Pushkar Dere, IM D V Prasad, IM Anup Deshmukh and Anupam Nema scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed third to seventh according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹25000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. This was the first tournament Ayush took part in 2024 and he won it in a dominant fashion. Photos: IA NI Sunil Soni / Unite Indore Chess Club

1st Bangalore GM 2024 R5-6: Mitrabha Guha's magnificent king walk

22/01/2024 -

Top seed GM Abhijeet Gupta defeated IM Neelash Saha to maintain his lead after the sixth round of 1st Bangalore GM 2024. The reigning Hastings Masters winner capitalized on his opportunity when his opponent blundered in a sharp position. GM Mitrabha Guha maneuvered his king beautifully in a rook and opposite color bishop endgame against GM Pranav Anand to stay in the lead. He brought his king all the way from g1 to h8, then g7 to execute his plan and grab the crucial pawn. The coleaders Abhijeet and Mitrabha will inevitably clash in the seventh round. Previous day leaders - Neelash and Pranav drew their fifth round game. Today is a rest day for the Classical event. Round 7 starts tomorrow Tuesday 23rd January at 3 p.m. IST. Blitz Rating Open tournament starts today from 11:30 a.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Tata Steel 2024 R8: Firouzja fabulous against Ding Liren, joins the lead with Gukesh and Giri

22/01/2024 -

Alireza Firouzja (FRA) scored a fantastic win against Ding Liren (CHN) in Round 8 of 86th Tata Steel Masters 2024. The world no.6 sacrificed an exchange after which the world champion blundered. His opponent proclaimed that it is a dangerous line for Black and he had to know a lot to defend. Ian Nepomniachtchi scored the only other win in the Masters against Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB). R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Vidit Gujrathi drew against Max Warmerdam (NED), Wenjun Ju (CHN) and Alexander Donchenko (GER) respectively. Gukesh, Anish Giri (NED) and Alireza Firouzja (FRA) are currently the three leaders at 5/8 each. Leon Luke Mendonca swindled Anton Korobov (UKR) to move to 5/8. Marc' Andria Maurizzi (FRA) is the new sole leader 5.5/8 after he defeated the previous one - Salem Saleh (UAE). Today is a rest day. Round 9 starts tomorrow Tuesday 23rd January at 2 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024

Neelash Saha dominates 2nd Matrix Cup Rating Open 2024

21/01/2024 -

IM Neelash Saha scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 2nd Matrix Cup Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Kartavya Anadkat, Om Batra and Suraj Dahiya scored 8/9 each. They secured second, third and fourth place respectively according to tie-breaks. Neelash drew against the eventual runner-up Kartavya and defeated the second runner-up Om Batra. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹800000. The top three prizes were ₹101000, ₹75000 and ₹50000 along with a trophy each respectively. This is the first tournament Neelash played in 2024 and he won it. Currently, he is sharing the lead with GM Pranav Anand at 1st Bangalore GM 2024. Photos: FM FT FA Prasenjit Dutta/Matrix Chess Academy

1st Bangalore GM 2024 R4: Neelash Saha makes a quick work of Nigel Short, co-leads with Pranav Anand

21/01/2024 -

IM Neelash Saha made a short work of GM Nigel Short (ENG) in the fourth round of 1st Bangalore GM 2024. His strategy of avoiding a lot of theory worked against the legend of the sport. Local boy, GM Pranav Anand defeated IM Sammed Shete by sacrificing a piece, to join the lead with Neelash. IM Nitish Belurkar held GM Alexei Fedorov to a draw. GM Laxman R R suffered a tough loss against GM Abhijeet Gupta. He missed a precise continuation in a same color bishop endgame which ideally should have been a draw. GM Neelotpal Das had a 134-move long grueling draw against his childhood friend, GM Sandipan Chanda. Pushkar Dere maintains his good form. He defeated IM Semetei Tologon Tegin (KGZ) to move to 3.5/4. Round 5 starts today at 9:30 a.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

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