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11th Norway Chess 2023 R5: Gukesh beats Abdusattorov

05/06/2023 -

D Gukesh drew the Classical game against Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) in Round 5 of 11th Norway Chess 2023. He was completely winning the Armageddon against the former World Rapid champion. However, Gukesh decided to repeat moves as draw with Black in Armageddon results in winning it and the match. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) and Hikaru Nakamura (USA) scored the only two Classical wins of the round against the tournament leader Fabiano Caruana (USA) and birthday boy - Aryan Tari (NOR). The 'Speed King' Nakamura is now World no.2 again. Magnus Carlsen defeated Anish Giri in Armageddon to win the match. Round 6 starts today from 5 p.m. local time, 8:30 p.m. IST. All photos in this article are by Lennart Ootes/Norway Chess unless stated otherwise.

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2nd Maharashtra GM 2023 R5-6: Vedant Panesar squashes Boris Savchenko in 20 moves!

04/06/2023 -

FM Vedant Panesar crushed the top seed of the tournament, GM Boris Savchenko in just 20 moves in Round 5. The former National under-17 champion, used his preparation to score a victory in less than three hours, fastest among the top boards of the round. IM Raahul V S and IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete won their respective fifth round games and drew their six encounter against each other. GM Levon Babujian (ARM) and IM Milos Saposz (POL) joined them in the lead 5/6. Seven players are trailing them by a half point 4.5/6 including the sole untitled player, Sanket Chakravarty. Nine out of top ten games ended decisively in the fifth round. Round 7 starts tomorrow at 3 p.m. IST. All photos are by Shahid Ahmed unless mentioned otherwise.

Aravindh or Arjun - Who will win 23rd Dubai Open 2023?

04/06/2023 -

Arjun Erigaisi defeated the China no.2 and World no.19 Yangyi Yu in the penultimate round of 23rd Dubai Open 2023. The India no.5 did what the position required him to do in the endgame and managed to outsmart his opponent to join the leaders. Aravindh Chithambaram missed his fourth consecutive opportunity to win and ended up splitting the point with Abhijeet Gupta. He is still in the championship race. Arjun and Aravindh will face each other in the final round. 44th Chess Olympiad Gold medalist, Javokhir Sindarov (UZB) and Maxim Matlakov are the remaining two leaders at 6/8 each. They will collide each other in the final round. Round 9 starts today at 10 a.m. local time, 11:30 a.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

11th Norway Chess 2023 R4: Gukesh draws the Classical against Carlsen

04/06/2023 -

D Gukesh drew his second Classical rated game ever against Magnus Carlsen. Earlier this year, he drew against the world no.1 at 85th Tata Steel Masters 2023. In the Classical battle, Gukesh navigated the queen endgame quite well. It lasted more than 50% of the entire game. The Armageddon was a chaotic encounter which saw Gukesh sacrificing his queen in a must-win game and eventually losing the game after blundering a piece. The result might have gone in the Norwegian's favor. However, Gukesh showed once again, that he is ready to take Carlsen in any format of the game. Fabiano Caruana scored the sole Classical victory of the round against Alireza Firouzja. Round 5 starts today from 5 p.m. local time, 8:30 p.m. IST. All photos in this article are by Lennart Ootes/Norway Chess unless stated otherwise.

2nd Maharashtra GM 2023 R4: Raahul makes an incredible save against Luka

04/06/2023 -

IM Raahul V S showed gritty defense against GM Luka Paichadze (GEO) in Round 4 of 2nd Maharashtra GM Open 2023. Despite being down by two pawns, the former Asian Junior champion, stormed his king down the board before using his rooks to unsettle his opponent. FM Vedant Panesar, FM Sharan Rao and IM Kushagra Mohan joined the previous round leaders Raahul, IM Sammed Shete, Luka and FM Harshad S at 3.5/4 each. Vidit Gujrathi and Raunak Sadhwani scored emphatic victories against Peter Svidler and Nigel Short to take 2-1 lead. Vidit made a short work of Svidler in just 23 moves. Today is the last double round of the GM tournament and final Classical game of the match. Round 5 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

23rd Dubai Open 2023 R7: Yangyi joins Aravindh in the lead

03/06/2023 -

Aravindh Chithambaram drew against Maxim Matlakov in the seventh round of 23rd Dubai Open 2023. For the third consecutive round, Aravindh managed to get himself a fantastic position. However, he was unable to convert it as his attack fizzled out. Yangyi Yu (CHN) defeated Shant Sargsyan (ARM) to join Aravindh in the lead 5.5/7. They are followed by eight players at 5/8 each. Arjun Erigaisi and Abhijeet Gupta are the only two Indians among them. Arjun drew against M Amin Tabatabaei and Abhijeet defeated Vugar Asadli (AZE). It will be Arjun vs Yangyi and Abhijeet vs Aravindh in the penultimate round. Round 8 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Prraneeth Vuppala becomes India's 82nd Grandmaster, Telangana CM announces ₹2.5 crore to become a Super GM

03/06/2023 -

IM Prraneeth Vuppala became India's 82nd Grandmaster on Thursday 11th May 2023. He defeated GM Hans Niemann (USA) in the penultimate round of Baku Open 2023 to cross 2500 in the live ratings and become a Grandmaster. The 15-year-old scored his first GM-norm at First Saturday GM March 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. Then he delivered a fantastic performance to secure his second GM-norm at 55th Biel Master Tournament 2022 in Biel, Switzerland. The final GM-norm was scored at 2nd Chessable Sunway Formentera Open 2023 in Spain. The third norm and 2500 live ratings happened in consecutive events within the span of 25 days. Telangana Chief Minister, K Chandrashekar Rao announced ₹2.5 crore for training and other expenses required for Praneeth to become a super GM in chess in the future. Photo: Rupali Mullick

New: Svitlana Demchenko - The Leningrad Dutch Defence

03/06/2023 -

From her weekly video series "Svitlana's Smart Moves" we already know what a good teacher Svitlana Demchenko is. She is well-prepared, can give clear and understandable instructions, which makes it easier for her students to understand and learn from her, and she is excellent at explaining complex chess concepts in an understandable way, which makes the learning process more enjoyable! Her latest Fritztrainer consists of about ten hours of great instructional advice on how to play the Leningrad Dutch Defence! This course covers the Leningrad Dutch as a 3-in-1 weapon, as it can be used against many common first moves: 1. d4, 1. c4 and 1. Nf3. Grab this DVD and enrich your knowledge in the Leningrad Dutch Defence. Photo: ChessBase

2nd Maharashtra GM 2023 R2-3: Sammed, Luka, Raahul and Harshad make a perfect start 3/3

03/06/2023 -

IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete, GM Luka Paichadze (GEO), IM Raahul V S and FM Harshad S are the four leaders 3/3 each at 2nd Maharashtra GM Open 2023. Sammed scored a nice victory against GM Levon Babujian (ARM). Former Asian Junior champion, IM Raahul V S defeated GM Venkatesh M R. FM Harshad S got the better of GM Azer Mirzoev (AZE). 16 players are trailing them by a half point at 2.5/3 each. Nigel Short and Peter Svidler bounced back by scoring emphatic victories over Raunak Sadhwani and Vidit Gujrathi. The match score is now 1-1. It will be GM Luka vs IM Raahul and FM Harshad vs IM Sammed in Round 4 which starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

23rd Dubai Open 2023 R5-6: Aravindh Chitambaram still in sole lead

02/06/2023 -

Aravindh Chithambaram drew his fifth and sixth round games to maintain his sole lead 5/6. He had great winning chances against both GM Yangyi Yu (CHN) and GM M Amin Tabatabei (IRI) in fifth and sixth rounds respectively. However, he missed seizing his chances and the game ended in a draw. Six players including GM Arjun Erigaisi, are trailing by a half point at 4.5/6; B Adhiban, Abhijeet Gupta and Karthikeyan Murali are at 4/6 each. After two consecutive draws, Arjun defeated GM Nikolas Theodorou (GRE) by delivering a checkmate. IM Anuj Shrivatri defeated two GMs in consecutive rounds to move to 3.5/6. Round 7 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

11th Norway Chess 2023 R3: Gukesh bests Mamedyarov in Armageddon

02/06/2023 -

D Gukesh drew his Classical game against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in Round 3 of 11th Norway Chess 2023. In Armageddon, Gukesh could have finished things much earlier in a very sharp game. However, things were prolonged. The teenager defended correctly and attacked brilliantly to went on to win the game. Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen blitzed out their moves to draw the Classical game. Carlsen won Armageddon. Alireza Firouzja and Fabiano Caruana maintained their unbeaten record intact against Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Aryan Tari in Classical games as they both won. Today is the first rest day. Round 4 starts tomorrow Saturday 3rd June from 5 p.m. local time, 8:30 p.m. IST. All photos in this article are by Lennart Ootes/Norway Chess unless stated otherwise.

2nd Maharashtra GM 2023 R1: Arya and Goutham score big upsets

02/06/2023 -

Arya Bhakta and Goutham Krishna H scored big upsets in the first round of 2nd Maharashtra GM 2023. Arya Bhakta used his theoretical knowledge in the Ruy Lopez to gain upper hand. Later he capitalized on his opponent GM Akash G's blunder in time trouble. Goutham Krishna H gained positional advantage in the middlegame against GM Alexei Fedorov. When he was low on time, he blundered in time trouble. Thankfully, his veteran opponent did not notice and he got away with it. Vidit Gujrathi and Raunak Sadhwani are off to a great start as they defeated Peter Svidler and Nigel Short respectively in the first Classical game. Round 2 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Maharashtra Chess Festival brings forth two world class matches

01/06/2023 -

As a part of the Maharashtra Chess Festival from the 1st to the 6th of June 2023 two matches between 4 world class players will take place in Nagpur. The first match is between India no.3 and the top rated player from Maharashtra GM Vidit Gujrathi taking on the 8-time Russian Champion and the accomplished player Peter Svidler. The second match is between the top rated junior from the state and one of the most promising youngsters in the world of chess Raunak Sadhwani taking on the former World Championship Challenger Nigel Short.

T Nagar Chess Academy invites you to RCMIC Rotachess Rapid Rating Open 2023 offering ₹5.55 lacs prizes

01/06/2023 -

YMCA Madras - Royapettah Branch in association with Rotary Club of Madras Industrial City presents RCMIC Rotachess Rapid Rating Open 2023. The inaugural edition of this event is offering a first prize of ₹75000 and a total prize fund of ₹550000. Total 146 prizes are up for grabs. A grandeur event undoubtedly attracts strong players. India's 75th GM Pranav Venkatesh, 68th GM Arjun Kalyan, GM-elect IM Arghyadip Das, IM Ajay Karthikeyan, IM Hari Madhavan N B, IM S Rohith Krishna and IM R Balasubramaniam are the confirmed titled players so far. Entry is FREE and lunch will be given to the GM, IM, WGM and WIMs. Free accommodation will be provided for the Grandmasters. So, hurry up and register yourself if you haven't yet. All tournament info photos are from tournament circular.

11th Norway Chess 2023 R2: Firouzja survives Mamedyarov's exciting attack

01/06/2023 -

D Gukesh lost the second round of 11th Norway Chess 2023 against Hikaru Nakamura. The teenager made a couple of incorrect bishop retreat. First one cost him a pawn, second one lost his opportunity to stay in the game. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov launched a very exciting attack on Alireza Firouzja's kingside. The former World Rapid champion could not realize his advantage and eventually lost the game. Aryan Tari also missed his opportunity against another former World Rapid champion, Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Later he went on to lose the game. Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana won their respective Armageddon against Wesley So and Anish Giri. Round 3 starts today from 5 p.m. local time, 8:30 p.m. IST. All photos in this article are by Lennart Ootes/Norway Chess unless stated otherwise.