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Sharan Rao becomes the latest International Master of India

11/08/2023 -

FM Sharan Rao crossed 2400 in the live ratings on Saturday 15th July at 42nd St. Veiter Jacques Lemans Open 2023 in Austria. After scoring his final IM-norm at Karel Janeček Open, part of 5th Prague International Chess Festival 2023, Sharan finished second at this event and fulfilled the IM title requirements. The Mangalore man earned his first IM-norm at 8th Sunway Sitges Open 2021. Then he secured his second norm at 1st Maharashtra GM Open 2022. He gained a staggering 174.8 Elo rating points in August 2023 FIDE Rating list. Although it must be noted that Prague event concluded on the last date of June. Still, his performance has been extremely impressive, considering the fact that gaining Elo rating points for an adult is not as easy as for someone below the age of 18 years. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

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FIDE World Cup 2023 R4.2: Vidit and Arjun storm into Round 5

10/08/2023 -

GM Vidit Gujrathi drew against GM Etienne Bacrot (FRA) to advance to the fifth round of FIDE World Cup 2023. He will face either GM Nihal Sarin or GM Ian Nepomniachtchi. GM Arjun Erigaisi is the only other Indian who advanced to the pre quarter-finals. Vidit will face the winner between GM Nihal Sarin and GM Ian Nepomniachtchi. GMs D Gukesh, GM Praggnanandhaa, GM Nihal Sarin and GM Koneru Humpy will play tie-breaks tomorrow. Humpy won her won must-win game against GM Bella Khotenashvili (GEO)? They will play tie-breaks. Round 4 Tie-break games start tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Maria Emelianova/chess.com

Raunak Sadhwani triumphs at Serbia Open 2023 Masters

10/08/2023 -

GM Raunak Sadhwani scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win Serbia Open 2023 Masters. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra (CHI) and IM Arystanbek Urazayev (KAZ) scored 7/9 each. They were placed second and third according to tie-breaks. Raunak drew against both podium finishers and gained 12.4 Elo rating points. GM Pranesh M is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 6.5/9 to finish ninth. The total prize fund in the Masters section was €23500. The top three prizes were €5000, €3500 and €2500 along with a trophy each. 17-year-old Soham Bhattacharyya is the highest untitled finisher. He scored 6/9, gained 141.6 Elo rating points to secure his maiden IM-norm. 12-year-old Vihaan Dumir scored a perfect 7/7 to win the Beginners section. All photos are from official site unless stated otherwise.

Jinshi Bai wins 16th Paleochora Open 2023, Surya Sekhar Ganguly second

10/08/2023 -

GM Jinshi Bai (CHN) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 16th Paleochora Open A 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the field. GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly, GM Ziaur Rahman (BAN) and FM Edvin Trost (SWE) scored 7/9 each. They shared the second place. Jinshi drew against Surya in the penultimate round. Both Surya and Ziaur remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the event was €10000. The top three prizes were €2000, €1500 and €1000 along with a trophy each respectively. IM Nubairshah Shaikh is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 6.5/9 and shared fifth place with ten more players. Photos: Chania Chess Academy

FIDE World Cup 2023 R4.1: Vidit vanquishes Bacrot, Vincent Keymer beats Magnus Carlsen for the first time

09/08/2023 -

GM Vidit Gujrathi scored a scintillating victory over GM Etienne Bacrot in Round 4.1 of FIDE World Cup 2023. Vidit launched a devastating attack on the kingside by rolling his pawns f4, e5, f5, f6 which yielded him a decisive advantage within the first 20 moves. He needs a draw in the second game to advance to the next round. GM Arjun Erigaisi missed a great opportunity to win in the rook and extra pawn endgame against GM Javokhir Sindarov (UZB). GM R Praggnanandhaa got a great grip in his position against GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA). He loosened it and allowed his opponent to escape. GM Harika Dronavalli survived a lost pawn endgame which was a bit complex, against IM Eline Roebers (NED). Out ofseven Indians, GM Koneru Humpy suffered the sole loss among Indian players, against GM Bella Khotenashvili. Humpy needs to win tomorrow to force tie-breaks. Germany no.1 GM Vincent Keymer defeated the world no.1 GM Magnus Carlsen for the first time in his career. The Norwegian must win tomorrow to force tie-breaks. Round 4 Game 2 starts tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Velammal MHS Mogappair clinch Gold at World Schools Team U-12, Bronze for Velammal VA in U-18 2023

09/08/2023 -

Velammal MHS Mogappair scored a perfect 16/16 to become the inaugural World Schools Team Under-12 champions. Just like at the National championship, once again they scored 100% to win the Gold. They finished four match points ahead of the field. Lviv Academic Gymnasium (UKR) scored sole 12/16 to secure second place. National Physics and Mathematics (KAZ) edged past four other teams to finish third scoring 10/16. The Under-18 category was won by Istanbul ENKA High School (TUR). They also scored a perfect 16/16 to become the champion. Republican School of Phyics and Mathematics (KAZ) and Velammal Vidyalaya Alapakkam, Chennai scored 12/16 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. Both champions won their respective categories with a round to spare. Trophies andmedals were the prizes for the top three finishers in each category. There were also top three board prizes for all five boards.

Sammed Shete clinches Zadar Chess Festival 2023, Bhakti Kulkarni third

08/08/2023 -

IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win Zadar Chess Festival A 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. GM Alexander Delchev (BUL) and IM Bhakti Kulkarni scored 7/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. Sammed drew against both runner-ups. Bhakti also remained undefeated and drew against the top two finishers. The total prize fund of the event was €10000. The top three prizes were €1600, €1100 and €700 along with a trophy each respectively. This is Sammed's seventh tournament triumph of the year. The festival was organized by University of Zadar Chess Club, “Casper” Chess Club and Zadar County Chess Association from 16th to 23rd July. Photos: IM Patrick Levacic

FIDE World Cup 2023 R3 TB: A short day at the office for Nihal, a grueling long one for Vidit and Harika

08/08/2023 -

GM Nihal Sarin needed only two 25'+10" Rapid games to eliminate Romania no.2 GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac. The teenager will face the former world championship challenger, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in Round 4. Both GM Vidit Gujrathi and GM Harika Dronavalli had long day. After starting the day with a loss, Vidit made a strong comeback to knock out Germany no.3 Matthias Bluebaum. GM Harika could have finished things in the second Rapid game. However, she missed her chance and had to battle in six more tie-break games to finally eliminate IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO). Harika will face IM Eline Roebers (NED) in the Pre Quarter-finals. GM Jaime Santos Latasa (ESP), GM Nijat Abasov (AZE) and IM Teodora Injac (SRB) eliminated FIDE World Cup 2019 winner - GM Teimour Radjabov (AZE), World no.7 GM Anish Giri (NED) and the defending FIDE Women's World Cup winner - GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI). Today is a rest day. Round 4 Game 1 starts tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Maria Emelianova/chess.com

Aoshima Mirai wins Japan Chess Classic 2023

07/08/2023 -

Mayur Gondhalekar and his good friend, Sheldon Donaldson regularly keeps us updated about the Japan chess scene. Sheldon writes a blog about his experience playing at the Japan Chess Classic 2023. It was a FIDE rated event. The Canadian origin, currently residing in Japan, Sheldon's article is full of high quality photos and some interesting moments from his games. He takes a look at his losses too, while making us enjoy various moments from his games. Check out his experience taking part in the tournament which took place in Kobe, Japan. All photos in this article are by the author, Sheldon Donaldson.

FIDE World Cup 2023 R3.2: Gukesh, Pragg, Arjun and Humpy advance, Nihal, Vidit and Harika in tie-breaks

06/08/2023 -

GM D Gukesh defeated GM S L Narayanan in Round 3.2 to advance to the fourth round of FIDE World Cup 2023. His opponent will be the winner of the tie-breaks between GM Francisco Vallejo Pons (ESP) and GM Andrey Esipenko. GM Arjun Erigaisi won a grueling nearly five-hour long battle against GM Vladimir Fedoseev. GM Praggnanandhaa drew a rollercoaster battle against GM David Navara (CZE) to advance to the next round where he will face the reigning World Fischer Random champion, GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA). GM Koneru Humpy defeated IM Olga Badelka to advance to the next round. She will face the top Georgia woman, GM Bella Khotenashvili. Round 3 TB starts tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed unless specified otherwise.

The HelpChess Fundraiser during FIDE World Cup 2023

06/08/2023 -

HelpChess is the name of the ChessBase India Foundation that helps budding chess players who are in need of financial assistance. For the year 2022-23 HelpChess, which is an 80G registered Charitable Trust, helped chess players to the tune of Rs.26 lakh. This really helped some of the young talents, who were able to score their IM and GM norms and move towards their goals in chess. This year we would like to support even more chess players. This is the reason why during the FIDE World Cup 2023 livestreams, we are raising funds. In this article we will let you know what is it that you will get if you contribute and also the names and total amounts of each and every contributor who has donated money since the start of the World Cup 2023.

What to get at the Mega Mid-year ChessBase India Sale 2023

06/08/2023 -

The ChessBase India Online shop has an ever-growing product list - ranging from our flagship chess improvement softwares, chess books from the best authors around the world, and a lot of fun accessories. We launched the Mega mid-year sale yesterday, and the sale will be live till tomorrow 12 PM IST! We understand it will be difficult for many of you to browse through our vast catalogue, deciding what to get and what are the products which will be the best for you. Keeping that in mind, here are a few recommendations about the things you can purchase in this sale. Hope this proves useful to you - happy shopping!

FIDE World Cup 2023 R3.1: Praggnanandhaa scores the sole win among the Indians, against David Navara

05/08/2023 -

Only one out of eleven Indians, have won their first game of FIDE World 2023 Round 3. GM R Praggnanandhaa defeated GM David Navara with some beautiful knight maneuver. It was a tough day for the Indian women. IM Divya Deshmukh, IM Vaishali R and WGM Mary Ann Gomes, all three of them suffered a loss against GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) and IM Nurgyul Salimova (BUL) respectively. The all-Indian battle between S L Narayanan and Gukesh ended in a draw. The Italy no.1 GM Daniele Vocaturo defeated former World Rapid champion, GM Daniil Dubov. His rook sacrifice did not yield the desired result. Round 3.2 starts tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed unless specified otherwise.

Laxman clinches 2nd Athens of the East Blitz Rating Open 2023

05/08/2023 -

GM Laxman R R scored 9/10 to win 2nd Athens of the East Blitz Rating Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the field. FM Ram Aravind L N and 12-year-old Aakash G scored 8.5/10 each. They secured second and third place respectively. Ram's only loss was against the eventual winner, Laxman. The total prize fund of the event was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹25000 + trophy, ₹20000 and ₹15000 each respectively. This is Laxman's fifth tournament triumph of the year. After this, he won a team Blitz event at Kavala, Greece. The one-day Blitz Rating tournament was organized by Ananthi Chess Academy on 16th July 2023 at Arunachalam Kamalabal Mahal in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Photos: IA Ganesh Babu S

FIDE World Cup 2023 R2 TB: Mary knocks out Kateryna Lagno, Vidit and Arjun Erigaisi move to the next round

04/08/2023 -

The two Indians who shined brightly in Round 2 tie-breaks are WGM Mary Ann Gomes and GM Karthik Venkataraman. Yes, Karthik got eliminated by the 'Speed King' GM Hikaru Nakamura. However, the reigning World Fischer Random champion clearly believes that he is underrated, will cross 2600 soon and defended like 2700 by finding only best moves in time pressure. We already knew how strong Karthik is, now the world gets to know. Mary defeated the former three-time World Blitz Women's champion, GM Kateryna Lagno in the second 25'+10" rapid game after she was unable to capitalize on her opportunity in the first tie-break game. GM Vidit Gujrathi and GM Arjun Erigaisi also won their respective tie-breaks to advance to the next round. Round 3 starts tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed unless specified otherwise.

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