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Kaustuv Kundu dominates 1st All India Rating Open 2023 with a perfect 9/9

02/05/2023 -

Kaustuv Kundu scored a perfect 9/9 to win 1st All India Rating Open 2023. He finished a staggering 1.5 points ahead of the field. Anurag Jaiswal scored sole 7.5/9 to secure second place. Eight players scored 7/9 each. Out of them, Arpan Das was placed third as he had the best tie-break score. Both Kaustuv and Anurag remained undefeated. Kaustuv got the better of the eventual second runner-up in the penultimate round. Despite needing just a draw to become a clear champion, the sole IM-norm holder wanted a perfect finish and won against Bishal Basak in the final round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹225000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹25000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

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Simultaneous Chess Exhibition with Grandmaster S L Narayanan

02/05/2023 -

On Sunday 16th April, Eight Times Eight Chess Academy in association with Club FM 94.3, organized Chessathon 2023 where GM S L Narayanan played a simultaneous exhibition match at LuLu Mall in Kochi, Kerala. From age of five to 60 years, players varied in different range of age groups faced the second GM of Kerala. 12-year-old Joseph Tom was the sole player to beat the 41st GM of India. 17-year-old Hari R Chandran managed to share the point with Narayanan. The final score was 33.5-1.5 in favor of the Grandmaster. Check out the article written by Abhijith M, CEO of Eight Times Eight Chess Academy. All photos in this article: Abhijith M/Eight Times Eight Chess Academy

Shrihari Venkatesh Deshpande triumphs at 9th ICA Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023

01/05/2023 -

Shrihari Venkatesh Deshpande, Srivardhan Reddy Devareddy and Aarav Saish Amonkar scored an unbeaten 8/9 each at 9th ICA Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023.Shrihari won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Srivardhan and Aarav were adjudged second and third. The tournament leaders, Shrihari and Srivardhan drew against each other in the final round to finish first and second respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹699000. The top three prizes were ₹60000 + trophy, ₹50000 and ₹40000 each respectively. This was the 14-year-old teenager Shrihari's first rating tournament victory. The three-day-nine-round Swiss League event was organized by Innovators Chess Academy. Photo: FI NA Sushrutha Reddy

Maksim Chigaev wins Bucharest Grand Prix Rapid 2023, Harikrishna third

01/05/2023 -

Maksim, Romania no.2 Bogdan-Daniel Deac and Pentala Harikrishna all three scored 8.5/10 each at Bucharest Grand Prix Rapid 2023. They were placed first, second and third according to tie-breaks. While, Maksim and Bogdan-Daniel remained undefeated, Harikrishna suffered his only loss against Raunak Sadhwani. Raunak scored 8/10 to finish fifth. His sole defeat was against the eventual champion. The total prize fund of the tournament was 150000 Lei. The top three prizes were 25000, 15000 and 10000 Lei along with a trophy each respectively. GM-elect IM Prraneeth Vuppala scored an impressive 8/10 to finish tenth. This was the first of five tournaments in the Romania Grand Prix. The next leg will take place from 16th to 22nd July 2023. Photo: Federația Română de Șah

Ding Liren becomes the 17th World Chess Champion scoring a thriller in the Playoff

01/05/2023 -

Ding Liren has become the 17th World Chess Champion. One must not forget that he was a FIDE World Cup 2017 runner-up, won Olympiad team Gold and individual Bronze and Gold medals for China in 2014 and 2018 respectively. The World no.3 also won team Gold and individual Silver at World Team Championship in 2015. He became a runner-up at the FIDE World Cup 2019, for the second consecutive edition. The new world champion became the first Chinese man to win the crown, he was also the first Chinese player to qualify to the Candidates back in 2017. After Karjakin was banned by FIDE, Ding Liren got an opportunity to qualify for the Candidates. He managed to achieve it, finished second in Candidates. He already had a long impressive list of accolades. The most important thing is - a person can be brave, quiet, calm, composed, confident and let his moves do all the talking. Ding Liren personified that. Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman

Breaking News: Ding Liren is the new World Chess Champion

30/04/2023 -

Ding Liren defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in the fourth Rapid tie-break game to become the new world champion. He is the 17th world chess champion in history and the first Chinese man to do so. Currently, both Open and Women world champions are from the same country, China. After three consecutive draws in the Rapid, the World no.3 pushed hard for a win as it was the last Rapid game. One more draw and it would have been down to Blitz. He mentioned on the previous day that he does not like playing Blitz. After 22 days and 18 games later, Ding just held his face after the win, allowing the feeling to sink in. Let's take a quick look of what happened on the final day. Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage

Anabil Goswami dominates Chess for Everyone Rating Open in Tripura

30/04/2023 -

Anabil Goswami scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win AICF's Chess for Everyone Rating Open 2023 in Tripura. He finished the tournament a half point ahead of the field and drew with the remaining podium finishers in the last two rounds. Prasenjit Namasudra made sole 7.5/9 to finish second. Four players - Debankur Banerjee, Bapu Debbarma, Nalinakhya Kashyap and the top seed of the event, Avigyan Ghosh scored 7/9. Debankur was adjudged third due to better tie-break score. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹33000. The top three prizes were ₹5000, ₹4000 and ₹2500 along with a trophy each respectively. The five-day nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament was organized by All Tripura Chess Association. Photo: All Tripura Chess Association

New: ChessBase Magazine #213

30/04/2023 -

WR Masters 2023: The tournament winner, Levon Aronian, comments on two of his games. Plus analyses by Keymer, Duda and others. Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa each present one of their games in video! - European Individual Championship 2023: The winner Sarana comments on his groundbreaking game against Korobov, plus analyses by Shevchenko, Esipenko, Ponomariov and many others - "Special" on Vishy Anand: exclusive collection of 26 annotated games + contributions on strategy and endgame - French Gambit á la Carlsen: Sergey Grigoriants examines 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 h6!? – 0-0-0 against Bogo-Indian: Spyridon Kapnisis shows how White gets good play after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 a5 5.a3, long castling not excluded! – “Fundamental Endgame Knowledge” Part 3: King and Pawn against King and much more! Photo: ChessBase

World Championship Game 14: Ding Liren escapes disaster, Playoff to crown the winner

30/04/2023 -

The 14th game of the FIDE World Championship 2023 was the longest one. It lasted for nearly seven hours and 90 moves. The match witnessed Nimzo-Indian for the second time. It was a different variation in the final Classical game. Ding Liren went for an ambitious 12.Ng5 followed by 13.h4. "If Ng5 and h4 would win every game, chess would be very easy for White." - Ian Nepomniachtchhi quipped. The World no.3 sacrificed a pawn in the endgame and landed himself in a precarious position. Somehow he managed to find the crucial resource 38.b6 in the endgame which saved the day for him. Ding Liren got the white pieces in the first of four Rapid tiebreak games which starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage

Bharat Kumar Reddy Poluri victorious at 5th Bangalore Open 2023

29/04/2023 -

Bharat Kumar Reddy Poluri and IM Chakravarthi Reddy M scored an unbeaten 8.5/10 each at 5th Bangalore Rating Open 2023. Bharat became the champion due to better tie-break score, the top seed Chakravarthi was placed second. FM Joydeep Dutta edged past five other players to finish third. The top five finishers remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹700000. The top three prizes were ₹60000 + trophy, ₹50000 and ₹40000 each respectively. Bharat won quite a few tournaments in this year. However, this is his first Rating tournament triumph since October 2022. Earlier this month, Bharat secured a runner-up finish at CCS Chess Festival Rapid Rating Open. Photo: FI NA Sushrutha Reddy

New: Robert Ris: Calculation Training for 1000-1400 and 1400-1600 players

29/04/2023 -

The Calculation Training series continues with two volumes explaining the main tactical motifs of our game. Mastering these tactical motifs is essential to deepen your understanding of the game and become a better player. After all, you neither want to overlook the given chances by your opponent, nor blunder yourself! After a short intro discussing the various themes, it’s your turn to apply your skills. The interactive video format offers 296 unique exercises in total; some of them involve multiple questions, with solutions, typical pitfalls, and hints as well. So grab the DVD based on your rating level 1000-1400 or 1400-1600. You can also get both if you wish to improve and become stronger fast. Photo: ChessBase

Fedoseev first at 2nd Chessable Sunway Formentera 2023, Karthik second and Leon third

29/04/2023 -

Leon Luke Mendonca ended Pranav Venkatesh's fantastic run in the final round of 2nd Chessable Sunway Formentera Open 2023. In the battle of teenagers, Pranav's bold approach in the Advance Caro-Kann did not pan out the way he wanted. Leon beautifully maneuvered his pieces and display his great positional understanding. Fedoseev, Karthik Venkataraman, Pranav V and Leon, all four of them ended up with the same score 7/10. Fedoseev won the Armageddon against Karthik to become champion, thus Karthik secured second place. Leon finished third and Pranav fourth, as per Playoff results. IM Prraneeth Vuppala, GM Aravindh Chithambaram and GM Aryan Chopra scored 6.5/10 each to secure fifth, sixth and seventh place respectively. Photo: Sunway Chess Festival

Shanmukha Pulli wins SBI Life Rating Open 2023

28/04/2023 -

Shanmukha Pulli, IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni and FM Sauravh Khherdekar scored 7.5/9 each at SBI Life All India Rating Open 2023. Shanmukha won the tournament due to better tie-break score. Top seed of the tournament, Vikramaditya and second seeded Sauravh were placed second and third respectively. Fourth place finisher, Arnav Kherdekar defeated the eventual champion in the fifth round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹75000, ₹50000 and ₹30000 each respectively. This is Shanmukha's first Open Rating tournament triumph. Previously he had won two rating restricted (Below 2200) events in Serbia in February 2018 and a Below 1600 rating tournament on 1st January 2017. Photo: IO FT FA Praful Zaveri

New: Ruslan Ponomariov: Typical opening mistakes

28/04/2023 -

In Chess, making a mistake in the opening can instantly cost you the game or lead to a long-term disadvantage. Learning from mistakes and avoiding common pitfalls is crucial to improving your game. In his first Fritztrainer, former FIDE World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov shares basic patterns and universal themes to help beginners, amateurs, coaches, and professionals navigate the complexities of Chess openings and strengthen their skills. Grab this DVD to learn about basic patterns, various universal themes so that you can avoid making these mistakes and if your opponent does, you are ready to capitalize on them. Photo: ChessBase

Will Pranav Venkatesh win 2nd Chessable Sunway Formentera 2023?

28/04/2023 -

Pranav Venkatesh drew with Aryan Chopra to maintain his sole lead 7/9, heading into the final round of 2nd Chessable Sunway Formentera Open 2023. The reigning National Senior champion, Karthik Venkataraman maintained his sole second place 6.5/9 by sharing the point with India's first triple crown champion, Aravindh Chithambaram. IM Prraneeth Vuppala played fantastic chess to draw with the super strong Vladimir Fedoseev. It also secured his third GM-norm. Prraneeth is now 20.6 Elo rating points away from becoming India's next Grandmaster. It will be Pranav V vs Leon Luke Mendonca and Brandon Jacobson (USA) vs Karthik in Round 10 which starts today at 9 p.m. local time, 12:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Amruta Mokal

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