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Velammal MHS Mogappair & Velammal V A are the 1st National Schools Team U-12 & U-18 Champions

14/07/2023 -

Velammal MHS Mogappair scored a perfect 18/18 to become the inaugural National Schools Team Under-12 Champions. They finished three match points ahead of the field. DPS East scored sole 15/18 to secure second place. PPSNC Pune, DPS Gurgaon and AVM Invincible Army scored 13/18. PPSNC Pune was adjudged third according to tie-breaks. The Under-18 category was won by Velammal Vidyalaya Alapakkam. They also scored a perfect 18/18 to become the winner of the first edition. Velammal MHS Mogappair secured second place scoring a sole 16/18. Silicon City Team A was placed third scoring 14/18. No tie-breaks were needed to determine the top three in Under-18 category. Trophies and medals were the prizes for the top three finishers in each category. There were also top three board prizes for all five boards. Photos: AICF

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India wins 22 medals at Western Asian Youth Chess Championships 2023

13/07/2023 -

India has won a total of 22 medals including 7 Gold, 8 Silver and 7 Bronze medals at Western Asian Youth Chess Championships 2023. Vedika Pal and Aadya Ranganath won 3 Gold and 2 Silver medals each in Under-10 Girls. Tejaswini Ganesan also won three Gold and two Bronze medals in Under-16 Girls. Vedika and Tejaswini won Gold in U-10 and U-16 Girls Classical. The only other individual Gold medal winner is Aadya Ranganath in Under-10 Girls Rapid. Shivika Rohilla also won five medals in Under-16 Girls - two team Gold in Classical and Blitz, individual Silver in Classical and Blitz and a team Bronze in Rapid. CM Mayank Chakraborty is the sole Indian to win medal in Open section. He won Silver in Under-14 Blitz and Bronze in Under-18 Rapid. Photo: Kyrgyz Chess Union

Ram S Krishnan wins Sivakasi Chess Club NPSS Rathina Nadar Dr. N Mahalingam Rapid Rating Open 2023

13/07/2023 -

Ram S Krishnan and Sham R scored 8/9 each at Sivakasi Chess Club NPSS Rathina Nadar Dr. N Mahalingam Rapid Rating Open 2023. Ram won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Sham was placed second. Only Ram remained undefeated among the podium finishers. Four players - Dinesh Rajan M, Nandish V S, Kumaresh A and Mithun Anand V scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed third to sixth respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹150000. The top three prizes were ₹20000, ₹16000 and ₹13000 along with a trophy each. This is also Ram's 25th rating tournament victory. The team 'Ground Breaking Strategy' comprising Sham R and Gugan G won the Doubles tournament scoring 12/14. Golden Knights and King of Knightmares also scored the same. They were placed second and third respectively. Photos: IA R Anantharam

When Arjun Erigaisi took on 8 opponents in his first ever blindfold simul

13/07/2023 -

What happens after a company sponsors a chess player? How does it find value in the sponsorship? This article puts down the story of Arjun Erigaisi and QuantBox. QuantBox is a High Frequency Trading company, which has made one of the biggest sponsorship deals in the history of Indian chess with Arjun - US$ 1.5 million for 5 years. 5th of July 2023 was the first time that Arjun met the members of QuantBox at their Bangalore office. While there is a lot that happened in the day and all of it is portrayed in the article below, what stood out was Arjun's blindfold simul. Playing it for the first time in his life, Arjun took on 8 opponents! How did the youngster fare? Read on to find out.

Novendra Priasmoro wins 8th Johor International Open 2023 Masters, Diptayan Ghosh second

12/07/2023 -

GM Novendra Priasmoro (INA) scored an unbeaten 7/9 to win 8th Johor International Chess Open 2023 Masters. He finished a full point ahead of the competition. Top seed GM Diptayan Ghosh and IM Jagadeesh Siddharth (SGP) scored 6/9 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. Top three remained undefeated. Total prize fund was RM 125000, RM 90000 in the Masters and RM 35000 in the Amateurs. Top three prizes were RM 22000, 11000 and 9000 each. Second and third prize got shared as they scored the same points. Jiang Haochen (CHN) won the Amateur section 7.5/9 and IM Azarya Jodi Setyaki (INA) clinched the Rapid event 6.5/7. This is Diptayan's third consecutive podium finish in Classical GM tournaments and sixth overall top three finish of the year. Photos: FM FT IA Peter Long

Neelash Saha clinches 35th All India Railway Individual Championship 2023 on his debut

12/07/2023 -

IM Neelash Saha of South Eastern Railway scored an unbeaten 6/7 to win 35th All India Railway Individual Chess Championship 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the field. IM Aronyak Ghosh (Eastern Railway), IM C R G Krishna (South Western Railway) and GM Saptarshi Roy (Eastern Railway) scored 5.5/7 each. They were placed second, third and fourth respectively. This was a debut event for both Neelash and Aronyak. Although, Aronyak had represented RSPB A at the 42nd National Team 2023 earlier this year and secured a second runner-up position. This is Neelash's fourth and only non-rated tournament triumph of the year. He earned his maiden GM-norm at Vezerkepzo Winter Carnival GM 2023 which was his first tournament victory of 2023.

Ferenc Berkes wins 2nd Rigo Janos Memorial Open 2023, Harsh Suresh second

12/07/2023 -

GM Ferenc Berkes (HUN), FM Harsh Suresh and GM Valeriy Aveskulov (UKR) scored 7.5/9 each at 2nd Rigo Janos Memorial Open 2023. Ferenc won the tournament due to better tie-break score, Harsh and Aveskulov were placed second and third. Top three remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was HUF 1275000 (€3187). The top three prizes in the Open was HUF 300000 (€750) + cup, medal and certificate , HUF 200000 (€500) and HUF 150000 (€375) each respectively. FM Mohamed Anees M, Ojas Kulkarni and WGM Varshini V scored 5/9 each. They secured sixth, seventh and eighth place respectively. IM Vaishali R secured second place in GM group. Photo: Shahid Ahmed 

India bags nine medals at 21st ASEAN+ Age Group Championships 2023

11/07/2023 -

India won a total of nine medals at 21st ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championships 2023. 52-year-old Anjali Sagar secured the maximum number of medals - four in Senior 50 category. She earned Gold in Rapid, Silver in Standard, Gold in Blitz Women and Bronze in Blitz Open. One of the latest WIMs of India, Saina Salonika scored 5/7 to secure Silver in Under-20 Girls Rapid. Bhavik Ahuja scored 6.5/9 to clinch Gold in Under-16 Open Blitz. Amulya Guruprasad, Cera Dagariya and Siya Sagar won team medals for India in the Under-16 Girls category. They won Bronze each in Standard and Rapid category, Silver in Blitz. Photos: Thailand Chess Association

Integral Coach Factory dominates 35th All India Railway Team Championship 2023

11/07/2023 -

Integral Coach Factory scored an unbeaten 10/12 to win 35th All India Inter Railway Team Chess Championship 2023. ICF defeated the eventual runner-up Eastern Railway convincingly 1-3 in the fourth round. ER scored 9/12 to finish sole second. Metro Railway Kolkata and the defending champion Southern Railway scored 8/12 each. However, Metro edged past SR on tie-breaks to finish third. GM Deepan Chakkravarthy was the top scorer for his team ICF. He scored an unbeaten 5/6. GM Visakh N R and IM P Shyam Nikhil also remained undefeated. They made 4.5/6 and 4/6 each. GM Laxman R R scored a valuable 3.5/5. This is ICF's second triumph in consecutive year. Their previous victory was in January 2022 in the 33rd edition. Photos: Various sources

Padmini Rout becomes five times National Women champion by convincingly clinching the 49th edition

11/07/2023 -

IM Padmini Rout (PSPB) defeated the defending champion IM Divya Deshmukh (MAH) convincingly to become 49th National Women 2023 champion. Despite suffering a loss against the eventual tenth place finisher, WIM Mounika Akshaya Bommini (AP), Padmini bounced back by scoring 6/7 in the next seven games. Apart from her own performance of 9/11, her championship was secured thanks to WIM Isha Sharma's (KAR) resilience against WGM Mary Ann Gomes (PSPB). Mary was winning the better part of the endgame. However, she missed all her opportunities and could only manage a draw. Thus, missing the first place and had to settle with the runner-up scoring 8.5/11. WIM Arpita Mukherjee (WB) defeated former National Women champion, IM Bhakti Kulkarni (Goa) to secure third place 8.5/11. Photo: Ankit Dalal

Pier Luigi Basso wins 14th Forni di Sopra Dolomites Open 2023, Deepan Chakkravarthy third

10/07/2023 -

GM Pier Luigi Basso (ITA), GM Vladislav Nevednichy (ROU) and GM Deepan Chakkravarthy scored 7/9 each at 14th Dolomites International Open A (>1899) 2023. Pier won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Nevednichy and Deepan were placed second and third. Top three remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was €5500. The top three prizes in the Open A was €1500, €900 and €600 along with a trophy each respectively. IM Nitin S and Kunal M are the only two other Indians to make a top ten finish. They scored 5.5/9 to secure eighth and tenth place respectively. After this event, Deepan went on to win 35th All India Inter Railway Team Championship 2023 for his team Integral Coach Factory.

Magnus Carlsen conquers SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz 2023 with three rounds to spare, Gukesh impresses

10/07/2023 -

Magnus Carlsen won SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz 2023 with three rounds to spare. Fabiano Caruana halted Magnus Carlsen's eleven-game winning streak at this event. The first GCT event winner of this season, drew against the World no.1 in Round 10, the first round of Blitz on the final day. Carlsen scored 26/36 to win this event. After winning it in Round 15, he lost the next two games consecutively against Alireza Firouzja and Richard Rapport. Ian Nepomniachtchi finished second 22.5/36, followed by Firouzja third 22/36. D Gukesh had an impressive Grand Chess Tour as he scored 19.5/36 to finish fifth overall. On the final day, he defeated Rapport, Caruana, Vishy Anand, Constantin Lupulescu, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Ivan Saric, before finishing with a draw against Nepomniachtchi. The teenager made the most out of his opportunity and left an indelible mark, despite Rapid and Blitz not being his forte! Photos: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

49th National Women 2023 is poised for an exciting finish

10/07/2023 -

WIM Mahalakshmi M (TN) held IM Bhakti Kulkarni (Goa) to a draw. It threw the 49th National Women Championship 2023 wide open. PSPB's IM Padmini Rout and WGM Mary Ann Gomes defeated WIM Mrudul Dehankar (MAH) and WGM Srija Seshadri (TN) to join Bhakti in a three-way lead to the finish 8/10 each. The defending champion, IM Divya Deshmukh (MAH) defeated Sarayu Velpula (TEL) to get herself back in the championship contention. Four players - Mahalakshmi, Divya, WIM Arpita Mukherjee (WB) and WIM Isha Sharma (KAR) are at 7.5/10 each. Divya has an outside chance to win the event for the third year in-a-row. However, Padmini can win it for herself too. Final Round 11 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Parth Shah

Stev Bonhage: The man behind the camera

09/07/2023 -

Stev Bonhage is a name that needs no introduction in the field of chess photography. Within a short period of time, Stev has not only managed to create a name for himself in the chess world but also won the hearts of millions of chess fans across the globe. However, many do not know that, despite his love for chess, Stev does not particularly come from a chess background. There is a lot more to that man apart from his love for chess and photography. In this article, we had the opportunity to have an hour-long conversation with the man himself, as he gets candid about his life, passions, struggles, and dreams.

Ojasya Saxena dominates Summer Cup Classical Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023

09/07/2023 -

13-year-old Ojasya Saxena (UP) scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Summer Cup Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Sujeet Kumar Chaudhari (UP) and Pallav Maheshwari (RAJ) scored 8/9 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹1500000. The top three prizes were ₹111000, ₹71000 and ₹41000 along with a trophy each respectively. There were three prizes worth ₹100000 and above. The tournament was organized by Chess in Lakecity from 16th to 18th June 2023 at Orbit Resort in Udaipur, Rajasthan. This was Ojasya's first tournament triumph of his nascent career. Photos: IA Vikas Sahu/Chess in Lakecity

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