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Arjun Erigaisi superb at 56th Biel GMT Blitz 2023 with a 2864 performance, now World no.17

23/07/2023 -

Arjun Erigaisi ended his tough form by winning the Blitz event of 56th Biel Chess Festival GMT 2023. He scored 10.5/14, performed at 2864, gained 27.2 Elo rating points, taking his live rating to 2737.2, now he is world no.17 in Blitz. However, David Navara (CZE) and Vincent Keymer (GER) are currently leading the GMT standings with a score of 26/44 each. Arjun will face Jules Moussard (FRA), Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) and Vincent Keymer (GER) in the last three rounds. Today is a rest day. GMT Round 5 starts tomorrow Monday 24th July. MTO Round 6 starts today from 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Biel Chess Festival

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Priyanshu Patil wins Late Ramesh Vinayakrao Kotwal Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2023

22/07/2023 -

Priyanshu Patil and Anshul Nanwani scored 8/9 each at Late Ramesh Vinayakrao Kotwal Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2023. Priyanshu won the tournament on tie-breaks. Anshul was adjudged second. The champion suffered his sole loss against the eventual second runner-up, Indrajeet Mahindrakar. The top seed of the event, Indrajeet edged past Nihaan Pohane to finish third with a 7.5/9 score. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹50000. The top three prizes were ₹21000, ₹11000 and ₹5000 each respectively. This is Priyanshu's first rating tournament triumph of his career. After winning this event, he went on to become Nagpur district 2023 champion in the following week. Photos: Mukesh Barai/Gondia District Chess Association

India bags seven Gold medals at Asian Schools Chess Championships 2023

22/07/2023 -

India has won a total of 13 medals including 7 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze medals at Asian Schools Chess Championships 2023. India has also won Best Federation trophy as India won three Gold medals and a Silver in the Classical section. Hriday Garg is the only Indian who has won a Gold medal in all three formats - Classical, Rapid and Blitz in Under-7 Open category. He won Gold in Blitz with a perfect score of 7/7. Vignesh Advaith Vemula won two Gold medals in Rapid and Blitz, Vyom Malhotra clinched a Gold in Classical and two Silver in Rapid and Blitz, Pragnya H G won Gold in Classical, Kashthuri Bhai R Bronze in Rapid and Silver in Blitz, Amulya Guruprasad Silver in Classical, and Yashvi Jain Bronze in Blitz. A total of seven Indian players have won at least one medal in this event. Photo: AICF

56th Biel MTO R5: Vantika Agrawal makes a strong start 4/5

22/07/2023 -

GM Xiangzhi Bu defeated his fellow compatriot GM Yan Liu to emerge sole leader 4.5/5 at 56th Biel Chess Festival 2023 MTO. IM Aditya S Samant played solid chess to hold GM Pranav Anand to a draw after 99 moves. IM Harikrishnan A Ra made a quick draw against GM Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen (VIE). GM Aryan Chopra bounced back by scoring a victory over IM Lukasz Licznerski (POL). IM Vantika Agrawal defeated Xiongjian Peng (CHN) to register her third win in-a-row and move to 4/5. In the GMT, Arjun Erigaisi suffered his second consecutive loss in the Classical event. This time against the defending champion, Liem Quang Le (VIE). Vincent Keymer (GER) won against Yangyi Yu (CHN) to gain sole lead 21/30. GMT Blitz Round 1 starts today from 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Today is a rest day for the MTO. Photos: Biel Chess Festival

Kartavya Anadkat conquers 5th Kamlaram Welfare Society Rapid Rating Open 2023

21/07/2023 -

Kartavya Anadkat scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 5th Kamlaram Welfare Society Rapid Rating Open 2023. Kartavya finished a half point ahead of the field. He defeated the eventual runner-up, Madhvendra Pratap Sharma and drew against the second runner-up, Aishwin Daniel. The reigning National Under-9 Open and Asian Under-10 Open triple Gold medalist, Madhvendra score 8/9 to secure second place. Aishwin scored 7.5/9 to be placed third. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹101000. The top three prizes were ₹15000, ₹10000 and ₹6000 along with a trophy each respectively. This is Kartavya's sixth tournament victory of the year. The current Gujarat State Blitz champion has now won a rating tournament in all three formats - Classical, Rapid and Blitz each in 2023. Photo: IA Yashpal Arora

56th Biel MTO R4: Kashish Jain and Ajay Krishna shine in contrasting victories

21/07/2023 -

FM Kashish Manoj Jain and IM Ajay Krishna S scored contrasting yet fantastic victories at 56th Biel Chess Festival MTO Round 4. Kashish positionally outplayed his opponent GM Nikita Meshkovs (LAT). Ajay on the other hand, launched a sound attack against GM Viktor Erdos (HUN) to register a victory. GM Yan Liu (CHN) has taken sole lead by winning against GM Aryan Chopra. IM Aditya S Samant held GM Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen (VIE) to a draw. GM Pranav Anand defeated IM Marco Materia (FRA) to join Aditya in a four-way pursuit 3.5/4 each. They both will face each other in Round 5 MTO which starts today from 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST along with GMT Round 4. Cover photo: Rupali Mullick and Shahid Ahmed. All photos are by Biel Chess Festival unless stated otherwise.

Gukesh dominates Turkish Super League 2023 with Vidit & Vaishali, becomes youngest ever to cross 2750, now World no.11

21/07/2023 -

GM D Gukesh defeated GM Klementy Sychev in the final round to become the youngest ever to cross 2750 in the live ratings. He is also now world no.11. His team Türk Hava Yollari Spor Kulübü won Türkiye Iş Bankasi Chess Super League 2023 with a round to spare. Gukesh's teammates, GM Vidit Gujrathi and IM Vaishali R all three of them remained undefeated. They scored 7.5/10, 6/8 and 9/11 each respectively. Vidit is now world no.25 and Vaishali world no.26 among women. Vaishali played all eleven games and she won her last five games in-a-row. The winning team scored an unbeaten 21/22 and finished two points ahead of the runner-up. Bayegan Pendik Satranç Spor Kulübü scored 19/21 to secure second place. GM Nihal Sarin, GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) and GM Anton Korobv (UKR) were the top three boards in the runner-up team. Photos: Official site

56th Biel GMT R2: Arjun Erigaisi misses against David Navara

20/07/2023 -

GM Arjun Erigaisi had a great opportunity to win against GM David Navara (CZE) for the first time at 56th Biel Chess Festival GMT 2023. Despite finding the correct way to gain substantial advantage, the teenager could not find the intricate maneuver of his rooks, before creating an escape route for his king. This draw helped the Czech Republic no.1 to maintain his sole lead in the GMT 15.5/22. GM Aryan Chopra and IM Aditya S Samant scored comfortable victories to become the early leaders with GM Yan Liu (CHN) 3/3. IM Harikrishnan A Ra continues his great form as he drew a difficult endgame against GM Pranav Anand. Round 3 GMT and Round 4 MTO starts today from 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Biel Chess Festival

Celebrate International Chess Day at the Indore ChessBase India Chess Club!

20/07/2023 -

Wishing a very happy International Chess Day to everyone! Celebrating this wonderful occasion, today 20th July we are organizing the very special Khelo Chess India Blitz tournament at the ChessBase India Chess Club, Indore. With a total prize fund of Rs. 150000, beautiful trophies and medals for the winners, what better way to spend your evening than playing chess in this awesome setting from 5-7 PM! Read the article below to find out all the necessary information  about the event - venue, prize structure, tournament rules, and so forth. See you at the Chess Club!

The vision of Lichess and its founder Thibault Duplessis

20/07/2023 -

A man with a passion for coding and chess created a platform that is now known as one of the biggest chess sites in the world. What's better is that it is totally free of charge for all, be they, professional players or amateur learners. Yes, we are talking about Thibault Duplessis, the founder of Lichess. From regular donors to professional players to a simple kid from a remote place that has no chess culture, everyone loves this site because it's so seamless, ad-free, and open to all. The exclusivity of this app is what separates it from the rest. We had the opportunity to have a chat with the founder of Lichess and their team about their values, vision, journey, and more. This exclusive interview is a prime example of how a passion and a dream can turn out to be so massive and well-loved among people.

Praggnanandhaa triumphs at V Géza Hetényi Memorial 2023 with a 2833 performance

20/07/2023 -

R Praggnanandhaa drew his final round game against Radoslaw Wojtaszek to win V Géza Hetényi Memorial 2023. The teenager finished a full point ahead a strong field having the average rating of 2669. He performed at 2833 and gained 17.3 Elo rating points at this event. His live rating is now 2707.3, making him currently the world no.31. When he breaks into top 30, it will be the first time India will have six players in world top 30. The boy is carrying all the momentum and great form heading towards the important FIDE World Cup 2023. Magnus Carlsen's inspirational words at the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League surely boosted Praggnanandhaa's confidence. Vishy Anand being on his side at WACA is a huge boost too. Check out an in-depth about 90 minutes long interview with IM Sagar Shah after Praggnanandhaa's victory. Photos: Zoltan Fulop/Official site

Giga Quparadze wins 7th Batumi Municipality Cup Open 2023, Aradhya Garg second

19/07/2023 -

GM Giga Quparadze (GEO), FM Aradhya Garg and IM Vahe Danielyan (ARM) scored 6.5/9 each at 7th International Chess Festival - Batumi Municipality Cup 2023 Open A (≥ 2200). Giga won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. Aradhya and Vahe were placed second and third respectively. IM-elect Aradhya gained a valuable 23.4 Elo rating points. He needs to touch 2400 in the live ratings to become India's latest IM. The total prize fund of the entire festival was 50250 GEL. The top three prizes in the Open A were 7000, 4000 and 3000 GEL each respectively. Aradhya is currently playing his final round game at Issykkul Open 2023. He is gaining some more rating points and storming towards his IM title. Photos: Chess Club Nona

Praggnanandhaa on the verge of winning V Géza Hetényi Memorial 2023

19/07/2023 -

17-year-old R Praggnanandhaa continues his good form from Tech Mahindra Global Chess League. He crossed 2700 in the live ratings when he beat Parham Maghsoodloo in the second round on 12th July at V Géza Hetényi Memorial 2023. The teenager won the next two games before suffering his first loss against M Amin Tabatabaei. Immediately in the following round, he bounced back with a victory against Peter Prohaszka. The next two games ended in draws against Pavel Eljanov and Maxim Matlakov. Praggnanandhaa needs a draw in the last round against Poland no.2 Radoslaw Wojtaszek to become a clear champion. He is heading into the final round with a full point lead at 6/8 with a performance of 2859. Photos: Zoltan Fulop/Official site

56th Biel MTO R2: Harikrishnan's passed pawns too strong for Meshkovs

19/07/2023 -

GM Arjun Erigaisi salvaged a draw against GM Yangyi Yu in the first round of 56th Biel GMT 2023. Arjun was lost for the better part of the endgame against the China no.2. However, he persevered tough positions and eventually managed to escape with a 1.5 points. GM Liem Quang Le (VIE) and GM David Navara (CZE) scored the victories over GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) and GM Bassem Amin (EGY) respectively. Navara is the early sole leader in the GMT with 14/18 points. IM Harikrishnan A Ra scored a fantastic win over Latvia no.2 GM Nikita Meshkovs. GM Aryan Chopra won the 'Beauty Award' for his first round win. Aryan, GM Pranav Anand, IM Aditya S Samant and Harikrishnan are at 2/2 in the MTO. Round 2 GMT and Round 3 MTO starts today from 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: 50th Dortmund Chess Days

Akash G triumphs at 6th Bohumín Open 2023

18/07/2023 -

GM Akash G and FM Stanislaw Zylka (POL) scored 7/9 each at 6th Bohumín Open A (≥1900) 2023. Akash defeated Zylka in the sixth round. It became the deciding factor for him to win the tournament. IM Piotr Nguyen (POL), IM Jakub Pulpan (CZE) and FM Iwo Godzwon (POL) scored 6.5/9 each. They were placed third to fifth respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was 61000 CZK. The top three prizes were 15000 + trophy, 10000 and 8000 CZK. This is Akash's first tournament triumph of the year. His also first tournament victory since he won the Prague International Chess Festival back in February 2020. Akash also secured second place in the 14th Ivana Jankovce Memorial Blitz Rating Open by scoring 10/13. IM Piotr Piesik (POL) won the Blitz event scoring 10.5/13. Photo: Official site

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