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The divine tournament - A flashback (Part 1)

22/12/2022 -

We are on the threshold of season 7 of 360 ONE (formerly, IIFL Wealth) Mumbai International Chess Festival. The festival comprises two events: Open & Junior (Under-13). While the staging of ‘Open’ event is common & understood, lots of questions were raised as regards to U13 – why an Under-13 event? What purpose will it serve? We get answers to these questions from none other than Praful Zaveri - the brainchild of this event! The first of this article is the flashback leading to the birth of this tournament (penned by him in 2016) while the 2nd part will answer as to what it has achieved during the past 6-seasons!

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Shoot for the Moon, land among the Stars - The Story of Md. Imran

22/12/2022 -

Do you remember a time when you came so close to achieving something you worked very hard on, only for tragedy to befall you when you needed things to go your way the most? Something which distracts you from the task at hand, leaving you regretting that you couldn't give your best. Meet Mohd. Imran, who at the age of eight and half years first picked up chess with a humble 1035 Elo, and 4 years later is sitting at a rating of 2279. He has played around 24 tournaments since he started playing chess, with tremendous increases in rating more recently, sporting a 284 ELO gain in the last 3 months alone. Things are very promising for the boy, but lately, setbacks have been preventing him from crossing the 2400 ELO barrier, which he says is his current goal. The boy is supported by HelpChess Foundation for his laptop through the funds donated by Suhani Shah.

Mumbai gets its 2nd Chess Grandmaster, Aditya Mittal

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Aditya crossed 2500 in the live ratings 2500.6 to be exact, after he drew with Spain no.1 GM Francisco Vallejo Pons in the sixth round of 3rd El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament. The 16-year-old earned his first GM-norm at Serbia Open 2021 Masters. Then he scored his second GM-norm at the 2nd El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament 2021. His final GM-norm was scored at Serbia Open 2022 Masters. After getting close to the 2500 live ratings several times, Aditya finally crossed the barrier. It was well-known that the teenager has the strength of a GM, it was just a matter of time. That time has finally come for him. He becomes Maharashtra's 11th and Mumbai's 2nd GM.  

Kishore Kumar Jaganathan conquers 1st Karimganj Rating Open 2022 with a round to spare

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Kishore Kumar Jaganathan scored an unbeaten 9/10 to win 1st Karimganj Rating Open 2022. He finished a full point ahead of the field. including a win over the top seed of the tournament, Y Dhanabir Singh. The Tamil Nadu lad also gained 52.6 Elo rating points in the process. Kishan Kumar of Bihar and Rupam Mukherjee of West Bengal scored 8/10 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹265000 and 53 cash prizes were up for grabs. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. Photo: FA Ravi Kant Tiwari

Sethuraman is the top seed at MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship 2022

22/12/2022 -

MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship starts today in New Delhi. For the first time since 2018, it will be a full-fledged event, which means there will be 13 rounds instead of 11 like the last two rated editions. The time control is also back to 90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1. The total prize fund remains unchanged from the previous edition which took place in March this year. Sethuraman S P is the top seed of the tournament, The captain of India at the World Teams 2022, Vaibhav Suri will be the second seed and five-times Commonwealth Gold medalist Abhijeet Gupta will be the third seed. Round 1 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Who do you think will win the 59th edition?Photo: FIDE/Mark Livshitz

Kirill Alekseenko inches away from clinching Chessable Sunway Sitges Open 2022

22/12/2022 -

Kirill Alekseenko drew with the top seed Yangyi Yu (CHN) to maintain his sole lead 8/9 at Chessable Sunway Sitges Open 2022. He is now a half point ahead of the competition. Hans Niemann (USA) is the only player who is in the chase 7.5/9. Alekseenko needs a draw in the final round to win the tournament without needing a Playoff. However, a loss would make Hans the winner. Seven players are at 7/9. B Adhiban is the sole Indian among them. He will face M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) in the final round. WGM Divya Deshmukh and IM Eesha Karavade are at 5.5/9 each along with four other women. Final Round 10 starts today at 2 p.m. IST. Photo: Chessable

Bristy Mukherjee wins Tata Steel Chess Festival 2022 Women Rapid

21/12/2022 -

WCM Bristy Mukherjee and Alka Das scored an unbeaten 6/7 each at the Tata Steel Chess Festival 2022 All India Women Rapid. They were placed first and second according to tie-breaks. This was the first time a Women's only Rapid event took place at the Tata Steel Chess Festival, with an equal prize fund as the Rapid Rating Open event of ₹100000. Top three prizes were ₹20000 + trophy, ₹15000 and ₹10000 each respectively. Three players - WIM Arpita Mukherjee, WIM Chandreyee Hajra and Raima Bhattacharjee scored 5.5/7 each. They secured third, fourth and fifth place respectively. Check out a pictorial report of the tournament. Photo: Lennart Ootes

Chessable Sunway Sitges Open R8: Andrey Esipenko grinds a Knight endgame for 66 moves

21/12/2022 -

GM Andrey Esipenko grinded a relatively equal Knight endgame for 66 moves against IM Aditya Samant. Obviously this is something straight out of the world champion Carlsen's wheelhouse. It is well-known that Esipenko became the first teenager to beat Carlsen and caused him a lot of trouble at the World Cup 2021. Thus, Esipenko certainly has assimilated the Viking's endgame grinding skills. GM Kirill Alekseenko drew with GM M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) to maintain his sole lead 7.5/8 by a full point at Chessable Sunway Sitges Open 2022. Five players are in pursuits at 6.5/8, followed by 20 players including seven Indians at 6/8 each. Round 9 starts tonight at 9 p.m. IST. Photo: Isabel Garcia de la Cruz/Chessable

8th Gashimov Memorial 2022: Abdusattorov wins the Rapid section

21/12/2022 -

D Gukesh had a winless final day of the Rapid at 8th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2022. He drew with Hao Wang (CHN) and the Rapid section winner, Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB), lost to Sam Shankland (USA). The reigning World Rapid champion, Abdusattorov won the Rapid convincingly 14/18, finishing two points ahead of Francisco Vallejo Pons (ESP) and Rauf Mamedov (AZE) 12/18 each. Having a two point lead, heading into Blitz event will certainly give the 44th Olympiad Gold medalist a huge boost. Today is a rest day. A total of 18 round of Blitz will be played on Blitz on Thursday and Friday. Blitz Round 1 starts tomorrow 22nd December 2022 from 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST.

Raja Rithvik decimates 9th Chessable Sunway Sitges Blitz 18/12, Adhiban third

20/12/2022 -

India's 70th GM Raja Rithvik R completely dominated the field at 9th Chessable Sunway Sitges Blitz 18/12. He scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 and finished a staggering 1.5 points ahead of the field. He performed at 2746 and gained a massive 77.2 Elo rating points. Four players - GM Jorden van Foreest (NED), GM B Adhiban, GM Lance Henderson De La Fuente (AND) and GM Gawain Jones (ENG) scored 7/9 each. They were placed second to fifth according to tie-breaks. The top three prizes were €350, €250 and €150 along with three months Chessable Pro Membership. GM Arjun Kalyan and GM Aravindh Chithambaram are the only two other Indians to make a top ten finish at sixth and seventh place scoring 6.5/9 each. Photo: Chessable

The first-ever Khelo Chess India event at The Sanskaar Valley School

20/12/2022 -

The Head of Hindi ChessBase India, FI Niklesh Jain held a chess workshop at The Sanskaar Valley school in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. This was the first 'Khelo Chess India' event held on Saturday 17th December to promote chess among school children and increase general awareness of the sport. First children were taught about the advantages and benefits of learning and playing chess, then Niklesh played a blindfold match against Samarath Raghuwanshi. The blindfold match was shown on a live board where spectators were able to follow the game. Finally, he played ten simultaneous exhibition matches against the school children. Photo: Hindi ChessBase India

8th Gashimov Memorial 2022 Rapid R4-6: Gukesh does a 116-move draw against Shakh

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D Gukesh started the second day with a victory over Aydin Suleymanli (AZE) at 8th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2022 Rapid. The latter's unfettered attack did not pay off. In the following round, Gukesh provided stiff resistance against the World Rapid 2013 champion, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. The game ended in a draw after 116-move long grueling battle. It certainly drained both players. The 16-year-old lost his third game of the day against the new World Junior champion, Abdulla Gadimbayli which also went for 82 moves. The teenager is now at 5/12 along with Abdulla, Rapport and Shakh. The reigning World Rapid champion, Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) maintains his sole lead 10/12. Round 7 starts from 3:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Gashimov Chess Memorial live stream

Chessable Sunway Sitges Open R6-7: Aravindh defeats Esipenko

20/12/2022 -

GM Aravindh Chithambaram defeated GM Andrey Esipenko to move to 6/7 at Chessable Sunway Sitges Open 2022 Group A. He is now at shared second position with GM M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI). They are at a full point behind the sole leader, GM Kirill Alekseenko 7/7. Aravindh outplayed Esipenko in queen, rook and knight vs queen, rook and bishop endgame. GM Karthikeyan Murali, GM Abhimanyu Puranik and GM Adhiban B are at 5.5/7 each. IM Aditya S Samant drew with Bulgaria no.2 GM Ivan Cheparinov to cross 2500 in the live ratings, 2502.3 to be exact. The teenager is now final GM-norm away from becoming India's next Grandmaster. Round 8 starts tonight at 9 p.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Sambit Panda becomes the latest International Master of India

19/12/2022 -

18-year-old Sambit Panda became the latest International Master of India on the second week of December 2022. The teenager from Bhubaneswar crossed 2400 in the live ratings, just a week after India got its latest IM in the form of Jubin Jimmy. He fulfilled the rating criteria at Torino International Open - Master in Torino, Italy, nine months after scoring his first IM-norm at MPL 58th National Senior Championship. The second IM-norm was earned at 22nd Dubai Open in September first week. A little less than two months later, he secured his final IM-norm at Asian Continental Chess Championship 2022. He is now the ninth IM from Odisha. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

New: Mihail Marin: Tactic Toolbox Italian Game

19/12/2022 -

The highly popular Italian game (traditionally known as Giuoco Piano, meaning the quiet game in Italian) is mainly a positional opening. This is even more obvious in the systems with d2-d3 (Giuoco Pianissimo, the quietest game), in which White refrains from an early fight for the centre. With all the pieces and pawns on board, there are many latent tactical possibilities for both sides. If you have gotten Mihail Marin's new DVD - A Repertoire against the Italian Game, then this Tactic Toolbox will certainly be a nice addition to increase and strengthen your opening arsenal. Photo: ChessBase

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