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August Aravindh Chithambaram clinches 20th Delhi GM Open 2023, Sethuraman third

31/03/2023 -

GM Aravindh Chithambaram defeated the Georgia no.1 GM Levan Pantsulaia in the final round to win 20th Delhi GM Open 2023 with an incredible 9.5/10. It was virtually a must-win game for Aravindh as his tie-breaks was not the best. He played for a win throughout the game and he was rewarded for it. GM Luka Paichadze (GEO) made a short work of GM Alexei Fedorov in 20 moves to finish sole second 9/10. GM Sethuraman S P won against IM Mukhiddin Madaminov (UZB) with ease and edged past five more players to finish third on tie-breaks, scoring 8.5/10. Apart from Aravindh and Sethuraman, 11-year-old Ethan Vaz is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. The Commonwealth and Asian Under-12 Open Standard and Blitz Gold medalist made a breakout performance, scoring 8.5/10 and finishing at sixth place. Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

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New Delhi GP Round 5: Humpy bounces back, Vaishali draws

31/03/2023 -

Koneru Humpy made a strong comeback in Round 5 after suffering a loss in the previous round. She showed why she is the World no.2 when she scored an emphatic victory against the Georgia no.1 Nana Dzagnidze. IM Vaishali did not hesitate to sacrifice an exchange when the position demanded against GM Nino Batsiashvili. She recovered it eventually and the game ended in a draw. WGM Zhu Jiner showed her tactical awareness when her opponent GM Kateryna Lagno was caught off guard as she increased the vulnerability of her own king. IM Bibisara Assaubayeva shuffled her king from the king to queenside after GM Harika Dronavalli made a fundamental mistake in the opening. Round 6 of New Delhi GP 2023 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Ismael Nieto

Central India's Biggest Open, 1st Indore International GM Open 2023

30/03/2023 -

The National Under-9 Championships took place in Indore in December 2022. This time, Indore is back with an even bigger event, the biggest event in central India - the 1st Indore International GM Open 2023! This 10-round swiss tournament will be held from 1st-8th April at The Emerald Heights International School. The total prize fund of this event is Rs. 33 Lakh! Along with this GM event, there's also an Under-1800 event taking place from 3rd-6th April - the IDA Cup International Open Chess Tournament. 8 exciting days of top-level chess awaits! ChessBase India will be covering this event from the venue.

SRM IST Chennai dominates All India Inter University Men Chess Championship 2023 with a perfect 10/10

30/03/2023 -

The defending champion SRM IST, Chennai scored 100% to win All India Inter University Men Chess Championship 2023. They finished two points ahead of the runner-up Savitribai Phule Pune University 8/10. Two teams - Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University and University of Calcutta scored 7/10 each. The former secured third place according to tie-breaks. The winning team comprised - IM FT Harikrishnan A Ra, GM Arjun Kalyan, IM Ajay Karthikeyan, reigning National Senior Open champion GM Karthik Venkataraman, current Asian Junior Open champion IM Harshavardhan G B and Srihari L. Harikrishnan, Arjun, Karthik and Harshavardhan were part of the winning team in the previous year. Photo: AMET International

New Delhi GP Round 4: No Punches Pulled

30/03/2023 -

GM Aleksandra Goryachkina ended IM Bibisara Assaubayeva's winning streak in the fourth roun of New Delhi GP 2023. The former Women's World Championship Challenger defeated the reigning two-time World Blitz Women champion to gain sole lead 3/4. It was a tough round for the Indians as IM Vaishali and GM Humpy both lost their respective games against GM Kateryna Lagno and WGM Zhu Jiner. The Chinese played some fantastic chess to beat Humpy. IM Polina Shuvalova defeated GM Nana Dzagnidze. Dzagnidze vs Humpy, Bibisara vs Harika and Vaishali vs Nino are few of the matches in Round 5 which starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

Aravindh Chithambaram on the verge of winning 20th Delhi GM Open 2023

30/03/2023 -

GM Aravindh Chithambaram showed his class against GM Volodar Murzin in the penultimate round of 20th Delhi GM Open 2023. He showcased his fantastic positional understanding to dethrone the teenager from the leader's position. India's first triple crown, reigning three-time National Rapid and Blitz champion, Aravindh is now the sole leader heading into the final round 8.5/9. Since his tie-break score is not the best, he must beat GM Luka Paichadze to become a clear champion, whereas a draw would allow any of the five foreigners to catch up and maybe surpass him. Will Aravindh become the champion of the tournament? Final Round 10 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Endgame Magic #233: Highlights from the Bundesliga - with Iniyan!

29/03/2023 -

Iniyan is yet another talented Indian player climbing up the ranks of competitive chess. This week, he visited Hamburg and joined Karsten Müller in his Endgame Magic show. It was a joyous exchange of ideas using games from the German Bundesliga. Check out this short episode of only 17 minutes 12 seconds and enrich your knowledge with the endgame expert along with his guest, India's 61st GM Iniyan. Have you already tried to solve the Iniyan Challenge? Photo: Endgame Magic #233 / ChessBase

Ram Vishal Parab wins the ChessBase India Chess Club tournament for the first time

29/03/2023 -

The 6th edition of the ChessBase India Chess Club tournament was held on 25th March 2023, at the Phoenix Marketcity Mall, Kurla! Ram Vishal Parab played some fantastic chess to score a perfect 7/7, finishing first by a full point. Saumil Nair and Jeet Shah scored 6/7, getting the 2nd and 3rd spots respectively. In this session, we introduced two new things: a membership system in the ChessBase India Chess Club, and a special "Doctor Chess" session by IM Sagar Shah! Read the full article to know all about the tournament below. 

New Delhi GP Round 3: Bibisara wins two in-a-row

29/03/2023 -

IM Bibisara Assaubayeva has won her second consecutive game at New Delhi GP 2023. The reigning two-time World Blitz Women champion defeated GM Nino Batsiashvili in Round 3. The Georgian gave up an exchange in the endgame to get rid of her opponent's outside passed pawn. In the next move, she weakened her own king instead of trying to create some pressure on her opponent's relatively vulnerable king. The teenager is the only player to have scored wins so far at this event. Humpy and Harika drew with Kateryna Lagno and Nana Dzagnidze respectively. It will be Kateryna vs Vaishali and Humpy vs Zhu Jiner in Round 4 which starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

20th Delhi GM Open 2023 R8: Aravindh is back in the lead

29/03/2023 -

The reigning three-time National Rapid and Blitz champion, GM Aravindh Chithambaram got himself back in the lead. He defeated GM Marat Dzhumaev when the Uzbek's positional exchange sacrifice did not work out the way he wanted. GM Michal Krasenkow drew with GM Volodar Murzin which means both Volodar and Aravindh are at 7.5/8 each. They will inevitably face each other in the penultimate round. IM Neelash Saha drew with GM Luka Paichadze and the current National Sub-Junior champion, S Aswath held the strong GM Lalit Rohit to a draw. Over a dozen players are trailing the tournament leaders by a half point at 7/8 each. Round 9 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

A special study by Ilamparthi on his 14th Birthday

28/03/2023 -

Ilamparthi AR is a huge talent in Indian Chess, and the past year has been nothing short of amazing for the youngster. The Chennai boy became the World Under-14 Champion, he won Gold in Asian Under-18 Rapid 2022 in October and won his first Rapid Rating Open tournament in November 2022. In 2023, he became India's latest International Master! Ilamparthi's most recent success came at the WR Chess Masters Juniors event, where he won with a perfect score. The youngster celebrated his 14th Birthday yesterday, on 28th March! In this special occasion, he posed a tough endgame study for IM Sagar Shah to solve. What was the study? Read the full article below.

Samay Raina and Gukesh analyze Ivanchuk's games

28/03/2023 -

We all know Samay Raina is one of the leading stand-up comedians in India, who also revolutionized chess in India. The 25-year-old comic has been regularly trying to improve his chess skills by playing online, commentating with IM Sagar Shah on various events, and following the games of the top players! One of Samay's favorite players is none other than the legend from Ukraine, Vassily Ivanchuk. Naturally, when Samay got to interact with Gukesh on Sagar and Amruta's flat in Mumbai, Ivanchuk was to come up in the discussion at some point! Read the full article to check out their conversation.

New: Jan Markos: Middlegame Secrets Vol.1 + 2

28/03/2023 -

For a chess player, chess pieces are like specific tools in a toolbox. We need to know how to use them best, like a craftsman knows their tools. We shouldn’t use a screwdriver to hammer in a nail; and we shouldn’t use the queen just for defence. This series will show you in great detail the specific qualities of each chess piece, so that you can maximize their effectiveness and thus improve your game. Queens are the true ladies of the chessboard. They are dangerous attackers, but poor defenders. They dislike dirty work, and often wait until other pieces prepare space for them. Everyone knows that a rook is dangerous on the 7th rank, and that it belongs behind the pawn. However, there is so much more to learn about this inconspicuous piece! Photo: ChessBase

New Delhi GP Round 2: Vaishali loses against Bibisara

28/03/2023 -

The reigning two-time World Blitz Women's champion, IM Bibisara Assaubayeva scored the first win of New Delhi GP 2023. The Kazakhstan teenager got the better of IM Vaishali in the endgame when the latter misplaced her knight. It was a difficult endgame to defend in the first place. Meanwhile, GM Harika Dronvalli was held to a draw by WGM Zhu Jiner in a well contested draw. The remaining two games between Goryachkina-Dzagnidze and Polina-Humpy ended in draws in 20 moves or less. Vaishali has a Bye in Round 3. Humpy vs Lagno and Dzagnidze vs Harika are some of the Round 3 matchups which starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

20th Delhi GM Open 2023 R7: Neelash Saha holds Aravindh Chithambaram to a draw

28/03/2023 -

Generally a player is not happy to get two consecutive black pieces especially against stronger opponents. After defeating GM Boris Savchenko in the sixth round, IM Neelash Saha faced GM Aravindh Chithambaram, once again with the same color. It was a solid draw after 30 moves in Round 7 of 20th Delhi GM Open 2023. IM Viani Antonio Dcunha made a minute mistake in the endgame against GM Volodar Murzin which seemed to have headed towards a draw. Thus, Volodar gained sole lead 7/7. Aravindh and Neelash are the only two Indians in pursuit at 6.5/7 each. IM Anuj Shrivatri held GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili to a draw where the former had a good position in the early stages of the endgame. Round 8 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

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