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Grand Swiss R2: Tenacious Nihal survives the Caruana challenge

29/10/2021 -

Nihal Sarin managed to survive against the former world championship challenger, Fabiano Caruana in their first-ever Classical encounter in the second round of FIDE chess.com Grand Swiss 2021. The 17-year-old persevered where many would have crumbled under sheer pressure of playing against the world no.2. Arjun Erigaisi also showed the world that his win against Dubov four months ago at Goldmoney Asian Rapid was not a fluke, as he put up a very good fight in the Classical game to make a draw. Praggnanandhaa played the role of 'The Beastmaster' as he beat Adhiban in his own game. Round 3 starts today at 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Mark Livshitz/FIDE

ChessBase 18 and Mega 2025 are here

ChessBase 18 is an all-new program that helps you manage all your databases as an ambitious player. Mega Database 2025 has 11 million games with over 113,000 games annotated by masters. The cost of ChessBase 18 is Rs.4499/- and the cost of Mega Database 2025 is Rs.6499/- However, if you go for the combo the total amount comes to Rs.8999 (instead of 10,998/-) helping you save Rs. 1999/-.

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57-year-old Michal Krasenkow wins Sheikh Russel GM 2021

28/10/2021 -

The legendary Polish GM Michal Krasenkow beat GM Vugar Rasulov (AZE) in the final round to win Sheikh Russel International GM 2021. He scored 7.0/9, finished a half point ahead of the competition at the age of 57 years. Six players finished at 6.5/9. GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR), GM Srinath Narayanan, IM Mitrabha Guha, GM Shyam Sundar M, IM Seyed Khalil Mousavi (IRI) and GM Vugar Rasulov were placed second to seventh respectively according to the tie-breaks. Three IMs finished in top ten, and they all scored a GM-norm each. They are - Mitrabha, Mousavi and Koustav Chatterjee. Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Grand Swiss R1: Arjun Erigaisi splits the point with Andrey Esipenko

28/10/2021 -

Arjun Erigaisi faced the strongest opponent among the Indian players in the first round of FIDE chess.com Grand Swiss 2021. He managed to hold his own against Andrey Esipenko, who is known to have caused trouble for the world champion Magnus Carlsen twice in this year. Nihal Sarin, D Gukesh and Vaishali are the only three Indian players who scored a win each. The youngsters - Praggnanandhaa, Raunak, Vantika and Divya managed to hold their relatively stronger opponents Gabriel, Cheparinov, Munguntuul and Zawadzka to a draw each respectively. Nihal will face Caruana in the second round, which starts today at 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Mark Livshitz/FIDE

What should you buy this Diwali from the ChessBase India shop?

27/10/2021 -

The ChessBase India Mega Diwali Sale is in progress from the 26-28th of October 2021. Over 800 products in the ChessBase India store ranging from softwares to books to t-shirts to chocolates to chess sets and accessories are all up for grabs at a discounted price. With so many products it can often get quite confusing. Hence, IM Sagar Shah has given you some suggestions with regards to the newly launched as well as best selling products in the shop. At the end of the article you will also find the list of all the products in the shop with clickable links which will help you with easy navigation.

FIDE chess.com Grand Swiss 2021 starts today

27/10/2021 -

15 Indian players will be seen in action at FIDE chess.com Grand Swiss and Women's Grand Swiss 2021, starting at Riga, Latvia today. Harikrishna, Adhiban and Harika are the players who qualified by average rating criteria between July 2020 and June 2021. Sasikiran, Sethuraman and Vaishali made it from the reserve players list. The remaining nine players are Wild Card entrants - Nihal, Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa, Raunak, Padmini, Vantika and Divya. 107 GMs and an IM from 36 countries with an average rating 2639 are taking part in the Open. The Women's event witnesses 15 GMs, 20 IMs and 9 WGMs from 23 countries across the world with an average rating of 2405 should give you an idea about the strength and importance of the event. Round 1 starts today at 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Mark Livshitz/FIDE

Sheikh Russel GM R8: Rasulov ends Srinath's unbeaten run

27/10/2021 -

GM Vugar Rasulov (AZE) handed GM Srinath Narayanan his first loss of the event in the penultimate round of Sheikh Russel International GM 2021. Thus, Rasulov has emerged as the sole leader 6.5/8, heading into the final round. He must win the last round to ensure his triumph as a draw could mean his fate will be decided by other players' results. Six players are at a half point behind him. They are GMs Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR), Srinath Narayanan, Masoud Mosadeghpour (IRI), Shyam Sundar M, Michal Krasenkow and IM Mitrabha Guha. The tournament is definitely heading for an exciting finish. Round 9 starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Praggnanandhaa will fight against Carlsen, Caruana & Co. at the Tata Steel Masters 2022

27/10/2021 -

The Tata Steel Masters will move into its 84th edition in 2022. Although the World Championship will end in mid-December 2021, the World Champion Magnus Carlsen has confirmed his presence. The tournament that is held in the Dutch town of Wijk Aan Zee will see many other stalwarts taking part - world no.2 Fabiano Caruana, Dutch no.1 Anish Giri, World Cup winner Duda, creative genius Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Minister of Defence Sergey Karjakin, Daniil Dubov, Andrey Esipenko among others. In this world class tournament, little Pragg has got a chance to cross swords with the best! What a phenomenal opportunity for him to play the best in a Classical Over-The-Board tournament.

Can you find the insane defensive idea here?

27/10/2021 -

Analyzing your games is a good idea and everyone says so. But very few people do it. IM Sagar Shah woke up on 27th of October and played a few games online. In one of them, he decided to dig a little deeper and found some amazing tactics in the analysis. So in this article we present you with the position and your job is to find the best move for Black. Mind you, it is not easy and will also stretch a top GM. But if you clear your mind and think slowly, you will be able to spot the key idea. All the best!

Fritz 18 and the Mega Diwali 2021 Sale

26/10/2021 -

When's the last time you played a game of chess against a chess program? Normally it is pointless – you get throughly crushed, even if you are a 2800 player. But now you can, against the brand new Fritz 18, which uses its awesome power to set up brilliancies for its opponent! It is the ideal partner to train yourself to spot and execute spectacular combinations. Fritz 18 is available on ChessBase India for pre-order from 26th of October 2021. You can make use of the Mega Diwali sale on ChessBase India from 26th to 28th October 2021 to pre-order your favourite Fritz 18 product!

Sheikh Russel GM R7: Srinath's 103-move long draw

26/10/2021 -

GM Srinath Narayanan had a 103-move long marathon draw with GM Misratdin Iskandarov (AZE) in the seventh round of Sheikh Russel International GM 2021. Srinath is still in the lead 6.0/7. He is followed by three players at a half point behind, GMs Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR), Masoud Mosadeghpour (IRI) and Vugar Rasulov (AZE). Nine players including four Indians are at 5.0/9. They are - GM Shyam Sundar M, IMs Mitrabha Guha, Aditya Mittal and Koustav Chatterjee. Mitrabha and Aditya drew with Rasulov and Shyam respectively, Koustav beat IM Vignesh N R. Round 8 starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Sheikh Russel GM R6: Srinath extends his lead by a full point

25/10/2021 -

GM Srinath Narayanan beat GM Masoud Mosadeghpour (IRI convincingly in the sixth round to extended his lead by full point 5.5/6 at Sheikh Russel International GM 2021. 13 players including five Indians are at a full point behind him at 4.5/6 each. They are - GMs Stany G A, Shyam Sundar M, Visakh N R, IMs Mitrabha Guha and Aditya Mittal. Mitrabha defeated GM P Karthikeyan and Aditya drew with GM Misratdin Iskandarov (AZE). Koustav missed a win against the legendary GM Michal Krasenkow (POL). Round 7 starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Kyoto Gion Open 2 in OcToBer resumes Japan chess

24/10/2021 -

The best way to resume over-the-board would be to have it in a very unique, beautiful setting that helps the participants relax and yet concentrate on the task at hand. This is exactly how it all resumed with the Gion Open 2, held in a very unique setting in Kyoto, Japan. Mayur Gondhalekar, currently residing in Japan, sends us a pictorial report of the tournament including games of the event too. If you are interested in taking part at a FIDE-rated event tournament in Japan, check out the announcement and invitation of the next edition at the end of this article. Photo: Akai/Takashima

Sheikh Russel GM R5: Aditya Mittal beats Debashis Das

24/10/2021 -

GM Srinath Narayanan made a quick 16-move draw with GM Vugar Asadli (AZE) to maintain his lead 4.5/5 at the conclusion of the fifth round of Sheikh Russel International GM 2021. GM Masoud Mosadeghpour (IRI) beat IM Mitrabha Guha to join Srinath in the lead. Six players are at a half point behind 4.0/5 each. IM Aditya Mittal is the only Indian among them. He scored a nice win over GM Debashis Das where the former showed great positional understanding. IMs Harikrishnan A Ra and Fahad Rahman (BAN) beat GMs Stanislav Savchenko (UKR) and Ulvi Sadikhov (AZE) respectively. Round 6 starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Niklesh Jain

Abhimanyu Puranik clinches 3rd Yerevan Open

23/10/2021 -

GM Abhimanyu Puranik scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to clinch 3rd Yerevan Open. This is his third tournament triumph of the year. He won the Riga Technical University Rapid Open in August, individual and team Gold at Asian University in September and now his first Classical tournament win of the year with a performance of 2741. He won a beautiful trophy and AMD 2,000,000 (approx. ₹314781). GMs Vitaly Sivuk (UKR) and Arman Mikaelyan (ARM) also finished with the same score. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. WGM Vantika Agrawal and IM Vaishali 5.5/9 secured Best Women first and second prize. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Sheikh Russel GM R4: Srinath scores a crushing victory to take sole lead 4.0/4

23/10/2021 -

GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR) imploded against GM Srinath Narayanan in the fourth round of Sheikh Russel International GM 2021. Thus, Srinath emerged as the sole leader with a 100% score 4.0/4. Six players are at a half point behind him 3.5/5, including only two Indian players - GM Shyam Sundar M and IM Mitrabha Guha. GM Debashis Das drew with top seed GM Sergei Tiviakov (NED). Mitrabha scored the biggest victory of the round against GM Yuri Solodovnichenko (UKR). Srinath will face second seeded GM Vugar Asadli (AZE) in the fifth round, which starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

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