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Wesley So wins Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters

09/08/2021 -

Liem Quang Le made a good start by swindling So in the first game of the second set of Finals at Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters. However, the momentum did not last long, he barely managed to make a draw in the second game, lost the third one and drew the fourth game to tie the set. It was not enough to force tie-breaks. Thus, So won his third event of the season. Aronian missed a win in the first game and lost the next two. He faltered in the endgame of all three. Artemiev was placed third and Aronian fourth. With this triumph, So has climbed to the second place on the tour standings and became the second player to cross 250 points after Carlsen. Photo: Champions Chess Tour

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Vantika Agrawal wins AICF National Senior Women Online 2021

08/08/2021 -

WIM Vantika Agrawal of Delhi scored 9.5/11, to win the AICF National Senior Women Online 2021 championship. This is her maiden National title. She won ₹50000 cash prize. WIM Arpita Mukherjee of West Bengal scored 9.0/11, and she secured second position. She earned ₹40000. Three players finished at 8.5/11. According to the Playoffs, WGM Srija Seshadri of Tamil Nadu was placed third, and she got ₹35000. Total prize fund for the event was ₹250000 for the top 10 places. Check out Vantika's interview with IM Sagar Shah where she discusses her games, including her sole loss of the event. Photo: Amruta Mokal

So on the verge of winning the Chessable Masters

08/08/2021 -

Liem Quang Le seemed to have lost all his momentum on the first day of the Finals at Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters. He was unable to move the scorecard beyond a draw, which has not happened throughout the event. Maybe he was tired after beating Aronian in a grueling match on the previous day. Liem lost the first set 2.5-0.5 which means he has to win the second set to force tie-breaks. Meanwhile, the first set for the 3rd-4th place match between Aronian and Artemiev ended in a 2-2 draw. The second set of the Finals will start today at 8:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Mitrabha Guha dominates AICF National Senior Online Open 2021

07/08/2021 -

IM Mitrabha Guha of West Bengal scored an unbeaten 10.0/11, to win his third National title and first Senior championship. He drew with GM Vaibhav Suri in the final round to become AICF National Senior Online 2021 champion. He won ₹50000 cash prize. Vaibhav Suri of Delhi 9.0/11 secured second position. He earned ₹40000. Six players finished at 8.5/11. According to the Playoffs, GM Abhijeet Gupta was placed third, and he got ₹35000. Total prize fund for the event was ₹250000 for the top 10 places. Check out an annotated game by the champion Mitrabha himself and also his interview. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Chessable Masters SF2: Phenomenal Liem will face So in the Finals

07/08/2021 -

Former world blitz champion and the current Vietnam no.1 Liem Quang Le is playing phenomenal chess at Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters. He beat Aronian in the Armageddon after the Armenian forced tie-breaks by winning the third and fourth rapid games consecutively. Artemiev staged his comeback by starting the day with a victory over So but the American immediately bounced back and levelled the score before making two draws to tie the set and advance to the Finals. So will face Liem in the Finals starting today at 8:30 p.m. IST. Artemiev and Aronian will play the 3rd-4th place match. Photo: Niklesh Jain

Off the Board Tales #14 - Vedika Gujrathi

06/08/2021 -

'Off the Board Tales' is a series by ChessBase India, where the premise revolves around people who are passionate about chess despite it not being their career. An emotional and short story is what you're up for, so read on for tales of joy, tales of aspirations, tales of sorrows, and tales of success. Vedika Gujrathi is a budding chocolatier for her exclusive brand ‘Vedika’s Chocolates.’ She is currently studying physiotherapy in Nashik.

Jan-Krzysztof Duda clinches FIDE World Cup 2021

06/08/2021 -

On 5th August 2021, Poland no.1 Jan-Krzysztof Duda created and shattered a lot of records as he won the FIDE World Cup 2021. At the age of 23-years and 18-game unbeaten run, he matched the record with Aronian's triumph in 2005. He became the first Polish chess player to win the World Cup and qualify to the FIDE Candidates. Only four players before Duda had won the World Cup by remaining undefeated throughout the event, they are - Aronian, Kamsky, Svidler and Kramnik. Carlsen defeated Fedoseev in another positional squeeze securing the third position. Duda won US$110000, Karjakin US$80000 and Carlsen will get US$60000 (20% of each is retained by FIDE). Photo: David Llada/FIDE

Chessable Masters SF1: Advantage Liem and So

06/08/2021 -

The first set of Semifinals at the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters witnessed Liem and So prevailing against their respective opponents. Aronian lost the first set against Liem by 1-3. Although he missed a few things and certainly was not in his best shape as he had shown in the earlier phase of the tournament. Meanwhile, So beat Artemiev by minimum margin 2.5-1.5. Both Aronian and Artemiev must win the second set of the Semifinals to force tie-breaks and keep their chances in the tournament. The second set of the Semifinals start today at 8:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Grand Chess Tour

"What has chess given you in your life?"

05/08/2021 -

On 20th July 2021, on the occasion of 97th International Chess day, ChessBase India announced a contest where the task was to answer this one simple question "What is that chess has given you in your life?". We received over 1800+ heartfelt, genuine and insightful answers. We had a great experience in reading about how chess made an impact on everyone's life. We have included some of the best answers in this article and indicated the winner. It was difficult to choose just one winner from so many different entries! But we have put some of the answers that we liked and we hope that it inspires people to begin or continue their chess journey. The winner's entry is at the end of the article.

Carlsen composes a symphony of positional sacrifice

05/08/2021 -

The first game of the FIDE World Cup 2021 Final between Karjakin and Duda was a damp squib - as perfectly described by the British legend Nigel Short during the live commentary. Karjakin's good preparation did not work out as his novelty was surprised by Duda's response and thus a draw was made by repetition. The only other game of the day between Fedoseev and Carlsen will be one for the ages because of Carlsen's brilliant positional sacrifice. Generally the world champion unleashes his 'Hulk mode' after suffering a loss, however this time, 'The Mozart of Chess' composed a beautiful symphony whose melody reverberated throughout the chess universe, and perhaps it will continue to be for eons. Photo: David Llada/FIDE

Chessable Masters QF Day 2: Liem storms into Semifinals

05/08/2021 -

Jorden van Foreest was unable to continue his momentum from the previous day in the second set of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters Quarterfinals. So avenged his loss by beating Jorden in consecutive games before making a draw to eliminate him from the tournament. Former World Blitz champion Liem beat Firouzja in both games to advance to the Semifinals for the very first time. Aronian beat Mamedyarov by 2-1 to set up a clash with Liem in the Semis. Artemiev-Nakamura had the most evenly matched duel of the day as their match went to Armageddon, which was won by Artemiev. He will face So in the Semifinals today, which starts at 8:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Gata Kamsky wins 54th Biel GMT 2021, Nihal finishes third

05/08/2021 -

FIDE World Cup 2007 winner Gata Kamsky beat Vincent Keymer in the final round to win 54th Biel International Chess Festival Grandmaster Triathlon with a score of 35 points. Kirill Alekseenko made 31 points to secure second position. Nihal Sarin who drew all his Classical games except the first one, was placed third with 28.5 points. Vaishali scored her final IM-norm to become India's latest International Master, and she also won the Best Woman prize. Four out of top seven places were claimed by Indian players. Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and Ganguly were placed fifth, sixth and seventh respectively. Photo: Biel Chess Festival

Jan-Krzysztof Duda shatters Carlsen's World Cup dreams

04/08/2021 -

Very few people would have predicted that Duda will beat Carlsen to secure his place in the Finals of FIDE World Cup 2021. There is no better way to qualify for the FIDE Candidates than to beat the world champion in the Semifinals of the World Cup while remaining undefeated. The only other player who remained undefeated was Kosteniuk and she won the first ever FIDE Women's World Cup 2021. Duda definitely has the momentum and the world of confidence with him, but Karjakin is known to show huge tenacity, as evident in this event against Shankland in the Quarterfinals and in 2015 when he bounced back from 0-2 and went on to win the tournament. Who do you think will win the FIDE World Cup 2021 - Duda or Karjakin? Photo: Eric Rosen/FIDE

Chessable Masters QF Day 1: Jorden ends So's unbeaten streak

04/08/2021 -

Tata Steel Chess 2021 winner Jorden van Foreest ended So's 16-game unbeaten streak in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters. After an interesting draw in the first game, Jorden beat So in the next game in just 19 moves where the Fischer Random World Champion got in trouble early in the middlegame by opting for a rare sideline. He struck back in the next game to level the score. Only Aronian and Liem won the first set which means Mamedyarov and Firouzja must win the second set to force tie-breaks. Second set of the Quarterfinals starts today at 8:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Can Karthikeyan Murali win Biel MTO 2021?

04/08/2021 -

Karthikeyan Murali 6.5/8 is on the verge of winning the 54th Biel International Chess Festival MTO 2021. He just needs a draw in the final round as he has a better tie-breaks than his pursuers. A win would guarantee his championship. Although Gukesh could spoil his chances since he will face Karthikeyan in the final round. Gukesh, Salem and Eljanov are the only three players at 6.0/8. Nihal drew his game against Kamsky in the penultimate round. Thus his chances of winning the event got dashed. Alekseenko outplayed Gelfand to bring himself in the championship picture. The final round of GMT and MTO will start at 2:30 p.m. IST today. Photo: Biel Chess Festival

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