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Saptarshi RoyChowdhury receives the Chess Olympiad Torch at Jhansi

07/07/2022 -

India's 35th and West Bengal's sixth GM Saptarshi RoyChowdhury received the Chess Olympiad Torch at Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Saptarshi had podium finishes in all over the country and Prague, Czech Republic. He has won a Round Robin tournament in Bangladesh and various open tournaments in the country. CM Ojasva Singh increased his rating 1933 to 2278 within three months in 2021. He has won a few state level open tournaments and also a round-robin event in Novi Sad, Serbia. After WFM Nityata Jain, Ojasva became the second teenager to participate in the Torch Relay who is not an IM, WGM or GM. They both are a strong prospect for a future WIM and IM. Photo: AICF

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Arpan Das dominates 1st HDCA All India Rating Open 2022

06/07/2022 -

The second seed of the tournament, Arpan Das scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st HDCA All India Rating Open 2022. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Top seed of the tournament, IM FT Suvrajit Saha made 8/9 to finish second. 16-year-old Ayush Jha was placed third with a score of 7.5/9. The entire top three finishers remained undefeated. Total prize fund of the tournament was ₹250000. Top three prizes were ₹50000 and a trophy, ₹30000 and ₹20000 cash respectively. Check out the champion's thoughts on his triumph and the tournament. He also took time to annotate his favorite game of the event, hours before leaving for his next event at Guwahati, Assam. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Anurag Mhamal relays the Chess Olympiad Torch from Panaji to Bhopal

06/07/2022 -

India's 48th and Goa's first GM Anurag Mhamal along with IM Bhakti Kulkarni relayed the Chess Olympiad Torch at the Panaji, Goa. Anurag was also the state's first IM. He won Gold at Asian Junior Boys 2013 Blitz, had several podium finishes in various open tournament held at Greece, Malaysia and Spain. Bhakti is a two-time National Women champion, a former Asian Women and Junior Girls Gold medalist. She has won a lot of medals for India at various levels. Last year she was instrumental in India's historic Silver medal win at World Women's Team Championship 2022. Madhya Pradesh's first and only IM Akshat Khamparia has won open events in Australia, Switzerland and Hungary. Photo: AICF

Can Aryan Chopra win Serbia Open 2022 Masters?

06/07/2022 -

GM Aryan Chopra is currently at 6.5/8 heading into the final round of Serbia Open 2022 Masters. He is trailing the tournament leader IM Evgenios Ioannidis (GRE) by a half point. Serbia no.1 GM Aleksandar Indjic is also at 6.5/8. For Aryan to win the tournament, he needs to win his last round game against GM Emre Can (TUR) and Indjic needs to beat Ioannidis. That's not all, even after that, tie-breaks also need to go in his favor. GM B Adhiban, GM Harsha Bharathakoti, IM Aditya Mittal, IM Neelash Saha and IM Koustav Chatterjee are at 6/8 each. Round 9 starts today at 1:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

New: A Complete Black Repertoire against 1.d4, 1.Nf3 & 1.c4 by Robert Ris

06/07/2022 -

These video courses feature a black repertoire against 1.d4, 1.Nf3 and 1.c4. Critical lines of Queen's Gambit Accepted, Trompowsky, Jobava London, Torre Attack, Colle System, Veresov as Black are explained in Vol.1. Vol.2 deals with response against 1.Nf3. It recommends 1...d5 and readies black to play Queen's Gambit Accepted in case white plays 2.d4. It also shows how to deal with 2.c4, b3, e3 and g3. It also has explanations against 1.c4. Reverse Grand Prix is the recommended line there. The recommended variations by IM FT Robert Ris are easy to learn and not difficult to remember, but also pose White serious challenges. Photo: ChessBase

How to balance chess and studies ft. Vantika Agarwal

05/07/2022 -

Playing in a prestigious event like the Chess Olympiad is a tough business. You have to attend several training camps and prepare to give your best for the team. That's why WGM Vantika Agrawal is so special: she is working hard on both Chess and studies simultaneously. How does she manage to do all these things together? How was her experience in the Olympiad torch relay? How is her preparation for the Olympiad going on? Find out below. Thumbnail by: Abhyudaya Ram.

Serbia Open 2022 R7: Aryan Chopra in the title fray

05/07/2022 -

GM Aryan Chopra seized his opportunity against GM Mahammad Muradli (AZE). Aryan won a complex game to move to 6/7. He is now just a half point behind the sole leader IM Evgenios Ioannidis (GRE). They will face each other in the penultimate round of Serbia Open 2022 Masters. GM Abhimanyu Puranik did not let his advantage slip this time. He along with IM Aditya Mittal and IM Pranav Anand are at 5.5/7. Pranav scored a very nice win against GM Velimir Ivic (SRB). IM Padmini Rout bounced back from her previous round loss to take her score 5/7. Round 8 starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Candidates 2022 R14: Nepomniachtchi remains unscathed, Ding Liren second

05/07/2022 -

Ian Nepomniachtchi completely decimated the field in the Candidates 2022. The last time someone won the Candidates by remaining undefeated was Vishy Anand in 2014. Nepomniachtchi played two Candidates in his career and he won both of them. His seconds were revealed in his instagram photo. They are - Peter Leko, Nikita Vitiugov and Ildar Khairullin. His timeless confidante, Vladimir Potkin and Evgeny Tomashevsky's names were also mentioned. Ding Liren defeated Nakamura to finish second 8/14. All four of his wins came in the second half of the tournament. Radjabov scored his third victory of the event to finish third 7.5/14, edging past Nakamura on tie-breaks. Photo: Steve Bonhage/FIDE

MPL Indian U-17 Championship R1-6:Daakshin Arun leads Open, Maharashtra domination in Girls

05/07/2022 -

Talented north-eastern youngster CM Mayank Chakraborty (2069) defeated the top seed FM Harsh Suresh in Round 6 (2321) to climb up to the 2nd spot. Daakshin Arun(2058) defeated Kushal Jani (1787) by a cute queen sacrifice to force a checkmate. Daakshin is in the sole lead of the open event now with 5.5/6. In the women's section, Maharashtra players WFM Bhagayshree Patil and Saniya Rafique Tadavi dominate the event so far, each of them scoring 5/6 so far. Dhanashree Khairmode (1622) made an upset by defeating the top seed WIM Rakshitta Ravi(2185) in round 6. Picture courtesy: IA Suresh Chandra Sahoo.

Play chess at the Piestany Open 2022 in a beautiful Slovakian town

04/07/2022 -

Chess events happen across Europe all throughout the year. Some countries are very active with the number of tournaments that they hold. These countries are Spain, Serbia and many of the Eastern European countries. One country that is does not organize too many events where Indian players participate is Slovakia. But the country has a growing chess culture and the Piestany Open is being held in the picturesque town of Spa Piestany. Know more about Slovakian team coming to the Chess Olympiad 2022 and also about this strong event.

A Star-Studded Chess Olympiad Torch Relay in Maharashtra

04/07/2022 -

Nagpur's very own titled teenager trio - WGM Divya Deshmukh, India's 65th and the state's first GM Raunak Sadhwani, India's 71st GM Sankalp Gupta relayed the Chess Olympiad Torch at the Orange city, Maharashtra. India's fourth GM Abhijit Kunte and IM Eesha Karavade carried the Torch in Pune, the city which has the highest number of titled players and GMs of the state. India's third GM Pravin Thipsay and IM Soumya Swaminathan joined GM Abhijit Kunte at the Torch Relay in Mumbai. The amount of accolades and laurels won by them all at both National and International level is humongous. Photo: AICF

Superheroes of Chess | EP 1 | Ramprasad and Gautam Chakravarty | A ChessBase India Original Series

04/07/2022 -

Born in the year 1964, Ramprasad and his brother Gautam started playing at a very early age. Gautam has been helping Ramprasad to pursue his passion for chess. He wanted to become a professional player but could not pursue the dream. Even at this age, he participates in any tournament he gets a chance. Win or loss doesn’t matter for him and his brother Gautam as the happiness of playing the game in a tournament hall is priceless. Read more about this fascinating story. Picture by Aditya Sur Roy

Serbia Open 2022 R6: Missed Opportunities

04/07/2022 -

GM Aryan Chopra made a quick draw with GM Alexander Motylev in the sixth round of Serbia Open 2022 Masters. GM Harsha Bharathakoti defeated IM Vaishali to join Aryan at 5/6. GM Adhiban lost to IM Evgenios Ioannidis (GRE) who is now the sole leader 5.5/6. Just when it seemed like 'The Beast' is reawakening, he missed a winning chance in a slightly complex position. GM Abhimanyu Puranik also missed his chance against IM Raven Sturt (USA). The former had a decisive advantage for the better part of the game. CM Kushagra Mohan salvaged a draw from a losing position against IM Koustav Chatterjee. Round 7 starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Ian Nepomniachtchi wins Candidates 2022 with a round to spare

04/07/2022 -

Ian Nepomniachtchi won the FIDE Candidates 2022 with a round to spare. This is his second consecutive Candidates triumph. He drew his penultimate round game comfortably against Richard Rapport. He will face Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the final round. However, that result will be a non-factor because no one can equal Nepomniachtchi's score 9/13. Hikaru Nakamura scored the sole victory of the round. He defeated Duda to move to sole second place 7.5/13. Nakamura will face Ding Liren in the final round. A win guarantees the Speed King a sole second place, while a draw should also be enough for the same, as he has better tie-breaks. Final Round 14 starts today at 3 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Steve Bonhage/FIDE

Breaking News: India will field third team in the Open section of 44th Chess Olympiad

03/07/2022 -

Two months after AICF announced the biggest ever Indian squad for 44th Chess Olympiad, AICF makes another major announcement. India will have its third team in the Open section. As per the Olympiad Pairing Rules in the FIDE Handbook, if there is an odd number of participating teams, the organising federation has the right to enter a third team. Yesterday, it was announced that the Open section has 187 teams. Thus, a provision for the third team arose. The India 3 team will comprise - GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly, GM Karthikeyan Murali, GM Sethuraman S P, GM Abhijeet Gupta and GM Abhimanyu Puranik. The Captain of the team will be Tejas Bakre. Photo: AICF

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