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Charvi Anilkumar and Shubhi Gupta clinch Gold at World Cadets 2022, Bronze for Safin Safarullakhan

28/09/2022 -

Charvi Anilkumar and Shubhi Gupta are the World Champions in Under-8 Girls and Under-12 Girls category respectively. They both have won a Gold medal each for India. Charvi scored 9.5/11 and Shubhi made 8.5/11, both of them edged past other competitors on tie-breaks to etch their name in history. Safin Safarullakhan is the only other Indian to claim a medal. He won the Bronze in Under-8 Open, scoring sole 9/11. India won two more Gold in the same month after Pranav Anand and Ilamparthi won a Gold each in World Youth Under-16 and Under-14 Open respectively, a little over a week ago. Thus, India now has the highest number of Gold medals between the age group of Under-8 and Under-18.

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Chhattisgarh CM Trophy GM Masters R9: Utsab Chatterjee becomes the new IM of India

28/09/2022 -

GM Levan Pantsulaia (GEO) made another quick draw to maintain his sole lead 8/9 at Chhattisgarh CM Trophy Masters. He just needs a draw in the final round to win the tournament. GM Tsegmed Batchuluun (MGL) is the only one who is at a full point behind 7/9. Nine players are at 6.5/9 each. Utsab Chatterjee became the latest International Master of India after he drew his game with GM Mitrabha Guha. FM Aaryan Varshney scored his final IM-norm by scoring a win against GM Saptarshi Roy. After scoring his maiden IM-norm, Srihari L continues his great run by ending IM Aronyak Ghosh's 55-game unbeaten streak. WIM Mahalakshmi M is currently the highest female scoring player after beating WGM Divya Deshmukh. Final Round 10 starts today at 10 a.m. IST.

Astana GP Round 9: Kateryna Lagno wins four in-a-row, emerges sole leader

28/09/2022 -

GM Kateryna Lagno has won four games in a row to emerge sole leader at FIDE Astana GP 2022. She defeated WGM Zhu Jiner (CHN) in a dicey game where she could have probably lost at some point. IM Polina Shuvalova also averted disaster as her opponent GM Tan Zhongyi (CHN) missed an opportunity to trap her opponent's queen. IM Vaishali suffered her second loss of the event, against the FIDE Women's World Cup 2021 winner, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk. Vaishali will face IM Polina Shuvalova in the penultimate round 10 which starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman

I believe that Niemann has cheated more & more recently than he has publicly admitted - Carlsen

27/09/2022 -

A day after winning the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Julius Baer Generation Cup in a dominating fashion, Magnus Carlsen has tweeted a public statement. Not only the chess universe, but the entire world is talking about the Sinquefield Cup withdrawal, Carlsen's refusal to play against Niemann at the Generation Cup. Everyone knows that Carlsen loves to play chess, he does not say or take rash decisions. He has finally issued a public statement. There are still some things he cannot say without Niemann's explicit permission, as he mentioned in the statement. The chess universe is split, many have taken Carlsen's side, while some feel Niemann is innocent. What is your opinion in this matter?

Chhattisgarh CM Trophy GM Masters R8: Can anyone stop the Pantsulaia juggernaut?

27/09/2022 -

IM Nubairshah Shaikh got himself a very good opportunity to halt GM Levan Pantsulaia's (GEO) fantastic run. However, he could not make the most out of it. With this win, the Georgian extended his lead by 1.5 points. Seven players are at 6/8 each. GM Mitrabha Guha, IM Ajay Karthikeyan, Utsab Chatterjee, IM and Sammed Jaykumar Shete are the four Indians among them. Utsab continues his impressive run. He beat his second consecutive GM of the event, Deepan Chakkravarthy. Srihari L and CM Mayank Chakraborty also scored two big wins over IM Koustav Chatterjee and IM Ratnakaran K respectively. Round 9 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: Chhattisgarh Pradesh Shatranj Sangh

World Cadets 2022: Shubhi, Charvi, Ethan and Safin are the medal contenders

27/09/2022 -

Shubhi Gupta has had a fantastic year so far. She won the National Under-12 Girls and National Amateur U-2000 Women Championship, three Silver medals at the Western Asia Under-12 Girls. Last month, the 11-year-old finished third at an Open Rating tournament. So her leading at World Under-12 Girls does not come as a surprise. A win in the last round will earn her a Gold. Charvi A can also win a Gold in the Under-8 Girls. She is currently at 8.5/10, a half point behind the leader. Ethan Vaz 8/10 and Safin Safarullakhan 8/10 are the remaining two Indians in the medal fray in Under-12 and Under-8 Open categories respectively. Final round starts today at 10 a.m. local time, 11:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Sophie Nikoladze

Astana GP Round 8: Vaishali moves up, Lagno joins Goryachkina in the lead

27/09/2022 -

IM Vaishali R drew with Kazakhstan no.1 woman, GM Zhansaya Abdumalik in the eighth round of FIDE Astana GP 2022. She had some chances in the final moments of the endgame, however, she decided to draw. GM Aleksandra Goryachkina prevailed in the battle among the tournament leaders, against WGM Zhu Jiner (CHN). GM Kateryna Lagno defeated IM Elisabeth Paehtz (GER) to join the lead 6/8. IM Polina Shuvalova, WGM Dinara Wagner (GER) and GM Tan Zhongyi (CHN) are the remaining three victors of the round. Vaishali will face GM Alexandra Kosteniuk in round 9 which starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman

Magnus Carlsen dominates Julius Baer Generation Cup

26/09/2022 -

Magnus Carlsen took the least number of games to win the Finals of any Meltwater Champions Chess Tour event. He beat Arjun Erigaisi convincingly in two consecutive games which ended the second set immediately., There were no mathematical possibility left for Arjun to win the set any longer. The world champion was clearly not in a mood to dillydally. This was certainly a statement victory for him. Arjun Erigaisi should not feel sad about his loss as the world no.1 did not take him casually and gave him no chance. Both of them qualified to the next Major event which is slated to take place in San Francisco, CA in USA from 14th to 20th November 2022. Photo: Champions Chess Tour

Chhattisgarh CM Trophy GM Masters R7: Six-pack in pursuit

26/09/2022 -

Levan Pantsulaia (GEO) maintained his sole lead 6.5/7 at Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Trophy GM Masters 2022. He made a quick draw with Mongolia no.3 Tsegmed Batchuluun. Six players are in the chase at 5.5/7 each. They are - IM Tahbaz Arash (IRI), GM Batchuluun, IM Himal Gusain, IM Ajay Karthikeyan, IM Nubairshah Shaikh and IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete. Sammed scored an impressive win against GM Venkatesh M R. Utsab Chatterjee also scored a big win over GM Luka Paichadze (GEO). WGM Divya Deshmukh defeated IM D K Sharma. She is currently the highest scorer among female participants. Round 8 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: Chhattisgarh Pradesh Shatranj Sangh

Astana GP Round 7: Vaishali draws with the leader Zhu Jiner

26/09/2022 -

IM Vaishali R drew with one of the tournament leaders, WGM Zhu Jiner (CHN) in the eighth round of FIDE Astana GP 2022. It was a quiet draw. She now moves to 3.5/7. GM Aleksandra Goryachkina also drew her game with IM Elisabeth Paehtz (GER). Jiner and Goryachkina are joined by GM Kateryna Lagno in the lead 5/7. Kateryna defeated WGM Dinara Wagner (GER). GM Alexandra Kosteniuk and GM Tan Zhongyi (CHN) are the other two victors of the round. Vaishali will face GM Zhansaya Abdumalik (KAZ) in Round 8 today, which starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman

Gukesh and Harikrishna clinch Spanish Honor League for C A Solvay

25/09/2022 -

India no.2 D Gukesh and no.4 Pentala Harikrishna played a key role in C A Solvay winning Spanish Team Championship Honor Division along with GM Oleg Korneev, GM Anna Muzychuk and GM Miguel Santos Ruiz among others. The team scored 11/14 to finish first, two points ahead of the field. It was an eight-team round-robin event. Their sole loss of the tournament was against Andreu Paterna by a minimum margin. Nihal Sarin was part of the team. Solvay's sole draw was with the team - DuoBeniajan Costa Calida. S L Narayanan also was instrumental in his team Myinvestor Casbalanca winning the First Division and qualifying to the Honor Division for next edition. Photo: FEDA

Generation Cup Final 1: Carlsen wins the first set

25/09/2022 -

Magnus Carlsen took the minimum number of games to win the first set of the Finals. He won the first two games and drew the third one to win the match 2.5-0.5. He was winning the third one too, however he made a draw as it was enough for him to win the set. It would have taken a computer-like precision for Arjun to get back in the first game, which was certainly not easy. In the second game, the teenager accepted an exchange sacrifice incorrectly. Now he must win the second set tonight and force tie-breaks to keep his chances to win Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Julius Baer Generation Cup. Finals continue tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: ChessBase India live stream

Chhattisgarh CM Trophy GM Masters R6: Levan Pantsulaia extends his sole lead

25/09/2022 -

Levan Pantsulaia (GEO) completed his double hat-trick at Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Trophy GM Masters 2022. The top seed of the event defeated Mitrabha Guha to extend his lead by a full point 6/6. Mongolia no.3, Tsegmed Batchuluun is the only player at 5/6. He defeated Boris Savchenko. 17 players are at 4.5/6 each. IM Rajesh Vav scored a big win over Polish legend GM Michal Krasenkow. Things are heating up as the tournament approaches towards the last few rounds. Only five out of top 25 games ended in draws. Will anyone be able to stop Pantsulaia's winning streak? Round 7 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: Chhattisgarh Pradesh Shatranj Sangh

Astana GP Round 6: Vaishali scores a win against Paehtz

24/09/2022 -

IM Vaishali R scored her first win of FIDE Astana GP against IM Elisabeth Paehtz in Round 6. The number one woman of Germany for almost two decades went wrong in the balanced rook endgame. She allowed the invasion of rook which proved to be costly. Speaking of firsts, Kazakhstan no.1 woman, GM Zhansaya Abdumalik also registered her first victory of the event. She defeated IM Polina Shuvalova. GM Kateryna Lagno and IM Alina Kashlinskaya (POL) are the other two victors of the round against GM Tan Zhongyi (CHN) and IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ). Today is a rest day. Round 7 starts tomorrow Sunday 25th September at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman

Generation Cup SF: Arjun Erigaisi bests Liem, set to clash with Carlsen in the Finals

24/09/2022 -

Arjun Erigaisi eliminated former World Blitz champion Liem Quang Le to advance to the Finals of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Julius Baer Generation Cup. For the second consecutive match, Arjun won the Blitz tie-breaks. Although, he could have finished the match in the third game only which he was completely winning. He missed it and drew the game, lost the next one which enforced tie-breaks to be played. Magnus Carlsen on the other hand, won third and fourth game after drawing the first two games against Germany no.1 Vincent Keymer. Arjun will now face Carlsen in the Finals which starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Champions Chess Tour

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