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FTX Road to Miami R5-8: Arjun Erigaisi ascends to the second place

12/07/2022 -

Arjun Erigaisi bounced back well from a previous round loss. He defeated Radoslaw Wojtaszek and Sam Shankland in consecutive games before a draw against Wei Yi. He finished the second day of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour FTX Road to Miami with a win over Leinier Dominguez Perez to climb to the second place 17/24. Samuel Sevian increased his win streak to four games to move up to the top of the points table 20/24. Teimour Radjabov had to withdraw from the event after losing his fifth round game against Anish Giri, citing some health issues to the arbiters. His played games will be counted, subsequent games are given a walk over. Round 9 starts today at 9:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

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Top Georgian GM Bela Khotenashvili needs your support to save her son Gabriel's life

12/07/2022 -

There are times when life puts you through extremely tough situations. Top Georgian female player GM Bela Khotenashvili and her husband IM Malkhaz Sulashvili have fought many battles over the chess board. But what they are going through right now is by far the toughest phase of their life. Their 1.5 year-old son Gabriel was detected with high risk neuroblastoma. To ensure appropriate treatment, they shifted to France from Georgia. However, the battle is long and in order to save Gabriel's life, they now need to shift to the USA or Spain. Funds are a major challenge and this is where you can help. Read the article to know more. 

Mayank Chakraborty and Bhagyashree Patil win the MPL National Under-17 Open and Girls Chess Championships

11/07/2022 -

CM Mayank Chakraborty(Assam) and WFM Bhagyashree Patil (Maharashtra) were the winners of the MPL 32nd National U-17 Open and Girls Championships 2022. Talented youngsters CM Mayank Chakraborty and FM Harshad S both finished with 8.5/11, but Mayank took first place due to better tiebreaks. FM Harsh Suresh and Kushal Jani R finished 3rd in the Open section, scoring 8/11. In the girl's section, WFM Bhagyashree Patil won the event scoring 9/11. Sneha Halder [West Bengal] scored 8.5/11 to take second place. Tejaswini G finished in 3rd place with 8/11. Photo: IA Suresh Kumar Sahoo.

Rakesh Kumar Jena victorious at Summer Cup Rating Open 2022

11/07/2022 -

Starting out as the top seed, IM Rakesh Kumar Jena scored an unbeaten 6.5/7. Second seeded, Ritviz Parab and 12-year-old Jihaan Tejas Shah also scored the same. However, Rakesh won the tournament due to better tie-break score. Ritviz and Jihaan had to settle for second and third place respectively. The tournament had to be truncated by two rounds due to Section 144 getting imposed on the state on 29th June. Total prize fund of the tournament was ₹1101000. Top three prizes were ₹111000, ₹71000 and ₹41000 along with a trophy each. The tournament was held between 26th and 29th June 2022 at Udaipur, Rajasthan.

Blazing fast Gelfand wins 35th Leon Masters in Playoffs

11/07/2022 -

The 35th Leon Masters Final went down to the wire. After four Rapid games ended in 2-2, Boris Gelfand won both Blitz Playoff games to win the tournament. Anand started the Final with a win, Gelfand leveled the score in the second game. The third game also went in favor of FIDE World Cup 2009 winner. Anand won the must-win fourth Rapid game to force Playoffs. However, this time, the legend from Israel became victorious unlike their World Championship Match a little over a decade ago in which Anand retained his World title successfully. Gelfand had already showcased his Blitz skills against Esipenko in the Semifinals. Photo: Official site

FTX Road to Miami R1-4: Arjun Erigaisi beats Levon Aronian again

11/07/2022 -

The Arjun Erigaisi-Levon Aronian saga began last year at Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Goldmoney Asian Rapid. It continues to add another chapter as Arjun got the better of the only two-time World Cup winner in history in the second round of FTX Road to Miami. This win will definitely be a huge boost for Arjun as the 44th Chess Olympiad is just over a fortnight away where India vs USA clash is likely on the cards. Since both of them are on Board no.3, we might see them face each other on the grandest stage with the highest stakes too. The teenager defeated another World Cup victor, Teimour Radjabov in Round 3. He ended the day with a loss against Hungary no.1 and World no.8, Richard Rapport. Round 5 starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes

Vitaly Sivuk wins 2nd La Plagne Chess Festival 2022 Masters, Iniyan second and Sayantan third

10/07/2022 -

GM Vitaly Sivuk (UKR) and GM Iniyan P scored unbeaten 7/9 each at 2nd La Plagne International Open 2022 Masters. They were placed first and second according to tie-breaks. Four players scored 6.5/9 each. IM Sayantan Das and IM Nubairshah Shaikh were placed second and third according to tie-breaks. After tying for second place in two consecutive events - 4th Prague Chess Festival and 15th Teplice Open 2022, tie-breaks finally went to Iniyan's favor as he secured the second place. Had Nubair won his final round game against Sivuk, the top three places would have been dominated by India. Nevertheless, second to fourth is good too. Moreover, Nubair had already won the Blitz event.

Arjun Erigaisi will face the World's best at FTX Road to Miami

10/07/2022 -

The fifth leg of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022 season is FTX Road to Miami. Arjun Erigaisi will be the sole Indian taking part in this event. He will face his nemesis Levon Aronian on the very first day of the Prelims, in Round 2. They will be joined by the three Candidates - Teimour Radjabov, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Richard Rapport. Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Jeffery Xiong and Sam Sevian will be making their Tour debuts. Three more Americans will also be seen in action - Leinier Dominguez Perez, Sam Shankland and teenager Hans Niemann. Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun, Wei Yi, Anish Giri, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Aryan Tari are also there. Round 1 starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: chess24

The Ding Liren Interview on Candidates 2022

09/07/2022 -

Ding Liren had a very tough start at the Candidates 2022. He lost his first game and then a series of seven draws ensued. With all the work he had done to qualify for the candidates, things were going wrong for him. But the Chinese no.1 is a fighter! The World no.2 started scoring one win after another, ending with a very impressive 8.0/14 and finishing second at the Candidates. We conducted an interview with him, discussing his performance at this elite event and going through the critical positions in each of his games. 

Aronyak Ghosh triumphs at 2nd Athens of the East GM Open 2022

09/07/2022 -

IM Aronyak Ghosh made a blazing start 6/6. Then he drew the next three games. In the final round, he was up against GM Boris Savchenko. It was a must-win game for him to clinch the championship as a draw meant Hari Madhavan N B winning the event on tie-breaks. Aronyak managed to win the last round game, the tournament 8.5/10 and cross 2500 in the live ratings too. His live rating is now 2502.4. Hari Madhavan N B scored sole 8/10 to secure second place. He also earned his second IM-norm. He is now final IM-norm and 15 Elo rating points away from becoming India's next International Master. GM Tran Tuan Minh (VIE) scored 7.5/10 and was placed third according to tie-breaks.

Gukesh dominates 14th Gijon City Closed, now World no.41

09/07/2022 -

GM D Gukesh won his fifth consecutive tournament in Spain, fourth in this year. He scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 14th Gijon City Closed tournament. He finished a massive 1.5 points ahead of the competition. Gukesh started his Spain triumph last year in September by winning 4th Concello de Carballo Clasico. Then he won 48th La Roda Open, Menorca Open, Formentera Open, and now at Gijon. He won all these five events much ahead of the field, he put the tie-breaks completely out of question. The youngest GM of India, gained 9.7 Elo rating points, taking his live rating to 2693.6 and becoming World no.41. The 44th Chess Olympiad being less than 20 days away, Gukesh is certainly hitting all the right notes. Photo: Ajedrez Gijón 64

35th Leon Masters: Vishy Anand beats Jaime Santos Latasa, advances to the Final

09/07/2022 -

The Magistral de Leon is an annual traditional event. The main event of the 35th edition will see Vishy Anand, Jaime Santos Latasa, Boris Gelfand and Andrey Esipenko battle in a Knockout Rapid tournament. Anand defeated Jaime 2.5-1.5 in their first Semifinal match. He will face the winner of Gelfand and Esipenko in the Finals on Sunday. Despite starting the Semifinal with a loss, Anand immediately struck back in the second game. After a draw in the third game, he won the fourth one again to win the match and secure his place in the Final. Anand is certainly aiming to win the Leon Masters for the tenth time. Painting: Luis Zotes, Photo: Torneo Magistral de Ajedrez Ciudad de León

Soundarya wins Gold, Silver for Kishan and Swapnil at 9th IBCA World Team Championship

08/07/2022 -

Team India finished sixth overall at 9th IBCA World Team Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The team secured their highest ever finish at this event. They managed to bag three individual medals. Soundarya Kumar Pradhan clinched Gold on Board no.2 with a score of 6/7. Kishan Gangolli and Swapnil Shah won a Silver medal each on Board no.3 and 5 with a score of 5/7 and 3/5 each respectively. Two Golds and a Silver, and the highest ever finish for the team at IBCA World Team will definitely motivate them to achieve more success and bring more laurels for the country in their future endeavors. Photo: AICFB

Pravin Thipsay carries the Chess Olympiad Torch from Patna to Bodh Gaya

08/07/2022 -

India's third and Maharashtra's first GM Pravin Thipsay received the Chess Olympiad Torch at Patna, Bihar. He relayed it to Rajgir and Bodh Gaya. The Arjuna Awardee has won a lot of accolades and countless laurels for the country. Our very own cofounder, IM Sagar Shah also had the opportunity to be one of his students at one point. The maestro does not need a book or any chess material to teach his students, he can recollect chess classics from his memory and edify. He is an accomplished coach, trained strong players like GM Lalit Rohit, GM S L Narayanan, IM Nisha Mohota, WGM Vantika Agrawal and more. He continues to train and tirelessly work in the promotion of chess everywhere. Photo: AICF

New: ChessBase Magazine #208

08/07/2022 -

European Individual Championship 2022: Analyses by the new champion Matthias Bluebaum as well as Gabriel Sargissian, Ivan Saric, Ruslan Ponomariov, Aryan Tari, Ivan Cheparinov, Rasmus Svane, Yuriy Kuzubov, Maxime Lagarde and others - Looking for a fighting concept against Trompowsky? In her opening article, Petra Papp relies on 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5!? - "Special" on the FIDE World Championship 1997: exclusive collection of 22 extensively annotated games + articles on strategy and endgame highlights - Don't miss: Jan Markos' new training series "Practical Tips for the Tournament Player" Vol. I: "Time management" - Or jump straight into interactive training with Robert Ris and replay a current master game "Move by Move" with video feedback! Photo: ChessBase

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