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Savitha Shri Baskar: The next big name in Women chess

27/08/2022 -

While the entire focus of India and the world is on the Chess Olympiad 2022, something truly unbelievable is happening in Indian women's chess in Europe! 15-year-old Savitha Shri (born in 2007) is raking in one win after another and has climbed up from 2230 to 2439 on the rating list. She will become India no.4 behind Humpy, Harika, and Vaishali. We conducted a short interview with her, discussing her performances, future goals, and opinions on the ongoing chess Olympiad.

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Prasannaa S wins 28th Abu Dhabi Open 2022, Rohit S second and Arnav Maheshwari third

27/08/2022 -

Prasannaa S scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 28th Abu Dhabi Open 2022. The top seed of the tournament conceded his lone draw in the fourth round. GM Arjun Kalyan's brother, 14-year-old Rohit S scored 8/9 to finish second. He gained a massive 109.2 Elo rating points. Four players scored 7.5/9 each. Another 14-year-old, Arnav Maheswari secured the third place based on tie-breaks. The champion won against both runner-ups. The total prize fund of the Open event was US$ 13400. 15-year-old Aditya Varun Gampa scored an unbeaten 8/9 to finish second in 28th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Juniors 2022. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Ajith MP triumphs at 3rd ICA Rapid Rating Open 2022

26/08/2022 -

Top seed of the tournament, Ajith MP started the tournament with eight consecutive victories. He lost the last round game against Advait Ratnakar Vibhute. However, that did not deter his championship chances. Ajith, Advait, Abhyuday Santosh and Anirudh Gosakan scored 8/9 each. Ajith won 3rd ICA Rapid Rating Open 2022. The remaining three were placed second to fourth according to tie-breaks. One of the unique element about this tournament iss a low entry fee of ₹250. This is to encourage maximum participation of players. The organizer Innovators Chess Academy was certainly successful in it as 315 players participated from all over the country. Photo: Sushruta Reddy

Arjun Erigaisi convincingly wins 28th Abu Dhabi Masters 2022, now World no.24

26/08/2022 -

Arjun Erigaisi won the must-win final round game against Spain no.4 David Anton Guijarro to clinch 28th Abu Dhabi Masters 2022. He played with the sole purpose of winning the game as he knew that a draw would not be enough to win the tournament. He kept maneuvering until his opponent broke and made a mistake. Javokhir Sindarov (UZB) and Jorden van Foreest (NED) claimed second and third place scoring 7/9 and 6.5/9 each respectively. Six out out of top ten places were claimed by Indians. The remaining five secured sixth to tenth position. They are - Nihal Sarin, Sethuraman S P, Aditya Samant, Karthikeyan Murali and Aryan Chopra. Aditya Samant is the sole IM among the top 20 finishers. He also earned his maiden GM-norm. Kushagra Mohan is the latest International Master of India. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Visakh N R dominates 20th Splimbergo Masters 2022

25/08/2022 -

GM Visakh N R scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win the tournament. He finished a full point ahead of the competition. Six players scored 6.5/9 each. GM Diptayan Ghosh and IM Alexander Katz (USA) secured second and third place respectively according to their tie-breaks. Visakh's brother IM Vignesh N R and IM P Shyam Nikhil scored 6.5/9 each. They were placed fifth and sixth respectively. IM Sayantan Das and GM Karthik Venkataraman scored 6/9 to secure eighth and tenth place. MPL 35th National Junior 2022 Girls champion, WGM Priyanka Nutakki won the Best Woman prize. The total prize fund of the tournament was €7000. Top three prizes were €1500 and a trophy, €800 and €600 each. This is Visakh's fifth overall, fourth individual tournament victory of the year. Photo: Roberto Pellicoro

New: 3.h4 against the King’s Indian and Grünfeld

25/08/2022 -

For some time now, we’ve known that the strongest chess engines like to push their flank pawns up the board. This has led to an interesting system, with which we can meet the Grunfeld and the King’s Indian. Studying the mainlines is time consuming, and it is possible that our opponents may know the typical plans in those openings better than us, right? Therefore, it is a great idea to take Grunfeld and King’s Indian players out of their comfort-zone right from the start! Pushing the h-pawn is not a new idea generated by the computers. Now you can learn and edify yourself by Dutch GM and FIDE Trainer, Sipke Ernst on utilizing the 3.h4 ideas in the King's Indian and Grunfeld. Photo: ChessBase

28th Abu Dhabi Masters 2022 R8: Arjun Erigaisi vanquishes Hao, now India no.3 and World no.27

25/08/2022 -

Arjun Erigaisi defeated the top seed Hao Wang (CHN) to regain his sole lead 6.5/8 at 28th Abu Dhabi Masters 2022. He will face Spain no.4 GM David Anton Guijarro in the final round. Nine players are trailing by a half point at 6/8 each. Nihal Sarin, Sethuraman S P and Aryan Chopra are the three Indians among them. IM Aditya Samant drew with Argentina no.1, GM Sandro Mareco. Ajay Krishna S who became an IM last year at the age of 22 years, outplayed GM Iniyan P. IM Shyam Nikhil vs GM Raunak Sadhwani is the sole All-Indian clash among top 20 boards in the final round. The ninth round starts today at 10 a.m. local time, 11:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Pranesh conquers 33rd City of Cannes Summer Open 2022

24/08/2022 -

IM Pranesh M scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 33rd City of Cannes Summer Open 2022. He finished a half point ahead of the runner-up, Alexandre Bacrot (FRA). Pranesh defeated him in the fifth round. Three players scored 6/9. IM Pavel Govciyan (FRA) secured the third place according to tie-breaks. The 15-year-old winner drew with him in the seventh round. The total prize fund of the tournament was €3200. Top three prizes were €1200, €800 and €500 each along with a trophy each. This was Pranesh's second triumph of the year, after he won the MPL 36th National Sub-Junior Open in March. Photo: Cannes Chess Club

28th Abu Dhabi Masters 2022 R7: Aditya Samant outplays Australia no.2 Temur Kuybokarov

24/08/2022 -

Arjun Erigaisi drew with Ray Robson (USA) to maintain his lead at 28th Abu Dhabi Masters 2022. Jorden van Foreest (NED), Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) and M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) are the remaining three leaders 5.5/7. IM Aditya S Samant defeated Australia no.2 GM Temur Kuybokarov convincingly. He moved to 5/7 along with Harsha Bharathakoti, Nihal Sarin, Arjun Kalyan, Sethuraman S P, Aryan Chopra and CM Soham Kamotra. Soham defeated GM Leon Luke Mendonca to continue his fantastic unbeaten run. He is gaining a massive 138.8 Elo rating points so far. The penultimate round 8 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

M.S Nawin wins the 13th Modern School Fide Rated Chess Tournament

23/08/2022 -

M.S. Nawin clinched the 13th Modern School Fide-rated chess tournament, scoring a perfect 7/7. 3 players tied for second place with 6.5/7- Ashwin Sairam, Lukesh A, and Vignesh Kannan P. The tournament took place from 12th-15th August, with a 90+30 time control.  Nawin was the second-highest-rated player in the event, and he increased his rating by 32 points with this victory. The tournament was held in Modern Senior Secondary School, Nanganallur, Chennai. Photo: M.S. Nawin.

"Don't worry, just beat Magnus Carlsen" The Praggnanandhaa Interview

23/08/2022 -

It was a big day for Praggnanandhaa as he beat Magnus Carlsen in the final round of the FTX Crypto Cup 2022. Pragg played fascinating chess and won three games in a row to take home the match in the blitz tiebreaks. After the games ended, we waited for Pragg to arrive for the interview and he did not disappoint! At 3 a.m. he arrived and although he was quite tired, he patiently answered all the questions. Special thanks to Ayushi and Harshil for this interview- the people who made it possible to do interviews of the players right from the venue.

Vishnu Prasanna clinches Olympiad Curtain Raiser Rapid Rating Open with a perfect 9/9

23/08/2022 -

Before 44th Chess Olympiad took place, on Sunday 24th July a one-day Olympiad Curtain Raiser Rapid Rating Open 2022 tournament took place. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many players to play in the same hall and boards, also for the organizers to test everything before the biggest chess extravaganza was going to place. It goes without saying that the organizing team pulled off both events with huge success and shattering records in the process too. GM Vishnu Prasanna won the tournament with a perfect score 9/9. It is obvious that anything less than that would not have been enough for a championship. Subhayan Kundu scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to finish second. IM Ravi Teja S made 8/9 to secure third place. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

28th Abu Dhabi Masters 2022 R6: Arjun Erigaisi regains his lead, now India no.4 and World no.29

23/08/2022 -

Arjun Erigaisi defeated Raunak Sadhwani to get back in the lead at 28th Abu Dhabi Masters 2022. Arjun has not only joined Ray Robson (USA) in the lead 5/6 but also climbed to India no.4 and World no.29 in the live ratings. 13 players including three Indians, Karthikeyan Murali, Nihal Sarin and Sethuraman S P are in pursuit at 4.5/6 each. Indonesia no.1 woman, IM Irene Sukandar is having a phenomenal run. She defeated GM Robert Hovhannisyan (ARM) and moved to 4.5/6. CM Soham Kamotra continues his impressive performance as he seized his opportunity against IM Prraneeth Vuppala in a difficult position. 44th Chess Olympiad individual Bronze medalist, WGM Divya Deshmukh got the better of WGM Vantika Agrawal. Round 7 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Pranav Venkatesh becomes India's 75th Grandmaster

22/08/2022 -

Pranav Venkatesh earned his maiden GM-norm at Serbia Masters 2021. He also became an International Master at the very same event. Almost a year later, he scored his second norm at Vezerkepzo GM June in Budapest, Hungary. He also crossed 2500 in the live ratings in the process. Needing only his final GM-norm, after Svetozar Gligoric Memorial Masters, his father decided to take him to 5th Limpedea Cup 2022 where he won the event and scored his final GM-norm. He became India's 75th GM on 7th August, a little over week before India completed its 75th year of Independence. Let's take a look at Tamil Nadu's 25th GM Pranav's journey towards the coveted GM title from the boy himself and his parents. Photo: Sagar Shah

Raunak Sadhwani dominates 28th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Blitz 2022

22/08/2022 -

The recently concluded 44th Chess Olympiad Bronze medalist, GM Raunak Sadhwani continues his great form. He scored an unbeaten 10/11 to win 28th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 2022 Blitz Open. The 16-year-old finished a full point ahead of the field and he also had a full point lead heading into the last round. A draw was enough to win the tournament, and that is exactly what he did against the second runner-up, GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (ARM). Raunak defeated the eventual runner-up, GM Adam Tukhaev (UKR) in the ninth round. The total prize fund of the Blitz Open was US$ 2700. Top 3 prizes were $1000, $700 and $500 each. Last year, Raunak secured third place in the 27th edition. IM Pranesh M secured second place at Blitz Under-16 event. Photo: Rupali Mullick

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