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Praggnanandhaa beats Magnus three times in-a-row, still Carlsen wins FTX Crypto Cup 2022

22/08/2022 -

Praggnanandhaa did the unfathomable for many, beat the world champion in a Meltwater Champions Chess Tour final round that also a Major one. Sure, many people predicted and hoped for the 17-year-old's victory. Carlsen has won two Regular events in this season and this was his first Major event win. After two draws in the Rapid games, Carlsen won the third one and put Praggnanandhaa in a must-win situation. He not only won that but also won both Blitz tie-break games. Thus, the teenager won the final round of FTX Crypto Cup 2022, however, the world no.1 won the tournament as he was already ahead by two points. He becomes the first person to beat Carlsen three times consecutively in a MCCT event final round. Photo: chess24

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"Abdusattorov has a lot of similarities to Magnus Carlsen" - GM Ivan Sokolov

21/08/2022 -

GM Ivan Sokolov is well-known to take on challenging projects as a trainer. This year in 2022 he turned his attention to the Uzbekistan team. The Uzbek team, like Iran, was also very young - Nodirbek Abdusattarov (2688, 17 years), Nodirbek Yakubboev (2620, 20 years), Javokhir Sindarov (2629, 16 years), Jakhongir Vakhidov (2564, 27 years) and Vokhidov Shamsiddin (2552, 20 years). How did it so happen that the team surpassed all expectations and clinched the gold in the Chennai chess Olympiad? What was the role of Ivan Sokolov? How much time did he spend with the team? What were his training techniques? All of this and much more in this hour-long interview by IM Sagar Shah with Ivan Sokolov. Photo: Lennart Ootes  

28th Abu Dhabi Masters 2022 R5: Ray Robson emerges sole leader

21/08/2022 -

GM Ray Robson (USA) scored the sole win among the pack to emerge sole leader 4.5/5 at 28th Abu Dhabi Masters 2022. It was the sole decisive game among the top ten boards. GM Nihal Sarin defeated IM Artur Davtyan (ARM) to join the remaining pursuers at 4/5 each. Arjun Erigaisi and Raunak Sadhwani drew with Netherlands no.2  Jorden van Foreest and Egypt no.1 Bassem Amin respectively. Sandipan Chanda had a great opportunity in the endgame to beat the super solid Aryan Chopra. Olympiad Gold medalist, GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov's tough form continues as he made a narrow escape against IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete. Today is a rest day for the Classical tournament. Round 6 starts tomorrow Monday 22nd August at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. The eleven round Blitz Open tournament starts today at the same time. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Magnus Carlsen on the verge of winning the FTX Crypto Cup 2022

21/08/2022 -

Magnus Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa both started Meltwater Champions Chess Tour FTX Crypto Cup Round 6 with a loss. They managed to force tie-breaks. Praggnanandhaa was completely winning the first Blitz tie-break game against Jan-Krzysztof Duda. However, missing a mate in one cost him the game. The Poland no.1 gave him no opportunity in the second game and scored a second straight win to claim the match. Meanwhile, Carlsen and Firouzja had their chances in the third game. The world champion won the first tie-break game and managed to draw the second to win the match. He will face Praggnanandhaa in the final round 7 which starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. The world no.1 can win the event if he loses the match in the tie-breaks. Photo: chess24

Wesley So to defend his FIDE World Fischer Random title

20/08/2022 -

FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship is back with its second edition. The over-the-board final will take place in Reykjavik, Iceland, from 25th-30th October 2022. If you are wondering about an opportunity to play in the Qualifiers, fret not. Qualifiers will take place on lichess and chess.org. While anyone can play in the lichess qualifiers, chess.com qualifiers is only for FIDE titled players. There is no entry fee for any of the numerous qualifiers which started on lichess from 19th August 2022. Four seeded players will be joined by the four online Qualifier winners from each of the above mentioned two sites. So what are you waiting for? Check the schedule and get ready to qualify. Photo: Lennart Ootes/chess.com

28th Abu Dhabi Masters 2022 R4: Raunak Sadhwani joins Arjun Erigaisi at the top

20/08/2022 -

Arjun Erigaisi drew with Evgeny Tomashevsky in the fourth round of 28th Abu Dhabi Masters 2022. Raunak Sadhwani defeated Indonesia no.1 woman, IM Irine Kharisma Sukandar to join the lead 3.5/4. GM Ray Robson (USA), GM Jorden van Foreest (NED) and GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (GER) are the remaining three leaders. One of the latest IMs of India, S Rohith Krishna defeated GM Shardul Gagare after the latter misplayed at a critical juncture. WGM Divya Deshmukh and WIM Rucha Pujari drew with IM P Shyam Nikhil and IM Ajay Krishna S respectively. Round 5 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

FTX Crypto Cup 2022 R5: Duda beats Carlsen four times in four hours

20/08/2022 -

Lately, the world champion's biggest nemesis has been Jan-Krzysztof Duda. The Poland no.1 ended Carlsen's 125-game unbeaten streak in October 2020 in Norway. He also eliminated the world no.1 from the FIDE World Cup 2021 in the Semifinals. In the fifth round of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour FTX Crypto Cup, Duda started with two wins and put Carlsen in a tough situation. The world champion won the next two games to force tie-breaks. The Pole once again won consecutive Blitz tie-break games to beat Carlsen. World Blitz 2013 winner, Liem got his revenge against Praggnanandhaa by winning the match in the exact fashion he lost at Oslo Esports Cup, 2.5-0.5. Praggnanandhaa will face Duda in Round 6 which starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: chess24

Gukesh continues his meteoric rise, now World no.18

19/08/2022 -

When 44th Chess Olympiad ended, GM D Gukesh won a Gold on Board no.1 ahead of Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Magnus Carlsen. He also won a team Bronze for the India 2 team. His world ranking at that time was 24 in live ratings. A week later, Gukesh started playing for Turkish Airlines Sports Club (THY) in Turkish Isbank Chess Super League. The 16-year-old won his first three games against GM Aryan Gholami, GM Andrey Esipenko and Turkey no.3 GM Vahap Sanal. All three were strong opponents, the Gukesh juggernaut continues. His live rating is now 2735.9 and currently he is World no.18. He is facing GM Mikhail Kobalia in Round 4. Photo: Official site

28th Abu Dhabi Masters 2022 R2-3: Arjun Erigaisi emerges sole leader

19/08/2022 -

Arjun Erigaisi outplayed Serbia no.1 Aleksandar Indjic to emerge sole leader at 28th Abu Dhabi Masters 2022. 26 players including 11 Indians are in pursuit at 2.5/3 each. IM Aditya Samant first drew with GM Nihal Sarin in Round 2 and then he defeated GM Abhijeet Gupta in the third round, after the latter made a simple miscalculation. IM Sammed Shete defeated GM Robert Hovhannisyan (ARM) with a masterful play in the endgame. He drew the next game against GM Sethuraman S P. Among the women, WIM Rucha Pujari and WIM Sakshi Chitlange picked up emphatic wins over IM Dushyant Sharma and IM Vardaan Nagpal respectively. Round 4 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

FTX Crypto Cup 2022 R4: Praggnanandhaa scores a crushing victory over Aronian

19/08/2022 -

Praggnanandhaa had beaten Aronian only once earlier this year. That changed yesterday when the 17-year-old defeated the two-time FIDE World Cup winner in consecutive games to win the match. The Armenian, now representing USA, had his chance in the second game which he was unable to capitalize on. He trapped his own queen in the first ten moves of the third game. The much experienced artist was unable to get a foothold in the fourth game and lost it too. Magnus Carlsen also had the exact score as Praggnanandhaa en route his victory over Liem Quang Le. Firouzja and Giri won their matches against Duda and Niemann respectively. Round 5 starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: ChessBase India live stream

28th Abu Dhabi Masters 2022 R1: Sanket Chakravarty stuns Aditya Mittal

18/08/2022 -

Abu Dhabi Chess Festival is finally back in its original form of Classical tournament. Last year in December, the 27th edition was a shortened one due to the Covid-19 pandemic. For the first time since 2019, the 28th Abu Dhabi Masters witnesses the participation of 148 players including 73 Indians making it almost 50% players are Indians. Arjun Erigaisi is the highest rated Indian in the field. 24 players are rated above 2600. 43 GMs, 35 IMs, 7 WGMs and 3 WIMs are taking part. The average rating of the tournament is 2396. That should give you an idea about the strength of the tournament. Sanket Chakravarty scored the biggest upset of the first round as he defeated IM Aditya Mittal. Round 2 starts today at 11:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

FTX Crypto Cup 2022 R3: Praggnanandhaa beats Niemann, stays in the lead with Carlsen

18/08/2022 -

Praggnanandhaa started the third round with a loss against Hans Niemann. He beat USA's top junior in the second game, drew the next and won the fourth game again. Thus, he won the match 1.5-2.5 and scored 3 points again. The 17-year-old currently shares the lead with the world champion Magnus Carlsen who defeated Levon Aronian with the same score. Meltwater Champions Chess Tour FTX Crypto Cup 2022 witnessed the first Armageddon between Alireza Firouzja and Anish Giri. The Dutch no.1 missed his chances twice in two Rapid games, both with the black pieces, eventually his luck ran out as he could not draw the Armageddon to win the match. Round 4 starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: chess24

The reaction of the Universe to India's stupendous performance at 44th Chess Olympiad 2022

17/08/2022 -

Team India won double Bronze at Open and Women section of 44th Chess Olympiad. That's not all. A total of seven individual medals - 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 4 Bronze medals were won. It goes without saying that it was undoubtedly a resounding success for India. It was the highest number of medals India ever won at a single edition of Chess Olympiad. It was also the first time an Indian Women's team made a podium finish at the biggest chess extravaganza. Both in terms of organization and performance, India delivered a stupendous performance on and off the board. How did the medal winning players, team members, the universe react to India's monumental triumph? We find out in this article. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

FTX Crypto Cup 2022 R2: Praggnanandhaa gets his revenge against Giri

17/08/2022 -

Praggnanandhaa lost to Anish Giri in the final round of Oslo Esports Cup earlier this year. The wunderkind did not forget it, as that loss cost him a podium finish. After missing a golden opportunity in the third game of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour FTX Crypto Cup, the 17-year-old made sure he does not let another opportunity slip by in the fourth game. The world no.9's twitter jibe backfired as he went down against the in-form Praggnanandhaa. USA's top junior surprised the world champion in their very first game. Magnus Carlsen then won the next three games, including a game starting with 1.a3 to show he is still the man to beat. Round 3 starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: ChessBase India live stream

Harsha Bharathakoti dominates 24th HZ University of Applied Sciences Open 2022

16/08/2022 -

GM Harsha Bharathakoti started 24th HZ University of Applied Sciences Open with three consecutive wins. He lost the fourth round game to FM Shreyas Royal (ENG). The 21-year-old did not let that loss deter him. He went on to win the next five games to finish a full point ahead of the field 8/9. Seven players scored 7/9. Former World Champion GM Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR) and IM Liam Vrolijk (NED) was placed second and third according to tie-breaks. Top three prizes were €2000, €1300 and €800 each. Harsha becomes the second Indian after K Sasikiran (2004 and 2010) to win this event which has been won by the likes of Ivan Sokolov, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Michal Krasenkow, Fabiano Caruana, Baadur Jobava and Loek van Wely among others. Photo: Official site

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