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Oslo Esports Cup R5: Minimalist Praggnanandhaa strikes again, regains sole lead

27/04/2022 -

Praggnanandhaa got back to his winning ways as he beat Eric Hansen in minimum number of games, just like his previous three wins. The wunderkind is back in the sole lead at Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Oslo Esports Cup. He started the day with a victory against the popular streamer. The second game ended in a draw after the Canadian could not find a way to capitalize on his advantage. Pragg won the third game to win the match and get back to the top of the points table. Magnus Carlsen was befuddled about how he blundered a rook in the second game. He eventually lost the match against Jorden van Foreest. Pragg will face FIDE World Cup 2021 winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the penultimate round, which starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: chess24

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Soham Kamotra and Bhagyashree Patil win MPL 31st National Under-18 Open and Girls Chess Championships

26/04/2022 -

CM Soham Kamotra (J&K) and WFM Bhagyashree Patil (MAH) emerged as the winners of MPL 31st National Under-18 Open and Girls Chess Championships 2022. Soham became the first player from Jammu and Kashmir to win a National championship. He scored an unbeaten 9.5/11 and finished a half point ahead of the competition. IM Srihari L R (TN) scored sole 9.0/11 to secure second place. He also remained undefeated. Ilamparthi A R (TN) and Dinesh Kumar Jaganathan (TN) scored 8.5/11 each. They were placed third and fourth according to tie-breaks. Bhagyashree dominated the Girls event. She won the tournament with a round to spare. Her final score is 10.0/11. Tamil Nadu's Rindhiya V 9.0/11 and Kanishka S 8.0/11 finished at second and third place. Photo: AICF

Oslo Esports Cup R4: Carlsen crushes Praggnanandhaa, joins the lead

26/04/2022 -

Magnus Carlsen brought an end to Praggnanandhaa's winning streak in the fourth round of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Oslo Esports Cup. Pragg played well in the first game. However, he was unable to maintain accuracy when the time got low. In the second and third game, the 16-year-old made some simple mistakes which cost him the game. It goes without saying that it is certainly okay to lose against the world champion, many stalwarts have fallen in the battlefield against him on multiple occasions. The teenager is just getting started. This win allowed Carlsen to join Pragg in the lead with 9.0/12 and $22500 earnings. Pragg will face the popular streamer Eric Hansen in Round 5. It starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: ChessBase India live stream

Gukesh marvels at 1st Menorca Open, now World no.80

25/04/2022 -

GM D Gukesh scored the lone victory among the leaders in the final round over GM Adhiban B. For the second consecutive tournament, the youngest GM of India, became a clear champion 6.0/7 at 1st Menorca Open. He also gained 13.4 Elo rating points, taking his live rating to 2659.9 and becoming World no.80. Seven players scored 5.5/7. GM Aryan Chopra secured second position for the second event in-a-row. GM Shant Sargsyan (ARM) was placed third according to tie-breaks. Total prize fund of the tournament was €8000. Top three prizes were €1600, €1200 and €800 along with a trophy each. Photo: Gukesh's twitter

Oslo Esports Cup R3: Fiery Praggnanandhaa bests Liem, scores a hat-trick

25/04/2022 -

Praggnanandhaa es en fuego which means Praggnanandhaa is on fire. He beat World Blitz 2013 champion Liem Le Quang in a similar fashion as he beat Jorden van Foreest and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the first two rounds of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Oslo Esports Cup. Liem was just coming off of a victory against Carlsen in Round 2. Pragg drew the first game, won the second one by taking the attack to his opponent. A time scramble caused both players to err in the third game. In the end, it was Liem who made the final mistake which caused Pragg to win the game and match. Carlsen displayed a positional masterpiece as mentioned by Peter Leko to beat Anish Giri and get back on the winning side. Carlsen vs Pragg in Round 4 starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: chess24

15-year-old Kheerthi Ganta becomes the first girl to win Telangana State Rapid and Blitz 2022

25/04/2022 -

15-year-old Kheerthi Ganta created history on 15th April when she became the first female player to win Telangana State Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2022. Kheerthi scored an unbeaten 6.0/7 and 7.5/8 to win the Rapid and Blitz titles respectively. In the Rapid, she edged past Tata Keerthi Rana, Md Bashiq Imrose, top seed of the tournament FM Rishpal Singh S, Sriram R and Rithvik R. They were placed second to sixth. However, she was a clear champion in the Blitz event by finishing a half point ahead of the competition. CM Amithpal Singh 7.0/8 and Bashiq 6.5/8 secured second and third place. Kheerthi joins the rare list of women like Sonakshi Rathore and Rutuja Bakshi to win a State Open title in India.

Oslo Esports Cup R2: Praggnanandhaa superb against Shakh, gains sole lead

24/04/2022 -

Praggnanandhaa once again took the minimum number of games to win in his Round 2 match. He beat Mamedyarov in his own style, by taking the attack to his opponent in Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Oslo Esports Cup. This win ensured Praggnanandhaa is in the sole lead with 6 points and $15000 earnings. Carlsen lost to Liem Quang Le. After a loss in the first game due to mouse slip, the world champion drew the second game, won the third one. However, he lost the fourth game and the match. Duda-Giri went to the tie-breaks and the FIDE World Cup 2021 winner emerged victorious in it. Round 3 starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: chess24

Chess Super League reinvigorates Tarini Goyal, becomes the latest WIM of India

23/04/2022 -

Tarini Goyal scored her final WIM-norm at Vezerkepzo IM March 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. She crossed 2200 in the live ratings at Vezerkepzo 7days 2022 to become India's latest Woman International Master. The skill and talent was always there in Tarini. However, board exams and the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the inevitable. Chess Super League happened in October 2021. It became a turning point for the Chandigarh girl, now representing Haryana. She scored her final WIM-norm and crossed 2200 in the live ratings in consecutive tournaments at Budapest, Hungary. Check out Tarini's thoughts, her best games annotated by her and also her coach, IM Roktim Bandyopadhyay's word on her strength.

Oslo Esports Cup R1: Praggnanandhaa beats Jorden van Foreest

23/04/2022 -

Praggnanandhaa took the minimum number of games to beat Jorden van Foreest. Magnus Carlsen also did the same against Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the first round of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Oslo Esports Cup. Anish Giri and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov were the remaining two victors of the round. They won against Eric Hansen and Liem Quang Le respectively. Jorden had his fair share of opportunities in both games where he lost against Pragg, yet the Tata Steel Chess 2021 winner was unable to capitalize on them. Carlsen played 1.f3 against Duda in the second game, however he could only manage a draw. Round 2 starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: ChessBase India live stream

15-year-old Gukesh becomes the youngest Indian ever to break into World Top 100

22/04/2022 -

GM D Gukesh beat GM Nino Batsiashvili (GEO) in the third round of 1st Menorca Open 2022. His live rating is now 2651.4. Thus, it makes him the seventh Indian to be in the World Top 100 rankings in live ratings. According to chessmetrics.com, Vishy Anand first broke into the World Top 100 at the age of 17 years in September 1987. Gukesh became the youngest Indian to break into World Top 100 in the live ratings at the age of 15 years. Ten players are in the lead 3.0/3 including six Indians. They are - Adhiban, Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Sethuraman, Raunak Sadhwani and Aryan Chopra. Round 4 starts today at 5 p.m. local time (8:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Praggnanandhaa gets a Wildcard to the Oslo Esports Cup

22/04/2022 -

The first Major event of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022 season will be Oslo Esports Cup. It will also be the first fully in-person esports event in chess. It means all eight players will be playing from chess24 studio in Oslo, Norway. Praggnanandhaa got a Wildcard to the tournament along with Jorden van Foreest, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Anish Giri. The Kvika Reykjavik Open 2022 winner will also be seen fighting against Magnus Carlsen, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Liem Quang Le and Eric Hansen. Each match of the round-robin tournament will comprise four games. Oslo Esports Cup Round 1 starts tonight at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: chess24

A Move with a Heart

21/04/2022 -

e4 is one of the most popular, enterprising opening moves in the game of chess. On Sunday 17th April 2022, we saw that it is a powerful move off the board too. Group e4, a group of 100+ families from 35+ cities around the world came together to raise close to ₹25 lacs to support some of India’s most talented young chess players being mentored by Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, five time world champion. Check out the press release from this wonderful, noble initiative to help the budding talent of the country. All photos are from GM R B Ramesh's fb.

MPL 31st National U-18 R1-6: Bhagyashree Patil scores a double hat-trick

21/04/2022 -

Top seed GM Bharath Subramaniyam H (TN) and CM Soham Kamotra (J&K) share the lead 5.5/6 at the conclusion of the sixth round of MPL 31st National Under-18 Open Chess Championship 2022. Soham held Bharath to a draw in the sixth round. They are closely followed by eight players at 5.0/6 including IM Srihari L R (TN) and IM Avinash Ramesh (TN). In the Girls event, WFM Bhagyashree Patil (MAH) registered her sixth victory over Keerti Shree Reddy (TN) to emerge as the sole leader 6.0/6. Kanishka S (TN) is the only girl trailing her by a half point at 5.5/6. Round 7 starts today at 9:30 a.m. IST today. Photo: IA R Anantharam

MPL National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2022 preview

20/04/2022 -

About 125 players have already registered for MPL National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2022. Due to Covid-19, the tournament could not take place for the last two years. Since all National events were had faster time controls, there were no separate National Rapid and Blitz Championships. The tournament will have a total prize fund ₹650,000. The prize fund for Rapid will be ₹400,000, the first prize being ₹75000. For Blitz event, total prize fund is ₹250,000, first prize ₹50000. Apart from the prizes, the winner of each event will earn a spot at World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2022. India no.2 GM Vidit Gujrathi invites you to take part in this event which starts in a week. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Kaustuv Kundu triumphs at 4th Bangalore Open 2022

20/04/2022 -

Kaustuv Kundu scored an unbeaten 8.0/9. He finished a half point ahead of the field to win 4th Bangalore Open Rating Chess Tournament 2022. Five players scored 7.5/9 - Ritviz Parab, IM Neelash Saha, IM Ratnakaran K, FM Ram Aravind L N and FM Senthil Maran. They were placed second to sixh according to the tie-breaks. Kaustuv won ₹50000 and trophy, Runner-up Ritviz received ₹40000 and Second Runner-up Neelash earned ₹30000 cash each as their respective prize. Total prize fund of the tournament was ₹600000. This is the second out of the four consecutive rating tournaments organized by Innovators Chess Academy at GEAR Innovative International School, Bangalore, Karnataka. Check out the analysis by the winner of this tournament, Kaustuv Kundu. Photo: Sushruta Reddy

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