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Board of Many Colours - Throwback to World Youth 2019

13/10/2020 -

The ChessBase India team was present at the World Youth 2019 and covered the tournament extensively. One of the members of the team was 14-year-old Avathanshu Bhat. IM Sagar Shah worked on the articles and the videos, Amruta Mokal on the photographers, Supriya Bhat was at the ChessBase India stall. What was Avathanshu going to do? Strolling around the tournament hall, the young journalist hit upon the idea of "Board of Many Colours" - stories from the lives of players from all across the world. And he interviewed players from Morocco, Brazil, Namibia, Finland, the USA and many more. It's been a year since the World Youth 2019 and we bring you a throwback to those intriguing interviews. 

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17-year-old Beverly Mendonca composes her first song - "Go Corona Go"

13/10/2020 -

Beverly Mendonca is a chess enthusiast from Goa and well known in the chess world for her creativity. She is a FIDE rated player and chess runs in her family! She is the sister of Leon Mendonca, one of India's most talented youngsters in chess. The family has been going through a very tough time in the Covid-19 situation with Leon and Lyndon (father) stranded in Europe and Beverly and Anita (mother) at their home in Goa. In such a tense and stressful situation your creativity can go for a toss! But Beverly has risen to the occasion and come out with truly something special. Check out her first song which is written, directed and composed by her - "Go Corona Go"!

Altibox Norway Chess R6: Carlsen avenges his loss

12/10/2020 -

Less than 24 hours after a fantastic day for Poland sports, Duda faced Carlsen in their rematch. Of course the rematch was according to the pairings only. Carlsen decimated Duda in just 26 moves as the Pole kept changing his plans and landed himself in deep trouble. Meanwhile Caruana also avenged his loss of the previous round against Aronian after the Armenian was unable to continue the attack which had promises to be devastating. Firouzja continues his fantastic form as he defeated Tari once again with a beautiful finish to take sole lead with 13.0/18. Catch all the action of Round 7 today 12th October from 8:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Altibox Norway Chess

Asian Nations Online R1-3: Indian Women have a difficult start

11/10/2020 -

Indian Women's team much to everyone's dismay did not have the perfect start. They started with a whitewash against Syria 4-0, won with a minimal margin against Mongolia 2.5-1.5 and lost to a formidable opponent Iran 1.5-2.5, although India should have won against Iran as they are stronger on paper. Vaishali's fantastic victory over Sara was the only win for the team against Iran as Bhakti was unable to hold a draw and Nandhidhaa did not take the chances her opponent presented herself. Padmini started with a solid 2.5/3 and Mary Ann won the only game she played 1.0/1. Indian Women's team will resume playing the fourth round on Saturday 17th October from 11:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Various sources

Jan-Krzysztof Duda ends Carlsen's 125-game unbeaten streak

11/10/2020 -

Poland no.1 Jan-Krzysztof Duda ends world champion Carlsen's 125-game unbeaten streak in Round 5 of Altibox Norway Chess. Duda admitted of having the worst tournament of his life until he beat Carlsen to end Carlsen's seemingly invincible unbeaten streak. Carlsen knew it had to end at some point and he was disappointed with the way it ended which is quite obvious as the World no.1 had huge material deficit at the end of the game. Their rematch will take place within 24 hours within the conclusion of their monumental match of epic proportions. Of course you don't want to miss another action packed Round 6 today 11th October from 8:30 p.m. IST. Carlsen is definitely expected to look for retribution today. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Altibox Norway Chess

Asian Nations Online R1-3: Indian Men make a good start

10/10/2020 -

Starting as the top seed in any tournament means having the proverbial target on the back. It goes without saying that expectations also become high. Team India started their Asian Online Nations Cup with a rather shaky start. They won against New Zealand and Iraq in Round 1 and 3 respectively, however they made a draw with Kyrgyzstan in Round 2 as Adhiban and Sethuraman suffered unexpected losses. Sethu's game was appealed by team India and we are awaiting the result of the fairplay committee. With Nihal Sarin yet to play in the tournament, one can only fathom that Team India will only rise up from the next round. Indian Women's team starts their campaign tomorrow, Sunday from 11:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Various sources

A talk with Judit Polgar - Knowing the Human Side of the Woman behind Global Chess Festival

10/10/2020 -

Today is the 10th of October and the Global Chess Festival has just begun! The woman behind this vibrant annual gala hardly needs any introduction. Dubbed as the strongest female chess master of all time, she is the only woman to have ever challenged male hegemony in the sport. Though everyone is familiar with Judit the chess player, we thought the world would also do good by knowing Judit the mother and the wife. On the 27th of last month, ChessBase India's Amruta Mokal conducted an exclusive interview with the former world no.1. In this article we bring you the full transcript of this candid tête-à-tête. With Judit's festival in full swing, time now is especially ripe to look back at this revealing conversation! | Photo credit: globalchessfestival.com

Tani, the 10-year-old who loves miracles | Chess Book Review

10/10/2020 -

10-year-old Tanitoluwa 'Tani' Adewumi is the boy who believes in miracles. The boy who was forced to move to a new country, and the boy who first saw chess at the age of six and knew what he had to do. This is a book about his inspiring story of finding his passion, pursuing it, and never letting go no matter how difficult things are. Despite the troubles of a power-hungry terrorist group looming over his family, and the struggles of being a refugee in America, with the help of his family and mentors Tani stayed strong and won the New York Championships in his age group after playing for a single year. This article is a review on his autobiography, read on for more!

Team India is the favorite at the Asian Online Nations Cup 2020

09/10/2020 -

Fresh off the heels of winning Gold in FIDE Online Olympiad a little over a month ago, Team India will begin their campaign at Asian Online Nations Cup 2020 tomorrow, Saturday 10th October as the top seed in both Men's and Women's division. Nihal Sarin, Bhakti Kulkarni and Vaishali R are the only three players from the Gold medal winning team of Online Olympiad, will be taking part in this event. Surya Sekhar Ganguly will lead the men's team comprising of Adhiban, Nihal, Sethuraman and Sasikiran. The women's team of Vaishali, Bhakti, Padmini and Nandhidhaa will be led by Mary Ann Gomes. Preliminary stage will consist of 9 rounds in total with three rounds per day in the preliminary stage starting from tomorrow, Saturday at 11:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Various sources

The true path to chess improvement - GM Jesse Kraai

09/10/2020 -

Top GMs more often than not advise amateurs to analyze their own games. But what does analyzing your own games actually mean? We acquaint you with one of the firm adherents of the concept of improving your chess by means of analyzing your chess games - GM Jesse Kraai. The American GM believes that analyzing his own games helped him reach where he is today and in this article we bring forth to you his method of analysis. It's mind boggling, it's jaw dropping but it is obvious that if you are ready to work as hard as Jesse does on his games, you will be moving along the path of chess improvement.

Altibox Norway Chess R4: Carlsen takes sole lead

09/10/2020 -

World Champion Carlsen has taken the lead with 9.0/12 for the first time in Altibox Norway Chess 2020 when he beat World no.2 Caruana in Round 4. Caruana went into Carlsen's favorite territory of endgame by exchanging queens early in the game and then he was unable to defend properly which allowed the Norwegian to take the lead. Firouzja beat Aronian in the Armageddon after making a draw in their Classical encounter. This was the second consecutive Armageddon victory for the youngster. Aronian had his chances but he missed them. Meanwhile Tari beat Duda after his ambitious play almost cost him the Armageddon. Today is a rest day. Catch all the action of Round 5 tomorrow 10th October from 8:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Altibox Norway Chess

Play against Judit Polgar in a Simul at 6th Global Chess Festival 2020

08/10/2020 -

6th Global Chess Festival is just two days away. Just like each year this edition will also have a multitude of programs. On 10th October Judit Polgar will play a Simultaneous exhibition match against selected 20 players. ChessBase India in association with Global Chess Festival will host a selection blitz tournament where the winner will get a chance to play against the greatest female chess player of all time - Judit Polgar in a Simul. The eligibility is simple, you need to have a valid FIDE ID and FIDE Standard Rating should be below 1600 as on 1st October 2020. Entry is FREE. Registration is Open and it will close at 10 a.m. IST tomorrow 9th October. The selection tournament will take place on Playchess tomorrow Friday 9th October at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: Global Chess Festival

Altibox Norway Chess R3: Firouzja beats Caruana in the Armageddon

08/10/2020 -

Carlsen scored his first Classical victory of the tournament against his compatriot Aryan Tari. Although Carlsen presented a few opportunities to the young Norwegian but he was unable to seize it. Duda is still having a tough time as he lost once again, this time against Aronian. Despite the majority of the game being equal and heading towards a draw, the Pole no.1 erred in the endgame which cost him the point. Meanwhile, Firouzja beat Caruana in the Armageddon after making a draw in their Classical encounter. Caruana had a decent chance in the Classical game, however Firouzja was determined the must-win Armageddon and he definitely showed that he can hang with the best of the best so far. Catch all the action of Round 4 tonight from 8:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Altibox Norway Chess

Make Your Move and get a chance to play against Vishy Anand

07/10/2020 -

Round Table India and Ladies Circle India in association with 41 India, Tangent India and Area 11 presents Make Your Move Online Blitz Open (Below 2100). There will be five qualifiers from 26th - 30th October 2020. Top 5 players in Open, Under-19 and Under-14 from each Qualifiers will play the Final on 31st October. Total prize fund is ₹100000 in the Finals. That's not all, the winner of each category in the Final will get to play a Simul with Vishy Anand and the first runner-up of each category will play against Vidit on 1st November. Money raised through this event will be donated and utilized to serve the under privileged kinds through Round Table India's 'Freedom through Education' program. Entry is CLOSED. Photo: RTI and Amruta Mokal

Altibox Norway Chess R2: Carlsen survives a massive scare

07/10/2020 -

Altibox Norway Chess already started heating up as Carlsen steers clear from the jaws of defeat. Although he had a good chance to win the Classical game, it ended up in a draw which turned things in Firouzja's favor as he just needed a draw in the Armageddon to win the round. Firouzja got a winning position but he was unable to seize the brilliant opportunity and Carlsen swerved with a victory. Caruana scored second consecutive victory to take the sole lead with 6.0/6 and birthday boy Aronian won against Tari without breaking a sweat to jump to the shared second spot 4.0/6 with Firouzja. Catch all the action of Round 3 tonight from 8:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Altibox Norway Chess

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