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Sheikh Russel GM R7: Srinath's 103-move long draw

26/10/2021 -

GM Srinath Narayanan had a 103-move long marathon draw with GM Misratdin Iskandarov (AZE) in the seventh round of Sheikh Russel International GM 2021. Srinath is still in the lead 6.0/7. He is followed by three players at a half point behind, GMs Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR), Masoud Mosadeghpour (IRI) and Vugar Rasulov (AZE). Nine players including four Indians are at 5.0/9. They are - GM Shyam Sundar M, IMs Mitrabha Guha, Aditya Mittal and Koustav Chatterjee. Mitrabha and Aditya drew with Rasulov and Shyam respectively, Koustav beat IM Vignesh N R. Round 8 starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

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Sheikh Russel GM R6: Srinath extends his lead by a full point

25/10/2021 -

GM Srinath Narayanan beat GM Masoud Mosadeghpour (IRI convincingly in the sixth round to extended his lead by full point 5.5/6 at Sheikh Russel International GM 2021. 13 players including five Indians are at a full point behind him at 4.5/6 each. They are - GMs Stany G A, Shyam Sundar M, Visakh N R, IMs Mitrabha Guha and Aditya Mittal. Mitrabha defeated GM P Karthikeyan and Aditya drew with GM Misratdin Iskandarov (AZE). Koustav missed a win against the legendary GM Michal Krasenkow (POL). Round 7 starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Kyoto Gion Open 2 in OcToBer resumes Japan chess

24/10/2021 -

The best way to resume over-the-board would be to have it in a very unique, beautiful setting that helps the participants relax and yet concentrate on the task at hand. This is exactly how it all resumed with the Gion Open 2, held in a very unique setting in Kyoto, Japan. Mayur Gondhalekar, currently residing in Japan, sends us a pictorial report of the tournament including games of the event too. If you are interested in taking part at a FIDE-rated event tournament in Japan, check out the announcement and invitation of the next edition at the end of this article. Photo: Akai/Takashima

Sheikh Russel GM R5: Aditya Mittal beats Debashis Das

24/10/2021 -

GM Srinath Narayanan made a quick 16-move draw with GM Vugar Asadli (AZE) to maintain his lead 4.5/5 at the conclusion of the fifth round of Sheikh Russel International GM 2021. GM Masoud Mosadeghpour (IRI) beat IM Mitrabha Guha to join Srinath in the lead. Six players are at a half point behind 4.0/5 each. IM Aditya Mittal is the only Indian among them. He scored a nice win over GM Debashis Das where the former showed great positional understanding. IMs Harikrishnan A Ra and Fahad Rahman (BAN) beat GMs Stanislav Savchenko (UKR) and Ulvi Sadikhov (AZE) respectively. Round 6 starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Niklesh Jain

Abhimanyu Puranik clinches 3rd Yerevan Open

23/10/2021 -

GM Abhimanyu Puranik scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to clinch 3rd Yerevan Open. This is his third tournament triumph of the year. He won the Riga Technical University Rapid Open in August, individual and team Gold at Asian University in September and now his first Classical tournament win of the year with a performance of 2741. He won a beautiful trophy and AMD 2,000,000 (approx. ₹314781). GMs Vitaly Sivuk (UKR) and Arman Mikaelyan (ARM) also finished with the same score. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. WGM Vantika Agrawal and IM Vaishali 5.5/9 secured Best Women first and second prize. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Sheikh Russel GM R4: Srinath scores a crushing victory to take sole lead 4.0/4

23/10/2021 -

GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR) imploded against GM Srinath Narayanan in the fourth round of Sheikh Russel International GM 2021. Thus, Srinath emerged as the sole leader with a 100% score 4.0/4. Six players are at a half point behind him 3.5/5, including only two Indian players - GM Shyam Sundar M and IM Mitrabha Guha. GM Debashis Das drew with top seed GM Sergei Tiviakov (NED). Mitrabha scored the biggest victory of the round against GM Yuri Solodovnichenko (UKR). Srinath will face second seeded GM Vugar Asadli (AZE) in the fifth round, which starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

MPL Sports Foundation to sponsor Rs.1 crore each year for Indian chess

22/10/2021 -

It's good news for Indian chess that more and more corporates are getting involved in the sport. The latest one being MPL Foundation signing a historic agreement with the All India Chess Federation for Rs. 1 crore per year (with 20% increase each year) for the Indian National Championships for the next five years. This will help the chess players to earn more income and will help in boosting the sport in the country. We bring to you the AICF Press release after this agreement was made.

Sheikh Russel GM R3: Neelash Saha beats Deepan Chakkravarthy

22/10/2021 -

GMs Srinath Narayanan and Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR) emerged as the early leaders at the conclusion of the third round of Sheikh Russel International GM 2021. While the top four out of six games ended in draws, the next nine games had decisive results. IMs Neelash Saha, Koustav Chatterjee and Mitrabha registered impressive victories over GMs Deepan Chakkravarthy, Visakh N R and Enamul Hossain. Bangladesh's legends had a tough day as GMs Niaz Murshed, Ziaur Rahman and WIM Rani Hamid lost to GM Debashis Das, FM Aminul Islam and 10-year-old CM Manon Reja Neer respectively. Round 4 starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Niklesh Jain

Abhimanyu Puranik is on the verge of winning 3rd Yerevan Open

22/10/2021 -

GM Abhimanyu Puranik scored a hat-trick by beating the seemingly unstoppable GM Vitaly Sivuk (UKR) in the penultimate round of 3rd Yerevan Open. Both of them were having a huge momentum heading into the clash with championship implications. Abhimanyu has taken a sole lead 7.0/8 for the first time in this event. Narayanan, Sivuk and Arman Mikaelyan (ARM) are the three players at 6.5/8 each. A draw in the final round should secure the championship for Abhimanyu even if all tie-break scores matches with Sivuk, he will be ahead in direct encounter. Abhimanyu will face Narayanan in the final round. Round 9 starts today at 12:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Sheikh Russel GM R2: Srinath catches Ziaur Rahman off-guard

21/10/2021 -

13 players including six Indians are at 100% score 2.0/2 at Sheikh Russel International GM 2021. They are - GMs Srinath Narayanan, Stany G A and Shyam Sundar M, IMs Aronyak Ghosh, Sayantan Das and Sammed Jaykumar Shete. All six of them will face each other in the third round. Srinath made a short work of Bangladesh's legendary GM Ziaur Rahman in just 20 moves. The host country's first-ever GM Niaz Murshed made a nice save against IM Mitrabha Guha using a nice tactic. Local talent WFM Noshin Anjum held much higher rated WIM Mobina Alinasab (IRI) to a draw. Round 3 starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

3rd Yerevan Open R7: Sivuk beats Narayanan to take sole lead

21/10/2021 -

Vitaly Sivuk (UKR) brought an end to Narayanan's four-game unbeaten streak as the former defeated him in the seventh round to take sole lead 6.5/7 at 3rd Yerevan Open. Narayanan got himself into a cramped position out of the opening and could not put up a good fight against the Ukrainian. Abhimanyu Puranik completely turned things around against Gukesh to win from an almost lost position. He is now just a half point behind the leader at 6.0/7. GM Karthik Venkataraman scored his fourth consecutive victory to move to 5.5/7. He will face Gukesh in the eighth round. IM Pranav Anand scored an impressive victory over GM Sandipan Chanda. Round 8 starts today at 3:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Sheikh Russel GM R1: Arpita Mukherjee stuns Ulvi Sadikhov

20/10/2021 -

The first round of Sheikh Russel International GM Tournament 2021 witnessed plenty of exciting games. WIM Arpita Mukherjee scored the biggest upset victory against GM Ulvi Sadikhov (AZE) who made an incorrect exchange sacrifice and then misplaced his queen. Among other upsets, Sanket Chakravarty held the Polish super strong veteran GM Michal Krasenkow to a solid draw. CM Liyanage Ranindu Dilshan (SRI), Bangladesh's Md. Taibur Rahman, CM Zia Tahsin Tajwar, WCM Walijah Ahmed and Md. Sajidul Haque drew with GMs Yuri Solodovnichenko (UKR), Debashis Das, Andrey Sumets (UKR), P Karthikeyan and IM Srijit Paul respectively. Round 2 starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

3rd Yerevan Open R6: Narayanan and Sivuk share the lead

20/10/2021 -

Top seed GM Narayanan S L scored his fifth consecutive victory as he defeated FM Arash Daghli (IRI) to maintain his lead 5.5/6 at the end of the sixth round of 3rd Yerevan Open. He is joined by GM Vitaly Sivuk (UKR) who also has the same points. They will clash in the seventh round. Three players are at a half point behind at 5.0/6 each. They are - GMs D Gukesh, Abhimanyu Puranik and IM David Shahinyan (ARM). Gukesh and Abhimanyu will face each other in Round 7. IM Bharath Subramaniyam H defeated GM Luka Paichadze (GEO). IMs P Shyam Nikhil, D K Sharma and WIM Isha Sharma held GMs Harsha Bharathakoti, Karen Movsziszian (ARM) and Vahe Baghdasaryan (ARM) to a draw each respectively. Round 7 starts today at 3:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Divya Deshmukh becomes the 22nd Woman Grandmaster of India

19/10/2021 -

Divya Deshmukh scored her final WGM-norm in her first tournament in over 17 months at First Saturday GM October 2021. She scored 5.0/9, performed at 2452 to become India's latest Woman Grandmaster. She also scored her second IM-norm in the process. The first two WGM-norms and an IM-norm were scored by February 2019. The Covid-19 pandemic delayed her an opportunity to play over-the-board tournaments. However, that did not deter her from practicing and getting ready for opportunities. Last year, she won Gold for the Indian team at FIDE Online Olympiad 2020. She is now just her final IM-norm away from becoming India's latest International Master. Photo: Amruta Mokal

3rd Yerevan Open R5: Narayanan wins an endgame grind

19/10/2021 -

Top seed GM Narayanan S L scored a 103-move marathon win over GM Giga Quparadze by grinding an endgame which the Georgian could have saved in the fifth round of 3rd Yerevan Open. Narayanan is joined by GMs Klementy Sychev (RUS), Vitaly Sivuk (UKR) and FM Arash Daghli (IRI) in the lead 4.5/5. Ten players including D Gukesh and Abhimanyu Puranik are at a half point behind 4.0/5. IM Raahil Mullick continues his good form. After a draw with Goganov in the second round, this time he drew with GM Sandipan Chanda. He will now face GM Arjun Erigaisi in the sixth round. Round 6 starts today at 3:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

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