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New: The 4 Player Types standard model by Luis Engel and Karsten Müller

28/12/2021 -

Playing styles in chess are an important and thus often discussed topic. GM Dr. Karsten Müller and GM Luis Engel take up a model by GM Lars Bo Hansen based on 4 player types – namely ‘activists’, ‘pragmatics’, ‘theoreticians’ and so-called ‘reflectors’. Their respective strengths and weaknesses are explained with the help of many examples, enabling the reader to try and assign himself or herself to one or the other player type. Do you know what type of player you are? Are you trying to figure out what type of player your probable opponents are, to prepare better? This DVD will certainly help you to determine it. Photo: ChessBase

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World Rapid 2021 Day 1: Extreme Chess!

27/12/2021 -

The World Rapid and Blitz 2021 kicked off on 26th of December at the Narodowy stadium in Warsaw, Poland with a total of 279 players - 176 in the open and 103 in women. At the end of day one we have three leaders in the open section - Carlsen, Jobava and Duda on 4.5/5, and in the women' section we have Kosteniuk and Gunina on a 100% score. For Indians the best performers of the day were Vaishali, who beat Kashlinskaya and Mariya Muzychuk and Harsha Bharathakoti who scored 3.5/5 only losing to World Champion Magnus Carlsen. Thumbnal image by Lennart Ootes.

IM Muthaiah Al dominates Torpedoes Rashmi Shetti Memorial All India Rapid Rating Open 2021

27/12/2021 -

IM Muthaiah Al of Tamil Nadu, scored eight consecutive victories before drawing his final round game against IM Ratnakaran K of Railways, as it was enough to win Torpedoes Rashmi Shetti Memorial All India Rapid Rating Open 2021. Karnataka's very own, IM Viani Antonio Dcunha scored 8.0/9 with a no-draw approach to secure second position. Three players IM Harikirshnan A Ra (TN), IM Ratnakaran K and 14-year-old Gokulakrishna S (TN) scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed third to fifth according to tie-breaks. Muthaiah won ₹30000 cash, Viani got ₹20000 and Harikrishnan ₹10000. Total cash prize ₹200000 and 159 trophies were given as prize including top three. Photo: Babu J Poojary

A preview of the World Rapid and Blitz 2021

26/12/2021 -

After extensive coverage at the World Championship 2021 in Dubai, the ChessBase India team has made its way to Warsaw, Poland for the coverage of the World Rapid and Blitz 2021. The tournament is going to being from the 26th of December 2021 (3 p.m. local time). IM Sagar Shah brings you a preview, that gives you information about the players who are taking part, the format, schedule, prize money and more. We also bring you a lot of exclusive pictures and videos from the venue. Not to miss the Polish Quiz that Sagar tested some of the top players with!

Sriram Jha wins 1st Chhindwara All India Rapid Rating Open

26/12/2021 -

Top seed of the tournament, GM Sriram Jha of LIC, scored an unbeaten 8.0/9 along with IM Himal Gusain at 1st Chhindwara All India Open Rapid Rating. Sriram won the tournament due to better tie-break score, Himal was placed second. Madhya Pradesh's very own, IM Anuj Shrivatri secured third place 7.5/9, edging past Harish Sharma on tie-breaks. The tournament had the total prize fund of ₹100000 with the first prize being ₹21000 cash and a trophy. It took place on 11th and 12th December at Parasia, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh. This is Sriram Jha's first triumph since he won Nagoya Open in Japan in November 2019. Check out a pictorial report of this tournament. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Deep Sengupta triumphs 18th Vandoeuvre Open 2021

25/12/2021 -

India's 22nd GM Deep Sengupta scored an unbeaten 7.0/9 to win 18th Vandoeuvre Open 2021. Four players - GM Deep Sengupta, GM Sergey Fedorchuk (UKR), IM Pierre Laurent-Paoli (FRA) and GM MarcAndria Maurizzi (ITA) finished with the same score. They were placed first to fourth according to tie-breaks. Deep drew against all of them. He won a beautiful trophy and €1500 (approx. ₹1.28 lacs) as his first prize. IM Arghyadip Das and IM Sayantan Das were the only two other Indians to finish in top 10. They scored 6.5/9, secured eighth and ninth place respectively. WIM Isha Sharma, the sole Indian woman taking part in this event, won the Best Woman prize. Photo: Official site

Raahul V S and Savitha Shri B win Gold at Asian Junior Open and Girls 2021

24/12/2021 -

The reigning AICF National Junior Online 2021 champions, IM Raahul V S and WIM Savitha Shri B are now the Asian Junior Open and Girls 2021 champion. They performed identically as they took sole lead after the fourth round and remained unbeaten throughout the event. Raahul scored 7.5/9 and Savitha 7.0/9 to clinch their respective Gold medals. GM Mitrabha Guha 7.0/9 and IM Harshavardhan G B 6.5/9 had to settle for Silver and Bronze medals respectively. WIM Priyanka K 6.5/9 secured Silver medal due to better tie-breaks. Raahul also won Gold in Blitz, Savitha got Silver and Priyanka bagged Bronze in the Blitz girls event. Photo: IM Suvrajit Saha

Abdusattorov clinches 8th Sunway Sitges Open 2021 in Playoffs, Abhimanyu Puranik third

24/12/2021 -

Abhimanyu Puranik beat Ivan Cheparinov (BUL) in the Armageddon Playoffs to secure third position in 8th Sunway Sitges Open 2021. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) beat Dmitrij Kollars 1.5-0.5 in the Playoff Finals to clinch the first place. Abdusattorov earned €5000 and a beautiful trophy, Kollars got richer by €3000 and Abhimanyu received €1500 as their prize. Sethuraman, Nihal and Arjun Erigaisi are the remaining Indians who finished in top ten. Dhananjay S was the highest placed finisher among untitled players. He scored an impressive 6.5/10. WIM Sakshi Chitlange 6.0/10 was the best placed woman among Indians. Photo: Niklesh Jain

Caruana bests Rapport in Armageddon to win 7th Gashimov Memorial 2021

24/12/2021 -

Fabiano Caruana scored 5.5/7 on the final day of Blitz, while Richard Rapport managed to score only 3.5/7. Thus, the American caught up with the Hungary no.1 and Armageddon had to decide the winner of the event. Caruana once again beat Rapport in Armageddon for the second time in this event and this time the win meant the triumph of 7th Gashimov Memorial 2021. Caruana also became world no.4 in Blitz live ratings, Mamedyarov finished third overall and he is now world no.12. Vishy Anand losing 66 Elo rating points allowed Arjun Erigaisi to become India no.1 in Blitz live ratings. Photo: Gashimov chess

Lalit Rohit wins a double at Thailand Chess Festival 2021

23/12/2021 -

India's 26th GM Lalit Rohit dominated Thailand Chess Festival 2021 as he won both Classical and Blitz event. Lalit scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 and finished a full point ahead of the competition to win the Classical Open event. He scored a massive 10.0/11 on the rest day to win the Blitz event without making a single draw. In Blitz also, he finished a full point ahead of the competition. He won a trophy and US $2500 in Open, US$ 500 in Blitz. His first event after recovering from Covid was a team event for SJBVS. He scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 in that. Lalit scored 26.0/29 in the festival, suffered only one loss. Check out Lalit's games and his thoughts on a fantastic return to over-the-board action.

Can Abhimanyu Puranik win 8th Sunway Sitges Open?

23/12/2021 -

Abhimanyu Puranik and Dmitrij Kollars (GER) were the only two victors among the leaders in Round 9 of 8th Sunway Sitges Open 2021 Group A. They will now face each other in the final round. Abhimanyu needs to win the final round game to become a clear champion, as a draw will allow other players to catch up with him and then Playoffs will be enforced. Nihal Sarin, Sankalp Gupta, Pranav Anand and Pranesh M were the other victors among top boards. Pranav and Pranesh's impressive performance earned them their respective GM-norms. Round 10 starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

7th Gashimov Memorial Blitz R1-7: Mamedyarov makes an impressive start

23/12/2021 -

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov has once again beaten Richard Rapport. The tournament leader lost the following round against Navara. Mamedyarov scored 5.0/7, Rapport and Caruana scored 4.5/7, followed by Navara and Asadli 4.0/7 each. Rapport is currently just 1.5 points ahead of Mamedyarov at 20.5/28. The most exciting game of the day has to be between Rauf Mamedov and Rapport in Round 5. The former was completely winning till the latter made a comeback. Anand is struggling with his form as he made five draws and still in search for his first win in Blitz. The last seven rounds of Blitz will be played today, starting from 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Gashimov chess

8th Sunway Sitges Open R8: Arjun Erigaisi, Sethuraman and Abhimanyu Puranik in the title fray

22/12/2021 -

Top two boards ending in draws ensured more people can catch up with the leaders in Round 8 of 8th Sunway Sitges Open 2021 Group A. Arjun Erigaisi, Sethuraman and Abhimanyu Puranik are the only three Indians among the eight-pack leaders 6.5/8. They are closely followed by a dozen players at 6.0/8. The Indian players among them are - Nihal Sarin, Harsha Bharathakoti, Sankalp Gupta and IM Pranav Anand. WIM Sakshi Chitlange scored her third consecutive victory to be at the top among the women participants at 5.5/8. The penultimate round 9 starts today at 9 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

7th Gashimov Memorial R6-7: Rapport and Karjakin top Rapid standings

22/12/2021 -

Richard Rapport lost to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 0-3 in Round 6. He beat David Navara 3-0 in Round 7 to finish at the top of the Rapid standings at 7th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2021. Sergey Karjakin beat Vugar Asadli and Rauf Mamedov 3-0 to tie with Rapport at the top of the points table 16.0/21. Caruana and Mamedyarov are close behind at 14.0/16 each. Vishy Anand had another tough day as he lost both of his matches against Caruana and Asadli. He was completely winning in three out of four games. Anand finished at the bottom of the points table in Rapid. It only means one thing, a strong comeback is forthcoming. Seven rounds of Blitz will be played today, starting from 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Gashimov chess

Laxman R R wins 1st YSR All India Open 2021

21/12/2021 -

Top seed of the tournament, GM Laxman R R of Integral Coach Factory, scored an unbeaten 8.5/10 along with IM Krishna Teja N and IM Himal Gusain at 1st YSR All India Open Rating. Laxman won the tournament due to better tie-break score, Krishna and Himal were placed second and third respectively. The tournament had the total prize fund of ₹301000 with the first prize being ₹30000 cash. It took place from 4th to 9th December at Swarnabharathi Indoor Stadium, at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This is Laxman's second consecutive tournament triumph after winning a Rapid Rating event last month in Madhya Pradesh and first Classical triumph since September 2019 when he won All India Railway Championship.

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