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Vidit stars with Carlsen, Duda, Giri, MVL in Aimchess US Rapid starting today

28/08/2021 -

Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, the newly crowned FIDE World Cup 2021 winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Vidit return to the tour after missing the previous event Chessable Masters due to the biggest World Cup in history clashing with the schedule. The last Regular event of the season will feature the debuts of Chessbrah CEO Eric Hansen, Daniel Naroditsky and one of the top junior of the USA, Awonder Liang. He was the runner-up of the recently concluded Kramnik Challenge. The winner, Vincent Keymer is unable to take part as the event clashes with his ongoing participation in the European Individual Open. Catch Round 1 action starting tonight from 8:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Champions Chess Tour

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Superb Sethuraman clinches Barcelona Open 2021

27/08/2021 -

Top seed Sethuraman made three consecutive draws between round four and six, which put him 1.5 points behind the sole leader Aram Hakobyan 6.0/6. However, Sethuraman showed his strength and won the last three rounds including a win on-demand in the final round to beat Hakobyan and win Ciutat de Barcelona 2021 Open. Things would have been different if Aravindh lost his final game against Yuffa in the last round. Aravindh showed his tenacity to salvage a draw ensuring Sethuraman wins the tournament on tie-breaks as both him and Yuffa finished at 7.5/9. Five players finished at 7.0/9. Karthikeyan Murali and Aravindh were placed third and fifth according to tie-breaks. Photo: Catalan Chess Federation

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins Sinquefield Cup 2021

27/08/2021 -

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave has won the Sinquefield Cup 2021 by making a draw in the final round against Mamedyarov. He became the first beaten champion since the tournament became a part of Grand Chess Tour in 2015. Starting out the season at a tied last place finish in Bucharest, Romania due to health reasons, the Frenchman made quite a comeback by winning the last two events and finishing overall second in the entire season with 35 points. As mentioned yesterday, Wesley So won the Grand Chess Tour 2021 scoring 36.6 points, Mamedyarov was placed third 26.5 points. Caruana, So and Leinier finished tied second in the Sinquefield Cup scoring 5.5/9 each respectively. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Gukesh crosses 2600 at the age of 15 years 2 months and 27 days

26/08/2021 -

He narrowly missed the mark of becoming the youngest GM in the world when he achieved the title at the age of 12 years, 7 months and 17 days. Gukesh's chess career was on the rise and he was gaining rating points quickly inching towards the 2600 mark. That's when the Covid-19 pandemic struck and the young boy was prevented from playing in tournaments for the next year and a half. However, the moment things opened up, Gukesh participated in a series of events, gaining 25 Elo points and pumping his Elo from 2578 to 2603! The Chennai lad has managed to cross 2600 at the tender age of 15 years, 2 months and 27 days - third youngest in India after Pragg and Nihal. 

Wesley So wins Grand Chess Tour 2021

26/08/2021 -

Wesley So has won the Grand Chess Tour 2021 with final round to spare in the Sinquefield Cup 2021. Since he is guaranteed to get a minimum of seven GCT points irrespective of final round result, he cannot be overtaken mathematically by the nearest rivals Mamedyarov or Vachier-Lagrave in the GCT points table. The Frenchman maintained his half point lead as all games ended in draws. A win over Superbet Chess Classic winner Mamedyarov in the final round, could still mean Vachier-Lagrave winning two GCT events consecutively of this season, which would be a really great finish. Round 9 starts tonight from 1:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Arjun Erigaisi and Gukesh dominate 2nd Terras de Trás-os-Montes Open

25/08/2021 -

Arjun Erigaisi scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 2nd Terras de Trás-os-Montes and finish a half point ahead of the competition. He performed at 2822, gained 18.7 Elo rating points, taking his live rating to 2626.6 which makes him the current India no.9. Gukesh's no-draw approach paid off as he scored eight wins and suffered only one loss against the eventual champion. He scored 8.0/9, performing at 2747, he gained 17.7 which takes his live rating to 2592.9. Gukesh finished a full point ahead of the field. They both have reached their career high ratings, and they have no plans of slowing down as they started playing their next event Guimarães Open in Guimarães, Portugal. Photo: Portuguese Chess Federation

Sinquefield Cup R7: Vachier-Lagrave emerges sole leader

25/08/2021 -

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave gained the sole lead 5.0/7 as he beat Xiong convincingly in the seventh round of Sinquefield Cup 2021. He will be aiming to win his second consecutive Grand Chess Tour 2021 after his triumph at Croatia Rapid and Blitz last month. Caruana and Svidler also scored victories over Mamedyarov and Swiercz respectively. Caruana, So and Leinier are now a half point behind the leader at 4.5/7 each respectively. So still seems to be in a good position to win the entire GCT 2021. Who do you think will win Sinquefield Cup and GCT 2021? Round 8 starts tonight from 1:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

World Cup 2021 winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda shows his win over Carlsen in Grandmaster Chess

24/08/2021 -

Grandmaster Chess is a live show where well-known personalities of India become students and a world class grandmaster becomes the trainer. The GM chooses one of the best games of his chess career and the students are quizzed on the 10 critical moments of the game. In the latest episode of the series, we had the World Cup 2021 winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda as the guest! Duda chose his game against Magnus Carlsen. Going over the game step by step, getting into Duda's head and understanding the moves of such a top player is truly a great learning experience. In this article we have the entire game along with the critical moments and annotations.

Aditya Vikram Paul wins IM Mix Put Svile 6

24/08/2021 -

14-year-old Aditya Vikram Paul won IM Mix Put Svile 6 with an unbeaten score of 6.5/9 rounds. He defeated a GM and IM, drew with two GMs. The former West Bengal State under-13 champion gained 425 Elo rating points in four tournaments in less than a month, taking his live rating to 2389. This was his debut tour at the European chess circuit. His rating gains in each of the four tournament is 115.6, 59.6, 135.2 and 114.4 respectively. He missed an opportunity to score a norm by a whisker at Round Robin Put Svile 5 IM because he was only concerned about playing a good game and not worried about making a norm.

Last call to register for this Thursday's 2nd Sultan Khan Cup 2021 Online Blitz Open

24/08/2021 -

Five GMs, 13 IMs, two WIMs from India, Canada, Georgia, Sri Lanka and USA have registered for IPS Academy presents 2nd Sultan Khan Cup Online Blitz Open 2021. It will take place this Thursday 26th August from 7:30 p.m. IST at Tornelo. The total prize fund is ₹100,000. The first prize will be ₹20,000. There are 30 main prizes, five prizes for Women and ten for Madhya Pradesh players as well. Total number of prizes is 97. Entry will be FREE for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs. For everyone else, entry fee will be ₹500. Registration is CLOSED. Last date has been extended to Wednesday 25th August 7:30 p.m. IST. So hurry up, register now and be a part of this strong event.

Sinquefield Cup R6: Xiong holds So to a draw

24/08/2021 -

Jeffery Xiong continued his good form as he made a draw with one of the tournament leaders, Wesley So. All five games in the sixth round of Sinquefield Cup 2021 ended in draws. Caruana and Vachier-Lagrave had the most exciting encounter of the day. The world no.2 seemed to have a slight edge in the final moments of the endgame, but he decided to exchange pieces and repeat moves to make a draw. So, Vachier-Lagrave and Leinier are in a three-way lead 4.0/6, followed by Caruana at sole fourth place 3.5/6. Round 7 starts tonight from 1:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Barcelona Open 2021 R1-5: Hakobyan halts the Jeevitesh juggernaut

23/08/2021 -

Fourth seeded GM Aram Hakobyan brought IM Sai Agni Jeevitesh's fantastic momentum to a screeching halt as he beat him in the fifth round to take the sole lead 5.0/5 at Barcelona Open 2021. GMs Karthikeyan Murali and Visakh N R are the only two player who are at a half point behind the leader 4.5/5 each respectively. While Karthikeyan drew with Sethuraman in the fifth round, Visakh beat GM Fernanda Peralta in a very nice finish. Karthikeyan will face Hakobyan today in the sixth round which will probably have huge implications for the championship, Visakh will go against the fierce Alexander Fier. Round 6 starts today at 8:00 p.m. IST. Photo: Catalan Chess Federation

58-year-old International Arbiter Jayant Kumar Bhuyan walks 50 km to spread Covid awareness

23/08/2021 -

Chess players, enthusiasts spread awareness of the game, sport and some important messages to the society in a variety of ways. 58-year-old International Arbiter and National Instructor Jayant Kumar Bhuyan always takes it upon himself to spread some positive message. This time he decided to walk for 50 km in the neighboring villages of Jamshedpur to make people aware of the Covid-19 pandemic. He distributed hundreds of masks on his way to various villages and spread the awareness of this deadly pandemic, a year after his mother passed away after getting infected by this deadly virus. Almost, two years ago Bhuyan had cycled about 68 km to officiate a tournament while spreading the awareness of saving fossil fuel and curb pollution. Bhuyan is truly a warrior we all need.

FIDE Online Olympiad 2021 Day 3: Nepal, Hong Kong and Lebanon advance

23/08/2021 -

A total of 16 teams advanced to Division 3 at the conclusion of the third day of FIDE Online Olympiad 2021. Nepal, Hong Kong and Lebanon are the three Asian teams out of them. Hong Kong won the Pool A with a score of 20.0/22, Nepal finished second 18.0/22 and Lebanon was placed third 17.0/22. 12-year-old Feng Eunice was the star performer of Hong Kong as he scored a perfect 11.0/11. Kenya, Namibia, Palestine, Angola, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Suriname, Aruba, Ghana, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti and Malawi are the remaining 13 teams to advance to Division 3. Check out the press release from the third day of FIDE Online Olympiad 2021 including few interesting positions. Photos: FIDE

ChessBase India YouTube Membership Update for July 2021

22/08/2021 -

July was a wonderful month in terms of support for our chess players by the ChessBase India YouTube community. We raised Rs.1,19,799 for little Ilamparthi's travel fund to tournaments in the near future. A kind individual named Krunal Parmar contributed Rs.85,000 and gifted Ilamparthi a laptop so that he could continue his training. The YouTube membership support has been a massive boost for the recepients - Pranav gained 123 Elo points and has reached 2489 on the Elo scale, Savitha Shri has become the National Junior champion and made a spot for herself in the Indian Olympiad team. Together we are making a big difference! 

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