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Raunak and Arjun Erigaisi shine at Portuguese 1st Division 2020-21

26/07/2021 -

GM Raunak Sadhwani continues his strong momentum as this time he scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to secure a Silver medal for his team AX GAIA at the Portuguese 1st Division 2020-21. He performed at 2614 and gained 11 Elo rating points. GM Arjun Erigaisi was the only other Indian at the event. He scored a valuable 5.5/8 for his team EPGAIA Chess Club A to secure a Bronze medal. Arjun performed at 2635 and gained 8 rating points. A XAT Montemor-o-Novo won the event 27 points. Spanish commentator GM Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez famously known as 'Pepe' scored a 100% 8.0/8 to propel his team to the championship.

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FIDE World Cup 2021 R5.1: Vidit makes a great escape

26/07/2021 -

Vidit had an early opportunity against Durarbayli which he missed and then got himself into a great peril in the first game of the fifth round of FIDE World Cup 2021. He went into a survival mode and eventually managed to save the game and got out of his nightmare. Martirosyan and Kosteniuk scored the sole victory of the day. Their opponents Tabatabei and Gunina must win today's game to force tie-breaks. Two-time Olympic Silver medalist, world champion and European champion, Evgenia Medevedeva made the inaugural move on Carlsen's board 1.d4 to commence the fifth round games. The second game of the fifth round starts today at 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Eric Rosen/FIDE

Kamsky wins Biel GMT Rapid 2021, Nihal finishes second

26/07/2021 -

Gata Kamsky scored 11.0/14 to win the 54th Biel International Chess Festival GMT Rapid. He finished a full point ahead of Nihal Sarin 10.0/14, who prevented him from doing a double hat-trick. Maxime Lagarde scored 9.0/14 to secure third place. Had the frenchman won his last round game against Nihal, he would have tied the score with Kamsky. Gelfand had a difficult day as he scored only 4.0/14. Today is a rest day for the GMT participants. Classical event Round 1 starts tomorrow from 5:30 p.m. IST. Master Tournament (MTO) starts today at the same time. It will feature many top players of India. Photo: Biel Chess Festival

FIDE World Cup 2021 R4 TB: Carlsen makes his way to the Round of 16

25/07/2021 -

The world champion Magnus Carlsen beat Radoslaw Wojtaszek 2.5-1.5 to set a clash with Andrey Esipenko in the Pre Quarter-Finals of the FIDE World Cup. Esipenko defeated Carlsen's second Dubov in the tie-breaks. Vasif Durarbayli traded wins with Abdusattorov and eventually won the match 4-2 to advance to the next stage, where he will face Vidit Gujrathi. Goryachkina beat former women's world champion Stefanova in the tie-breaks to advance to the Quarter-Finals. Dzagnidze, Lagno and Saduakassova are the three other women who won their respective tie-breaks to advance to the final eight. Round 5 starts today at 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Anastasiia Korolkova/FIDE

Alekseenko wins Accentus Chess960 in Biel

25/07/2021 -

Kirill Alekseenko scored 4.5/7 to win the Accentus Chess960, opening event of the 54th edition of Biel International Chess Festival. The standings of this event is used to determine the seeding of the Classical segment and if required, as a tie-break too after the conclusion of the Grandmaster Triathlon (GMT). The Rapid event will take place on Sunday 25th July. Monday 26th July and Sunday 1st August will be two rest days. The Classical part will start from 27th July and conclude on 4th August. Blitz will take place on Sunday 31st July. Rapid, Classical and Blitz all are part of the Grandmaster Triathlon. Who do you think will win the GMT? Photo: Biel Chess Festival

Hyderabad Chess Centre launched by and for the chess lovers

24/07/2021 -

Hyderabad has remained a sports loving city for a long time. The joint capital of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana witnessed many strong international chess tournaments. 17 chess enthusiasts and players decided to launch Hyderabad Chess Centre on 7th July 2021 which was inaugurated by K S Prasad, President of Telangana State Chess Association in presence of Guest of honour Mr. Jaikar Daniel, President, YMCA's of Greater Hyderabad and special invitees IM  P D S Girinath and former National 'A' player G V Srinivasa Rao. The idea for the formation of this chess centre is to give a place to practice chess, exchange knowledge and information with the enthusiasts of the sport. All photographs in the article are by Hyderabad Chess Centre.

FIDE World Cup 2021 R4.2: Vidit storms into Round of 16

24/07/2021 -

Vidit scored another emphatic victory over Jeffery Xiong to eliminate him and secure his own place in the Round of 16 at FIDE World Cup 2021. The India no.3 has become India no.2 now as Harikrishna drew his must-win game against Tabatabaei and got knocked out. Praggnanandhaa's fantastic debut the World Cup has come to an end as he lost to Vachier-Lagrave. Carlsen misses a win against Wojtaszek and now he will have to play tie-breaks for the first time in this event. Abdusattorov, Ponkratov, Goryachkina and Dzagnidze have made comebacks to force tie-breaks. Round 4 tie-break games start today at 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Eric Rosen/FIDE

The story of SL Narayanan - devoted to the game of chess

23/07/2021 -

Born on 10th of January 1998, S.L. Narayanan is 23 years old. His current rating is 2624 and he is currently ranked no.9 in the country. Narayanan's story begins from the point where he saw his mother playing chess in a tournament and has now reached a point where he is crossing swords with the best in the world. From his father leaving his job, to his sister leaving chess - this Kerala GM has seen too many sacrifices both on and off the board. Apart from exceling at chess, Narayanan also scored 1200/1200 in his 12th grade examinations! This article is a tribute to a brilliant mind in Indian Chess. Know the story of of S.L. Narayanan.

FIDE World Cup 2021 R4.1: Vidit beats Xiong, Pragg holds MVL to a draw

23/07/2021 -

Vidit scored a fantastic win over Jeffery Xiong who blundered in time pressure. The India no.3 finished the game with a beautiful combination which should make it to the future books on tactics. Praggnanandhaa showed that he is well-prepared against Vachier-Lagrave as he managed to hold a draw against the world no.16. Harikrishna suffered a shocking loss as he blundered in the endgame against Tabatabaei. It was a tough day for the Uzbekistan players as Abdusattorov, Jumabayev and Sindarov - all three of them suffered their first loss of the event. Carlsen made his first draw of the tournament against Wojtaszek. The second game of Round 4 starts today at 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Eric Rosen/FIDE

New: Master Class Vol. 14: Vasily Smyslov

22/07/2021 -

Vasily Smyslov defeated Mikhail Botvinnik at the second attempt in 1957 and thus became the seventh world champion in chess history, but had to relinquish the title in a rematch the following year. After that Smyslov belonged to the absolute world elite for many years. His performance in the 1982-1985 World Championship cycle was sensational, when he defeated Robert Hübner and Zoltan Ribli one after the other in the candidate matches and only lost in the final to the young Garry Kasparov - Smyslov himself was 62 years old at that time! Photo: ChessBase

FIDE World Cup 2021 R3 TB: Vidit wins a thriller against Adhiban

21/07/2021 -

The highly anticipated match between the two top Indian players at the biggest stage - FIDE World Cup, exceeded all expectations. Fans of the sport, the entire chess universe was extremely excited about this slobber-knocker match. The tie-break started with two draws, then both players traded wins, including a flag fall for Vidit. They made a bare king draw before Vidit beating Adhiban one final time to advance to Round 4 and avoid Armageddon. Both players truly gave their all on the board and left a piece of themselves there. Vidit will face Jeffery Xiong in Round 4. Today is a rest day. Round 4 starts tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Eric Rosen/FIDE

The International Chess Day Contest

20/07/2021 -

97 years ago FIDE came into existence on 20th of July 1924. Since then, this day is celebrated as the International Chess Day. It's a big day for the chess community and hence, we at ChessBase India, have decided to hold a contest. All you have to do is answer a simple question. Your answer can be a word long or can be over 1000 words. The best answer will receive prizes worth Rs.4000+ from ChessBase India. In order to know the details of the contest, check out the article. And note, the contest is only open until 20th of July 2021, so hurry up!

FIDE World Cup 2021 R3.2: Harikrishna through to Round 4, Adhiban makes a comeback

20/07/2021 -

Harikrishna played solid to make a draw with Lupulescu and secure his place in the fourth round of FIDE World Cup 2021. Praggnanandhaa almost played his immortal game to beat Krasenkow for the second consecutive game, but time was not on his side. Adhiban made a fierce comeback by scoring an equalizer against Vidit. Nihal and Harika both drew their respective games to get eliminated from the tournament. While Nihal was not given any fragment of chance by his opponent Andreikin, Harika's relentless pursuit of comeback almost forcefully opened a window of opportunity for her, but it was not meant to be in the first edition of FIDE Women's World Cup. Tie-break games of Round 3 starts today at 5:30 p.m. IST. Watch the Live commentary and analysis on ChessBase India youtube channel with IM Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal. Photo: Eric Rosen/FIDE

Vishy Anand wins No-Castling World Masters against Kramnik

19/07/2021 -

The fourth game of No Castling World Masters was an interesting draw between the legends - Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik. Anand won the four-game match 2.5-1.5. He had an opportunity to gain the upper hand in the middlegame but he did not take it and Kramnik managed to force a draw by perpetual check eventually. The maestro continued his great form and remained undefeated in all four games. Albeit a small sample size, these four games without the castling rights for each player, yielded 75% draws and only 25% decisive results which is almost as much as a regular game result odds. What are your thoughts on No-Castling Chess? Photo: Christian Lünig, Arbeitsblende

FIDE World Cup 2021 R3.1: Harikrishna, Vidit and Pragg score

19/07/2021 -

Harikrishna, Vidit and Praggnanandhaa won their respective first game in the third round of FIDE World Cup 2021. They just need a draw in the second game to advance to the fourth round. Both Harikrishna and Praggnanandhaa played the endgame very well to score a victory each. Adhiban just tried to do too much which cost him the game against Vidit. Nihal, Adhiban and Harika must win today to force tie-breaks. Arguably the must-see game of the day is Dubov's win over Malakhov. The second game of Round 3 starts today at 5:30 p.m. IST. Watch the Live commentary and analysis on ChessBase India youtube channel with IM Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal. Photo: Eric Rosen/FIDE

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