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Adhiban's be(a)st game of the day in round 1 of National Teams 2020

07/02/2020 -

Defending champions PSPB is on a hat-trick in both Open and Women's section of National Teams. While Deep is the only player from last year's championship winning team, PSPB is looking extremely strong. Adhiban got his 'beast mode' on in the very first round of the tournament. PSPB, RSPB-A, AAI, Telangana, Air India and RSPB-B each were victorious for their team. 10-year old Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande held GM Visakh N R to a draw after missing out a very good chance. Among the women, 14-year old Kritee Shah held Soumya Swaminathan to a draw. All top seeds PSPB, Air India, Tamil Nadu B, AAI and Tamil Nadu A scored victories. Photo: IA Gopakumar Sudhakaran

ChessBase 18 and Mega 2025 are here

ChessBase 18 is an all-new program that helps you manage all your databases as an ambitious player. Mega Database 2025 has 11 million games with over 113,000 games annotated by masters. The cost of ChessBase 18 is Rs.4499/- and the cost of Mega Database 2025 is Rs.6499/- However, if you go for the combo the total amount comes to Rs.8999 (instead of 10,998/-) helping you save Rs. 1999/-.

ChessBase 18 + Mega 2025 Combo

Humpy and Harika will feature in the strongest women's tournament ever - Cairns Cup 2020

07/02/2020 -

The strongest women's tournament in the history of chess will begin from the 7th of February in Saint Louis, USA. The tournament is named the Cairns Cup 2020 and will see the participation of nine strong GMs along with one young WGM. The top seed is the reigning World Champion Ju Wenjun. The tournament also has the world rapid champion Koneru Humpy taking part and also the world blitz champion Kateryna Lagno. Harika will be the other Indian in the fray. With the first prize of US$45,000 and a rating average of 2510, this is a tournament worth following. Local talent, 16-year-old Carissa Yip, has an excellent opportunity to match her wits against some of the best female players in the world. A curtain raiser by Niklesh Jain. 

Your Spanish is Fab! Part 3

07/02/2020 -

All eyes are on the Candidates 2020, which will determine the challenger in the World Chess Championship to be held later this year. The top seed of the tournament, Fabiano Caruana, also has the unique distinction of publishing most of his findings on one of the most complex openings, the Spanish, in a 16 hour 3 DVD package for ChessBase. Having loved the first two parts, Tanmay Srinath in a detailed look at the DVD takes you through the last part, and tells you why listening to one of the greats of the modern game is a shortcut to chess improvement! | Photo: World Chess

Will anyone be able to stop team PSPB?

06/02/2020 -

The National Team Championships 2020 will begin from the 7th of February 2020in Ahmedabad, Gujarat with some of the best chess players in Indian chess taking part. In the open section team PSPB is the big favourite with Adhiban, Karthikeyan, Abhijeet Gupta, Deep Sengupta and Lalith Babu. The Railways A & B teams, Air India and AAI will be the big competitors for PSPB. Things are much more exciting in the women's section as PSPB and Air India will indulge in a full blooded fight. PSPB team has in its ranks Soumya Swaminathan, Padmini Rout, Mary Ann Gomes, Rakshitta Ravi and Nisha Mohota. Air India has an equally strong team with Tania Sachdev, Bhakti Kulkarni, Vijayalakshmi, Meenakshi and Aarthie Ramaswamy. A curtain raiser.

Aravindh wins Karaikudi Grand Prix Rapid Rating Open

06/02/2020 -

Reigning National Triple Crown champion and top seed of the tournament GM Aravindh Chithambaram scored 6.5/7 to win All India Chess Grand Prix Rapid Rating Open 2020 at Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. Double IM-norm holder FM Pranesh M also finished with the same score, however due to a better tie-break score, Aravindh clinched the championship and Pranesh had to be content with the runner-up position. Six players finished at 6.0/7, IM Al Muthaiah secured the third position according to the tie-breaks. Total 190 players including two GMs and three IMs participated in this fourth leg of the Grand Prix. Currently Pranesh is leading the table, followed by IMs Saravana Krishnan and Ra Harikrishnan. Photo: Amruta Mokal

Life lessons from India's 39th GM - Ashwin Jayaram

05/02/2020 -

The people who struggle to reach their destination often have the best stories to tell. Meet India's 39th GM Ashwin Jayaram. Born in 1990, Ashwin quickly became one of the best junior players in Indian chess, winning the Asian Juniors twice, reaching an Elo of 2480 and scoring three GM norms. By 2007, it seemed only a matter of time before he would become a GM - at least that's what everyone thought. 8 years! That's the period Ashwin had to wait to get his last 20 Elo points. In the year 2015, Ashwin Jayaram became India's 39th GM. This is a story of hard work, how to fight tough situations, how to ride the ebbs and flows of life and more importantly how to never give up! This is the story of Ashwin Jayaram's life. 

Fischer Chess Club organizes Street Chess League in Jalandhar, Punjab

05/02/2020 -

Fischer Chess Club took a unique initiative on Sunday 2nd February 2020 by organizing a Street Chess League in front of AM PM Khao Pio Jio restaurant. To promote the game in the Jalandhar, Punjab region, Fischer Chess Club decided to make this novelty to garner attention of the common masses. The event was conducted at one of the most visited markets in Jalandhar. The region's top players FM Dushyant Sharma and FM Ashwani Tiwari battled against each other much to the live attendance crowd's delight. Career achievements and highlights of young talents were mentioned in standees for everyone to be aware of the players and boost the morale. Photo: Ashwani Tiwari

Jiyo Beti - Anuradha Beniwal's initiative to empower the girls of India

05/02/2020 -

Chess is such a powerful tool when used in the right manner by right individuals. We have seen examples of how chess has transformed entire communities. Marottichal, a village in Kerala, overcame alcohol addiction because of chess. Up in the north Punjab Kesari is fighting the drug issue among youngsters by introducing them to chess. In this article we bring to you the example of Anuradha Beniwal, a former national under-16 champion of India, who is using chess to transform the future of girls who come from financially poor background. Anuradha places her faith in the game of chess and believes that if these girls learn the sport, they will have a bright future and employment opportunities in the years to come. Read and be inspired!

NEW: Sicilian The Rossolimo and Moscow Variation Bundle by Jan Werle

04/02/2020 -

Do you lack the time to follow the latest and most aggressive developments in the main lines of the Sicilian but still want to be able to obtain comfortable positions with White? With its solid but venomous main and sidelines, the Rossolimo and the Moscow variation are just the ticket. Both Rossolimo and Moscow variation are played at various levels from club to the top elite players of the world. If you have always wanted to learn the sidelines of Rossolimo and Moscow variation from the black's side then this DVD Combo by GM Jan Werle would be your perfect choice. You can buy them separately, but if you buy them both then you can save some. The DVD is now available on Mac OS too.

Abhirami Madabushi wins Telangana Smart Girl FIDE Rated Open 2020

04/02/2020 -

Top seed of the tournament 16-year old Abhirami Madabushi of Telangana scored 8.0/9, remained undefeated and finished a half point ahead of the field to clinch Smart Girl FIDE Rated Open Telangana 2020. Nanditha V of Telangana scored 7.5/9 to finish at second position, Bhilva Nilaya K E K of Andhra Pradesh secured third position bettering the tie-break score of five other players who also finished with the same score. The tournament had a total prize fund of ₹25000. It was organized by Telangana State Chess Association from 25th to 29th January 2020 at Hyderabad, Telangana. Total 63 players participated from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana and New Zealand federation. Photo: FA Abhijeet Vaishnav

Anna Muzychuk's jewel from the final round of Gibraltar 2020

03/02/2020 -

A game of chess is more than just about two players trying to outwit each other over the board. A game of chess can also represent beauty and elements of art but rarely do we see that aspect of the game get rewarded in a conventional tournament, right? Well, the Gibraltar Masters is truly an exception. This year they not only had a best game prize but they also instituted an attractive cash fund of £1,000 for the same. Anna Muzychuk clinched this award by playing some inspiring bit of chess in the last round of the event. In this article we dig into this little masterpiece.

Meet Jubin Jimmy, the next super-talent from Kerala

02/02/2020 -

He is quiet, demure, and barely fourteen, but the moves he makes on the chessboard are searing and way beyond his age. Jubin Jimmy from Kerala is undoubtedly the newest sensation in the country's junior chess circle. Already a strong fide master, he stunned no less than two Grandmasters and two International Masters in the Chennai GM Open recently and in the process earned his maiden IM-norm. Jubin gladly accepted to send us the annotations of his best games from the event and in today's article we look at them in detail and try to understand what makes this Malabar youngster such a promising talent.

It's time for the ChessBase India Group Tour to Dubai Open and Sharjah Masters 2020

02/02/2020 -

The ChessBase India Group Tour will be going to the Dubai Open 2020 and Sharjah Masters 2020 from 28th of March to 16th April. The managers of the tour are ChessBase India Hindi head Niklesh Jain and his better half WIM Angela Franco. The main advantage of being part of the group tour is that parents do not need to accompany their kids and can entrust the youngsters in the responsible hands of the ChessBase India team. There are eight spots available for the group tour. The Dubai Open and Sharjah Masters are excellent events with good chances to gain ratings and make norms. The information about the tournaments as well as the cost of the package has been mentioned in the article below. 

Vatsal Singhania wins Marienbad Open 2020 IM Round-Robin

02/02/2020 -

Former Commonwealth Gold medalist and Asian Youth Silver medalist, FM Vatsal Singhania scored 7.0/9, remained undefeated to win Marienbad Open 2020 IM Round-Robin. He performed at 2474, increased 112 Elo rating points to score his maiden IM-norm after missing it out earlier in 5th IIFLW Open 2019-20. Among other Indians, Laxman finished shared first in Open event and he also finished second in the Blitz event. He missed the championship in Blitz by a whisker as he needed a draw in the final round to clinch the championship. Kaushik G Iyer and Dhruv Khosla were the massive gainer in terms of rating points among the Indians. Photo: Czech Tour fb

India has a new no.2 - Vidit Gujrathi

02/02/2020 -

Pentala Harikrishna became India no.2 in October 2012. Until that point it was K. Sasikiran who was the next best player in India after Anand. It was a close battle between Hari and Sasi for nearly two years. But after 2014, Harikrishna's upward trend began, reaching as high as 2770 in December 2016. Now after seven years and four months, we have a new India no.2 and that is Vidit Gujrathi. Although Vidit had previously surpassed Hari in terms of live rating, this is the first time that the Nashik lad has become India no.2 on a published rating list. As on 1st of February 2020, Vidit with a rating of 2721, is eight Elo points ahead of Harikrishna who is on 2713. Vishy Anand still maintains the India no.1 spot with an Elo of 2755.

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