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India's 66th GM who balanced his chess and education - Akash G.

31/07/2020 -

2020 seemed like a year that India would get no GMs due to the Covid-19 situation. However, we have some good news to share with you: India has got its 66th GM and he is 23-year-old Akash Ganesan from Tamil Nadu! Akash's success story tells us that balancing chess and education is possible. After taking a semi-break from chess for nearly five years and becoming an engineer, he showed his class by becoming a GM with great focus and dedication! In this interview with ChessBase India Akash reveals his method of working, what helped him to become a GM, the role of his coaches and parents, his future plans and much more. 

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Teimour Radjabov teaches the King's Indian Defence | 400,000 special

30/07/2020 -

How would you like to learn to play the King's Indian Defence (KID)? How about a 1½-hour lesson by a 2765 rated super-grandmaster, the number 9 in the world? Azerbaijani GM Teimour Radjabov is one of the finest exponents of the KID in the world, and illustrates this interactive lesson with games from his stellar career. It was our way of celebrating the occasion of 400,000 subscribers on the ChessBase India YouTube channel. Thank you Teimour for this instructive and illuminating lesson!

Carlsen's Numinous 9! | Legends of Chess Round 9

30/07/2020 -

He just can't be stopped! Magnus Carlsen won his 9th match in row despite not playing his best chess, ending Kramnik's qualification hopes. Vassily Ivanchuk had to win outright against Anand to retain hopes of qualifying, but needed luck in the Armageddon to seal the tie, missing out by a point. A string of favorable results in other games meant that Peter Svidler qualified last, but not before suffering and losing to Anish Giri. Boris Gelfand got past Ian Nepomniachtchi in the Armageddon after coming back from a loss as White in the 1st game by playing brilliantly in the 2nd. Ding Liren ended the most horrible tournament of his life on a high by beating Leko, who started well but struggled to win good positions, and finally ended up last. Tanmay Srinath brings forth an illuminating report.

Wojtaszek wins 53rd Biel GMT, Harikrishna finishes second

30/07/2020 -

Harikrishna gave his all and won the final round against Anton Guijarro. However Wojtaszek also won his game against Studer. Thus Wojtaszek won the 53rd Biel Chess Festival GMT with 37 points, Harikrishna finished at second position with 36.5 points and Adams secured the third position with 35.5 points. Harikrishna was the best in Classical event as he scored an unbeaten 5.5/7 and he also beat the eventual champion Wojtaszek in Round 5. That's not all, Harikrishna's 2878 performance allowed him to gain 13 rating points and he is now World no.20 according to the live ratings list. He has also regained India no.2 spot. Harikrishna had quite a fantastic event. Photo: Biel Chess Festival

Vladimir Chuchelov on Caruana, Giri, Radjabov, Yifan, Vidit and Strategic Balance

29/07/2020 -

In terms of trainers in the world of chess there are very few who can rival the achievements of Vladimir Chuchelov. 50-year-old Vladimir lives in a small town of Eupen in Belgium. He shuns public attention and has very few interviews and information published about him online. It's a pity that very little is known about a man who has trained the absolute best in the world of chess - Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Teimour Radjabov to name a few. Vladimir is also well-known in the chess world for his Strategic Balance. What is Strategic Balance, and how does Chuchelov work with these elite players? IM Sagar Shah decided to interview the man. This article tells you all about the genius of Vladimir Chuchelov.

Can Harikrishna win 53rd Biel Chess Festival GMT?

29/07/2020 -

Harikrishna has a very good chance to win 53rd Biel Chess Festival GMT. However for him to win the tournament, the first thing he needs is to beat Anton Guijarro in the final round. Then Wojtaszek either needs to make a draw or lose against Noel Studer. In case Harikrishna draws then Wojtaszek must lose and Adams also needs to lose or make a draw with Naiditsch. Harikrishna beating Edouard in Round 6 and Wojtaszek making a draw with Keymer, allowed the tournament to be wide open for anyone between Wojtaszek, Harikrishna and Adams to win the championship. Who do you think will the 53rd Biel Chess Festival. Find round starts in a few hours. Photo: Biel Chess Festival

Giri makes the Final Four | Legends of Chess Round 8

29/07/2020 -

With one round to go in the preliminaries, the Legends of Chess has had 3 out of the final 4 decided. Anish Giri joins Magnus Carlsen, who beat fellow qualifier Ian Nepomniachtchi, despite losing in the Armageddon to Ivanchuk, as his consistent performances in the last few matches sees him make the cut with a round to spare. Peter Svidler bests Vladimir Kramnik to leave himself as the favourite to qualify last with a round to go. Ding Liren conquers Anand with a game to spare, winning both games with Black to regain his confidence for future events. An exhaustive report by Tanmay Srinath.

Talk of the Universe: Ganguly in conversation with Humpy

28/07/2020 -

Koneru Humpy is the current World no.2 among Women. She won the FIDE World Rapid Championship last year in December. Earlier this year she won the second edition of Cairns Cup. Apart from the usual chess tournament interviews, we don't get to hear much from Humpy. Surya Sekhar Ganguly continues to bring in various top players from the chess universe and he manages to unravel the side of the players we haven't seen, the stories we haven't heard. In the two-part Live interview, Ganguly discusses Humpy's first step into chess, her initial years, her father playing a key role in her chess career, how she handled criticism, her triumph, comeback after two years of break and much more. Photo: Surya's youtube channel.

The Madras Tiger's Tenacity! | Legends of Chess Round 7

28/07/2020 -

Finally! After a disappointing start to the event where he lost his first 6 matches, Vishy Anand roared back into form! He cruised past his 2012 challenger Boris Gelfand 2.5-0.5 to get his first match win of the event! Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi are now through to the semifinal stage after contrasting match wins over Svidler and Leko. The race for the other two spots becomes tighter and tighter, as Vladimir Kramnik suffered a surprising 3-1 loss against Vassily Ivanchuk to hand the Ukrainian Wizard a golden opportunity to fight for qualification. Anish Giri is simply playing like a different player now, as the Dutchman condemned Ding to a 2.5-0.5 loss in what has clearly been the worst tournament in the Chinese No.1's recent career. Tanmay Srinath comes up with a comprehensive report.

Biel GMT Round 5: Harikrishna scores a brilliant win against Wojtaszek

28/07/2020 -

Harikrishna scored a much needed victory with the black pieces against Wojtaszek in Round 5 of 53rd Biel Chess Festival GMT. This win made sure that Harikrishna remains in the title fray and he is now just three points behind the leader Wojtaszek. Adams suffered a loss against Anton Guijarro. The Spanish GM found his form back in the Blitz event. Keymer scored a comfortable victory against Studer. He will face Wojtaszek in the penultimate round today which will definitely play a huge role in deciding who stays in the title hunt. Edouard missed a couple of good chances against Naiditsch. Harikrishna will face Edouard today in Round 6. Who do you think will come out at the top in the Harikrishna-Edouard game today? Photo: Biel Chess Festival

Carlsen subdues Ding | Legends of Chess Round 6

27/07/2020 -

With 3 rounds to go, it seems that the fight for first place is more or less a two horse race now. Magnus Carlsen started the day 4 hours ahead of the rest, as the champions' Fantasy Football commitments took priority later in the day, and managed to overpower Ding Liren to take over sole first. Nepomniachtchi needed an Armageddon and some luck to overcome Vishy Anand, who now seems out of qualifying contention. Peter Leko and Anish Giri played a fighting match with 3 decisive results, but the Dutchman scored 2 of those wins and stays in the hunt for a top 4 finish. Vladimir Kramnik should have lost the match against Gelfand in 3 games, but a combination of skill and will meant he equalised and took the Armageddon, taking sole third place in the process. Peter Svidler scraped past Ivanchuk to keep in touch with the top places, as the tournament heads for an exciting finish. Tanmay Srinath brings forth a thought-provoking report.

Get to know Vladimir Chuchelov better

27/07/2020 -

Chuchelov is well known in the chess world for being the trainer of Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Teimour Radjabov, Vidit Gujrathi, Hou Yifan and several other world class chess players. What is it like working with these world class players? How did Vladimir Chuchelov become the trainer that he is? On 27th of July 2020 at 2.30 p.m. IM Sagar Shah will be in conversation with Chuchelov with regards to his training methods, experience of working with these world beaters, the strategic balance course which he developed over a period of several years! Don't miss this live interaction with one of the finest trainers in the world of chess!

Hard luck for Harikrishna in Biel GMT Blitz

26/07/2020 -

Harikrishna had a hard time in the Blitz as he scored only 6.0/14 and finished fifth. It resulted him in dropping to third place in the overall standings of 53rd Biel Chess Festival GMT and the gap between him and the tournament leader Wojtaszek increased to seven points. Circumstantially, Harikrishna will face Wojtaszek in Round 5 after rest day. Wojtaszek remained undefeated in the Blitz and scored 11.0/14 along with Adams. The latter lost to Wojtaszek by 1.5-0.5. Tournament will resume on Monday 27th July. Spanish GM David Anton Guijarro played fantastic in Blitz and scored 8.5/14 to finish third. Can Harikrishna beat Wojtaszek in Round 5 Classical? Photo: Biel Chess Festival

Nepo stops Kramnik, catches Carlsen | Legends of Chess Round 5

26/07/2020 -

At the halfway mark, we finally begin to have some clarity in the standings! Ian Nepomniachtchi cruised past Peter Svidler 3-1, catching Magnus Carlsen, who needed an Armageddon to seal a comeback win over Vassily Ivanchuk. Vladimir Kramnik continues his hot streak, this time beating the out-of-sorts Ding Liren to claim sole third place with 10 points, 4 behind the leaders. Anish Giri continued to slowly climb up the rankings, this time beating Boris Gelfand, who has suddenly lost 3 matches in a row after a brilliant start. Peter Leko played the better chess in the entire match against Vishy Anand, but had to win the Armageddon game to go through after losing a winning position in Game 1. With 4 rounds to go, it's still anyone's race to take as the top 4 spots are still up for grabs. An exhaustive report by Tanmay Srinath.

Rs.4,62,734 raised for Indian chess in a four hour YouTube stream!

25/07/2020 -

On 25th of July 2020 something unbelievable happened on ChessBase India's YouTube channel. Since last two months, we have been having the show "Improving Chess with the comedians" where IM Sagar Shah has been meticulously training three comedians - Samay Raina, Biswa Kalyan Rath and Vaibhav Sethia, along with the thousands of viewers who tune in to watch it each day. Today, was the 57th episode and it just looked like another day at business, when beautiful things began to happen! The entire community got together and guess what?! Before we knew it over Rs.4,62,734 were raised! Read on to know what happened!

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