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Christmastide Puzzles - Solutions Reveal, Top Solvers, and More...

02/01/2021 -

The Christmas-New Year Solving contest, where we posed our readers with six unconventional and engine-defying problems to solve, came to a close on the 31st of December. The event became a grand success bringing in some very high-class competition. We received around 65 emails in all, a surprising majority of which were accompanied by extremely well-written and well-explained solutions. Of course, too many perfect 50-out-of-50 scorers left us in a quandary. The solvers posed us a seventh problem, as it were: whom to choose? whom to leave? But after some discussion and pondering, we think we too have found the best solution!

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Airthings Masters SF Day 2: Radjabov and Aronian rush to the Finals

02/01/2021 -

Radjabov once again completely dominated Dubov as he beat him twice consecutively to advance to the Finals of Champions Chess Tour. Aronian beat Vachier-Lagrave in the third game after making two draws to secure his place in the Finals. Radjabov vs Aronian will definitely be an interesting final as both of them secured convincing victories in the knockout stage. Finals will begin tonight Saturday 2nd January from 7:30 p.m. IST. Watch the live stream on ChessBase India youtube channel with IM Sagar Shah, Amruta Mokal and IM Soumya Swaminathan. Photo: ChessBase India Live stream

ChessBase India's year 2020 in rewind

01/01/2021 -

What was the work done by the entire ChessBase India team in 2020? 750 articles were published on the website, 924 videos created on the YouTube channel, over 150 million views, 25 online tournaments with close to Rs.16,00,000 disbursed as prize money, over 32 lakh rupees raised for charity and hosting several events with an aim to empower chess professionals and enthusiasts. Over the board tournaments hardly happened during the year, however, each and every member of the ChessBase India team worked throughout 2020 to power chess in the country and the world! Here's a rewind of the entire year that gives you an overview of the work done by ChessBase India from the 1st of January to 31st of December 2020.

Airthings Masters SF Day 1: Radjabov and Aronian win the first set

01/01/2021 -

Radjabov halted Dubov's fantastic momentum of the previous day as he beat him 3-1 in the first set of Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters Semi-Finals. In all four games Dubov did not get any good opportunity against the 2019 FIDE World Cup winner. Aronian struck first against Vachier-Lagrave and then he made two draws after missing a winning chance in the second game. The French man could not salvage a draw in the fourth game after the Armenian blundered in the endgame. Second set of Semi-Finals will continue tonight Friday 1st January from 7:30 p.m. IST. Watch the live stream on ChessBase India youtube channel with IM Sagar Shah, Amruta Mokal and IM Soumya Swaminathan. Photo: ChessBase India Live stream

Pro Chess Training to begin its classes from the 1st of January 2021

31/12/2020 -

Pro Chess Training which has some of the most star studded trainers in Indian chess and the world is all set to begin with its sessions from the 1st of January 2021. There are five groups - Below 1400, 1400 to 1800, 1800-2200, 2200-2400 and above 2400! In this article you get to know the schedule of all the classes. You can check out the trainers as well as the topics of training. If you are serious about chess improvement, it can help you to take your game to the next level.

Airthings Masters QF Day 2: Dubov eliminates Carlsen

31/12/2020 -

Dubov and Aronian secured their Semi-Final spots with emphatic victories over the world champion Carlsen and Speed King Nakamura respectively in the Quarter-Finals of Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters. Dubov caused the biggest upset of the event as he beat Carlsen twice on the same day in three games. Aronian also played fantastic and eliminated Nakamura by beating him in consecutive games. Skilling Open winner So and newly crowned Russian champion Nepomniachtchi had unfortunate exits from the event as both of them drew their respective Armageddon games but got eliminated due to technicality. Semi-Finals start tonight Thursday 31st December from 7:30 p.m. IST. Watch the live stream on ChessBase India youtube channel with IM Sagar Shah, Amruta Mokal and IM Soumya Swaminathan. Photo: ChessBase India Live stream

Breaking: Leon Mendonca becomes India's 67th GM

31/12/2020 -

In a year where chess tournaments have been almost non-existent, India managed to get two GMs! G. Akash was India's 66th grandmaster and now it's Leon Mendonca who has achieved the coveted title on 30th December 2020 to become India's 67th GM. Leon's story is one of grit, determination and persistence. Being locked out in Europe and away from his family for 9 months, Leon made the best possible use of the situation, playing 16 tournaments, pumping up his Elo by 140 points and achieving all three GM norms in under three months. In this article we speak about Leon's journey and tell you more about this future world class player!

Airthings Masters QF Day 1: Advantage Aronian and Vachier-Lagrave

30/12/2020 -

Aronian and Vachier-Lagrave won the first set of the Quarter-Finals against Nakamura and So respectively in Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters. Both Nakamura and So must win the second set to keep their Semi-Final hopes alive. Carlsen-Dubov clash ended up in a 2-2 draw before both of them scoring a victory over the other. Only Radjabov-Nepomniachtchi is yet to have a single decisive result in the knockout stage. Can Nakamura and So make a comeback like they did in the Skilling Open? Find out on the second day of the Quarter-Finals tonight Wednesday 30th December from 7:30 p.m. IST. Watch the live stream on ChessBase India youtube channel with IM Sagar Shah, Amruta Mokal and IM Soumya Swaminathan. Photo: chess24 Live stream

New: ChessBase Magazine #199

29/12/2020 -

ChessBase Magazine is the most comprehensive and most sophisticated chess magazine there is. World class players analyze their brilliancies and explain the ideas behind the moves to you, opening specialists present the latest trends in opening theory and offer exciting ideas for your repertoire. Master trainers in the fields of tactics, strategy, and the endgame show you the tricks and techniques a successful tournament player needs! Digital DVD with several hours of video to learn and train. Top GMs like Duda, Edouard, Firouzja, Giri, Nielsen, Mihail Marin, Daniel King, Erwin l'Ami, Karsten Muller and many more. Photo: ChessBase

Airthings Masters Day 3: Harikrishna, Grischuk, Giri and Anton get eliminated

29/12/2020 -

Harikrishna, Grischuk, Giri and Anton get eliminated from Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters as they could not finish in the top eight of the Preliminary Stage. Carlsen finished the top of the table with 6.5/11 followed by So and Nakamura also finishing with the same score. Carlsen will face Dubov, Radjabov against Nepomniachtchi, Nakamura vs Aronian and Vachier-Lagrave will go against So in the Quarter-Finals which starts tonight Tuesday 29th December from 7:30 p.m. IST. Watch the live stream on ChessBase India youtube channel with IM Sagar Shah, Amruta Mokal and IM Soumya Swaminathan. Photo: ChessBase India Live stream

Autism and Chess - Part 1

28/12/2020 -

ASD stands for Autism Spectrum Disorder, a complex developmental condition that leads to challenges in social interaction, speech and nonverbal communication, and restricted or repetitive behaviors. People with autism or Asperger's often have special interests to which they apply themselves with great dedication. One such interest can be chess, and that provides opportunity and benefits – as described from personal experience by a young man with ASD. Illustration by Bobby Lopez

Airthings Masters Day 2: Carlsen joins the six-pack lead

28/12/2020 -

Six players share the lead at the end of day 2 of Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters. Dubov, Nakamura, Aronian, Carlsen, Radjabov and So are in the lead with 4.5/8 each respectively. Harikrishna started the day with a loss against Giri then he drew with Grischuk and Nakamura. In the final round of the day, Harikrishna had a good chance to push for a win against Nepomniachtchi but he settled for a draw. Carlsen scored his first victory of the event over Dubov and then drew the remaining three games. Round 9 continues tonight Monday 28th December from 7:30 p.m. IST. Watch the live stream on ChessBase India youtube channel with IM Sagar Shah and IM Soumya Swaminathan. Photo: ChessBase India Live stream

Airthings Masters Day 1: Harikrishna holds Carlsen to a draw

27/12/2020 -

Five players share the lead at the end of day 1 of Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters. Nakamura, Aronian, Dubov, Radjabov and So are in the lead with 2.5/4 each respectively. Harikrishna held Carlsen to a draw after they repeated moves in the fourth round. Both of them drew all their games on the first day. Only seven decisive games were played out of 24, so the winning percentage on day 1 is a staggering 29.17%. Daniil Dubov played a fantastic game against David Anton Guijarro to score a win and be in the shared lead. Round 5 continues tonight Sunday 27th December from 7:30 p.m. IST. Watch the live stream on ChessBase India youtube channel with IM Sagar Shah, Amruta Mokal and IM Soumya Swaminathan. Photo: chess24 Live stream

World Chess Championship to have title sponsor for the first time next year

26/12/2020 -

Generally when we think about a magnum opus event of a particular sport, a title sponsor is almost always associated with it. Be it FIFA, ICC, F1 or any other sporting event, the association of Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Redbull, Samsung, Adidas, Reebok, Puma, Castrol and various other brand with such sporting events have almost become synonymous to the sports fans and followers. FIDE for the first time is open to the idea of having a title sponsor for next year's World Championship. If the last nine months of the online chess boom has taught us anything, then a title sponsorship for FIDE World Championship is definitely going to be a right step in the forward direction. Photo: Nicky J Sims/Getty Images for Kaspersky Lab

Like solving problems? Here's a chance to sweat your brains and win exciting prizes!

25/12/2020 -

Think you are good at tackling knotty puzzles? Here's an opportunity to work up those mental gears of yours and cash in some amazing prizes, we present to you ChessBase India's first ever Christmas-New Year solving contest! In this article we pose you six problems to solve - yes, only six! - and if you settle them convincingly, you get to take back home some of the latest and greatest ChessBase products out there. The deadline to send solutions is the 31st of December, till 12 midnight, so clearly loads of time for cogitation. However, the one catch is, none of these problems are of the conventional mould. They are outlandish, fascinating, and most importantly, engine defying. You would need access to specialized programs to solve these devious little riddles, or else you would have to use your own grey cells!

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