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Tegernsee Masters 2020 R1: Leon holds Nisipeanu to a draw

01/11/2020 -

The number of over-the-board events taking place in the world are very few at the moment. 14-year-old boy from Goa IM Leon Luke Mendonca is still playing otb events and his quest to become India's next GM is in progress. A few days after making his maiden GM-norm, Leon has been invited to play in the Tegernsee Masters. He made a strong start as he held Germany no.2 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu to a solid draw. In Round 2, he will face Germany no.1 Matthias Bluebaum. It is definitely time for Leon to shine. How will he fare against Germany's best? Catch all the action of Round 2 tonight from 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: GM Sebastian Siebrecht

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Simple Chess in a profound way

31/10/2020 -

Altibox Norway Chess was the last major over-the-board chess event to conclude this month. At this point, it is highly unlikely for us to witness another otb super tournament before the year ends because the second wave of Covid-19 is hitting and many countries have already gone into lockdown. Anyway, Chennai resident Srikanth Govindaseshan explains a simple game of chess between two Norwegians, the world champion Carlsen and Norway no.2 Aryan Tari. He also draws simile from various poems and elaborates on the art form of chess. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Altibox Norway Chess

The Queen's Gambit - Episode 3 review

30/10/2020 -

The Queen's Gambit Episode 3 is titled 'Doubled pawns'. If you see an episode named by a specific term, chances are it will be difficult to get it right. Turns out that they did get it correctly. This episode is about Beth expanding her horizons - from being a state champion to winning tournaments all over the country and finally playing the National championship. Of course this is not a typical underdog sports movie where the protagonist battles against all odds and triumphs in the end. Nope that's not a spoiler, you have to see the episode to understand how minute things were explained in detail quite beautifully. Check out the detailed spoiler-free review of Episode 3 covering the chess aspect in great detail. Photo: Netflix stream

Nihal Sarin clinches Capechecs Online Trophy

29/10/2020 -

Just days after winning Junior Speed Chess Championship, Nihal Sarin was competing for both team India at the Asian Nations Cup as well as Capechecs Online Trophy. He helped team India get into the Knockout stage and then eventually win Silver at the Finals. That's not all, at the same time, he dominated the Capechecs Online Trophy by remaining unbeaten in the Knockout stage of the tournament. The 16-year-old wunderkind from Kerala scored 8.5/14 in the group stage, beat Bacrot and Cheparinov 2-0 each in the Quarter-finals and Semi-finals respectively. He almost beat Sarana 2-0 also in the Finals but settled for a draw in the second game as it was sufficient for him to win the event. Photo: FIDE

New: Mihail Marin - The English Opening - Tactic and Strategy Toolbox

28/10/2020 -

The English Opening (1.c4) might not be as popular as 1.e4 or 1.d4, but if White knows what he is doing the opening is powerful and dangerous. This DVD is a good way to refresh your repertoire or to start with the English and get an idea of how to play this fascinating opening without learning tons of theory. If you wish to increase your knowledge of the English Opening then you must get Marin's English Love - A complete repertoire for White after 1.c4 - Vol.1 and Vol.2. With the combined knowledge of all of them, you can definitely make sure that English Opening is your strong suit at all the tournaments you play. Photo: ChessBase

Leon wins Budapest Rigochess and makes his his maiden GM-norm

27/10/2020 -

Leon was supposed to return home in March but due to the travel restrictions caused by pandemic, he got stuck in Budapest. However that did not deter Leon from working towards his goals. He kept playing tournaments. He won a tournament in Serbia in August. Eight months after winning Budapest Rigochess International Chess Festival GM tournament, he won it for the second time in as many times and this time it was sweeter because he also scored his maiden GM-norm. He has already crossed 2500 in live rating list few months ago. So all that the Goan lad needs now is the remaining two GM-norms to become India's next GM. Photo: Niki Riga

The Queen's Gambit - Episode 2 review

26/10/2020 -

The Queen's Gambit continue its momentum in the second episode. It shows the journey of a chess player from the beginner to a tournament player in episode 2. Due to involvement of Kasparov and Pandolfini, you can be rest assured that chess part in this mini-series will be absolutely authentic. Will we see some trash talk and blitzing out moves? Sure from dramatization, it has to be done for the general audience. The series showcases various nuances of the game as well as what a player has to endure to make a name and get into the big leagues. The journey in chess is not at all easy until you reach at the very top. Check out the detailed spoiler-free review of Episode 2 covering the chess aspect in great detail. Photo: Netflix stream

Asian Online Nations: Indian Women clinch Gold, Men win Silver

25/10/2020 -

Indian Women looked strong from the beginning of the tournament and they finished strong by beating Indonesia emphatically 6-2 to clinch the Gold. Both Padmini and Nandhiddaa were absolutely fantastic in the knockout stage as they scored 6.0/6 each respectively, Bhakti contributed an important 3.5/4 and Vaishali scored 4.5/6. Captain Mary Ann made two important draws and made all the right decisions. Indian Men's team couldn't overcome the Australia challenge throughout the event as they lost the first Duel by minimum margin 2.5-1.5 and drew the second 2-2, resulting in settling for the Silver. Catch all the action of the final day in this report. Photo: Various sources

Master Class with Vladimir Kramnik

25/10/2020 -

It is always a wonderful opportunity to interact and learn from a World Champion. The 14th World Champion will be doing a webinar with World Chess on Saturday 31st of October 2020 at 9.30 p.m. IST. The topic of the session is "What is prophylaxis in Chess and its importance." You will be able to ask questions to Kramnik and also get your doubts answered. In this article we tell you how to seize this opportunity, how Kramnik explains games, ideas and much more, so that you understand how detailed he is in explanations and get a preview of his Master Class. Photo: Amruta Mokal

Asian Nations Online: Indian Men and Women are through to the Finals

24/10/2020 -

Indian Men and Women are aiming for Gold as they are looking the strongest they have ever been in the entire event. Adhiban is back in his form, so is Sethuraman. Only Sasikiran suffered the sole defeat among the Indian in the entire Semi-Final. Indian Men beat Kazakhstan 5.5-2.5 and Indian Women beat Mongolia 7.5-0.5 in the Semi-Finals. The Women's team scored the exact same score as Quarter-Finals, only their first and second Duel scores got interchanged. The Men's team will face Australia and Women's team will be up against Indonesia in the Finals tomorrow on Sunday 25th October from 11:30 a.m. IST onwards. While the Women have already beaten their final opponent in the preliminaries by 3-1, the Men's team needs to get even as they drew with Australia 2-2 earlier. Photo: Various sources

The Queen's Gambit - Episode 1 review

24/10/2020 -

A lot of movies have been made where chess was either a backdrop, center piece or just one of the key elements to a mystery or climax. But there has not been any mainstream drama series where chess is the main focal point. Netflix decided to adapt The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis into a seven episode mini-series. If you are wondering why we are talking about a Netflix series on a chess portal, then we must tell you that Kasparov and Bruce Pandolfini are the Special Consultants of this mini-series. Not only that, Chess Boxing founder late Iepe Rubingh is the On-Set Chess Consultant. Now you can be rest assured that there won't be odd chess board orientation or some incorrect checkmates. Photo: Pinterest

Asian Nations Online: Indian Men and Women rush to the Semi-Finals

23/10/2020 -

Both Indian Men and Women made a brilliant start to the Knockout stages by beating Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan respectively. While the Men's team registering both victories of the Duel by narrowest margin, the Women's team whitewashed in the first battle and in the second one they conceded only one draw. With Adhiban, Sethuraman coming back to form, one can only hope Indian Men will go for nothing less than Gold. Indian Men will face Kazakhstan and Indian Women will face Mongolia in the Semi-Final Duels tomorrow Saturday 24th October from 11:30 a.m. IST onwards. Let us know your prediction. Photo: Various sources

Make Your Move Fundraiser Blitz Below 2100 Qualifier Schedule revealed

23/10/2020 -

Registration for Make Your Move Fundraiser Blitz Open (Below 2100) is closed. That means the schedule is available now. There will be five Qualifiers from 26th to 30th October 2020. Each player is randomly drawn into one Qualifier event and they all start at 5 p.m. IST. Five players each from Under-14, Under-19 and Open category from each Qualifiers will advance to the Finals which will take place on 31st October. That means 15 players will qualify from each Qualifier and total 75 players will play in the Finals where the total prize fund is ₹100000. Those who have registered for this event, check your schedule and gear up to Qualify, Win the Finals and grab the golden opportunity to play against Vidit. Photo: Niklesh Jain

Asian Online Nations Cup Quarter-Finals: Men against Mongolia, women versus Kyrgyzstan

23/10/2020 -

We have entered the final three days of the Asian Online Nations Cup 2020. Team India will has made it to the final 8 in both open and women sections. From now onwards there is no margin for error as the format is Knock-out. The open team will now face Mongolia in the Quarter Finals, while the women team will be up against Kyrgyzstan. The individual board medals were given after the nine rounds of Swiss league itself and have been won by Nihal Sarin, Vaishali and Mary Ann Gomes (Gold), Sasikiran and Padmini Rout (Silver). We tell you all about the Quarter finals, format, tiebreaks and much more. 

World Online School Tournament Expo Dubai 2020 registration is on

22/10/2020 -

Spanish Pavilion of Expo Dubai 2020 is organizing and promoting a large online chess tournament which is also enthusiastically supported by FIDE. The tournament is open to schools from all over the world. All school children can participate and the top teams will qualify for the final in Dubai Expo 2020. Spanish Chess Federation (FEDA) and the Ibero-American Federation (FEBDA) has already shown their support for this initiative. The registration for this gargantuan scholastic tournament ends on 12th November 2020. So hurry up, register your schools right now! Photo: Press release

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