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Arpita, Srishti, Akshaya and Priyanka are in a four-way lead

05/11/2019 -

Arpita Mukherjee, Srishti Pandey, Bommini Mounika Akshaya and Priyanka K are in a four-way lead with a score of 6.0/7 each at the conclusion of round 7 of 34th National Junior girls 2019. Arpita, Srishti and Priyanka K all three scored wins in both round 6 and 7, only Akshaya made a draw which was winning for her and then she won her next round. In the open section, Mitrabha maintained his sole lead with 6.5/7, after being held for a draw by Aaryan Varshney in round 6. Aaryan and top seed Koustav Chatterjee are closely following behind at 6.0/7 each. Action packed round 6 and 7 report contains annotated games and photos. Photo: IA Jitendra Choudhary

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Tuesday King Hunts with GM Saptarshi Roy Parts IV & V

05/11/2019 -

The Tuesday King Hunts series, where Grandmaster Saptarshi Roy analysed some very instructive attacking play through a series of five videos, came to an end on the 8th of last month. In this write-up we review and give a gist of parts IV and V of the same. The penultimate part of the series featured a Semi-Slav brilliancy by the ever imaginative Vadim Zvjaginsev, while in the final lecture Saptarshi covered one of his own tournament encounters against GM Laxman Rajaram. The one obvious thing common in both games was Black launching an unstoppable attack and finishing off the party with an elaborate, spectacular chase of the white king! If you are a fan of tactical and dynamic chess then this article is just for you.  

Laxman wins All India Rapid Rating at Nagpur

05/11/2019 -

Top seed GM Laxman R R of ICF scored an unbeaten 8.0/9 to win All India Rapid Rating at Nagpur, Maharashtra. Local player FM Shailesh Dravid of Nagpur also finished at 8.0/9, however since he suffered a loss against the eventual champion in round 5, he was placed second. IM Nubairshah Shaikh scored 7.5/9 to secure third position. Total 218 players from nine different states across the nation participated in this two-day rapid rating tournament organized by Jai Sai Welfare Foundation at Nagpur, Maharashtra on 31st October and 1st November 2019. Total prize fund ₹302000 was distributed among the prize winners. Photo: IA Swapnil Bansod

Mitrabha takes sole lead at 49th National Junior 2019

04/11/2019 -

IM Mitrabha Guha takes sole lead at the conclusion of round 5 of 49th National Junior 2019 Open. Mitrabha (WB) defeated FM Nitish Belurkar (Goa) convincingly to end the day with 5.0/5. Top seed IM Koustav Chatterjee also got back to his winning ways by beating FM Jeet Jain. The remaining three IMs Rajdeep, Srijit and Anuj, all of them scored a victory each. In the girls section, top two boards had an uneventful quick draw. Arushi's dream run was over by the top seed in the girls section WIM Priyanka Nutakki. Second seeded WIM Arpita Mukherjee survived a massive scare in a game where she should have had a comfortable win. WIM Sakshi Chitlange suffered a loss against her state mate, Vishwa Shah. Photo: IA Jitendra Choudhary

Bernadskiy wins 23rd OIBM, Sethuraman and Sandipan finish shared third

04/11/2019 -

23rd OIBM Tegernsee witnessed Ukrainian domination as Vitaliy Bernadskiy and Pavel Eljanov claimed first and second position. Among the Indians, both Sethuraman and Sandipan scored 7.0/9 each and they finished shared third. After squandering multiple winning chances in the penultimate round, Sethuraman won his final round game with ease. In the last two rounds, Sandipan played some inspired chess and they are absolutely a must see where he showcases his creativity with sharp play. Padmini scored a 21-move miniature in the penultimate round and utilized her king beautifully in the last two rounds to finish at 6.5/9, being the only woman to finish in top 30. Photo: OIBM official site 

Your Spanish is Fab! Part 1

04/11/2019 -

In 2018 an Italian American achieved one of the most prestigious honours in the history of the game - he qualified for a match that would decide who the World Chess Champion will be. He lost, but left many surprised as to how he out-prepared and out-played the Magnus Force in the classical portion of the match. He is none other than Fabiano Caruana, the current World No.2. Being a 1.e4 player his entire life, he has shared his deep knowledge about the Ruy Lopez in a 3-DVD series, acclaimed by amateurs and professionals alike. Tanmay Srinath takes a closer look in this comprehensive review. Thumbnail image: David Llada

Srihari holds Koustav in 49th National Junior 2019

03/11/2019 -

Srihari L R of Tamil Nadu continued his solid form by holding top seed in the open section IM Koustav Chatterjee to a draw. FM Jeet Jain of Gujarat used element of surprise to beat Harshavardhan G B of Tamil Nadu. IM Srijit Paul survived quite a scare as his opponent FM Aaryan Varshney of Delhi missed his opportunity to gain decisive advantage and perhaps score a full point. Among the girls, Toshali V of Andhra Pradesh shocked WIM Arpita Mukherjee of West Bengal. Arushi Kotwal continued her momentum and held WIM Sakshi Chitlange to a draw despite being better for the majority of the game. Vyshnavi Chinnam of Andhra Pradesh beat WFM Srishti Pandey. Three-way lead in the open section and four-way lead in the girls section at the conclusion of round 4. Photo: IA Jitendra Choudhary

The clash of generations ends in a tie

03/11/2019 -

Nihal Sarin held back and Anatoly Karpov held his own - in short, that's what happened in the battle of two generations that took place yesterday in Cap d'Agde, France. The 15-year-old Indian phenom managed to create chances in almost every game but surprisingly failed to capitalize on them. The first two rapid games ended in draws and in the blitz section it was the 68-year-old legend who dealt the first blow. Nihal was in a must-win situation in the final round and the pressure sort of goaded him to go for the kill; he played actively right from the start, won an exchange on move 17 and then finished things off smoothly in just 28 moves. Thus, the four-game match came to an end with a 2-2 tie between the players.

New: ChessBase Magazine #192

03/11/2019 -

Fan and financier: The chess world needs more personalities like Rex Sinquefield. Star analyses: Annotated games by Anand, Giri, Vidit, Vitiugov, Tomashevsky among others. Benoni forever! Tanmay Srinath’s active recipe vs. the Four Pawns Attack. The Chinese Dragon — Igor Stohl proves Black is fine after 10…Rb8!? Who surprises whom first? Niclas Huschenbeth dissects his World Cup victory over Naiditsch. Attacking ideas vs. the Italian Game — Mihail Marin shows how White succeeds on the kingside...and much more!

Tarun Kanyamarala wins Limerick Open 2019

03/11/2019 -

Indian origin 15-year-old FM Tarun Kanyamarala scored 5.5/6, remained undefeated to win Limerick Open 2019. He finished a half point ahead of the runner-up FM Gabriel Voiteanu and FM Henry Li, both scored an unbeaten 5.0/6 each to secure second and third position respectively. In the under-1400 section Atharva Paibir scored an unbeaten 5.5/6 to win it. He finished a half point ahead of the runner-up Akshay Ranade. Dylan Murphy scored 4.5/6 to be placed third. The tournament was organized by John Cassidy from 26th to 28th October at South Court Hotel, Limerick in Ireland. Total 75 players participated this three-day rating tournament. Here is a pictorial report of the event. Photo: Limerick Chess Club

Arushi showcases her 'Never give up' mindset

02/11/2019 -

Arushi Kotwal showcased her fighting spirit as she completely turned things around from a loss position to a win. Rutumbara Bidhar missed a few opportunities and eventually held top seed in the girls section, Priyanka Nutakki to a draw. Koustav had a narrow escape against the reigning National Amateur champion Kartavya Anadkat. Delhi's own Arjun Gupta held Rajdeep to a draw and Saina Salonika lost to Vyshnavi Chinnam in round 3 of 49th National Junior open and 34th National Junior girls respectively. In round 2, Pushkar Dere held Anuj Shrivatri and Miracle Panda held Isha Sharma to a draw. We bring you photos, games and analysis from day 2 of National Juniors 2019. Photo: IA Jitendra Choudhary

Vishy Anand to join forces with Microsense to create future champions in India

02/11/2019 -

One of the companies that is supporting Indian chess in a big way is Microsense Networks. Based in Chennai, the co-founder and Managing Director of the company S. Kailasanathan is a chess lover and a former state champion of Tamil Nadu. The company supports over 20 chess talents of India and sponsored the Kramnik Microsense India chess program that took place recently in Geneva. On 31st of October, they held a felicitation ceremony where three of the youngsters of Indian chess - Raunak Sadhwani, Prithu Gupta and P. Iniyan were awarded with Rs. 1 lakh each and feted by none other than five-time World Champion Vishy Anand. At the event Kailasanathan and Vishy Anand made a very important announcement. What was it? We tell you all about it in this article.

It was not Sandipan's day

02/11/2019 -

Sandipan suffered his first loss of the tournament against Ukraine's strong GM Pavel Eljanov in round 7. In round 6, Sandipan held former World Cup winner legendary Gata Kamsky to a draw. After suffering a loss in round 5, making a short a draw in round 6, Sethuraman squashed his opponent of round 7 in just 11 moves. Padmini suffered her first loss in round 7 after scoring an emphatic victory in round 5 and a topsy-turvy draw in round 6. Gukesh scored three consecutive clinical victories and is now set to face Gata Kamsky in the penultimate round of the tournament. There is a five-way lead at the top with 6.0/7 between Pavel Eljanov, Anton Demchenko, Timur Gareyev, Sergei Azarov and Vitaliy Bernadskiy at 23rd OIBM Tegernsee in Germany. Photo: OIBM Official site

Top seeds make a smooth start at National Juniors 2019

02/11/2019 -

49th National Junior open and 34th National Junior girls started smoothly for all top seeds in round 1 at Suncity World School in Gurgaon, Haryana. Exactly a week ago World Junior concluded at the nation's capital New Delhi. Total 172 in open and 115 in girls section are taking part from various states across the country. Three out of the top four seeds in the open section are from Kolkata representing West Bengal. Since the defending champion champion in the open section, GM Karthik Venkataraman has exceeded the age limit, a new champion is guaranteed to be crowned, whereas WIM Sakshi Chitlange is looking forward to defend her National Junior title in her final attempt at the tournament. Photo: IA Jitendra Choudhary

A great friendship match between players of Indonesia and India comes to an end

02/11/2019 -

The rapid and blitz match between players of India and Indonesia came to an end with the team ChessBase India winning the event with a score of 155.5 versus Indonesia's 144.5. The hosts had a 10-point lead after the rapid section and the score stood at 105-95. In the blitz event things were extremely close and India managed to edge out their rivals with a score of 50.5-49.5. This resulted in an overall victory of 155.5-144.5. The event proved to be a great learning experience for both sides. Apart from chess, it also created an atmosphere of friendship and camaraderie between two countries. The event was jointly organized by Percasi (Indonesian Chess Association), ChessBase India and Chess Gurukul. We thank each one involved in this endeavour for making it a big success.

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