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Seven medals for India at the World Youth 2019

12/10/2019 -

The World Youth 2019 turned out to be a good event for India as the contingent won seven out of the 18 medals at stake. Praggnanandhaa provided the biggest cheer with the gold in under-18 open. The silver medals were won by Vantika Agrawal in under-18 girls, Srihari LR in under-14 open and Divya Deshmukh in under-14 girls. Bronze medals went to Sreeshwan Maralakshikari in under-14 open, Rakshitta Ravi in under-14 girls and Aronyak Ghosh in under-16 open. Although in terms of number of medals, India had the highest, Russia was the best performing nation with three gold medals! In this article we give you the summary of all the champions in different age categories.

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Grand Swiss R02: Adhiban on a roll, Vishy bounces back

12/10/2019 -

Playing the black pieces, in round two, Adhiban Baskaran displayed some really superior handling of the Open Spanish to outplay his talented 18-year-old opponent Jeffrey Xiong and pull off his second consecutive win. Vishy Anand also made an emphatic comeback by registering a crushing victory over Israel's Tal Baron, while Raunak Sadhwani kept up his sensational performance by holding the former world champion challenger Sergey Karjakin to a draw. The FIDE chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 has already taken a sharp turn. By the end of second round itself, in the field of total 154 top-class Grandmasters, it is just five players now who lead with perfect scores of 2.0/2 points each. Adhiban is the only Indian in this group which is led by Fabiano Caruana and also includes Wang Hao, Bu Xiangzhi, and Alexei Shirov.

World Youth 2019 Rd.10: How many medals can India win?

12/10/2019 -

The penultimate round of the World Youth Championships 2019 was filled with action. Praggnanandhaa continued his sprint towards the title in under-18 open section by winning his game against Paulius Pultinevicius. Shant Sargsyan was saved by the skin of his teeth against Mitrabha Guha and is still right on the heels of Praggnanandhaa. Polina Shuvalova keeps her lead intact in girls under-18. Nazerke Nurgali has finally managed to edge out Leya Garifullina in girls under-16 and Rudik Makarian has taken the sole lead in under-16 open. Aydin Suleymanli from Azerbaijan leads in the open under-14 while Bat-Erdene Mungunzuul has come strongly to the top as the sole leader in girls under-14. Last round to be played on 12th of October when the 18 medal winners will be decided. 

World Youth 2019 Rd.9: Four sole leaders

11/10/2019 -

The ninth round was a critical one to determine some of the sole leaders. In the under-14 open section it is Aydin Suleymanli, who seems to be firmly in the driver's seat with 7.5/9. Eline Roebers has been the surprise of the tournament as she leads the under-14 girls section. The under-16 open section saw a huge upset on board one when the top seeded Hans Niemann lost his game to Aronyak Ghosh. In the girls section, the deadlock between Nurgali and Garifullina hasn't been resolved. Under-18 open saw Praggnanandhaa pick up the sole lead by beating Zarubitski. He is closely pursued by Shant Sargsyan. Polina Shuvalova mantains her lead in the girls under-18. Round nine report from Mumbai by Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal. 

Grand Swiss R01: Vishy's misfortune and Raunak's bravado

11/10/2019 -

The FIDE Grand Swiss 2019 began with a disaster for the five-time World Champion Vishy Anand as he was outplayed by the Russian Grandmaster Evgeniy Najer in merely thirty moves. Vishy's loss was perhaps the most unexpected in a day which saw many small and big surprises. The best result for the Indian contingent was fetched by the 13-year-old Raunak Sadhwani who defeated his strong 2662 rated opponent, Sanan Sjugirov, in an enterprising manner. Adhiban showed some sparkling combinative play to demolish his English adversary Wu Li, while Vidit's technical finesse triumphed over fellow compatriot Sethuraman. In this detailed report we bring you photos, analyses, results, and more from the first day of action here in Isle of Man.

Live games of Grand Swiss 2019

10/10/2019 -

The erstwhile chess.com Isle of Man International has evolved to become the newest addition to the World Championship cycle 2019-2020. The FIDE chess.com Grand Swiss, as it is now being called, has officially been inaugurated yesterday (October 9th) at the Comis Hotel in Douglas, Isle of Man. 154 top class Grandmasters from 42 nations are all set to battle it out. A place in the eight-player Candidates tournament, to be held in March-April of next year, is at stake. Moreover, the prize fund for this eleven-round swiss event is a whopping $433,000 with the first place worth an eye-popping $70,000. The latter detail has attracted none other than the current World Champion Magnus Carlsen and World no.2 Fabiano Caruana to join the party. There are fifteen Indian players, led by the Madras Tiger Vishy Anand himself, who are competing in this event. On this page you can follow all the action live with timely commentary and updates.

World Youth 2019 Rd.8: In the battle of Indian GMs, Pragg beats Iniyan

10/10/2019 -

The eighth round of the World Youth 2019 was a critical one. Some of the leaders are not letting go of their grip of the top spots, while in some sections, motivated players are coming up with back to back wins to stake their claim on the title. Abinandhan continued with yet another win. The 1830 rated youngsters now has a performance of 2598. Praggnanandhaa beat Iniyan to join Aryan Gholami in the lead in under-18 open section. Hans Niemann is unstoppable in the under-16 open. The American chalked up yet another victory. Shuvalova maintains her lead in girls under-18 while there is very little to choose between Nurgali and Garifullina who are both winning their games in girls under-16. A detailed report from Mumbai, India. 

Aradhya Garg dominates Nurtr DCA Open Rapid Rating

10/10/2019 -

Third seeded Aradhya Garg of Delhi scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Nurtr DCA Open Rapid Rating 2019. He finished a full point ahead of the pack of nine other players who finished at 7.5/9. Athul Krishna S and Harshit Pawar also scored 7.5/9 each and they were placed second and third respectively according to their tie-break scores. Total 374 players participated from all over the country including a player from Nepal and a ten-year-old kid from Turkey. The tournament was jointly organized by Delhi Chess Association and Nurtr. Entry fee was only ₹500. Total Cash Prize ₹101000 was distributed among the prize winners. Photo: IA Kaviraj Sawant

Giuseppe Lettieri wins Flims Open in a 'Dream Castle'

10/10/2019 -

FM Giuseppe Lettieri of Italy scored 5.0/5 to win Flims Open. Giuseppe received 500 Swiss Francs. He finished a full point ahead of Brian James Alkire of USA to win the championship. Bernd Reinhardt of Germany scored 3.5/5 along with two other players. Due to a better tie-break score, he secured the second runner-up position. Total 20 players from four different countries Germany, Italy, Switzerland and USA, took part in this three-day five-round Swiss league tournament. The tournament took place in a beautiful Schweizerhof Hotel. We bring you a pictorial report of the tournament. Photo: Claudio Boschetti

Sharjah invites you to the 10th edition of International Cup for Women

09/10/2019 -

Chess & Culture Club for Sharjah Women invites all women chess players to the 10th Sharjah International Cup for Women which will be held at Sharjah Chess Club from 3rd - 13th January 2020. The tournament is open to all women with a valid FIDE ID. Entry fee is only $30. First prize is $3000 and a trophy. Conditions is also offered for selected rating category players. Daily one round gives the players plenty of time to prepare for their next game, only 7th January has a double round. That's not all, on Friday 10th January 2020, there will be Fischer Random Chess. Registration is only accepted through the official site. Photo: Tournament Circular

World Youth 2019 R07: Who is the 1830-rated player performing at an Elo of 2568!

08/10/2019 -

Russia came to the under-14 open section with two medal hopefuls Volodar Murzin (2433) and Andrey Tsvetkov (2382) . They both were beaten by the same Indian player - Abinandhan R. And guess Abinandhan's rating? Just 1830! The youngster from Tamil Nadu has played some amazing chess at the World Youth Championships 2019 to perform at an Elo of 2568 and already gain 211 Elo points! In this report we have a look at Abinandhan's games. We also show you Hans Neimann's fine win over Rudik Makarian in under-16 open and Aryan Gholami's victory to snatch sole lead in under-18 open. But the game of the day was definitely Polina Shuvalova's rook and queen sacrifice! A beautiful pictorial report from Mumbai.

Anand's last chance to make it to the Candidates 2020

08/10/2019 -

The highly anticipated FIDE World Cup 2019 came to an abrupt and heartbreaking end for the Indians recently. Despite a promising start, the players representing the country - ten of them in total - were all eliminated one by one after just three rounds of the tournament. The tragedy befell barely a few weeks ago and now there already is another exciting event around the corner where the best of Indian chess will once again have the opportunity to prove their mettle. The FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss is set to begin only day after tomorrow and will continue till the 21st of this month. Like the World Cup this also is a qualification event of the 2019-2020 World Championship Cycle and it only gets better as this time there are fifteen Indians ready to take once again on the World's absolute elites. In this preview article we bring all the information that you need to know before the grand chess gala kicks off.

Manigandan wins 15th KCM Open

08/10/2019 -

Ninth seeded S S Manigandan of Madurai, Tamil Nadu scored an unbeaten 8.0/9 to win 15th KCM Open. IM Al Muthaiah also scored 8.0/9, however due to a better tie-break score, Manigandan was declared the winner of the tournament and Muthaiah had to settle for the runner-up position. Senthil Maran scored 7.5/9 and secured the second runner-up position. Total 339 players from four different states and one union territory participated in the tournament across the nation. The fifteenth edition of the tournament was organized by Kovai Chess Mates Sports Trust from 28th September to 2nd October 2019 at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Photo: R M Ramakrishnen / Kovai Chess Mates Sports Trust

World Youth 2019 Round 6: Just 14 and already a professional - Aydin Suleymanli

07/10/2019 -

There are many strong players all across the world who are strong at the age of 14. But how many of them have the courage to say in a public interview that they are professionals? Meet Aydin Suleymanli, the 14-year-old from Azerbaijan, who is the leader in the under-14 open section. He played an excellent endgame to grind out a win from a drawish position against Aditya Samant (2334) of India. In this report we get to know more about this youngster. The other sole leaders after round six in the event are Leya Garifullina (5.5/6) in the under-16 girls and Rudik Makarian (5.5/6) in the under-16 open. We bring you a detailed report with pictures and analysis from Mumbai.

Likhit Chilukuri becomes the Akshayakalpa Karnataka State Chess Champion

07/10/2019 -

Nine rounds of closely contested chess battles at the Akshayakalpa Karnataka State Championship came to a successful end on Sunday. Out of the hard-fought competition, it was 21-year-old Likhit Chilukuri who emerged as the clear champion with 8.5/9 points. Prachura P.P. and Parthasarathy R. followed him closely just half a point behind with 8.0/9 each, finishing second and third respectively. WIM Isha Sharma suffered a shock defeat in the penultimate round in the hands of Jagadish P and ended up finishing fourteenth. Thus, the event didn't turn out to be a memorable one for the top seed. In this final article our author Hinduja Reddy brings you the highlights of all the important moments from the last day of the tournament.

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