chessbase india logo

Why you should play Kathmandu Open

26/05/2018 -

Kathmandu is the capital city of Nepal. It is situated at the lap of the Himalayas. The natural beauty is excruciatingly enchanting. The first edition of Kathmandu Open 2018 witnessed the participation of 12 different countries including 9 GMs, 9 IMs and a few other FM, WFM and CMs. The tournament had the total prize money of roughly INR 6.2 lacs or US$10000, with the first prize being NRS 2 lacs or INR 1.24 lacs. Chief sponsor of the event, KNP Japan has promised to hold this tournament for the next two years. We bring you a pictorial and video report of why Kathmandu Open is a must play tournament.

ChessBase 18 and Mega 2025 are here

ChessBase 18 is an all-new program that helps you manage all your databases as an ambitious player. Mega Database 2025 has 11 million games with over 113,000 games annotated by masters. The cost of ChessBase 18 is Rs.4499/- and the cost of Mega Database 2025 is Rs.6499/- However, if you go for the combo the total amount comes to Rs.8999 (instead of 10,998/-) helping you save Rs. 1999/-.

ChessBase 18 + Mega 2025 Combo

India to host a trifecta of Closed WGM Tournaments!

25/05/2018 -

It's no secret that Indian chess has taken huge leaps in the past few years. Not only do we have a strong league of players, we also host a decent number of international tournaments every year. The only thing missing was that there weren't any closed events that were organised. Well, we're proud to announce that the All India Chess Federation has taken care of this too. This year, India will be hosting not one, but three closed WGM tournaments! Mumbai is to host the first one of this triplet from June 12, 2018. Tournament organiser, Praful Zaveri shares some insights on the Mumbai leg of the series. 

Srinath Narayanan wins LIC 3rd Kolkata International Open 2018

24/05/2018 -

GM Srinath Narayanan wins LIC 3rd Kolkata Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2018 at The Newtown School, jointly organized by Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy and AllSport Foundation. Srinath made a quick draw with GM Shyam Sundar to clinch the title. He finished with a performance rating of 2737 and got richer by ₹3 lacs. GM Deepan Chakkravarthy finished at first runner-up position by winning his last two games thanks to his devastating attacks. Top seed and one of the candidate for FIDE Presidency, GM Nigel Short secured the second runner-up position. We have a detailed report with games, positions, photos and videos from the last round and the prize distribution ceremony.

Swayams Mishra and Prithu Gupta shine at the Llucmajor Open 2018 in Mallorca

24/05/2018 -

The seventh edition of the Llucmajor Open 2018 was held from the 13th to the 20th of May 2018 in the island of Mallorca near Spain. Seven Indians went to the event that had 138 players from 28 countries. IM Swayams Mishra and IM Prithu Gupta both performed admirably to stay unbeaten and score 6.5/9. Both of them played some nice games and gained some rating points. They share their favourite game with us. While Swayams chose a relatively quiet and positional struggle against WGM Olga Dolzhikova in the Exchange French as his favourite game, Prithu went for his exciting last round victory over Stany G.A.  

Kolkata 2018 Round 8: Deep disaster causes Srinath to take sole lead

22/05/2018 -

Top board of the penultimate round had the quickest and most unexpected finish of the day. When everyone saw them shaking hands from far away, the first thing that struck in everyone's mind is, they accepted a quick threefold repetition. But that was not the case. Caissa smiled upon Srinath and he managed to defeat the overnight leader in a very quick manner. Top seed and FIDE Presidential candidate, GM Nigel Short drew with GM Sandipan Chanda and remained in the title hunt. All players in the top group are in with a chance for the title, but if Srinath wins he goes home with the trophy and Rs.3,00,000! Photo: Amruta Mokal

Live Games from LIC 3rd Kolkata International Open GM Chess Tournament 2018

21/05/2018 -

LIC 3rd Kolkata International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2018 is headlined by FIDE Presidential Candidate GM Nigel Short. He is joined by 27 GMs, 31 IMs, 2 WGMs from 12-different countries comprising of a total of 193 players. The tournament is jointly organized by Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy and AllSport Foundation. It is going to take place in The Newtown School from 14th to 22nd May 2018. Total prize money ₹15 lacs is up for grabs with the first prize being ₹3 lacs. You can see top 20 games live in each round and replay any game from the previous round. Photo: Amruta Mokal

Kolkata 2018 Round 7: It's Deep, Short and Srinath!

21/05/2018 -

No sole leader has been able to sustain for more than a round at the Kolkata Open 2018. Ivan Rozum raced ahead with 5.0/5, but then lost his game to Adam Tukhaev. Tukhaev with 5.5/6 was the sole leader, but in the seventh round was beaten by Nigel Short in a fine game by the English GM. Deep Sengupta showed his class and outplayed Tajik GM Farrukh Amonatov, while GM Srinath Narayanan was extremely lucky to win his game against Karthikeyan Murali. We have a pictorial report on not just round seven but also on the dinner party that was held after the round. 

Ju Wenjun is the new Women's World Champion

20/05/2018 -

Reigning World Women Rapid Champion GM Ju Wenjun defeated GM Tan Zhongyi with a score of 5.5-4.5 to win the 10-match World Championship. The FIDE Women's World Championship Match 2018 took place in two stages. The first half consisting of first five games from 3rd to 9th May, took place in Shanghai, China and the later half, the last five games were held in Chongqing, China from 12th to 18th May. Ju took an early lead by scoring 3.5/5, which means she just needed 2 points in the last four games which she had no trouble getting as she made four consecutive draws and became third consecutive Chinese player to become the World Champion after Hou Yifan and Tan Zhongyi. Photo: Gu Xiaobing

Kolkata 2018 Round 6: Momentary lapse in concentration costs Rozum the full point!

20/05/2018 -

Everyone thought he was cruising towards victory. Everyone was sure he would win the game. And then Ivan Rozum moved his king inadvertently to g7 instead of g8 and in a flash he moved from a winning to a completely lost position. That's how cruel the game of chess is! Check out this game in which Ivan plays beautiful chess to outplay GM Adam Tukhaev, only to fall at the final hurdle. Tukhaev is now the sole leader with 5.5/6. He is followed by eight GMs on 5.0/6, which includes two Kolkata lads Sandipan Chanda and Deep Sengupta. Round 6 report from Kolkata. 

The launch of Academy Chess League

19/05/2018 -

ChessBase India launches its all new initiative - Academy Chess League. An online playing league where academies/schools from different parts of India and the world fight it out against each other in a serious long game of chess (45 min+10 sec). The main aim of the league is to provide a platform for players to fight for the honour of their academy/school and at the same time improve as chess players! It is for the first time that such an initiative has been taken in the world of chess. ChessBase India invites all the academies/schools in India and the world to take part in this unique concept and ensure that their students become stronger chess players.  

Kolkata 2018 Round 5: Ivan Rozum shows you what the art of being means!

19/05/2018 -

The sole leader at the 3rd LIC Kolkata GM International 2018 is GM Ivan Rozum from Russia. Ivan has been showing phenomenal technique at this event beating all of his opponents in endgames. Against Deep Sengupta in the fifth round he gave a model presentation of how sometimes "being" in chess is more important than "doing". Ivan played perhaps one of the finest positional games of the tournament to outwit Deep Sengupta. Rozum is pursued by three players Amonatov, Srinath and Tukhaev on 4.5/5, with a huge number of players on 4.0/5. Detailed explanation of Rozum's win, pictures, videos and more from Kolkata. 

Kolkata 2018 Round 4: Gukesh beats Aravindh Chithambaram

18/05/2018 -

After four rounds of the Kolkata GM International 2018 we have two leaders on 100% score - GM Deep Sengupta and GM Ivan Rozum. The two will face off in the fifth round on the top board. The biggest news of round five was 12-year-old IM D. Gukesh winning his game against 2597 rated Aravindh Chithambaram. In a drawn position Aravindh, thoroughly dejected, resigned the game. In this report we have some game analysis and pictures for you. We also have a huge collection of videos where you will get a lot to learn from masters like Chanda, Prasad, Nihal Sarin and little boy from Assam Shahil Dey. 

Kolkata 2018 Round 3: And then there were eight!

17/05/2018 -

Top seed Nigel Short, along with seven others are leading with a perfect score at the end of round 3 of LIC 3rd Kolkata International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2018. Short extracted water out of stone when his opponent Shyam tried too hard in a seemingly equal position in the endgame. Aravindh had an unusual day as he missed a clear win in time pressure against strong IM Rathnakaran Kantholi which was evident by his repeated nodding. We have photos, videos in-depth analysis, interviews and tactical positions from round 3 in this report. Try your hand at solving the first four positions in the report - tactics that were executed by the masters and see if you can match them! Photos: Amruta Mokal

CBIJ #05: Mothers's Day Edition!

17/05/2018 -

This week's CBIJ (ChessBase India Juniors) article brings to a special Mother's Week Edition! Instead of the perspectives of the juniors, we decided to have a look at what the chess moms have to say! Their take on the world of their juniors is unique and yet shares a lot in common. Featured in this article are chess moms Sonal Patel, Saimeera Ravi, Vanita Noronha, Rekha Patil, Kusum Mittal, Anita Mendonca, Priti Mahendru and Shilpa Bhagat. This article is a tribute to every mother who supports her child's chess career in her special way. Check out today's trivia as well.

Kolkata 2018 Round 2: WIM Vantika Agrawal shows how to beat a 2600+ GM!

16/05/2018 -

WIM Vantika Agrawal pulled the biggest upset of the tournament when she defeated two-time National Premier champion, GM Karthikeyan Murali in the 2nd round of LIC 3rd Kolkata International Open 2018. Rithvik Raja was a complete piece up against Abhijeet Gupta, but Mr. Commonwealth survived. Experienced IM D.V. Prasad has come to this tournament with great energy as he beat the in-form GM Deepan Chakkravarthy in Spanish game. We have a lot of material for you in this report with game analysis, excellent pictures and an interview with the FIDE Presidential candidate Nigel Short.

Contact Us