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Arjun, Gukesh, Nihal, Pragg to battle Carlsen and co. at World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025

26/12/2025 -

Press Conference and Draw of Lots were held a day before the start of FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2025. A total of 42 Indians, 29 in Open and 13 in the Women are slated to take part which is the highest ever. Volodar Murzin, Humpy Koneru, Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Wenjun Ju return to defend their World Rapid and Blitz titles. Arjun Erigaisi, World Champion - D Gukesh, Nihal Sarin, R Praggnanandhaa, Pentala Harikrishna, Raunak Sadhwani, Pranav Venkatesh, Aravindh Chithambaram, Surya Sekhar Ganguly, Narayanan S L, Humpy Koneru, Harika Dronavalli, Women's World Cup 2025 champion - Divya Deshmukh and Vaishali R are the top Indians in the fray. Five rounds of Rapid in the Open and four in the Women will be played today. Round 1 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

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ChessBase Christmas Puzzle Week

25/12/2025 -

Christmas day is usually celebrated with a Christmas tree – in problem chess circles occasionally with a puzzle shaped like a Christmas tree. Like this example, composed by the famous Thomas Rayner Dawson, 101 years ago. It illustrates the universal principle of symmetry, and how it can be broken in a chess problem. Mathematics professor Christian Hesse delves into the very profound thinking behind the problem. But you are invited to solve it first. Photo: ChessBase

Augustin A wins Magic Square Rapid Rating Open 2025

25/12/2025 -

Augustin A, IM Apoorv Kamble FM Samyak Dharewa scored 8/9 each at Magic Square Rapid Rating Open 2025. Augustin won the tournament on tie-breaks. Apoorv and Samyak were placed second and third respectively. Only Apoorv remained undefeated among them. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹30000 + trophy, ₹20000 + trophy and ₹15000 each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Deekshith J, Founder of Magic Square Chess Academy at MG Stadium in Tumkur, Karnataka on 30th November 2025. This is Augustin's sixth overall, first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Magic Square Chess Academy

How four schoolboys are using chess for social impact

24/12/2025 -

There is a certain simplicity in how meaningful initiatives begin. In this article, we look at one such story that started with four schoolboys and a game they loved. Aaditya, Nehan, Krish, and Vivaan are young chess players from Mumbai who chose to share the joy of chess with more people. They named the initiative Chess4Change. It began as a few teaching sessions at the AngelXpress Foundation in Sewri and slowly grew into something larger, moving from in-person workshops to online sessions, and later into partnerships that helped distribute chess sets in tribal schools and pediatric care centres. These little kids have touched many lives through their journey. Read the article to see how sharing a game became a way of giving back. Photo: Mid-day

Cheniram Pegu clinches 1st Arunachal Pradesh Chess Festival Below 2000 Rating B 2025

24/12/2025 -

Cheniram Pegu, Soram Rahul Singh, Vigneshwaran S and Amartya Saumitra Gupta scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 each at 1st Arunachal Pradesh Chess Festival Below 2000 Rating Category B 2025. Cheniram won the tournament on tie-breaks. The remaining three were placed second to fourth respectively. The total prize fund of the festival was ₹3500000, ₹1200000 in Category B. The top three prizes in B were ₹200000, ₹150000 and ₹100000 along with a trophy each. The four-day nine round Below 2000 Rating tournament was organized by All Arunachal Pradesh Chess Association at Padi Yubbe Indoor Stadium in Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh from 5th to 8th December 2025. This is Cheniram's fifth overall, second rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: All Arunachal Pradesh Chess Association

Peng Li Min prevails at Jura Open 2025, C R G Krishna third

24/12/2025 -

GM Peng Li Min (SUI) scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 to win Jura Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. IM Tom Decuigniere (FRA) scored 6/7 to secure second place. IM C R G Krishna edged past five other players on tie-breaks to finish sixth scoring 5.5/7. C R G's sole loss of the event was against the eventual champion, Peng in Round 6. The top three prizes were CHF 1200, 800 and 500 each. The three-day seven round Rating Open tournament was organized by Échiquier BruntrutainÉchiquier Bruntrutain at Espace Auguste-Viatte in Porrentruy, Switzerland from 28th to 30th November 2025. Unlike other events, the first three rounds were played in Rapid time control and the last four in Classical. Photo: Official site

Alpine SG Pipers ends Triveni Continental Kings' two-year reign to win Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2025

24/12/2025 -

Triveni Continental Kings started Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2025 with a victory over Alpine SG Pipers. However, ASGP finished the event with two emphatic victories in the Finals to end the champion's two-year-long reign. Alireza Firouzja (TCK) scored the lone win for their team in the first Final match. Anish Giri, GM Nino Batsiashvili and Leon Luke Mendonca were the victors for ASGP. In the second match, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (TCK) scored the only win for their team. Fabiano Caruana, Giri, R Praggnanandhaa and Leon scored the wins for ASGP and ensured the team wins the event for the first time. PBG Alaskan Knights both tie-break matches against Ganges Grandmasters to finish third. World Champion, D Gukesh lost, drew the next two and then won against Vishy Anand in tie-breaks. Arjun Erigaisi won three consecutive games against Vincent Keymer before finishing with a loss. Photo: IA Vivek Sohani

Mitrabha Guha clinches a double at 1st Arunachal Pradesh Chess Festival Rapid and Blitz Rating Open 2025

23/12/2025 -

GM Mitrabha Guha scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 1st Arunachal Pradesh Chess Festival Rapid Rating Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. IM Utsab Chatterjee and IM Mayank Chakraborty scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the festival was ₹3500000, ₹400000 in Rapid and Blitz each. The top three prizes in Rapid and Blitz were ₹80000, ₹50000 and ₹40000 along with a trophy each. Mitrabha also won the Blitz Rating Open scoring 8.5/9, also remained undefeated. He finished a full point ahead of others. Kartavya Anadkat scored sole 7.5/9 to claim second place. GM Srihari L R edged past Daksh Goyal on tie-breaks to be placed third with a score of 7/9. This was the reigning National and Commonwealth Blitz 2025 champion, Mitrabha's 14th and 15th rating tournament triumph of the year.

Sriansh Sinha superb at 28th RCC Rapid Rating Open 2025

23/12/2025 -

Sriansh Sinha scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 28th RCC Rapid Rating Chess Cup Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Raveesh Kote and Rudra Rajeev scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹70000. The top three prizes were ₹10000, ₹7500 and ₹5500 along with a trophy each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Rao's Chess Corner at SDM Law College in Mangaluru, Karnataka on 30th November 2025. This is Sriansh's first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photo: Rao's Chess Corner

Tech Mahindra GCL 2025 Day 9: Triveni Continental Kings will face Alpine SG Pipers in the Finals

23/12/2025 -

Triveni Continental Kings will face Alpine SG Pipers in the Finals of Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2025. The defending champions defeated upGrad Mumba Masters by a narrow margin 10-9. Alireza Firouzja, Wei Yi and Jiner Zhu scored the key wins for TCK. PBG Alaskan Knights defeated Alpine SG Pipers again as the World Champion, D Gukesh and World no.5 Arjun Erigaisi showed an encore result against World no.3 Fabiano Caruana and Anish Giri respectively. PBG AK will face Ganges Grandmasters in the third place match starting at 3:30 p.m. IST today. Finals will start at 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Tech Mahindra Global Chess League

Shahil Dey clear first at 1st Arunachal Pradesh Chess Festival Rating Open A 2025

22/12/2025 -

IM Shahil Dey scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 1st Arunachal Pradesh Chess Festival Rating Open A 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Four players - IM Mayank Chakraborty, IM Mehar Chinna Reddy C H, Arnav Agrawal and Kartavya Anadkat scored 7/9 each. They were placed second to fifth respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the festival was ₹3500000, ₹1500000 in Open A. The top three prizes in Category A were ₹300000, ₹200000 and ₹100000 along with a trophy each. The five-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by All Arunachal Pradesh Chess Association at Padi Yubbe Indoor Stadium in Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh from 28th November to 2nd December 2025. This is Shahil's fourth rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: All Arunachal Pradesh Chess Association

Innovators Chess Academy brings a unique Grand Prix offering ₹24.35 lacs prize fund

22/12/2025 -

Innovators Chess Academy as the name suggests keeps organizing innovative chess tournaments. In January 2026, they are organizing five Rapid and Blitz Open tournaments, three of those Rapid and one Blitz event will be rated. That's not all, each of those events will have Grand Prix points which will culminate in a GP Final among the top 40 GP finishers. Sounds interesting right? One of the Blitz event is a Blitz marathon event inspired by Pardubice Blitz Marathon tournament. All five tournaments have huge prize fund. The Bonus GP Final will offer a ₹100000 prize fund. The total prize fund combining all five GP events and the Final is ₹24.35 lacs. Entry is FREE for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs. For more details, read the article. Logo: Innovators Chess Academy

Tech Mahindra GCL 2025 Day 8: Triveni Continental Kings are through to the Finals with a round to spare

22/12/2025 -

Triveni Continental Kings are through to the Finals of Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2025 with a round to spare. Ganges Grandmasters suffered their second loss against TCK which allowed the latter to advance to the Finals. They will face upGrad Mumba Masters in Round 10. Alpine SG Pipers defeated uMM and FYERS American Gambits to move to the second position 15/27. They just need to ensure they do not lose against PBG Alaskan Knights in the last round of double round-robin stage to secure their place in the Finals. Round 10 starts today at 5 p.m. IST with FYERS American Gambits vs Ganges Grandmasters. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Sandeep Santhosh wins XXII Gran Hotel Bali Chess Festival Aficionados Group B 2025

21/12/2025 -

Sandeep Santhosh and Miguel Lacamara Pasamar (ESP) scored 8/9 each at XXII Gran Hotel Bali Aficionados B (<2000) 2025. Sandeep won the tournament on tie-breaks, Miguel secured second place. The total prize fund for the entire festival was €35000. The top three prizes in Aficionados B was €2300, €1500 and €1000 along with a trophy each. IM Srinath Rao S V won the Blitz Open Group A scoring 6.5/8. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. GM Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera (CUB), Yifan Hou (CHN, HLJ), IM Zhihang Xu (CHN) and IM Felix-Antonio Illinca (ROU) scored 6/8 each. They were placed second to fifth respectively. In Blitz Group B (<2000), Aleksandar Stanchev (BUL), Om Gada and Veer Kunjan Shah scored 7/8. They secured first, second and third place. The top three prizes in both group of Blitz events was €300, €150 and €100 along with a trophy each. This was Sandeep's first rating tournament triumph of the year. WFM Charvi A scored her first WIM-norm in Open A event. Photo: Patricia Claros Aguilar

New: Surya Ganguly: Calculation Step by Step: A Grandmaster’s Training Guide Vol 2 - Advanced Practice

21/12/2025 -

GM Surya Ganguly’s Calculation Training – Part 2 takes players beyond the structured basics of the first course (forcing moves, elimination, short calculation, visualization, and comparison) into a more complex, tournament-like environment. The lessons mix attack, defense, long calculation, imagination, and unusual tactical patterns, forcing students to think without hints and develop practical decision-making under pressure. Ganguly also emphasizes psychology and mindset, sharing his own instructive experiences against elite players like Morozevich and Nigel Short - moments of missed tactics, emotional struggle, and recovery. The goal is to help players train calculation depth, accuracy, and resilience as if playing real tournament games. Photo: ChessBase

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