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World Youth Olympiad Round 2+3: India and Russia!

13/12/2017 -

It was just the second day at the World Youth Olympiad 2017 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and already we have huge amounts of blood being spilled. Iran was the biggest casualty of day two as they were held to a draw by unheralded Uzbek team. First and third seeds India and Russia fared better by winning both their matches and have now setup the top board clash in the fourth round. For India it is nice to see different players chipping in. While against Turkey it was Aryan Chopra and Pragg who won their games, against Armenia it was Nihal and Iniyan who brought home the full point. A power packed report with game analysis, videos, interviews, and a 30 minute master class with Nihal Sarin. 

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London Chess Classic 09: Caruana wins the Classic!

12/12/2017 -

An intense finale was witnessed at the 9th London Chess Classic last night. After winning a six-hour-long battle against Mickey Adams and a four-game blitz tiebreaker against Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana was crowned the champion at the London Chess Classic. Magnus Carlsen finished the event on a high note with a win against Levon Aronian in a complicated battle and took the overall Grand Chess Tour winner's trophy. Anand, unfortunately, had a dismal outing on his birthday as he lost the thread of the game yet again and let Wesley So win his first game of the tournament. An illustrated report.

Bangladeshi's give the top seeded Indians a scare

12/12/2017 -

The playing hall is huge, bright and spacious. The youngsters are all nicely dressed up in the jersey's of their team. Each match has a personal arbiter. Coaches are pacing around nervous about their team's games. This is the scene at the World Youth Olympiad 2017 that is taking place at the Karnavati Club in Gujarat from the 11th to the 18th of December 2017! It is one of the most exciting events of the year and ChessBase India will be bringing you round by round updates. For now we have the first round report, where all the favourites won their games. Videos, game analysis and pictures by Amruta Mokal!

London Chess Classic 7+8: Nepomniachtchi's winning spree

11/12/2017 -

Continuing his fantastic run, Ian Nepomniachtchi registered back to back wins in rounds seven and eight to emerge as the clear leader of the tournament as Fabiano Caruana went back to drawing his games. Vishy Anand, in the meantime, lost his second game of the tournament in round seven and settled for a risk-free draw in the eighth round and has now got nothing to play for in the tournament. The battle now is between Nepo, Caruana and MVL. Since the Frenchman is paired against Nepo in the final round, a win might just give him the champion's crown!

Live Games from the World Youth Olympiad 2017

11/12/2017 -

The World Youth Olympiad is an exciting tournament featuring 29 teams from 25 countries. India green is the top seed with champions like Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin, Aryan Chopra in their fold. Their biggest competition will come from Iran and Russia who also have a strong contingent. All the games are live on this page and you can view also the finished games. It's a nine round event and 15th of December is a rest day.

ChessBase India launches its new logo and Calendar on Anand's 48th birthday!

11/12/2017 -

11th December 2017 - 48th birthday of Vishy Anand! On this highly auspicious occasion, ChessBase India has launched two new features! First is our new logo and the second is the ChessBase India Calendar. The Logo is meant to give every Indian chess player a proud feeling of playing for the country, while the calendar is meant to ease the lives of chess players in India and all over the world. We will have all the tournaments listed and this will be your go-to destination to plan your events. We call all the chess organizers of India and the world to list their event on our calendar. 

Will top seed India win the World Youth Olympiad 2017?

10/12/2017 -

With a rating average of 2503 and talents like Aryan Chopra, Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin India green team is definitely a favourite to win the World Youth Olympiad 2017. But they will have some stiff competition from Iran, Russia and Armenia. Not to forget India's blue and red teams. The games begin from the 11th of December. For now we bring you the colourful opening ceremony with some of the brilliant pictures by the official photographer of the event Amruta Mokal.

Gukesh and Savitha Shri win National under-11

10/12/2017 -

"They are diamonds - raw and uncut, I went to discover them in their purest form!" That's how Sagar Shah describes his visit to the under-11 nationals held in Pune from the 22nd to 30th November 2017. Gukesh and Savitha Shri won the event and the duo are definitely two of India's finest talents at the moment. But there were so many more champions to be explored. Pranav, Pranesh, Leon, Raahil, Sreeswan, Jimmy, Nikhil, Dev, Shahil, Bharath, Aditya, these are some of the names that you will hear often in the years to come. Here's a detailed report along with one hour of a very entertaining ChessBase workshop.

Nihal's game at 10 p.m. will decide whether he makes his 2nd GM norm

09/12/2017 -

Praggnanandhaa wasn't able to score his second GM norm in the closed Round Robin tournament in Australia. But his friend and the equally brilliant Indian talent, Nihal Sarin has a chance tonight. Nihal is playing at the London Chess Classic and has played some excellent chess to be on 6.0/8. In the last round he is up against Szymon Gumularz rated 2376. Nihal's opponent is rated 131 points below him. The 13-year-old has to score a win in order to achieve his GM norm. Will he be able to make it? Join us at 10 p.m. tonight (9th December) for the live game. Thumbnail photo: Lennart Ootes.

Karthik and Jennitha are national champions!

09/12/2017 -

"Know not me for my disabilities but my abilities", these were the wise words of Robert Hensel, Guinness World Record holder for the longest non-stop wheelie in a wheelchair. These words are highly apt for the players at the 2nd physically disabled national championship 2017 which were held in Trichy from the 9th to 12th of November. The winners were Karthik Venkata Krishna and Jennitha Anto. In a wonderful gesture Vishy Anand visited the tournament hall and spent time with the players during the opening ceremony. We have a wonderful report sent to us by the chief arbiter of the event Paul Arokia Raj.

London Chess Classic 06: One win and four draws again!

09/12/2017 -

It was a wild day at the London Chess Classic yesterday. Ian Nempomniactchi plunged within striking distance from the tournament leader Fabiano Caruana after pulling out a win against Mickey Adams. Nakamura inexplicably missed a winning opportunity against Magnus Carlsen. Anand was caught off guard by Karjakin's opening novelty and decided to sign the truce within 20 moves. Catch up with all the excitement of round 6 in this illustrated report.

Padmini Rout wins her fourth consecutive national title!

07/12/2017 -

It was one of the most tense finales that you would ever see at the final round of the National Championship. Four players had a chance to win the title. In the end it was Padmini Rout who held her nerve and emerged victorious. But it was after a lot of drama. In fact until the end of the fourth hour, we still were not clear who would win it. This is Padmini's fourth consecutive title, a feat that is only bettered by Viji in the history of Indian women's chess. We bring you all the action from the last round, video interview of Padmini where she explains the game and a few pictures from the closing ceremony. 

London Chess Classic 05: Anand suffers a shocking loss to Caruana

07/12/2017 -

Fifth round of the London Chess Classic began promisingly but ended with a shocking defeat for Vishy Anand at the hands of the tournament leader, Fabiano Caruana. With this win, Caruana has pushed himself a point ahead of his nearest rival, leaving Anand at the bottom of the leaderboard. Trying his best to keep Caruana's lead minimal, Magnus Carlsen grilled Wesley So for 68 moves trying to carve out a win, but So put up a heroic defence to save the day. MVL also got a promising position with black against Aronian but failed to convert. In this report, we have games, pictures and analysis of round five.

Adhiban Analyzes: London Chess Classic Round 4

06/12/2017 -

In this third instalment of Adhiban Analyzes, GM Adhiban Baskaran will be taking a close look at two of the most important games of round four of the London Chess Classic. Firstly, he will analyze the clash between the Grand Chess Tour leader, Magnus Carlsen and the guy hot on his heels at the number two spot on the leaderboard, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Along with this, Adhiban will also be dissecting Fabiano's fabulous win against Sergey Karjakin. Bring out the popcorn!

London Chess Classic 04: Caruana tastes first blood!

06/12/2017 -

After three rounds of wait, round four of the London Chess Classic finally witnessed a decisive game. US number 1, Fabiano Caruana completely out-prepared Sergey Karjakin in the Sicilian Taimanove and forced the "Minister of Defence" to show the white flag after 42 moves of play. MVL also came very close to victory against Magnus Carlsen but slipped and conceded a draw. Levon Aronian succeeded in getting into the Marshall Gambit despite Anand's Anti-Marshall setup and managed to hold the former five-time world champion to a draw. A report with games, pictures and analysis.

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