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Test your chess with world's youngest IM R. Praggnanandhaa

10/06/2017 -

It's almost a year since R. Praggnanandhaa became the youngest IM in the world. He has now raced up to a rating of 2467 at the age of 11 years and 10 months! How talented is this young boy? How fast does he calculate? And what are the techniques that he uses while thinking on the board. Sagar Shah had those same questions and he travelled to Chennai to visit Pragg's house. He had selected ten not so easy positions to test the little wonder! At the end of the show, he was simply amazed. It's your chance to test your chess against the biggest chess talent in the world. Are you ready?!

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/-.

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Norway R03: Karjakin tests Anand's memory!

09/06/2017 -

What's wrong with these super grandmasters, you may ask! All five games ended in a draw in the third round of the Altibox Norway Chess 2017. Well, that's what usually happens when roughly matched players fight against each other and match one good move with a better one! Carlsen against Nakamura was surely the most interesting game of the round, but Karjakin and Vishy was not without its moments. The Russian had some new ideas in the Berlin and pushed Anand on the backfoot. But the Indian was up to the challenge and steered the game to a draw. Photos, analysis, videos and much more.

Norway R02: Kramnik outfoxes Anand

08/06/2017 -

The second round of the Norway Chess 2017 had only one decisive game. This time it was between Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik. Anand uncorked a very interesting idea in the Ruy Lopez with the white pieces. Kramnik picked up the gauntlet and was a pawn up. Soon Anand recovered the pawn, but went wrong and landed in a difficult ending. Kramnik persisted and converted the advantage into a full point. Check out the game with a break down of the critical positions.

Sasikiran wins the 52nd Capablanca Memorial

08/06/2017 -

He is known as the Rahul Dravid of Indian chess - the unsung hero. Sasikiran Krishnan is truly one of the finest chess players that India has ever produced. He has a host of achievements to his credit, and now he adds another feather to his cap by winning the 52nd Capablanca Memorial 2017 ahead of Vasily Ivanchuk. Davide Nastasio speaks about the historical background of this famous tournament and we also show you Sasi's beautiful "light squared symphony" win over Samuel Shankland.

Norway R01: Nakamura beats Giri; Anand draws against MVL

07/06/2017 -

The strongest tournament of the year Altibox Norway Chess 2017 kicked off on Tuesday. Some call it like the Candidates, maybe even better, because we not only have the eight of the top ten players in the field, but also the World Champion is a part of the show. Out of the five games we had only one decisive result where Hikaru Nakamura defeated Anish Giri. Vishy Anand played the risky 3...c5 in Advance Caro Kann and drew the game without too many difficulties against MVL. We have detailed analysis of both these encounters.

Four leaders at the 10th Mumbai Mayor's Cup 2017

07/06/2017 -

Four rounds have been completed at the 10th Mumbai Mayor's Cup 2017. We have four leaders with a 100% score and three of them are Indians - GM Diptayan Ghosh, IM Sayantan Das, GM Deepan Chakravarthy and GM Niaz Murshed. We have some exclusive pictures sent to us from the venue and some very nicely played games by the players. Illustrated report from the financial capital of India!

Long live India's strongest chess couple - Vishnu & Raghavi

06/06/2017 -

GM Vishnu Prasanna and WIM Raghavi Nagarajan tied their wedding knot on the 5th of June 2017 in Chennai. It was a star studded event with players from all over India flying in to attend the marriage ceremony! Some of the big names who were present at the reception were Aruna Anand, B. Adhiban, Harika and many more. ChessBase India's Sagar Shah ensured that he made it to this grand event. Apart from Raghavi and Vishnu being his wonderful friends, the duo are now the strongest couple of Indian chess with an Elo average of 2414! Long live King Vishnu and Queen Raghavi!

Vishy Anand finishes 7th at the Norway Blitz

06/06/2017 -

It is the strongest event of 2017. Altibox Norway Chess 2017 is here and it is a star studded line up that we are looking at - Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karjakin, Wesley So, Fabiano Caruana. Vishy Anand ensures that Indian fans have a hero to cheer for at the event. On 5th June, a blitz tournament was held for players to decide their number for the main event. Magnus Carlsen crushed the field with 7.5/9. Anand finished seventh with 4.0/9. We give you information about how to follow the classical games live with commentary. Blitz event report.

Philosophical side of chess III: David vs Goliath

05/06/2017 -

In the third round of the Mayor's Cup 2009, 19-year-old Sagar Shah was pitted against the strong Russian grandmaster Vladimir Belov. A product of the Russian chess school, Belov was stronger than the Mumbai boy by nearly 400 Elo points. Sagar's confidence had reached the lowest of levels. He left for the round from his home with a mentality of already having lost the game. On the way to the playing hall, a miracle occurred! Suddenly the boy was rejuvenated! Check out the article to see what transpired and what was the result of the encounter! 

Zalakaros 06-09: Abhimanyu Puranik and Hemant Sharma shine

05/06/2017 -

The 36th Zalakaros Open had concluded last week. In the second half, GM Shyam Sundar and GM Abhijeet Gupta couldn't muster up points against their opponents. The tournament ended with Ukraine's Alexander Zubov taking the first place. India's Hemant Sharma completed his IM title rating requirements. Illustrated report. 

Live games from the Mumbai Mayor's Cup 2017

04/06/2017 -

The Mumbai Mayor's Cup 2017 with 15 GMs and 12 IMs out of the 201 participants is a super strong tournament. The top seed is rated 2635 and there are 50 players above 2200. It shouldn't come as a surprise that you can see some really high quality chess being played at this event. This live games page helps you to follow the battles as well as download all the previous games that have been played until now. Follow your favourite players here!

Nihal on the cover of the ChessBase Magazine 178

04/06/2017 -

The ChessBase Magazine has established itself as one of the best resources for chess training and information. It is published every two months and has analysis by top grandmasters, videos by the likes of Daniel King and Simon Williams, and in general a lot of training material. Usually on the cover you have a picture of either Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura. When one says that an Indian is on the cover of the magazine you might imagine that it is Vishy Anand or Pentala Harikrishna! No! It's a 12-year-old prodigy and his name is Nihal Sarin!

Hoa Duc Nguyen wins the 10th KIIT International Open 2017

03/06/2017 -

Chess fans in Bhubaneshwar, India and all over the world waited in anticipation for the top board clash between the local boy Debashis Das and leader Hoa Duc Nguyen to begin. The Vietnamese GM, however, had everything under control as he played the Exchange Slav and drew the game in 25 moves, thus winning the title. Second place went to Debashis Das and Diptayan Ghosh finished third. We have a detailed final round report along with pictures from the closing ceremony.

Chess in Andaman: Fly to the land of Kaala Paani!

02/06/2017 -

Imagine playing chess on an island. Wouldn't that be amazing? The twenty-sixth edition of the National U-25 Chess Championship is being held in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The cherry on the cake: the AICF is giving the players return air tickets to the land of kaala paani.

KIIT R09: Can the local boy stop the Vietnamese force?

02/06/2017 -

Nguyen Duc Hoa lost to Vikramjit Singh in the third round. Since then there has been no stopping him as he scored six consecutive victories! With 8.0/9, he is the sole leader in the tournament. Debashis Das, the local boy, beat Farrukh Amonatov in the ninth round, moved to 7.5/9, and has the task of stopping the Vietnamese GM in the final round. While a draw will seal the deal for Nguyen, Debashis will want to play for the win due to his poor tiebreak. Eight players are on 7.0/9. It promises to be an exciting final round! Round nine report from Bhubaneshwar.

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