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Stany and the French connection!

05/12/2016 -

His Elo is 2485, he has one GM norm and he loves France! Guess the Indian player? He is none other than Stany. This 23-year-old from Karnataka has been in great form recently. In 15 months he has jumped from a rating of 2359 to 2485! And a part of his achievement are thanks to the tournaments he has played in France. The last one being the Sautron Open 2016 where he finished first ahead of four strong grandmasters. Stany sends us his favourite game from the event and also tells us why every food lover must visit Sautron!

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

Khanty-Mansiysk: Ju Wenjun overtakes Humpy

04/12/2016 -

In a tale of grit and merit, Chinese GM Ju Wenjun came from behind to win the Women's Grand Prix at Khanty-Mansiysk. She won with a clear one point lead scoring 7.5/11! She won crucial games against Sarasadat Khademalsarieh and Nino Batsiashvili towards the end. With this win, she has confirmed her status as the challenger to the world title next year. An illustrated report.

World Schools 2016 begins in Sochi

04/12/2016 -

The World Schools 2016 kicked off in Sochi, Russia from the 3rd of December 2016. Players from 30 countries have participated in this mammoth event. Niklesh Jain, head of Indian contingent, brings us impressions from the opening ceremony and tells us about the excellent arrangements made by the organizers. Illustrated report from Sochi.

Anand and Jobava play each other for the first time

04/12/2016 -

On 3rd of December 2016 Vishy Anand and Baadur Jobava sat opposite each other for a game of chess for the first time in their lives! Yes, first time! No blitz, rapid or classical games. And what an exciting battle it was. Vishy Anand sacrificed his bishop, Baadur quietly ate it up and two moves later sacrificed his own bishop! It was a perfect symphony of attack and defence. Full game analysis with loads of instructive material.

Firstpost interviews ChessBase co-founder Frederic Friedel

03/12/2016 -

For anybody with an interest in chess, Frederic Friedel would not need any introduction. A veritable encyclopedia on the sport, he is also the co-founder of ChessBase. He is almost on kinship terms with the who's who in the world of chess from Garry Kasparov to Vishy Anand. He was recently in India for the promotion of ChessBase India and chess-learning software for children, Fritz and Chesster. Firstpost invited him to their office in Mumbai and the affable Friedel left them spellbound with stories on how Anand turned him into an "Indian" cook, and more serious ones like the man vs machine debate in chess and the prospects of the sport in India.

Memory Palace - Timur's World Record preparation

03/12/2016 -

On 3rd of December 2016, Timur Gareyev will try to break the world blindfold chess record by playing simultaneously against 47 opponents. Albert Silver was in New York for the World Championship Match and decided to meet memory mentor James Jorasch. How exactly does Timur Gareyev remember 47 different chess positions in his head without seeing the board? The answer to this question lies in the term "Memory Palace".

The Magnus Carlsen Interview

02/12/2016 -

The Match is over. Magnus Carlsen has retained the title for the third successive time. And he pulled this off on his 26th birthday. The classic battle was left in a deadlock after the classical leg and the title had to be decided by a rapid tiebreaker that Magnus won. Albert Silver brings ChessBase India an exclusive interview with audio+text with Magnus Carlsen where you can hear Magnus answer the questions. Magnus talks about the match, preparations, games, psychology, negative thoughts, and more.

Within me, I behold a Beast, an Angel, and a Madman

01/12/2016 -

December 01 happens to be the birthday of the first principal of modern endgame's school of witchcraft and wizardry. Akiba Rubinstein was born on this day 136 years back in Poland and went on to become one of the best players in the world. Read his story and know why Anand and Gelfand are so fond of him. A tribute by Aditya Pai.

All hail King Magnus!

01/12/2016 -

A beautiful queen sacrifice crowned Magnus Carlsen's journey for the third World title in a row. It was Carlsen's 26th birthday and he treated his fans and supporters to some scinitillating chess. Sergey Karjakin defended with all his might but was unable to hold the mighty Norwegian, succumbing to a 3.0-1.0 defeat in the rapid tiebreaks. In this report we bring to you all the action from the four rapid games and explain to you how Magnus Carlsen became the World Champion.

Will Karjakin be the 17th World Champion?

30/11/2016 -

In a few hours from now we will have the rapid and blitz tiebreaks of the World Championship Match 2016. Sergey Karjakin has proved to be a worthy Challenger. Will he go the distance today and become the 17th undisputed World Champion? This article covering the journey of both Karjakin and Carlsen was written by IM Sagar Shah and first published on Firstpost online news portal. Read on and get in the groove for the grand finale.

Morphy Rating: In search of the next Vidit Gujrathi from Nashik

30/11/2016 -

Many of us know that the talented GM Vidit Gujrathi is from Maharashtra but very few of us know that he is from Nashik. That is what Nashik chess enthusiasts tried to highlight by organizing Rs.3,00,000/- prize money event in search of new Vidit Gujrathi from Nashik. The event was quite a success with the participation of 196 players. Telangana's IM Chakravarthi Reddy lifted the trophy with a better tie-break. Our report.

Mark Taimanov passes away at 90

29/11/2016 -

Mark Taimanov passed away in St. Petersburg aged 90. For decades he was one of Russia's leading grandmaster, internationally best known for his unfortunate match against Bobby Fischer. But has led a full life — as a child actor, concert pianist, World Championship Candidate, and a proud father. We have a detailed article with Mark's life story narrated by Mark himself!

FWCM 12: All set for the shorter time controls!

29/11/2016 -

The spectators were let down in the twelfth game of the World Championship Match when Carlsen and Karjakin agreed to a quick draw in the symmetrical variation of the Berlin. The good news is that the match will now move to shorter time control. Four rapid games followed by blitz chess. Magnus Carlsen seems to be the slight favourite, but Karjakin is no pushover. In this report we have the pictures of the twelfth round and the analysis done by ten-year-old Aditya Mittal.

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