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When Sagar Shah was on the other side of the interview

29/10/2017 -

We have seen Sagar Shah doing interviews of hundreds of players all around the world. He is at tournaments with his camera and microphone, he travels to different cities for the ChessBase India show, so it comes to us as a surprise that this time he is on the other side of the conversation. At the Perpetual Chess Podcast by Ben Johnson, Sagar is the guest and he speaks about a lot of things that give you insight into the world of chess journalism, the current chess scene in India and what is the crazy idea that he and his wife are coming up with. Ben Johnson tells us why he interviewed Sagar and you can listen to the 74 minutes of the audio podcast. 

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National Premier 2017 Round 1: Deepan carries his Challengers' form to the Premier!

29/10/2017 -

The Lemon Tree Hotel in Patna, Bihar is witnessing the strongest tournament on Indian soil at this moment - the National Premier 2017. The 14-player round robin  event has a rating average of 2480! In the first round we already witnessed some exciting chess as Deepan Chakkravarthy won against Himanshu Sharma and Lalith Babu managed to outfox S. Nitin. Rest of the games ended in draws, but they were not without excitement. We bring you the full report with photographs from Patna and detailed game analysis by IM Sagar Shah.

Live games from the National Premier 2017

29/10/2017 -

The 14 player round robin Indian National Premier 2017 is taking place in Patna, Bihar from the 28th of October to 10th of November. The average rating of this event is 2480 and the winner will not only win Rs. 1,75,000 but will also go back home as the National Champion. On this page you can follow the games live, as well as look at the games of the previous rounds that have been completed. You also get basic information about the schedule of the event and links to all the reports of the previous rounds. Live games begin each day at 10 a.m. IST. 3rd of November is a rest day.

ChessBase India Power urges you to finish 2017 on a high!

28/10/2017 -

Many people ask us the reason why we started ChessBase India Power. And we always reply - because chess players must play chess! The idea is that once you have zeroed in on the tournament that you would like to play, you should not spend time in booking flight tickets or hotel accommodation or doing your visa. What you should rather be doing is studying more chess, so that you could gain rating, make norms and in general become a stronger player. ChessBase India Power gives you a special Diwali discount coupon and urges you to travel the world to follow your chess passion!

India's strongest tournament National Premier 2017 is here!

28/10/2017 -

What makes the National Premier 2017 truly a special event is the average age of top three seeds - 18 years! Two time National Champion Karthikeyan Murali is back to defend the title. He will be given a tough fight by Aravindh Chithambaram and S.L. Narayanan. We also have experience in the field in the from of Swapnil Dhopade, Himanshu Sharma, Abhijit Kunte, Lalith Babu and many others. The National Premier is being held in Patna, Bihar from the 28th of October to 10th of November 2017. We bring you players' views and a preview of the event. 

Hoogeveen 06: Adhiban goes down in the playoffs

27/10/2017 -

After his sensational comeback in round five, Adhiban Baskaran drew his final game against Jorden van Foreest to enter into a blitz playoff. On the other board, Wei Yi scored his first win against Ivanchuk and forced a playoff. Interestingly, both the classical and blitz legs of the match ended with the same result on both boards (3-3 and 2-0). But unfortunately, in Adhiban's match, it was Jorden van Foreest who won both blitz games to take the title while Ivanchuk was the victor in his match against Wei.  

Rathanvel, Manish and Niharika lead National Under 17

26/10/2017 -

Dr. N. Mahalingam 28th National Under-17 Open and Girls Chess Championships 2017 began on 24th October 2017 at Kumaraguru College of Technology in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. World Youth Silver Medal winners Arjun Erigaisi and Sakshi Chitlange are the top seeds of the tournament in Open and Girls category respectively. Over 170 players across the country are participating in a 9-day, 11 round tournament. Here is a report of rounds 1 to 4 with photographs by K Sathish Kumar. Rathanvel and Manish Cristiano lead in the open section with 4.0/4, and Niharika is the sole leader in girls section with the same score.

Hoogeveen Matches 05: Adhiban makes an Anand-like comeback!

26/10/2017 -

In Hoogeveen yesterday, Ivanchuk held Wei Yi to a draw yet again. This means the Chinese prodigy will have to win his final game by all means if he wishes to stay alive in the match. But an even bigger news for Indian chess fans was Adhiban's victory over Jorden van Foreest. After two consecutive losses, things were looking bleak for Adhiban. But with his ever-positive attitude, Adhiban overcame this debacle with a smile and has now levelled scores against the Dutchman yet again. We have a report with an in-depth analysis of Adhiban's game by IM Sagar Shah.

Bobby Fischer's favourite game of chess

26/10/2017 -

Even at the age of 12, Paul Morphy (1837-1884) was regarded as an extraordinary chess player in the USA. But on his European tour of 1858-59 he showed himself to be also superior to players across the continent. We've taken several opportunities to celebrate Morphy of late, and now here's one more. The new masterclass DVD — the ninth in the series — we attempt to decipher the "Mythos Morphy". And did you know? Morphy's game against the Duke of Brunswick was one of Fischer's favourite games of chess ever played. We have the entire game annotated by Fischer himself! 

Kaustuv Kundu wins 1st Nitai Ghosh Memorial 2017

25/10/2017 -

After performing brilliantly in World Youth 2017 with a performance rating of 2433 and increasing his rating by 112 ELO points, 18-year-old Kaustuv Kundu continued his momentum by winning two consecutive tournaments. Kaustuv remained undefeated throughout the tournament in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal and won the event. Here is a report of the tournament along with photographs and an annotated game by the champion Kaustuv against IM D K Sharma.

Hoogeveen Matches 04: Adhiban’s pawn storm backfires

25/10/2017 -

The fourth round of the Hoogeveen Matches struck disaster for Adhiban Baskaran. Because of some overambitious play on the part of the Indian, he suffered several weaknesses and was a pawn down after being dragged into an endgame by his opponent Jorden van Foreest. With this loss -- his second in a row --Adhiban is now a full point behind and will have to strike back as soon as he can to level scores. The Chinese prodigy, Wei Yi, is in a similar situation as Adhiban in his match against Vassily Ivanchuk. With just two rounds to go, we predict some violent chess in the forthcoming games. Round 4 report.

Hoogeveen Matches 03: Van Foreest levels scores with Adhiban

24/10/2017 -

It was quite an intriguing day at the Hoogoveen Matches yesterday evening. Halfway down the line, Jorden van Foreest levelled scores with the Indian number five by winning the third round game with the black pieces. The position was around equal, even though quite complicated, when Adhiban lost the thread and blundered an exchange. Interestingly, the other game, between Vassily Ivanchuk and Wei Yi, also ended decisively and also featured a blunder - and a much more dramatic one. The Chinese teenager inexplicably blundered an entire rook in an attempt to break through to his opponent's king. Here's an in-depth coverage of the happenings.

Vidit Gujrathi feted with SJAM sportsman of the year award 2017

24/10/2017 -

"It was a very exciting and action packed day" is how Vidit Gujrathi describes his Monday, 23rd of October, one day before he turned 23 years old. The India number three was in Mumbai to receive the best sportsman award for 2017 from Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai (SJAM). Apart from the award he also did an interview at the Firstpost office. And when a 2721 GM is in town, we didn't miss the opportunity to have a ChessBase India show with him! One hour talk with Sagar Shah where Vidit speaks about his personal life, growth in chess and much more.

Hoogeveen Matches 02: Adhiban takes the lead

23/10/2017 -

After his slip in the last round, the ever-optimistic Adhiban came back with a bang in his second game against Jorden van Foreest! With the white pieces in the calms of the Italian opening, the Dutch teenager messed up mirroring Adhiban's 15...Na5 with 16. Nh4 and gifted the Indian a pawn. Now that Adhiban had the better position and an extra pawn for the second time in the match, he ensured not to give his opponent any chance to wriggle out and won the game in 72 moves. We have a report with games, pictures and analysis. 

Hoogeveen Matches 01: Adhiban’s Bang and Whimper

22/10/2017 -

Adhiban Bhaskaran kicked off with a scintillating knight sacrifice in his match against Jordan van Foreest at the Hoogeveen Masters. And just when he seemed to be cruising towards victory, the Dutchman returned the blow with a crafty exchange sac to try setting up a fortress. In the other game of the match, Chucky was impressed both by the game and Wei Yi's opening. "It was an interesting game," he said in his post-game comments. In the open tournament, Tania Sachdev played some thrilling chess to win against her much lower rated opponent. Here's report with games, pictures and analysis.  

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