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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.  

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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.  

The gratitude towards the game of chess!

22/10/2017 -

"How does the game of black and white add colour and brightness to your life?" This Diwali, we asked this question to all the top woman players of India. They are all stars and at some point in their career have been National Champions, won medals at the Asian and world level for the country. However one thing that is common to all of them is the gratitude that they have for the game of chess. It is said that no player ever becomes bigger than the sport. And this emotion is amply shown in the answers given by Harika, Tania, Eesha, Padmini and Soumya!

Adhiban vs Jorden van Foreest Live!

21/10/2017 -

They both are the most talented youngsters of their countries at the moment. Jorden van Foreest takes on B. Adhiban in six game match at Hoogeveens in Netherlands. It will be very interesting to see who comes out on top as both of them have quite a dynamic and aggressive style of play. The other match that will also take place simultaneously with this one is Ivanchuk against Wei Yi. They will also play six games against each other. Follow the games live from 21st to 26th of October. Game begins at 17.30 hours IST every day.

The story of how Laxman became the blitz king of Indian chess!

21/10/2017 -

R.R. Laxman was one of India's most prodigious talent. Born in 1983, he captured the imagination of chess fans by winning the under-12 nationals. In spite of being a brilliant student and scoring 1120/1200 in his board examinations, he decided to pursue chess as a career. But within a few years he began to regret his decision. His main problem was lack of self-confidence. Whenever he faced a strong and talented opponent, Laxman began to doubt his abilities. How did he battle this situation? How did Laxman overcome this weakness to become the 20th grandmaster of India. It's not without reason that the Chennai GM has earned the sobriquet of Blitz King! Read on to know why!

The best way to learn the most dynamic opening in chess!

20/10/2017 -

The King's Indian Defence has been the favourite of many masters including legends like Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. If you would like to emulate one of the openings your idols used to love, this is your chance! In his comprehensive tutorial DVD on the KID, GM Victor Bologan, not only gives an in-depth analysis of the variations but also provides ten puzzles towards the end in order to assess how much the viewers have grasped. David Nastasio, the author of this review, feels he could play the opening like a master, now that he has learned from GM Bologan. He shares his experience below.

Asian Amateur 2017 awaits you in Chiang Mai, Thailand

20/10/2017 -

Chiang Mai is one of the most scenic destinations in Thailand. In fact many Indian couples after marriage visit Chiang Mai for their honeymoon! This time the Asian Amateur 2017 will be held there from the 23rd to 30th of November 2017. You are eligible to participate if your Elo is below 2100 and you have played at the National Amateur 2016. ChessBase India Power has an exclusive tie-up with the Asian Amateur 2017, which means your headache about entry fee, registration, accommodation and travel will be all handled by us! More details in the article. 

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