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Barberà: 01-05: Himanshu Sharma & Swayams Mishra pursue the leader

09/07/2016 -

A total of 97 players are participating in the XXXIX Open Internacional de Barberà del Vallès "A" tournament and 31 of them are Indians! The Indian challenge was led by GM Shyam Sundar M. and GM Murali Karthikeyan, followed by an array of international masters and under-rated Indians. Himanshu Sharma is performing admirably. He scored a GM norm in the previous event and is tied for the second place with 4.0/5. A briefly illustrated report.

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Chengdu GP 05+06: Humpy stays in the lead as three follow

09/07/2016 -

The Chengdu Grand Prix is being hosted by China from 1-15th July 2016. In a range of stars, two Indians are in the fray, and not surprisingly, both of them have always been there for the nation in the Grand Prix cycle for quite some years now. Both Harika and Humpy have slowed down a bit, drawing their last two games rather insipidly. Humpy still leads with 4.0/5, while she is followed by Harika and Wenjun at 3.5/5. An illustrated report.

The Lively Library & an Unlikely Romance!

08/07/2016 -

He has been a former National under-17 Champion, Silver medalist in the under-18 Commonwealth, Gold in under-18 Asian team and champion of the strongest state championship - the Tamil Nadu Open. You might expect a guy with a career high Elo of 2309 to be writing something about chess! But meet Niranjan Navalgund - The man with diverse talents! Niranjan is not only a strong chess player but also a prolific writer and today is the launch of the first book authored by him - The lively library and an unlikely romance! In this article Niri shares with us his journey of how he maintained his passion in chess and writing and excelled at both of them.  

Women's Challengers: Viji does it, yet again!

07/07/2016 -

For the past few years, National Women Challengers Chess Championship is attracting a lot of IMs, WGMs, and WIMs, competing for the eight slots available in National Women Premier championship. Premier championship is the prime event, leading to the selection of Indian team for Olympiad and other international events. The 2016 edition was won by IM S. Vijayalakshmi, while Michelle Catherina took the second place. Swati Ghate rallied well in the second half but missed out the third spot to M. Mahalakshmi. An illustrated report.

Shahrukh Khan on chess

06/07/2016 -

It is always good news for chess fans when Bollywood icons, who have millions of fans and followers, speak about the game of chess. On the graduation day of Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Shahrukh Khan, one of the most eminent actors in Bollywood, was the chief guest. Shahrukh spoke about the five gifts given to him by his father that changed his life. The first gift was a chess board he got when he was ten. Shahrukh talks about chess and life for nearly four minutes and quite ingeniously links zugzwang to the real world! Don't miss out on this very interesting speech by King Khan. 

Chengdu GP 03+04: Humpy wins third consecutive game

06/07/2016 -

The Chengdu Grand Prix is being hosted by China from 1-15th July 2016. In a range of stars, two Indians are in the fray, and not surprisingly, both of them have always been there for the nation in the Grand Prix cycle for quite some years now. Harika had begun with two consecutive victories putting her in the lead with 2.0/2. Humpy, who was at the second spot, then one-upped Harika by winning three consecutive games. At the end of four rounds, Humpy leads with 3.5/4, followed by Harika with 3.0/4. Our illustrated report.

Montcada 07-09: Shyam Sundar ties for first

04/07/2016 -

XXIV Open Internacional Ciutat De Montcada began on 25 June 2016 at Montcada, a municipality in Catalonia, Spain. The Indians, traditionally, have made a beeline for playing the Catalonian circuit, often going in groups to play and enjoy. The year 2016, though, saw Indians invade Spain. A total of 117 players are participating in the Montcada tournament and 32 of them are Indians, that is, 27%! Indian grandmaster Shyam Sundar M. tied for the first place but took the second place on the tie-break. Snehal Bhosale scored an IM norm and IM Himanshu Sharma made a GM norm. An illustrated report.

Chengdu GP 01+02: Harika off to a perfect start

04/07/2016 -

The Chengdu Grand Prix is being hosted by China from 1-15th July 2016. In a range of stars, two Indians are in the fray, and not surprisingly, both of them have always been there for the nation in the Grand Prix cycle for quite some years now. Harika has begun with two consecutive victories putting her in the lead with 2.0/2. Humpy, the top seed, won her second round game and is at the second spot with 1.5/2. A successful start for the Indians illustrated in our report.

Ganesh Tajne 9.0/9 at Maharashtra State

02/07/2016 -

How many of us can boast of winning a tournament with 9.0/9 perfect score? Not many! Ganesh Tajne from Nashik, recently won the Maharashtra State 2016 by winning all his games. His trainer Vinod Bhagwat, naturally proud of his protege's achievement, has written the below article. He explains why Ganesh who started playing chess at the not-so-young age of 20 years, was still able to make rapid progress at the game. Instructive annotations from an experienced coach.

Battle of young intellectuals: National Under-11

02/07/2016 -

Around 220 youngsters from across the country are participating in the National Under-11 Championship 2016 being held in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Nine-yer-old Bharath Subramaniyam (1896) is leading the open section with 6.5/7. The girls section is being dominated by Divya Deshmukh with a perfect 7.0/7. We bring you a report with games.

Montcada: Indian invasion of Spain

01/07/2016 -

XXIV Open Internacional Ciutat De Montcada began on 25 June 2016 at Montcada, a municipality in Catalonia, Spain. The Indians, traditionally, have made a beeline for playing the Catalonian circuit, often going in groups to play and enjoy. The year 2016, though, saw Indians invade Spain. A total of 117 players are participating in the Montcada tournament and 32 of them are Indians, that is, 27%! Indian grandmaster Shyam Sundar M. is in the lead with three others at 5.0/6. An illustrated report.

Powerplay 23+24: A rock of a pawn in the middle of the board!

01/07/2016 -

The Queen’s Gambit Declined (QGD) is one of the most reliable openings against 1. d4. With a rock of a pawn in the middle of the board, Black refuses to be pushed over in the centre. Establishing central control gives Black good chances to launch an attack against the enemy king. In Power Play 23, grandmaster Daniel King offers you a repertoire for Black with the QGD. Complementing your QGD repertoire, King presents an antidote for the Catalan as well, in Power Play 24. You can buy each of these DVDs at Rs. 999/- only, or if you want to buy both these DVDs, you can do so, only for Rs. 1799/-! All you have to do is write to us at ChessBase India. Build a complete repertoire against 1.d4!

Edmonton: Ganguly ties for first, cedes the spot to Shankland

30/06/2016 -

Surya Shekhar Ganguly had a blistering start to his tournament racing away to a Caruanasque streak—7.0/7! With two rounds to go, he was facing Shankland in the eighth round, and Shirov in the ninth. Shankland played a crazy game with Ganguly, eventually winning the point to snatch the lead and the tournament from the Indian ace. Ganguly then beat Shirov, but was second on tiebreak. Sethuraman had a mercurial tournament, while Bitan Banerjee scored an IM norm, his fourth. An illustrated report.

Andhra Pradesh State Challengers Championship 2016

27/06/2016 -

Organizing an event in my hometown was always something I wanted to do, says IM CRG Krishna. It was in April, after returning from the Dubai Open 2016, he thought of organizing the State Challengers, the official event for National Challengers selection for Andhra Pradesh players. The event attracted 200 participants—1 International Master and 80 rated players—and the organizing team managed to provide free accommodation, lunch and dinner to everyone. IM CRG Krishna reports.

Erwin L’Ami: A Gambit Guide through the Open Game

27/06/2016 -

You are well versed in main lines arising after 1.e4 e5 but are you also often surprised by old and forgotten gambit lines? Or are you tired of main lines and do you prefer some easy to learn, yet very dangerous gambits that will win you a bucketload of points in open tournaments? This is your DVD! In his Gambit Guide Vol. 1 & 2, Dutch Grandmaster Erwin l’Ami takes you on a journey through time and shows gambit lines in the Open Games (that is, after 1.e4 e5). You can buy each of these DVDs at Rs. 999/- only, or if you want to buy both these gems, you can do so, only for Rs. 1799/-! All you have to do is write to us at ChessBase India.

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