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MCL 2016: Let the games begin!

11/06/2016 -

The fourth edition of the Maharashtra Chess League (MCL), the only professional league of India, is being held from June 11 -15, 2016 at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana, Pune. The six-team event with six players a side will be a rapid tournament (25mins + 10 sec increment) where the teams initially play a round-robin followed by a knockout between four teams to decide the winners. Vibrant, unsaturated and youthful, Pune is the future of Maharashtra, and the chess circle here is already booming. An illustrated introduction to the MCL 2016.

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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Chess on the streets of Mumbai

09/06/2016 -

India is a cricket crazy nation. You can see people playing cricket just about everywhere. However, the game of chess is fast catching up. The suburb of Bandra, near the western coast of Mumbai is taking some extra-ordinary steps to bring the 64 squared game to the masses. A visit to the Carter Road will give you the unparalleled experience of playing chess on marble chess boards while enjoying the beautiful view of the Arabian Sea! A pictorial by Prashant Mullick.

Mumbai 08-10: Visakh wins the Mayor's Cup

09/06/2016 -

The seventh round witnessed a host of upsets — the top-seed Ivan Popov was shocked once again while Diptayan walked into the sole lead with a beautiful win over Shyaamnikhil. The eighth round was fairly sedate at the top with no 'shocking' results. But pursuing Diptayan were Himal Gusain, Visakh NR,and Boris Grachev of Russia, etc. IM Visakh NR (2400) was a full point behind Diptayan going into the eighth round, but then, just as in the 'Hare and Tortoise' story, he gained on his rival and ended up winning the tournament on the tiebreak. An illustrated report. 

The Bharat Singh Chauhan Interview (2)

07/06/2016 -

Bharat Singh Chauhan is a noted International Organiser and the President of Delhi Chess Association. He is also the CEO of the All India Chess Federation (AICF), Deputy President of the Asian Chess Federation, Chairman of the Commonwealth Chess Association, and the Chairman of the FIDE Technical Commission. To the chessplayers in India, he is better known as the organiser of the best tournament in India in terms of quality and the prize fund. ChessBase India did an in-depth interview with Mr. Chauhan, who talked about chess in India, the work of AICF in developing chess, his ideas of making chess richer and spectator friendly, nurturing of young talents, entrepreneurship, the economics of chess, chess in schools programme, and more. Here is the second of our three-part interview.

Mumbai 07: Diptayan steers clear; Popov loses again

07/06/2016 -

The seventh round was eventful in more than one ways — the top board saw the clash between the two leaders and a handful of youngsters took on the might of their more fancied rivals. The games were fun! The top seed Ivan Popov was shocked once again while Diptayan walked into the sole lead with a beautiful win over Shyaamnikhil. An illustrated report.

Mumbai 05+06: Indians rule the tournament

06/06/2016 -

Six rounds have come to close at the Mumbai Mayor's Cup 2016 and it can be safely said that Indians are ruling the tournament. In the standings, eight Indians occupy the top ten spots. As usual, there was a load of upsets and we bring you an illustrated report.

Vishal Bhat shines at the Melbourne Chess Club event

06/06/2016 -

The Melbourne Chess Club celebrated its 150th anniversary by holding a tournament to determine the Grand Champion. Strong IMs like James Morris, Ari Dale. Guy West and Mirko Rujevic took part in the event. Although James Morris won the event, it was Vishal Bhat, 15-year-old boy of Indian origin with a rating of 1967, who made the headlines by finishing as the runner-up. Dr. Anandaram Jothibabu has sent us the final report of this exciting tournament.

One move blunder spoils Hari's tournament

05/06/2016 -

Harikrishna finished sixth at the Shamkir Chess 2016. Things could have gone much better had the Indian converted the clear winning position he had against Eltaj Safarli in the final round. He made a blunder which would be quite apparent to even a beginner. Thus he ended the tournament with -1, and lost eight elo points. Mamedyarov won the event in a thrilling tiebreak against Caruana. Hari had actually beaten Shakhriyar in the second round! One can only be in awe of the Azeri player's fighting skills!  

Mumbai 04: Gusain, Raghunandan, Dravid among leaders

05/06/2016 -

The Mayor's Cup 2016 witnessed some heavyweight upsets in the fourth round, the most notable being the wins by two upcoming youngsters — K.S. Raghunandan, who is in red-hot form these days and Shailesh Dravid, who is making his occasional brilliance a more usual affair. Chessbase India brings you an illustrated report.

Asian Individual: Sethu and Bhakti are champions!

04/06/2016 -

Things looked slightly critical for Indians in the middle of the Asian Continental Championship 2016. With five places in the World Cup 2017 up for grabs in the Open, the competition was expectedly tough and two Indians made it. In the women's section, Bhakti Kulkarni delivered a regal performance to take home the gold. An illustrated report with analysis.

Arjun Mohan wins Kerala State 2016

04/06/2016 -

"The State Championship is something that every serious chess player has played once in his career", says Arjun Mohan who won the 54th Kerala State tournament held in the last week of May in Kannur. Arjun,who started the tournament as the second seed, won the event by a full poiny scoring 8.0/9. In this article he shares with us his favourite game from the event against the brother of the Indian Tal!

Live from Shamkir: Last round against Safarli

04/06/2016 -

A super elite tournament has begun in Shamkir, Azerbaijan from the 26th of May. Indian interest is sparked by the participation of Pentala Harikrishna who will cross swords against wolrd class players like Caruana, Giri, Karjakin, Mamedyarov and others. We have set up a live game page for you to enjoy Hari's game with the help of live book, strong engine, let's check and other functionalities. Round begins at 4.30 p.m. IST. 

All that you wanted to know about the ChessBase Account

04/06/2016 -

The best part about the ChessBase Account is that it offers you a way to work on your own and become stronger at the game. Imagine playing online, then solving tactics, finetuning your opening reportoire, storing your analysis and games on cloud, watching videos by world renowned grandmasters, top notch engine analysis! All of this can be done with the ChessBase premium Account. All you need is a browser and an internet connection and you are good to go! This article explains all the features of the ChessBase Account to you.

Mumbai 01-03: Mayor's Cup begins

03/06/2016 -

Mumbai is more than just a city. The city is a story of epic proportions in terms of its financial and even emotional wealth. The Mumbai Mayor's Cup is into its ninth edition and it has been growing in size ever since its inception. For years now, it has been a reason behind the rise of many a talent in India. An illustrated report.

Zalakaros 04-07: Abhimanyu, Aryan dazzle

03/06/2016 -

Indian youngsters coming up with impressive performances in strong international opens abroad is beginning to become a routine in recent times.In Zalakaros, Hungary, it is the turn of IM Aryan Chopra and IM Abhimanyu Puranik. At the end of seven rounds, both of them are placed on 5.0/7 and are just half a point away from making a GM Norm. Srinath Narayanan reports for ChessBase.

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