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Vishy Anand achieved his final GM norm here!

20/01/2016 -

The oldest chess association in India, Coimbatore District Chess Association celebrated its Platinum Jubilee just a few days ago. Apart from creating huge stars in the country, CDCA was also responsible for Vishy Anand becoming a GM - the five time World Champion made his final GM norm in the Sakthi Finance GM tournament in Coimbatore! This article pays homage to the wonderful talents produced and the incomparable work done by this Association.

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

Delhi 10: Neverov shocks the winner!

19/01/2016 -

Ivan Popov of Russia won the 14th edition of Delhi Open. However, he did not hold the final game against veteran Ukrainian GM Valeriy Neverov, who played some fine chess to dismantle the Russian. A bunch of Indians managed to finish well and the biggest round of applause went to West Bengal's IM Sayantan Das who registered a GM-norm! An illustrated report with pictures, analysis and a video report.

Revisiting the 2015 National Premier Championship (2)

18/01/2016 -

The 53rd edition of India’s National Premier Championship was held from 15 November 2015 to 28 November 2015 at Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The 13 round all-play-all with a rating average of 2501 was the strongest Indian tournament of the year, and the tournament was won by sixteen-year-old grandmaster Murali Karthikeyan. In this second part of our illustrated report with GM analysis, you will see how the tournament witnessed a breathtaking finish and how most of the top-players fared, with post-tournament comments, self-analysis and observations by the players themselves!

Adhiban off to a flier!

17/01/2016 -

The Tata Steel tournament kicked off on the 16th of January. This year we have only one Indian in the fray, B.Adhiban, who is playing in the Challengers section. The 23-year-old, who is the second seed in the event, got off to a great start, winning his first round game against Nijat Abasov from Azerbaijan. A cute little tactic sealed the deal. In depth game analysis by IM Sagar Shah.

Delhi 09: A step closer

16/01/2016 -

While GM Popov settled for a fairly easy draw in the penultimate round of the 2016 Delhi Open, the Indians on the top boards had a mixed day. The brightest spot of the day was IM Sayantan Das's win over Italian GM David Alberto, thus inching closer to a GM norm. ChessBase India brings you an illustrated report.

Delhi 08: The big fight!

15/01/2016 -

The antepenultimate round of the 14th Delhi Open 2016 saw the top two seeds take on each other. Meanwhile, Pradeep Kumar was rewarded for his performance until now with an IM-norm. The C-category tournament underway simultaneously is witnessing all sorts of upsets you can think of at the Below-1599 level. It also has some very important stories to tell. We bring you this pictorial report from Delhi.

Test your chess with Shyamsundar

14/01/2016 -

Shyam Sundar finished joint first at the Groningen Open which was held in the last week of December. He played an excellent tournament scoring 7.5/9 and beating many strong opponents. But the reason why we publish this report is because he sent us an amazingly detailed annotated game with so many rich and diverse variations. We have used this game as training material for you to learn from this meticulous Indian grandmaster.

14th Delhi Open 2016: Live games and Report!

14/01/2016 -

Watch top four boards of the Delhi Open live in our browser with the Live book as well as the let's check function and engines. And not just that, now we have live reports for you as well! Besides you will also get the evaluation about which side is better and you can download PGN files as well. No software or downloads required, you can enjoy the live games right here on the ChessBase India website powered by Playchess.

Delhi 07: Popov polishes the field

14/01/2016 -

Russian GM Ivan Popov (2650) is playing with a fabianosque touch as he registered his seventh straight victory at the 14th Delhi Open 2016. Indians had a truly solid day at the office as almost all of them at the top held their higher rated opponents to draws. We bring you an illustrated report.

Delhi 05+06: Resurgence!

13/01/2016 -

Russian GM Ivan Popov (2650) had no qualms brushing aside two grandmasters in rounds five and six to move to a very comfortable lead with 6.0/6. However, the spotlight was on Indian youngsters taking on their higher-rated opponents and a handful of them registered victories! In the Category-B tournament that ended yesterday, Rishabh Nishad of Uttar Pradesh took home the Rs. 1.5 lakhs first prize and a ChessBase 13 software. A pictorial report with games analysis.

Delhi 04: Going down in flames

12/01/2016 -

The fourth round did not see earth-shattering upsets; but, there was no dearth of surprising results. Although many of our talented players lost, some did manage to create a flutter. Meanwhile, the Category-B tournament that ends today is poised for a bloody finish! An illustrated report.

Delhi 02+03: not a walk in the park

11/01/2016 -

The 14th Delhi Open 2016 took off in the Indian capital with almost 1600 players competing for their share of the 35 Lakhs prize fund that is up for grabs. Indians had a solid day at work as many youngsters held the higher seeds to draws while some even managed to defeat them. ChessBase India brings you a pictorial report.

Delhi 01: David beats David!

10/01/2016 -

The 14th Delhi Open 2016 took off in the Indian capital with almost 1600 players competing for their share of the 35 Lakhs prize fund that is up for grabs. The Category A and B of the Open began yesterday and the tournament witnessed a handful of surprises as the third seed was eliminated by a 12-year-old and a bunch of talented individuals held their higher rated opponents. ChessBase India brings you an illustrated report.

National School Championship 2016

09/01/2016 -

The Nagpur Chess Academy on behalf of the All India Chess Federation organized the 5th National School Chess Championship 2016 at the Naivedhyam Eastoria in Nagpur. The three-day chess bonanza attracted around 720 chess playing schoolchildren to the Orange city. Vishy Anand was the chief guest at this mammoth event. And guess what were the prizes for the winners? - ChessBase DVDs!

No gain in Al Ain!

08/01/2016 -

The Al Ain Classic 2015 was won by the Chinese GM Wang Hao with a fantastic score of 8.5/9. 29 Indians participated in this event including top players like Abhijeet Gupta, Deep Sengupta, Lalith Babu, Vaibhav Suri and many more GMs. However the best we would muster was Vaibhav's 21st place with a score of 5.5/9. It was surely not a tournament meant for Indians players as no one could achieve anything special. We give you an overview of the Indian players and have some superb analysis of selected games by IM Prathamesh Mokal.

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