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The Southern Maharashtrian city of Sangli has been a major hub of Indian chess for well over four decades. Continuing the long tradition, the 49th edition of the Late Babukaka Shirgaonkar Memorial, Sangli’s marquee event, was held from 6th to 11th May. A total of 180 players participated, with the local boy IM Sameer Kathmale ‘doing a Caruana’ and winning the event in a dominant fashion! Pictorial report with Kathmale’s analysis.
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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 first of our three-part interview.
The Endgame Magic show takes you to the world of amazing endgame analysis with the world famous trainer Karsten Mueller. The 71st edition of the show is on the 17th of May 2016 at 7.30 p.m. IST. Karsten's guest in the show will be the eloquent writer and author GM Mihail Marin. It will more than an hour of high class chess analysis and all the ChessBase Account Premium members can enjoy it for free! We show you how you can watch the show and also how you can become a premium member before 7.30 p.m. IST.
Most of you must have heard of TED talk, haven't you? The Indian Institute of Management, Shillong, organised an independent TEDx talk recently. Amongst the speakers who delivered the talk was GM Pravin Thipsay himself. In a captivating talk in which Pravin Thipsay draws parallels in Chess and in the game of life. Check it out.
The forty-fourth edition of the Tamil Nadu State Women’s Chess Championship was organised by the Tiruvarur District Chess Association on behalf of the Tamil Nadu State Chess Association. The Tournament attracted 112 Entries out of which 84 players were rated (!). Check out this illustrated report.
Robert James Fischer was born on the 9th of March 1943. Right from his early years it was apparent that the young American had an unparalleled feel for the game. In this article, we take you on a journey of the years 1955 and 56 where Fischer was just about to enter his teens. Here you can find a game from Bobby's first simul, his first Najdorf, and his first King's Indian. And it is almost impossible to pass over the Game of the Century against Donald Byrne without being in awe of the American's talent.
With an objective to promote chess in the sultanate, and also among the expatriates, Indian icon Viswanathan Anand is in Muscat, the capital city of Oman, participating in a series of activities—simultaneous exhibitions, lectures, meetings to promote chess, etc. One of the leading news portals in Oman, the Times of Oman, has been covering this visit in great detail, and we bring you a brief overview of the happenings with an in-depth interview with Vishy himself. Vishy answered questions about a range topics like who according to him will take the world title this year, which Indian can become a world title contender next, his own future, etc.
By the end of the seventh round, the tournament had turned into a street fight in both the sections and the games were critical, played under extreme pressure. In the end, there was a tie for the top spot between two young grandmasters—Narayanan and Aravindh, which the latter won on tie-break. Mongolian girl Uuriintuya Uurtsaikh took gold with 7.0/9. The Asian Blitz Championship was won by S.L. Narayanan and Vaishali R. An illustrated report.
On the night before his last round game against a talented 10-year-old boy, Atul Dahale was faced with the eternal question: Which opening would give me maximum winning chances? A win would mean a second place and Rs.40,000. A loss would mean taking home almost nothing. In this pressure-filled situation an unexpected Romanian grandmaster came to his rescue. In this article Atul narrates the process of how he was able to make one of the best opening preparation of his chess career.
The corporate world has always been interested in bonding over sports and games. Golf's success is something chess can emulate, says Vishal Sareen. He, along with Tania Sachdev, orchestrated a chess event for the corporates on 28 April 2016 in Chennai that was well received and enjoyed by all. We bring you an illustrated report with Vishal's inputs.
India has heard of Panama Papers scandal, that reportedly caught some Indian names red handed. A new set of data was released this week. The data, collated by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), comes from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. It is among more than 200,000 offshore account details that went online at 7pm on Monday. And chess has a glaring presence in the leaks!
Crucial games were in the offing at the beginning of the fifth round in both the open and the girls sections. The then-sole-leaders, GM S.L. Narayanan and WFM Vaishali R., were paired against Iran's IM Masoud Masdeghpour and WIM Nandhidhaa Pv respectively. What followed in the next three rounds was a street fight between these talented youngsters!
He doesn't like to speak much, he prefers to be on the chess board where he can let the moves do the talking. Behind his calm and serene outlook lies intense determination to become the World Champion. Meet the crown prince of Indian chess - Pentala Harikrishna. The only player from India after Vishy Anand to break into the 2750+ league. And today, on 10th of May 2016, he turns 30. Just in case you were wondering what Yusupov and Rubinstein are doing in our thumbnail, read on to know the reason!
The Stockholm Chess Society is the third oldest continuously running chess club in the world, first founded in 1866. Celebrating its 150th anniversary, the Hasselbacken Open has been organized, bringing players from all over the world, and things looked very interesting from an Indian fan's point of view. Adhiban tied for the first place with Russian Andreikin and was second on the tiebreak. Read this illustrated report to know how this delightfully organized tournament ended.
After an excellent performance, very often we see players slumping and producing sub-par results. Most often it is due to complacency and a feeling of satisfaction. But things were quite different for Stany. After making his maiden grandmaster norm in Lucopen, the youngster from Karnataka kept up the momentum and won the Malakoff Open 2016. He sent us a gem of a game against Vladimir Sveshnikov which we now present to you.
