World famous trainer Vladimirov visits Mumbai

08/05/2016 -

The chess scene in the city of Mumbai has been booming lately. Mainly because of the training camps being conducted by experienced and well-known coaches. This scene received a further boost when the famous trainer Evgeny Vladimirov made his way to the Dhirubhai Ambani School for a coaching camp in the first week of May. He was joined by the strong GM Abhijit Kunte. We have pictures, a beautiful game and also two Vladimirov gems for you to solve.

Asian Junior 02-04: S.L. Narayanan and Vaishali lead

07/05/2016 -

Four rounds of play have come to close at the Asian Junior Championship 2016 being held at Delhi. In the open section, GM S.L. Narayanan is leading with 4.0/4, while in the girls section, Vaishali R. has also maintained a perfect score. The past three round already saw some of the stronger players taking on each other, and it only promises to get more interesting here on, as we enter the middle-stage of the nine-round-tourney of Asia's bright youngsters. An illustrated report.

Hasselbacken 04-06: Adhiban, Sasi and Vidit in pursuit

06/05/2016 -

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 the organizers have held nothing back with photos, GM video commentary, and more! Three Indians are pursuing the leaders with 5.0/6. See the report and don't miss the beautiful games by Vidit and Adhiban.

Nepo's brilliancy!

06/05/2016 -

We realize that this is a newspage that deals with Indian chess players and Indian events. But once in while we see combinations that transcend the limitations of what we report on! On 5th of May 2016, Ian Nepomniachtchi executed a beautiful combination at the Russian Higher League 2016 against Sanan Sjugirov. The author of this line dissects this combination and shows how important it is to learn the basics of chess tactics. If your tactical roots are strong, such beautiful ideas are bound to occur in your games!

The Elo race against Anand is not important!

05/05/2016 -

India number two Pentala Harikrishna played in one of the strongest Round Robin tournaments of his career - The Altibox Norway Chess 2016. He performed very well scoring 4.5/9. In this interview he speaks about his tournament, how he prepared himself, what went wrong, how he fought back and how did he find Markus Ragger as his second. With the focused and single minded approach he has towards the game, we have a feeling that this 30-year-old will go a long way and will soon be a household name in the elite chess circles. And what about his Elo race with Vishy Anand? Well, it is not so important was his straightforward reply!

Asian Juniors Rapid: Vaishali's perfect nine

04/05/2016 -

The Asian Junior Championship 2016 began in Delhi on 03 April 2016 with an adrenaline gushing rapid tournament that was won by Iran's IM Masoud Mosadeghpour, with GM Aravindh Chithambaram and GM S.L. Narayanan taking the silver and bronze respectively. In the girls section, Vaishali R. cleaned up her opposition to score a perfect 9.0/9. In the first round of the main event that began the next day, the grandmaster trio had an easy outing but we still witnessed a couple of upsets. Report.

Hasselbacken 01-03: Indians in Sweden

03/05/2016 -

The Hasselbacken Open 2016 began in Stockholm, Sweden, on April 30, 2016, with Dimitry Andreikin and the legendary Alexei Shirov as star attractions. While Shirov enthralled one and all with his fireworks in the third round, Indians haven't disappointed either. Adhiban, Sethuraman, and Sasikiran are amongst the large pack of leaders with perfect scores. And they aren't the only Indians in the fray. Check out this report after the first three rounds, with LIVE grandmaster commentary of the fourth round in progress. Simultaneously, you can also check out the games of the Indian stars on our interface.

Shyam Sundar wins HCT Rapid in Goa

03/05/2016 -

GM Shyam Sundar is a strong rapid player and he made that fact quite evident by winning the HCT Rapid event held at Goa on 23rd and 24th of April. But it was not an easy victory. Going into the last round Shyam was trailing Karnataka's Gahan M G by half a point. The winner would be decided based on this crucial encounter. And Shyam delivered. He beat Gahan and lifted the winner's trophy and a cheque of Rs. 25,000. Follow this exciting last round game with annotations by the grandmaster himself. A tournament report with GM analysis.

SYNA 07-09: The student and the teacher

02/05/2016 -

The SYNA International Open 2016 turned out to be a double delight for Maharashtra as the leading light from the state IM Anup Deshmukh finished second while GM Swapnil Dhopade was first. The leaders after six rounds — Himal Gusain and Srinath Narayanan — stuck to the top tables throughout the event but missed opportunities finishing third and fourth respectively. The shocking news was the untimely death of the visionary Satyendra Pathak, founder of SYNA group, on the last day of the tournament. SYNA Open 2017 will be held in his memory. An illustrated report with games.

A respectable 50% for Hari in Norway

01/05/2016 -

Harikrishna is just seven points away from Anand in the live Elo list. With a rating of 2763 it was extremely important for Hari to prove that he could fight it out with the absolute elite players in the world. And he did pretty well. 4.5/9 with wins over Anish Giri and Li Chao and draws against Eljanov, Topalov, Aronian, Vachier-Lagrave and Grandelius. Indian fans will be looking for more such appearances by Hari so that his experience of playing at this level can match his undeniable talent.

India sweeps the World and Asian Youth tournaments. What next?

30/04/2016 -

In the Asian Youth Championship 2016 held earlier this month, India earned three golds, two silvers, and three bronzes. Last year in November, at the 2015 World Youth Chess Championship, Indians had bullied to the top with eleven medals. These examples just show the world how talented Indian youth is; however, this is not something new. Come to think of it: over the years, India has been producing an array of champions in youth events at National, Asian and World stages in both the girls and open sections. Do you think we are doing enough for these little champions? Read this opinion piece and share your thoughts.

Hari fails the Kramnik test

29/04/2016 -

With 4.0/7 Harikrishna had chances for an excellent finish at the Norway Chess 2016. However, in the eighth round he came across the positional genius of Vladimir Kramnik. The Russian's subtle ideas and moves were too much for Hari to handle as in a matter of five moves his position went from being equal to nearly lost. With this defeat Hari is back to 50%. But he still has chances for a top finish if he can beat Aronian in the last round. We have the game analysis for you along with critical points where we can learn from the ex-World Champion.

Live Norway Rd.9: Hari faces the leader Aronian

29/04/2016 -

What an event for Indian fans! Norway Chess 2016 is here and Harikrishna is going to rub shoulders with the best in the business. We have set up a live game page which will feature only Harikrishna's game. You can watch it with other features like engine analysis, livebook, PGN download etc. Hari is on 4.0/8 and faces the leader Levon Aronian in the final round with the white pieces. He can still fight for the top spot if he beats Aronian today. Do tune in at 7.30 p.m. IST on 29th of April for all the action!

Fighting chess in Hari versus MVL

28/04/2016 -

Harikrishna against MVL ended in a fighting draw. Magnus Carlsen who was half point ahead won his game against Kramnik and is now a full point ahead of the field. Hari is doing a commendable job of holding his own in such a strong field. However, he has two strong opponents coming up - Kramnik in the eighth round and Aronian in the ninth. We have the analysis of his game against MVL and also the video of an 11-year-old doing some excellent commentary!

SYNA 04-06: Srinath and Gusain share lead

27/04/2016 -

Central India's richest tournament with Rupees five lakh prize fund, SYNA Open 2016, began in Katni, Madhya Pradesh. It promised to be an intense fight as strong players like Swapnil Dhopade, N.Srinath, Himal Gusain, Himanshu Sharma are in contention for the top prizes. At the end of six rounds, IM Srinath Narayanan and Himal Gusain share the lead with 5.5/6. An illustrated report.

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