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MCL 2016: Where chess meets fun!

23/05/2016 -

It is one of the most colourful events of our country. The Maharashtra Chess League, India's only chess league, is into its fourth year and is showing absolutely no signs of slowing down. The most unique feature of the MCL is the auction! Six team owners bid their amount in order to get the best players in their team. There were some brilliant moves, some blunders but all in all it was an exciting evening that was capped with an hour long speech by Vishy Anand. Saravanan, who is an inseparable part of the MCL team, takes us through this fun filled day. 

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How deeply can Kasparov calculate?

23/05/2016 -

Often, non-chess playing journalists tend to ask grandmasters how far ahead they can see in a chess position. How deeply can they calculate? We are sure even you are asked the same thing by your non-chess friends. How many moves ahead can Kasparov see in your opinion? New York, circa 1995: Anand took on Kasparov in one of the most hyped World Championships ever in chess history. Most people around the world wanted, with all their hearts, to see Anand become the World Champion, but in their heads, they knew that Kasparov would retain the title. Maybe because he can calculate very deeply?

The one man Army!

23/05/2016 -

Ravindra Dongre, the strong man of Maharashtra chess, is a household name, not only in the Indian chess fraternity, but also on the international platform. He has become synonymous with one of the biggest chess tournaments in the county - The Mumbai Mayor's Cup. With a strong player pool, qualitatively and quantitatively it is a high class tournament. His contribution to Maharashtra chess is immense. In this article Nagesh Guttula has some questions for Dongre that give you an idea about the vision and efforts that go into organizing one of the biggest events of the country.

MCL 2016: Team Compositions

21/05/2016 -

The auctions for Maharashtra Chess League, one and only chess league of India, were held on 21st of May at 13.00 hours in Pune. Vishy Anand was the guest of honour. Playing for the first time Sasikiran Krishnan was the highest paid player for Rs. 1,70,000. We will have the complete report up on our website soon. As of now you can have a look at the team composition and the amount received by various players.  

Project Checkmate!

21/05/2016 -

Chess, time and again, has proved to be an ideal educational tool for children to develop skills that are useful in real life in more than one ways. The recent impetus that the concept of 'Chess in Schools' has gained is ensuring that chess spreads at the grassroots level. Indeed, it is a valuable education tool for school children. But what about underprivileged kids? Delhi's Devanshi Rathi took it upon herself to teach chess at an NGO.

Abhijeet Gupta's favourite study

20/05/2016 -

A few days ago strong Indian grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta posted a study on Twitter with the words, "One of the prettiest studies I have seen in recent times!" The author of this article tried his hand at the study and gave the task of solving to a number of his students. The reaction was the same - everyone who was able to solve it experienced a feeling of unadulterated joy. We now present the position to you along with the detailed solution. Read the article to know what King Leonidas is doing on the thumbnail! 

The Saravana Krishnan fireworks at Sivakasi!

19/05/2016 -

At the Hatsun Idhayam 2nd SCS Fide rating tournament held in Sivakasi, Saravana Krishnan was not the favourite to win the title. He started as the fifth seed with one GM and three IMs ahead of him. But such statistics didn't matter for the boy from Tamil Nadu, who played some scintillating chess to win the tournament with a score of 8.0/9. Ram S. Krishnan scored the same points but had to settle for the second spot. In this article Saravana not only teaches us how to attack with the help of a beautifully annotated game, but also shows how one should celebrate his first wedding anniversary!

Cheating incident mars Delhi under 1600

18/05/2016 -

After winning a roller coaster game in the final round at a below 1600 tournament, Nitin Pai went to the arbiter M.S. Gopakumar to share his excitement, but the chief arbiter had something even more interesting to tell. He had busted a cheat on the top board! An otherwise well organised event was marred by a cheating incident caught red handed by the vigilant arbiters of the Delhi Chess Association.

Sangli: Sameer Kathmale steamrolls the field

18/05/2016 -

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.

The Bharat Singh Chauhan Interview (1)

17/05/2016 -

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 first of our three-part interview.

Endgame Magic at 7.30 p.m. IST with Mueller and Marin

17/05/2016 -

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.

Chess – A metaphor for ‘Life'

16/05/2016 -

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. 

CA HONDA 44th Tamil Nadu State Women’s Chess Championship 2016

15/05/2016 -

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.

Fischer's early years (1955-56)

15/05/2016 -

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.

Vishy Anand in Oman

15/05/2016 -

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.

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