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Chess is not just about beating your opponent. It is more than just a sport -- it is an epicenter that brings people together. The IIFL Wealth Mumbai International in progress at Mount Litera School International is beginning to show people the real value that chess creates for the society. While a handful of kids share the lead in the Junior section, the Open saw its first sole leader in IM G.A. Stany, who has touched 5.0/5 and has kindly annotated his game for you. An illustrated report.
After seven rounds Anton Guijarro leads the super strong Gibraltar Chess festival with 6.0/7. Four Indians, Harikrishna, Sethuraman, Vidit and Abhijeet Gupta follow on the leader's heels with 5.5/7. Vishy Anand is currently languishing on 4.0/7 after he lost to Benjamin Gledura in the seventh round. We have game analysis and some selected pictures from the event.
It was edge of the seat entertainment as the last round of the Tata Steel Challengers saw three players with a chance to win the title. In the end it was the 23-year-old from Chennai who drew his final round game and came out victorious. B. Adhiban not only played some great games of chess but also defended skillfully in nearly lost positions. His fighting abilities and never-say-die spirit are the reasons why he has earned a spot in the next years Masters! We have the final report and a short interview with the winner.
The story of the third and the fourth round was obviously Shardul becoming a grandmaster, but what Shardul has done unknowingly is make a some two hundred more kids dream of becoming like him. They say go big or go home. He has inspired them to take the bull by the horns and go for it. ChessBase India brings you a GIANT pictorial report with videos and important games.
B.Adhiban was the only Indian in fray at this year's Tata Steel Tournament. The 23-year-old was the second seed in the event. He played some fantastic chess, won the section and qualified for next year's Masters. We had set up this live games page for you to follow his games. The live games are done but what remains is a short summary of all the 13 rounds of Adhiban's games. Enjoy them and relive the Indian's brilliant performance.
The IIFLW Mumbai Open and Junior tournaments are held from the 28th of January to 5th of February 2015. It is one of the highest prize money tournaments in the world for the junior section. Over here you can follow the live games of the open section which begins at 9.30 a.m and the junior section which starts at 4.30 p.m. Enjoy the encounters with unique features like Livebook and top class Engine Analysis.
On 29th of January Vishy Anand gave a Master Class which lasted one hour 25 minutes. This was filled with high quality analysis and some brilliant ideas shared by the five-time World Champion. And this video is now available to you. IM Nisha Mohota who attended this Master Class gives us first hand experience of what it felt like learning from the Indian legend.
Shardul Gagare became India's 42nd grandmaster as he managed to win his third round game at the IIFL Wealth Mumbai International Tournament being conducted at the Mount Litera School International at Bandra in Mumbai. ChessBase India brings you a pictorial story that captures his moment of glory along with the game, video analysis, and some heart-warming pictures. In-depth interview to follow in the coming days.
There were no eye-popping results or games in the show, but one look at the tournament hall and you can say that the chess future of our country is safe. The IIFL Wealth Junior tournament and Open is off to a solid start in Bandra with some special add-ons such as live commentary, video reporting, ambient venue, etc. ChessBase India brings you an illustrated report.
The third round at the Gibraltar Masters turned out to be an excellent one for Indians. Harika was surely the performer of the day as she played a nearly flawless game against Nigel Short. Vishy Anand showed exactly why he was rated 340 points above his opponent and Aravindh Chithambaram once again impressed us with his imaginative attacking abilities. We also have a very nice blitz tournament report sent to us by IM Nisha Mohota from the venue!
A strong prize fund, a fabulous venue and a dedicated set of officials always mean a great chess tournament, which is precisely what IIFL Wealth Mumbai International tournament is turning into! In both the Open and Junior events, the higher seeds did not face many difficulties in crushing their opponents; therefore, the tournament witnessed earth shatteringly normal results with not many upsets. We take this opportunity to bring you a richly illustrated report.
Adhiban lost his previous round game to Jorden van Foreest. This meant that Eltaj Safarli caught up with him on the leaderboard with 6.5/9. As luck would have it Eltaj and Adhiban faced off against each other in the tenth round and the Indian player emerged victorious, thereby cementing his chances for a first place finish with three rounds to go. Pictures and game analysis from Wijk Aan Zee.
The Indian Chess School and IIFL Private Wealth in association with Mount Litera School International, BKC are pleased to present the IIFL Wealth 1st Mumbai International Chess Tournament. A twin tournament with the Open and Junior categories, the chess championship kicks off from 28th Jan. 2016, that is tomorrow, at the Mount Litera School International. The tournament has a total prize fund of Rs 15 lakhs. We bring you an illustrated preview to the tournament with pictures from the press conference, the suburb of Bandra and an interesting story.
At the Qatar Masters Open 2015 Magnus Carlsen drew his first round game against Nino Batsiashvili and went on to win the tournament. Anand has taken the first step in the right direction(!), by drawing his game against Szidonia Vajda rated 450 Elo points below him! We have an illustrated report from Gibraltar with game analysis, pictures and a special moment sent to us by Nisha Mohota.
