Asian Juniors: Aravindh and Uurtsaikh Asian Champions

14/05/2016 -

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.

Play the openings like a GM!

12/05/2016 -

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.

Tania brings chess to Chennai corporates

11/05/2016 -

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.

Chess and Panama Papers Scandal

11/05/2016 -

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!

Asian Junior 05-07: street fight in Delhi

10/05/2016 -

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!

Indian Maestro Harikrishna turns 30!

10/05/2016 -

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!

Hasselbacken 07-09: Adhiban joint first

09/05/2016 -

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 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.

Stany's gem from Malakoff

08/05/2016 -

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.

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.

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