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31st Abu Dhabi Masters R7: Mayank Chakraborty joins Aditya Mittal and Bharath Subramaniyam in the chase

22/08/2025 -

GM Chongsheng Zeng (CHN) drew against GM Arkadij Naiditsch (BUL) in Round 7 of 31st Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 2025 Masters. Thus, Chongsheng is still the sole leader 6/7. GM Bharath Subramaniyam H and GM Aditya Mittal drew their respective games against GM Denis Lazavik and GM Bartosz Socko (POL) to stay in the hunt. IM Mayank Chakraborty defeated his second consecutive GM of the event. This time it was against Poland's latest GM Jakub Seemann. Mayank pushed his passed pawn at the right time which made the crucial difference. Mayank joined Aditya and Bharath in the pursuit at 5.5/7 each, trailing the leader by a half point. Today is the sole rest day. Round 8 starts tomorrow Saturday 23rd August at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

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Sinquefield Cup: Caruana emerges sole leader, MVL misses again

22/08/2025 -

Fabiano Caruana defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) to emerge sole leader at Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup. Abdusattorov's ambitious approach of opposite side castling, followed by a knight sacrifice to launch an attack on his opponent's kingside did not work out. It ended causing him his third loss in four games. Caruana is currently the only player at 3/4. He is closely followed by Levon Aronian (USA) and R Praggnanandhaa at 2.5/4 each. The only other player who had a chance to win his game was, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA). The former World Blitz champion missed a great opportunity in his second consecutive game, this time against the World Champion, D Gukesh. Round 5 starts today at 12 p.m. local time, 10:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

C R G Krishna wins 21st Chefchaouen Open 2025, Diptayan second and Bala Chandra Prasad third

21/08/2025 -

IM C R G Krishna, GM Diptayan Ghosh and IM Bala Chandra Prasad Dhulipalla scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 each at 21st Chefchaouen International Chess Festival Rating Open 2025. C R G Krishna won the tournament due to better tie-break scores, Diptayan and Bala Chandra secured second and third place respectively. The champion C R G drew with the eventual runner-up, Diptayan in the fourth round. Top three prizes were MAD 16000, 12000 and 10000 along with a trophy each. Fourth position was also claimed by an Indian, one of the latest GMs of India - Harikrishnan A Ra. He scored 7/9. Diptayan won the Blitz Open scoring an unbeaten 10/11. Bala Chandra scored sole 9.5/11 to finish second. This was C R G's second overall, first Classical rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Association Alwan Fannia

31st Abu Dhabi Masters R6: Bharath Subramaniyam and Aditya Mittal in the fray

21/08/2025 -

GM Chongsheng Zeng (CHN) drew his game against fellow compatriot GM Haowen Xue (CHN) in Round 6 of 31st Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 2025 Masters. The quick 17-move draw resulted in Chongsheng maintaining his sole lead 5.5/6. GM Aditya Mittal and GM Bharath Subramaniyam H defeated GM Iniyan Pa and GM Prraneeth Vuppala to move to 5/6 each. They are the only two Indians among half a dozen pursuers. IM Mayank Chakraborty and IM Anuj Shrivatri defeated GM Adham Fawzy (EGY) and GM Brewington Hardaway (USA) respectively. Both GMs went wrong in the endgame, which cost them dearly. Round 7 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Sinquefield Cup: Caruana scores, MVL misses

21/08/2025 -

Fabiano Caruana scored the sole win in the third round of Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2025. He defeated Alireza Firouzja (FRA) smoothly to move to 2/3. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) had a great opportunity to win against Levon Aronian (USA). However, he missed it and the game ended in a draw. The World Champion, D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhhaa drew against Sam Sevian (USA) and Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) respectively. Caruana, Aronian and Praggnanandhaa are currently in the lead with an unbeaten 2/3 each. Round 4 starts today at 12 p.m. local time, 10:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

The journey of Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali through their mother's eyes

20/08/2025 -

On the 8th of August, Pragg gave a simultaneous exhibition at the IMC office in Mumbai. His mother, Nagalakshmi, was also present there. Amruta Mokal seized the moment to speak with her, and what followed was a special interview where Nagalakshmi opened up about the journey of raising India’s golden siblings of chess, Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali. She revealed the amount of planning and support that goes into nurturing world-class talents. Read the article to know how your favourite players started their journey and rose to where they are today. Photo: Amruta Mokal

31st Abu Dhabi Masters R5: Vignesh Advaith Vemula topples Yunguo Wan

20/08/2025 -

One of the latest IMs of India, Vignesh Advaith Vemula scored a big win over GM Yunguo Wan (CHN) in Round 5 of 31st Abu Dhabi Masters. GM Chongsheng Zeng (CHN) emerged sole leader 5/5, after he defeated IM Artiom Stribuk. GM Aditya Mittal held the top seed, GM Sanan Sjugirov (HUN) to a draw. GM Iniyan Pa capitalized on GM Titas Stremavicius' (LTU) blunder in the queen, rook and knight endgame. IM Akshay Borganokar, IM Mayank Chakraborty, IM Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi and IM Kushagra Mohan split the point with GM Jingyao Tin (SGP), GM Denis Makhnev (KAZ), GM Srihari L R and GM Karthik Venkataraman respectively. Round 6 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Sinquefield Cup: Gukesh bounces back, Praggnanandhaa draws against Caruana

20/08/2025 -

The World Champion, D Gukesh bounced back in the second round of Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2025. A new chapter added in the ever-growing rivalry between Gukesh and Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB). Their battles are always irrespective format and stake. This one was no different either. Gukesh used his preparation to get himself a better position out of the opening. However, his opponent had a couple of tiny chances which he missed. Alireza Firouzja (FRA) won another sharp battle of the round against Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL). R Praggnanadhaa had a solid draw against Fabiano Caruana (USA). Round 3 starts today at 12 p.m. local time, 10:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Sayantan Das clear first at CTCA International Open 2025

19/08/2025 -

GM Sayantan Das scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 1st CTCA International Rating Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the field. FM Sander Severino (PHI) scored sole 7/9 to secure second place. Five players - GM Gergely Aczel (HUN), GM Antonio Rogelio Jr. (PHI), Jasper Rom (PHI), Darry Bernardo (PHI) and Aitor Garcia-Ruiz Fuentes (ESP) scored 6.5/9 each. They shared third place. Sayantan drew against both runners-up. Top three prizes were NT $50000, $30000 and $15000 along with a trophy each. This is Sayantan's second overall, first individual rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Lin Yung Jhe

Siddhanth Poonja and Lokesh N win the Global Star Offline Cup Rapid and Blitz sections respectively

19/08/2025 -

CircleChess hosted its second rated tournament at the Global Malls Divinity, Bangalore, bringing together passionate players for some exciting chess battles. In the rapid section, Siddhanth Poonja took first place, while Lokesh impressed everyone by winning the blitz category. The total prize pool was Rs. 5 Lakh, with top prizes awarded to the best three players. Beyond individual wins, the tournament also recognized the Best Academy, Best Caissa School of Chess students, and a creative Parent-Child Duo, adding a fun and personal touch to the competition. Read the article to know more. Photo: CircleChess

31st Abu Dhabi Masters R4: Aditya Mittal's amazing knight sac

19/08/2025 -

IM Artiom Stribuk and GM Chongsheng Zeng (CHN) are the only two players with four points each at 31st Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 2025 Masters. Seven players are trailing them by a half point at 3.5/5 each. GM Aditya Mittal is the sole Indian among them. He scored a fantastic victory against IM Shiroghlan Talibov (AZE) by sacrificing his knight after thwarting an onslaught by his opponent. Untitled Mandar Pradip Lad played a 124-move marathon draw against GM Yunguo Wan (CHN). Among the latest IMs of India - Vignesh Advaith Vemula, Daaevik Wadhawan and Suyog Wagh held GM Jingyao Tin (SGP), GM Denis Makhnev (KAZ) and GM Karthik Venkataraman to a draw each respectively. Round 5 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Sinquefield Cup: Praggnanandhaa wins his first Classical game against Gukesh in over three years, now World no.3

19/08/2025 -

R Praggnanandhaa outplayed the World Champion, D Gukesh in the first round of Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2025. This marks Praggnanandhaa's first win against D Gukesh in a Classical rated game since April 2022. Gukesh went wrong early in the game and he could not complete the development of his pieces. It took forever for the pieces to get into the action and by that time Praggnanandhaa already got himself a winning position. Levon Aronian (USA) scored the only other win of the round against Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB). Samuel Sevian (USA) got himself a great opportunity against Wesley So (USA). However, he could not capitalize and the game ended in a draw. Round 2 starts today at 12 p.m. local time, 10:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Raghuraman Gurubaran wins 25th Sant Marti B 2025, Pratik Gengaje second

18/08/2025 -

Raghuraman Gurubaran, Pratik Gengaje, Oliver Rana (USA) and Advaith Asokumar scored 7.5/9 each at 25th Sant Marti Open Group B (<1950) 2025. Raghuraman won the tournament due to better tie-break scores. The remaining three were placed second, third and fourth respectively. The total prize fund combining both groups was €8215. The top three prizes in Group B were €500, €350 and €200 along with a trophy each. Parth Moghe scored 7/9. He edged past five more players on tie-breaks to claim fifth place. Total four Indians finished in top ten. Two out of the podium finishers are aged twelve years or younger. This is Raghuraman's first rating tournament of his career. Photo: Roger Salvo

CRG Chess Academy announces Rs. 4 Lakh Scholarship for young chess players

18/08/2025 -

Hyderabad has steadily grown into one of India’s strongest chess cities, where many chess academies are nurturing young talents with care and vision. One of them is CRG Chess Academy, which has recently announced a special Chess Scholarship Program for children under 15. The initiative will award four full scholarships worth Rs. 4 lakh, covering a year of intensive training at the academy. It is designed for players who not only have a passion for the game but also the dedication to grow stronger with consistent effort. Read on to learn more about the program and how to apply for this unique opportunity. Photo: Official website

Arjun Kalyan victorious at Andorra la Vella Blitz Grand Prix 2025

18/08/2025 -

GM Arjun Kalyan scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win Andorra la Vella Blitz Rating Grand Prix 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Four players, GM Aleksandr Shimanov, IM Francisco Fiorito (ARG), IM Joaquin Fiorito (ARG) and FM Alex Villa Tornero (ESP) scored 7/9 each. Arjun defeated the eventual runner-up, Shimanov in Round 7 and drew with Francisco in the penultimate round. They secured second to fifth place respectively. Total prize fund for the Blitz was €1050. Top three prizes were €250, €200 and €150 along with a trophy each. Arjun plays very few tournaments these days. So winning this clear first and also remaining undefeated at the same time is certainly special. Photo: Escacs Andorra - FEVA

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