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Sharpen Your Strategic Skills with ChessNeurons - Episode 7

02/09/2024 -

Welcome back to the “Strategic Mastery” series in collaboration with ChessNeurons and Chessbase India. Grandmaster Ankit Rajpara will guide you through the seventh episode of our Positional Puzzle Series. This series aims to elevate your positional and strategic chess skills through carefully crafted puzzles and insightful explanations. All the puzzles from this episode are based on games of World No. 1. Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen! In this episode, we will reveal the solutions to the five puzzles from our sixth episode which had a few puzzles about Missed Opportunities by Grandmasters. Following this, we will present five new positional puzzles with increasing difficulty to further challenge your strategic thinking.

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FIDE World Championship Match 2024 Regulations announced

02/09/2024 -

FIDE has announced the Regulations for World Championship 2024 Match. The match will consist of 14 classical games. Each game will follow the time control of 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move 41. The player who scores 7.5 points or more wins the World Championship Match. If the score after fourteen games is equal, then tie-breaks will be played. Tie-break rules are changed compared to the previous match in 2023. Total prize fund of the match is US$ 2.5 Million. The entire prize break up, schedule and all details are mentioned in the regulations' handbook. Game 1 starts on Monday 25th November. What are your predictions? Photo: FIDE

Avinash Ramesh wins 30th Chambery International Festival 2024

02/09/2024 -

IM Avinash Ramesh, FM Christophe Gelas (FRA) and IM Sebastien Joie (FRA) scored 7/9 each at 30th Chambery International Chess Festival Main (>1800) 2024. Avinash won the tournament on tie-breaks. Gelas and Joie were placed second and third respectively. The last round loss against Joie did not affect the outcome for Avinash. The total prize fund for the Maint tournament was €2200. The top three prizes were €1000, €700 and €500 each. The seven-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by Club Echecs Agglomération Chambérienne at Centre des Congres le Manege in Chambery, France from 29th July to 4th August 2024. This was Avinash's first tournament triumph of the year.

Vladyslav Larkin victorious at 8th RGCC Open 2024, Sanket Chakravarty second

02/09/2024 -

IM Vladyslav Larkin (UKR) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 8th RGCC International Open 2024. IM Sanket Chakravarty and FM Daniel Centron Antuna (ESP) scored 7/9 each. Sanket secured second place on tie-breaks, Daniel third. The top two finishers remained undefeated. Sanket drew with both Larkin and Daniel. The top three prizes were €1000 + trophy, €700 and €500 each respectively. The seven-day nine-round rating tournament was organized by Real Groupo de Cultura Covadonga at Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga, Avenida Jesús in Gijón, Asturias in Spain from 29th July to 4th August 2024.

Divya Deshmukh breaks into World #15, Four Indians in Top 15 among Women for the first time ever

01/09/2024 -

Arjun Erigaisi maintained his World no.4 position in FIDE Rating list September 2024. R Praggnanandhaa returned to 2750. Currently, there are four Indians in top 12, five in top 24, six in top 33, seven in top 41 and eleven in top 96. Among the Women, for the first time, there are four Indians in top 15. IM Divya Deshmukh moved up to World no.15 among women after her fine performance at 30th Abu Dhabi Masters 2024. The 45th Chess Olympiad being just ten days away, expect a lot of rating and ranking shakeup in October 2024 FIDE Rating list. Let us know your predictions. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024: Making history on Wall Street

01/09/2024 -

FIDE World Rapid and Blitz championship 2024 will take place from 26th to 31st December in New York, USA. More details will be revealed in few weeks. One can expect the eligibility criteria, tournament regulations and total prize fund will be mentioned there. GM Magnus Carlsen (NOR), IM Anastasia Bodnaruk and GM Valentina Gunina are the defending champions. They would definitely like to defend their titles. Among the Indians, one can expect Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi, Aravindh Chithambaram, Pentala Harikrishna, Nihal Sarin, Raunak Sadhwani, S L Narayanan, Abhimanyu Puranik, reigning National Rapid and Blitz champion - GM Diptayan Ghosh, Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali R, Divya Deshmukh, Tania Sachdev, Vantika Agrawal, Bhakti Kulkarni, Savitha Shri B and others in action. Whom would you like to see in this fast and furious action? Photo: FIDE

Anwesh Upadhyaya wins a double at Summer Prague Open 2024

01/09/2024 -

Dr. IM Anwesh Upadhyaya scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win Summer Prague Open A 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. IM Jakub Pulpan (CZE) and FM Zino Veleshnja (ALB) scored 7.5/9 each to secure second and third place according to tie-breaks. All top three finishers remained undefeated. The top three prizes in A Open were 20000 + trophy, 15000 and 10000 CZK each. Anwesh also won the C Rapid event. Six players scored 6/7. Out of them, Anwesh won the tournament due to his best tie-break scores. The top three prizes in Rapid were 2000, 1500 and 1000 CZK each. These two were Anwesh's second and third rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Official site

Surya Ganguly takes on Sam Shankland in a Chess Match using the Venceslav Rutar scoring method

31/08/2024 -

Venceslav Rutar from Slovenia is organizing a match between GM Sam Shankland and GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly on the 2nd and 3rd of September. What's so special about this event? As Venceslav says "Draws are not the problem. The problem is how we score them!" A unique scoring system will be used in this match - The traditional 1 (to the winner), ½ (to both the players) and 0 (to the loser) points are replaced by five possibilities: Win, Favored Draw, Equal Draw, Disfavored Draw, and loss. The match will take place on 2nd and 3rd September 2024. The format, details, scoring system, and all other details can be found on the article below - the match will be streamed live on the ChessBase India YouTube Channel from 8:30 PM IST on 2nd September!

Rainer Knaak triumphs at 11th Arber Schachfestival Open 2024, Himal Gusain third

31/08/2024 -

GM Rainer Knaak (GER) scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 11th Arber Schachfestival Open 2024. ChessBase's very own, opening trap expert won the tournament with a 2612 performance and finished a half point ahead of the field GM Misa Pap (SRB) scored 7.5/9 to finish second. IM Himal Gusain scored 7/9 to finish third. He also drew with the eventual champion, Rainer in Round 5. The total prize fund of the tournament was €6700. The top three prizes were €1000, €800 and €600 each respectively. The nine-day nine-round rating tournament was organized by IA IO Wolfgang Fiedler (GER) from 27th July to 4th August in Bodenmais, Germany. Photo: Official site

Soham Kamotra becomes the first International Master of Jammu and Kashmir

30/08/2024 -

FM Soham Kamotra became the first International Master of Jammu and Kashmir. The monumental feat was achieved when he drew with the Africa no.1 GM Bassem Amin (EGY) in the sixth round of 30th Abu Dhabi Masters on 21st August. The draw helped him cross 2400 in the live ratings. The first IM-norm was scored at 22nd Abu Dhabi Masters 2022 in UAE. A little over nine months later, he secured his second IM-norm at Hanoi GM Round Robin 2023 in Vietnam. About eight months later he earned his final IM-norm at 1st SOA GM International Chess Festival 2024. Get to know about Soham's journey towards the IM title. He is also well on track to become the first GM from J&K. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Bristy Mukherjee dominates West Bengal State Women's Rating 2024

30/08/2024 -

The reigning Purba Bardhaman district champion, WFM Bristy Mukherjee scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 to win Lake Youth Club presents West Bengal State Women's Rating 2024. She finished a half point ahead of the field. Rajanya Datta (North 24 Parganas) scored 7/8 to secure second place. She also remained undefeated. Dakhsha Rudra (North 24 Parganas) finished third scoring 6.5/8. Her sole loss was against the eventual runner-up, Rajanya. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹90000. The top three prizes were ₹20000 + trophy, ₹15000 and ₹10000 each respectively. The four-day eight-round rating tournament was organized by Kolkata District Chess Association from 1st to 4th August at Sahid Smriti Sangha in Kolkata, West Bengal. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Dinesh Rajan M clinches 30th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Open A Below 2300 Rating 2024, Mandar Lad second

30/08/2024 -

Dinesh Rajan M scored sole 8/9 to win 30th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Open A (<2300) Rating Tournament 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Mandar Pradip Lad and Iliya Darini (IRI) scored 7.5/9 each. Mandar finished second on tie-breaks, Iliya third. Pushkar Dere is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 7/9 to secure fifth place. Dinesh suffered his sole loss in the second round against Aniket Bapat. He won the next seven games in-a-row to become a clear champion. Total prize fund was US$ 10050. The top three prizes were US$ 3000 + trophy, $2000 and $1500 each respectively. Last year, Dinesh won the B group (<2000) scoring the exact same points. This is Dinesh's first tournament triumph of the year. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

CircleChess launches Caissa School of Chess to nurture chess talents

29/08/2024 -

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a personalized chess school tailored specifically to work on your unique strengths and weaknesses? CircleChess is about to make this dream a reality with the launch of the Caissa School of Chess. CircleChess’ commitment to mentorship has always been at the core of their mission believing in the power of coaches by also adding a touch of Artificial intelligence to it. Ready to explore how this groundbreaking approach could transform your game? Read on to find out more about this school!

Sriiyukthaa Abirami and Aarav Dengla clinch Gold, Silver and Bronze at World Schools Rapid and Blitz 2024

29/08/2024 -

Sriiyukthaa Marksim Karki Abirami scored 7.5/9 to win Gold at FIDE World Schools Rapid Under-9 Girls 2024. She finished a half point ahead of the field. After suffering her sole loss against the eventual Bronze winner, Mumtozbegim Sobirova (UZB) in Round 6, Sriiyukthaa bounced back by winning the next three games. Sriiyukthaa also won a Bronze medal in the Blitz event scoring 7/9. She finished a full point behind the Gold medal winner, Husnorakhon Khusnitdinova (UZB). IM Aarav Dengla won Silver in Under-15 Open Blitz. He finished a half point behind the champion, FM Akbarali Abdukhakimov (UZB). Photo: Uzbekistan Chess Federation

Saptorshi Gupta dominates Summit Rookies August Rapid Rating Open 2024 with a perfect score

29/08/2024 -

Saptorshi Gupta scored a perfect 6/6 to win Summit Rookies August Rapid Rating Open 2024. The PhD researcher finished a staggering 1.5 points ahead of the competition. Four players - Ziyi Huang (CHN), Yao Zen Markis Tew (NZL), Junqing Jerome Tao (NZL) and Xxavier Willoughby-Ansell (NZL) scored 4.5/6 each. They were placed second to fifth respectively. Saptorshi defeated both podium finishers. The top three prizes were NZ$120, $80 and $40 along with a medal each. The one-day six-round tournament was organized by Summit Chess Club at Alexandra Park, Epsom in Auckland, New Zealand on 4th August 2024. This was Saptorshi's third tournament he played and first triumph in New Zealand.

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