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Your chance to learn from GM Harshit Raja at his 12-hour Masterclass in Mumbai

23/05/2025 -

If you are feeling stuck in your chess journey and not improving the way you hoped, we have something exciting for you! GM Harshit Raja is coming to Mumbai for an intense and inspiring 12-hour Masterclass. This is specially designed to help serious chess players break through plateaus. The camp will be held on 25th and 26th May 2025 at the Mumbai Chess Centre. This two-day camp will focus on opening preparation, middlegame motifs, calculation, decision-making under time pressure, blindfold training, and more! This is a great opportunity for you to learn from one of India’s strongest Grandmasters. Only 7 spots are left, so don’t miss out on this chance! Read the full article to learn more details and how you can register.

ChessBase 18 and Mega 2025 are here

ChessBase 18 is an all-new program that helps you manage all your databases as an ambitious player. Mega Database 2025 has 11 million games with over 113,000 games annotated by masters. The cost of ChessBase 18 is Rs.4499/- and the cost of Mega Database 2025 is Rs.6499/- However, if you go for the combo the total amount comes to Rs.8999 (instead of 10,998/-) helping you save Rs. 1999/-.

ChessBase 18 + Mega 2025 Combo

Subhayan Kundu superb at 3rd Unity Club Rapid Rating Open 2025

23/05/2025 -

IM Subhayan Kundu scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 3rd Unity Club Rapid Rating Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Pushkar Dere scored sole 8/9 to secure second place. He also remained undefeated. Paarth P Salvi edged past four more players on tie-breaks to finish third with a score of 7.5/9. The total prize fund was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹25000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Unity Club at Ravindra Bhavan Fatorda in Margao, Goa on 26th and 27th April 2025. Subhayan also won the Blitz Open with a perfect score 7/7. The total prize fund in the Blitz Open was ₹20000. The top three prizes were ₹5000, ₹3500 and ₹2500 each along with a trophy each. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Aronyak Ghosh wins ECA Rapid Rating Open 2025

23/05/2025 -

IM Aronyak Ghosh, Vedant Garg, Shaurya Chaudhary and Sparsh Yadav scored 8/9 each at ECA Rapid Rating Open 2025. Aronyak won the tournament due to better tie-break scores. The remaining three were placed second to fourth respectively. Only Aronyak and Vedant remained undefeated among them. The total prize fund was ₹750000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹40000 and ₹30000 along with a trophy each. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was  organized by Eminent Chess Academy at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on 26th and 27th April 2025. This is Aronyak's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Jaydeep Sharma / Eminent Chess Academy

8th Sharjah Masters B R6: Mayank Chakraborty emerges sole leader

23/05/2025 -

GM Aleksandar Indjic (SRB) and GM Anish Giri (NED) won their respective games in Round 6 of 8th Sharjah Masters 2025. Indjic got the better of GM Changren Dai (CHN) in the endgame. GM Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI) made an unforced error against Giri. The reigning National Rapid champion, GM Iniyan Pa fought well against World Rapid 2021 champion, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB). However, he made a mistake in a complex endgame and could not stop his opponent's connected passed pawns. GM Visakh N R and GM Aditya Mittal drew with the newly crowned Asian Individual 2025 champion, GM Bardiya Daneshvar (IRI) and GM Nikolas Theodorou (GRE) respectively. IM Mayank Chakraborty 5.5/6 and Shubham Shukla 6/6 have emerged sole leaders in Group B and C respectively. Round 7 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Himank Ghosh

The Journey of The Big Chess Summer Camp 2025 in Pictures

22/05/2025 -

A place where chess players come to meet, learn, play, and grow. A place where you are never too young or too old to discover chess. A place where you learn at your own pace. A place where you feel right at home the moment you walk in. That’s what the chess camp at the Phoenix ChessBase India Chess club is all about. It’s a place for players of all ages and skill levels. We recently organised The Big Chess Summer Camp 2025 at the Phoenix Marketcity Kurla, Mumbai, from 9th May to 14th May. Over the past two years, these camps have become truly special for us. This year, we saw a fantastic turnout with a total of 535 participants. Everyone found something to take back from this camp, not just in terms of chess, but also memories, friendships, and a whole lot of fun. Take a look at some photos that made this camp one to remember!

Alaukik Sinha dominates 2nd Maharashtra Chess Festival Below 1800 Rating Tournament 2025

22/05/2025 -

14-year-old Alaukik Sinha scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 2nd Maharashtra Chess Festival Below 1800 Rating Tournament 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Aditya Khairmode scored sole 8/9 to secure second place. He also remained undefeated. Parth Moghe and Yug Vishal Bardiya scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed third and fourth according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹604000. The top three prizes were ₹110000, ₹95000 and ₹85000 along with a trophy each. The four-day nine round Below 1800 rating tournament was organized by Maharashtra Chess Association from 25th to 28th April 2025 at Amanora Mall in Pune, Maharashtra. This is Alaukik's first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

8th Sharjah Masters R5: Iniyan and Aditya Mittal score

22/05/2025 -

GM Anish Giri (NED) drew with his coleader, GM Aleksandar Indjic (SRB) in Round 5 of 8th Sharjah Masters 2025. GM Changren Dai (CHN) defeated GM M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) to join them in the lead 4/5. GM Visakh N R drew his game with GM Nikolas Theodorou (GRE) to move to 3.5/5. GM Iniyan Pa and GM Aditya Mittal scored full point against IM Ilamparthi A R and GM Jingyao Tin (SGP) respectively. Both of them join the pursuit at 3.5/5 each. 13 players are trailing the leaders by a half point at 3.5/5. Visakh, Aditya and the reigning National Rapid champion - Iniyan are the three Indians among them. Round 6 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Himank Ghosh

Kazakhstan Chess Federation invites you to Aktobe and Oskemen Open with a prize fund of US$ 100000 each

22/05/2025 -

Kazakhstan Chess Federation invites you to Aktobe Open 2025 - Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial and Oskemen Open 2025. Both of these feature three tournaments each - Masters (> 2400), Challengers (>1900) and Open (<1900). The total prize fund in both of these events are - US$ 100000 each, $78000 for Masters, $15000 for Challengers and $7000 for Open. The top three prizes are US$ 18000, 14000 and 10000. Entry is FREE for 2600+ in Masters, GM, IM, WGM, WIM in Challengers and Open. Conditions are offered to 2600+ players. GM Aditya Mittal won two tournaments in Kazakhstan in 2023. Kumar Gaurav won Oskemen Open 2024 last year. You could be the next one. Check out the article for more information. All tournament info photos are from tournament circular.

Srihari L R becomes the 86th Grandmaster of India

21/05/2025 -

IM Srihari L R became the 86th Indian to achieve the Grandmaster title on Thursday 15th May 2025 at Asian Individual Men 2025. After a draw against GM Pranesh M in the penultimate round, the final round result became immaterial towards his final GM-norm. Srihari earned his first GM-norm in August 2023 at Six-Days Budapest July-August GM A. A little over two months later, he scored his second GM-norm at Qatar Masters 2023 in Doha, Qatar. In August 2024, he got a published rating of exact 2500. Then nine months later, he earned his final GM-norm and end a year-long wait for India's next Grandmaster. Check out the journey of the talented boy from Chennai. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Brand new release: Fritz 20

21/05/2025 -

Twenty versions of a software program in 34 years! In times of an AI explosion things have become more exciting than ever. Fritz 20 stresses the “human” playing concept, talks to you, adjusts itself to your playing level. You can select opponents like Morphy, Lasker, Capablanca, Tal, Fischer, Karpov... Or set it to play exactly like your opponent in a running event! At the 2024 Computer Chess World Championship in Santiago de Compostela, it shared first place among nine participants in the software category. Fritz 20 is available now on our store. Those who have already bought Fritz 19, can buy an upgrade at a discounted price. Photo: ChessBase

Vasyl Ivanchuk prevails at 4th Menorca Open, Karthikeyan Murali third

21/05/2025 -

The legend, GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR) scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 4th Menorca Open 2025. He performed at 2833 and gained 22.1 Elo rating points. The total gain in the month of April was 39.7 points in 27 games, which is incredible. GM Shanglei Lu (CHN) and GM Karthikeyan Murali scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was more than €26000, an increase of €6000 means 30% The top three prizes were €6000, €4000 and €2500 along with a trophy each. GM Chongsheng Zeng (CHN) and GM Bharath Subramaniyam H scored 8/9 each in the Night Blitz. Chongsheng became champion and Bharath second. The top three prizes in the Blitz were €300, €200 and €150 each. Photo: Menorca Open

8th Sharjah Masters R4: Anish Giri and Aleksandar Indjic emerge coleaders

21/05/2025 -

GM Anish Giri (NED) and GM Aleksandar Indjic (SRB) won their respective games in Round 4 to emerge coleaders at 8th Sharjah Masters 2025. Anish defeated GM Ivan Zemlyanskii and Indjic got the better of GM Mihail Nikitenko. They will inevitably clash against each other in the fifth round. GM Visakh N R made a quick 14-move draw against GM Adam Kozak (HUN) to move to 3/4. UAE no.1, GM Salem Saleh scored a crushing victory over GM Madminov Mukhiddin (UZB). IM Ilamparthi A R managed to escape with a draw against GM Sergei Azarov. Round 5 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Himank Ghosh

Saptarshi RoyChowdhury wins the first-ever Rapid Rating Open in Nagaland

20/05/2025 -

GM Saptarshi RoyChowdhury etched his name in the record books by winning the first-ever rapid rating tournament ever held in Nagaland. Four players - Saptarshi, Tanmay Rajbongshi, Soram Rahul Singh and Arpan Das scored 7.5/9 each. They secured first to fourth place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Nagaland Chess Association at Don Bosco Institute for Development and Leadership in Dimapur, Nagaland on 24th to 25th April 2025. This is Saptarshi's second rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Mengise Haikam / Nagaland Chess Association

Himal Gusain perfect at Locarno Open 2025

20/05/2025 -

India's highest rated IM - Himal Gusain scored a perfect 5/5 to win Locarno Open 2025. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. Jakub Bednarczuk (GER) scored sole 4/5 to secure second place. Alessandro Camagna (ITA) edged past three more players including the organizer, Claudio Boschetti (SUI) on tie-breaks to finish third scoring 3.5/5. The total prize fund was CHF 2150. The top three prizes were CHF 500, 300 and 200 along with a trophy each. The three-day five round rating tournament was  organized by Claudio Boschetti - Swiss CHess Tour at H4 Hotel Arcadia in Locarno, Switzerland from 25th to 27th April 2025. This is Himal's third rating tournament triumph of the year. A little over seven years ago, Himal won this event in 2018 scoring 4.5/5. Photo: IA Tiziana Balzarini

8th Sharjah Masters R3: Visakh draws with Indjic, stays in the lead

20/05/2025 -

GM Visakh N R drew with GM Aleksandar Indjic (SRB) in Round 3 to maintain his lead at 8th Sharjah Masters 2025. GM Visakh N R is the only Indian at 2/2. GM Pranav Anand went wrong in the double rook and knight endgame against GM Anish Giri (NED). Anish also moved to 2.5/3. GM Aditya Mittal seized his opportunity against GM Gabriel Sargissian (ARM). GM Bharath Subramaniyam H saved a half point in a tough queen vs double rook endgame against GM Samuel Sevian (USA). IM S Rohith Krishna outplayed GM Sethuraman S P. Round 4 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Himank Ghosh

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