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45th Chess Olympiad: Highlights of Day 1

13/09/2024 -

The 45th Chess Olympiad started with a bang in Budapest. There is so much excitement among the players to compete against the best teams in the world. A total of 380 teams and 1736 players are taking part from 194 (Open) and 180 (Women) countries across the world. It would be interesting to see how each team gives their best to fight against the best. The venue would be full of thousands of people meaning there would be thousands of interesting moments to capture. That’s why, we will bring you a closer look at some of the most captivating moments from the venue. Read the article to see some of those from Day 1.

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Sriram Adarsh Uppala superb at 25th Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit 2024

13/09/2024 -

Sriram Adarsh Uppala scored an unbeaten 7/9 to win 25th Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament 2024. He also earned his maiden IM-norm in the process. The teenager performed at 2494, gained a whopping 138 Elo rating points and finished a full point ahead of others. IM Alexander Slizhevsky and IM David Gochelashvili scored 6/9 each. They secured second and third place according to tie-breaks. The top three prizes were - US$ 500, $300 and $200 each. The seven-day ten-player round-robin tournament was organized by Tamil Nadu State Chess Association at Hotel Le Palace in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from 22nd to 28th August 2024. Tournament Coordinator - IA FI M Ephrame writes the tournament report. Photos: IA FI M Ephrame

45th Chess Olympiad R2: Harikrishna's romantic rook sacrifice

13/09/2024 -

Indian teams continue to score wins at 45th Chess Olympiad 2024. The men's team in the Open section scored another 0-4 whitewash win, this time against Iceland. GM D Gukesh played his first game of the event and won convincingly. The remaining three, GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Vidit Gujrathi and GM Pentala Harkrishna also scored emphatic victories. Harikrishna's win was the most memorable one as played a spectacular move 46.Rc7! In the Women's event, India defeated Czech Republic 3.5-0.5. IM Tania Sachdev is the only one to concede a draw against WIM Martina Korenova. Indian men will face Hungary B and Women will be up against Switzerland in Round 3. It starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza

The HelpChess Fundraiser during 45th Chess Olympiad 2024

12/09/2024 -

ChessBase India established the Help Chess Foundation on 21st June 2018. It is an 80G registered Charitable Trust formed to help Indian chess players financially. Till today, we have raised more than Rs. 1 crore with the help of 4000+ contributors. With these funds, we have supported more than 50 chess players. Many players have scored their IM and GM norms after Help Chess support. Every year, our goal is to support more players than the previous year. During the World Cup 2023, we raised around Rs. 12,58,827.55. This year, we are again raising funds during the 45th Chess Olympiad. Read the article to know more about how can you contribute. You will also find the names and total amount of all the contributors who have donated money since the start of the Chess Olympiad 2024.

Google announced as Title Sponsor of World Chess Championship 2024

12/09/2024 -

Google being announced as the Title Sponsor for World Championship 2024 Match is certainly monumental. This unprecedented partnership is exactly what chess needed. What better way to showcase than at the grandest stage of them all - World Championship match. Few days ago, the total prize fund of the match was announced as US$ 2.5 Million. The entire prize break up, schedule, regulations have already been announced. With Google being the title sponsor, this event is undoubtedly going to garner a lot of mainstream attention and from a wide audience too. What are your thoughts on this groundbreaking partnership? Photo: FIDE

Hari Ganesh clinches Adyar Times Rating Open for the second consecutive year

12/09/2024 -

16-year-old Hari Ganesh T scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 to win 22nd Adyar Times Rating Open 2024. The teenager won the tournament for the second year in-a-row, scoring the exact same points. This time he finished a half point ahead of the rest. Four players - Vakeesh S, Ajjesh J R, Dhanush Ragav N S and Ram Kumar G M scored 7/8 each. They secured second to fifth place according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹250000. The top three prizes were ₹35000 + trophy, ₹25000 and ₹15000 each respectively. This is Hari's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Check out two of the best games, selected and annotated by the boy himself. Photos: IA and FI S Paul Arokia Raj

45th Chess Olympiad R1: India scores comfortable victories over Morocco and Jamaica

12/09/2024 -

Indian teams are off to a smooth start at 45th Chess Olympiad 2024. The men's team in the Open section scored a 4-0 whitewash over Morocco. All four players - GM R Praggnanandhaa, GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Vidit Gujrathi and GM Pentala Harikrishna scored comfortable wins. In the Women's event, Jamaica lost to the top seed, India by 0.5-3.5. IM Tania Sachdev scored the smoothest win for the team. GM Vaishali almost allowed her opponent to get back in the final moments. IM Divya Deshmukh had to work to score a full point. WFM Raehanna Brown (JAM) held IM Vantika Agrawal to a draw. India will face Iceland in the Open event, Czech Republic in the Women. Round 2 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Amruta Mokal

Commonwealth 2024: Sethuraman wins Gold, Vignesh N R Silver and India clinches a historic 107 medals

11/09/2024 -

GM Sethuraman S P and GM Vignesh N R scored an unbeaten 7/9 each at Commonwealth Chess Championship 2024 in the Open category. Sethuraman won Gold on tie-breaks, Vignesh had to settle for Silver. Their sixth round battle against each other ended in a draw. WGM Mary Ann Gomes won the Women's event scoring 5.5/9. She also won a Silver medal each in both Rapid and Blitz events. WGM-elect WIM Sakshi Chitlange won Silver in Classical, Bronze in Rapid and Gold in Blitz. IM Soumya Swaminathan claimed Bronze. GM Mitrabha Guha won Gold in the inaugural Rapid event. Silver for GM Pa Iniyan and GM Laxman R R got Bronze. GM Swapnil Dhopade claimed Gold in Blitz. Silver for GM Mitrabha Guha and IM Hari Madhavan N B Bronze. India won a staggering 107 medals, 39 in Classical, 34 in Rapid and Blitz each. Photos: Various sources

45th Chess Olympiad: Morocco and Jamaica are the first round opponents for India

11/09/2024 -

The 45th edition of the Chess Olympiad is the biggest Olympiad in the history. A total of 380 teams, 1736 players are taking part from 194 (Open) and 180 (Women) countries across the world. The host nation India is going to have a team each in Open and Women. The second seeded Open team will face Morocco, while the top seed Indian Women will be up against Jamaica. The deadline for team composition is 10 a.m. local time. So we will only get to know who are playing in the first round 1 after 1:30 p.m. IST. Check out lots of photos, videos and interviews from the opening ceremony and day zero. Round 1 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: IM Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal unless specified otherwise.

FIDE World Cup 2025 qualification quotas updated

10/09/2024 -

Apart from the medals in Chess Olympiad, it also has World Cup implications. Even though the non-podium finishers may not win a medal, they can still secure a spot for their compatriot in next year's World Cup. In the Open section, only 80 teams will get a spot at the World Cup for their federations. Europe will get 11 less and for Americas, it will be nine less. In the Women's section of the Olympiad, 35 instead of 50 will gain Olympiad spots. The total number of players who can qualify remains unchanged - 206. Africa has three spots, Americas 21, Europe 41 and Asia 35. In the Women's event, Asia will have 20. So far, GM Sethuraman S P and GM Karthik Venkataraman in the Open, IM Padmini Rout in the Women's World Cup 2025 have already secured their respective places. Photo: FIDE

Soham Bhattacharyya wins 1st Checkmate Chess Academy, Barasat Rapid Rating Open 2024

10/09/2024 -

Soham Bhattacharyya and IM Subhayan Kundu scored an unbeaten 8/9 each at 1st Checkmate Chess Academy, Barasat Rapid Rating Open 2024. Soham won the tournament on tie-breaks, Subhayan was placed second. Nine players scored 7.5/9 each. Out of them, top seed of the tournament IM Arghyadip Das finished third. Srijit needed to draw in the final round to become champion. However, he lost to Subhayan and finished fourth. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹500000. The top three prizes were ₹40000 + trophy, ₹30000 + trophy and ₹20000 each respectively. This was the first-time ever a one-day rapid rating tournament was held in Kolkata. This is Soham's second rating tournament triumph of the year. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Devanarayanan Kalliyath and Aaranya R are 37th National Under-7 Open and Girls 2024 Champions

09/09/2024 -

Devanarayanan Kalliyath (KER) scored a perfect 9/9 to win 37th National Under-7 Open Championship 2024. He finished a full point ahead of the field. Prayank Gaonkar (Goa) scored sole 8/9 to finish second. Aaradhyo Guin (WB) edged past two more players on tie-breaks to secure third place scoring 7.5/9. Top seed Aaranya R (TN) and second seeded, Arpitangshi Bhattacharya (WB) scored 8/9 each in the Girls event. Aaranya won the tournament due to better tie-break score. Arpitangshi had to settle for second place. Saiaastha Singh (WB) scored sole 7.5/9 to claim third place. The total prize fund combining Open and Girls section was ₹500000. The top three prizes in both Open and Girls sections were ₹50000, ₹36000 and ₹30000 along with a huge trophy each respectively. Photos: Ravindra Potawad

Subhayan Kundu superb at 4th Atal Talent Hunt Rating Open 2024

09/09/2024 -

Top seed of the tournament, IM Subhayan Kundu scored 7.5/8 to win 4th Atal Talent Hunt Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. CM Anurag Jaiswal, IM Suvrajit Saha and Sudhir Kumar Sinha scored 7/8 each. They secured second to fourth place respectively according to tie-breaks. Subhayan drew with the runner-up, Anurag in the penultimate round and defeated the second runner-up, Suvrajit in Round 6. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹50000 + trophy, ₹30000 and ₹20000 each respectively. The four-day rating tournament was organized by Hazaribagh District Chess Association from 17th to 20th August 2024 at Mundrika Kunj in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. This is Subhayan's fourth overall, second consecutive rating tournament triumph of the year.

Sharpen Your Strategic Skills with ChessNeurons - Episode 8

09/09/2024 -

Welcome back to the “Strategic Mastery” series, brought to you by the collaboration of ChessNeurons and ChessBase India. In this episode, Grandmaster Ankit Rajpara will lead you through the next step in your chess journey. Our goal is to deepen your positional and strategic understanding through a series of meticulously crafted puzzles and clear, insightful explanations. This time, we’ll reveal the solutions to the five puzzles from Episode 7, which included positions from the games of World No. 1, Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen. Following that, we’ll present five new positional puzzles, each more challenging than the last, to further sharpen your strategic thinking.


Anuj Shrivatri dominates 2nd Nagpur One Day Rapid Rating Open 2024 with a perfect score

08/09/2024 -

Top seed of the tournament, IM Anuj Shrivatri scored 100%, 9/9 to win 2nd Nagpur Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a full point ahead of the competition. IM Aaditya Dhingra, CM Arush Chitre and Dr. IM Anwesh Upadhyaya scored 8/9 each. They secured second to fourth place according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹50000 + trophy, ₹30000 and ₹20000 each respectively. The one-day rapid rating tournament was organized by Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation on 18th August 2024 at G H Raisoni Institute of Engineering & Technology in Nagpur, Maharashtra. This is Anuj's second rating tournament triumph out of the three tournaments he played this year. It is indubitably impressive. Photo: Bhushan Shriwas

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