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Sharpen Your Strategic Skills with ChessNeurons - Episode 4

12/08/2024 -

Welcome back to the “Strategic Mastery” series in collaboration with ChessNeurons and Chessbase India. Grandmaster Ankit Rajpara will guide you through the fourth 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 from the World Team Rapid Championship 2024! In this episode, we will reveal the solutions to the five puzzles from our third episode. Following which, we will present five new positional puzzles with increasing difficulty to challenge your strategic thinking further.

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Pranesh M triumphs at Aix-en-Provence Dole Trophy International 2024, Abhimanyu Puranik third

12/08/2024 -

GM Pranesh M scored 7.5/9 to win Aix-en-Provence Dole Trophy International A (>2100) 2024. It was the biggest chess tournament in France in a long time. Four players - GM Pierre Laurent-Paoli (FRA), GM Abhimanyu Puranik, GM Maxime Lagarde (FRA) and GM Bharath Subramaniyam H scored 7/9 each. They were placed second to fifth respectively according to tie-breaks. Pranesh defeated compatriot Iniyan in the final round to become. Abhimanyu's draw against Pierre, helped Pranesh to become champion. Pierre was the only player to beat the eventual champion, Pranesh. The total prize fund of three tournaments was €40000, €30000 for Group A. The top three prizes were €8000, €5500 and €3500 along with a trophy each. It was organized by Echiquier du Roy René in Aix-en-Provence, France from 20th to 28th July 2024. This was Pranesh's second tournament victory of the year. Photo: Eric Schneider

Praggnanandhaa set to battle World's best at Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2024

12/08/2024 -

The fourth event of the Grand Chess Tour 2024 season is Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz. The defending champion, Fabiano Caruana (USA) will be seen in action along with Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Ian Nepomniachtchi, Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB), Alireza Firouzja (FRA), Wesley So (USA), R Praggnanandhaa, Leinier Dominguez Perez (USA), Levon Aronian (USA) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA). Praggnanandhaa will be the sole Indian taking part in this event. Who do you think will win this tournament? The tournament takes place at The World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Aronian, MVL and Nepomniachtchi are Praggnanandhaa's first three opponents. Three rounds will be played today. Round 1 starts at 1 p.m. local time, 11:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Grand Chess Tour

Anuj Shrivatri wins 1st Pro Skillcraft Rapid Rating Open 2024

12/08/2024 -

Eight players scored 8/9 at 1st Pro Skillcraft Rapid Rating Open 2024. They are - IM Anuj Shrivatri, IM Aaditya Dhingra, Sudhir Kumar Sinha, IM Mayank Chakraborty, Santu Mondal, IM Aaradhya Garg, Harish Sharma and Daksh Goyal. Anuj won the tournament on tie-breaks. The remaining seven were placed second to eighth respectively. Anuj, Aaditya, Santu and Aaradhya remained undefeated. The total prize fund was ₹640000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a huge trophy each. The tournament was organized by Skillcraft and Eminent Chess Academy at Thyagraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on 27th and 28th July 2024. This was Anuj's second tournament he played in this year and he won it. Photo: Jay Sharma

Visit Pattaya and Play in the Thailand Pattaya Open 2024

11/08/2024 -

Thailand Pattaya Open will be back after a nearly five year hiatus. Covid-19 pandemic caused the tournament to take a sabbatical. Jarunpol Sajjaporthep, Founder and President of Pattaya Chess Club, and his better half, Khammpliw Jitasan, are bringing back the third edition of this big chess festival. Youth and Senior events will take place from 5th to 9th October, Open and Amateur events will be held from 9th to 18th October. Blitz event will take place on 13th and 14th October. The top three prizes are - 80000, 50000 and 30000 Baht each. Check out the article to find more information, written by Peter Long. Photo: FM FT IA Peter Long

Mandar Pradip Lad prevails at Goa State Senior Open Rating 2024

11/08/2024 -

Top seed Mandar Pradip Lad (Bardez) scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Goa State Senior Open Rating 2024. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. 9-year-old Aaryavrat Rasiket Naik Desai (Canacona) scored sole 7.5/9 to finish second. Devesh Anand Naik (Ponda) and 10-year-old Shubh Vishnu Borkar (Salcete) scored 7/9 each. They secured third and fourth place respectively according to tie-breaks. Mandar drew with eventual runner-up, Aaryavrat in the fourth round and defeated the second runner-up, Devesh in the eighth. The top three prizes were ₹10000, ₹7000 and ₹5000 along with a trophy each. The tournament was organized by Goa Chess Association at Government College of Commerce and Economics, Borda, Margao, Goa from 24th to 28th July 2024. This was Mandar's fifth overall, first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: IA Arvind Mhamal

Pratik Gengaje dominates 17th Paleochora International B 2024 with a perfect score

11/08/2024 -

Third seed Pratik Gengaje scored a perfect 9/9 to win 17th Paleochora International B Group (<1900) 2024. He finished a staggering two points ahead of the competition. Four players - Emma Mkhitaryan (ARM), Dimitrios Nik Papanikolaou (GRE), Panagiotis Charalampos Angelopoulos (GRE) and Theofilos Symeonidis (GRE) scored 7/9 each. They were placed second to fifth respectively according to tie-breaks. Pratik defeated the eventual runner-up, Emma in the seventh round. The total prize fund of the tournament was €7000. The top three prizes were €300, €200 and €100 along with a trophy each. The tournament was organized by Chania Chess Academy, Region of Chania, Municipality of Kandanos-Selino at Paleochora School & Cultural Center of Paleochora in Paleochora, Greece from 20th to 27th July 2024. This was Pratik's second overall tournament, first individual victory of the year, both were in Greece. Photo: Chania Chess Academy

FIDE/WFCC special project: 1st World Youth Chess Solving Championships

10/08/2024 -

The FIDE Centenary celebrations include some new and promising projects in cooperation with the World Federation for Chess Competition. In November, the World Youth Solving Championships for girls and boys will be held in Florianópolis, the capital of southern Brazil's Santa Catarina state, where juniors will be solving eight problems and endgames on November 4, during the free day of the World Youth Chess Championships. You can try your hand at a typical puzzle like the ones they will get.

India wins Silver and Bronze at 23rd IPCA World Individual Championship 2024

10/08/2024 -

Alimzhan Ayapov (KAZ) scored 7/9 to win 23rd IPCA World Individual Championship 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Five players scored 6.5/9 each. Out of them FM Sander Severino (PHI) and FM Sargis Sargissyan (ARM) secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. CM Samarth J Rao scored 6/9 to finish ninth overall. He earned Silver in Men Wheelchair category. Sharon Rachel Abby scored 2.5/9 to win Bronze in Women in Wheelchair category. The top three prizes were €3000, €2000 and €1500 along with a cup, medal and diploma each. The tournament was organized by International Physically Disabled Chess Association and Chess Academy of Armenia at Black Fortress, Gyumri in Shirak, Armenia from 20th to 27th July 2024. Photo: Armenian Chess Federation

Integral Coach Factory dominates All India Railway Team Championship for the third time in three consecutive years

10/08/2024 -

Integral Coach Factory scored an unbeaten 11/12 to win 36th All India Inter Railway Team Chess Championship 2024. ICF defeated Southern Railway convincingly 0.5-3.5 in the final round to become a clear champion. Eastern Railway scored sole 10/12 to secure second place. Metro and South Eastern Railway scored 8/12 each. However, Metro edged past SER on tie-breaks to finish third. Top two teams remained undefeated. GM Visakh N R was the top scorer for his team ICF. He scored an unbeaten 5/6. India's latest GM P Shyam Nikhil and GM Laxman R R also remained undefeated. They made 4/6 and 2.5/3 each. GM Deepan Chakkravarthy scored a crucial 4/6. This is ICF's third triumph in three consecutive years and second victory in-a-row. Photo: FT FA Sureshkumar Janardhanan

Vaclav Finek wins Czech Open Pardubice 2024, Ameya Audi second

10/08/2024 -

IM Vaclav Finek (CZE) and IM Ameya Audi scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 each at Czech Open Pardubice A 2024. The teenager won the tournament on tie-breaks. Four players - GM Jiri Stocek (CZE), GM Evgeny Zanan (ISR), IM Stepan Hrbek (CZE) and IM Klaudia Kulon (POL) scored 7/9 each. They were placed third to sixth respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was 300000 CZK. The top three prizes were CZK 70000, 50000 and 40000 along with a trophy each. The nine-day nine round Rating Open A (>=2100) tournament was organized by AVE CHESS z.s. at IDEON congress centre, Jiraskova in Pardubice, Czech Republic from 19th to 27th July 2024. Photo: Official site

Jan Buettner on Freestyle Chess seeing a historic shift with US $12 Million Funding

10/08/2024 -

The chess world is set to witness a historic shift after the announcement on Thursday, 25th July: ‘Magnus Carlsen raises $12 Million for Freestyle Chess Grand Slam.’ This project promises to bring high-level, exclusive chess tournaments to the global stage. While the format was initially introduced in February 2024, certain developments will make it exciting for players, fans, media, organizers, sponsors, and everyone involved. Jan Buettner is the co-founder of this project along with Magnus and in a candid interview with ChessBase India, he shares his journey of starting Freestyle Chess to raising US$12 million!

Muthu Rakesh Babu victorious at Intellion Corporate Chess Tournament Finals 2024

09/08/2024 -

Muthu Rakesh Babu (Cisco) scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 to win The Ultimate Chess Competition Finals 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Arunkumar Nagarajan (Qualcomm) scored 6/7 to finish second. Three players - N Madhavan (Citi), Mithun Raj A (Citi) and Naveen Prabhu S (Light and Wonder) scored 5.5/7 each. They secured third, fourth and fifth place respectively according to tie-breaks. Muthu drew with Madhavan in the final round to become the champion. The tournament was held at Ramanujan IT Park in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was organized by the team of TATA Intellion and ChessBase India 19th and 20th July. Final was held on International Chess Day. Photo: Dr. Abhinav Ramraj

Nithin Babu dominates 1st Bangalore Triple Crown Rapid Rating Open 2024

09/08/2024 -

Nithin Babu scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st Bangalore Triple Crown Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Nine players scored 8/9 each. Arul Anandh S P K and FM J Ramakrishna secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. Nithin defeated the eventual runner-up, Arul in the penultimate round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹250000. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹25000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. SASVAS won the Team event scoring 10/12. IM Ajay Karthikeyan won the Blitz Open scoring an unbeaten 8.5/9. This was Nithin's first tournament triumph of the year. He won another rapid rating open in the following week. Photos: Himank Ghosh

Midilesh triumphs at 24th Sant Marti Open 2024 Group B, Vihaan Dawda second

09/08/2024 -

15-year-old Midilesh Ms scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 24th Sant Marti Open Group B (<1950) 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Four players - Vihaan Dawda, Javier Morais Carreras (ESP), Edgar Lopez De Anda (USA) and Aarush Dolas scored 7.5/9. Vihaan secured second place as he had the best tie-breaks among them. The total prize fund of the tournament was €7510. The top three prizes in Group B were €450, €300 and €200 along with a trophy each. WFM Vrushali Umesh Deodhar scored an impressive 6/9 to score her maiden WIM-norm in Group A. She finished seventh overall and was the highest female finisher of the event. This was Midilesh's first tournament victory of the year. Photo: Roger Salvo and Juan Reyes

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