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Aakanksha Hagawane wins Gold at FISU World University Mind Sports 2024 Women, Silver for Saina Salonika

07/07/2024 -

WIM Aakanksha Hagawane, WIM Saina Salonika, WIM Alicja Sliwicka (POL) and WGM Julia Antolak (POL) scored 6.5/9 each at FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 2024. Aakanksha won Gold due to better tie-break score. Saina secured Silver and Alicja Bronze. Both Aakanksha and Saina remained undefeated. They are the only two Indians to earn medals. The eventual Gold medalist, Aakanksha drew with both runners-up. Saina however, handed the eventual Bronze medal winner, Alicja, her sole loss of the event in the second round. This was Aakanksha's first tournament triumph of the year. It was also her second tournament she played in 2024. Photo: 2024 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports/Ochan Rogers Obali

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New: Fabien Libiszewski: The surprising 3.d3 against the Caro-Kann

07/07/2024 -

Revolutionize your approach to the Caro-Kann Defense with this unique guide. We boldly confront the Caro-Kann Defense with the upcoming move 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d3!? With this highly strategic choice, we disrupt Black’s typical patterns and comfort zones and enter an early endgame full of chances for you. This line, championed by the AI phenomenon Leela Zero, has been embraced by top-level players including Carlsen, Vachier-Lagrave, Nepomniachtchi, Firouzja, Giri, and many more. In this new Fritztrainer, improve your knowledge in Caro-Kann by learning from French GM Fabien Libiszewski. Grab this new Fritztrainer and strengthen your theoretical arsenal. Photo: ChessBase

FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2024 come to New York

07/07/2024 -

FIDE World Rapid and Blitz championship 2024 will take place in the last week of December in New York, December. This will be the first time ever when World Rapid and Blitz will come to the Big Apple. The official announcement of the event was made at the closing ceremony of World Corporate Chess Championship 2024. It was held from 15th to 17th June in New York. For the first time in a long while, World Rapid and Blitz events location has been announced months in advance. It can certainly help players to plan and decide their events well in advance. Whom would you like to see in this fast and furious intense action? Photo: FIDE

Siddhant Gawai claims a double at 17th G H Raisoni Memorial Chess Festival 2024

06/07/2024 -

16-year-old Siddhant Gawai scored an unbeaten 10/11 to win 17th G H Raisoni Memorial Rating Open 2024. IM Anwesh Upadhyaya also scored the same. He secured second place on tie-breaks. Siddhant defeated Anwesh in the sixth round. FM Sauravh Khherdekar scored sole 9/11 to finish third. Sidhant won the Rapid Rating Open scoring 8/9. Four more players - Anwesh, Sauravh, Shaunak Badole and CM Vaibhav Jayant Raut finished with the same score 8/9. They were placed second to fifth respectively according to tie-breaks. Vaibhav became champion in the Blitz Rating Open scoring an unbeaten 8.5/9. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Teenagers - CM Arush Chitre, Bhaavan Kolla and Ansh Dhanvij scored 8/9 each to be placed second, third and fourth respectively. The total prize fund combining all three tournaments was ₹451000. Top three prizes in the Classical were ₹51000 and a trophy, ₹31000 and ₹26000 each. Photo: Bhushan Shriwas

Tbilisi to host inaugural leg of Women's Grand Prix 2024-25

06/07/2024 -

The first leg of FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024-25 will start in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. It will take place from 14th to 25th August. Ten players will take part in a round-robin tournament. They are - GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR), GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR), GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO), IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (ESP), GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI), GM R Vaishali, IM Alina Kashlinskaya (POL), IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO), IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) and IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE). The tournament venue will be Biltmore Tbilisi hotel, the first glass skyscraper in Georgia and the highest hotel in the Caucasus. Photo: FIDE

Fabiano Caruana wins Superbet Classic for the second year in-a-row after a hat-trick in Playoffs

06/07/2024 -

Anish Giri (NED) scored the sole win of the final round against Fabiano Caruana (USA). It forced him to play more games in Playoffs. Alireza Firouzja (FRA) was winning against R Praggnanandhaa. That win would have made him a clear champion. However, the teenager denied him the full point. Caruana won all three of his Playoff games against Gukesh, Firouzja and Praggnanandhaa. That made him clinch Superbet Classic for the second consecutive year. Firouzja won two, Gukesh one and Praggnanandhaa could not manage to score any point. Gukesh won his sole Playoff game against Praggnanadhaa. Caruana won US$ 68750. Firouzja, Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh received $58750 each. All four of them scored 9.25 GCT points. The next GCT event is SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz in Zagreb, Croatia from 9th to 14th July. Photo: Grand Chess Tour/Lennart Ootes

ChessBase India invites you to 1st Phoenix Marketcity Rapid Rating Open on International Chess Day

05/07/2024 -

ChessBase India and Phoenix Marketcity Mumbai is organizing 1st Phoenix Marketcity Rapid Rating Open 2024. The tournament will take place on International Chess Day on 20th July. Thus, it is also part of Guinness World Records official attempt. The inaugural edition of this event is offering a first prize of ₹20000 and a total prize fund of ₹100000. Total 49 prizes, 25 main and 24 special prizes are up for grabs. Entry is FREE for GM, IM, WGM and WIMs. For everyone else, it is ₹300 till 15th July, afterward it will be ₹500. Over 260 players have already registered. So, hurry up and register yourself if you haven't yet. Photos: ChessBase India

Marathon Bishops on Boris Gelfand's birthday

05/07/2024 -

A lot of pieces of various roles in different stages of the game. Bishop is often known as 'Sniper' for his long range. Have you heard of 'Marathon Bishops' ? What is this term - new or old? Knowing certain concepts will always help to understand various transitions, for e.g. middlegame to endgame. GM Sundararajan Kidambi explores the concept, which he found while going through GM Axel Smith's book on color complexes. Check out the detailed analysis by Kidambi written on the legend - GM Boris Gelfand's birthday and enrich your understanding in this new terminology. The concept is not new though. If you like his explanations, do mention in the comments, so that it inspires Kidambi to share more from his fountain of knowledge. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Will Fabiano Caruana win Superbet Classic for the second consecutive year?

05/07/2024 -

Fabiano Caruana (USA) drew with R Praggnanandhaa to maintain his sole lead at Grand Chess Tour Superbet Classic 2024. The World no.3 now has a chance to win this tournament for the second year in-a-row. He will face Anish Giri (NED) in the final round. D Gukesh shared the point with Giri in the penultimate round. The World Championship Challenger came up with a great preparation. However, it was not enough to subdue the Netherlands no.1. The longest game of the round lasted for 84 moves between Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) and Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU). It will be Wesley So (USA) vs Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa vs Alireza Firouzja (FRA) in the final round. Round 9 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Grand Chess Tour/Lennart Ootes

Live Super GM Classes at the CircleChess Foundational Learning Series July!

04/07/2024 -

Following the tremendous success of our May and June series, CircleChess is excited to unveil the next installment of our Foundational Learning Series for July! Learn from SuperGM Coaches in Live Classes for as low as 266 per session. Our ongoing June and previous May series has received an outstanding average rating of 9.6/10 from participants. Students have praised the sessions for their high level of interactivity and valuable insights. The world-class coaches prepare thoroughly, using precise examples and addressing numerous questions, ensuring everyone enjoys a rich and engaging learning experience.

"I never thought he would lose" - Gukesh's Mother Padma Kumari on her son winning the Candidates 2024

04/07/2024 -

It was November 2013 when a seven-year-old boy from Chennai, attended the World Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen. Little did he know that 11 years later, he would find himself in a similar position, but this time as a challenger for the World Championship title! Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest chess player ever to win the Candidates Tournament at just 17 years old. Now, he will challenge the reigning World Champion Ding Liren for the title in Singapore in November 2024. As Gukesh won the Candidates, ChessBase India flew down to Chennai to do a short interview with Gukesh's mother Padma Kumari.

Sharan Rao wins a double at 2nd Rahulians International Chess Festival 2024

04/07/2024 -

IM Sharan Rao scored an unbeaten 8.5/10 to win 2nd Rahulians International Chess Festival 2024. Two more players Vignesh B and FM Isuru Alahakoon (SRI) also scored 8.5/10 each. They secured second and third place according to tie-breaks. Vignesh also remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was LKR 1300000. The top three prizes in the Classical event were LKR 150000, 100000 and 75000 along with a trophy and medal each. For Blitz, the top three prizes were LKR 30000, 25000 and 20000 along with a trophy and medal each. This was Sharan's third and fourth tournament triumph of the year. He also won two more rating tournaments in June. Photo: Rahulians Chess Club

Superbet Classic 2024 R7: Gritty Gukesh survives against Caruana

04/07/2024 -

The highly anticipated battle between D Gukesh and Fabiano Caruana (USA) ended in a draw in Round 7 of Grand Chess Tour Superbet Classic 2024. However, things were not easy for Gukesh. He had to defend an inferior queen and rook endgame. Caruana could have increased his sole lead if he played correctly. Gukesh showed his grit and managed to salvage a draw. Wesley So (USA) is the only other player who was close to earning a full point against Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB). He also could not find a way to convert his advantage into a full point. In the penultimate round, it will be Caruana vs Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh vs Anish Giri (NED). Round 8 starts today from 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Grand Chess Tour/Lennart Ootes

HelpChess Foundation raises Rs.54 lakh in 2023-24 for Indian chess

04/07/2024 -

In 2018, we began the activities of ChessBase India Foundation with our first scholarship of Rs.50,000. Since then the Foundation has grown massively. We now call it the HelpChess Foundation for the last 3 years. It is a Charitable Trust (12A registered), it has a CSR number and it also provides the contributors with tax benefits (80G). In the year 2023-24 (1st of April 2023 to 31st of March 2024) HelpChess has raised Rs.54 lakh for Indian chess. More than 900 people have contributed to this. Each and every penny of this fund received will be utilized to power Indian chess. In the article below we give you all the details of how this fund was raised and who are the players we are supporting. More than 30 players have received support from the amount that was raised.

FIDE World Cup Cadets 2024: Pratitee Bordoloi secures Silver, Bronze for Sattwik Swain

03/07/2024 -

The reigning National Under-11 Girls 2023, National Schools U-11 Girls 2024 and Commonwealth Under-12 Girls 2023-24 Champion, Pratitee Bordoloi won Silver in Unde-12 Girls at the inaugural FIDE World Cup for Cadets. Just days before this event, she won an individual Gold and Silver at the 26th Asian Youth Under-12 Girls Rapid and Classical. Odisha State Under-7 Open 2023, Sattwik Swain defeated Azad Khuduzade (AZE) 1.5-0.5 to secure a Bronze medal in Under-8 Open category. He remained undefeated throughout the tournament. In the group stage, he scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 in Group A. The top three prizes in each group were - Macbook Air 2022, iPhone 15 and iPad along with cup, medal and diploma each respectively. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

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