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12th Norway Chess R6: Ding Liren blunders a shocking mate in two against Magnus Carlsen

03/06/2024 -

Ding Liren (CHN) made a shocking mate in two blunder in an equal position against Magnus Carlsen (NOR). The world no.1 was in disbelief that his opponent overlooked such an elementary threat. He was evidently not happy with the way he won. He had to win the Classical to gain the lead, but not like that. He is now a full point ahead 12/18 of Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 11/18. Once again, Nakamura drew the Classical against Fabiano Caruana (USA). He made a strange retreat of his king in the middlegame and lost the thread of the position in the Armageddon. Caruana scored his first win in Armageddon at this event after losing two Classical games in-a-row. Praggnanandhaa drew the Classical against Alireza Firouzja (FRA). However, he blundered in time trouble against the France no.1. Round 7 starts today from 5 p.m. CET, 8:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Norway Chess/Stev Bonhage

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Pranav Anand and Divya Deshmukh set to lead the Indian charge at World Junior 2024

02/06/2024 -

GM Abhimanyu Mishra (USA) and IM Divya Deshmukh are the top seeds at FIDE World Junior Open and Girls 2024. The highest rated Indian in the Open section will be GM Pranav Anand. The total prize fund is €10000. The top three prizes are €3000, €2000 and €1000 along with a medal and trophy in the Open. For Girls, they are €2000, €1250 and €750 along with a medal and trophy each. Fourth to tenth place will receive a trophy each. Check out some photos from the press conference and Q&A session held on the day before the first round games are played. Round 1 starts today at Radisson Gift City in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 3 p.m. IST. Photo: Dr. Vidhi Karelia

D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi stay in World top ten, Aravindh Chithambaram storms into Top 50

02/06/2024 -

D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi maintained their place in World Top ten in FIDE Rating list June 2024. While Gukesh did not play any Classical rated games, Arjun played TePe Sigeman and Sharjah Masters to gain 0.4 Elo rating which maintained his rating. Gukesh is now World no.6 and Arjun World no.8. However, Arjun's live ranking is no.5 and Praggnanandhaa no.10, but the next change will take place in July. Aravindh Chithambaram gained 13.6 Elo rating points to become India no.7 and World no.44. Currently, there are four Indians in top 13, five in top 24, six in top 33, seven in top 44 and nine in top 61. Aravindh is one the biggest gainer of this list in the Open at the top. Among the Women, there are three Indians in top 14, four in top 24, five in top 57 and 10 in top 100. IM Divya Deshmukh is the highest gainer among the Indian women. She won Sharjah Challengers 2024 and increased her rating by 16.4 points. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Norway Chess Women 2024 R5: Vaishali victorious in a must-win Armageddon against Tingjie Lei

02/06/2024 -

R Vaishali scored in a must-win Armageddon with the white pieces against Tingjie Lei (CHN) in Round 5 of Norway Chess Women 2024. Vaishali made her intentions clear that she will leave no stone unturned to push for a win when she temporarily sacrificed an exchange. She was guaranteed to get it back and the position remained equal. However, the intent to score a win made a significant difference. Eventually, her opponent faltered and Vaishali walked away with 1.5 points. She maintains her sole lead 10/15. Anna Muzychuk (UKR) defeated Pia Cramling (SWE) to reduce the gap with the leader 9/15. Wenjun Ju (CHN) slipped to third place 7.5/15 as she won Armageddon against Koneru Humpy. Round 6 starts today from 5 p.m. CET, 8:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Norway Chess/Stev Bonhage

12th Norway Chess R5: Praggnanandhaa outplays Fabiano Caruana in the endgame, now World no.10

02/06/2024 -

R Praggnanandhaa outplayed Fabiano Caruana (USA) to become World no.10 in the live ratings. In the fifth round of 12th Norway Chess, the teenager channeled Magnus Carlsen (NOR) by grinding an equal knight endgame. When the World no.2 crumbled, Praggnanandhaa had no trouble converting his advantage into a win. He now has a Classical win over both World no.1 and 2 and he achieved within a span of three days. Magnus also grinded an equal endgame against Alireza Firouzja (FRA) who made an elementary mistake in the rook endgame. Hikaru Nakamura (USA) had no trouble to beat the reigning World Champion, Ding Liren (CHN) to become World no.2 in live ratings. Round 6 starts today from 5 p.m. CET, 8:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Norway Chess/Stev Bonhage

24th Dubai Open R7: Sina and Ivic join Muradli in a three-way lead

01/06/2024 -

GM Mahammad Muradli (AZE) survived a massive scare against IM Aronyak Ghosh in Round 7 of 24th Dubai Open 2024. First, Aronyak sacrificed his bishop to expose his opponent's kingside. He could not follow through correctly. However, he later he got one more opportunity. He panicked and moved his king into safety, soon the queens got traded and the attacking chaces evaporated. GM Raunak Sadhwani had a relatively calm draw against GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (TUR). IM Srihari L R stunned GM Luca Moroni Jr. (ITA) after the latter's Greek gift sacrifice did not work out. WIM Srishti Pandey won her second game in-a-row to maintain her pursuit 6/7 in Category B. She is now just a half point behind the sole leader, Yousef A Alhassadi (LBA). Round 8 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Dubai Chess and Culture Club

Anustoop Biswas wins 3rd Kashmir Rating Open 2024

01/06/2024 -

Anustoop Biswas, IM Neeraj Kumar Mishra and FM Md. Sharif Hossain (BAN) scored 7.5/9 each at 3rd Kashmir Rating Open 2024. Anustoop won the tournament due to better tie-break score. Neeraj and Sharif secured second and third place respectively. Anustoop's sole loss of the event was against the eventual runner-up and one of the top trainers of the country, Neeraj in the final round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹231000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹25000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each respectively. The six-day nine-round tournament was organized by The Kashmir Chess Club, Srinagar at Indoor Sports Complex, Polo Ground in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir from 4th to 9th May 2024. This is Anustoop's fourth tournament triumph of the year and also his first rating open triumph of his career. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Vietnam’s 15-year-old National Champion - Banh Gia Huy

01/06/2024 -

15-year-old Banh Gia Huy is only a FIDE Master with a rating of 2384 but already has two IM-norms and is the sensational winner of the Vietnam Championship. Huy will therefore be a member of the Vietnam team at the 45th Budapest Olympiad in September this year, joining the likes of GMs Le Quang Liem, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, and Tran Tuan Minh. Despite learning chess at four years of age from a chess set given to him by his father, Huy was a late starter to chess, his first tournament being in school during Grade 1 when six years of age. Check out teenager prodigy's journey so far, written by Peter Long. Photos: FM FT IA Peter Long

Pranav Ganesh Prabhu and Nivedita V C are 36th Tamil Nadu State Under-13 Champions 2024

01/06/2024 -

Pranav Ganesh Prabhu scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 36th Tamil Nadu State Under-13 Open Rating 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Four players - Tanish Ragavan S, Aarav A, Adharsh K and Pranav Sai Ram R S scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second to fifth place according to tie-breaks. In the Girls event, Nivedita V C scored a perfect 9/9 to become the champion. She finished a full point ahead of the competition. Shanmathi Sree S scored sole 8/9 to secure second place. Kaarthika Gadde and R Chardudharshini scored 7.5/9 each to be placed third and fourth respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹50000, ₹25000 in Open and ₹25000 in Women. The top three prizes were ₹5000, ₹4000 and ₹3500 along with a trophy each respectively. This is Pranav's first State triumph, for Nivedita, it is her second consecutive State Under-13 Girls first place finish. Photos: FA Vinoth M

"You should never attack an unarmed king" - An Honest review of Dabaru, A movie based on the life of GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly

31/05/2024 -

Dabaru is a movie based on the life of top Indian Grandmaster, Trainer and author - GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly. This is an one-of-it's-kind film, this being the first movie based on the life of an Indian Chess Grandmaster! The movie had a theater release on 10th May in West Bengal, and a few days later in other states. Aditya Sur Roy from ChessBase India lives in Hyderabad, and decided to watch it with his family! In this article, he shares his experience of watching the movie, and an honest review. This is a spoiler-free review, so you can read this even if you haven't watched it! Keep on reading for the full review. 

24th Dubai Open R6: Raunak outplays Sethuraman, Iniyan escapes against Aronyak

31/05/2024 -

GM Mahammad Muradli (AZE) drew with GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (TUR) to maintain his sole lead 5/6 at 24th Dubai Open 2024. GM Raunak Sadhwani defeated GM Sethuraman S P to stay in the hunt. This is Raunak's first-ever Classical win over his opponent. The teenager exploited his opponent's tiny positional inaccuracy in the middlegame. GM Pa Iniyan made a great escape against IM Aronyak Ghosh. Aronyak had two good chances to push for a win. Unfortunately for him, he missed both and the game ended in a draw. Six players - Aronyak, Raunak, GM Velimir Ivic (SRB), Iniyan, Yagiz and IM Sina Movahed (IRI) are trailing the leader by a half point at 4.5/6 each. Round 7 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Dubai Chess and Culture Club

Norway Chess Women 2024 R4: Vaishali prevails Pia Cramling, increases her sole lead

31/05/2024 -

R Vaishali continues her great form at Norway Chess Women 2024. She scored her second Classical win of the event. In Round 4, she defeated the legend, Pia Cramling (SWE) after the latter blundered in an equal rook endgame. Anna Muzychuk (UKR) ended her win drought in Classical chess. She seized her opportunity when Koneru Humpy blundered in a balanced rook endgame. The rematch from Women's World Championship 2023 Match between Tingjie Lei (CHN) and Wenjun Ju (CHN) ended in a draw in the Classical. However, Wenjun won the Armageddon after her opponent could not manage to score a must-win game with the white pieces. Today is a rest day. Round 5 starts tomorrow 1st June from 5 p.m. CET, 8:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Norway Chess/Stev Bonhage

12th Norway Chess R4: Nakamura schools Praggnanandhaa, emerges new sole leader

31/05/2024 -

Hikaru Nakamura defeated R Praggnanandhaa to leap to the top of the 12th Norway Chess 2024 leaderboard. Praggnanandhaa's ambitious knight sacrifice to increase the vulnerability of his opponent's king did not work out. Nakamura had no trouble converting his advantage into a win. The teenager kept fighting but to no avail. Magnus Carlsen avenged his last year's loss on the exact day against Fabiano Caruana. The latter blundered into a mate in five in a queen endgame which ideally should have ended in a draw. Alireza Firouzja defeated the reigning world champion, Ding Liren for the second time in this year. Today is a rest day. Round 5 starts tomorrow 1st June from 5 p.m. CET, 8:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Norway Chess/Stev Bonhage

24th Dubai Open R5: Iniyan subdues Safarli, joins the pursuit with Aronyak and Sethuraman

30/05/2024 -

GM Mahammad Muradli (AZE) defeated second seeded GM Raunak Sadhwani to emerge sole leader 4.5/5 at 24th Dubai Open 2024. Raunak had a difficult defense to save the game. However, he missed his sole window of opportunity and the Azeri won the full point. GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (TUR) had a well contested draw with GM Sethuraman S P. IM Aronyak Ghosh needed to take a bold decision and find a complex line to push for a win against GM Velimir Ivic (SRB). Ivic managed to sacrifice an exchange at the right time to escape with a draw. Speaking of exchange sacrifices, GM Eltaj Safarli (AZE) made an incorrect one allowing GM Pa Iniyan to score a full point. Aronyak, Iniyan, Sethuraman and Yagiz are trailing the leader by a half point at 4/5 each. Round 6 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Dubai Chess and Culture Club

Norway Chess Women 2024 R3: Humpy and Vaishali win Armageddon

30/05/2024 -

R Vaishali drew her Classical game against Anna Muzychuk (UKR) in Norway Chess Women 2024 Round 3. She also drew her Armageddon game. Anna was determined to push for a win in both games. However, Vaishali ensured that she does not make any mistake. She maintained her sole lead 5.5/9. The reigning Women's World Champion - Wenjun Ju (CHN) won her Armageddon against the legend - Pia Cramling (SWE). Wenjun drew her Armageddon with the black pieces to win the match. She is 4.5/9. Koneru Humpy drew the Classical game against Tingjie Lei (CHN). She won Armageddon with the white pieces on demand to move to 3/9. Round 4 starts today from 5 p.m. CET, 8:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Norway Chess/Stev Bonhage

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