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Solve 4 tough positions from IM Manush Shah

15/05/2024 -

In this article, your task is to solve four tough positions sent to us by a strong International Master, Manush Shah. Be wary - these positions do not warrant one minute of thought followed by a one-move answer, they demand deep calculation and focus from the reader. Try to write down all the moves and variations, and verify your answers at the end of the article! IM Manush Shah is holding an online training camp from 18th-24th May 2024. Solve these positions to get a feel of the material you will work with in the camp! FIDE Rated players who are interested in some serious chess work can sign up for the camp in the end.

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GM Bui Vinh loves Chess and Vietnam

15/05/2024 -

Vietnam currently has 13 Grandmasters. One of the GMs, Bui Vinh, decided to use his experience, ambition and passion, develop the next generation of young talents. It led to the formation of his academy - The Future Grandmasters Chess Club in Hanoi in 2014. He realized that despite the sport being popular and well supported one, there was a lack of opportunities for his compatriots to gain ratings and earn title norms. Thus, he started his first GM/IM-norm tournaments in 2022. Check out how a Grandmaster attained the FA and subsequently IA title, created not only more norms and titles for players but also for arbiter. Peter Long who is participating IM A group, writes all in this report. Photos: FM FT IA Peter Long

Kunal M wins 1st Vidhya Sagar Rating Open 2024

15/05/2024 -

FM Kunal M, Sham R and Vignesh B scored 7/8 each at 1st Vidhya Sagar Rating Open 2024. The top seed of the tournament, Kunal became the champion due to better tie-break scores. Sham and Vignesh were placed second and third respectively. Kunal drew with the eventual runner-up, Sham in the final round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹500000. The top three prizes were ₹40000 + trophy, ₹35000 and ₹30000 each. The four-day rating tournament was organized by Sri Ragavendra Chess Academy and Master Mind Chess Academy from 25th to 28th April 2024 at Vidhya Sagar Institution in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu. This is Kunal's second rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Sathyan K

7th Sharjah Masters R1: Arjun Erigaisi makes Safarli suffer, now World no.6

15/05/2024 -

Arjun Erigaisi, Aravindh Chithambaram and Iniyan Pa are the three Indians to make a winning start at 7th Sharjah Masters 2024. Arjun scored an emphatic victory over Eltaj Safarli (AZE) to become World no.6 in the live ratings. Aravindh and Iniyan registered victories over Bharath Subramaniyam H and Pouya Idani (IRI); Sethuraman S P, Sankalp Gupta, B Adhiban and Harika Dronavalli drew against Teimour Radjabov (AZE), Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (ARM), Abhimanyu Puranik and Manuel Petrosyan (ARM) respectively. In the Challengers section, Ankit Ray scored a big win over IM Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (UZB). Round 2 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

দাবাড়ু (Dabaru) movie inspired by the life of Surya Sekhar Ganguly is out now on theaters

14/05/2024 -

Indian films have a lot of movies based on sports, be it biopic or slightly fictionalized. However, one thing it lacked is a movie based completely around chess. দাবাড়ু (Dabaru) is the first movie in Indian cinema which completely revolves around chess. It is not a biopic of GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly. It is inspired by his life. Since it is the movie about Surya's life, he ensured that the technical aspects of chess is correct as that's the first thing chess players and enthusiasts look for any kind of discrepancy. Samriddhaa Ghosh and Arindam Mukherjee were the Chess Coordinators. They ensured the chess technicalities are correct. The movie released in various districts across West Bengal on Friday 10th May 2024. Check out photos and interviews from this Grand Premiere at Priya Cinema Hall in Kolkata, West Bengal. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Harikrishnan A Ra wins 7th Mimosa Rating Open 2024

14/05/2024 -

IM Harikrishnan A Ra and Niccolo Baldeschi (ITA) scored an unbeaten 4.5/5 each at won 7th Mimosa Open 2024. Harikrishnan won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Niccolo secured second place. They both finished a full point ahead of the rest. Pietro Mirri (ITA) was adjudged third scoring 3.5/5. The total prize fund in Open A was €500. The top three prizes were €250 + trophy, €150 and €100 each respectively. The three-day five-round tournament was organized by Mimosa SSD at Washington 33 in Milan, Italy from 24th to 26th April 2024. This is Harikrishna's third rating tournament triumph of the month and overall fifth of the year.

Arjun Erigaisi will be the top seed at Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2024

14/05/2024 -

Arjun Erigaisi will make his debut at Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2024 in Jermuk, Armenia. He will be the top seed in this Category 17 tournament. Arjun will be seen in action with the defending champion - Samuel Sevian (USA), M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI), Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU), Haik M Martirosyan (ARM), Matthias Bluebaum (GER), Shant Sargsyan (ARM), Volodar Murzin, Manuel Petrosyan (ARM) and Robert Hovhannisyan (ARM). The tournament will take place at Jermuk Ashkarh Health Center in Vayots Dzor, Armenia from 9th to 18th June 2024. The total prize fund of the tournament is 7450000 AMD (≈ US$ 18400). The top three prizes are 3100000 AMD (≈ US$ 7976), 1 850 000 AMD (≈ US$ 4760) and 1500000 (≈ US$ 3859). Photo: Chess Academy of Armenia

P Shyam Nikhil becomes the 85th Grandmaster of India

13/05/2024 -

IM P Shyam Nikhil became the 85th Indian to achieve the Grandmaster title on Sunday 12th May 2024 at Dubai Police Masters 2024. He drew with GM Jinshi Bai (CHN) in the final round to secure his final GM-norm. Shyam earned his first GM-norm way back in September 2011 at 4th Mumbai Mayor's Cup. In the following month, he scored his second GM-norm at 46th National Premier 2011. Five months later in May 2012 he got a published rating 2502. A few of his norms were missed and got cancelled due to technicality. He had to score his final GM-norm outside of India. 12 years later in Dubai, the same place where he crossed 2500 in 2012, is where he became a Grandmaster. Shyam's journey is undoubtedly inspirational, a concoction of grit, passion and perseverance. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

The Big Chess Inter School Tournament in Mumbai starts from 24th May

13/05/2024 -

Chess Tournaments in Schools are of the one of most important things to grow the chess scene in any place. Keeping this in mind, we are launching the Big Chess Inter School Tournament in Mumbai from 24th-26th May 2024! School students from all over the Mumbai district, of different age categories, will take part in this 3-day swiss tournament with a semi-classical time format. There are attractive prizes up for grabs, and a huge bonus for the top 2 finishers of each age category - they get to play a simultaneous exhibition against the Grand Swiss 2023 Champion, Candidates 2024 player, and one of India's best Grandmasters - Vidit Gujrathi!

Maximus Magnus Carlsen wins ten in-a-row to become a clear champion at Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2024

13/05/2024 -

Magnus Carlsen won ten games in-a-row to win Grand Chess Tour Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2024. He scored 26/36, finished a half point ahead of Wei Yi (CHN). Despite being 2.5 points ahead of Carlsen, he scored 1.5/2 in the first two games, then he lost to Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL). Immediately in the followed round Magnus defeated him to join him in the lead. The world no.1 scored another hat-trick to increase his win streak to ten games. He drew the last two games against Anish Giri (NED) and Arjun Erigaisi to become a clear champion. Duda finished third scoring 19.5/36. R Praggnanandhaa scored a crucial victory against Wei in the penultimate round. He scored 19/36 to finish fourth. Arjun fifth 18/36. Photos: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Pranav V wins Dubai Police Masters 2024, Aravindh second and Pranesh third

13/05/2024 -

The inaugural Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge concluded successfully yesterday, with Indian players securing the top four positions in the Masters category. Pranav V emerged as the tournament champion, while Arvind Chitambaram secured the runner-up position. Boasting a prize pool of $125,000, it stood as the largest tournament in the history of UAE, leaving an indelible mark on participants with its impeccable arrangements and the intensity of battles waged on the top board during the final round. The quality of matches showcased throughout the tournament was truly exceptional. Notably, twelve players attained the title norm, a commendable feat. Shyam Nikhil of India and Nogerbek of Kazakhstan ascended to the esteemed title of Grandmaster, with three players achieving the GM-norm, eight securing the IM-norm, and one attaining the WIM-norm. Anticipation now runs high for the second edition of this prestigious tournament organized by the Dubai Police. Dive into this article to relive the excitement and don't miss the captivating pictures and videos curated by Aditya Sur Roy. 

Aaryan Varshney perfect at 1st Emergers Rapid Rating Open 2024

12/05/2024 -

FM Aaryan Varshney won 1st Emergers Rapid Rating Open 2024 with a 100% score 9/9. The IM-elect Aaryan finished a full point ahead of the rest. Daksh Goyal scored sole 8/9 to secure second place. His sole loss of the event was against the eventual champion, Aaryan in the penultimate round. Five players - FM Namitbir Singh Walia, FM Garv Gaur, FM Ojasva Singh, Sundram Kumar and IM Aaditya Dhingra scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed third to seventh respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹500000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each respectively. The two-day rapid rating tournament was organized by Emergers Chess Academy on 27th and 28th April 2024 at Orchids - The International School in Sonipat, Haryana. This is Aaryan's sixth overall and second rating tournament triumph of the year.

Superbet Blitz 2024 R1-9: Praggnanandhaa outplays Carlsen as the latter struggles to catch Wei Yi

12/05/2024 -

R Praggnanandhaa started his Blitz day with a win over Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL). In the second round, he defeated Magnus Carlsen (NOR) for the first time in a rated game at Grand Chess Tour Superbet Blitz 2024. The teenager outplayed the world no.1 in the endgame, which is the Norwegian's forte. However, the euphoria probably got the better of him as Praggnanandhaa went on to lose the next two games. He is now at 14.5/27. Wei Yi (CHN) started his day with a loss against D Gukesh. He won the next two games before saving a lost endgame against Carlsen. Then the Chinese had another five-game winning streak to extend his lead by 2.5 points. He is now at 20.5/27, followed by Carlsen 18/27, Praggnanandhaa 14.5/27 and Arjun Erigaisi 14/27. Blitz Round 10 starts today from 1 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Hanyu Sun wins Sardinia World Chess Festival 2024 Open C

11/05/2024 -

Ertan Ozdogan (TUR), Luca Ferraro (ITA) and Hanyu Sun (CHN) were the coleaders 7/8 heading into the final round of Sardinia World Chess Festival 2024 Open C (<1600). Luca lost to Daniele Isaia (ITA), Ertan won against Krishnan Vishwanathan and Hanyu defeated Manuel Serra (ITA). Both Hanyu and Ertan ended up with the same score 8/9 each. Hanyu became champion due to better tie-break score, Ertan secured second place. Hanyu's sole loss of the event was against the eventual runner-up, Ertan in Round 3. Luca finished third. Ertan's solitary defeat was against Luca in Round 5. The total prize fund of the entire festival was €50000. The top three prizes in Open C were €1200, €800 and €600 along with a trophy each. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

New: ChessBase Magazine #219

11/05/2024 -

Prague Masters 2024: analyses by tournament winner Nodirbek Abdusattorov as well as Erwin l'Ami, David Navara, Thai Dai Van Nguyen, Praggnanandhaa and many more. - "Special" on Fabiano Caruana: CBM authors show their favourite games of the world no. 2 - exclusive collection of 26 annotated games from 2007 to 2023 – A fresh English repertoire: Felix Blohberger presents an idea based on the game Gukesh-Navara from the Prague Masters 2024 with 3.e3 and 4.Qb3 (video) – Everything okay for Black: Sergey Grigoriants updates 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5!? – Active defence: Jan Markos shows in his series "Practical tips for the tournament player" which strategy you should pursue in a pressure situation – Endgames with knight versus pawn(s): "Knight check shadow", "Karpov distance" and what else you need to know, part #9 of Dr Karsten Mueller’s video course and much more. Enjoy CBM #219 in the new ChessBase book format on any device: iPad, tablet, Mac, Windows PC, laptop or smartphone! Photo: ChessBase

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