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Anirudhha Potawad perfect at 2nd Pinnacle Rapid Rating Open 2025

15/08/2025 -

FM Anirudhha Potawad scored a perfect 9/9 to win 2nd Pinnacle Rapid Rating Open 2025. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. IM Krishnater Kushager and Ankur Mahesh Gokhale scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. Anirudhha defeated both runners-up in the seventh and fifth round respectively. The total prize fund was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹35000 and ₹20000 along with a huge trophy each. The one-day Rapid rating tournament was organized by Pinnacle Chess Events at Korum Mall in Thane, Maharashtra on 20th July 2025. This is Anirudhha's fifth overall, fourth rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Ravindra Potawad

ChessBase 18 and Mega 2025 are here

ChessBase 18 is an all-new program that helps you manage all your databases as an ambitious player. Mega Database 2025 has 11 million games with over 113,000 games annotated by masters. The cost of ChessBase 18 is Rs.4499/- and the cost of Mega Database 2025 is Rs.6499/- However, if you go for the combo the total amount comes to Rs.8999 (instead of 10,998/-) helping you save Rs. 1999/-.

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Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz: Levon Aronian regains sole lead

15/08/2025 -

Levon Aronian (USA), Wesley So (USA), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB), Liem Quang Le (VIE) and Grigoriy Oparin (USA) scored 6/9 in the first nine rounds of Blitz. Thus, Aronian has regained sole lead at Grand Chess Tour Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2025. He is now at 19/27. Fabiano Caruana (USA) had a tough day as he only score 3/9, same as D Gukesh. Caruana slipped to second place 17/27. He is closely followed by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) at 16.5/27. Gukesh's score is 13/27. Nine more rounds of Blitz will be played today. Round 10 starts at 12 p.m. local time, 10:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Vincent Keymer wins Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 with a round to spare

15/08/2025 -

Vincent Keymer (GER) drew his game against Jorden van Foreest (NED) to win Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 with a round to spare. Arjun Erigaisi had a lukewarm draw against Anish Giri to move to 4.5/8, 1.5 points behind Keymer. Karthikeyan Murali also shared the point with his opponent, Nihal Sarin to take his score 4.5/8. Arjun and Karthikeyan will face each other in the final round to determine the rest of the podium. Pranesh M emerged sole leader 6.5/8 in the Challengers section. Abhimanyu Puranik and Leon Luke Mendonca are at 6/8 each. Round 9 starts today at 12 p.m. IST. Photos: Dr. Vidhi Karelia

The story of Delhi's latest International Master Daaevik Wadhawan

14/08/2025 -

Delhi has a new International Master, 16-year-old Daaevik Wadhawan, a talented boy whose consistent hard work has earned him the title. He clinched the title at the 2nd Dole Trophy Pasino Grand Aix 2025 Masters. For much of his career, he climbed the rating ladder without a formal coach. Along the way, he has defeated opponents much stronger than himself, battled through setbacks, and consistently emerged tougher with every challenge. His story is for anyone who believes that hard work truly pays off! Read the article to discover his story. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Sri Sai Baswanth superb at 100th Paris Open A, Kumaresh second

14/08/2025 -

Sri Sai Baswanth P scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 100th Paris Open A (1900-2250) 2025. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. Kumaresh A and Alexis Munier (FRA) scored 7/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The first prize was €1000. The Masters (≥2200) was a successful event for Indians. Four of them finished in top ten. Vignesh Advaith Vemula, FM Raghav V and FM Daaevik Wadhawan scored 6/9 each. All three of them scored an IM-norm each. Vignesh became one of the latest IMs of India at this event. WIM Sarayu Velpula scored 5/9 to secure a WGM-norm. Daaevik became an IM by crossing 2400 at the next event in 2nd Dole Trophy Pasino Grand Aix Masters 2025. Photo: IdF-Echecs

Resilient Gukesh ends Fabiano Caruana's unbeaten streak, still he tops Saint Louis Rapid 2025

14/08/2025 -

Fabiano Caruana (USA) topped the Rapid portion of Grand Chess Tour Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2025. He was undefeated in the first eight rounds. The reigning World Champion was his opponent in the ninth round. He was reeling against the World no.3. Despite having a winning position, Caruana made several mistakes. After a back and forth battle, he suffered his first loss of the event. D Gukesh's resiliency was on display. He became the World Champion for many reasons. One of them can be said as his sheer will to overcome all odds whether it is on or off the board. Nine rounds of Blitz will be played today. Round 1 starts at 12 p.m. local time, 10:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Quantbox Chennai GM R7: Vincent Keymer outplays Awonder Liang, storms into World no.10

14/08/2025 -

Vincent Keymer (GER) is now just a win away from becoming the champion of Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025. His convincing win over Awonder Liang (USA) brought his rating to 2747 and World no.10 in live ratings. It does not surprise anyone, that Keymer got into World Top 10. He was on the verge of eliminating Magnus Carlsen (NOR) from FIDE World Cup 2023 and the only player to hand the World no.1 his sole defeat at the event. The Germany no.1 is trained by the legend, Peter Leko (HUN). So, why it took him this long to break into Top 10? The reason is, he was attending school while climbing the ranks. Now that he has reached the top ten, it will be interesting to see his further rise to the top. Round 8 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Dr. Vidhi Karelia

The ChessPa Learn Chess Workshop is here to kickstart your child's chess journey

13/08/2025 -

For adults, chess might be a game of countless possibilities, but for kids, it's a world of stories and adventure, especially when they learn it with ChessPa! We are bringing the ChessPa Learn Chess Workshop for children aged 4 to 6 years. The aim is to teach the basics of chess in the most playful way possible. This offline workshop will be held at the Temple of Chess. Read on to find out all the details of the workshop and book your child's slot!

Nubairshah prevails at 16th Vaujany International Festival 2025, Anuj second and Ameya third

13/08/2025 -

IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh scored an unbeaten 7/9 to win 16th Vaujany International Chess Festival Main (>1800) 2025. Nubairshah defeated the defending champion, IM Thibault Dudognon (FRA) to become the champion. Four players - IM Anuj Shrivatri, IM Ameya Audi, GM Thal Abergel (FRA) and GM Jozsef Horvath (HUN) scored 6.5/9 each. They secured second to fifth place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of Main tournament was €5400. The first prize was €1200. The nine-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by Jean-Pierre Lees at Espace Loisirs in Vaujany, France from 10th to 18th July 2025. Three Indians took part in the Main tournament, and they all claimed the podium. Photo: Jean-Pierre Lees

Xinyang Nie wins 24th Najdorf Memorial 2025, Deep Sengupta second

13/08/2025 -

IM Xinyang Nie (CHN) scored 7.5/9 to win 24th Najdorf Memorial A (≥2000) 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. The defending champion and winner of the past two editions, GM Deep Sengupta scored sole 7/9 to secure second place. Six players scored 6.5/9 each. Out of them, GM Vladimir Hamitevici (MDA) was placed third due to better tie-break score. The total prize fund of the festival was 50000 PLN, 28000 PLN in A, 12000 in B and 10000 in C. The top three prizes were 8000, 5000 and 4000 PLN each respectively in the A category. FM Rosh Jain is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 6/9 to finish ninth. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Saint Louis Rapid R4-6: Fabiano Caruana emerges new sole leader

13/08/2025 -

Fabiano Caruana (USA) has emerged new sole leader at Grand Chess Tour Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2025. He started the day with a draw against Wesley So (USA). Then he defeated Sam Shankland (USA) and Levon Aronian (USA) in fifth and sixth round respectively to move to the top of the standings 10/12. The World Champion, D Gukesh had a tough day. He once again started his day with a loss. It was against Shanland. Then he drew against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) and Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB). Currently he is at fifth place with a 50% score 6/12. His last three opponents in the Rapid are Leinier Dominguez Perez (USA), So and Caruana. Round 7 starts at 12 p.m. local time, 10:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Crystal Fuller / Grand Chess Tour

Quantbox Chennai GM R6: Pranesh beats Abhimanyu, Leon joins them in the lead

13/08/2025 -

The highly anticipated battle between the sole leader, GM Vincent Keymer (GER) and his pursuer GM Arjun Erigaisi ended in a draw. The World no.5 thwarted all attempts made by Keymer to stir up trouble in Round 6 of Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025. GM Awonder Liang (USA) defeated GM Pranav Venkatesh with a beautiful exchange sacrifice in the endgame. This win helped Awonder reach 2700 in live ratings and also reduce the gap with Keymer. Both Arjun and Awonder are now at 3.5/6 each, a full point behind the Germany no.1. Awonder and Keymer will clash in the seventh round. In the Challengers section, GM Pranesh M defeated GM Abhimanyu Puranik to join him in the lead. GM Leon Luke Mendonca also scored a full point over GM Aryan Chopra. Thus, three players are now at 4.5/6 each. Round 7 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Dr. Vidhi Karelia

Malaysian Chess Festival turns 20 next month

12/08/2025 -

20th Malaysian Chess Festival will take place from 12th to 21st September 2025. There are nine different events - Team, Junior (Under-12) Team, Blitz, Age group (Under-6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16), 20th Dato Arthur Tan Open, Daniel Yong Chen-I Memorial (Below 2000), DTCN International Seniors' Open (Above 50), Malaysia Day Age Group (Open, Under-8, 10, 12, 14, 18) and Festival Blitz. 20th Dato Arthur Tan Open is the main event. The top three prizes in it are - US$ 3000, $2000 and $1000. There is a tournament for all players and age groups. So pick and choose one or more. Register now if you have not yet. Check out the article for all details about the festival. Photo: Tournament circular

Saint Louis Rapid R1-3: Gukesh's dazzling queen sacrifice

12/08/2025 -

The World Champion, D Gukesh started with a loss against Levon Aronian at Grand Chess Tour Saint Louis Rapid 2025. However, he bounced back immediately in the second round with a fantastic win over Grigoriy Oparin. The game is fascinating as Gukesh sacrificed an exchange after being ahead in material. He finished things off with a queen sacrifice which his opponent accepted and allowed to be checkmated by double bishop. Gukesh finished the day with another impressive win over World Blitz 2013 champion, Liem Quang Le. Aronian has currently taken early sole lead 6/6 by winning all three games. He is closely followed by Fabiano Caruana (USA) at 5/6, then Gukesh and Wesley So at 4/6 each. Round 4 starts at 12 p.m. local time, 10:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Quantbox Chennai GM R5: Abhimanyu Puranik wins four in-a-row

12/08/2025 -

GM Jorden van Foreest (NED) scored his first win at Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025. He defeated GM Ray Robson (USA). It was also the only decisive game of the round in Masters section. Thus, the standings did not change by much. GM Vincent Keymer (GER) is still in sole lead 4/5, followed by GM Arjun Erigaisi at 3/5. Four players - GM Anish Giri (NED), GM Vidit Gujrathi, GM Karthikeyan Murali and GM Awonder Liang (USA) are at 2.5/4 each. In the Challengers, former Asian Junior champion, IM Harshavardhan G B scored his first win of the event against GM R Vaishali. GM Abhimanyu Puranik registered his fourth win in-a-row, this time against GM R Vaishali to extend his sole lead by a full point. He is now at 4.5/5. Round 6 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Dr. Vidhi Karelia

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