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Leon Luke Mendonca roars at Tata Steel Challengers 2024 with a 2742 performance

29/01/2024 -

GM Leon Luke Mendonca defeated IM Divya Deshmukh to win Tata Steel Challengers 2024. This triumph earned him a spot at 87th Tata Steel Masters which will take place from 17th January to 2nd February 2025. The win was not easy. Divya had a decisive advantage. However, at a crucial she decided to capture an incorrect bishop which turned the tables in Leon's favor. The teenager had a quiet start as he scored only 3/6 in the first half of the event. However, in the second half, he registered a staggering 6.5/7 which made the huge difference. He mentioned outplaying stronger opponents in complicated position in almost all of them was the key reason for his fantastic finish. Last year he won Baku Open 2023 with a 2732 performance and this time at Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, he became champion by performing at 2742. The boy has certainly made a magnificent start in 2024. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024

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Abdallah M Nisthar wins 1st Bangalore GM Category C Below 1800 Rating Tournament 2024

29/01/2024 -

Abdallah M Nisthar, Avhad Prajwal and Devarsh M Borkhetriya scored 9/10 each at 1st Bangalore GM Category C Below 1800 Rating Tournament 2024. Abdallah won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Avhad and Devarsh were placed second and third respectively. Both champion and second runner-up remain undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹1250000. The top three prizes were ₹125000, ₹100000 and ₹85000 along with a trophy each respectively. This was Abdallah's first rating tournament triumph in almost four years. The last rating tournament he won was in February 2020. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Mitrabha Guha wins a double at 1st Bangalore GM 2024 with a 2672 performance, Sethuraman second

28/01/2024 -

GM Mitrabha Guha defeated GM Shyam Sundar M to win 1st Bangalore GM 2024. Three days after winning the 1st Bangalore GM Blitz Open 2024, Mitrabha won his third over-the-board tournament he played in 2024. It is also his first major tournament triumph of his career. The previous day leader, GM Sethuraman S P also ended up with the same score 8/10 after sharing the point against GM Diptayan Ghosh. However, he had to be content with second place due to tie-breaks. Eight players scored 7.5/10. English legend, GM Nigel Short was placed third. The remaining places in the top ten were claimed by Indians. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹2500000. The top three prizes were ₹450000, ₹350000 and ₹250000 along with a trophy each. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Tata Steel 2024 R12: Vidit wins a six-hour marathon, crosses 2750, becomes the new India #1 and World #10

28/01/2024 -

Vidit Gujrathi scored marathon win against Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) to join the five-way lead at 86th Tata Steel Masters 2024. After six hours and 77 moves later, Vidit defeated the sole leader to cross 2750, become India no.1 and World no.10 in the live ratings. All of them happened for the first time in his career. D Gukesh erred in a winning position against R Praggnanandhaa. He thought he was repeating the move for the second time to complete the first time control. However, his attentive opponent was sure that it was a threefold draw. He made a correct claim and escaped with a half point as that was his last hope left. Vidit, Anish Giri (NED), Gukesh, Abdusattorov and Wei Yi (CHN) are the five leaders at 7.5/12 each. In the Challengers, Leon Luke Mendonca won against Salem Saleh (UAE) in an exciting battle to join the lead 8.5/12 with Marc' Andria Maurizzi (FRA) who lost his game. Both Masters and Challengers could possibly witness an Indian winner. Round 13 starts today at 12 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024

Mitrabha Guha dominates 1st Bangalore GM Blitz Open 2024, Sethuraman second and Stany third

27/01/2024 -

GM Mitrabha Guha scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st Bangalore GM Blitz Rating Open 2024. Mitrabha finished a half point ahead of the competition. Four players - GM Sethuraman S P, GM Stany G A, IM Arash Tahbaz (IRI) and GM Diptayan Ghosh scored 8/9 each. They were placed second to fifth respectively according to tie-breaks. Mitrabha defeated the eventual runner-up Sethuraman and drew against the second runner-up Stany. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹40000 and ₹30000 along with a trophy each respectively. This was Mitrabha's second tournament of the year. Three days later, he won the Classical GM tournament. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Sharan Rao convincingly clinches 6th Kudremukh Trophy Rapid Rating Open 2024

27/01/2024 -

IM Sharan Rao scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 6th Kudremukh Trophy Rapid Rating Open 2024. 11-year-old FM Aaron Reeve Mendes (CAN), Mandar Pradip Lad and Augustin A scored 8/9 each. They were placed second, third and fourth according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹20000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each. This was Sharan's first rating tournament in 2024 and he won it convincingly. He also won his last event he played in 2023, a Blitz Open tournament with a perfect score - 9/9. Photos: IA Vasanth B H

Tata Steel 2024 R11: Vidit scores a fantastic win, Abdusattorov emerges sole leader

27/01/2024 -

Vidit Gujrathi played a fantastic game to beat Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI) in Round 11 of 86th Tata Steel Masters 2024. He mentioned in the post-game interview that it was one of the best moves he ever found. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) defeated the four-time reigning women's world champion - Wenjun Ju (CHN) to emerge sole leader 7.5/11. D Gukesh played an exciting game against Alireza Firouzja (FRA). It ended in draw which means he is trailing the leader by a half point 7/11. Four players - Anish Giri (NED), Vidit, R Praggnanandhaa and Wei Yi (CHN) are at 6.5/11 each. Leon Luke Mendonca won against Mustafa Yilmaz (TUR) to maintain his pursuit 7.5/11, a full point behind the sole leader - Marc' Andria Maurizzi (FRA). Round 12 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024

Solving News: Andrey Selivanov tops the International Solving Contest in Fujairah with a perfect score!

26/01/2024 -

In what was a striking case of experience trumping youth, 56-year-old Andrey Selivanov of Russia topped the leaderboard of the 20th International Solving Contest (ISC) here in Fujairah, besting his young compatriots, including the reigning World Champion in solving, Danila Pavlov, and the 17-year-old wunderkind and star in the making, Ural Khasanov. Andrey, who holds Grandmaster titles both in solving and composing, scored a perfect 60 out of 60 to dominate the rest of the field, while Danila and Ural finished second and third, respectively. We bring you detailed coverage of the event and break down four of the twelve problems posed to give you a taste of what solving at the highest level feels like. Read on.

Nameet Chavan victorious at Dr. Vijaykumar Gavit Chashak Rapid Rating Open 2024

26/01/2024 -

Nameet Chavan scored 8/9 to win Dr. Vijaykumar Gavit Chashak Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Arnav Kherdekar and Kalpesh Dewang scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. Nameet scored eight wins and suffered one loss. It was against the eventual runner-up Arnav in the penultimate round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹100000. The top three prizes were ₹21000, ₹10000 and ₹7000 along with a trophy each. This was the Pune resident Nameet's first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photos: Prof. Subhash Moravkar

Sethuraman on the verge of winning 1st Bangalore GM 2024

26/01/2024 -

GM Sethuraman S P drew against GM Nigel Short (ENG) to maintain his sole lead 7.5/9 at 1st Bangalore GM 2024. Top seed GM Abhijeet Gupta suffered his second consecutive loss of the event against IM Srihari L R. IM Aronyak Ghosh had his chances versus GM Mitrabha Guha. However, the game ended up in a draw. Five players - Short, Mitrabha, Diptayan, Srihari L R and GM Shyam Sundar M are trailing the leader by a half point at 7/9 each. Pushkar Dere drew against GM Sandipan Chanda to move to 6.5/9. Sethuraman will face Diptayan in the final round. He is currently in a four-game winning streak. Will Sethuraman overcome the Diptayan challenge? Round 10 starts today at 9:30 a.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Krishnan Sasikiran wins 47th Zurich Christmas Masters 2023, Iniyan second

25/01/2024 -

Krishnan Sasikiran, Eltaj Safarli (AZE) and Iniyan Pa scored 5.5/7 at 47th Zurich Christmas Masters 2023. Sasikiran won the tournament on tie-breaks. Safarli and Iniyan shared second place as all of their tie-breaks were exactly the same. All three of them remained undefeated. Sasikiran drew against both runners-up. The total prize fund of the tournament was CHF 18500. The top three prizes were CHF 3000, 2000 and 1400. This was Sasikiran's sole tournament triumph in 2023. His last individual rating tournament triumph was in October 2022. It is certainly great to see the Indian chess legend in back to winning a tournament. Photo: ©Silvestar Žiger

1st Bangalore GM 2024 R8: Sethuraman emerges sole leader

25/01/2024 -

GM Sethuraman S P defeated the top seed GM Abhijeet Gupta to gain sole lead 7/8 at 1st Bangalore GM 2024. The reigning National champion, Sethuraman capitalized on his opponent's paltry mistake. The remaining two leaders - GM Mitrabha Guha drew his game against GM Nigel Short (ENG). GM Neelotpal Das missed a beautiful opportunity in the endgame against GM Shyam Sundar M. Untitled Nithin Babu continues his great form. He drew against IM Srihari L R. Pushkar Dere won against IM Nitish Belurkar to move to 6/8. Sethuraman will face Short and Mitrabha will be up against IM Aronyak Ghosh in the penultimate round. Round 9 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Tata Steel 2024 R10: Gukesh and Abdusattorov are the coleaders

25/01/2024 -

D Gukesh decimated Alexander Donchenko (GER) in Round 10 of 86th Tata Steel Masters 2024 to maintain his lead. The Germany no.3 consumed a lot of time in the opening when Gukesh went 12...Nb6. Later, Gukesh found a nice tactic to gain material and converted his advantage without any difficulty. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) also scored a win over Max Warmerdam (NED). Both him and Gukesh are now the coleaders 6.5/10, followed by Anish Giri (NED) and R Praggnanandhaa at 6/10 each. Praggnanandhaa drew against Vidit Gujrathi. Ian Nepomniachtchi scored the only other win in the Mastes against the world champion, Ding Liren (CHN). Leon Luke Mendonca drew against Hans Niemann (USA) after 112 moves. This is his second consecutive 110+ move game. Today is the last rest day. Round 11 starts tomorrow Friday 25th January at 2 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024

Praggnanandhaa, Humpy and Vaishali set to battle Carlsen, Wenjun and co. at 12th Norway Chess 2024

24/01/2024 -

The 12th edition of Norway Chess will introduce an equal Women's tournament. The inaugural edition of the Women's event will be played in the same playing hall concurrently, identical number of players, same format and an equivalent prize fund. The Open section will feature - Magnus Carlsen (NOR), Fabiano Caruana (USA), reigning Norway Chess winner - Hikaru Nakamura (USA), World Champion - Ding Liren (CHN), Alireza Firouzja (FRA) and R Praggnanandhaa. Koneru Humpy, Tingjie Lei (CHN), reigning four-time Women's World Champion - Wenjun Ju (CHN), Anna Muzychuk (UKR), R Vaishali and Pia Cramling (SWE) will be seen in action in the Women's event. The tournament will witness both world champions in their respective sections along with four participants each from FIDE Candidates and Women's Candidates 2024. Photo: Norway Chess

1st Bangalore GM 2024 R7: Sethuraman and Short make it a four-way with Abhijeet and Mitrabha

24/01/2024 -

Top seed GM Abhijeet Gupta made a quick draw against GM Mitrabha Guha in the seventh round of 1st Bangalore GM 2024. It allowed GM Sethuraman S P and GM Nigel Short to catch up with them. Iniyan loosened his grip on the position against Sethuraman which allowed his opponent to get back in the game. The English legend defeated IM Ilamparthi A R with ease. The four leaders 6/7 will face each other in the eighth round - Sethuraman vs Abhijeet and Mitrabha vs Short. Untitled Nithin Babu continues his great momentum. He defeated IM Sammed Shete displaying a fantastic positional understanding. Round 8 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

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