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Freestyle Grand Slam Tour Stage 2 SF1: Calm before storm?

12/04/2025 -

The first game of both Semifinals ended in draws at Freestyle Grand Slam Tour Stage 2. Vincent Keymer (GER) and Magnus Carlsen (NOR) will get the white pieces against Hikaru Nakamura (USA) and Fabiano Caruana (USA) respectively in the second Classical game. In the battle of fifth place, both matches had a decisive game each. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) defeated Arjun Erigaisi and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave respectively. It means both Arjun and MVL are in a must-win situation to stay in contention for a fifth place finish. Semifinals Game 2 starts today from 1 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

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2nd Namma Bengaluru GM R2-3: Paras Dilip Bhoir beats two IMs in-a-row, scores a hat-trick

11/04/2025 -

Paras Dilip Bhoir defeated two IMs on the second day to maintain a perfect score at 2nd Namma Bengaluru GM Category A (>1900) 2025. The 16-year-old made a fantastic start at his debut GM tournament. He defeated IM Ajay Karthikeyan and IM Srihari L consecutively in Round 2 and 3 respectively. He is now the sole untitled player among the 19 players who are at a perfect 3/3. 11-year-old Avirat Chauhan scored the first big upset of the tournament as he defeated GM Boris Savchenko, one of the favorites to win the event. FM John Veny Akkarakaran is the only other non GM/IM who is at 3/3. Round 4 starts tomorrow at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Ayush Sharma awesome at Khelo Chess India Masters Rapid and Blitz 2025

11/04/2025 -

IM Ayush Sharma scored 17.5/21 to win Khelo Chess India Masters 2025. He won both Rapid and Blitz events scoring 12/14 and 5.5/7 each respectively. 11-year-old CM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma scored 15/21 to finish second. He secured second place in both Rapid and Blitz - 10/14 and 5/7. IM Anup Deshmukh was placed third with score of 13/21. WIM Angela Franco Valencia (COL) scored an impressive 4.5/7 to finish third. She scored 8.5/21 to finish fifth overall. The two-day seven-round each Rapid and Blitz tournament was organized by ChessBase India at Sage International School in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on 5th and 6th April 2025. This is Ayush's second and third tournament triumph of the year.

Freestyle Grand Slam Tour Stage 2 QF2: Nakamura eliminates Arjun

11/04/2025 -

Hikaru Nakamura (USA) defeated Arjun Erigaisi in the second game of Quarterfinals at Freestyle Grand Slam Tour Stage 2. The reigning World Fischer Random champion, showed his fantastic positional understanding, culminating with tactics to advance to the Semifinals. He will face Vincent Keymer (GER) in the Semis. The Germany no.1 knocked out Ian Nepomniachtchi. Their match is the only one which went to the tie-breaks. Keymer won the first tie-break and drew the next one. Fabiano Caruana (USA) won the second Classical game to eliminate Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA). Caruana will face Magnus Carlsen (NOR) who ended Nodirbek Abdusattorov's (UZB) journey towards the Finals. Semifinals Game 1 starts today from 1 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

2nd Namma Bengaluru GM R1: Smooth start for the top seeds

10/04/2025 -

The top seeds had a relatively smooth start at 2nd Namma Bengaluru GM Category A (>1900) 2025. Generally GM tournaments witnesses some major upsets in the first round. That almost would have happened, if Sailesh R capitalized on his opportunity against GM Tornike Sanikidze (GEO). The top three seeds - GM Iniyan Pa, GM Karen Grigoryan (ARM) and GM Manuel Petrosyan (ARM) won their respectively games. A total of 316 players including 20 GMs, 40 IMs, 2 WGMs and 5 WIMs are taking part from 11 countries across the world in Open A. The total cash prize fund combining three categories is ₹5500000, ₹2500000 in Category A. The top three prizes are ₹450000, ₹350000 and ₹250000 along with a trophy each. Tomorrow is the first of the two double round day. Round 2 starts at 9:30 a.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Kottayam Chess Academy invites you to God's Own Country's 1st GM Open 2025

10/04/2025 -

Kottayam Chess Academy presents God's Own Country's 1st Grandmaster International Open Chess Tournament 2025. It will take place from 30th April to 7th May. Total prize fund is ₹2000000 in Category A. The top three prizes are ₹300000, ₹200000 and ₹150000. That's not all there is a Category B event too for players rated below 1650. The total prize fund in that is ₹1000000. The top three prizes are ₹100000, ₹75000 and ₹50000. So far 15 GMs, 7 IMs and a WIM have registered from over a dozen countries across the world. The top three seeds in Category A are - GM Karen H Grigoryan (ARM), GM Manuel Petrosyan (ARM) and GM Levan Pantsulaia (GEO). Register now if you haven't yet. Photo: Tournament circular

Paras Dilip Bhoir perfect at 7th Satish Sabnis Foundation Rapid Rating Open 2025

10/04/2025 -

Paras Dilip Bhoir scored a perfect 9/9 to win 7th Satish Sabnis Rapid Rating Open 2025. He finished a full point ahead of the competition. Pushkar Dere and FM Vedant Panesar scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹325200 + 70 trophies. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹18000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Mumbai Suburban District Chess Association at Uttar Bharatiya Sangh in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 6th April 2025. This is Paras' first rating open tournament triumph of his career. Photos: Ravindra Potawad

Freestyle Grand Slam Tour Stage 2 QF1: Arjun misses against Nakamura

10/04/2025 -

Arjun Erigaisi drew with Hikaru Nakamura (USA) in the first game of Quarterfinals at Freestyle Grand Slam Tour Stage 2. The World no.4 had an opportunity to push for a win. However, he could not seize it. Later, Nakamura had a chance which he also missed. The game eventually ended in a draw. Magnus Carlsen (NOR) scored the sole victory of the day against Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB). It means the World Rapid 2021 champion must win the second game to stay in the tournament. The remaining two Quarterfinals games between Vincent Keymer (GER) and Ian Nepomniachtchi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) and Fabiano Caruana (USA) ended in draws. Quarterfinals Game 2 starts today from 1 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Abhimanyu Puranik wins 3rd Anniversary Phoenix ChessBase India Club Rapid Rating Open 2025

09/04/2025 -

GM Abhimanyu Puranik and FM Jeet Jain scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 each at 3rd Anniversary Phoenix ChessBase India Chess Club Rapid Rating Open 2025. Abhimanyu won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Jeet had to settle for second place. GM Srinath Narayanan scored sole 8/9 to finish third. The total prize fund was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹70000, ₹50000 and ₹35000 along with a trophy each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by ChessBase India and Phoenix Marketcity, Mumbai at Dublin Square, Phoenix Marketcity in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 5th April 2025. This is Abhimanyu's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Tanmesh Mokal

Freestyle Grand Slam Tour Stage 2: Arjun Erigaisi set to face Hikaru Nakamura in the Quarterfinals

09/04/2025 -

Arjun Erigaisi scored 6.5/11 to finish fourth in the Round-Robin stage of Freestyle Grand Slam Tour Stage 2. On the second day, he defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) and Vidit Gujrathi, drew with Richard Rapport (HUN) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA). The only loss he suffered was against Ian Nepomniachtchi who finished at the top of points table with 8.5/11, same as Magnus Carlsen (NOR). They finished 1.5 points ahead of others. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) scored 7/11 to finish third. Arjun will face Hikaru Nakamura (USA) in the Quarterfinals. The remaining three matches are: Vincent Keymer (GER) vs Nepomniachtchi, Carlsen vs Abdusattorov and MVL vs Fabiano Caruana (USA). Quarterfinals Game 1 starts today from 1 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Savanth Krishnan dominates 5th Chessmii Rating Open 2025

08/04/2025 -

Savanth Krishnan R scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 5th Chessmii Rating Open 2025. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. Revlin Ram R H and Abhinav M B scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹550000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The six-day nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament was organized by Chessmii.com at Sanjos Metropolitan School in Kannur, Kerala from 30th March to 4th April 2025. This is Savanth's first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photo: Stephin Joy / Chessmii.com

Lalit Ranjan Sahu clinches 4th IS Rating Open 2025

08/04/2025 -

Lalit Ranjan Sahu scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 4th IS Rating Open 2025. The 14-year-old finished a half point ahead of the rest. Shreyaskar Tanti, Rabindra Kumar Ojha and Manish Mishra scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second, third and fourth place according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹15000, ₹12000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each. The five-day nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament was organized by IS Chess Centre at Ridhi Sidhi Kalyan Mandap in Cuttack, Odisha from 27th to 31st March 2025. This is Lalit's second overall and first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: IA Suresh Chandra Sahoo

Freestyle Grand Slam Tour Stage 2: Arjun astonishes Carlsen, he bounces back by winning the next four

08/04/2025 -

Arjun Erigaisi handed Magnus Carlsen (NOR) his sole loss on the first day of Freestyle Grand Slam Tour Stage 2. Carlsen went on to win the next four games and move to the top of the points table. The World no.1 blundered by doing long castle at the wrong time which cost him material and he could not recover for the rest of the game. Arjun finished the day with 3.5/6. He is currently the top Indian performer. R Praggnanandhaa is at 2.5/6. The World Champion had a tough start 1.5/6. Vidit Gujrathi missed a chance to draw with Carlsen in Round 1. He then defeated the reigning World Champion in the following round. Round 7 starts today from 1 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Aradhya Garg wins DCA Blitz Rating Open 2025

07/04/2025 -

IM Aradhya Garg and GM Diptayan Ghosh scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 at DCA Blitz Rating Open 2025. Aradhya became champion, Diptayan second according to tie-breaks. Four players - IM Soham Kamotra, IM Nitish Belurkar, IM Ameya Audi and Jval Saurin Patel scored 8/9 each. They were placed third to sixth respectively. The total prize fund was ₹500000. The top three prizes were ₹51000, ₹40000 and ₹30000 along with a trophy each. The one-day nine-round Swiss league Blitz Rating tournament was organized by Delhi Chess Association at Hyatt Centric Janakpuri in New Delhi on 31st March 2025. This is Aradhya's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Delhi Chess Association

Gukesh, Arjun, Praggnanandhaa and Vidit to face Carlsen and co. at Freestyle Grand Slam Tour Stage 2

07/04/2025 -

Freestyle Grand Slam Tour Stage 2 starts today in Paris, France. This will be the first time the four of five 45th Olympiad Gold medal winning Indian team members - D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi playing the same tournament. Since then, we all know that Gukesh became the 18th World Champion. Richard Rapport ad Nodirbek Abdusattorov have replaced Alireza Firouzja and Hans Niemann who withdrew from the tournament. There will be six rounds of Rapid games played today in the Round-Robin stage and the remaining five will take place tomorrow. The newly-wed Vidit will face Magnus Carlsen in the very first round. Round 1 starts today from 1 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy and IM Sagar Shah

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