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Surya Ganguly wins the Venceslav Rutar Scoring System match against Sam Shankland

04/09/2024 -

GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly defeated GM Sam Shankland in their 8-game online match following the Venceslav-Rutar Scoring system, a brand new scoring system devised by Venceslav Rutar which changes the scoring of draws into three categories based on the material disparity - Favored draw, Disfavored draw, Equal draw. Surya won the match with a margin of 26-11 points, scoring 5 wins. Sam managed to score 1 win, and 3 games ended in equal draws. The total prize fund of the match was USD 5000 - Surya received USD 2000 for winning the match, and Sam USD 1000. The remaining USD 2000 was divided proportionally among the players according to the number of wins and draws. While there were no favored/unfavored draws in the match, it surely advocated for fighting chess as we got to see so many interesting games! Read the full report of the final day below

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Gaurang Bagwe wins Federal Bank presents 2nd Tarabai Shinde Rapid Rating Open 2024

04/09/2024 -

FM Gaurang Bagwe and Shrayan Majumder scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 each at Federal Bank presents 2nd Tarabai Shinde Rapid Rating Open 2024. Gaurang won the tournament on tie-breaks, Shrayan secured second place. Five players - IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh, Rushikesh Kabnurakar, Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi, IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam and Gaurang Bhandari scored 8/9 each. They were placed third to seventh respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹250000. The top three prizes were ₹20000, ₹15000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each respectively. The one-day rapid rating tournament was organized by Mr. Nandakumar TV on 11th August 2024 at Agri Koli Sanskriti Bhavan in Nerul, Maharashtra. This is Gaurang's fourth overall, second rating tournament triumph of the month and year. Photo: Nandakumar TV

Velammal Vidyalaya Paruthipattu and Velammal MHS Mogappair dominate 2nd National Schools Team Under-12 and Under-18 Championships 2024

04/09/2024 -

Top seed Velammal Vidyalaya Paruthipattu scored a perfect 18/18 to win 2nd National Schools Team Under-12 Champions. They finished three match points ahead of the rest. Velammal Vidyalaya Alapakkam and Velammal MHSS Mogappair scored 15/18 each. They were placed second and third according to tie-breaks. The Under-18 category was won by Velammal MHSS Mogappair. They also scored a perfect 18/18 to win the tournament. Velammal Vidyalaya Alapakkam secured second place scoring a sole 16/18. Kalvi International Public School, Madurai edged past Delhi Public School, Guwahati A Team on tie-breaks to finish third scoring 13/18. Trophies and medals were the prizes for the top three finishers in each category. There were also top three board prizes for all five boards. Photo: All India Chess Federation

Harshad S dominates 23rd Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit 2024

04/09/2024 -

IM-elect FM Harshad S scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 at 23rd Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament 2024. He finished a staggering 1.5 points ahead of the competition. WGM Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (MGL) scored 6/9 to secure second place. IM Alexander Slizhevsky was placed third scoring 5.5/9. Harshad defeated the eventual runner-up, Uurtsaikh in the first round and drew with Slizhevsky in Round 6. The seven-day ten-player round-robin tournament was organized by Tamil Nadu State Chess Association at Abu Sarovar Portico  in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from 6th to 12th August 2024. Tournament Coordinator - IA R Srivatsan writes the tournament report. Photos: IA R Srivatsan

Surya Ganguly takes a 17-2 lead against Sam Shankland in their Venceslav Rutar scoring system match

03/09/2024 -

GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly has taken a big lead after the first four rounds of his match against Sam Shankland! This match between Surya and Sam is being played following some unique rules - the Venceslav-Rutar scoring system. In the four games of 15 minutes + 5 second increment Rapid chess, Surya scored three wins and an equal draw against Sam. Four more games remain - they will take place today (3rd September) in lichess from 8:30 PM IST. IM Sagar Shah and GM Harshit Raja did live commentary for the match on the ChessBase India YouTube Channel. The creator of the scoring system, Venceslav Rutar himself joined in on the stream! Read the full report about the first day of the event.

Himal Gusain clear first at Ciudad de Oviedo Open for the second consecutive year

03/09/2024 -

IM Himal Gusain scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 10th Ciudad de Oviedo Open 2024. He bettered his previous years performance by scoring a half point and finished a full point ahead of the rest. Eight players scored 7/9 each. Among them, GM Mikel Huerga Leache (ESP) and IM Ismael Alshameary Puente (ESP) secured second and third place respectively. Himal defeated both of them in Round 7 and 6 respectively. The top three prizes were €1200 + 1 year Chessable PRO Membership + 200€ Voucher for Chessable Courses, €800 + 6 months Chessable PRO Membership and €700 + 3 months Chessable PRO Membership. This was Himal's eighth tournament triumph in 2024 and currently he is second highest rated IM of India. Photos: Official site

Kazakhstan Chess Federation invites you to Oskemen Open 2024 with a prize fund of US$ 50000+

03/09/2024 -

Kazakhstan Chess Federation invites you to Oskemen Open 2024. There are two tournaments - Masters (≥ 2100 for Men and ≥1900 for Women) and Open (1800-2100). The total prize fund in the Masters is ≈US$ 50000, and for Open ≈US$ 9329. The top three prizes are ≈US$ 2000, 1400 and 1000. Entry is FREE for GM, IM, WGM, WIM, FM, WFMs in the Masters, provided they meet the rating criteria mentioned above. Conditions are offered to players rated above 2550. GM Aditya Mittal won two tournaments in Kazakhstan last year. You could be the next one. Check out the article for more information. All tournament info photos are from tournament circular.

Fabien Guilleux wins 28th Creon Open 2024, Nubairshah third

03/09/2024 -

IM Fabien Guilleux (FRA) and IM Antoine Bournel (FRA) scored 7.5/9 each at 28th Creon Open Main (>1700) 2024. Fabien won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Antoine was secured second place. IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh and IM Kaustuv Kundu scored 7/9 each. They were placed third and fourth respectively. IM S Rohith Krishna is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 6.5/9 to claim sixth place. The top three prizes were €1500, €1000 and €700 along with a trophy each respectively. The seven day nine-round rating tournament was organized by Lauron Wesley from 29th July to 4th August at Salle Omnisports Ulli Senger in Creon, France. Photo: Official site

Sharpen Your Strategic Skills with ChessNeurons - Episode 7

02/09/2024 -

Welcome back to the “Strategic Mastery” series in collaboration with ChessNeurons and Chessbase India. Grandmaster Ankit Rajpara will guide you through the seventh episode of our Positional Puzzle Series. This series aims to elevate your positional and strategic chess skills through carefully crafted puzzles and insightful explanations. All the puzzles from this episode are based on games of World No. 1. Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen! In this episode, we will reveal the solutions to the five puzzles from our sixth episode which had a few puzzles about Missed Opportunities by Grandmasters. Following this, we will present five new positional puzzles with increasing difficulty to further challenge your strategic thinking.

FIDE World Championship Match 2024 Regulations announced

02/09/2024 -

FIDE has announced the Regulations for World Championship 2024 Match. The match will consist of 14 classical games. Each game will follow the time control of 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move 41. The player who scores 7.5 points or more wins the World Championship Match. If the score after fourteen games is equal, then tie-breaks will be played. Tie-break rules are changed compared to the previous match in 2023. Total prize fund of the match is US$ 2.5 Million. The entire prize break up, schedule and all details are mentioned in the regulations' handbook. Game 1 starts on Monday 25th November. What are your predictions? Photo: FIDE

Avinash Ramesh wins 30th Chambery International Festival 2024

02/09/2024 -

IM Avinash Ramesh, FM Christophe Gelas (FRA) and IM Sebastien Joie (FRA) scored 7/9 each at 30th Chambery International Chess Festival Main (>1800) 2024. Avinash won the tournament on tie-breaks. Gelas and Joie were placed second and third respectively. The last round loss against Joie did not affect the outcome for Avinash. The total prize fund for the Maint tournament was €2200. The top three prizes were €1000, €700 and €500 each. The seven-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by Club Echecs Agglomération Chambérienne at Centre des Congres le Manege in Chambery, France from 29th July to 4th August 2024. This was Avinash's first tournament triumph of the year.

Vladyslav Larkin victorious at 8th RGCC Open 2024, Sanket Chakravarty second

02/09/2024 -

IM Vladyslav Larkin (UKR) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 8th RGCC International Open 2024. IM Sanket Chakravarty and FM Daniel Centron Antuna (ESP) scored 7/9 each. Sanket secured second place on tie-breaks, Daniel third. The top two finishers remained undefeated. Sanket drew with both Larkin and Daniel. The top three prizes were €1000 + trophy, €700 and €500 each respectively. The seven-day nine-round rating tournament was organized by Real Groupo de Cultura Covadonga at Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga, Avenida Jesús in Gijón, Asturias in Spain from 29th July to 4th August 2024.

Divya Deshmukh breaks into World #15, Four Indians in Top 15 among Women for the first time ever

01/09/2024 -

Arjun Erigaisi maintained his World no.4 position in FIDE Rating list September 2024. R Praggnanandhaa returned to 2750. Currently, there are four Indians in top 12, five in top 24, six in top 33, seven in top 41 and eleven in top 96. Among the Women, for the first time, there are four Indians in top 15. IM Divya Deshmukh moved up to World no.15 among women after her fine performance at 30th Abu Dhabi Masters 2024. The 45th Chess Olympiad being just ten days away, expect a lot of rating and ranking shakeup in October 2024 FIDE Rating list. Let us know your predictions. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024: Making history on Wall Street

01/09/2024 -

FIDE World Rapid and Blitz championship 2024 will take place from 26th to 31st December in New York, USA. More details will be revealed in few weeks. One can expect the eligibility criteria, tournament regulations and total prize fund will be mentioned there. GM Magnus Carlsen (NOR), IM Anastasia Bodnaruk and GM Valentina Gunina are the defending champions. They would definitely like to defend their titles. Among the Indians, one can expect Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi, Aravindh Chithambaram, Pentala Harikrishna, Nihal Sarin, Raunak Sadhwani, S L Narayanan, Abhimanyu Puranik, reigning National Rapid and Blitz champion - GM Diptayan Ghosh, Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali R, Divya Deshmukh, Tania Sachdev, Vantika Agrawal, Bhakti Kulkarni, Savitha Shri B and others in action. Whom would you like to see in this fast and furious action? Photo: FIDE

Anwesh Upadhyaya wins a double at Summer Prague Open 2024

01/09/2024 -

Dr. IM Anwesh Upadhyaya scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win Summer Prague Open A 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. IM Jakub Pulpan (CZE) and FM Zino Veleshnja (ALB) scored 7.5/9 each to secure second and third place according to tie-breaks. All top three finishers remained undefeated. The top three prizes in A Open were 20000 + trophy, 15000 and 10000 CZK each. Anwesh also won the C Rapid event. Six players scored 6/7. Out of them, Anwesh won the tournament due to his best tie-break scores. The top three prizes in Rapid were 2000, 1500 and 1000 CZK each. These two were Anwesh's second and third rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Official site

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