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Grand Swiss 2023 R1: Raunak Sadhwani starts with a solid draw against the World no.7 - Anish Giri

26/10/2023 -

The newly crowned FIDE World Junior Rapid 2023 Open champion, GM Raunak Sadhwani held the World no.7, GM Anish Giri (NED) to a solid draw. GM Aryan Chopra also drew his game against GM R Praggnanandhaa in the first round of FIDE Grand Swiss 2023. GM Leon Luke Mendonca held Netherlands no.2 GM Jorden van Foreest to a draw. GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM S L Narayanan and GM Aravindh Chithambaram made a winning start in the Open section. In the Women's event, IM Tania Sachdev drew against GM Harika Dronavalli. IM Vaishali R and IM Divya Deshmukh defeated IM Oliwia Kiolbasa (POL) and WIM Trisha Kanyamarala (IRL) respectively. WGM Savitha Shri B defeated Israel no.1 woman, IM Marsel Efroimski when she blundered a mate in two in a relatively balanced endgame. Round 2 starts today at 2:30 p.m. local time, 7 p.m. IST. Photo: IM Sagar Shah

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Swapnil Dhopade wins 1st Matrix Cup Rating Open 2023

25/10/2023 -

GM Swapnil Dhopade and Harshit Pawar scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 each at 1st Matrix Cup Rating Open 2023. Swapnil won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Harshit secured second place. FM Arvinder Preet Singh and Ram Prakash scored 8/9 each. They were placed third and fourth respectively. They also remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹551000. The top three prizes were ₹70000, 50000 and 30000 along with a trophy each respectively. WFM Supreetha Potluri became the sole woman to make a top ten finish. She scored an impressive 7.5/9 to be placed sixth. This was Swapnil's second consecutive tournament triumph of the year. Photos: FM FT FA Prasenjit Dutta/Matrix Chess Academy

20 Indians are set for FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 starting today

25/10/2023 -

20 Indians will be seen in action at FIDE Grand Swiss and Women's Grand Swiss 2023, starting in Douglas, Isle of Man today. Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Harikrishna, Vidit, Arjun Erigaisi, Nihal, S L Narayanan, Aravindh, Raunak, Aryan Chopra, Leon, Karthikeyan and Abhijeet will play in the Open section. Harika, Vaishali, Vantika, Divya, Tania and Savitha will battle in the Women's event. 106 GMs and 7 IMs from 36 countries with an average rating 2636 are taking part in the Open. The Women's event witnesses 16 GMs, 23 IMs, 5 WGMs and 5 WIMs from 29 countries across the world with an average rating of 2402 should give you an idea about the strength of the event. The top two finishers from both Open and Women event will qualify to the Candidates 2024. Round 1 starts today at 2:30 p.m. local time, 7 p.m. IST. Photos: IM Sagar Shah

Chairman of ISRO S. Somanath visits Praggnanandhaa's home in Chennai

24/10/2023 -

Two prides of our country - 17-year-old Praggnanandhaa and 60-year-old S.Somanath, the chairman of ISRO met each other on 16th of October 2023. This meet took place at Pragg's residence in Chennai. Somanath was keen to know more about Pragg's journey and also mentioned that Pragg would work together with ISRO to promote space, sciene and technology to the youngsters of our nation. What did Pragg feel about the entire episode, we get to know more about it in this article.

Important changes to the 2024 Women's Grand Prix series

24/10/2023 -

FIDE Women's Grand Prix is an extremely important series of tournaments for the Women's World Championship cycle. The top two of finishers of the entire GP qualifies to the Candidates. During the New Delhi GP, a letter by the FIDE President was published where it was mentioned what steps FIDE will take about the Women's GP. In the 2024-25 GP series, four major changes were made. They are - increased number of tournaments - from four to six, higher prize fund, increased number of participants and an updated qualification process. The overall prize fund increased by 50%, from €80000 to €120000. Winner of the GP will earn €30000, €10000 more than the previous edition which is again up by 50%. The winner of each event will earn €18000 which was earlier €15000, an increase of 20%. Six out of the 20 GP participants will be decided by the local host (organizers). Photos: FIDE

Karen H Grigoryan wins 5th Yerevan Open 2023, Adhiban second and Abhimanyu Puranik third

24/10/2023 -

GM Karen H Grigoryan (ARM) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 5th Yerevan Open A (≥2100) 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. GM Adhiban B, GM Abhimanyu Puranik and GM Sergei Lobanov scored 7/9 each. They were placed second, third and fourth respectively according to tie-breaks. Both Karen and Adhiban remained undefeated. The total prize fund of all three tournaments was 15000000 AMD. The top three prizes in Open A were AMD 2600000 + trophy, 1800000 and 1350000 each. There were Chessify prizes (Chessify coins) also worth US$ 3000. The top three prizes were $500, $400 and $300. That's not all. There were 20 Chessmood prizes. Top three won 1 year, 6 months and 3 months memberships. GM Zaven Andriasian (ARM), GM Karthik Venkataraman and GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (ARM) scored 7.5/9 each in the Blitz. They were placed first, second and third respectively. Photos: IM IA Norayr Kalantaryan/Yerevan Chess Federation

Rustum Tolentino dominates Qatar Masters Open B 2023, Shrayan Majumder second

23/10/2023 -

FM Rustum Tolentino (PHI) scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Qatar Masters Open B 2023. He finished a full point ahead of the field. Shrayan Majumder scored 7.5/9 to finish second. FM Ammar Sedrani (UAE), FM Djabri Massinas (ALG) and Mandar Lad Pradip scored 7/9 each. They shared third place. Rustum scored eight wins in-a-row and he had a full point lead heading into the final round. Shrayan Majumder was the sole player at 7/8. Their final round battle ended in a draw. Rustum became champion and Shrayan second. The total prize fund of Open B (≤2299) was US$ 11750. The top three prizes were $2500, $2000 and $1000 along with a trophy each. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Harshad wins 1st Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit 2023, Srihari L second

23/10/2023 -

FM Harshad S, Srihari L and IM David Gochelashvili scored 6/9 each at 1st Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament 2023. Harshad won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Srihari and Gochelashvili were placed second and third respectively. Despite starting with a loss and scoring only 2/4 in the first four games, Harshad regrouped quite well by scoring 4/5 in the last five games. The total prize fund of the tournament was US$ 1000. The first prize was $500. This is Harshad's third overall and second individual rating tournament triumph of the year. Harshad won a Rapid Rating and a Blitz Team event this year. However, this round-robin event becomes his first Classical event triumph of 2023. Photos: IA R Anantharam

Launching the Teach Chess India Mission

23/10/2023 -

Chess has the power to change lives. All those who have played chess are aware of the same. But how does it exactly work? In this article, IM Sagar Shah shows us how the work he along with his friends started at the Children's home in Chembur has made chess an integral part in the lives of the kids! Chess has brought a positive change in the premises. Read on to know how this happened. And with this ChessBase India also launches the Teach Chess India mission. If you too would like to make a difference, please do consider filling in the form to become a volunteer for this program. 

Himal Gusain dominates 1st G H Raisoni Memorial Pune Rapid Rating Open 2023

22/10/2023 -

IM Himal Gusain scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st G H Raisoni Memorial Pune Rapid Rating Open 2023. Himal finished a half point ahead of the competition. FM J Ramakrishna and FM Nikhil Dixit scored 8/9 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. Himal defeated the eventual runner-up Ramakrishna in the penultimate round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each respectively. This is Himal's fifth tournament triumph of the year. Photos: IA Vinita Shrotri/Pune District Chess Circle

Piotr Sabuk clinches Nagoya Open 2023

22/10/2023 -

Mayur Gondhalekar and his good friend, Sheldon Donaldson regularly keeps us updated about the Japan chess scene. Sheldon writes a blog about his experience playing at the Nagoya Open 2023. Almost four years ago, India's 21st GM Sriram Jha became the first Indian to win this event. The Canadian origin, currently residing in Japan, Sheldon's article is full of high quality photos and some interesting moments from his games. He enjoys playing, analyzing and making us enjoy various moments from his games. Check out his experience taking part in the tournament which took place in Nagoya, Japan. IM Piotr Sabuk won the tournament scoring an unbeaten 5.5/6. Japan no.2 IM Ryosuke Nanjo secured second place scoring 5/6. FM Mirai Aoshima and IM Shinya Kojima scored 4.5/6 each to secure third and fourth place respectively. Photos: Sheldon Donaldson

Bijnor Open International FIDE Rating tournament kicks off from 30th November

21/10/2023 -

If you have been waiting for a long time to get or increase your Classical FIDE Rating, then a great event is waiting for you at Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The first tournament of Uttar Pradesh Chess Booster Rating Series “Bijnor Open” will be held from 30th November to 3rd December. Only 200 players can take part in this seven-round tournament. The total prize fund of the event is Rs. 2 Lakh! More events of this series will be organized in the coming days. ChessBase India will be the main partner in this tournament, along with the main organizer Bijnor District Chess Association. The objective of this series is to grow the chess scene in Uttar Pradesh, so that new talents get more opportunities. If you want to be a part of this wonderful event, then register yourself for the tournament now! Find all the details in the article below.

Nodirbek Yakubboev wins Qatar Masters 2023, S L Narayanan third with a 2792 performance

21/10/2023 -

The 44th Chess Olympiad Gold medalists - Nodirbek Abdussatorov (UZB) and Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) won their final round games against Arjun Erigaisi and Karthikeyan Murali respectively. Thus, they both became the only two players to end up with a score of 7/9 each. Yakubboev beat his countryman Abdusattorov in both 5'+3" Blitz play-off games to become Qatar Masters 2023 champion. Abdusattorov was placed second. S L Narayanan had a good chance against Hikaru Nakamura (USA). However, he was unable to seize it and it ended in a draw. Nevertheless, Narayanan scored an unbeaten 6.5/9 with a performance of 2792. He finished third along with five more players including Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh. Abhimanyu Puranik was on the verge of handing Magnus Carlsen his third defeat of the tournament. IM Vaishali R and IM Srihari L R scored GM-norms. CM Mayank Chakraborty earned his final IM-norm. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Akshayakalpa makes entry into Hyderabad Chess scene

20/10/2023 -

Akshayakalpa Organic, a well-known name in the Bangalore chess fraternity, has extended its support and presence to the Hyderabad chess scene. This is a significant step in the expansion and collaboration within the chess community. Hyderabad Chess Centre is organizing the Akshayakalpa Organic 3rd HCC Open Telangana State Chess Tournament. It will take place at Olivemount Global School in Hyderabad, Telangana on the 22nd October. This tournament is expected to be a notable event in the Hyderabad chess calendar. Check out the journey of Hyderabad Chess Centre so far. Photos: FI CM Amithpal Singh

Will Arjun Erigaisi win Qatar Masters 2023?

20/10/2023 -

GM Arjun Erigaisi defeated GM David Paravyan to gain sole lead 6.5/8 going into the final round of Qatar Masters 2023. He will face the 44th Olympiad Gold medalist and World Rapid 2021 champion - GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) in Round 9. A win will make an outright champion, whereas a draw would result in Playoffs among the players who will finish at 7/9. Six players are at 6/8 each. GM Karthikeyan Murali and GM S L Narayanan who drew their game against each other, are the only two Indians among them. GM Abhimanyu Puranik made a clever draw against World no.7 - GM Anish Giri. IM Vaishali R moves closer to her final GM-norm with a draw against IM Rudik Makarian. Final Round 9 starts today at 1 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

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