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Vyom Malhotra wins 1st SOA Category C Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2024

11/02/2024 -

Vyom Malhotra, Ishan Sinha, Aarit Kapil and Srujan Pranayee Ray scored 8/9 each at 1st SOA International GM Chess Festival Category C Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2024. 10-year-old Vyom won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. The remaining three were placed second to fourth according to tie-breaks. Vyom defeated the sole leader Ishan in the final round to become the champion. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹750000. The top three prizes were ₹75000, ₹50000 and ₹40000 along with a trophy each respectively. The Asian School Under-9 2023 Gold and double Silver medalist, Vyon won his first non-age group rating tournament. The four-day eight round Rating tournament was organized by All Odisha Chess Association at SOA Campus 2 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from 1st to 4th February 2024. Photos: IA R Anantharam

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Weissenhaus Freestyle G.O.A.T. Challenge R5-7: Abdusattorov dominates the Playoffs

11/02/2024 -

Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) scored an unbeaten 5.5/7 to win the Rapid Playoffs of WEISSENHAUS Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge. He won the Playoffs in an amazin way as he defeated the world no.1, Magnus Carlsen (NOR) in the seventh round. The former World Rapid champion is the only player to remain undefeated in the round-robin event. He will face the reigning world champion, Ding Liren (CHN) in the Quarterfinals. Liren suffered two more losses, before sharing the point with Alireza Firouzja (FRA). Gukesh lost all his games on the second day. He will be up against Fabiano Caruana in the QF. The remaining two matches in the Knockout stage will be - Vincent Keymer (GER) vs Levon Aronian (USA) and Firouzja vs Carlsen. Quarterfinals game 1 starts today at 1 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal

Ojasva Singh prevails at 2nd AFCA Rapid Rating Open 2024

10/02/2024 -

FM Ojasva Singh, FM Aaryan Varshney and Yatin Kumar scored 8/9 each at 2nd AFCA Rapid Rating Open 2024. Ojasva won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. Aaryan and Yating were placed second and third respectively. Both Ojasva and Aaryan remained undefeated. Ojasva defeated the top seed of the event, IM Aaditya Dhingra in the penultimate round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. The two-day rapid rating tournament was organized by All Faridabad Chess Association and Prominent Chess Academy on 26th and 27th January 2024 at Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, Haryana. This is Ojasva's first tournament triumph of the year. Photos: Alka Chhikara

Weissenhaus Freestyle G.O.A.T. Challenge R1-4: Gukesh beats Carlsen, Aronian and Liren to make a dream start

10/02/2024 -

D Gukesh has done something which many can only dream about. He defeated the world no.1 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) and the reigning world champion, Ding Liren (CHN), hours apart on the first day of WEISSENHAUS Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge. Not only that, he also won against the only two-time World Cup winner in history - Levon Aronian (USA). Gukesh's win over Carlsen was undoubtedly the most exciting game of the day. He finished the day by outplaying Liren after the latter accepted an exchange sacrifice. Germany no.1 Vincent Keymer has emerged sole leader 3.5/4. He is closely followed by Gukesh and Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) at 3/4 each. Round 5 starts today from 1 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal

Ding Liren in Hamburg

09/02/2024 -

To the surprise of everyone he won the 2023 World Championship in Astana, but then disappeared from public view. Ding Liren played just a very few games – until the Tata Steel tournament in Wijk ann Zee. There he did not do well at all. We invited him, like so many others, to come to Hamburg to do a refresher course in the use of the ChessBase software, which he did. Frederic Friedel reports. Photos ©Nils Rohde/ChessBase

Harshit Raja shares first place at 56th Liberty Bell Open 2024

09/02/2024 -

IM Alexander Ross Katz (USA), GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez (USA), GM Harshit Raja, GM Mackenzie Molner (USA) and Quan Tran (USA) scored 5.5/7 each at 56th Liberty Bell Open (Major >1900) 2024. All five players shared the first prize. Harshit's sole loss was against Katz. He defeated Quan in the fifth and drew against Fidel in the final round. The total prize fund of the tournament was US$ 25000. The top three prizes were $2500, $1500 and $1000 each. The top five received $1340 each with Alexander receiving more as a first place bonus prize after tie-breaks. This is Harshit's second consecutive triumph after winning Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Championship 2024 for University of Missouri earlier in January.

Gukesh to battle Carlsen and world's best at Weissenhaus Freestyle G.O.A.T. Challenge

09/02/2024 -

A new super tournaments starts in Hamburg, Germany today. But this is not just any other super tournament. This event is introduced by none other than the World no.1 Magnus Carlsen himself. It will not be played in conventional chess rules. It will be in Fischer-Random format or as the World no.1 likes to say, Freestyle. Hence, the name WEISSENHAUS Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge. Carlsen's handpicked opponents for this eight-player tournament are - Fabiano Caruana (USA), Ding Liren (CHN), Alireza Firouzja (FRA), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB), D Gukesh, Vincent Keymer (GER) and Levon Aronian (USA). There will be four rounds of Rapid games played today in Playoffs. Gukesh will face Carlsen in the second round. Round 1 starts today from 1 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal

Sayantan Das clinches 1st SOA GM 2024, Diptayan Ghosh second and Sambit Panda third

08/02/2024 -

GM Sayantan Das won the 1st SOA GM International Chess Festival 2024 scoring 8/10. He finished a half point ahead of the field. GM Diptayan Ghosh, IM Sambit Panda and IM Neelash Saha scored 7.5/10 each. They secured second, third and fourth place according to tie-breaks. Sayantan scored 7/8 in his last eight games after losing the second round game to WFM Ellen Fredericia Nilssen (DEN). She went on to score a WIM-norm. Sambit also made a fantastic comeback after losing his third round game in just eight moves against FM Goutham Krishna H. CM Soham Kamotra, Jethro Dino Aquino (PHI) and Vignesh Advaith Vemula scored an IM-norm each. Producing four norms has definitely made the inaugural edition of this event quite successful. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹3500000, ₹2000000 for Category A. The top three prizes are ₹300000, ₹200000 and ₹150000 along with a trophy each. Photos: IA R Anantharam

Srijon Saha victorious at 2nd War of Knights School Rating 2024

08/02/2024 -

Srijon Saha scored an unbeaten 7/8 to win 2nd War of Knights School Rating Tournament 2024. Second seeded Srijon finished a half point ahead of the competition. Four players - CM Sankalan Shah, Rishan Debnath, Narendra Agarwal and Mudil Dharewa scored 6.5/8 each. They were placed second to fifth respectively according to tie-breaks. The total cash prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹20000, ₹15000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each. The six-day rating tournament was organized by The Knight Chess Academy from 20th to 25th January 2024 at Swami Vivekananda Institute of Modern Sciences in Sonarpur, West Bengal. This is Srijon's first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photos: Arpita Das/The Knight Chess Academy

Mummana Venkata Ruthvik wins 2nd Sri Chess Academy Rating Open 2024

07/02/2024 -

Mummana Venkata Ruthvik and Ashutosh Kumar scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 at 2nd Sri Chess Academy Rating Open 2024. The 14-year-old Mummana won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. Ashutosh was placed second. Mohit Kumar Soni, Srivardhan Reddy Devareddy, Hariram Saikrishna Perecharla (USA), Sreetej B and D Lakshmanrao scored 7/8 each. They secured third to seventh place respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. Mummana defeated the eventual second runner-up Mohit in the seventh round. The four-day rating tournament was organized by Sri Chess Academy from 25th to 28th January 2024 at S3 Sports Arena in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Photos: V Srikanth/Sri Chess Academy

Christ College Irinjalakuda, Kerala, pioneers Chess Literacy in Physical Education

07/02/2024 -

Chess and education go hand-in-hand. The sport is a mandatory subject in various schools all across India. However, it is quite rare to see chess getting included in a college academic program. In a historic move, Christ College, Irinjalakuda in Thrissur, Kerala, has decided to integrate chess in their Physical Education curriculum. A total of 146 Bachelor in Physical Education students have undertaken a five-month training program in chess. The initiative is aimed at equipping these students to teach chess in schools and foster a comprehensive awareness of the game. The path paved by G N Gopal, S L Narayanan and Nihal Sarin have already inspired a lot of chess players in Kerala. Now, it will only garner more interest towards the sport by this impressive initiative by the autonomous college. Photos: IA Peter Joseph M

Dibya Jyoti Sarkar wins 3rd Maa Manik Memorial Rating Open 2024

07/02/2024 -

Dibya Jyoti Sarkar, Ishan Das, Iftikar Alom Mazumdar, Neelabh Jyoti Borthakur, Bijit Chetia and Sakhawat Hussain scored 7/9 each at 3rd Maa Manik Memorial Rating Open 2024. Dibya Jyoti won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. The remaining five secured second to sixth position respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹175000. The top three prizes were ₹24000, ₹18000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The six-day rating tournament was organized by Chess Family, Agartala from 21st to 26th January 2024 at Chess Hall, NSRCC Complex in Agartala, Tripura. This was Dibya Jyoti's first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photos: Panna Ahmed

12th National Schools Chess Championship 2024 kicks off at Patna

06/02/2024 -

The 12th National Schools Chess Championships kicked off today at Gyan Bhawan, Patna! A glorious inauguration ceremony marked the beginning of one of India's most prestigious and important tournaments. 2 rounds of classical chess was played at the National Schools Chess Championships today - among 12 different sections starting from Under-7 to the Under-17 age category. A total of 913 players are taking part in the event! Check out the complete report of Day 1 below, where we share information on the results, moments of the inauguration ceremony, and much more. Photos: Himank Ghosh, Aditya Sur Roy

Group e4 raises Rs.1.2 crore for Indian chess talents in last 3 years

06/02/2024 -

A phone call and then a message on a WhatsApp group is all it took to setup something truly unique in Indian chess - Group e4. A crowd funding initiative started by Satya Prabhakar, the founder of Sulekha.com and Vishy Anand, this group has seen the involvement of over 200 families. How did this come about and how were they able to raise Rs.1.2 crores in the last 3 years? We speak about this story in the article. On 7th of January 2024, the entire group met at the Madras Club. IM Sagar Shah was also present at the venue and tells you all that transpired. 

Adamas University dominates All India Inter Zonal Inter University Women 2024 with a perfect 10/10

06/02/2024 -

Adamas University won All India Inter Zonal Inter University Women Chess Tournament 2024 scoring a perfect 10/10. They defeated both runners-up teams by 3-1 without conceding a single game. The defending champions, SRM IST, Chennai scored 8/10 to secure second place. Six teams scored 6/10. Out of them, University of Delhi was placed third according to tie-breaks. Adamas was the top seed of the event, being the only team to have three WIMs and a rating average of over 2000. Samriddhaa Ghosh and WIM Sakshi Chitlange were the top scorer for the team 4.5/5, followed by WIM Arpita Mukherjee and WIM Chandreyee Hajra scoring 2.5/3 each. Diya Chowdhury scored 2.5/4. Samriddhaa and Arpita are the only two players from the same team who won this event back in 2022. Photos: Marwadi University

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