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The vision of Lichess and its founder Thibault Duplessis

20/07/2023 -

A man with a passion for coding and chess created a platform that is now known as one of the biggest chess sites in the world. What's better is that it is totally free of charge for all, be they, professional players or amateur learners. Yes, we are talking about Thibault Duplessis, the founder of Lichess. From regular donors to professional players to a simple kid from a remote place that has no chess culture, everyone loves this site because it's so seamless, ad-free, and open to all. The exclusivity of this app is what separates it from the rest. We had the opportunity to have a chat with the founder of Lichess and their team about their values, vision, journey, and more. This exclusive interview is a prime example of how a passion and a dream can turn out to be so massive and well-loved among people.

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Praggnanandhaa triumphs at V Géza Hetényi Memorial 2023 with a 2833 performance

20/07/2023 -

R Praggnanandhaa drew his final round game against Radoslaw Wojtaszek to win V Géza Hetényi Memorial 2023. The teenager finished a full point ahead a strong field having the average rating of 2669. He performed at 2833 and gained 17.3 Elo rating points at this event. His live rating is now 2707.3, making him currently the world no.31. When he breaks into top 30, it will be the first time India will have six players in world top 30. The boy is carrying all the momentum and great form heading towards the important FIDE World Cup 2023. Magnus Carlsen's inspirational words at the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League surely boosted Praggnanandhaa's confidence. Vishy Anand being on his side at WACA is a huge boost too. Check out an in-depth about 90 minutes long interview with IM Sagar Shah after Praggnanandhaa's victory. Photos: Zoltan Fulop/Official site

Giga Quparadze wins 7th Batumi Municipality Cup Open 2023, Aradhya Garg second

19/07/2023 -

GM Giga Quparadze (GEO), FM Aradhya Garg and IM Vahe Danielyan (ARM) scored 6.5/9 each at 7th International Chess Festival - Batumi Municipality Cup 2023 Open A (≥ 2200). Giga won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. Aradhya and Vahe were placed second and third respectively. IM-elect Aradhya gained a valuable 23.4 Elo rating points. He needs to touch 2400 in the live ratings to become India's latest IM. The total prize fund of the entire festival was 50250 GEL. The top three prizes in the Open A were 7000, 4000 and 3000 GEL each respectively. Aradhya is currently playing his final round game at Issykkul Open 2023. He is gaining some more rating points and storming towards his IM title. Photos: Chess Club Nona

Praggnanandhaa on the verge of winning V Géza Hetényi Memorial 2023

19/07/2023 -

17-year-old R Praggnanandhaa continues his good form from Tech Mahindra Global Chess League. He crossed 2700 in the live ratings when he beat Parham Maghsoodloo in the second round on 12th July at V Géza Hetényi Memorial 2023. The teenager won the next two games before suffering his first loss against M Amin Tabatabaei. Immediately in the following round, he bounced back with a victory against Peter Prohaszka. The next two games ended in draws against Pavel Eljanov and Maxim Matlakov. Praggnanandhaa needs a draw in the last round against Poland no.2 Radoslaw Wojtaszek to become a clear champion. He is heading into the final round with a full point lead at 6/8 with a performance of 2859. Photos: Zoltan Fulop/Official site

56th Biel MTO R2: Harikrishnan's passed pawns too strong for Meshkovs

19/07/2023 -

GM Arjun Erigaisi salvaged a draw against GM Yangyi Yu in the first round of 56th Biel GMT 2023. Arjun was lost for the better part of the endgame against the China no.2. However, he persevered tough positions and eventually managed to escape with a 1.5 points. GM Liem Quang Le (VIE) and GM David Navara (CZE) scored the victories over GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) and GM Bassem Amin (EGY) respectively. Navara is the early sole leader in the GMT with 14/18 points. IM Harikrishnan A Ra scored a fantastic win over Latvia no.2 GM Nikita Meshkovs. GM Aryan Chopra won the 'Beauty Award' for his first round win. Aryan, GM Pranav Anand, IM Aditya S Samant and Harikrishnan are at 2/2 in the MTO. Round 2 GMT and Round 3 MTO starts today from 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: 50th Dortmund Chess Days

Akash G triumphs at 6th Bohumín Open 2023

18/07/2023 -

GM Akash G and FM Stanislaw Zylka (POL) scored 7/9 each at 6th Bohumín Open A (≥1900) 2023. Akash defeated Zylka in the sixth round. It became the deciding factor for him to win the tournament. IM Piotr Nguyen (POL), IM Jakub Pulpan (CZE) and FM Iwo Godzwon (POL) scored 6.5/9 each. They were placed third to fifth respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was 61000 CZK. The top three prizes were 15000 + trophy, 10000 and 8000 CZK. This is Akash's first tournament triumph of the year. His also first tournament victory since he won the Prague International Chess Festival back in February 2020. Akash also secured second place in the 14th Ivana Jankovce Memorial Blitz Rating Open by scoring 10/13. IM Piotr Piesik (POL) won the Blitz event scoring 10.5/13. Photo: Official site

Kushagra Mohan wins Masthanaiah Chess World Rapid Rating Open 2023

18/07/2023 -

IM Kushagra Mohan and FM Md. Imran scored an unbeaten 9/10 each at Masthanaiah Chess World Rapid Rating Open 2023. Kushagra won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Imran was placed second. FM Harsh Suresh, IM D V Prasad, IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam, Nihal Swarna, Mani Bharathy and Hari Charan Sai Kalluri scored 8.5/10 each. They were placed third to eighth respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹20000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each respectively. This is Kushagra's fifth tournament victory of the year. Photo: apchess.org

Nashik Chess Club: A positive step towards Chess growth

18/07/2023 -

Nashik, the city of grapes, is dubbed as having the best weather and a fascinating cultural and historical heritage. However, Nashik also has a strong chess heritage. Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi, India's third-ranked player, hails from there! But I doubt you would find any chess clubs in Nashik if you looked anyplace.  You can now, though! Mr. Onkar Jadhav established a chess club in Nashik's city central mall in conjunction with his chess academy. Since he began teaching chess to students many years ago, Mr. Onkar Jadhav, a national level coach, has had several of his pupils go on to achieve titles as players. He just made the decision to launch a chess club in order to promote the game. The chess club takes place every Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the City Centre Mall. Find out more about the person, and his motivation for taking such a step.

Ameya Audi amazing at České Budějovice Chess Festival Open 2023

17/07/2023 -

IM Ameya Audi scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win České Budějovice Chess Festival Rating Open A 2023. He finished a full point ahead of the field. GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (ISL) and Benedikt Briem (ISL) scored 7/9 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was over 90000 CZK. The top three prizes were 10000, 8000 and 6000 along with a trophy each. This is Ameya's second tournament triumph of the year. Earlier this year he won a Rapid Rating Open where he also finished a full point ahead of others. FM Jeet Jain earned his second IM-norm in the IM Round-Robin event. He scored 6.5/9 to finish second. GM Deep Sengupta scored 6.5/9 to finish second in the GM B Round-Robin event. Photos: Official site

Pranav Anand dominates 56th Biel Chess Festival Rapid Open 2023

17/07/2023 -

GM Pranav Anand scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 56th Biel International Chess Festival Rapid Open (RAP) 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Both IM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux (CAN) and IM Marco Materia (FRA) scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second and third place. The total prize fund in this event was CHF 3600 + non-cash prizes. The top three prizes were CHF 800, 700 and 600 along with a medal each respectively. IM Vantika Agrawal and IM Harikrishnan A Ra scored 7/9 each. They secured fifth and sixth place respectively. Vantika is the sole female player to make a top 20 finish. GM Bharath Subramaniyam H scored 6.5/9 to finish eighth.Vincent Keymer (GER) and David Navara (CZE) topped the GMT Rapid event. They both scored 10/14 each. Today is a rest day for the GMT event. Round 1 Classical for GMT starts tomorrow Tuesday 18th July from 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Master Tournament (MTO) Round 1 starts today from the same time. Photo: Biel Chess Festival

Yi Xu wins Thailand Open 2023 Masters, Diptayan Ghosh second

17/07/2023 -

GM Yi Xu (CHN) scored 7/9 to win Thailand International Chess Open 2023 Masters. He finished a half point ahead of the field. GM Diptayan Ghosh scored sole 6.5/9 to finish second. Both of them remained undefeated. The seventh round encounter between them ended in a draw. Four player scored 6/9. Out of them, FM Alexander Chernyavsky secured third place according to tie-breaks. The top three prizes in the Masters were 175000, 90000 and 70000 Baht each respectively. For Amateur section, it was 32000, 28000 and 24000 Baht each. This event was part of ASEAN chess series. After this, 8th Johor International Open 2023 took place. Diptayan once again secured second place at that event too. Photos: Thailand Chess Association.

Shadhursshaan clinches 1st Dhoni's Trophy Rating Open 2023

16/07/2023 -

15-year-old Shadhursshaan R scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 1st Dhoni's Trophy Rating Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Sailesh R, Aakash G and Iyengar Narayan scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second to fourth respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹720000. 208 prizes including 103 cash prize and 105 trophies were up for grabs. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹35000 and ₹25000 along with a trophy each respectively. This is Shadhursshaan's first open rating tournament triumph, second overall rating tournament victory of his career. Last year he won 10th National School Under-15 Open 2022. All photos are by Chess Bishop unless stated otherwise.

56th Biel GMT 2023: Yangyi Yu dominates Accentus Chess960

16/07/2023 -

Yangyi Yu scored an unbeaten 5.5/7 to win the Accentus Chess960, opening event of 56th Biel International Chess Festival 2023 GMT. Both Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) and David Navara (ROU) scored 4.5/7 each. They secured second and third place. The standings of this event is used to determine the seeding of the Classical segment and if required, as a tie-break too after the conclusion of the Grandmaster Triathlon (GMT). The Rapid event will start today, Sunday 16th July. Monday 17th and Sunday 23rd July will be two rest days. The Classical event will commence on 18th and conclude on 26th July. Blitz will take place on Saturday 22nd July. Rapid, Classical and Blitz all are part of the Grandmaster Triathlon. D Gukesh finished third in the last edition. Who do you think will win the GMT? Photos: Biel Chess Festival

The most talented 8-year-old in the world right now - Bodhana Sivanandan!

15/07/2023 -

There are talented young chess players all over the world. They all have different journeys and differing aspirations in their lives. However, a few of them shine so brightly through their hard work that the light they emit inspires others. Sagar Shah interviewed one such very talented kid, who might easily be the most talented 8-year-old in the world right now. Yes, we are talking about the highly skilled and talented Bodhana Sivanandan. The 8-year-old talent from London recently achieved something truly amazing. Bodhana finished first at the world's cadets under 8 in rapid and blitz. What is more amazing is that she did it with a perfect score of 11/11, winning all her games in both formats. Bodhana finished 1st in rapid with a perfect score of 11, while the second seed was at 8 points, and in the blitz section, the second seed was at 7 points. The World Cadets under-8 Rapid and Blitz 2023 were held in Batumi, Georgia. How did Bodhana manage to pull off this incredible feat? Let's uncover that in this article!

Sharan Rao wins 2nd Georgi Rakovski Chess Festival Below 2400 Rating Tournament 2023

15/07/2023 -

FM Sharan Rao scored 8/9 at 2nd Georgi Rakovski International Chess Festival Below 2400 Rating Tournament 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Despite losing his fourth round game against the eventual runner-up, FM Nikola Kanov (BUL), Sharan won his next five games to become a clear champion. IM Nikola Nikolovski (MKD) scored sole 7/9 to finish third. The top three prizes were BGN 2000, 1500 and 1000 each respectively. This is Sharan's third triumph of the year. Last month he won a rating tournament in Slovakia. He also finished fourth in the Blitz Open event, scoring 7/9. Currently, he is one of the three leaders heading into the final round of 42nd St. Veit Jacques-Lemans Open 2023 in Austria.

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