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11 Indians in World Top 100 - FIDE Rating list January 2024

02/01/2024 -

FIDE publishes its rating list at the beginning of each month. January 2024 FIDE Rating list witnesses the highest number of Indians in the World Top 100. Previously it was ten. The year 2024 starts with as many as eleven Indians in the World Top 100. GM Abhimanyu Puranik is the latest entrant among it, thanks to his spectacular performance at 10th Chessable Sunway Sitges Open 2023. GM S L Narayanan enters World Top 50 for the first time. Currently five Indians are in top 30, eight in top 50 and six Indians are above 2700. Narayanan and Nihal are very close to 2700. Nihal had already crossed 2700 in the live ratings last year. How many Indians will be in World Top 100 at the end of 2024? Photo: Shahid Ahmed

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Five Indians in the Candidates 2024

02/01/2024 -

FIDE Candidates and Women's Candidates 2024 will have the highest number of participants. R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi and Vaishali R had already earned their place. D Gukesh and Koneru Humpy have also earned their spot via FIDE Circuit and Rating spot. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana, Nijat Abasov, Hikaru Nakamura and Alireza Firouzja are the remaining participants in the Open event. Tingjie Lei, Kateryna Lagno, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Nurgyul Salimova, Anna Muzychuk and Zhongyi Tan comprise the remaining participants in the Women's event. Who will emerge victorious this April 2024 in Toronto, Canada to become the next Challenger for the World Championship? Photo: Sagar Shah

Rituraj Tamuli triumphs at 1st Meghalaya GM Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023

02/01/2024 -

Rituraj Tamuli scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 1st Meghalaya GM Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023. Rituraj finished a half point ahead of the rest. Prashant Kumar Singh, Vashishtha Ankesh and Bapu Debbarma scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second, third and fourth respectively according to tie-breaks. Both Rituraj and Prashant remained unbeaten. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹3001000, ₹1001000 in Category B. The top three prizes were ₹100000, ₹75000 and ₹50000 along with a trophy each respectively. This was Rituraj's first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photos: Meghalaya Chess Association

Winter Solving: Solutions Reveal, Top Solvers, and More...

02/01/2024 -

The two tiers of the ChessBase India Winter Solving Championship concluded on December 11, 2023. The event was a resounding success, receiving over 70 entries from all over the world, not just India, and witnessing participation from diverse backgrounds and age groups. There were titled players and solvers as well as skilled amateurs. And there were students and teenagers as there were adult professionals. The level of competition was outstanding. With much difficulty, we have selected a list of best scorers from the many high-quality answers we received. We have planned a tiebreaker between these contestants next week. In this report, we give you the details of the same and, of course, reveal the solutions to the 12 problems we posed.

Levan Pantsulaia clinches 1st Meghalaya GM Open 2023, Aronyak Ghosh second and Ratnakaran third

01/01/2024 -

GM Levan Pantsulaia (GEO) scored an unbeaten 8.5/10 to win 1st Meghalaya GM Open 2023. Levan finished a half point ahead of the competition. IMs Aronyak Ghosh and Ratnakaran K scored 8/10 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. Both Levan and Aronyak remained undefeated. They maintained their seeding order in the final standings. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹3001000, ₹2000000 in Category A. The top three prizes were ₹301000 + trophy, ₹201000 and ₹150000 each respectively. Nithin Babu became the sole untitled player to make a top ten finish. He scored an impressive 7.5/10 to finish fourth. IM Soumya Swaminathan is the sole woman among top ten. She scored 7.5/10 to secure tenth place. Photo: Meghalaya Chess Association

Magnus Carlsen and Valentina Gunina are World Blitz 2023 champions

31/12/2023 -

Magnus Carlsen drew his final round game against Levon Aronian to become World Blitz 2023 champion. He drew his game after he saw Daniil Dubov splitting the point against Dmitry Andreikin. Dubov was the only person who could have forced Playoffs had he won his game and Carlsen drew. In that case, the world no.1 would have required to beat Aronian to avoid Playoffs. Arjun Erigaisi scored 14/21 to finish sixth, followed by Aravindh Chithambaram 13.5/21 at 14th place. Both delivered outstanding performance especially Aravindh. Valentina Gunina defeated Anna Muzychuk to win World Blitz 2023 Women. Harika Dronavalli scored 11/17 to finish seventh, followed by IM Divya Deshmukh 11/17 at 13th place. D Gukesh has officially earned his place at the FIDE Candidates 2024. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

World Blitz 2023 Day 1: Carlsen, MVL, Nihal and Arjun in a six-pack lead

30/12/2023 -

Nihal Sarin drew his first-ever rated game against Magnus Carlsen (NOR) in Round 11 of World Blitz 2023. The teenager played really well to share the point with the defending champion. Currently, Vladislav Artemiev, Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA), Nihal, Arjun Erigaisi and Alexander Riazantsev are six players at 9/12. They are followed by seven players at 8.5/12 each. Chief Arbiter IA Ivan Syrovy (SVK) decided to award 0 (zero) points to both Daniil Dubov and Ian Nepomniachtchi for their draw against each other. A clock malfunction claim caused the delay the start of round seven for an hour. The last nine rounds in Open and eight rounds of Blitz in Women's event will start today at 2 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

New: Regina Theissl-Pokorna - Time Management in Chess

29/12/2023 -

We’ve all experienced the evils of time trouble in our chess life. Time is ticking, panic is rising, and we make moves that we wouldn’t consider if we had more time on our clock. From winning to losing – all our effort is wasted because we couldn’t manage our time more efficiently. What is worse – we keep repeating this mistake over and over again. If you are someone who have trouble managing your time, this would be a good Fritztrainer to pick and improve your time management skills in chess. Photo: ChessBase

Magnus Carlsen and Anastasia Bodnaruk are World Rapid 2023 champions, Humpy Silver

28/12/2023 -

Magnus Carlsen won his fifth World Rapid and 16th World Championship crown. He remained undefeated. In the press conference he answered to a question that, he did not face strong top players like - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Fabiano Caruana, Alexander Grischuk, Richard Rapport and others. Vidit Gujrathi scored 9/13 to finish fourth. R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi scored 9/13 and 8.5/13 to secure eighth and 15th places. IM Anastasia Bodnaruk won the Women's event. She defeated Koneru Humpy in the Playoffs to clinch the Gold, Humpy had to settle for second place. FM Sahithi Varshini and WGM Priyanka Nutakki scored an impressive 7.5/11 and 7/11 to be placed 13th and 22nd. A total of 11 rounds in Open and nine rounds of Blitz will start today at 3 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

New: Surya Ganguly - Endgame essentials you need to know Vol.1 & Vol.2

28/12/2023 -

In this video course, GM Surya Ganguly joins IM Sagar Shah and drawing from his colossal experience, shares some uncommon endgame wisdom. The material mostly features positions with rook against rook and a pawn, and starts by covering the fundamentals: Lucena, Philidor, and Vancura. But it quickly enters non-trivial territory, likely to challenge even masters: the slippery theoretical nuances of dealing with doubled pawns and pawns on the f- and h-files. So, grab this two volume DVDs and enrich your knowledge in the rook endgames to become stronger. Photo: ChessBase

World Rapid 2023 Day 2: A Phenomenal day for Priyanka Nutakki

27/12/2023 -

WGM Priyanka Nutakki had a fantastic day at World Rapid 2023 Women. She won five games in-a-row, including wins against three GMs - Zhu Chen (QAT), former women's world champion, Valentina Gunina and Vaishali R. IM Anastasia Bodnaruk is the sole leader 7/8, followed by GM Koneru Humpy and WGM Zhai Mo (CHN) at 6.5/8 each. Priyanka took her score to 6/8. In the Open event, Magnus Carlsen (NOR), Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) and Yangyi Yu (CHN) are in a three-way lead 7/9. They are followed by 13 players at 6.5/9 including three Indians - GM Bharath Subramaniyam H, GM Arjun Erigaisi and GM Vidit Gujrathi. Round 10 Open and Round 9 Women starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

HelpChess Foundation: Shreya Hipparagi wins the Tanay Johar Scholarship of Rs. 50,000

27/12/2023 -

Up and coming chess talent Shreya Hipparagi has been selected as the winner of the Tanay Johar Scholarship so she can continue fighting it out over the board. The prospect of her playing chess was at risk due to the financial strain it placed on her parents, since travelling over a hundred kilometres for a tournament created a burden. Tushar Kumar, who has been a chess fanatic for many years, unfortunately lost his brother Tanay to a rare type of cancer. In his memory, to spread positivity and awareness, Tushar instated a Rs. 50,000 scholarship through the HelpChess Foundation. Read on to learn more about Shreya's journey and struggle, the story behind the scholarship, and about the foundation and its work through the years.

World Rapid 2023 Day 1: Carlsen, Vidit and Arjun Erigaisi in a five-way lead

27/12/2023 -

Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi are two Indians in five-way lead with Magnus Carlsen (NOR) after the fifth round of World Rapid 2023. Ivan Cheparinov (BUL) and Yangyi Yu (CHN) are the remaining leaders. Bharath Subramaniyam H had a great day after starting the event with a win over Germany no.1, Vincent Keymer. Sandipan Chanda also made an unbeaten start scoring three wins in-a-row to end the first day on 4/5, same as Bharath. In the Women's section, IM Nurgyul Salimova (BUL) and GM Jiner Zhu (CHN) are the coleaders with a perfect 4/4. They are followed by six players at 3.5/4. GM Vaishali R is the sole Indian among them. Vidit will face Carlsen in Round 6, while Arjun will go up against Yangyi. Round 6 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Srihari L R triumphs at 1st SA Castle Rapid Rating Open 2023

26/12/2023 -

IM Srihari L R scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 1st SA Castle Rapid Rating Open 2023. Srihari finished a half point ahead of the field. Five players - IM FT Harikrishnan A Ra, FM Harshad S, FM Syed Anwar Shazuli, Selvamurugan B and CM Lakshmi Narayanan M V scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second to sixth respectively according to tie-breaks. Srihari drew against both eventual runner-ups Harikrishnan and Harshad. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹320000. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each respectively. This was Srihari's sixth overall, fifth rating tournament triumph of the year. Photos: FA Angappan A

Praggnanandhaa, Vidit, Nihal, Gukesh, Arjun to battle Carlsen and world's best at World Rapid and Blitz 2023

26/12/2023 -

The World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2023 was inaugurated in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 25th of December 2023. The opening press conference, draw of lots and inauguration ceremony was held at Hotel Silk Road by Minyoun. In this edition, a total of 29 Indians are slated to take part which is the highest ever. Magnus Carlsen (NOR), Zhongyi Tan (CHN) and Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) returns to defend their World Rapid and Blitz titles. The tournament marks the absence of Hikaru Nakamura and Alireza Firouzja. R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi, Nihal Sarin, D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, Divya Deshmukh and Vaishali R are the top Indians in the fray. Five rounds of Rapid in the Open and four in the Women will be played on 26th December 2023. Round 1 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

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