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Shahil Dey clear first at 18th Marseille International Festival 2025, Raghav V second

02/09/2025 -

IM Shahil Dey scored 7.5/9 to win 18th Marseille International Festival 2025 Main (>1950). He finished a full point ahead of the rest. FM Raghav V scored sole 6.5/9 to secure second place. IM Remy Degraeve (FRA), IM Nikola Kanov (BUL) and CM Kumaresh A scored 6/9 each. They secured third, fourth and fifth place according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the festival was €7000. The first prize was €1500 + trophy. WFM Shubhi Gupta scored 5.5/9 to finish sixth. Jaidambareesh N R and Rohith S scored 5/9 each to be placed seventh and tenth respectively. Gowtham K K scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win the Accession (<2000) event. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. The first prize was €500. Photo: Mistu Dey

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Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi and Gukesh still World no.4, 5 and 6

02/09/2025 -

R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh maintained their places at World no.4, 5 and 6 respectively. Only R Praggnanandhaa among them gained Elo rating points. He increased his Elo rating point by six points at Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2025. Nihal Sarin, Karthikeyan Murali and Abhimanyu Puranik, all three of them added valuable rating points at Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025. They increased 1.2, 10.8 and 4.6 points. Currently, there are six Indians in Top 30. Among the Women, four are in Top 25. GM Divya Deshmukh became India no.2 as GM Harika Dronavalli dropped a bit of rating. IM Vantika Agrawal gained six points in the month of August. FIDE Grand Swiss starts in two days, so a lot of changes may occur in the next month's rating list. Photo: Crystal Fuller / Grand Chess Tour

Nubairshah Shaikh clear first at 29th Creon IM Round-Robin Closed 2025

01/09/2025 -

IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh scored an unbeaten 6.5/9 to win 29th Creon IM Round-Robin Closed 2025. Nubairshah finished a half point ahead of the rest. IM Simon Lamaze (FRA) and FM Ewen Pichon (FRA) scored 6/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The eight day nine-round round-robin rating tournament was organized by Lauron Wesley from 27th July to 3rd August at Ulli Senger Hall in Creon, France. This is Nubairshah's second tournament triumph of the year. Both of them occurred in France. Screenshot: Tele Canal Creonnais

A K Jagadeesh wins 2nd United Educational Institutions and CDCA Below 1800 Rating 2025

01/09/2025 -

A K Jagadeesh and S Paresh scored 8/9 each at 2nd United Educational Institutions and Coimbatore District Chess Association Below 1800 Rating Tournament 2025. The veteran, Jagadeesh won the tournament due to better tie-break score, Paresh was placed second. Half a dozen players scored 7.5/9 each. Out of them, R Venkatakrishnan was adjudged third according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹35000 and ₹25000 along with a trophy each. The three-day nine round Below 1800 Rating Tournament was organized by United Educational Institutions and Coimbatore District Chess Association at United Educational Institutions in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu from 1st to 3rd August 2025. This is Jagadeesh's first rating tournament triumph in nearly 15 years. The last rating tournament he won was in August 2010. Photo: IA R Anantharam

Pranav Venkatesh on the verge of winning Fujairah Global Superstars

01/09/2025 -

GM Pranav Venkatesh heads into the final round of Fujairah Global 2025 Superstars with a half point lead. He drew his penultimate round game against GM Abhimanyu Mishra (USA). Pranav has been dominant throughout the event. His final round opponent will be GM Alan Pichot (ESP). The top seed of the event, GM Nihal Sarin ended GM Jiner Zhu's (CHN) unbeaten run with a fantastic display of positional chess. GM S L Narayanan won a 114-move long grueling marathon ending with a bishop and knight checkmate against the UAE no.1, GM Salem Saleh. In the Masters, IM Jubin Jimmy lost an equal rook and knight endgame against GM Brewington Hardaway (USA) who regained his sole lead 7/8. Round 9 starts today at 10 a.m. local time, 11:30 a.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

New: Svitlana Demchenko: Silence the Sicilian - Win with the Alapin Variation (2.c3)

31/08/2025 -

This practical course offers a clean and effective response to the Sicilian Defense. By playing 2.c3, you sidestep heavy theory and gain early central control, logical development, and aggressive yet manageable positions. The course includes structured explanations, model games, and interactive training tools to help you confidently master the Alapin and outplay your opponents. Apart from downloading files and installing on your computer, you can now stream videos and study from ChessBase books on any device - computer, smartphone, tablets etc. The app runs on both Windows and Mac OSX. For Windows device, Windows 10 or higher is required. Get this FritzTrainer and enrich your knowledge in the Alapin by WIM Svitlana Demchenko. Photo: ChessBase

Yeoh Li Tian wins 1st Chess Hub - MCF GM IM Invitational 2025, creates history, Harshavardhan G B second

31/08/2025 -

IM Yeoh Li Tian (MAS) scored 7/9 to win 1st Chess Hub - MCF GM IM Invitational 2025. He not only won the tournament but also became the first Grandmaster of Malaysia by earning his final GM-norm. Former Asian Junior champion, IM Harshavardhan G B scored 6.5/9 to secure second place. His sole loss was against the eventual champion and GM Yeoh in the fifth round. GM Duc Hoa Nguyen (VIE) scored 6/9 to be placed third. The top three prizes were RM 10000 + trophy, 5000 and 3000 each.The seven-day nine round Rating Invitational tournament  was organized by Malaysian Chess Federation and Chess Hub Sdn. Bhd.  at Corus Hotel (KLCC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 28th July to 3rd August 2025. The tournament will forever be etched in the memory of Yeoh and all Malaysians as it witnessed history. Photo: Malaysian Chess Federation

Fujairah Global R7: Pranav Venkatesh outwits Tabatabaei, emerges sole leader

31/08/2025 -

GM Pranav Venkatesh defeated his coleader GM M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) to emerge sole leader at Fujairah Global 2025 Superstars. Pranav played fantastic chess as he punished his opponent's positional mistakes. Pranav moved to 5.5/7, a full point ahead of the rest. Eight players including GM Jiner Zhu (CHN) are at 4.5/7 each. GM Pranesh M, GM Nihal Sarin and GM Aditya Mittal are at 4/7 each. Pranesh played ambitiously against GM Nikolas Thedorou (GRE). The Greece no.1 thwarted Pranesh's all attempts and the game ended in a draw. Aditya had a well contested draw against GM Sam Shankland (USA). In the Masters section, GM Karthik Venkataraman shared the point with GM Brewington Hardaway (USA). IM Jubin Jimmy played a beautiful game to beat GM Vahap Sanal (TUR) and join the lead with Brewington. Round 8 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

FIDE Trainers Seminar - Madurai 2025

30/08/2025 -

Chess is indubitably the number one sport in India. World Champion, both Olympiad Gold medalists, Women's World Cup winners are currently from India. Players from all over the country are winning accolades at various events from junior to senior events. To ensure the momentum and the legacy continues for a really long time, there needs to be an infusion of quality chess trainers. More chess coaches who are properly trained can help learn budding talents to become strong, work efficiently and effectively. Last month, All India Chess Federation announced ten FIDE Trainers' Seminar. The second one took place in Madurai, Tamil Nadu from 22nd to 24th August. GM FST Srinath Narayanan and GM FT Akash Ganesan were the trainers at that event. Check out Akash's account of the seminar. Photo: Guhan Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Ilia Martinovici wins 2nd Trinakria Festival Open 2025, Bala Chandra Prasad second

30/08/2025 -

IM Ilia Martinovici (MDA) scored 7.5/9 to win 2nd Trinakria Chess Festival Open A (≥1900) 2025. IM Bala Chandra Prasad Dhulipalla and GM Alessio Valsecchi (ITA) scored 7/9 each. They secured second and third place according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the festival was €10000. The top three prizes were €2200 + trophy, €1500 + trophy and €1000 each. The eight-day nine round Rating Open A (≥1900) tournament was organized by ASD Matti per gli Scacchi  at Circolo degli Ufficiali dell'Esercito - Piazza Sant'Oliva Palermo in Palermo, Italy from 27th July to 3rd August 2025. FM R Ashwath scored 5/9 to be placed fifth. IM Bhakti Kulkarni was the top female finisher scoring 5/9. Photo: Matti per gli scacchi

Fujairah Global R6: Tabatabaei becomes the new coleader of Pranav Venkatesh

30/08/2025 -

GM M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) outplayed GM Sanan Sjugirov (HUN) in the sixth round of Fujairah Global 2025 Superstars. GM Brandon Jacobson (USA) drew against GM Pranav Venkatesh. Thus, Tabatabaei became the new coleader of Pranav. Both are at 4.5/6 each. They will inevitably clash against each other in Round 7. GM Jiner Zhu (CHN) continues her impressive run as she had a well contested draw against GM Andrew Hong (USA). World's youngest GM Abhimanyu Mishra played fantastic chess to beat the strong tactician, GM Raunak Sadhwani. GM Aditya Mittal drew against GM Ivan Cheparinov (BUL) to move to 3.5/6. The top seed, GM Nihal Sarin scored a welcome victory after three draws, against GM Alexander Motylev (ROU). Round 7 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Karthik Venkataraman convincingly clinches Brasov GP 2025 with a 2753 performance, Pranesh M second

29/08/2025 -

GM Karthik Venkataraman scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win Brașov Grand Prix A (>2000) 2025. Karthik performed at 2753, finished a half point ahead of the rest. GM Pranesh M scored sole 7.5/9 to secure second place. The top seed of the tournament, GM Pouya Idani (IRI) and GM Titas Stremavicius (LTU) scored 7/9 each. They secured third and fourth place respectively according to tie-breaks. Karthik defeated the top seed and eventual second runner-up, Pouya in Round 4 and drew against the runner-up, Pranesh in Round 5. The total prize fund was €36000. The top three prizes were €5000, €3000 and €2000 along with a trophy each. This was Karthik's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Federatia Romana de Sah

Namig Guliyev wins 18th Plancoët Open 2025, Sanket Chakravarty second

29/08/2025 -

GM Namig Guliyev (AZE), IM Sanket Chakravarty and GM Jean-Marc Degraeve (FRA) scored 7/9 each at 18th Plancoët Open A (>1800) 2025. Namig won the tournament on tie-breaks, Sanket and Jean-Marc were placed second and third respectively. The top three remained undefeated. Sanket drew with both eventual champion, Namig and the second runner-up, Jean-Marc. The total prize fund of Open A was €7000. The first prize was €1500 + trophy. The seven-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Emeraude Echecs at Salle Omnisport Joseph Samson de Plancoët in Plancoët, France from 27th July to 2nd August 2025. Photo: Émeraude Échecs - Club d'Échecs à Plancoët et Dinan

Fujairah Global R5: Pranav Venkatesh too sharp for Jose Eduardo Martinez

29/08/2025 -

GM Pranav Venkatesh defeated GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara (MEX) in the fifth round of Fujairah Global 2025 Superstars. Pranav played a sharp game against the Mexico no.1 to maintain his lead. GM Sanan Sjugirov (HUN) defeated GM Gleb Dudin (HUN) to also remain at the top with Pranav at 4/5 each. GM Raunak Sadhwani and GM Aditya Mittal got great winning chances against GM Andrew Hong (USA) and GM Nikolas Theodorou (GRE) respectively. GM Pranesh M held GM Nihal Sarin to a draw where the top seed managed to avert a disaster. Round 6 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

How the Northeast's rising star Arshiya Das is making her remarkable chess climb

28/08/2025 -

One name that is shining brightly from Northeast India is Arshiya Das. This 14-year old girl has crossed the 2100 mark, secured her first WIM norm and is aiming to become the first Woman International Master from the entire region. Arshiya’s rise has been nothing short of remarkable. In this article, we explore the milestones, challenges, and support that have shaped her into one of India’s most promising young talents. Read on to see what keeps young talents like her moving forward against all odds. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

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