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2nd Menorca Open R6: Aryan Chopra emerges sole leader

15/04/2023 -

GM Pranav Venkatesh had a well contested draw against GM D Gukesh. GM Aryan Chopra denied a hat-trick to GM Raja Rithvk R. After scoring two fantastic wins, Rithvik faltered against Aryan in the endgame. He made an incorrect choice to exchange a bunch of pieces and landed himself in a lost rook endgame. Aryan is currently the sole leader 5.5/6. Eight players including four Indians - Gukesh, Pranav V, Harsha and Prraneeth are trailing by a half point at 5/6 each. IM Prraneeth Vuppala defeated GM Visakh N R in a sharp skirmish. Asian Continental 2022 Silver medalist GM Harsha Bharathakoti got the better of the reigning National Senior 2022 champion, GM Karthik Venkataraman in a rematch from their last event. Round 7 starts today at 10 a.m. local time, 1:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Menorca Chess Open

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Savitha Shri B becomes the 25th Woman Grandmaster of India

14/04/2023 -

A day after India got its 24th Woman Grandmaster in the form of Rakshitta Ravi, Savitha Shri B became India's 25th WGM. The World Rapid Women 2022 Bronze medalist, earned her final WGM-norm at Fagernes GM Open 2023. Just like Rakshitta, after becoming a WGM, Savitha also secured her maiden IM-norm at the same event. The teenager from Chennai earned her maiden WGM-norm by winning the Asian Junior Girls 2021. Seven months later, she secured her second norm at Pardubice Open 2022 and also crossed 2300 for the first time in her career. Last year she etched her name in the record books by becoming the youngest player ever to win a medal at a World Rapid event. Photo: Lennart Ootes

2nd Menorca Open R4-5: Raja Rithvik crushes Fier and Fedoseev

14/04/2023 -

GMs D Gukesh, Pranav Venkatesh, Raja Rithvik R and Aryan Chopra are the four leaders at the conclusion of Round 5 at 2nd Menorca Open 2023. All four of them are at 4.5/5 each. Raja Rithvik scored two fantastic victories against GM Alexandr Fier (BRA) and GM Vladimir Fedoseev in Round 4 and 5 respectively. In both games, Rithvik played bravely and took matters into his hands to beat his opponents. Pranav drew with Jorden before beating GM Hans Niemann (USA) in a grueling battle. The teenager handled the queen and minor piece better than the American. Gukesh and Aryan scored two convincing wins to move to the top of the standings. Round 6 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 8:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Menorca Chess Open

World Championship Game 4: Ding Liren delivers equalizer by demolishing Nepomniachtchi

14/04/2023 -

World no.3 Ding Liren struck back in Game 4 of FIDE World Championship 2023. Ding might have been following his second Richard Rapport's decade old game. However, he clearly mentioned that he was on his own after the tenth move. He made a very nice pawn sacrifice on move no.15 to gain total control of the center. After a few moves, his opponent Ian Nepomniachtchi decided against keeping his bishop on the board. Then he made a positional mistake which Ding initially did not consider sacrificing an exchange. Once 28...Nd4 was on the board, it immediately sprung into his mind. It is quite evident that Ding Liren is certainly feeling more comfortable, both on the board and at the press conference. Today is a rest day. Game 5 starts tomorrow Saturday at 3 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage

Rakshitta Ravi becomes the 24th Woman Grandmaster of India

13/04/2023 -

On 7th of April 2023, 17-year-old WIM Rakshitta Ravi defeated GM Sahaj Grover to score her final WGM-norm at First Saturday GM April in Budapest, Hungary. With three rounds to spare, she fulfilled the title requirements and became India's 24th Woman Grandmaster. Rakshitta did not slow down after becoming a WGM. She drew her seventh round game against GM Milan Pacher (SVK) to earn her maiden IM-norm. Last year, the teenager from Chennai won the 36th National Junior Girls, Silver and Bronze at Asian Junior Girls 2022 in her long list of laurels. The first WGM-norm was earned at Pardubice Open 2019 in Czech Republic. She crossed 2300 in August 2019 FIDE Rating list. A little over four months later she secured her second WGM-norm at Sunway Sitges Open 2019 in Spain. After three years and nearly four months later, she became a Woman Grandmaster. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

2nd Menorca Open R1-3: Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad defies World no.20 Gukesh

13/04/2023 -

World no.20 GM D Gukesh took the challenge to defend his Menorca Open title. In the second round, he faced stiff resistance from IM Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad. He held the 44th Olympiad Gold medalist to a draw. Gukesh won his third round game to move to 2.5/3. GM Pranav Venkatesh and GM Aditya Mittal are the two Indians who have made a perfect start 3/3. They are among the eight leaders. 26 players are trailing them at 2.5/3 each. A dozen Indian players are among them. One of the latest GMs of India, Vignesh N R held the second seeded GM Hans Niemann to a draw in the third round. Round 4 starts today at 10 a.m. local time, 1:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

World Championship Game 3: Calm before Storm?

13/04/2023 -

The third game of the FIDE World Championship 2023 was a relatively quiet draw. The first 16 moves followed Giri-Ding's game from the Chessable Masters 2022. The world no.3 deviated with 17.N1e2 this time. His team and supporters were expecting him to find something better than what Giri did in the game. As Nepomniachtchi mentioned in the post-game press conference, it is quite difficult to disrupt the equality when both sides are making reasonable moves. One thing is for sure, Ding seemed more confident at this stage now more than earlier. He himself said, "I would like to thank my friends. They cheered me and helped me to deal with my emotional problem. Now I feel more comfortable at this stage." Game 4 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage

Alexandr Fier wins 49th La Roda Open 2023, Aravindh Chithambaram second and Pranav Venkatesh third

12/04/2023 -

GM Alexandr Fier drew with GM Aravindh Chithambaram in the final round of 49th La Roda Open 2023. The Brazil no.2 won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Aravindh was placed second. Seven players scored 7/9 each. GM Pranav Venkatesh, GM Iniyan P and GM S L Narayanan secured third, fourth and fifth place respectively. GM Vignesh N R scored 6.5/9 to finish at tenth place. Thus, Indians claimed five out of the top ten places. The total prize fund of the tournament was €15000. The top three prizes were €3500, €2200 and €1000 along with a trophy each. After winning four tournaments in-a-row, this is Aravindh's first, runner-up finish in 2023, which is quite impressive. Photo: Official site

Srija Seshadri and Varshini spearhead Bangladesh Police to clinch Walton 1st Division Women's Chess League

12/04/2023 -

Top seed of the tournament, Bangladesh Police scored a perfect 14/14 to win Walton 1st Division Women's Chesss League. WGM Srija Seshadri and WGM Varshini V were the only two Indians taking part in this event. They both scored 7/7 and played a crucial role in their team's first place finish. Second seeded Bangladesh Navy scored 12/14 to secure second place. Third seeded Shahin Chess Club made 10/14 to finish third. The top three prizes were Tk 25000, 15000 and 10000 along with trophy and medals each respectively. Srija and Varshini also won the individual board prize on their respective boards. They both have teamed up many times before for their university - SRM IST. Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Jubin Jimmy jubilant at CCS Chess Festival Rapid Rating Open 2023

11/04/2023 -

IM Jubin Jimmy, Bharat Kumar Reddy Poluri and GM Bharath Subramaniyam H - all three scored 8/9 each. Jubin won the CCS Chess Festival Rapid Rating Open 2023 due to better tie-breaks. He was the only one to remain unbeaten among the top three and also managed to beat both remaining podium finishers. Bharat and Bharath were placed second and third. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹20000 and ₹14000 along with a trophy each respectively. This was Jubin's second rapid tournament victory of the year after he won a one-day rapid open in January. His first rating tournament triumph since January 2020. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Christian Bauer wins 10th Martinique Open - Joel Gratien Memorial, Priyanka second and Karthik third

11/04/2023 -

GM Christian Bauer (FRA), WGM Priyanka Nutakki and GM Karthik Venkataraman, scored 7/9 each at 10th Martinique Open - Joel Gratien Memorial. Bauer won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. Priyanka and Karthik were adjudged second and third respectively. The Asian Continental Women 2022 Silver medalist, defeated two GMs in the last two rounds - Romain Edouard (FRA) and Harsha Bharathakoti, to make a strong second place finish. WIM Mounika Akshaya held the reigning National Senior 2022 champion, Karthik to a draw. Both Harsha and Karthik's championship hopes were shattered in the final round. The total prize fund of the tournament was €12200. The top three prizes were €3000, €2000 and €1300 along with a trophy each. Photo: Ligue d'Echecs de la Martinique

World Championship Game 2: The Self-Destruction of Ding Liren

11/04/2023 -

The second game of the FIDE World Championship 2023 was a lopsided game. After a brief spark of 4.h3 which got the chess world talking, soon Ding Liren started making questionable choices. An uncanny exchange of 12.Nxf6+ made it seem like, it is not world no.3 who is playing. By move no.18, the Chinese landed himself in a lost position against Ian Nepomniachtchi. He had no trouble wrapping up things and score his first win at a World Championship after a dozen games. Unlucky for some, number 13 turned out to be the number where Nepo scored his first win. Ding Liren must regroup himself quickly if he wants to etch his name in history. Today is a rest day. Game 3 starts tomorrow, Wednesday 12th April at 3 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman

Gukesh glorious at Armageddon Championship Series: Asia and Oceania

10/04/2023 -

D Gukesh defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the Finals to win the Armageddon Championship Series: Asia and Oceania. Since it is a double elimination event, after losing to Abdusattorov in the first match of the Finals by 1.5-0.5, Gukesh got a second opportunity. He seized it by beating the former World Rapid champion with the exact same score. Gukesh on his way towards the victory defeated the following players - Yangyi Yu, Abdusattorov and Vladimir Kramnik. The saga of the 44th Olympiad Gold medalists - Abdusattorov and Gukesh adds a new chapter in this television and spectator friendly event developed by World Chess. The total prize fund of the event was €50000. Gukesh won €18000 and Abdusattorov €8000. Photo: Max Avdeev/World Chess

Vahap Sanal wins Fagernes GM Open 2023, Abhimanyu Puranik second

10/04/2023 -

GM Abhimanyu Puranik drew with GM Eduardas Rozentalis (LTU) in the final round of Fagernes GM Open 2023. GM Vahap Sanal defeated GM Aditya Mittal. Both Vahap and Abhimanyu finished with the same score 7.5/9. Vahap won the tournament due to better tie-breaks and Abhimanyu was adjudged second. Both received €2000 each as the prize money gets shared among players in the same point group. GM Samvel Ter-Sahalyan (ARM) scored sole 7/9 to finish third. He earned €800. GM Sethuraman S P made a strong comeback to finish fifth on tie-breaks scoring 6.5/9. IM Koustav Chatterjee and GM Aditya Mittal are the only two other Indians to make a top ten finish at seventh and eighth place scoring 6/9 each. Photo: Tom Eriksen

World Championship Game 1: Ding's daunting defense against Nepomniachtchi

10/04/2023 -

The first game of the FIDE World Championship 2023 between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren was an interesting encounter. It certainly seemed like the match will have an unusual start in terms of result. The world no.3 was in quite a bit of a pickle but he lived up to what he is known for - incredible defensive skill. The Chinese might not have played a lot of tournaments or rated games since the travel restrictions were imposed in 2020 due to the pandemic, one thing which should not be forgotten is his 100-game unbeaten streak. In the post-game press conference, we all got to know that Richard Rapport's creative side and the fondness of '80s music are one of the many reasons, why the new Romania no.1 is his second. Game 2 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage

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