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An all expense paid trip to Sri Lanka for Queens Star International

10/04/2023 -

If you are a GM, IM, WGM or just rated above 2400 and visiting Sri Lanka is one of the things on your bucket list, here's your chance to get it ticked off by taking part in the Queens Star International Chess Tournament 2023. The event is held from the 16th to 20th of April 2023 and the organizers are providing you with airfare as well as accommodation and food for the entire duration of the event. In this article you get to know everything you wanted to know about the tournament and also have details of the players taking part and organizers whom you must contact in order to participate.

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Titas Stremavicius wins 43rd San Sebastian Open 2023, Swayams Mishra second

09/04/2023 -

GM Titas Stremavicius and GM FT Swayams Mishra, both scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 each at 43rd San Sebastian Open 2023. The Lithuania no.2 won the tournament due to better tie-break score. Thus, Swayams was placed second. GM Misa Pap (SRB) edged past three more players scoring 7/9 to finish third on tie-breaks. The top three prizes were €14000 + beret, €900 and €600 along with a trophy each respectively. The eight-day nine-round rating tournament organized by Federación Gipuzkoana de Ajedrez witnessed the participation of 134 players including 5 GMs, 7 IMs and a WGM from 16 countries across the world. Last month, one of the most successful trainers of India, GM Swayams played his first Classical rating tournament in over three years.

Abhimanyu Puranik on the verge of winning Fagernes GM Open 2023

09/04/2023 -

GM Abhimanyu Puranik defeated IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen (NOR) to inch closer to clinching Fagernes GM Open 2023. Abhimanyu maintains his sole lead 7/8, heading into the final round. He will Lithuania no.5 GM Eduardas Rozentalis in Round 9. Turkey no.4 GM Vahap Sanal is the sole player trailing by a half point at 6.5/8. He is followed by four players including two Indians - IM Koustav Chatterjee and GM Aditya Mittal at 6/8 each. WIM Savitha Shri B has become India's 25th Woman Grandmaster. Savitha, FM Tanmay Chopra, Sanket Chakravarty and WGM Nandhidhaa P V need a draw each in their respective final round games to score an IM-norm. Round 9 starts today at 9 a.m. local time, 12:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Anniken Vestby/SjakkTromsø

ChessBase India is looking for a full stack developer to lead its Tech

09/04/2023 -

Chess in India and the world is growing and ChessBase India is one of the organizations at the forefront of this chess revolution. We want to ensure that the sport reaches more people and without the use of technology it is impossible to do so in the present age. We have a new job opening in our company of the role of Tech Head of ChessBase India. We want work with a person who has a passion for chess and tech and is keen to make a difference to the chess ecosystem. In terms of work environment ChessBase India is driven by the passion and vision of its team members. Read the article below to know more and if you are a full stack developer and keen on working with us full-time, please fill in the form below.

FIDE World Championship Match 2023 officially opened

08/04/2023 -

The FIDE World Championship 2023 was opened on Friday 7th April in Astana, Kazakhstan. Ian Nepomniachtchi got the white pieces at the draw of lots. He will have the color white in Game 1. The 14-game match starts on Sunday 9th April from 3 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. For the first time since 2013, a World Championship match will not feature Magnus Carlsen. As the World no.1 decided to relinquish his title and not defend, we are guaranteed to get a new World Champion this month. Who do you think will win it? It is the battle of World no.2 Ian Nepomniachtchi vs World no.3 Ding Liren. What will be the first move of Game 1 and the result? Let us know your opinion in the comments. Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage

Ajay Karthikeyan clinches 1st RCA Rapid Rating Open 2023

08/04/2023 -

IM Ajay Karthikeyan scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 to win 1st RCA Rapid Rating Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Six players - IM FT Muthaiah Al, GM Laxman R R, Lokesh N, IM Hari Madhavan N B, IM Sai Agni Jeevitesh J and IM P Saravana Krishnan scored 7/8 each. They were placed second to seventh respectively according to tie-breaks. Apart from Lokesh and Saravana, the remaining five among top seven, remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹25000 + trophy, ₹20000 and ₹15000 each respectively. The one-day rapid rating tournament organized by Rajam Chess Academy witnessed the participation of 337 players including a GM and 8 IMs. Photo: Rajashree Muralidaran/Rajam Chess Academy

Fagernes GM Open 2023 R7: Abhimanyu Puranik gains sole lead

08/04/2023 -

GM Abhimanyu Puranik scored an emphatic victory over IM Elham Abdulrauf (NOR) in the seventh round of Fagernes GM Open 2023. He has gained a sole lead 6/7. Four players - GM Vahap Sanal (TUR), GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (ARM), IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen (NOR) and GM Aditya Mittal are trailing by a half point at 5.5/7 each. IM Vantika Agrawal bounced back with a victory over Shazil Shehzad (NOR). She is currently the highest scoring female player 5/7. Abhimanyu will face Tor Fredrik and Aditya will be up against Samvel in the penultimate round. IM Kushagra Mohan won the Fagernes Slow Blitz 2023. Round 8 starts today at 1 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Anniken Vestby/SjakkTromsø

Nitish or Viani - who will win the 1st Indore International GM Open?

08/04/2023 -

The penultimate round of the 1st Indore International GM Open was very intense - no less than 7 players were fighting to get the sole lead! Two players succeeded in their pursuit, while others drew their games. IM Viani D'Cunha took down the tournament top seed Levan Pantsulaia, and IM Nitish Belurkar defeated GM Boris Savchenko in the top board. As it stands right now, both Viani and Nitish have 7.5/9 points going into the final round, while 4 other players follow them with 7/9. Who do you think will take it home? The final round starts today from 10 AM IST. Photo: Himank Ghosh

Chakravarthi Reddy dominates CCS Chess Festival Rating Open 2023

07/04/2023 -

IM Chakravarthi Reddy M scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win CCS Chess Festival Classic Rating Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Former World Amateur Below 2000 champion, Peter Anand scored 8/9 to secure sole second position. He won eight games and lost one to IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam. 58-year-old veteran, Kiran Panditrao scored an impressive 7.5/9 to finish third. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹1000000. The top three prizes were ₹100000, ₹60000 and ₹40000 along with a trophy each respectively. This was Chakravarthi's first rating tournament triumph since he won his last Classical event in Bangalore back in October 2022. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

1st Indore International GM Open R8: Harsh, Ameya and Boris join the lead

07/04/2023 -

It was an exciting 8th round in the 1st Indore International GM Open. The leaders in the top 2 boards drew their games, but it was a raging fight in the other live boards! Harsh Suresh continued to show why he's severely underrated - he defeated GM Deep Sengupta with the Black pieces, now entering joint lead with 6.5/8. Another two players who joined the lead were IM Ameya Audi and GM Boris Savchenko -they defeated IM Neelash Saha and GM Azer Mirzoev respectively. A total of 6 players share the lead now - what do you think will happen in Round 9? The penultimate round begins from 10 AM IST today. Photo: Himank Ghosh

Saurabh Choubey wins 3rd Rangpur Rating Open 2023

07/04/2023 -

Saurabh Choubey scored an unbeaten 5.5/6 to win 3rd Rangpur Rating Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. CM Sajid Sakline Mostafa (BAN) and Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan (BAN) made 5/6 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was Tk 75000. The top three prizes were Tk 13000, 10000 and 8000 each respectively. The former Madhya Pradesh State Under-25 and Rapid champion, Saurabh has won quite a few Rapid and Blitz events. However, this is his first Classical Rating tournament triumph. Shresth Mahapatra and the reigning National Under-13 Girls and National Amateur Below 2300 Women champion, Sneha Halder are two more Indians to make a top ten finish. Photo: NA Abdullah Al Mamun

Fagernes GM Open 2023 R6: Samvel makes it a three-way with Vahap and Abhimanyu

07/04/2023 -

GM Abhimanyu Puranik drew with IM Koustav Chatterjee in the sixth round of Fagernes GM Open 2023. GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (ARM) handed IM Vantika Agrawal her first loss of the event. Abhimanyu, Samvel and GM Vahap Sanal (TUR) are currently in a three-way lead 5/6. Top seed of the tournament, GM Sethuraman S P defeated GM Kaido Kulaots (EST) to take his score 4.5/6. Eight players including three Indians are at 4.5/6 each. They are - GM Aditya Mittal, IM Koustav and GM Sethuraman. WGM Nandhidhaa P V scored a fine victory over IM Sammed Shete. She is now at 4/6. Round 7 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Anniken Vestby/SjakkTromsø

Harika speaks up about the New Delhi GP incidents

06/04/2023 -

GM Harika Dronavalli is currently India no.2 and World no.11 among Women. She is the second Indian woman to achieve the Grandmaster title. Harika has won countless accolades throughout her career. At the conclusion of FIDE New Delhi GP, she finally decided to speak up about what happened before the start of the tournament. She mentions the following things - Why the tournament got delayed, the reason behind Zhansaya leaving the tournament, what happened at the technical meeting, the mention of color imbalance, who stood by her words, who threatened to walk away if the pairings were changed, how it affected the tournament for few players and more. Check out everything in Harika's own words. Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

Nils Grandelius triumphs at Reykjavik Open 2023, Abhijeet Gupta third

06/04/2023 -

GM Nils Grandelius defeated IM Quentin Loiseau in the final round to win Reykjavik Open 2023. The Sweden no.1 scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win the tournament on his eleventh attempt. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Seven players scored 7/9. Out of them, Turkey no.1 GM Mustafa Yilmaz and GM Abhijeet Gupta were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. Abhijeet defeated GM Kjetil A Lie in the final round to finish third and gained a valuable 10 Elo rating points. Apart from Abhijeet, GM Pranav Venkatesh is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 6.5/9 to finish tenth. IM Sidhant Mohapatra earned his maiden GM-norm scoring 6.5/9. Photo: Official site

1st Indore International GM Open R7: four people at the top

06/04/2023 -

In a 10-round swiss event, usually a clear leader emerges by around Round 5 or 6. Well, that is not happening at the 1st Indore International GM Open! After completing 7 rounds, a total of 4 players share joint lead with 6/7 - IM Nitish Belurkar, IM Viani Antonio Dcunha, IM Aronyak Ghosh and GM Deepan Chakkravarthy. No less than 9 players are breathing on their neck with 5.5/7! With 3 more rounds to go, the tournament is still wide open, a lot of players have a got a shot for the podium position. The 8th round starts from 2 PM IST today. Photo: Himank Ghosh

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