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Can Karthik Venkataraman win MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship?

03/01/2023 -

GM Karthik Venkataraman is someone who generally plays the first half of the tournament in an energy saving mode. In the second half, he unleashes his super-strong side where his opponents can only hope to avoid his wrath. After a 4.5/6 start, he scored 5/6 in the last six games, including a hat-trick of wins. He is now the sole leader heading into the final round 9.5/12. He will face GM Visakh N R in the final round. Visakh also had a fantastic 2022 where he won several Open tournaments consecutively in Europe. It is quite fitting that they are facing each other for a championship match in the Round 13 which starts today at 9 a.m. IST today. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

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Samarth J Rao wins 3rd All India Physically Challenged Rating Chess Championship 2022

02/01/2023 -

CM Samarth J Rao and Naveen Kumar A scored 7.5/9 each at 3rd All India Physically Challenged Rating Chess Championship 2022. Samarth remained won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. Naveen finished second. The champion from Karnataka also remained undefeated, drew with both eventual runner-ups. Defending chaampion FM Venkata Krishna Karthik scored sole 7/9 to finish third. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. A total of 50 players out of 64 won a prize each.

MPL 48th National Women R7: Mary Ann maintains her sole lead

02/01/2023 -

WGM Mary Ann Gomes defeated IM Soumya Swaminathan to maintain her sole lead 6.5/7 at MPL 48th National Women Chess Championship 2022. Defending champion, WGM Divya Deshmukh won against WIM Aashna Makhija to stay in the hunt 6/7. Mary will face Divya in the eighth round. Three women including the top seed are at 5.5/7 each. They are - WIM Sakshi Chitlange, WGM Vantika Agrawal and WIM Isha Sharma. WGM-elect Sakshi scored quite possibly the best win of the round against IM Bhakti Kulkarni. The former did not let her opponent get out of the gate and won the game in just 24 moves. Round 8 starts today at 10:30 a.m. Photo: Chess Association Kolhapur

MPL 59th National Senior R11: Karthik, Aronyak and Hari Madhavan score superb victories

02/01/2023 -

GM Karthik Venkataraman, IM Aronyak Ghosh and Hari Madhavan N B scored sensational victories to throw the tournament wide open. Karthik defeated GM Abhijeet Gupta in an thrilling encounter. IM Aronyak Ghosh just simply played outstanding chess against GM Sethuraman S P. India's latest International Master, Hari Madhavan N B defeated GM Mitrabha Guha to join the four-way lead with Karthik, Koustav and Aronyak. The MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship 2022 is undoubtedly heading for a close and exciting finish. Five players - Abhijeet, GM Visakh N R, IM Srihari L R, GM Deepan Chakkravarthy and IM Sayantan Das are trailing by a half point at 8/11 each. Round 12 starts today at 9 a.m. IST today. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

MPL 35th National U-9 Round 10: Karnataka domination across Open and girls

02/01/2023 -

Both the leaders of the Open section and Girls section kept up their form in the penultimate round of the MPL 35th National Under-9 Championships going on right now at Indore Public School. Pratitee Bordoloi (1201, Karnataka) defeated Aadya Ranganath (1327, Karnataka) in girls, and Aarav Sarbalia (1458, Karnataka) continued his domination with a win over R Nijesh (1365, Tamil Nadu). Both of the leaders are hailing from Karnataka! The final round 11 starts from 2nd January at 9:30 AM IST, and the prize distribution ceremony will take place at afternoon time. Thumbnail: Himank Ghosh

Daakshin Arun and Sneha Halder win MPL 35th National Under-13 Open and Girls Chess Championships 2022

01/01/2023 -

CM Daakshin Arun (TN) and Sneha Halder (WB) scored an unbeaten 10/11 and 9.5/11 each respectively to win MPL 35th National Under-15 Open and Girls Chess Championship 2022 respecttively. Both of them finished a full point ahead of the competition. Daakshin did not face the remaining podium finishers. Sneha drew with the runner-up Sachi Jain (DEL) 8.5/11. Daeevik Wadhawan (DEL), Yash Bharadia (RAJ) and Dhruva Thota (TEL) scored 9/11 each. They were placed second, third and fourth; in the Girls, Sachi Jain, Saparya Ghosh (WB), Shreya G Hipparagi (MAH) and Sannidhi Ramakrishna Bhat (MAH) scored 9/11 each. They were adjudeged second to fiftth respectively. Photo: AICF

MPL 59th National Senior R10: Abhijeet joins Koustav at the top

01/01/2023 -

IM Koustav Chatterjee made a great escape against GM Mitrabha Guha in the tenth round of MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship 2022. Mitrabha missed a good opportunity to push for a win in the bishop vs knight endgame. IM Srihari L R continues his unbeaten streak as he drew with GM Sethuraman S P. GM Abhijeet Gupta registered his third win in-a-row. This time it was against IM Vignesh N R who tried to do too much after Abhijeet's strategic exchange sacrifice. Half a dozen players are in pursuit at 7.5/10 each. Abhijeet and Koustaav are currently sharing the lead 8/10. Round 11 starts today at 2 p.m. IST today. Photo: FIDE/Mark Livshitz

MPL 48th National Women R6: Mary moves ahead

01/01/2023 -

WGM Mary Ann Gomes halted WIM Aashna Makhija's unbeaten run at MPL 48th National Women Chess Championship 2022. Mary defeated Aashna comfortably as the former showed her endgame knowledge in earning the full point. WGM Divya Deshmukh won a sharp battle against WGM Srija Seshadri who found it quite difficult to defend the complex situation she got herself in. IM Soumya Swaminathan and IM Bhakti Kulkarni scored comfortable victories to join Aashna and Divya at 5/7 each. Mary will face Soumya on the top board in the seventh round clash which starts today at 10:30 a.m. Photo: Maharashtra Chess Association

MPL 35th National U-9 Round 8-9: Pratitee takes sole lead

01/01/2023 -

The 8th and 9th round of the MPL National Under-9 Championships saw a lot of action. The fight for sole lead continued in both the Open and Girls section. While Aarav Sarbalia continues to hold his lead with two consecutive wins in Round 8 and 9, it is not the case in girls. Pratitee Bordoloi has emerged as the new leader, defeating Sharvaanica AS in Round 8 and Shashini Puvi in Round 9. With only 2 more rounds to go, even the sole leaders lead by only half a point in both the sections. A lot of twists are still incoming and the top spot is up for grabs! Thumbnail: Himank Ghosh

MPL 59th National Senior R9: Koustav subdues Sethuraman

31/12/2022 -

IM Koustav Chatterjee ended GM Sethuraman S P's domination in the ninth round at MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship 2022. The teenager IM exchanged pieces at a regular interval and arrived at a rook and minor piece which was slightly advantageous for him. The seasoned GM made some inaccurate decisions in an already difficult endgame which cost him the point and the lead. GM Abhijeet Gupta scored his second win in-a-row as he defeated GM Deep Sengupta using his tactical alertness to get back in the chase along with Sethuraman, GM Mitrabha Guha and IM Srihari L R. Round 10 starts today at 2 p.m. IST today. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

MPL 48th National Women R5: Aashna astounds Sakshi

31/12/2022 -

WIM Aashna Makhija outplayed WIM Sakshi Chitlange to emerge sole leader at MPL 48th National Women Chess Championship 2022. Aashna's preparation worked out in her favor to take her score to 5/5. Former multi-time National Women champion, WGM Mary Ann Gomes is the only player trailing her by a half point 4.5/5. The exciting battle between the top two seeds WGM Vantika Agrawal and WGM Divya Deshmukh ended in a draw. Although it was Vantika who was better for the majority of the game. She somehow allowed her opponent to escape with a draw. Aashna will face Mary in the sixth round which starts today at 10:30 a.m. Photo: Maharashtra Chess Association

Magnus Carlsen and Bibisara Assaubayeva are the World Blitz 2022 champions, Humpy Silver

31/12/2022 -

Magnus Carlsen has become World Blitz champion for the sixth time in his career. He won it in 2009, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 and now 2022. The Norwegian also became World Triple Crown champion for the third time in his career (2014, 2019 and 2022). Unlike 2019, this time Carlsen became a clear champion by scoring 16/21, a full point ahead of Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 15/21. Haik Martirosyan (ARM) scored the same and finished third on tie-breaks. The defending champion, IM Bibisara Assaubayaeva (KAZ) won her last five games to clinch the Gold 13/17. Koneru Humpy scored a magnificent 8.5/9 in her last nine games to secure Silver 12.5/17. IM Polina Shuvalova won the Bronze 12/17. Photo: Amruta Mokal

MPL 59th National Senior R8: Sethuraman emerges sole leader

30/12/2022 -

GM Sethuraman S P defeated GM Venkatesh M R convincingly to gain sole lead at MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship 2022. Venkatesh was unable to make the most out of the white pieces. He chose an opening which his opponent equalized with ease, accepting the exchange sacrifice did him no good and eventually Sethuramana invaded through the back rank. GM Leon Luke Mendonca could not find a way to seize his positional advantage against GM Mitrabha Guha. IM Koustav Chatterjee defeated IM Vignesh N R. Koustav will face Sethuraman in the ninth round which starts today at 2 p.m. IST today. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

MPL 48th National Women R4: Sakshi and Aashna are the coleaders

30/12/2022 -

Maharashtra's WIMs Sakshi Chitlange and Aashna Makhija won their respective games to maintain their perfect score 4/4. Vrushali was unable to find a proper defense in the endgame against Sakshi. Aashna got a better position out of the opening against Bristy and it was just a matter of time for her to score a full point. Sakshi and Aashna, the coleaders will inevitably face each other in the fifth round. WIM Aakanksha Hagawane could not get out of the gate against WFM Vishwa Shah. Vishwa along with the WGMs Vantika Agrawal, Divya Deshmukh and Mary Ann Gomes are in a four-way pursuit at 3.5/4 each. Round 5 starts today at 10:30 a.m. Photo: CFSL

World Blitz 2022 Day 1: Nakamura takes a full point lead

30/12/2022 -

Raunak Sadhwani and Harika Dronavalli are the Indian players who had a great first day at World Blitz 2022. While Raunak scored an impressive 8.5/12, Harika made 6.5/9. She is a full point behind the leaders GM Valentina Gunina and IM Polina Shuvalova. IM Tania Sachdev and IM Padmini Rout are at 6/9 each. In the Open section, Hikaru Nakamura had a fantastic day. He scored 10/12 and currentlly he is a full point ahead of Anish Giri, Magnus Carlsen, Daniil Dubov, Haik Martirosyan and Richard Rapport. All of them are at 9/12 each. Who do you think will win World Blitz 2022 in Open and Women's section? Final day of action starts today at 1:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Lennart Ootes

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