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MPL 35th National U-9 Round 7: Aarav and Sharvaanica take sole lead

29/12/2022 -

The 7th Round of the MPL 35th National U-9 Championships finally became the round where a clear leader was decided in both the sections - Open and Girls. Aarav Sarbalia (1458, Karnataka) took down Niroshan Thanikachalam (1283, Tamil Nadu) in the Open section to take sole lead with 6.5/7. In the girls section, Sharvaanica A S (1050, Tamil Nadu) defeated her co-leader Arpita Amey Patnakar (1093, Gujrat) to take sole lead with 6.5/7. There are 4 more rounds left, Round 8 starts on 30th December, 9:30 AM IST. Thumbnail: Himank Ghosh

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Magnus Carlsen and Tan Zhongyi are World Rapid 2022 Champions, Savitha wins bronze

29/12/2022 -

The World Rapid Championships 2022 came to an end with some thrilling action. The Gold medal in the open section went to Magnus Carlsen for the 4th time in his career, but it was not without drama. The silver medal went to the young talent Vincent Keymer who played an exquisite event and the bronze medal went to Fabiano Caruana. In the women's section Tan Zhongyi continued her good run by winning the gold. She beat Dinara Saduakassova in the tiebreaks. The local girl had to settle for silver and the bronze went to India's 15-year-old Savitha Shri.

MPL 59th National Senior R7: Venkatesh makes it a three-way race

29/12/2022 -

GM Mitrabha Guha (WB) and GM Sethuraman S P (PSPB) had a quick 13-move draw. It allowed, GM Venkatesh M R (PSPB) to catch up as he defeated GM Abhijeet Gupta (PSPB) with a very nice positional play in the Catalan. This was Abhijeet's second consecutive loss at MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship 2022. Sethuraman, Mitrabha and Venkatesh are at 6/7 each. They are followed by eight players - five IMs and three GMs at 5.5/7. Venkatesh vs Sethuraman and Leon vs Mitrabha are the top two clashes of the eighth round, which starts today at 2 p.m. IST today. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

MPL 35th National U-9 Round 5-6:Sharvaanica and Arpita become co-leaders

29/12/2022 -

7-year-old Sharvaanica AS (Tamil Nadu, 1050) continues her domination in the MPL 35th National Under-9 Girls Championships. After 6 rounds, she is jointly leading the event with Arpita Amey Patnakar (Gujrat, 1093), both of them scoring 5.5/6 so far. In the open section, draws in the top board ensured that no clear leader is decided yet. For now, Madhavendra Pratap Sharma, Aarav Sarbalia, Aarav A, and Niroshan Thanikachalam are leaders, each of them scoring 5.5/6. Round 7 starts on 29th December, 9:30 AM IST. Thumbnail: Himank Ghosh

MPL 48th National Women R3: Sakshi, Aashna, Vrushali and Bristy make a perfect start

29/12/2022 -

Top four boards ended in a draw in the third round of MPL 48th National Women Chess Championship 2022. WIM Mounika Akshaya (AP), WFM Vishwa Shah (MAH), Nimmy A G (KER) and Rutuja Bakshi (MAH) held their higher rated opponents WGM Vantika Agrawal (DEL), WGM Divya Deshmukh (MAH), WGM Mary Ann Gomes (MAH) and IM Bhakti Kulkarni (Goa) to a draw each respectively. Both Divya and Bhakti had great chances to score a win, yet they were unable to capitalize on their chances. WIM Aashna Makhija (DEL), WIM Sakshi Chitlange (MAH), WFM Vrushali Umesh Deodhar (MAH) and WCM Bristy Mukherjee (WB) scored a win each to make a hat-trick. Round 4 starts today at 10:30 a.m. Photo: Maharashtra Chess Association

MPL 59th National Senior R6: Sethuraman topples Abhijeet, joins Mitrabha in the lead

28/12/2022 -

GM Sethuraman S P (PSPB) defeated the tournament leader GM Abhijeet Gupta (PSPB) in the sixth round of MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship. Abhijeet ignored Sethuraman's attack on the kingside and had to pay a heavy price for it. Meanwhile, GM Mitrabha Guha (WB) converted his minute endgame advantage into a full point against GM Visakh N R (RSPB). Both Sethuraman and Mitrabha are at 5.5/6 each. They are followed by four players - GM Abhijeet, GM Venkatesh M R (PSPB), IM Aronyak Ghosh (RSPB) and IM Mehar Chinna Reddy C H (RSPB) at 5/6 each. The tournament leaders will face each other in the seventh round, which starts today at 2 p.m. IST today. Photo: FIDE/Mark Livshitz

Day 2 report: Magnus Carlsen well set to become World Rapid Champion 2022

28/12/2022 -

Magnus Carlsen became the triple champion in 2019 - in classical, rapid and blitz. However, in 2021, he lost both his rapid and blitz titles to Abdusattorov and MVL respectively. This year, the Norwegian has come with great willpower in order to reclaim his dominance on the world of chess. And he is doing it in style at the World Rapid Championships 2022 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. After 9 rounds, he is in sole lead with 7.5/9. In the women's section we have three leaders - Tan Zhongyi, Goryachkina and the surprise Savitha Shri. All three of them on 6.5/8. A detailed day 2 report.

MPL 48th National Women R2: Sunyuktha shines against Isha

28/12/2022 -

Sunyuktha C M N (TN) scored a clinical victory over WIM Isha Sharma (KAR) in the second round of MPL 48th National Women Chess Championship 2022. WCM Bristy Mukherjee (WB) defeated her statemate WIM Arpita Mukherjee (WB) after the latter missed a checkmate combination. Reigning Telangana State Women and Junior Girls champion, Sarayu Velpula held WIM Mahalakshmi M (RSPB) to a draw. A total of 22 women are at 2/2 including the top two seeds WGM Vantika Agrawal (DEL) and the defending champion, WGM Divya Deshmukh (MAH). Round 3 starts today at 10:30 a.m. Photo: Maharashtra Chess Association

MPL 35th National U-9 Round 4: 7 players with perfect score in Open

28/12/2022 -

The number of players at the top with a perfect score is slowly reducing, as the rounds go by. After Round 4, there are only 7 players with a perfect score: Aarav Sarbalia, Aarav A, Avirat Chauhan, Aaryan Amol Waghmare, Brijesh Poola, Madhavendra Pratap Sharma and Balanandan Ayappan. Whereas in the girls section, there are only 2 players with a 4/4 score: Sharvaanica AS and Bruhathi Kondisetti, who will clash on Round 5. Today is a double round day - Round 5 starts on 28th December at 9:30 AM IST, and Round 6 at 3:30 PM IST. Thumbnail: Himank Ghosh 

MPL 59th National Senior R5: Abhijeet Gupta gains sole lead

27/12/2022 -

GM Abhijeet Gupta (PSPB) defeated IM Koustav Chatterjee (WB) to become sole leader at 5/5. Top four games went in favor of White at MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship 2022. GM Sethuraman S P (PSPB), GM Visakh N R (RSPB) and IM Aronyak Ghosh (RSPB) won their respective games against GM Deep Sengupta (PSPB), FM Vedant Panesar (MAH) and IM Nubairshah Shaikh (MAH). They are joined by GM Mitrabha Guha (WB) in the chase at 4.5/5 each. Sethuraman will face Abhijeet on the top board in a battle of former National champions in the sixth round, which starts today at 2 p.m. IST today. Photo: FIDE/Mark Livshitz

MPL 35th National U-9 Championships Round 2-3: The rise of Sharvaanica

27/12/2022 -

Sharvaanica A S hails from a small town in the Ariyalur District of Tamil Nadu. She is only 7 years old, yet she has made a strong 3/3 start in the 35th MPL National U-9 Championships! In the Open section, the top seed Madhavendra Pratap Sharma (1585, MP) continued his domination by winning Rounds 2 and 3. As many as 15 players have a perfect score so far in the Open section, and 8 players in the girls section. With 8 more rounds to go, this is still anyone's tournament. Round 4 starts on 27th December at 3:30 PM IST. Thumbnail: Himank Ghosh 

World Rapid 2022 Day 1: Magnus Carlsen channels the spirit of Bobby Fischer

27/12/2022 -

The World Rapid Championships 2022 kicked off on the 26th of December 2022 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Five rounds were played in the open section and four rounds in women. We have four leaders in the open with 4.5/5 and they are Magnus Carlsen, Arjun Erigaisi, Vladimir Fedoseev and Jorden van Foreest. Meanwhile in the women's section we have a sole leader after four rounds on 100% score - Valentina Gunina. We bring you the full day one report along with pictures, analysis, videos and much more.

MPL 48th National Women R1: Dakshita defies Soumya

27/12/2022 -

14-year-old Dakshita Kumawat (RAJ) held the former National Women's champion, IM Soumya Swaminathan (PSPB) to a draw. The teenager played solid out of the Trompowsky opening and did not make any significant mistake throughout the game. The Asian U-12 double Gold medalist, Saparya Ghosh (WB) got herself a good opportunity to split the point with WGM Srija Seshadri (TN) in the final moments of the rook endgame. Unfortunately, she was unable to seize her opportunity. 13-year-old Jagadale Ishwari held her statemate from Maharashtra, WIM Mrudul Dehankar to a draw. Round 2 starts today at 10:30 a.m. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

MPL 35th National U-9 Championships kick off in Indore

26/12/2022 -

The MPL National U-9 Chess Championship kicked off on Christmas day, 25th December in IPS Academy, Indore! A total of 309 players from all across India are participating in this mega event - 214 players in the Open section, and 105 in the girls category. The Inauguration ceremony took place at 2 PM, and the first round of the tournament started 3:00 PM. Indore's IAS Collector Dr. Iliyaraja T was invited as the Chief guest in the opening ceremony! This will be an 11-round classical event from 25th December to 2nd January. We at ChessBase India will bring you all the action live!

MPL 59th National Senior R4: Abhijeet Gupta and Koustav Chatterjee emerge early coleaders

26/12/2022 -

GM Iniyan P (TN) drew with his statemate and top seed GM Sethuraman S P (PSPB) in the fourth round of MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship 2022. FM Vedant Panesar (MAH) also shared the point with IM Aronyak Ghosh (WB). GM Abhijeet Gupta (PSPB) defeated the reigning Asian Junior 2022 Open champion, IM Harshavardhan G B (TN) and IM Koustaav Chatterjee (WB) prevailed over IM Nitin S (TN). Abhijeet and Koustav will inevitably clash in the fifth round which starts today at 2 p.m. IST today. There are still nine rounds left. Will we see a sole leader at the conclusion of Round 5? Photo: FIDE/Mark Livshitz

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