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2nd Athens of the East GM Open R5-7: Aronyak Ghosh emerges sole leader

03/07/2022 -

IM Aronyak Ghosh scored 6.5/7 to emerge as the sole leader at 2nd Athens of the East GM Open 2022. He scored six consecutive wins to gain a full point lead. The 18-year-old drew his seventh round game against GM Alexei Fedorov to maintain his sole lead. GM Tran Tuan Minh (VIE), GM Stupak Kirill and IM Rajesh Vav are trailing by a half point at 6/7 each. Hari Madhavan N B bounced back by winning against GM Vahe Baghdasaryan (ARM) in Round 6 after losing his fifth round game against the tournament leader. Aronyak will face Tuan Minh and Rajesh will be up against Stupak in Round 8 which starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

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Tejas Bakre and Ankit Rajpara relay the Chess Olympiad Torch from Ahmedabad to Daman

03/07/2022 -

The 11th Grandmaster of India, Tejas Bakre received the Chess Olympiad Torch at Ahmedabad, Gujarat and handed it to India's 36th GM Ankit Rajpara. Tejas is the first GM from Gujarat, Ankit is the second GM from his state. Before becoming a GM in 2014, Ankit finished third at Graz Open 2014 in Austria. Gujarat's first Woman International Master Dhyani Dave, latest International Master Manush Shah and the next WIM from the state, WFM Dhyana Patel were also present at Ahmedabad. On the 13th day of the Torch Relay, Tejas, Ankit and Bhavesh Patel, AICF Vice President relayed the Torch to Daman. Photo: AICF

ChessBase India Originals Death Match - Anish Giri vs Vidit Gujrathi

02/07/2022 -

On 26th of July 2022, the chess world will be treated to a unique, one of its kind chess show - the ChessBase India Originals Death Match between Anish Giri and Vidit Gujrathi. Anish Giri is world no.10 and Dutch no.1. Vidit Gujrathi is India no.3 and world no.28. The Death match between them will be held at the Dublin Square in the Phoenix Marketcity, Mumbai. What is the format of the match, what is the prize money, who are the hosts and commentators of the show, are there any exhibition matches? All of this is mentioned in the article. Apart from this we also have organized an open rapid tournament on 25th of July for all chess lovers and the top 10 will get a chance to play a simul against Anish and Vidit. The link to the tickets of the death match and death match + rapid tournament is available at the end of the article.

Serbia Open 2022 R4: Adhiban and Emre Can share the lead

02/07/2022 -

GM B Adhiban seems to be getting back in his form at Serbia Open 2022 Masters. He won the first four games. Currently, he shares the lead with GM Emre Can (TUR) 4/4. They will face each other in the fifth round. GM Aryan Chopra, IM Aditya Mittal and CM Kushagra Mohan are on their heels at 3.5/4. Aditya grinded a drawn rook endgame against IM Arystanbek Urazayev (KAZ). Aryan annihilated the reigning World Women's Blitz champion, IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ). Kushagra continues his impressive run by beating GM Arjun Kalyan. Round 5 starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Candidates 2022 R12: Radjabov dashes Ding Liren's hopes

02/07/2022 -

Ian Nepomniachtchi made a quick draw with Hikaru Nakamura to stretch his lead by two points. Teimour Radjabov brought Ding Liren's winning streak to a screeching halt. Thus, the World no.2's chances of reducing the gap is slim to none. Both Nakamura and Ding Liren are now at 6.5/12. They will face each other in the final round. So, only one of them has a mathematical chance to match the leader's score, provided Nepomniachtchi loses the last two games. Considering his form in this event, it is highly improbable that he will lose either. Today is a rest day. Round 13 starts tomorrow, Sunday 3rd July at 3 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Steve Bonhage/FIDE

Korchnoi V/S Kasparov: The clash of giants

01/07/2022 -

There are only 28 days to go until the start of the Chennai chess olympiad 2022. In celebration of the occasion, we have launched a series of 6 episodes where the most interesting stories of the past Olympiads are discussed. IM Sagar Shah is the host of this show and IM V. Saravanan is the man with all the stories. Together they dissect this game and the entire episode surrounding it. In today's episode, we discuss the crucial encounter between Viktor Korchnoi from Switzerland and Garry Kasparov from USSR at the Lucerne Olympiad in 1982. Each session is roughly around 40-50 minutes in length and will help you to improve your understanding and knowledge of the game! Thumbnail by Abhyudaya Ram

Serbia Open 2022 R3: Harikrishnan outplays Serbia no.1 Aleksandar Indjic

01/07/2022 -

GM B Adhiban started the tournament with three consecutive wins at Serbia Open 2022 Masters. IM Harikrishnan A Ra arguably scored the most spectacular win of the round. He defeated Serbia no.1 GM Aleksandar Indjic convincingly. The 20-year-old got a winning position within the first 20 moves of the game. FM Ram Aravind L N scored a nice victory against IM Sugar Gan-Erdene (MGL). The former showed a fantastic understanding of the position. IM Padmini Rout and WIM Sakshi Chitlange both are at 2.5/3 each. Round 4 starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FI Niklesh Jain

2nd Athens of the East GM Open R1-4: Hari Madhavan scores an incredible win against Boris Savchenko

01/07/2022 -

18-year-old Hari Madhavan N B played some fantastic chess to beat the top seed, GM Boris Savchenko. This is certainly a big win for Hari as Boris has won two consecutive tournaments - 3rd Vizag GM Open and then 13th Chennai GM Open 2022. The highest rated untitled player of the event, is now one of the six leaders. GM Stupak Kirill, GM Nguyen Duc Hoa, GM Karthikeyan P, IM Aronyak Ghosh and IM Nitin S are the remaining five players at 4/4. 13-year-old, 132nd seeded Shreyas Seshadri Nellore made an impressive start 3.5/4. Rohit S and Barath Kalyan are two remaining untitled at 3.5/4 each. Round 5 starts today at 10 a.m. IST.

Candidates 2022 R11: Hyperbullet chess derails Firouzja

01/07/2022 -

The perennial question, whether hyperbullet chess helps one during a tournament or not, was answered yesterday. It does not. World no.3 Alireza Firouzja played 250 Hyperbullet games (30 seconds each) with GM Daniel Naroditsky after suffering a loss against Hikaru Nakamura in Round 11. Whether that was a lash out of a previous round loss or a preparation is anybody's guess. He played aggressively against Nepomniachtchi and it did not work out. The former World Championship Challenger is looking strong to become the no.1 contender again. He is currently at 8/11, 1.5 points ahead of Ding Liren 6.5/11. Round 12 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Steve Bonhage/FIDE

Shardul and Iniyan receive the Chess Olympiad Torch at Jaipur

01/07/2022 -

The 42nd Grandmaster of India, Shardul Gagare received the Chess Olympiad Torch at Jaipur, Rajasthan and handed it to India's 61st GM Iniyan P. Shardul has won Gold and Bronze in Asian Youth events and Silver in Commonwealth Under-20. He has won the Riga Technical University Blitz Open 2019 and secured third place in Abu Dhabi Blitz Festival 2017. Iniyan has won 41st National Sub-Junior (Under-15), Gold in Commonwealth Under-14 and Under-18, Runner-up in 41st Barbera del Valles GM Open and Thailand Chess Festival 2019. He has clinched plenty of Tamil Nadu state championships. He finished third at 58th National Senior Chess Championship 2022. Photo: AICF

Serbia Open 2022 R2: Kushagra and Sakshi showcase endgame endurance

30/06/2022 -

CM Kushagra Mohan and WIM Sakshi Chitlange showed some fine endgame knowledge in Round 2 of Serbia Open 2022 Masters. Both of them are among Indian players at 2/2. GM B Adhiban, GM Abhimanyu Puranik, IM Padmini Rout, IM Anuj Shrivatri, IM P Shyam Nikhil and IM Aditya S Samant are the remaining Indians who have made a 100% start. FM Kashish Manoj Jain continues his momentum from the previous round. He had a significant advantage in the final position where he decided to draw with IM Yoav Milikow (ISR). Round 3 starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Candidates 2022 R10: Nakamura vanquishes Firouzja

30/06/2022 -

Hikaru Nakamura lived up to his prediction of beating Firouzja at the Candidates 2022. He might have said it nonchalantly, however, one cannot discount the fact that he won the FIDE Grand Prix too. Ding Liren and Jan-Krzysztof Duda were the other two victors of the round. The World no.2 defeated Rapport in his own game by creating imbalance and playing creatively. Caruana's ambitious approach against the FIDE World Cup 2021 winner, did not turn out the way he wanted. Duda's brave play earned him a full point convincingly. Nepomniachtchi now has a 1.5 point lead 7/10, over Caruana, Nakamura and Ding Liren at 5.5/10 each. Round 11 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: David Llada/FIDE

Gopal relays the Chess Olympiad Torch at Ayodhya and Gorakhpur with Vantika and Tejas

30/06/2022 -

The 16th Grandmaster of India, Gopal G N received the Chess Olympiad Torch at Ayodhya. Gopal along with GM Tejas Bakre and WGM Vantika Agrawal carried the Torch to Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. At the age of 18 years, Gopal became Kerala's first Grandmaster. He won the Bronze medal for Team India in both Asian Games and World Team Championship in 2010. He represented India at the Olympiads three times - 2008, 2010 and 2012. The Keralite won an individual Gold, three Silver and three Bronze medals at a multitude of Asian Team, Zonal and Sub-Junior tournaments. He has also won Gold and Silver in National Junior and Premier events. Photo: AICF

9th IBCA World Team R1: India beats North Macedonia

29/06/2022 -

Team India made a good start at the 9th IBCA World Team Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2022. They won the first round of the Group stage, 2.5-1.5 against home team North Macedonia. Soundarya Kumar Pradhan and Swapanil Shah scored victories, Marimuthu K drew and Kishan Gangolli suffered a loss. India will face Italy in the second round. The board order remains the same as Somender B L is rested. Top two teams in each group - Yellow and Red will advance to the Semifinals. Round 2 starts today at 3 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. IST). Photo: AICFB

Visakh N R dominates 2nd San Leo International Open 2022

29/06/2022 -

GM Visakh N R scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 2nd Torneo Internazionale San Leo Scacchi in Fortezza. He finished a massive two points ahead of the competition. GM Artem Omelja (UKR) and GM Oleg Korneev (ESP) scored 6/8 each to finish second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. The tournament had a total prize fund of €7000 combining two groups. Top three prizes were €1000, €800 and €700 cash. The champion received a trophy, and the remaining two podium finishers received a medal each. This is Visakh's second overall, first individual tournament victory of the year. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

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