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Hans Niemann wins 27th Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2022, Arjun Erigaisi second

10/05/2022 -

Hans Niemann drew his last round game against the defending champion, Jorden van Foreest (NED) to win 27th Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2022. The American finished a full point ahead of the field at 5.0/7. This is Hans' second consecutive tournament triumph in 21 days. Hans is now World no.68 with a live rating of 2673.8. Arjun Erigaisi, Nils Grandelius (SWE) and Michael Adams (ENG) scored 4.0/7 each. They were placed second to fourth respectively according to tie-breaks. Arjun's live rating is 2680.6 and he is currently World no. 58. UAE no.1 Salem Saleh played the maximum decisive games - six. Photo: Lars OA Hedlund/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022

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MPL 34th National U-14 R1-2: Khushi Kaushal stuns third seed Yashita Rout

10/05/2022 -

56th seeded Khushi Kaushal (HAR, 1213) scored the biggest upset of Round 1 in MPL 34th National Under-14 Girls Chess Championship 2022. The Haryana girl defeated third seeded Yashita Rout (ODI, 1718). The higher rated Yashita allowed her opponent to have a deadly passed pawn in the endgame. Athira A J (KER, 1217) ensured her opponent Sachi Jain (DEL, 1768) earn her full point in an interesting queen and bishop ending. CM Om Manish Kadam (MAH) and Mrittika Mallick (WB) are the top seeds in Open and Girls section respectively. They won both of their games comfortably. Round 3 starts today at 9:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Gukesh scores a hat-trick by winning Chessable Sunway Formentera Open, now World no.66

09/05/2022 -

GM D Gukesh won his third consecutive tournament in Spain. He scored an unbeaten 8.0/10 to win Chessable Sunway Formentera International Chess Festival. After missing several tournament triumphs on tie-breaks, Gukesh won three events in Spain, 48th La Roda Open, Menorca Open and now Formentera Open, a half point ahead of the field, removing the question of tie-breaks. The youngest GM of India, gained 15.6 Elo rating points, taking his live rating to 2674.6 and becoming World no.66. IM Soham Das scored an impressive 7.0/10 to finish fifth, the highest finisher who is not a GM. Total prize fund of the tournament was €14500. Top three prizes were €3000, €2000 and €1000 along with a trophy each. Photo: Gukesh's twitter

Hans Niemann on the verge of winning 27th Tepe Sigeman & Co 2022

09/05/2022 -

David Navara won against Alexei Shirov in a sharp skirmish arising out of Berlin. The other victor of the penultimate round of 27th Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament was UAE no.1, Salem Saleh. He defeated the defending champion Jorden van Foreest with his typical picturesque finish in the endgame. Arjun Erigaisi and Hans Niemann drew with England no.1 Michael Adams and Sweden no.1 Nils Grandelius respectively. Hans is a draw away from winning the tournament 4.5/6. Only Arjun and Grandelius can catch him if Hans loses the final round game. Round 7 starts today at 12:00 p.m. CET (3:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lars OA Hedlund/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022

Golden Knights Chess Academy A scores a hat-trick at 28th Tamil Nadu State Team Rating 2022

09/05/2022 -

Second seed of the tournament, Golden Knights Chess Academy A scored 100% 14.0/14 to win 28th Tamil Nadu State Team FIDE Rated Chess Championship 2022. This is their third consecutive Tamil Nadu State Team triumph, after winning the previous two editions in 2018 and 2019. They finished two points ahead of the runner-up Velammal Nexus 12.0/14 who also remained undefeated. Ananthi Chess Academy B scored 11.0/14 to secure third place. The total prize fund for the tournament was ₹50000. Top three prizes were ₹10000, ₹8000 and ₹6000 cash along with a trophy each respectively. Also check out a few interesting games from the tournament. Photo: GKCA

Tepe Sigeman & Co 2022 R5: Arjun Erigaisi misses against Jorden van Foreest

08/05/2022 -

Arjun Erigaisi got a fantastic opportunity to beat Jorden van Foreest in the final moments of the endgame. The defending champion moved his knight at the wrong part of the board which allowed Arjun to bounce back but much to his chagrin, he was unable to spot it correctly. Hans Niemann continues his great form as he beat Alexei Shirov in the fifth round of 27th Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament. He is now a full point ahead of the field at 4.0/5. Sweden no.1 Nils Grandelius scored the other victory of the round against Salem Saleh who faltered in the endgame. Round 6 starts today at 3:00 p.m. CET (6:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lars OA Hedlund/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022

New: Top Choice Repertoire: Play the French Defence Vol. 1 & 2 by Rustam Kasimdzhanov

08/05/2022 -

The French Defence is one of the most popular openings - from club player to grandmaster. It’s a very solid opening against 1.e4, but leaves room for counterplay and initiative. In this two-volume video course, former world-champion and star trainer Rustam Kasimdzhanov shows you the ins and outs of this hugely complex opening. Through his vast experience both as a player, as well as the second of Vishy Anand and Fabiano Caruana; Kasimdzhanov has created a full lifetime repertoire after 1.e4 e6 for you. Start your journey now and enrich your knowledge on French Defence! Photo: ChessBase

Tepe Sigeman & Co 2022 R4: Hans Niemann extends his sole lead, Arjun Erigaisi draws

07/05/2022 -

18-year-old Hans Niemann is on a roll. After winning 55th Capablanca Memorial a few days ago, the American continues his fantastic momentum. He increased his unbeaten streak to 16 games after winning against the UAE no.1 Salem Saleh in fourth round of 27th Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament. Arjun Erigaisi drew his game with Sweden no.1 Nils Grandelius. He will face the defending champion Jorden van Foreest in Round 5. Jorden is still in search for his first win of the event. Round 5 starts today at 2:00 p.m. CET (5:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lars OA Hedlund/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022

New: ChessBase Magazine #207

07/05/2022 -

The complete FIDE Grand Prix 2022 (Berlin I - Belgrade - Berlin II) with analyses by Esipenko, Giri, Oparin, Predke, Shankland, So, Vidit and Vitiugov. In addition, Rogozenco presents two selected games of the winners, Nakamura and Rapport, in the video - "Trend line put to the test": Rustam Kasimdzhanov shows new ideas in the English Four Knights Variation with 4.e4 Bc5!? (video) – "Magnetic square h7!": How to take apart Black’s castling position, tactics training with Oliver Reeh – "Bent Larsen, the highly creative Dane": CBM authors analyse their favourite games - "All in one": Igor Stohl examines 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.h4!? – "Complete repertoire against ´the Alapin": Markus Ragger introduces the enterprising 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Nf6!? (video) - "Bent Larsen - a universal player": Mihail Marin sheds light on the strategic skills of the great Dane (incl. video) and much more! Photo: ChessBase

Tepe Sigeman & Co 2022 R3: Hans Niemann halts Arjun Erigaisi

06/05/2022 -

Arjun Erigaisi met his match in the form USA's top junior Hans Niemann. The in-form India no.4 suffered his first loss in the third round of 27th Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2022. An incorrect queen exchange destroyed Arjun's pawn structure and made the position even more difficult to play. Niemann being an enterprising player, had no trouble seizing his advantage and converting it into a full point. Both Arjun and Niemann are currently in the lead at 2.0/3 each. The remaining three games ended in draws. Round 4 starts today at 3:00 p.m. CET (6:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lars OA Hedlund/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022

Thej Kumar wins SCMA All India Rapid Rating Open 2022

06/05/2022 -

Top seed of the tournament GM Thej Kumar M S, Nithin Babu and FM Sharan Rao scored 8.0/9 each. Thej won the SCMA All India Rapid Rating Open 2022 due to better tie-break score. He took a no-draw approach, scored eight wins and the sole loss was against the eventual runner-up Nithin Babu. Sharan was placed third according to tie-breaks. All three podium finishers suffered a loss each, yet none of them made a single draw. The total prize fund for the Rapid Rating was ₹200000 along with trophies in each event. Top three prizes in were ₹30000, ₹15000 and ₹12000 cash along with a trophy each respectively. Photo: SCMA

Tepe Sigeman & Co 2022 R2: Arjun Erigaisi outplays Salem, now World no.51

05/05/2022 -

Arjun Erigaisi ensured his opponent UAE no.1 does not get into his familiar territory, which is to play attacking chess. He beautifully maneuvered his pieces and did not let the sharp player express his creativity. Eventually, he had to sacrifice an exchange in order to create an escape for his trapped knight. Czech Republic no.1 David Navara made a beautiful queen sacrifice which was thwarted by the American prodigy, Hans Niemann. The game ended in a draw. Michael Adams (ENG) and Alexei Shirov (ESP) drew with Nils Grandelius (SWE) and Jorden van Foreest (NED). Round 3 starts today at 3:00 p.m. CET (6:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lars OA Hedlund/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022

Vaishali triumphs at 8th Fischer Memorial 2022, scores her second GM-norm

04/05/2022 -

IM Vaishali R scored 7.0/9 to win 8th Fischer Memorial, Heraklion GM Round Robin Tournament. Both her and FM Yoav Milikow (ISR) scored the same points. However, Vaishali beat the teenager in the fifth round, which decided the tie-breaks. The most important part is Vaishali scored her second GM-norm and took her live rating to 2430.4. She is now final GM-norm and 69.6 Elo rating away from becoming India's third woman ever to become a GM after Humpy and Harika. Among the top Indian women, IM Padmini Rout and IM Tania Sachdev are the only two who have a GM-norm each. Vaishali will be part of the India A team at the Chess Olympiad 2022 as announced a couple of days ago. Photo: Amruta Mokal

Tepe Sigeman & Co 2022 R1: Arjun Erigaisi beats Shirov, now World no.58

04/05/2022 -

Arjun Erigaisi scored a fiery win against Alexei Shirov (ESP) in the first round of TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022. This win moved him three places up in the live ratings. Thus he is now World no.58. Salem Saleh (UAE) was the only other victor of the round. He defeated Czech Republic no.1 David Navara in his typical fashion of a great display of attack. Arjun will face the UAE no.1 in the second round. Hans Niemann (USA) and Nils Grandelius (SWE) drew with Michael Adams (ENG) and defending champion Jorden van Foreest (NED) respectively. Round 2 starts today at 3:00 p.m. CET (6:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lars OA Hedlund/TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament 2022

Swara Lakshmi S Nair clinches 7th ICA Below 1700 Rating Chess Tournament 2022

04/05/2022 -

15-year-old Swara Lakshmi S Nair scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 7th ICA Below 1700 Rating Chess Tournament 2022. It is certainly an amazing feat because a female player winning an open event is not a common occurrence. She finished a half point ahead of the competition. Mrityunjay Kumar and Adithya A Chullikad scored 8.0/9 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. Swara won ₹50000 cash and trophy, Runner-up Mrityunjay got ₹40000 and Second Runner-up Adithya earned ₹25000 cash each as their prize. Total prize fund of the tournament was ₹599000. This was the final event of the four consecutive rating tournaments organized by Innovators Chess Academy at GEAR Innovative International School, Bangalore, Karnataka. Photo: Sushruta Reddy

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