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How to balance chess and studies ft. Vantika Agarwal

05/07/2022 -

Playing in a prestigious event like the Chess Olympiad is a tough business. You have to attend several training camps and prepare to give your best for the team. That's why WGM Vantika Agrawal is so special: she is working hard on both Chess and studies simultaneously. How does she manage to do all these things together? How was her experience in the Olympiad torch relay? How is her preparation for the Olympiad going on? Find out below. Thumbnail by: Abhyudaya Ram.

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Serbia Open 2022 R7: Aryan Chopra in the title fray

05/07/2022 -

GM Aryan Chopra seized his opportunity against GM Mahammad Muradli (AZE). Aryan won a complex game to move to 6/7. He is now just a half point behind the sole leader IM Evgenios Ioannidis (GRE). They will face each other in the penultimate round of Serbia Open 2022 Masters. GM Abhimanyu Puranik did not let his advantage slip this time. He along with IM Aditya Mittal and IM Pranav Anand are at 5.5/7. Pranav scored a very nice win against GM Velimir Ivic (SRB). IM Padmini Rout bounced back from her previous round loss to take her score 5/7. Round 8 starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Candidates 2022 R14: Nepomniachtchi remains unscathed, Ding Liren second

05/07/2022 -

Ian Nepomniachtchi completely decimated the field in the Candidates 2022. The last time someone won the Candidates by remaining undefeated was Vishy Anand in 2014. Nepomniachtchi played two Candidates in his career and he won both of them. His seconds were revealed in his instagram photo. They are - Peter Leko, Nikita Vitiugov and Ildar Khairullin. His timeless confidante, Vladimir Potkin and Evgeny Tomashevsky's names were also mentioned. Ding Liren defeated Nakamura to finish second 8/14. All four of his wins came in the second half of the tournament. Radjabov scored his third victory of the event to finish third 7.5/14, edging past Nakamura on tie-breaks. Photo: Steve Bonhage/FIDE

MPL Indian U-17 Championship R1-6:Daakshin Arun leads Open, Maharashtra domination in Girls

05/07/2022 -

Talented north-eastern youngster CM Mayank Chakraborty (2069) defeated the top seed FM Harsh Suresh in Round 6 (2321) to climb up to the 2nd spot. Daakshin Arun(2058) defeated Kushal Jani (1787) by a cute queen sacrifice to force a checkmate. Daakshin is in the sole lead of the open event now with 5.5/6. In the women's section, Maharashtra players WFM Bhagayshree Patil and Saniya Rafique Tadavi dominate the event so far, each of them scoring 5/6 so far. Dhanashree Khairmode (1622) made an upset by defeating the top seed WIM Rakshitta Ravi(2185) in round 6. Picture courtesy: IA Suresh Chandra Sahoo.

Play chess at the Piestany Open 2022 in a beautiful Slovakian town

04/07/2022 -

Chess events happen across Europe all throughout the year. Some countries are very active with the number of tournaments that they hold. These countries are Spain, Serbia and many of the Eastern European countries. One country that is does not organize too many events where Indian players participate is Slovakia. But the country has a growing chess culture and the Piestany Open is being held in the picturesque town of Spa Piestany. Know more about Slovakian team coming to the Chess Olympiad 2022 and also about this strong event.

A Star-Studded Chess Olympiad Torch Relay in Maharashtra

04/07/2022 -

Nagpur's very own titled teenager trio - WGM Divya Deshmukh, India's 65th and the state's first GM Raunak Sadhwani, India's 71st GM Sankalp Gupta relayed the Chess Olympiad Torch at the Orange city, Maharashtra. India's fourth GM Abhijit Kunte and IM Eesha Karavade carried the Torch in Pune, the city which has the highest number of titled players and GMs of the state. India's third GM Pravin Thipsay and IM Soumya Swaminathan joined GM Abhijit Kunte at the Torch Relay in Mumbai. The amount of accolades and laurels won by them all at both National and International level is humongous. Photo: AICF

Superheroes of Chess | EP 1 | Ramprasad and Gautam Chakravarty | A ChessBase India Original Series

04/07/2022 -

Born in the year 1964, Ramprasad and his brother Gautam started playing at a very early age. Gautam has been helping Ramprasad to pursue his passion for chess. He wanted to become a professional player but could not pursue the dream. Even at this age, he participates in any tournament he gets a chance. Win or loss doesn’t matter for him and his brother Gautam as the happiness of playing the game in a tournament hall is priceless. Read more about this fascinating story. Picture by Aditya Sur Roy

Serbia Open 2022 R6: Missed Opportunities

04/07/2022 -

GM Aryan Chopra made a quick draw with GM Alexander Motylev in the sixth round of Serbia Open 2022 Masters. GM Harsha Bharathakoti defeated IM Vaishali to join Aryan at 5/6. GM Adhiban lost to IM Evgenios Ioannidis (GRE) who is now the sole leader 5.5/6. Just when it seemed like 'The Beast' is reawakening, he missed a winning chance in a slightly complex position. GM Abhimanyu Puranik also missed his chance against IM Raven Sturt (USA). The former had a decisive advantage for the better part of the game. CM Kushagra Mohan salvaged a draw from a losing position against IM Koustav Chatterjee. Round 7 starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Ian Nepomniachtchi wins Candidates 2022 with a round to spare

04/07/2022 -

Ian Nepomniachtchi won the FIDE Candidates 2022 with a round to spare. This is his second consecutive Candidates triumph. He drew his penultimate round game comfortably against Richard Rapport. He will face Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the final round. However, that result will be a non-factor because no one can equal Nepomniachtchi's score 9/13. Hikaru Nakamura scored the sole victory of the round. He defeated Duda to move to sole second place 7.5/13. Nakamura will face Ding Liren in the final round. A win guarantees the Speed King a sole second place, while a draw should also be enough for the same, as he has better tie-breaks. Final Round 14 starts today at 3 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Steve Bonhage/FIDE

Breaking News: India will field third team in the Open section of 44th Chess Olympiad

03/07/2022 -

Two months after AICF announced the biggest ever Indian squad for 44th Chess Olympiad, AICF makes another major announcement. India will have its third team in the Open section. As per the Olympiad Pairing Rules in the FIDE Handbook, if there is an odd number of participating teams, the organising federation has the right to enter a third team. Yesterday, it was announced that the Open section has 187 teams. Thus, a provision for the third team arose. The India 3 team will comprise - GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly, GM Karthikeyan Murali, GM Sethuraman S P, GM Abhijeet Gupta and GM Abhimanyu Puranik. The Captain of the team will be Tejas Bakre. Photo: AICF

Serbia Open 2022 R5: Ivic makes a narrow escape against Aditya Mittal

03/07/2022 -

IM Aditya Mittal found himself in a winning position against Serbia no.3 GM Velimir Ivic. However, he missed his opportunity before Ivic could not find a way to make the most out of his. GM Aryan Chopra defeated WGM Narva Mai (EST) to join Adhiban and three more players in the lead 4.5/5. IM Harshavardhan G B scored an impressive win against GM Leon Luke Mendonca. The former had to grind a position in the middlegame, until his opponent erred which he capitalized on. Among the women participants, IM Padmini Rout has made a fantastic start with an unbeaten 4/5. Round 6 starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

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

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

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