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The story of India's 73rd GM - 14-year-old Bharath Subramaniyam

13/02/2022 -

In a few years from now India's 73rd GM Bharath Subramaniyam will be a world class GM. How can we be so sure? Well, that's because the boy became an IM at the age of 11 years and 8 months and a GM at 14 years and 2 months. In his journey from IM to GM, he had 16 months without playing a single event! But it's not only his ratings and titles which convince us of a bright future. It's his playing style, his ability to engage in bold calculations throwing cautions to the wind. Bharath's support team is beautifully made up with a lot of people happily contributing to the youngster's success story and a firm support of the family. Get to know the story of this prodigious young talent. 

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Berlin GP: Aronian and Nakamura move closer to the Finals

13/02/2022 -

Levon Aronian and Hikaru Nakamura defeated Leinier Dominguez Perez and Richard Rapport respectively to win the first game in the FIDE Berlin GP Semifinals. Both of them are still undefeated in the event so far. It is very likely they will face each other in the Finals unless Leinier and Rapport win their must-win games today. Nakamura showed his sharp play against Rapport to make things messy in the endgame, which was quite complex for a human to defend precisely. Aronian played with finesse after his opponent's sharp opening choice backfired him. Semifinal game 2 starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: World Chess

Chess Tournament in a Café in Galleria Market, Gurgaon

12/02/2022 -

Chess tournament at a cafe/restaurant is quite a common practice in the European countries. However, it is not so common here in India. Pranav Arora has taken it upon himself to change that notion. He launched a cafe named Tiny Tuscan in Gurgaon as he craved for Panini which had a dearth in the Indian market. His love for chess got rekindled during the Covid-19 pandemic, and he wanted to do something on his own to contribute to the ever-growing chess community. He organizes a 12-player round-robin chess tournament generally on Sundays and so far he has organized six editions. Nitin M Pai who won the first edition shares his experience. Photo: Nitin M Pai

Berlin GP: Rapport and Leinier win tie-breaks to reach Semifinals

12/02/2022 -

Richard Rapport and Leinier Dominguez Perez defeated Radoslaw Wojtaszek and Wesley So each respectively to advance to the FIDE Berlin GP Semifinals. The Hungary no.1 will face Hikaru Nakamura and Leinier will be up against the man in-form, Levon Aronian. Rapport started the tie-break with a win against Wojtaszek after the latter faltered when he was low on time. So despite beating Leinier in their Classical encounter with the black pieces, he was unable to repeat the same in rapid tie-breaks. In fact, the Fischer random world champion's first loss of the event cost him dearly. Semifinal games start today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: World Chess

WIM Mounika Akshaya wins the King's Gambit Scholarship of Rs.120,000

11/02/2022 -

Mounika Akshaya Bommini is 18 years old and recently became India's latest WIM. She had been very ambitious about her chess in the pandemic and had planned several European trips. This had eaten up her parent's savings and it was becoming increasingly difficult to continuing her training to get better at chess. Prabodh Prakash, a software developer from Bangalore, who has fallen in love with chess and follows ChessBase India regularly put up a scholarship of Rs.1,20,000 (Rs.10,000 per month). He named it the King's Gambit Scholarship! This has been awarded to Akshaya so that she can continue her training and make India proud in the years to come.

Berlin GP R6: Nakamura makes a great escape against Esipenko

11/02/2022 -

Hikaru Nakamura became the second Semifinalist of FIDE Berlin GP 2022. The Speed King made a Houdini like escape as top Russian teenager Andrey Esipenko missed several opportunities to win the game and secure a spot for himself in the knockout stage. Radoslaw Wojtaszek drew with Grigoriy Oparin after having a promising position. He will now have to play against Richard Rapport to determine the Pool B winner. Leinier Dominguez defeated Alexei Shirov and Pentala Harikrishna holding Wesley So to a draw means, there will be an All-American tie-breaks between Leinier and So to determine Pool D winner. Tie-break games start today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: World Chess

Guwahati, Delhi and Gujarat to host three GM Open tournaments in March 2022

10/02/2022 -

Over-the-board chess tournament is resuming in India, starting with National Senior Open and Women 2022 later this month. If you wish to play strong GM tournaments and worry about travel uncertainties outside the country, fret not. There will be three consecutive GM Open tournaments at Guwahati, Delhi and Ahmedabad. It starts from 13th March, immediately after the conclusion of National Junior. So even if you are playing in any of the four confirmed National championships, you can make plans for the three strong events which has a very good prize fund too. Check out the excellent conditions which are being offered for foreign GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs at three GM Open events. Photo: Various tournament circulars

Berlin GP R5: Aronian storms into the Semifinals, Nakamura blazes Grischuk

10/02/2022 -

Levon Aronian is in a great form at Berlin GP. He beat Vincent Keymer with some fantastic play in Round 5. The two-time FIDE World Cup winner is now USA no.1 and World no.4 in the live ratings. Hikaru Nakamura also scored a brilliant victory over Alexander Grischuk. The Speed King decided to not play in the Title Tuesday tournament on his rest day to save his energy for the GP which matters more in greater scale of things as mentioned by him in the post-match interview. He will face Esipenko today to decide who secures a place in Semifinal from Pool A. Vidit drew with Dubov and Harikrishna lost his game against Leinier. Both of them are no longer in contention for a Semifinal spot. Round 6 starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: World Chess

Austria no.1 Markus Ragger teaches Grunfeld Defence

09/02/2022 -

There are plenty of openings to choose from and learn. Which one to prepare and where to begin? We are here to solve that dilemma. Austria no.1 and FIDE Trainer Markus Ragger explained the basics of the Grunfeld Defence. He even included his most recent games in this two volume ChessBase DVD. The opening course has been created with thorough research and utmost care because he himself plays it in his career. Check out the 100+ minutes long interactive session with IM Sagar Shah where Markus Ragger shows and explains a lot of lines of the popular opening and answers audience questions too. Photo: ChessBase India

Berlin GP R4: Vidit and Harikrishna still in the hunt

08/02/2022 -

Both Vidit Gujrathi and Pentala Harikrishna drew their respective games against Levon Aronian and Alexei Shirov in Round 4 of FIDE Berlin GP 2022. They are now at 2.0/4 each. Aronian and So lead Pool C and D 3.0/4 each. Shirov arrived 14 minutes late to his game as he mistook it to be a rest day. A minute late would have cost him the game instead of €500 from his prize money as mentioned in the tournament regulations. Nakamura and Fedoseev lead Pool A and B respectively with a score of 2.5/4 each. Today is a rest day. Round 5 starts tomorrow Wednesday 9th February at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: World Chess

Praggnanandhaa on his debut at Tata Steel Chess 2022 Masters

08/02/2022 -

16-year-old R Praggnanandhaa won the Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour in October last year. It earned him a regular spot at the second season of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour which starts from 19th February. Before that, Praggnanandhaa had a stellar debut at the FIDE World Cup 2021 back in July. He eliminated Gabriel Sargissian and Michal Krasenkow in Round 2 and 3 respectively, before getting eliminated by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in Round 4. MVL went on to become World Blitz champion later in 2021. All these performances helped Praggnanandhaa earn a spot at the Tata Steel Chess 2022 Masters, three years after he made his debut in the Challengers section. Photo: ChessBase India

Berlin GP R3: Vidit Gujrathi decimates Daniil Dubov

07/02/2022 -

Vidit Gujrathi beat Daniil Dubov in Round 3 of FIDE Berlin GP 2022. This is Vidit's second consecutive win against Dubov and third over-the-board victory against the former world rapid champion. In fact, Vidit has won all three otb tournament encounters against him. Aronian's win against Keymer made things more challenging for Vidit. He must beat Aronian to keep his Semifinal hopes alive, while a loss against him today will virtually put an end to it. Harikrishna drew his third consecutive game 1.5/3. It was against Leinier, who is sharing the lead with So 2.0/3. Round 4 of Pool stage starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: World Chess

Suyog Wagh wins Orbis 2 IM Round Robin and scores his maiden IM-norm

07/02/2022 -

We often read about young players scoring norms, achieving titles, creating and breaking records. It is also true that one can do well and achieve their goals step by step even after becoming an adult. 21-year-old FM Suyog Wagh scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win IM Round Robin "Orbis-2 2022", finish 1.5 points ahead of the competition to earn his maiden IM-norm at Paracin, Serbia. The Ahmednagar, Maharashtra lad is a former Commonwealth Under-20 Gold medalist, Maharashtra State Rapid and Blitz 2019 champion. After barely missing out on two consecutive previous occasion, the reigning Maharashtra State Amateur champion has finally found his breakthrough.

Berlin GP R2: Nakamura, Rapport and Leinier score a win

06/02/2022 -

Vidit Gujrathi and Pentala Harikrishna drew their second round games against Vincent Keymer and Wesley So respectively. Leinier Dominguez Perez arguably scored the most exciting win of the round against Alexei Shirov. Hikaru Nakamura defeated Andrey Esipenko in his own typical style. Richard Rapport bounced back from his first round defeat to win against Vladimir Fedoseev by tapping on to his creative side. Harikrishna drew with So. Vidit will face Dubov in the next round and Harikrishna will be up against Leinier. Round 4 of Pool stage starts today at 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: World Chess

MPL National Senior Open and Women to start on 25th February 2022

05/02/2022 -

Due to the unprecedented situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of National and International events were canceled as announced by AICF on their site yesterday. However, AICF felt that conducting National Senior Open and Women, Sub-Junior and Junior championships are the top priority. Owing to the pandemic situation, this year the Nationals are being held with slight modification. There will be 11 and 9 rounds in Open and Women championship respectively instead of the usual of 13 and 11 rounds. Total prize fund is ₹30 lacs in Open and ₹25 lacs in Women. Check out the eligibility criteria, schedule, prizes and  all other details in this article. Photo: AICF.

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