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Gukesh and Vidit set to face World's best at SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz 2024

10/07/2024 -

The third event of the Grand Chess Tour 2024 season is SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz. The defending champion, Magnus Carlsen (NOR) had to regretfully withdraw due to an urgent family matter. Levon Aronian (USA) was named as his replacement. D Gukesh and Vidit Gujrathi will be the two Indians in the lineup. They will face Ian Nepomniachtchi, Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA), Fabiano Caruana (USA), Alireza Firouzja (FRA), Wesley So (USA), Anish Giri (NED) and Ivan Saric (CRO). Since Magnus is not playing, a new champion is guaranteed to be crowned. Who do you think will win this tournament? The tournament takes place at The Westin Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia. In the first round, it will be Fabiano vs Vidit and So vs Gukesh. Round 1 starts today from 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

ChessBase 18 and Mega 2025 are here

ChessBase 18 is an all-new program that helps you manage all your databases as an ambitious player. Mega Database 2025 has 11 million games with over 113,000 games annotated by masters. The cost of ChessBase 18 is Rs.4499/- and the cost of Mega Database 2025 is Rs.6499/- However, if you go for the combo the total amount comes to Rs.8999 (instead of 10,998/-) helping you save Rs. 1999/-.

ChessBase 18 + Mega 2025 Combo

Sina Movahed triumphs at Baku Open 2024, Abhimanyu Puranik second and Aditya Mittal third

09/07/2024 -

Four players - IM Sina Movahed (IRI), GM Abhimanyu Puranik, GM Aditya Mittal and GM S L Narayanan scored 7/9 each at Baku Open 2024 Group A. Sina won the tournament due to better tie-break score. Abhimanyu, Aditya and Narayanan secured second, third and fourth place respectively. Abhimanyu's sole loss of the event was against the eventual champion, Sina. Aditya remained undefeated. Top seed of the tournament, Narayanan started with a loss. Then he won six games in-a-row including a win over the champion, Sina in Round 7. IM Ilamparthi A R and GM Shyam Sundar M scored 6.5/9 each. They were placed eighth and ninth respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was US$ 50000. The top three prizes were $12000 + Cup, $8000 and $6000 each. Photo: Azerbaijan Chess Federation

Savreen Kaur wins AICF Smart Girls Rating Tournament 2024 Jammu

09/07/2024 -

Savreen Kaur and Sonali Manhas scored 7.5/9 each at AICF Smart Girls Rating Tournament 2024 in Bhaderwah, Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. Savreen won the tournament due to better tie-break score. Sonali secured second place. Their final round battle against each other ended in a draw. Last year's winner - Alankrita Sharma and top seed Divya Bhavani Chembrolu scored 7/9 each. They were placed third and fourth. Total prize fund of the tournament was ₹25000. The top three prizes were ₹5000, ₹4000 and ₹3000 along with a trophy each. The tournament was held from 21st to 25th June at Hotel Thakur Villa in Bhaderwah, Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. It was organized by Bhaderkashi Chess Association District Doda. This was Savreen's first rating tournament triumph of her career. The objective of Smart Girls is to attract more female players to participate in tournaments, get rating in an event which has low entry fee barrier of only ₹250. Photo: FA DI Anil K Kotwal

Alexander Reprintsev dominates 19th Golden Prague Blitz Open 2024, Aarav A third

09/07/2024 -

IM Alexander Reprintsev (UKR) scored an unbeaten 10/11 to win 19th Golden Prague Blitz Rating Open 2024. The 65-year-old veteran finished a full point ahead of the field. FM Kanan Hajiyev (AZE) scored sole 9/11 to finish second. 10-year-old Aarav A scored 8.5/11 to finish third. The boy drew with the eventual champion Reprintsev in the seventh round and defeated the second runner-up, Hajiyev in Round 6. The top three prizes were - CZK 2200, 1500 and 1000 along with a trophy each respectively. The tournament was organized by Chess Academy Club, z.s. at Karlínské Spektrum in Prague, Czech Republic on 27th June. Photo: Dr. Mark Livshitz

Aravindh Chithambaram leads the Masters in 30th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival

08/07/2024 -

The 30th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival is here! This esteemed chess festival consisting of several different tournaments including a very strong Masters event will take place from 14th-25th August 2024 at Abu Dhabi. As announced in the closing ceremony of the last edition, the prize for the winner of Abu Dhabi Masters 2024 is USD 30,000! The total prize fund for the Chess Festival is a huge USD 107,650. The top seed of the tournament is none other than the latest Indian entrant at the 2700 Club - GM Aravindh Chithambaram! A total of 14 different chess events will take place in the festival. Read this article for all the details. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy, Abu Dhabi Chess Festival  

'The Lighting Kid' Vishy Anand dominates 13th Quenza Blitz Open 2024 with a 3123 performance

08/07/2024 -

GM Vishy Anand scored a perfect 9/9 to win 13th Quenza Blitz Rating Open 2024. He finished a staggering 1.5 points ahead of the field. GM Maxime Lagarde (FRA) and GM Sergey Fedorchuk (UKR) scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second and third place according to tie-breaks. Anand faced players of all ranges, from 11-year-old kid to 68-year-old veteran. He also faced a top woman from Slovania. Anand's fastest victory was a 16-move miniature against the eventual runner-up, Lagarde in Round 7. In the penultimate round, he registered a a 24-move win against GM Laurent Fressinet (FRA). Total prize fund of the tournament was €20000. The top three prizes were €3000, €2000 and €1500 along with a trophy each. A week after winning 37th Leon Masters, the maestro delivered a stellar performance in Corsica, France with a 3123 performance. Photo: Ligue Corse d'Echecs

Vincent Blom decimates Arona Chess Festival Blitz Open 2024, Savitha Shri third

08/07/2024 -

FM Vincent Blom (NED) scored 8.5/9 to win Arona Chess Festival Blitz Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the field. GM Bartosz Socko (POL) scored sole 8/9 to finish second. WGM Savitha Shri B and Miguoel Admiraal (NED) scored 6.5/9. They were placed second and third according to tie-breaks. Total prize fund of the tournament was €20000. The top three prizes were: 1st - ChessBase 17 Premium + Fritz 19, 2nd - Komodo Dragon 3.2 + Kasparov: How to play Najdorf and 3rd - Fritz 19 + Kasparov: How to play Najdorf. In the Classical Rating Open, GM Sankalp Gupta and GM Abhijeet Gupta scored 7/10 each. They secured fifth and seventh place respectively. FM Goutham Krishna H scored his fourth IM-norm. Photo: Official site

Aakanksha Hagawane wins Gold at FISU World University Mind Sports 2024 Women, Silver for Saina Salonika

07/07/2024 -

WIM Aakanksha Hagawane, WIM Saina Salonika, WIM Alicja Sliwicka (POL) and WGM Julia Antolak (POL) scored 6.5/9 each at FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 2024. Aakanksha won Gold due to better tie-break score. Saina secured Silver and Alicja Bronze. Both Aakanksha and Saina remained undefeated. They are the only two Indians to earn medals. The eventual Gold medalist, Aakanksha drew with both runners-up. Saina however, handed the eventual Bronze medal winner, Alicja, her sole loss of the event in the second round. This was Aakanksha's first tournament triumph of the year. It was also her second tournament she played in 2024. Photo: 2024 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports/Ochan Rogers Obali

New: Fabien Libiszewski: The surprising 3.d3 against the Caro-Kann

07/07/2024 -

Revolutionize your approach to the Caro-Kann Defense with this unique guide. We boldly confront the Caro-Kann Defense with the upcoming move 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d3!? With this highly strategic choice, we disrupt Black’s typical patterns and comfort zones and enter an early endgame full of chances for you. This line, championed by the AI phenomenon Leela Zero, has been embraced by top-level players including Carlsen, Vachier-Lagrave, Nepomniachtchi, Firouzja, Giri, and many more. In this new Fritztrainer, improve your knowledge in Caro-Kann by learning from French GM Fabien Libiszewski. Grab this new Fritztrainer and strengthen your theoretical arsenal. Photo: ChessBase

FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2024 come to New York

07/07/2024 -

FIDE World Rapid and Blitz championship 2024 will take place in the last week of December in New York, December. This will be the first time ever when World Rapid and Blitz will come to the Big Apple. The official announcement of the event was made at the closing ceremony of World Corporate Chess Championship 2024. It was held from 15th to 17th June in New York. For the first time in a long while, World Rapid and Blitz events location has been announced months in advance. It can certainly help players to plan and decide their events well in advance. Whom would you like to see in this fast and furious intense action? Photo: FIDE

Siddhant Gawai claims a double at 17th G H Raisoni Memorial Chess Festival 2024

06/07/2024 -

16-year-old Siddhant Gawai scored an unbeaten 10/11 to win 17th G H Raisoni Memorial Rating Open 2024. IM Anwesh Upadhyaya also scored the same. He secured second place on tie-breaks. Siddhant defeated Anwesh in the sixth round. FM Sauravh Khherdekar scored sole 9/11 to finish third. Sidhant won the Rapid Rating Open scoring 8/9. Four more players - Anwesh, Sauravh, Shaunak Badole and CM Vaibhav Jayant Raut finished with the same score 8/9. They were placed second to fifth respectively according to tie-breaks. Vaibhav became champion in the Blitz Rating Open scoring an unbeaten 8.5/9. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Teenagers - CM Arush Chitre, Bhaavan Kolla and Ansh Dhanvij scored 8/9 each to be placed second, third and fourth respectively. The total prize fund combining all three tournaments was ₹451000. Top three prizes in the Classical were ₹51000 and a trophy, ₹31000 and ₹26000 each. Photo: Bhushan Shriwas

Tbilisi to host inaugural leg of Women's Grand Prix 2024-25

06/07/2024 -

The first leg of FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024-25 will start in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. It will take place from 14th to 25th August. Ten players will take part in a round-robin tournament. They are - GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR), GM Mariya Muzychuk (UKR), GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO), IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (ESP), GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI), GM R Vaishali, IM Alina Kashlinskaya (POL), IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO), IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) and IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE). The tournament venue will be Biltmore Tbilisi hotel, the first glass skyscraper in Georgia and the highest hotel in the Caucasus. Photo: FIDE

Fabiano Caruana wins Superbet Classic for the second year in-a-row after a hat-trick in Playoffs

06/07/2024 -

Anish Giri (NED) scored the sole win of the final round against Fabiano Caruana (USA). It forced him to play more games in Playoffs. Alireza Firouzja (FRA) was winning against R Praggnanandhaa. That win would have made him a clear champion. However, the teenager denied him the full point. Caruana won all three of his Playoff games against Gukesh, Firouzja and Praggnanandhaa. That made him clinch Superbet Classic for the second consecutive year. Firouzja won two, Gukesh one and Praggnanandhaa could not manage to score any point. Gukesh won his sole Playoff game against Praggnanadhaa. Caruana won US$ 68750. Firouzja, Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh received $58750 each. All four of them scored 9.25 GCT points. The next GCT event is SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz in Zagreb, Croatia from 9th to 14th July. Photo: Grand Chess Tour/Lennart Ootes

ChessBase India invites you to 1st Phoenix Marketcity Rapid Rating Open on International Chess Day

05/07/2024 -

ChessBase India and Phoenix Marketcity Mumbai is organizing 1st Phoenix Marketcity Rapid Rating Open 2024. The tournament will take place on International Chess Day on 20th July. Thus, it is also part of Guinness World Records official attempt. The inaugural edition of this event is offering a first prize of ₹20000 and a total prize fund of ₹100000. Total 49 prizes, 25 main and 24 special prizes are up for grabs. Entry is FREE for GM, IM, WGM and WIMs. For everyone else, it is ₹300 till 15th July, afterward it will be ₹500. Over 260 players have already registered. So, hurry up and register yourself if you haven't yet. Photos: ChessBase India

Marathon Bishops on Boris Gelfand's birthday

05/07/2024 -

A lot of pieces of various roles in different stages of the game. Bishop is often known as 'Sniper' for his long range. Have you heard of 'Marathon Bishops' ? What is this term - new or old? Knowing certain concepts will always help to understand various transitions, for e.g. middlegame to endgame. GM Sundararajan Kidambi explores the concept, which he found while going through GM Axel Smith's book on color complexes. Check out the detailed analysis by Kidambi written on the legend - GM Boris Gelfand's birthday and enrich your understanding in this new terminology. The concept is not new though. If you like his explanations, do mention in the comments, so that it inspires Kidambi to share more from his fountain of knowledge. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

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