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Biel MTO 2021 R6: Karthikeyan stays at the top 5.5/6

02/08/2021 -

Twelfth seed Karthikeyan Murali maintained his sole lead by scoring a victory over Sethuraman in the sixth round of 54th Biel International Chess Festival MTO 2021. Eljanov is the only player who is a half point behind him 5.0/6. They will face each other in a crucial game in the seventh round. IM Harshit Raja scored a fine victory over GM Abhimanyu Puranik. GM Raunak Sadhwani held GM Maksim Chigaev to a marathon draw. Yesterday was a rest day for the GMT. The fifth round of GMT and seventh round of MTO will start at 5:30 p.m. IST today. Nihal has reduced the gap between him and Kamsky by winning the GMT Blitz on 31st July. He will face Keymer today against whom Nihal has a 3-1 score in this event. Photo: Rupali Mullick

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Savitha Shri wins AICF National Junior Girls Online 2021

01/08/2021 -

WFM Savitha Shri B of Tamil Nadu won her fourth National age group title as she beat Vantika in the Armageddon to become AICF National Junior Girls Online 2021 champion. She won ₹25000 cash prize. WIM Vantika Agrawal of Delhi secured second position. She earned ₹18000. Four players finished at 8.5/11. According to the Playoffs, WIM Priyanka K was placed third, and she got ₹15000. Total prize fund for the event was ₹125000 for the top 20 places. Tamil Nadu claimed two out of top three podium places. However, West Bengal scored three places out of the top ten. Check out five annotated games by the champion Savitha herself, including games from Playoffs and Armageddon.

Chessable Masters Day 1: So takes an early sole lead 4.0/5

01/08/2021 -

The first day of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters witnessed quite a few exciting games. Three Indians are taking part in this event, out of them Adhiban made a good start, 3.0/5. Wesley So has taken a sole lead 4.0/6. Artemiev, Nakamura and Firouzja are just a half point behind him 3.5/6. World's youngest GM Abhimanyu Mishra pushed too hard against So and lost the game which could have been a draw. In the next round, he lost to Nakamura due to a mouse slip in a theoretically drawn position. His only scoring game was a draw against Humpy in the fifth round. Round 6 starts today at 8:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Nihal Sarin wins Biel GMT Blitz 2021

01/08/2021 -

Nihal Sarin asserted his dominance in the Blitz as he scored 9.5/14 to win the Biel GMT Blitz 2021. He moved to the third spot with 24 points. Alekseenko also has the same score. The GMT overall leader Gata Kamsky is still in the lead 25.5 points, despite having a difficult Blitz event. Only three rounds left in the GMT Classical event. Since the score for a win is four points, Nihal can still win the entire event. He is yet to win a single game in the Classical segment. His last three opponents are - Keymer, Kamsky and Lagarde. To win the entire tournament, Nihal would need to win at least one game, two wins puts him in a good position for the championship. Today is a rest day for the GMT. MTO Round 6 starts today at 5:30 p.m. IST Photo: Biel Chess Festival

Vishy Anand to lead the strongest team India at FIDE Online Olympiad 2021

31/07/2021 -

A little over two weeks ago, FIDE announced about its second edition of the Online Olympiad which will take place between 13th August and 15th September 2021. Vishy Anand will once again spearhead the Indian team to go for a second Gold medal. The team comprises - Anand, Harikrishna, Vidit, Adhiban, Nihal, Praggnanandhaa, Humpy, Harika, Tania, Bhakti, Vaishali and Savitha. Gukesh and Srinath Narayanan will be providing support to the team. Non-playing captain of the team will be Arjuna awardee GM Abhijit Kunte. The Indian campaign at the FIDE Online Cup 2021 will start on 8th September. Photo: Amruta Mokal

Harikrishna, Humpy and Adhiban will feature in Chessable Masters

31/07/2021 -

The second last Regular event before the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals, Chessable Masters starts on Saturday 31sth July. It will feature three Indian players - Pentala Harikrishna, Koneru Humpy and Baskaran Adhiban. For the first time, a Meltwater Champions Chess Tour event will feature two women - Wenjun Ju and Koneru Humpy. The tournament will witness only five players from the previous event. World's youngest grandmaster in history, Abhimanyu Mishra and Eduardo Iturrizaga will be making their tour debuts. Catch Round 1 action starting tonight from 8:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Champions Chess Tour

FIDE World Cup 2021 QF TB: Resilient Karjakin knocks out Shankland

31/07/2021 -

Shankland and Karjakin had an absolute slobber knocker match in the Quarterfinals of the FIDE World Cup. All six games ended decisively and for the second time in their match, Karjakin showed resiliency as he won a game on demand once again to keep himself in the event and eventually managed to knockout his opponent. It will be an All-Russian battle in the Semifinals between Karjakin and Fedoseev which means one Russian is guaranteed to be in the Finals of FIDE World Cup. The first ever FIDE Women's World Cup is guaranteed to have a Russian winner as Goryachkina and Kosteniuk will battle each other in the Finals. Today is a rest day. Open Semifinals and Women Finals and 3rd-4th place match will start tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Eric Rosen/FIDE

Biel MTO 2021 R5: Karthikeyan takes sole lead 4.5/5

31/07/2021 -

Gata Kamsky maintained his sole lead 19.5 points at the conclusion of fourth round at 54th Biel International Chess Festival 2021 GMT. Nihal overcame adversity against Studer to salvage a draw. He is at fourth place 14.5 points. In the MTO section, Ganguly drew with Praggnanandhaa, although the former had a decent chance. Karthikeyan Murali beat the top seed, Salem Saleh, to take the sole lead 4.5/5. Sethuraman, Ganguly, Praggnanandhaa along with Eljanov and Banusz are in pursuit 4.0/5. Today is a rest day for MTO. Their Round 6 will be played tomorrow. GMT will have Blitz today and a rest day tomorrow. The standings will change a lot and Nihal would like to jump to the top of the points table. Photo: IA Gopakumar Sudhakaran

3rd Pursue your Chess Scholarship of Rs.1,00,000

31/07/2021 -

In 2018, Ashwin Subramanian, a chess lover from Bangalore, came forward and instituted the "Pursue your Chess" Scholarship under the ChessBase India Foundation. Today, the support by Ashwin has reached into its third year. The Pursue Your Chess Scholarship has helped Indian chess in a big way, carving two International Masters - Sammed Shete and Shahil Dey. Every year, the amount of support to the winner of the scholarship has increased. It started with Rs.50,000 in the first year, Rs.75,000 in the second and this year it is Rs.1,00,000. In this article you get to know all about the scholarship and how you can apply for it. The last date for submission is 15th of August.

Launching Vedika's Chocolates - Ghar ki Mithas

30/07/2021 -

She grew up in the world of chess! Although she doesn't play much chess herself, Vedika Gujrathi travelled all across the country with her elder brother Vidit Gujrathi and has been a huge support to his chess career. While Vedika is a girl of many talents - she is studying physiotherapy, is an excellent dancer and also a wonderful chef, one of her qualities has been admired by a lot of people - the art of making chocolates! Joining hands with ChessBase India, Vedika has launched her home-made chocolates for the chess community to enjoy. It can be perfect companion to take along with you for your next chess tournament, or use it to celebrate your success with your loved ones!

Raahul V S clinches AICF National Junior Open Online 2021

30/07/2021 -

Untitled Raahul V S of Tamil Nadu scored 9.5/11 to win AICF National Junior Open Online championship 2021. He won ₹25000 cash prize. IM Bharath Subramaniyam H secured sole second position 9.0/11, earned ₹18000. Six players scored 8.5/11. They had to play the Playoffs. According to that, GM Iniyan P was placed third and he got ₹15000. Total prize fund for the event was ₹125000 for the top 20 places. Tamil Nadu claimed six out of top ten places, West Bengal was the next state which won second-highest number of places among the prize winners. Check out two annotated games by the champion Raahul himself. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

FIDE World Cup 2021 QF2: Duda eliminates Vidit

30/07/2021 -

Vidit Gujrathi's monumental run at the FIDE World Cup 2021 came to an end, but he is not going home empty-handed. He earned himself a place in the FIDE Grand Prix 2022, he won US$ 35000 (20% is retained by FIDE), became India no.2 and World no.21. Carlsen will face the undefeated Duda in the Semifinals. It will be an interesting battle because Duda ended the world champion's 125-game unbeaten streak last year. Karjakin bounced back against Shankland to force tie-breaks, which means Fedoseev will get to know his Semifinal opponent today. Goryachkina made a narrow escape from a loss against Anna Muzychuk. Tie-break games of FIDE World Cup Quarterfinals and the second game of FIDE Women's World Cup Semifinals start today at 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Eric Rosen/FIDE

Biel MTO 2021 R4: Ganguly, Karthikeyan and Pragg in the lead 3.5/4

30/07/2021 -

The third round of 54th Biel International Chess Festival 2021 GMT witnessed 50% decisive games. Nihal drew with Pichot, Gelfand and Studer scored a win each. In the MTO section, Ganguly drew with Salem in an exciting battle. Praggnanandhaa and Karthikeyan Murali joined the lead with Ganguly, Salem and Fedorchuk at 3.5/5 each respectively. IM Harshit Raja continues his good run as he drew with GM Tamas Banusz (HUN). IM Vignesh N R drew with compatriot GM Arjun Erigaisi. GMT Classical Round 4 and MTO Round 5 starts at 5:30 p.m. IST today. Photo: Biel Chess Festival

FIDE World Cup 2021 QF1: Carlsen and Shankland score convincing wins

29/07/2021 -

Magnus Carlsen struck first against Etienne Bacrot to take a 1-0 lead in the Quarterfinals of FIDE World Cup 2021. The world champion thought that his opponent will try to make a solid draw and give himself a rest day since he has played all tie-breaks. A sharp game allowed the world no.1 to sacrifice his queen and score a victory. Sam Shankland is the only other victor of the day who played the endgame in a fantastic manner to beat Karjakin. Vidit and Tabatabei drew with Duda and Fedoseev respectively. The second game of the Quarterfinals and FIDE Women's World Cup Semifinals start today at 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Eric Rosen/FIDE

Biel GMT 2021 R2: Nihal holds Gelfand to a draw

29/07/2021 -

All four games ended in a draw in the second round of 54th Biel International Chess Festival 2021 GMT. Nihal held Gelfand to a draw. Studer and Pichot topped the previous day's seven-hour battle by playing for seven hours and 40 minutes in an interesting game where the momentum shifted from Studer to Pichot's favor until it returned to equilibrium. Vaishali continues her impressive run as she drew with GM Maksim Chigaev (RUS). IM Harshit Raja defeated the bullet specialist GM Andrew Tang (USA). GMT Classical Round 3 and MTO Round 4 starts at 5:30 p.m. IST today. Photo: Biel Chess Festival

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