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Microsense Kramnik Gelfand Program Day 0: The syllabus of the training

08/01/2020 -

Kramnik and Gelfand arrived in Chennai. Vladimir arrived a day earlier on 6th, Boris on the 7th. In the evening on 7th of January a press conference was held where over 20 reputed journalists from all across Chennai visited the venue. Questions were asked to Kramnik and Gelfand about their plans for the camp, what they were going to teach, how were the groups of 14 kids going to be made, what is the potential they see in these kids and much more. We bring you a complete summary of what happened on day zero, one day before the camp is about to begin. A pictorial report by Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal from the Coastal Paradise, on East Coast Road (ECR) in Chennai.

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Suvankar Maity clinches 4th Kharagpur Chess Classic 2019-20

08/01/2020 -

Starting out as the top seed Suvankar Maity scored 8.0/10 to win 4th Kharagpur Classic 2019 and received ₹10000 cash prize along with a trophy. His only loss was against the eventual runner-up Jodunath Biswas of Bangladesh who also finished at the same score. 11-year-old Srihaan Poddar of Philippines also finished at 8.0/10. He was placed third according to tie-break score. Total 137 players from three federations - India, Bangladesh and Philippines took part in this six-day ten-round Swiss league event from 26th December 2019 to 1st January 2020, making the biggest chess tournament in Paschim Medinipur history and also the first international FIDE rated event. Total ₹60000 prize fund was distributed among the prize winners. Photo: Yuva Chess Academy

Your Spanish is Fab! Part 2

07/01/2020 -

Throughout our lives, we humans aim for perfection in whatever field we are good in. However, only a selected few tend to reach anywhere near the levels of the Gods. As far as chess is concerned Fabiano Caruana is one of the exalted minority who have for years given the chess world new ideas and beautiful games. It is wonderful to see Fabiano deciding to take it to the grassroot level this time, with over 16 hours of dedicated coverage of one of the most ancient and classical openings of chess - The Ruy Lopez. Tanmay Srinath reviews the 2nd part, and comes out amazed, yet again! Photo: David Llada

FIDE Women's World Championship 2020 Game 2 - A shorter draw

07/01/2020 -

After a grueling game of 97-moves which nearly lasted for almost six hours, both players were obviously not in the mood for another long fight. Game 2 witnessed Ruy Lopez Berlin Defence where Ju could have taken her chances with aggressive play but she didn't. Thus the game resulted in a relatively shorter draw with a threefold repetition in just 40 moves. As per the event regulations minimum 40 moves must be played before a draw can be agreed, players repeated the moves four times before making a draw.They head to their first rest day on 7th January 2020. The Game 3 will be played on 8th January with Goryachkina having the white pieces. Photo: Zhang Yanhong / FIDE

The Enigmatic Logic of Chess Moms!

07/01/2020 -

We have all had those moments where our parents who only wish the good for us tend to get on our nerves! There's always those infamous 'mom's logic' moments which no one but they will understand! It truly is undecipherable, and one cannot understand the point that is being made. Unfortunately, the law requires that one not question mom's motives, so here are some of those moments that we honestly cannot explain or get behind! Avathanshu Bhat, the ChessBase India Juniors editor-in-chief and the author of this article is just 14 years old, but the lad has some excellent observational and imaginative writing skills. From what he has witnessed in his own life, at chess tournaments, and using his imagination, he has penned down this article! Go on and check if you can spot yourself somewhere in there! 

NEW: A nightmare for the Najdorf

07/01/2020 -

The Najdorf is one of the most dangerous variations of the Sicilian Defence. Fighting against it is always difficult, but GM Sergei Tiviakov demonstrates a very effective way to combat this popular opening. Najdorf is one of the most widely played variations in Sicilian Defence. In the recent times, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is a pioneer of the Najdorf with the black pieces at the top level. Many club level players also play this. To know how to combat this line with white pieces, one must know the intricate details of the ways to land connoisseurs of Najdorf in trouble with the white pieces.

In conversation with the National Senior Champion 2019

06/01/2020 -

Aravindh Chithambaram won the National Senior Championship that took place in Majitar, Sikkim from the 10th to the 19th of December 2019. He dominated the entire field with a score of 9.5/11 and finished ahead of the rest of the field by a full point. Soon after this phenomenal achievement, the 20-year-old travelled to Moscow, Russia to compete in the King Salman World Rapid and Blitz. ChessBase India got in touch with him following his return to India and spoke at length about his performance in Sikkim. In this illustrated article we bring you the detailed interview. 

FIDE Women's World Championship 2020 starts with a draw

06/01/2020 -

FIDE Women's World Championship Match 2020 begins at Shanghai, China on 5th January 2020 between the defending the champion GM Ju Wenjun (China) and the Challenger for the championship GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia). The first match ended in a hard-fought draw, played for over five hours. They will play six games at Shanghai, China and the next six games at Vladivostok, Russia. The first player to score 6.5 points will be declared the winner. In case of a tie, tie-breaker games will be played. In the first game, Goryachkina got the white pieces and she opted for a Closed Catalan system. In game 2, Ju will get the white pieces. Photo: Zhang Yanhong / FIDE 

14 Indian talents to train with Kramnik and Gelfand in Chennai

06/01/2020 -

The Microsense Kramnik Gelfand chess program is here. From the 8th to the 17th of January 2020, 14 of the brightest talents of Indian chess will train with two of the legends in the world of chess - Vladimir Kramnik and Boris Gelfand. The camp will be held in Chennai. This is the second training camp, after the successful completion of the first one in August 2019. Apart from the six students who attended the first camp, eight more students have been included in the training camp. These 14 students have been handpicked by Kramnik and Gelfand and will receive intensive training over the next ten days. Microsense Private Limited is the sponsor of the program, while ChessBase India founders Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal will be managers of the event. 

Himal Gusain triumphs in 4th Dalmia Cements All India Open 2019

05/01/2020 -

IM Himal Gusain scored 8.5/9, remained undefeated and finished a full point ahead of the field to become champion in 4th Dalmia Cements All India Open 2019. Local talent Priyanka Kumari and 13-year-old Arya Bhakta both finished at 7.5/9. They were placed second and third according to their tie-break score. While, Himal received a beautiful trophy and got richer by ₹50000 cash, Priyanka and Arya received ₹30000 and ₹20000 cash prize each respectively. Total 239 players participated from eight states across the nation from 26th to 30th December 2019, organized by All Jharkhand Chess Association at Sarala Birla University. A detailed report of the tournament containing photos, games and video. Photo: Ajay Kumar

Mrityunjay Kumar wins Chess for Everyone All India Open Faridabad 2019

04/01/2020 -

Mrityunjay Kumar of Bihar scored an unbeaten 8.0/9 to win Chess for Everyone FIDE Rated Open 2019. Three players finished with the score of 8.0/9. Local lad Uttam Prakash Sharma of Haryana and unrated Shivam Saxena were placed second and third according to their tie-break score. Total 276 players participated from various states all over the country. Total prize fund ₹63000 and Corfom mattresses and yoga mat worth ₹50000 was distributed among the prize winners. Chess for Everyone tournament is low entry fee event which is to encourage everyone to participate in a FIDE rated event. Photo: Alka Chhikara

Adam Tukhaev and Hesham Abdelrahman lead the IIFL WEALTH GM Open

04/01/2020 -

The IIFL WEALTH International Chess Tournament is taking place from the 30th of December 2019 to 7th of January 2020 at the Cuffe Parade-colaba in Mumbai. The open event this year has attracted more than 150 players from as many as 23 different countries including 25 Grandmasters and 28 International Masters. Abhijeet Gupta, Vaibhav Suri, Abhimanyu Puranik, Sandipan Chanda are some of the big names competing from India; while Aleksej Aleksandrov, Yakubboev Nodirbek, Alexei Fedorov, and Adam Tukhaev are among the prominent foreigners vying for the championship title. Five rounds of the tournament are already over and in this pictorial article we bring you the highlights of the latest happenings.

Anand through the eyes of Aruna - From 1996 to 2020!

04/01/2020 -

Perhaps Vishy Anand would not have been the legend that he is today if it wasn't for his wife Aruna Anand. She has been the biggest factor behind most of Vishy's key successes including even the World Championship titles. We got in touch with Aruna a few days ago and spoke at length to her about Vishy's life, his ambitions and endeavours then and now. From being a wife and manager to a loving mother she has come a long way. In this revealing interview you get a unique insight into her 22-year long journey of change, challenges, and transformation in the world of chess.

The girl who made Magnus Carlsen's 2019 special

03/01/2020 -

Since around a year now Magnus Carlsen has been playing phenomenal chess. He has won just about every tournament he has participated in, is world no.1 in all formats, is the world champion in classical, rapid and blitz and has hardly lost a single game of chess this year! What's the reason for this? Well, apart from tremendous chess talent and abilities, Magnus also seems to have found a source of inspiration away from chess! He has a new girlfriend and in his new year post on 1st of January 2020, he posted a picture with her publicly for the first time. Who is this girl who has been able to win Carlsen's heart? Who is Magnus' girlfriend? In this article, you get to know more about this mystery girl! 

New: ChessBase Magazine #193

03/01/2020 -

ChessBase Magazine is the most comprehensive and most sophisticated chess magazine there is. Star analyses: Caruana, So, Jones, Wang Hao, Duda, McShane, Vitiugov, Vidit, Yu Yangyi, Huschenbeth and many more. Anish Giri shows a swift kingside attack from Batumi, Simon Williams discusses Daniil Dubov’s 8…d5 in the Anti-Marshall, Jan-Krzysztof Duda analyses his endgame victory over Yu Yangyi from the Hamburg Grand Prix, Karsten Müller shows you how to succeed in rook endgames, Pentala Harikrishna explains his victory over Adhiban with the Benoni at the IOM, Igor Stohl analyzes the stunner Dubov-Svane from Batumi – from the opening duell to the mate final and much more

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