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Prantik Roy wins 21st MCA All Bengal Rapid Rating Open

02/01/2020 -

Starting out as the top seed of the tournament, IM Prantik Roy scored 7.5/8, finished a half point ahead of the competition, remained undefeated to win 21st MCA All Bengal Rapid Rating Open 2019. He is also the reigning State Rapid champion and the runner-up at 1st SAARC Chess 2019. Five players finished at 7.0/8. IM Aronyak Ghosh and Arpan Das Jr. scored 7.0/8 each and they were placed second and third respectively. Total 294 players participated in this two-day All Bengal Open Rapid Rating event. Total Prize fund ₹90000 and 160 trophies were distributed among the prize winners. Read the report for photos from the event and two selected games of the champion. Photo: Pintu Chatterjee

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New Year Count-up - When math and chess entwine

01/01/2020 -

"A chess problem is an exercise in Pure Mathematics", Godfrey Harold Hardy had famously opined in his book "A Mathematician's Apology". Chess has been compared to mathematics time and time again, and figuratively it makes sense for the game no doubt embodies many elements which are distinctly mathematical in nature. But what if these two very different pursuits of human intellect are brought literally together under one umbrella? What would a juxtaposition of chess and math actually look like? In today's article the authors Satanick Mukhuty and Andrew Buchanan probe deeply into this question!   

Akshay Anand wins nurtr DCA Rapid Rating Open 2019

01/01/2020 -

Akshay Anand scored 8.0/9, remained undefeated to win nurtr DCA Rapid Rating Open. He won ₹11000 cash and a beautiful trophy as a prize. Both Aradhya Garg and FM Aaryan Varshney also finished at 8.0/9, however they were placed second and third respectively according to their tie-break score. Total ₹101000 prize fund was distributed among the prize winners. Total 292 players participated in this two-day open Rapid rating event, organized by Delhi Chess Association at Arya Samaj Bhawan, New Delhi on 21st and 22nd December 2019. A pictorial report of the tournament. Photo: IA Kaviraj Sawant

Harsha, Vidit, Nihal impressive at World Blitz 2019

01/01/2020 -

Harsha Bharathakoti surprised by defeating Nihal Sarin in the final round of World Blitz 2019 and finishing with 13.0/21. Thus becoming the best Indian performer at World Blitz 2019, ranked 28th.  Why is it a surprise? Because Harsha finished day 1 of Blitz with only 5.5/12. Vidit Gujrathi and Nihal Sarin both were impressive and they did not disappoint with their performance. They scored some fine victories over Dmitry Andreikin, Sergey Karjakin and Ian Nepomniachtchi. They held their own against some of the best of the world. Among the women, both Humpy and Harika made a solid start. Humpy was in the lead till round 13. But the most crucial point was losing her game against the eventual champion Kateryna Lagno. Find out how all Indian players fared at World Blitz 2019. Photo: Rupali Mullick and Lennart Ootes/FIDE

Upcoming tournaments in January 2020

31/12/2019 -

Since 2019 was a packed year full of tournaments, the new year of the decade 2020 is supposed to be a well balanced calendar for all players. Women's World Championship starts on 3rd January at Shanghai, China and it will conclude on 26th January at Vladivostok, Russia. The 82nd edition of Tata Steel Masters will witness the new World Triple Crown champion Magnus Carlsen along with Vishy Anand and other Elite players in action. In the challengers section, Surya Sekhar Ganguly and Nihal Sarin will duke it out with other players. One of the strongest Open tournaments, Gibraltar International Chess Festival will start on 20th January. Delhi International Open brings the highest prize fund tournament to its 18th edition, Chennai International GM Open will step on its twelfth year. Photo: Various sources

Yakkuboev wins Bhopal International GM Open, Venkatesh finishes second

31/12/2019 -

Central India's biggest tournament of 2019, Bhopal International GM Open came conclusion by crowning GM Nodirbek Yakubboev of Uzbekistan as the champion of the tournament. He remained undefeated in all ten games. This was the most exciting finish in Bhopal International tournament history as six players finished with a score of 8.0/10. Tie-break scores decided the final standings. India's highest rated player in the event, fifth seeded GM Venkatesh M R secured the runner-up position to make his country proud. India's Secretary (Sports), Radhey Shyam Julaniya (IAS) encouraged all the players at the prize distribution ceremony along with many office bearers of AICF. Photo: Niklesh Jain

Live Games of World Rapid and Blitz 2019

30/12/2019 -

The best way to follow the games of Vidit Gujrathi, Adhiban Baskaran, Sasikiran Krishnan, Surya Sekhar Ganguly, Sethuraman, Srinath Narayanan, Aravindh Chithambaram, Vishnu Prasanna, Humpy Koneru, Harika Dronavalli, Harsha Bharathakoti, Raunak Sadhwani, Nihal Sarin and Gukesh D from World Rapid and Blitz 2019 is to follow this page. We have live commentary by GM Peter Leko and IM Almira Skripchenko. Along with it, we also have all the live games, finished games of previous rounds, schedule and all the important links. As the rounds go by, we will keep posting important results which will help you to follow this grand event in the best possible manner. Rounds begin at 3 p.m. local time (5.30 p.m. IST). 26th, 27th, 28th December is the rapid matches and on 29th and 30th December we have the blitz. Photo: Amruta Mokal

An overview of Indian performances at the World Rapid 2019

29/12/2019 -

The Indian contingent failed to win any medals in the open section of the World Rapid Championship but that said many of the performances did reflect the bright hopes that the country has in the game of chess. Even though the highest rated Indian Vidit Gujrathi failed to make an impression, many of the other players, including the three talented youngsters Gukesh D, Nihal Sarin, and Raunak Sadhwani, impressively pulled off 2600+ performances. And among the more experienced players Surya Sekhar Ganguly and Adhiban Baskaran too performed commendably well. In this article we bring you a brief overview.  

The inspiring return of Koneru Humpy

29/12/2019 -

Koneru Humpy gifted the chess community of India a huge honour yesterday by becoming the Women World Rapid Champion. The 32-year-old played some phenomenal bit of chess to score 9.0/12 and was tied for the top place along with Lei Tingjie of China and Ekaterina Atalik of Turkey. However, based on the tiebreak Koneru and Lei advanced to a play-off for the first position. The Indian and Chinese both exchanged blows in what turned out to be quite a dramatic play-off but ultimately it was the ever hungry Humpy who came out on the top. We bring you a detailed, illustrated report along with a revealing interview of the champion.

Magnus Carlsen is the World Rapid Champion

29/12/2019 -

Magnus Carlsen is now not just the Classical World Champion, but also the Rapid World Champion! He played sublime chess, gaining 14 Elo points, reaching 2900 on the Elo scale to win the title one point ahead of his nearest rivals. Silver medal was won unexpectedly by Alireza Firouzja who scored 4.5/5 on the last day and Nakamura settled for the bronze. In this illustrated article we look into Magnus's most crucial wins from the second day of the event and also bring you photos along with the interview of the World Champion.

World Rapid 2019 Day two: Harika and Humpy in with chance for a medal

28/12/2019 -

After playing eight rounds in the women section of the ongoing World Rapid 2019 Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli have still kept the country's medal hopes alive. Both of them have scored 6.5/8 points each so far and are just half a point behind the leaders Irina Bulmaga, Tan Zhongyi, Lei Tingjie, and Mariya Muzychuk. In the open group Adhiban Baskaran has the highest score among the Indians; while players like Aravindh Chithambaram, Nihal Sarin, Raunak Sadhwani are stealing the show by holding their own against experienced higher-rated opposition. We bring you a quick express report.

Can Venkatesh win Bhopal GM Open 2019?

28/12/2019 -

Bhopal International GM Open 2019 has arrived at its final stage. Everybody is eager to know who will win the tournament. It is difficult to say who will win it, because after the conclusion of round 9, four players are in the lead with a score of 7.5/9 and they are - Nodirbek Yakubboev, Venkatesh M R, Nguyen Van Huy and Attila Czebe. A draw in each of the top two boards will open the tournament wide to the eight players who are just trailing behind the leaders by a half point at 7.0/9. Entire nation will have eyes on the final round to find out whether this time an Indian will win the trophy or not. If Venkatesh scores a victory over Yakubboev, then it is highly likely that he will become champion. Photo: Niklesh Jain

Ravi on the rise - Ravi Teja S on his performance at the Indian Championship 2019

28/12/2019 -

The National Senior Championship 2019 turned out to be a splendid event for Ravi Teja S. The 26-year-old employee of the Indian Railways went to play the tournament in Sikkim with his wife WFM Anusha NLV and came ahead of many strong Grandmasters of the country. He defeated players like Lalith Babu MR and Sandipan Chanda to clinch the third spot just behind Aravindh Chithambaram and Akash G. So how did Ravi do it? In a candid interview with ChessBase India, he speaks at length about his games, his mindset during the rounds, and much more.

Nihal Sarin and Aravindh Chithambaram steal the show on day one of the World Rapid 2019

27/12/2019 -

The first day of the World Rapid Championships 2019 proved to be quite a successful one for Indian players. Nihal Sarin showed his class as he outwitted three strong grandmasters and with a performance rating of 2758, is gaining 56 Elo points. The only other Indian to have performed better than him on day one was Aravindh Chithambaram, the reigning national champion of India who managed to not only beat Boris Gelfand, but also Alonso Alvar, and Bartosz Socko. Aravindh has an Elo performance of 2800+! In the women's section, we have only two players taking part - Humpy and Harika, but both of them have played extremely well and are on 3.5/4, a half a point behind the leaders. We bring you an illustrated report from day one of the event taking place in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow!

Bhopal GM Open 2019 Round 8: Yakubboev maintains his sole lead

27/12/2019 -

Bhopal International GM Open 2019 has entered into its final stage. Top seed GM Nodirbek Yakubboev has taken sole lead with a score of 7.0/8, India's highest rated player in the event, GM Venkatesh M R is just behind the leader at 6.5/8 along with nine other players who are also at the same score. It is going to be a close contest since so many players are closing in on the leader. IM Nguyen Van Huy showed fantastic opening preparation and gave no chances to Yakubboev. All top four boards ended up in draws. Only Venkatesh scored a victory among the top five boards. Read round 8 report by Niklesh Jain from the venue. Photo: Niklesh Jain

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