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Black Magic by Praggnanandhaa to beat Nino Batsiashvili

17/12/2019 -

Sunway Sitges International 2019 is witnessing Indian domination. After four rounds, three out of the five leaders are Indians. Praggnanandhaa, Sethuraman and S.L. Narayanan. All three of them are on 4.0/4. Narayanan and Praggnanandhaa both registered emphatic victories in the fourth round with the former sacrificing a piece leading to a powerful attack, and the latter showing some dark squared wizardry. Pragg's play was very impressive and all the King's Indian players should definitely make a note of his strategy. The youngster has now reached a Live Elo of 2612. Sethuraman was slightly fortunate as his opponent misplayed a superior position to give the Indian a full point. A detailed report with key game analysis and pictures by Lennart Ootes.

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Vishy's December #10: I walked with a giant

16/12/2019 -

Meeting Vishy Anand is a dream of any chess lover. Speaking a few words would make it special, having an autograph would mean flaunting rights for a lifetime and taking a picture with Anand is a dream come true. Here's a story of a man who always dreamed to meet Vishy Anand, shake hands with him, have a photograph with him. Call it good karma, but as Praful Zaveri started serving the chess community, his meetings with Vishy Anand started becoming more and more intimate. In this article he shares his experience of meeting the legend on several occasions from 2000 to 2019. This December, ChessBase India is celebrating the month as Vishy's December in honour of the Indian chess legend Vishy Anand turning 50 years old. If you have a story, experience or an anecdote related to Anand which you would like to share with the chess world, you can send it to us at chessbaseindia@gmail.com.

G. Akash's brilliant play lights up the National Championships 2019

16/12/2019 -

In the seventh round of the National Championships 2019 which are currently in progress in Sikkim, we witnessed an absolute gem from G. Akash. He was facing GM Sandipan Chanda with the white pieces and began the game with 1.e4. In reply to the Sicilian, he played the English Attack and quickly castled on the queenside. Very soon things began to heat up and Akash sacrificed a knight for a pawn. He had some excellent compensation and then he sacrificed his queen! At one point White had only one piece and a few pawns as compensation for the missing queen. But throughout the game, Akash was in control of things. We bring you a detailed analysis of this brilliant attacking gem by G. Akash.

IM Harikrishnan wins Ramco 2nd FIDE Rated Open 2019

16/12/2019 -

Second seeded IM Ra Harikrishnan scored 7.0/8 and won Ramco 2nd FIDE Rated Open 2019. Six other players also finished with the same score along with top seed Laxman R R. Harikrishnan edged ahead of him in the fourth tie-break score by 0.25 to clinch the championship. He received ₹70000 cash and a beautiful trophy for his efforts. Laxman was declared the first runner-up and Senthil Maran K secured the second runner-up position. Total 379 players from eight states across the country participated in this four-day eight round event where total prize fund was ₹500000 and 98 cash prizes were distributed. A detail tournament report by the Chief Arbiter of the tournament IA R Anantharam including games and photos. Photo: IA R Anantharam

Sunway Sitges 2019 - An event hosting 106 Indian players in Spain

16/12/2019 -

From 33 Indians in A group in 2018, the number has spiralled to 85 at the sixth edition of the Sunway Sitges International 2019. Right from Sasikiran, Sethuraman, Karthikeyan Murali to Nihal Sarin, Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, Raunak Sadhwani, Arjun Erigaisi, we have so many Indian talents fighting it out in Barcelona. 21 more players are playing the B-group which makes it a total of 106 Indians at the event. It is quite amazing to see such a turnout in spite of the event clashing with the Indian national championships 2019 in Sikkim. We bring you rounds one to three report along with annotated games of the four Indian players leading - Sethuraman, Srinath Narayanan, S.L. Narayanan and Praggnanandhaa.

Studying openings with the ChessBase Magazine, II: Creating a repertoire database

15/12/2019 -

The second part of the opening tutorial shows how to create a repertoire database and how to import games from the ChessBase Magazine and other sources to your repertoire database to save a lot of time and effort. These days having an opening repertoire is not just a luxury, it's a necessity. For all serious players, having a repertoire and keeping themselves updated is a must. ChessBase Magazine comes with all latest games and annotations from top players of the world and much more. But have you ever wondered, how to add it to your repertoire? As that not only will save your time, but also help you build a strong repertoire database. You will find out about all in this tutorial. Drawing: ChessBase

Kosteniuk wins Monaco GP, Humpy leads Grand Prix

15/12/2019 -

Alexandra Kosteniuk had a fairytale ending as she defeated Elisabeth Paehtz in the final round to finish at 7.0/11. For her to win the tournament, the most anticipated match between Humpy and Goryachkina needed Humpy to win and fortuitously that's what happened, resulting in Humpy finishing runner-up and Goryachkina claiming the second runner-up position. Kosteniuk won her third consecutive tournament in a row. Humpy still leads the GP points table with a 40 point lead and one event to go, since each player is eligible to participate in three out of four events. Kateryna Lagno finished at third position in the second consecutive GP event. Harika finished at shared sixth with a score of 5.5/11 | Photo: Karol Bartnik / FIDE

Harikrishna gets knocked out of Jerusalem GP without losing a single game

14/12/2019 -

After finishing both Classical games in a draw with the former World Championship Challenger Sergey Karjakin, Harikrishna had to beat him in the the faster time controls. All four rapid games and both blitz games ended up in a draw. That resulted in the tournament's first Armageddon in which also Harikrishna did not lose the game. However as per the rules of an Armageddon match, a draw means only the player with black pieces advance to the next round which meant Harikrishna's exit from Jerusalem GP without losing any game on the board or on the clock. His exit is a technicality based on rules which we all are aware of. Photo: Niki Riga

Monaco GP R10: Advantage Goryachkina

14/12/2019 -

Anna Muzychuk held Goryachkina to a draw. Goryachkina takes a full point lead to the final round where she faces Humpy. Pia Cramling held Humpy to a draw. Kosteniuk checkmated Harika and now she is tied at the second place along with Humpy. Lagno made a short draw with Paehtz. Cramling, Harika, Lagno and Anna Muzychuk are tied at the fourth place for now. Gunina broke her losing streak in the tournament by holding Mariya Muzychuk to a draw. Nana Dzagnidze and Zhao Xue had a marathon draw of 99 moves. The final round will determine the winner for Monaco GP | Photo: Karol Bartnik / FIDE

Vishy's December #09: A rival and a fan!

14/12/2019 -

Peter Svidler and Vishy Anand have had some great chess duels over the years, yet Svidler considers himself very much a fan of Vishy Anand. Right from the first time they met each other in the ChessBase office in the 90s to the current day when they still fight it out over the board, Svidler has been in awe of Vishy's abilities. In this article, Peter Svidler, an 8-time Russian Champion and a player who has fought at three Candidates events, talks about Vishy - his first meet with Anand, the Indian legend's contribution to the world of chess, what keeps Vishy going even at the age of 50 and more. This December, ChessBase India is celebrating the month as Vishy's December in honour of the Indian chess legend Vishy Anand turning 50 years old. If you have a story, experience or an anecdote related to Anand which you would like to share with the chess world, you can send it to us at chessbaseindia@gmail.com.

Jerusalem GP R1.2: So advances, Harikrishna in the tie-breaks with Karjakin

13/12/2019 -

Harikrishna held Karjakin to a draw again in game 2 of round 1. Harikrishna will play tie-break matches against Karjakin on Friday. The fourth leg of the FIDE Grand Prix Series organized by World Chess is currently ongoing at the Notre Dame Center Jerusalem. Yossi Gilad, Head of Engineering at Algorand, opened the round with the first symbolic move. All the return games of the first round at Jerusalem Grand Prix were drawn, except for Wesley So winning against Yu Yangyi. The American becomes the first player to advance to the next stage of the event and was very happy to win his first match in the Grand Prix Series 2019 without playing tie-break. Photo: Niki Riga / World Chess

Monaco GP R9: Goryachkina increases her lead

13/12/2019 -

Mariya Muzychuk held Goryachkina to a draw, despite the former having advantage in the opening. Humpy suffered her first loss of the tournament against Paehtz. Thus Goryachkina took a full point sole lead. Harika made a short draw with Lagno. Both Humpy and Harika are now tied at second place. Cramling, Kosteniuk, Lagno and Anna Muzychuk are at tied fourth place. Gunina lost her sixth consecutive game, this time against Dzagnidze. Kosteniuk had a well fought draw with Zhao Xue. Only two rounds left in the tournament. Photo: Karol Bartnik / FIDE 

Vishy's December #08: Last man standing

13/12/2019 -

On 11th of December 2019, Vishy Anand turned fifty. It was a special day for the Indian chess fraternity and only more so because the living legend is still making strong moves on the board. From facing Karpov and Kasparov in his youth, Vishy is still competing with the best in the world on equal terms. What is the secret of his unparalleled longevity? There is no better person who could answer this question than Vishy's immediate predecessor, the 14th World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. In this article Kramnik shares his thoughts on Vishy's legacy in the world of chess. Read on to get an unusual insight into the life of one of the greatest players that the game of chess has ever seen.

Akash soars, Aravindh pulls off a brilliancy

12/12/2019 -

Only four rounds are over at the National Senior Championship 2019 and things already seem to be heating up as out of the nine players who were leading at the end of the third round, only three could maintain their spots. Aravindh Chithambaram, Sandipan Chanda, and Akash G are the current leaders after four rounds with perfect scores of 4.0/4. The National triple-crown winner and defending champion Aravindh played a brilliant game today to beat India's blitz king Laxman Rajaram, while Akash G too grabbed eyeballs by getting the better of Deep Sengupta who is more than a hundred points higher rated than him. In this report we bring you the glimpses of all the excitement.

IA Amit Sharma wins C S Sharma Memorial Open Rating 2019

12/12/2019 -

Starting out as third seed, IA Amit Sharma scored 6.0/7, remained undefeated, finished a half point ahead of the field to become champion in C S Sharma Memorial Open Rating 2019. Three players finished at 5.5/7. Alok Priyadarshi and Vaibhav Gautam secured second and third position respectively as per their tie-break scores. Stuti Aishwary won the Best Woman prize with a score of 5.5/7. Best Veteran prize went to 62-year-old Bir Singh Raminder who scored 4.0/7. Total 54 players participated in this three-day event, organized by Botwinnik Chess Academy in memory of C S Sharma who established this academy in 1978. For him chess was his first love. A pictorial report of the tournament. Photo: IA Kaviraj Sawant

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