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7th Sharjah Masters R1: Arjun Erigaisi makes Safarli suffer, now World no.6

15/05/2024 -

Arjun Erigaisi, Aravindh Chithambaram and Iniyan Pa are the three Indians to make a winning start at 7th Sharjah Masters 2024. Arjun scored an emphatic victory over Eltaj Safarli (AZE) to become World no.6 in the live ratings. Aravindh and Iniyan registered victories over Bharath Subramaniyam H and Pouya Idani (IRI); Sethuraman S P, Sankalp Gupta, B Adhiban and Harika Dronavalli drew against Teimour Radjabov (AZE), Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (ARM), Abhimanyu Puranik and Manuel Petrosyan (ARM) respectively. In the Challengers section, Ankit Ray scored a big win over IM Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (UZB). Round 2 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

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/-.

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দাবাড়ু (Dabaru) movie inspired by the life of Surya Sekhar Ganguly is out now on theaters

14/05/2024 -

Indian films have a lot of movies based on sports, be it biopic or slightly fictionalized. However, one thing it lacked is a movie based completely around chess. দাবাড়ু (Dabaru) is the first movie in Indian cinema which completely revolves around chess. It is not a biopic of GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly. It is inspired by his life. Since it is the movie about Surya's life, he ensured that the technical aspects of chess is correct as that's the first thing chess players and enthusiasts look for any kind of discrepancy. Samriddhaa Ghosh and Arindam Mukherjee were the Chess Coordinators. They ensured the chess technicalities are correct. The movie released in various districts across West Bengal on Friday 10th May 2024. Check out photos and interviews from this Grand Premiere at Priya Cinema Hall in Kolkata, West Bengal. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Harikrishnan A Ra wins 7th Mimosa Rating Open 2024

14/05/2024 -

IM Harikrishnan A Ra and Niccolo Baldeschi (ITA) scored an unbeaten 4.5/5 each at won 7th Mimosa Open 2024. Harikrishnan won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Niccolo secured second place. They both finished a full point ahead of the rest. Pietro Mirri (ITA) was adjudged third scoring 3.5/5. The total prize fund in Open A was €500. The top three prizes were €250 + trophy, €150 and €100 each respectively. The three-day five-round tournament was organized by Mimosa SSD at Washington 33 in Milan, Italy from 24th to 26th April 2024. This is Harikrishna's third rating tournament triumph of the month and overall fifth of the year.

Arjun Erigaisi will be the top seed at Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2024

14/05/2024 -

Arjun Erigaisi will make his debut at Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2024 in Jermuk, Armenia. He will be the top seed in this Category 17 tournament. Arjun will be seen in action with the defending champion - Samuel Sevian (USA), M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI), Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU), Haik M Martirosyan (ARM), Matthias Bluebaum (GER), Shant Sargsyan (ARM), Volodar Murzin, Manuel Petrosyan (ARM) and Robert Hovhannisyan (ARM). The tournament will take place at Jermuk Ashkarh Health Center in Vayots Dzor, Armenia from 9th to 18th June 2024. The total prize fund of the tournament is 7450000 AMD (≈ US$ 18400). The top three prizes are 3100000 AMD (≈ US$ 7976), 1 850 000 AMD (≈ US$ 4760) and 1500000 (≈ US$ 3859). Photo: Chess Academy of Armenia

P Shyam Nikhil becomes the 85th Grandmaster of India

13/05/2024 -

IM P Shyam Nikhil became the 85th Indian to achieve the Grandmaster title on Sunday 12th May 2024 at Dubai Police Masters 2024. He drew with GM Jinshi Bai (CHN) in the final round to secure his final GM-norm. Shyam earned his first GM-norm way back in September 2011 at 4th Mumbai Mayor's Cup. In the following month, he scored his second GM-norm at 46th National Premier 2011. Five months later in May 2012 he got a published rating 2502. A few of his norms were missed and got cancelled due to technicality. He had to score his final GM-norm outside of India. 12 years later in Dubai, the same place where he crossed 2500 in 2012, is where he became a Grandmaster. Shyam's journey is undoubtedly inspirational, a concoction of grit, passion and perseverance. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

The Big Chess Inter School Tournament in Mumbai starts from 24th May

13/05/2024 -

Chess Tournaments in Schools are of the one of most important things to grow the chess scene in any place. Keeping this in mind, we are launching the Big Chess Inter School Tournament in Mumbai from 24th-26th May 2024! School students from all over the Mumbai district, of different age categories, will take part in this 3-day swiss tournament with a semi-classical time format. There are attractive prizes up for grabs, and a huge bonus for the top 2 finishers of each age category - they get to play a simultaneous exhibition against the Grand Swiss 2023 Champion, Candidates 2024 player, and one of India's best Grandmasters - Vidit Gujrathi!

Maximus Magnus Carlsen wins ten in-a-row to become a clear champion at Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2024

13/05/2024 -

Magnus Carlsen won ten games in-a-row to win Grand Chess Tour Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2024. He scored 26/36, finished a half point ahead of Wei Yi (CHN). Despite being 2.5 points ahead of Carlsen, he scored 1.5/2 in the first two games, then he lost to Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL). Immediately in the followed round Magnus defeated him to join him in the lead. The world no.1 scored another hat-trick to increase his win streak to ten games. He drew the last two games against Anish Giri (NED) and Arjun Erigaisi to become a clear champion. Duda finished third scoring 19.5/36. R Praggnanandhaa scored a crucial victory against Wei in the penultimate round. He scored 19/36 to finish fourth. Arjun fifth 18/36. Photos: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Pranav V wins Dubai Police Masters 2024, Aravindh second and Pranesh third

13/05/2024 -

The inaugural Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge concluded successfully yesterday, with Indian players securing the top four positions in the Masters category. Pranav V emerged as the tournament champion, while Arvind Chitambaram secured the runner-up position. Boasting a prize pool of $125,000, it stood as the largest tournament in the history of UAE, leaving an indelible mark on participants with its impeccable arrangements and the intensity of battles waged on the top board during the final round. The quality of matches showcased throughout the tournament was truly exceptional. Notably, twelve players attained the title norm, a commendable feat. Shyam Nikhil of India and Nogerbek of Kazakhstan ascended to the esteemed title of Grandmaster, with three players achieving the GM-norm, eight securing the IM-norm, and one attaining the WIM-norm. Anticipation now runs high for the second edition of this prestigious tournament organized by the Dubai Police. Dive into this article to relive the excitement and don't miss the captivating pictures and videos curated by Aditya Sur Roy. 

Aaryan Varshney perfect at 1st Emergers Rapid Rating Open 2024

12/05/2024 -

FM Aaryan Varshney won 1st Emergers Rapid Rating Open 2024 with a 100% score 9/9. The IM-elect Aaryan finished a full point ahead of the rest. Daksh Goyal scored sole 8/9 to secure second place. His sole loss of the event was against the eventual champion, Aaryan in the penultimate round. Five players - FM Namitbir Singh Walia, FM Garv Gaur, FM Ojasva Singh, Sundram Kumar and IM Aaditya Dhingra scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed third to seventh respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹500000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each respectively. The two-day rapid rating tournament was organized by Emergers Chess Academy on 27th and 28th April 2024 at Orchids - The International School in Sonipat, Haryana. This is Aaryan's sixth overall and second rating tournament triumph of the year.

Superbet Blitz 2024 R1-9: Praggnanandhaa outplays Carlsen as the latter struggles to catch Wei Yi

12/05/2024 -

R Praggnanandhaa started his Blitz day with a win over Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL). In the second round, he defeated Magnus Carlsen (NOR) for the first time in a rated game at Grand Chess Tour Superbet Blitz 2024. The teenager outplayed the world no.1 in the endgame, which is the Norwegian's forte. However, the euphoria probably got the better of him as Praggnanandhaa went on to lose the next two games. He is now at 14.5/27. Wei Yi (CHN) started his day with a loss against D Gukesh. He won the next two games before saving a lost endgame against Carlsen. Then the Chinese had another five-game winning streak to extend his lead by 2.5 points. He is now at 20.5/27, followed by Carlsen 18/27, Praggnanandhaa 14.5/27 and Arjun Erigaisi 14/27. Blitz Round 10 starts today from 1 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Hanyu Sun wins Sardinia World Chess Festival 2024 Open C

11/05/2024 -

Ertan Ozdogan (TUR), Luca Ferraro (ITA) and Hanyu Sun (CHN) were the coleaders 7/8 heading into the final round of Sardinia World Chess Festival 2024 Open C (<1600). Luca lost to Daniele Isaia (ITA), Ertan won against Krishnan Vishwanathan and Hanyu defeated Manuel Serra (ITA). Both Hanyu and Ertan ended up with the same score 8/9 each. Hanyu became champion due to better tie-break score, Ertan secured second place. Hanyu's sole loss of the event was against the eventual runner-up, Ertan in Round 3. Luca finished third. Ertan's solitary defeat was against Luca in Round 5. The total prize fund of the entire festival was €50000. The top three prizes in Open C were €1200, €800 and €600 along with a trophy each. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

New: ChessBase Magazine #219

11/05/2024 -

Prague Masters 2024: analyses by tournament winner Nodirbek Abdusattorov as well as Erwin l'Ami, David Navara, Thai Dai Van Nguyen, Praggnanandhaa and many more. - "Special" on Fabiano Caruana: CBM authors show their favourite games of the world no. 2 - exclusive collection of 26 annotated games from 2007 to 2023 – A fresh English repertoire: Felix Blohberger presents an idea based on the game Gukesh-Navara from the Prague Masters 2024 with 3.e3 and 4.Qb3 (video) – Everything okay for Black: Sergey Grigoriants updates 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5!? – Active defence: Jan Markos shows in his series "Practical tips for the tournament player" which strategy you should pursue in a pressure situation – Endgames with knight versus pawn(s): "Knight check shadow", "Karpov distance" and what else you need to know, part #9 of Dr Karsten Mueller’s video course and much more. Enjoy CBM #219 in the new ChessBase book format on any device: iPad, tablet, Mac, Windows PC, laptop or smartphone! Photo: ChessBase

Superbet Rapid 2024 R7-9: Praggnanandhaa draws with Carlsen, halts Wei Yi's winning streak

11/05/2024 -

Wei Yi (CHN) continued his winning streak from the previous day at Grand Chess Tour Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2024. He defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) and D Gukesh to register his fifth consecutive win. R Praggnanandhaa halted his winning spree as the teenager drew with him in the ninth round. Wei topped the Rapid event scoring 13/18 and gained sole lead. Before the draw, Praggnanandhaa started his day with a solid draw against Magnus Carlsen (NOR) and then had another lukewarm draw against his good friend Arjun Erigaisi. Magnus is now trailing Wei by one point at 12/18, followed by Praggnanandhaa at 10/18. Nine rounds of Blitz games will be played today. Round 1 starts today from 1 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Dubai Police Global Challenge R 5 & 6: Aravindh-Visakh's dominance unshaken despite consecutive draws

10/05/2024 -

As the Dubai Police Open chess tournament progresses, now very close to its conclusion with only three rounds remaining, the tension on the board remains palpable, especially with Indian Grandmasters Aravindh Chithambaram and Visakh N R holding steadfast to their lead. Despite encountering two consecutive draws in the recent rounds, their dominance remains unchallenged. Amidst the competitive atmosphere, Round 6 witnessed a notable inauguration by Mohammad AlMulla, an accomplished astronaut and skilled chess player. Stay tuned for updates on this captivating event, including amazing pictures, videos, and interviews by Aditya Sur Roy.

Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir dominates 16th Chessmate Inter School Team Rapid Rating 2024

10/05/2024 -

Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir scored an unbeaten 15/16 to win 16th Chessmate - Inter School Rapid Rating Team Tournament 2024. They defeated the defending champion, South Point High School A by 2.5-1.5 in the third round. They finished a staggering three points ahead of the field. Sudhir Memorial Institute (Girls) overall secured second place scoring 12/16. However, they became champion in the Girls category. DPS Ruby Park and South Point High School B also scored 12/16 each. They were placed second and third in the Open section. Among the girls, Bhavan's Gangabux and Gokhale Memorial Girls School scored 7/16 each to secure second and third position. South Point alumni and 43rd GM of India - Diptayan Ghosh was the Chief Guest at the Closing Ceremony. Photos: Rajendra Singh/South Point High School

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