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World's youngest GM Gukesh is now a teenager

29/05/2019 -

A young boy from Chennai was taught chess when he was six years old. Seven years later, today, he became a teenager! 13 years old. What happened in those seven years? Well, the youngster became the under-11 national champion, under-12 Asian Champion, under-12 World Champion, scored his three IM norms, reached 2400 Elo, became an IM, scored his three GM norms, reached 2500, became a GM, became India's youngest GM, second youngest GM in the history of chess! Phew... Yes, the youngster we are talking about is Gukesh! And the good news for Indian chess is that he has just started his journey. A very happy 13th birthday, Gukesh.

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Aravindh Chithambaram is India's first Triple Crown Champion

29/05/2019 -

Aravindh Chithambaram becomes the first Indian to become the National Triple Crown Champion by winning National Rapid and Blitz titles on 28th May 2019. He had won National Open Senior title in December 2018. Aravindh etched his name in history books in an emphatic manner as he scored 10.5/11 in Rapid and 10.0/11 in Blitz. His record is similar to what Carlsen had done in 2014 when he became the first male player to become World Triple Crown Champion when he held World title in all three formats Classical, Rapid and Blitz. Susan Polgar was the first ever chess player to hold Triple Crown title in all three formats of the game in 1996. Photo: Amruta Mokal

Playoff Will Decide Moscow Grand Prix

29/05/2019 -

Tie-breaker games will be necessary to decide the winner of the Moscow Grand Prix after Ian Nepomniachtchi and Alexander Grischuk, two Russians, agreed to a swift draw Tuesday in Game 2 of the final. The Grand Prix is using a new knockout format of two game mini-matches at classical, or slow, time controls, followed by tie-breaker games at progressively faster time controls if the regulation part of the match ends in a tie. The Moscow Grand Prix, which is being held at the Central Chess Players’ House, is the first in a series of four tournaments to select two players for next year’s Candidates tournament. The winner of that tournament will become the challenger for the 2020 World Championship match to be held in November. Photo: World Chess

Nielsen on ten years of Mexico 2007 (R09): Nothing against the Marshall, yet Anand leads by a full point

28/05/2019 -

After his round 8 draw against Gelfand, Vishy Anand was in a half point lead over the field at the Mexico World Championship 2007. In round 9 he was up against Levon Aronian. Anand opened the game with 1.e4 and Aronian replied with the fashionable Marshall Gambit. Did Anand have anything up his sleeve? Well, team Anand had come up with a new idea of retreating the rook to e2 followed by f3 and Kf2. This all looked pretty artificial and within a few moves the peace treaty was signed. Not a great result for Vishy, but on the bright side, both his main competitors Gelfand and Kramnik suffered losses to Grischuk and Morozevich respectively and Vishy raced to a full one point lead over the field!

Moscow GP Finals: Grischuk-Nepo Game 1 ends up in a draw

28/05/2019 -

Game 1 of the final of the FIDE Moscow Grand Prix ended in a draw after 38 moves as neither Alexander Grischuk nor Ian Nepomniachtchi, who are both Russian, could make any appreciable headway against the other. The first symbolic move in the game was made by a young chess player Albina Yismailova in presence of FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich. Despite playing White, Grischuk found himself under pressure almost from the beginning as he was surprised by the preparation of Nepomniachtchi. While Grischuk took large amounts of time to find the best moves, Nepomniachtchi blitzed through the opening. Photo: World Chess

Rating of Indian chess players reinstated by FIDE

27/05/2019 -

FIDE President Arkadij Dvorkovich in his statement on FIDE website says,"Nearly a decade ago, FIDE, at the behest of the All India Chess Federation, removed the Elo ratings of dozens of players and expunged their names from the records. Today we are delighted to welcome back all those players with immediate effect." In this article you will find the Facebook post by FIDE as well as the statement by FIDE President Arkadij Dvorkovich.

Ujjwal and Yashasvi win ARCA State under-15 2019

27/05/2019 -

Ujjwal Deep and Yashasvi Gupta of Jaipur are the champions in ARCA State under-15 Championship 2019. Ujjwal scored 7.0/8 to win the tournament. Raj Kumawat and Arun Kataria also finished at 7.0/8, however due to a better tie-break score, Ujjwal was declared Champion. Among the girls, Yashasvi Gupta, Elakshi Srivastava, Dakshita Kumawat and Tanish Bhagchandani finished at 6.0/8. Yashasvi was adjudged the winner due to her better tie-break score. Total Prize fund ₹101111 was up for grabs. The tournament was organized by Chess in Lakecity from 17th-19th May 2019. Photo: Vikas Sahu

Ananya Bothra wins 45th West Bengal State Women's 2019

27/05/2019 -

Ananya Bothra won her maiden State title when she scored a perfect 7.0/7 at 45th West Bengal State Women's 2019. She gained a massive 110 ELO Rating points with a performance rating of 2233. In the final round, she defeated the defending Champion Samriddhaa Ghosh in a topsy-turvy endgame to claim the crown. For the first ever, West Bengal State Women's had cash prize. The champion won ₹8000 cash and a shining new trophy. This edition of State Women's a record number of 102 players from various district across the state. A detailed report containing photos and videos from the tournament including an interview with the champion. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Carlsen and Ding Liren lead, Vishy not in great form at Lindores Abbey Chess Stars

26/05/2019 -

The two crucial factors that will make Carlsen's task difficult of winning the Lindores Abbey Chess Stars 2019 are Ding Liren, who has fared excellently against Carlsen in recent times and the other being cold. The tournament is being played in a distillery in Newburgh, Scotland and Magnus is feeling quite cold in there. After three rounds Carlsen and Ding Liren are leading with 2.0/3, Karjakin is on 1.5/3 while Vishy is on the last spot with 0.5/3. A detailed day one report by IM Sagar Shah from the venue. Photo: Sagar Shah

Nepomniachtchi is the Second Finalist at Moscow GP

26/05/2019 -

Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia will face his compatriot, Alexander Grischuk, in the final of the Moscow Grand Prix starting on Monday. Getting there was not easy. One day after Grischuk qualified for the final by beating Hikaru Nakamura of the United States in the regulation portion of their match, Nepomniachtchi needed to overcome Radoslaw Wojtaszek of Poland in tie-breaker games to advance. It turned out to be the longest tie-breaker of the tournament. Both rapid games ended in draws, necessitating two more games at a faster time control of 10 minutes per player, with 10 seconds added to the time after each move. After the first game in the faster format ended in a draw, Nepomniachtchi finally prevailed in the second game, clinching the match. Photo: World Chess

Al Muthaiah wins 1st ICA Wayanad Open 2019

26/05/2019 -

IM Al Muthaiah wins third tournament in three months and his fourth in the year when he scored 7.5/9 and won 1st ICA Wayanad Open 2019. Four players finished at the same score of 7.5/9, they are IM Al Muthaiah, Senthil Maran K, Anilkumar O T and S Prasanna. Due to a better tie-break score, Muthaiah was declared the champion of the tournament. Senthil Maran was placed 2nd, Anilkumar and Prasanna had to be content with 3rd and 4th place respectively. The tournament took place at Hotel Regency, Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad, Kerala from 11th to 15th May 2019. Total 262 players participated from various states across the country for a total prize fund of Rs 500001. Photo: MS Govindankutty

FIDE Moscow GP: Grischuk is the first to advance to the finals

25/05/2019 -

Alexander Grischuk of Russia beat Hikaru Nakamura of the United States on Friday to earn a place in the final of the Moscow Grand Prix. He will have to wait until Saturday to find out who his opponent is in the final as the other semi-final – between Radoslaw Wojtaszek of Poland and Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia – ended in a tie after both regulation games were drawn. Wojtaszek and Nepomniachtchi will have to play tie-breakers on saturday. Both semifinals started with draws, so a win on Friday could clinch either match. Grischuk, who had White, was able to take advantage. Photo: World Chess.

When I comb my hair I only think about my hair

24/05/2019 -

There is a widespread notion that chess and academics don't go hand in hand. That's the reason why some of the parents stop their children from pursuing chess as they come closer to ninth and tenth grades. That's when the pressure of academics starts to rise. Chess impedes academics - how true is this statement? Well, we bring to you a refreshing example of Saina Salonika, no.1 rated under-16 girl in India, former under-10 world champion and a very ambitious chess player. She recently gave her 10th grade CBSE examinations and guess the amount of marks she scored? A whopping 97.4%. How did Saina do it? How did she balance her chess and academics? In this article, the youngster from Odisha reveals her secret. 

FIDE Moscow GP: Moscow Semi-finals begin with two nervous, tense draws

24/05/2019 -

Nerves were on display on Thursday in the first games of the semifinals of the Moscow Grand Prix – the players in both games had winning chances when the games were stopped by mutual agreement. The first game to finish on Thursday was between Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia and Radoslaw Wojtaszek of Poland. Arguably, that draw was the more curious of the two. The other game featured Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and Alexander Grischuk of Russia. The opening was a Giuoco Piano, which is Italian for “quiet game.” The opening usually features a lot of quiet maneuvering, but it can become very tactical if the center opens. Photo: World Chess

The participants of the ChessBase India Tour to the Catalan Circuit

23/05/2019 -

Have you always wanted to play in a tournament outside India but didn't feel confident about the logistics? Well, the ChessBase India Power group tour to the Catalan Circuit, is your perfect chance to plan tournaments outside India and also save money. How? A group tour manager will be looking after all your needs as you focus and give your 100% on the board. This year the circuit begins from the 24th of June 2019. In this article you will find the names of the participants who have already enrolled for the group tour. Sreeshwan Maralakshikari rated 2461 is one of them. You also have many other talented youngsters like Arhan Anand, Honi Arora, Tejes Kumar and others. There isn't much time left, so make your decision soon! 

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