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30/06/2018 - Why, after all, are the Indian openings called "Indian"? Conrad Schormann tried to find an answer to this question and found it in the ChessBase Mega Database. It led him back to a clash of classical and hypermodern theory in old India.
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30/06/2018 - There are 14 age group sections being played simultaneously with the open event in the Commonwealth Championships 2018. These age category tournaments have reached their most interesting stage because they are just seven round events. In many of the sections, the top seeds clashed against each other. In many the best players are going to play against each other after the rest day. We bring you the detailed coverage of all the sections with some vibrant pictures by Amruta Mokal. In the Open section S.Nitin leads with 4.0/4 and is the sole leader. Saturday is a rest day for the juniors and a double round for players in the open section.
29/06/2018 - Chess players need to be mentally strong. That's the only way in which they can succeed. A brilliant case of this was showcased at the Commonwealth Championships 2018. Meghna CH is a 19-year-old player from Kerala. She came to Delhi with big hopes of winning a medal in the under-20 section. However, in the 2nd round she lost to higher rated Sakshi Chitlange and in the third round she was beaten by her state mate Abdeen Asna who was rated 1162! Nothing could have been worse for Meghna. But she turned things around in style. Check out this article to know how she did it.
28/06/2018 - The Abu Dhabi Chess Festival is just around the corner and its premier event, the Masters' Tournament, features an exciting list of players. Some of the bigwigs include Richard Rapport, Alexander Morozevich, Anton Korobov and Vladimir Fedoseev. With such a strong field, the tournament offers an ideal opportunity for aspiring masters to earn norms or gain rating points.
28/06/2018 - Chess is among the very few sports or mental activities where a child can compete with an adult on equal ground and the term "Prodigy" is not uncommon. For the past few years, India is has been creating chess prodigies relentlessly. In this article we meet Luxshana, a child prodigy from the city of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu who has secured a slew of medal's and achievements in the field of chess. And at this tender age she has something very special - support from her school Park Global School at an unprecedented level!
28/06/2018 - Chess reports are filled with news and updates, but this round two report from Commonwealth 2018 is different. It is filled with high level of instructional content. IM Sagar Shah, the author of this report, says, "To go through this entire report will take two hours of your time. But if you do it carefully, it is bound to teach you a lot about chess." We have video analysis by GM Pravin Thipsay, GM Deepan Chakkravarthy teaches you the intricacies of calculation and IM P. Karthikeyan shows you how deep you can go in any position. This is a report with a difference and to add more flavour to it, you have some world class photography by Amruta Mokal.
27/06/2018 - What a great gathering of chess players we have at the Leela Ambience Hotel in Delhi. The Commonwealth Chess Championships 2018 kicked off from the 26th of June 2018. A record number of players are taking part in this event. In the mornings you have the age category events, while in the afternoon, the open section begins. Most of the top seeds sailed through, with the exception of the strongest female player in the tournament - Tania Sachdev. In a completely winning position she blundered in a big way and gifted the full point to the opponent. We have a huge report with some excellent pictures by Amruta Mokal.
26/06/2018 - Indian chess has some brilliant chess players up its fold, right from five-time reigning World Champion to the 12-year-old second youngest GM in the world R. Praggnanandhaa. But today we are going to look at three of our champions who have braved all sorts of odds to come out victorious on the chess board. They playing chess shows not only how great the sport of chess is, but also what gritty, determined and courageous individuals they are. We are talking about the terrific trio of IM Shashikant Kutwal, WIM Jennitha Anto and Samarth Rao who are representing our country at the 18th IPCA World Championships currently taking place in Prague.
25/06/2018 - The blitz leg of the Paris Grand Chess ended in the most exciting manner one could have imagined. Wesley So led the event after the blitz, Sergey Karjakin took over after the first day of the blitz, but neither of them won the tournament! It was GM Hikaru Nakamura, who had always been lurking around the winners, who took the title prize scoring four wins on the final day. Indian ace, Viswanathan Anand, finished with a lukewarm sixth place with a combined score (rapid + blitz) of 17/36.
25/06/2018 - Punjab is well known for excelling at physical sports. When it comes to chess, the state is lagging behind in a big way. Until the present day, the state of Punjab has had no International Masters or Grandmasters. Just three FMs. In a state where there is no chess culture, where people do not understand the game of 64 squares, how do you make the game of chess popular? Add to this the problem of drug abuse among children in the state. All of this seems like an insurmountable problem. But there exists an organization with a vision - a vision to change the overall scene in the state with the help of chess. Here's an inspiring story of how Punjab Kesari is making chess the most popular sport in Punjab.
25/06/2018 - Usually when a player makes a norm with one round to spare, he more often than not loses the last round. This is because he is happy with his/her achievement and is in a relaxed state of mind. But for little Pragg, becoming the second youngest GM in the history of the game was not enough. He also wanted to win the 4th Gredine Open. He played an excellent game to beat his last round opponent GM Roeland Pruijssers, after the Dutch GM made a mistake in the opening. The other good news for Indian fans was Vaishali making her second WGM norm and gaining 27 Elo points. Illustrated report with game analysis and pictures.
23/06/2018 - 23rd of June 2018 turned out to be a great day for Indian chess fans as R. Praggnanandhaa scored his third and final GM norm at the 4th Gredine Open in Ortisei, Italy. Pragg won his eighth round game against GM Moroni Luca Jr. and scored his GM norm with one round to spare. Pragg, thus became the second youngest GM in the history of the game at the age of 12 years, 10 months and 13 days. Sergey Karjakin and Praggnanandhaa are the only players in the world who have achieved the GM title before the age of 13 years! A phenomenal feat. We bring you the game that gave Pragg the GM title as well as a video compilation of the moment when Pragg became a grandmaster!
23/06/2018 - I created a National Premier Champion from scratch - how many chess coaches can boast of this fact. A very few for sure! One such dedicated coach is Gangaraju Muralikrishna from Ponnur in Andhra Pradesh. He moulded the talent of GM Lalith Babu and made him the player he is now. He also carved an IM from his hometown of Ponnur - Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad. In this article we get to know G. Muralikrishna in more detail, what are his training techniques, how did he work with Lalith and we also interview Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad, who became an IM in 2017.
23/06/2018 - Just like in Leuven, Wesley So managed to finish on top of the leaderboard in the rapid section of the Grand Chess Tour in Paris. Scoring 12/18, So is ahead of his nearest rivals, Hikaru Nakamura and Sergey Karjakin, by a one-point margin. Meanwhile, Vishy Anand played some really enterprising chess to finish joint fourth on the leaderboard. He finished with two draws and a loss out of his three games but his games were entertaining and hard-fought, especially the one against Nakamura. We have a report with games and pictures.
23/06/2018 - In a small town of northern Italy called Ortisei, history is being made. Our super prodigy R. Praggnanandhaa is playing the 4th Gredine Open 2018 and is on 5.5/7. If he plays the last two rounds well he could well make his final GM norm and become the second youngest GM in the history of the game. In this article IM Sagar Shah analyzes one of Pragg's fine win over Aryan Gholami from Iran. We also tell you the score that Pragg requires from the last two rounds to make a GM norm. His sister Vaishali is also in fantastic form as she is on track to making her maiden IM norm. Also get to see some breathtaking pictures sent to us by Sushir Lohia.
