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Play it wicked with the Veresov

12/11/2017 -

From Tartakover in the early 20th century to Morozevich and Nakamura today, all have enjoyed sidestepping the well-trodden paths of the Queen's Gambit and the umpteen Indians and venturing into the waters of the wicked Veresov Attack every now and then. On some occasions, it was used for quick draws; on some others, for a full-blooded fight. Nevertheless, it has always been a great surprise weapon. When Davide Nastasio felt the need to add the Veresov to his arsenal, he couldn't think of a better way to learn it than from IM Andrew Martin's DVD on the opening. In this review, he shares his impressions. 

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King Salman FIDE World Rapid and Blitz to be held in Saudi Arabia

12/11/2017 -

On November 9th 2017, FIDE - World Chess Federation announced that under the aegis of the General Sports Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2017 King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 26th - 30th December 2017. Hikaru Nakamura expressed his thoughts about the host nation and the sanctity of chess through a tweet immediately after the official announcement. We have asked several current and former national champions of our country to share their thoughts on the decision of hosting such a major championship in a country where democracy does not exist and their voice about Nakamura's tweet on the same subject.

Family team championship takes place first time in Kolkata

11/11/2017 -

Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy has been organizing Intra DBCA Chess Tournament since 2006 to encourage kids, increase general interest in chess and spread chess literacy. For the first time, a team championship was organized in an Intra DBCA Tournament but with a twist. The teammate must be directly related to the student. A concept inspired from Abu Dhabi Chess Festival was implemented for the first time in an Intra DBCA tournament. Total 38 teams participated in various combinations from father-son, father-daughter, mother-son, mother-daughter to grandfather-grandson. Here is a report full of photos and videos by Shahid Ahmed who was present at the event. 

National Premier 2017 Round 13: "I am the happiest man!"

10/11/2017 -

Those were Lalith Babu's words when asked as to how he felt after winning his first national seniors title. The Andhra boy has had a rough period in his life since 2013. Four years had passed and he hadn't won a single tournament. Winning this National Premier meant a lot for Lalith. Earlier in the day he had agreed to the shortest draw in the tournament - 14 moves. Aravindh, who was jointly leading with him, however slumped to a disastrous loss. As a result Lalith was crowned the Champion with 9.0/13. We have pictures, videos, stories and all the happenings from the final day of 55th National Premier Championship in Patna, Bihar.

National Premier 2017 Round 12: Aravindh or Lalith?

10/11/2017 -

What a grand finale we have at the National Premier 2017. In the penultimate round Lalith beat S.L. Narayanan with the black pieces - a fantastic feat. Aravindh, on the other hand, powered through time pressure to get the full point against Himanshu Sharma. With both of them on 8.5/12, and one and a half point ahead of the pack, we are sure to have a new National Champion! Who will it be? Your guess is as good as mine. We will have to wait for the games to begin at 10 a.m. on 10th of November. But for now we will take you through all the action that took place in the 12th round. Report from Patna. 

Raja Rithvik and K Priyanka win National Under 17

09/11/2017 -

The reigning National Under 13 Champion, Raja Rithvik R of Telangana and Commonwealth Chess 2017 Under 16 girls champion, K Priyanka of Tamil Nadu have emerged as the champions of Dr N. Mahalingam 28th National Under-17 Chess Championship 2017 in the Open and Girls' category, respectively. Even though both champions tripped once in their run and lost a game each, they managed to overcome the setback and emerged as title winners in their respective age category. Here is a report full of photos and games with photos by Sathish Kumar K.

National Premier 2017 Round 11: Aravindh keeps the race alive!

09/11/2017 -

Aravindh Chithambaram is not going to give up the race for becoming the national champion so easily! The lad was in grave trouble against P. Shyam Nikhil, but managed to find some key defensive ideas to win his game and join Lalith Babu at the top of the table. The duo are now on 7.5/11 and have a full one point lead over the field. Lalith has a tiebreak edge because he has beaten Aravindh in their personal encounter, but on the other hand Aravindh has relatively easier opposition in the last two rounds than Lalith. It's going to be a fantastic battle to the finish. Round 11 report from Patna.

Yuzvendra Chahal: From Greys to Greens

08/11/2017 -

Just before the Indian Cricket team clinched the T20 series against New Zealand yesterday, the Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal donned his chess-player hat yet again and played a few games of chess against his Kiwi counterpart, Ish Sodhi. Chahal, in his early days, had been a national level chess player and had even represented India at Asian and World U-12 Junior Championships. Here's a quick look at this fun match and Chahal's chess life.

M.R. Venkatesh on winning the Liffre Open

08/11/2017 -

M R Venkatesh's long wait for winning a title prize in a classical time control tournament was finally over at the Liffre  International Chess Open held in the final weeks of October. Scoring 8.0/9, Venkatesh emerged as the clear winner of the tournament, half a point ahead of his nearest rival. In this report, Venkatesh gives us a first-hand account of his experience in Liffre and also annotates a couple of games from the tournament.

National Premier 2017 Round 10: Will Lalith win his maiden National Premier title?

07/11/2017 -

Lalith Babu has never won the National Premier before. He is currently ideally placed to do that. With just three rounds to go, he has a half point lead over the field. In the tenth round he beat Sammed Shete with the black pieces. Lalith has three strong opponents left to play - Deepan, Swapnil and Narayanan. But as the article will convince you, self confidence is not something that Lalith lacks! The other decisive game of the round was between R.R. Laxman and Himanshu Sharma. The Haryana GM is unable stop the bleeding and slumped to his sixth defeat of the event. We have comprehensive coverage from Patna. 

Sandipan Chanda finishes joint first at the Bavarian Open Championship

07/11/2017 -

The recently concluded 21st Bavarian International Chess Open attracted almost 500 participants of whom around two dozen were Grandmasters. In fact, the top six seeds were rated above Elo 2600! There were only two Indian  GMs in this super strong field - GN Gopal and Sandipan Chanda. Despite being far from the rating favourites, both players performed outstandingly. Sandipan Chanda was tied for first and had it not been for the mishap in the final round, Gopal, too, would have been among the leaders. However, despite all odds, he finished tied for second with an unbeaten score. A report with pictures and games. 

National Premier 2017 Round 9: Lalith Babu throws the tournament wide open

07/11/2017 -

Just before the ninth round began we received messages like: This tournament is meant to be Aravindh's, the youngster from Chennai is on fire, sublime play by the 18-year-old and so on. With one point lead and five rounds to go Aravindh was in the driver's seat. But Lalith Babu had some different intentions. He came to the game with great confidence and managed to show some very balanced play to outplay Chithambaram. With this victory the tournament is wide open once again. Aravindh and Lalith lead the event with 6.0/9. Right on their heels are Karthikeyan Murali, Arghyadip Das and S.L. Narayanan who are on 5.5/9. A detailed account of all the happenings from Patna.

PM Narendra Modi subtly promotes the game of chess!

06/11/2017 -

When PM Modi met the royal family of Bhutan -- who is currently on a four-day trip to India -- his gift to Prince Jigme Namgyal Wangchuck was something that caught our eye. The cute little Bhutanese Prince was given a chess set as a gift! Memories of the Swarnim Chess Mahotsav which was held back in 2010 immediately sprung up and we couldn't help wondering if this was a subtle way of promoting the royal game by the PM.  

Setyaki leads First Friday November with 3.5/4

05/11/2017 -

The First Friday IM norm round robin tournament that is taking place from 4th until the 8th of November is heating up. Jodi Azarya Setyaki, a talented Indonesian FM, is playing some strong chess to lead the event with 3.5/4. India's reigning national under-17 champion Rithvik Raja is on the second spot along with Malaysian Mas Hafizulhelmi. Grandmaster Niaz Murshed has simply been unable to get going and has four draws from four rounds. We have an illustrated report with pictures and games.

National Premier 2017 Round 8: Winning this tournament is not Aravindh's aim!

05/11/2017 -

"Winning the tournament is not my aim. I just want to make good moves!" That's what Aravindh Chithambaram said after he beat S.L. Narayanan in the eighth round of the National Premier 2017. How can one beat a man with such an attitude? Aravindh sacrificed a piece and played some sublime chess to extend his lead by a full point over Lalith Babu and Arghyadip Das. This round had four decisive encounters, we bring you the analysis of the same. Round eight report by our authors Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal from Patna, Bihar.

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