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Sinquefield Cup 2017 Round 2: Magnus Carlsen shows he is the boss

04/08/2017 -

The star studded field of the Sinquefield Cup 2017 is treating the crowd to some lively games. In round two Magnus Carlsen beat his World Championship opponent Sergey Karjakin. Wesley So showed a model game on how to punish unconventional opening play. Levon Aronian blundered a piece, handing the game to Caruana on a platter. The other games ended in a draw, but were not without excitement. Let IM V. Saravanan take you through the intricacies of all the battles.

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Malaysia, it's time to be excellent!

04/08/2017 -

On 3rd of August Peter Long became the Secretary of Malaysian Chess Federation. He is a FIDE Master and was Malaysia number one on FIDE ratings for nearly ten years. As he assumes the office of the secretary, his motto is simple - believe in excellence and change the Malaysian chess for the better. In this article he shares his vision and plan for the first 90 days and has asked the Malaysian chess community to come together and galvanize its resources to become a powerhouse in the world of chess.

My aim is to become the World Champion!

04/08/2017 -

Two-time National Challengers Champion, Asian Continental Champion 2016, Commonwealth women's gold medalist, Commonwealth U-18, U-20 gold, Asian U-14, U-18, U-20 gold, two times National Junior champion, World school U-17 gold - sounds like the achievements of a few players, right? Just that these are the attainments of a very talented 25-year-old from Goa! The current National Challengers Champion Bhakti Kulkarni. C.K. Muralidharan interviewed Bhakti after her tournament victory and the girl has bravely proclaimed that her aim is to become the World Champion soon! 

Chess Tutor Saurabh Barve arrested on molestation charges

04/08/2017 -

In a shameful incident, a chess coach from Mumbai, Saurabh Barve, has been arrested by the Nerul Police on the charges of molestation. Saurabh, who is a father to a young daughter, defended himself as calling it merely a 'pat on the back'. A case has been filed under section 354.

Sinquefield Cup Round 1: Aronian's brilliant opening preparation

03/08/2017 -

Aronian’s creativity, Karjakin’s precision in an advantageous position and full-fledged fights in all the boards were the talking points of the first round at Sinquefield Cup which started today at Saint Louis, USA, the 4th leg of the Grand Chess Tour. Wesley So fell for the time immemorial classic zeitnot tragedy when he blundered on the 40th move and lost to Vachier-Lagrave from a difficult position. Vishy Anand drew his game against Nakamura. Full round one report by Saravanan Venkatachalam.

Sant Marti Open 2017: An event of glorious achievements and missed opportunities

03/08/2017 -

The third event of the Catalan Circuit concluded in Sant Marti, Spain on July 21, 2017. After nine gruelling rounds, the Peruvian IM Fernando Fernandez won the title prize with a score of 8.0/9. In the final round, he beat India's Himanshu Sharma and pushed the Haryanvi GM down to the sixth spot. Vantika Agrawal, on the other hand, became India's latest WIM while many other upcoming Indian talents also made their mark at the event. All of this happened amid the refreshing landscape of the Barcelonian mountains and a breathtaking sunset. Here's another article full of all the action within and the splendour without! Our very own Niklesh Jain reports.

GM Lecture by Srinath Narayanan and Q/A GM Abhijeet Gupta

03/08/2017 -

Get a chance to ask chess questions to the four-time Commonwealth Champion GM Abhijeet Gupta and enrich your chess knowledge with 1 hour high quality lecture by three-time Asian Junior Champion GM Srinath Narayanan. Venue: ChessMine Tournament. 

Where there is a will, there's a way! - Namaganda on her visit to India

03/08/2017 -

Ugandan chess became popular after the movie Queen of Katwe was based on one of its top players Phiona Mutesi. In July Uganda’s WFM/FI/FA Christine Namaganda (rated 1565) played in Delhi at the Commonwealth Championship 2017. She was the only player from East Africa. The 30-year-old chess player, trainer and arbiter, who has represented Uganda twice at the World Chess Olympiad and several times in zonal and continental tournaments in Africa, spoke to Kenya’s IA Paras Gudka about her experience of playing in India.

This chess playing CEO of a huge agricultural company says no to corruption

02/08/2017 -

Chess teaches you a lot of life lessons. Learning chess can help you excel in other fields of life mainly because it teaches you analytical thinking, decision making, taking responsibility etc. We all have heard this, haven't we? How about seeing all of this pan out not just in theory, but real life! The CEO of India's fastest growing agricultural company Akshayakalpa is a FIDE rated chess player, and he is using his lessons derived from chess to fight corruption and empower the farmers of our country. An inspiring tale.

Curtain Raiser: Sinquefield Cup and Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2017

02/08/2017 -

Chess fans are in for some delightful chess in the next fortnight! The Sinquefield Cup and Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz will be held from the 2nd to 19th of August 2017. Vishy Anand will be taking part in both the events. While Magnus Carlsen is the favourite to win the Sinquefield Cup, everyone is waiting with a bated breath for the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz to begin as Garry Kasparov has confirmed his participation! Saravanan Venkatachalam will be at the venue in USA to cover the event. Here's the curtain raiser.

Know India's brand new WIM, Vantika Agrawal: An Interview

01/08/2017 -

At the conclusion of the Group A tournament of the Sant Marti Open, Indian chess got richer by yet another Women International Master. This new brand new addition to the Indian league of titled players was the Delhi girl, Vantika Agrawal. Previously, Vantika had scored WIM norms at the IIFL Mumbai Open and Sharjah Open this year. She had also been issued a norm at the Dubai Open 2017, but due to its technical incorrectness, it was not awarded to her. Nevertheless, the 14-year-old fought on and bagged her final WIM norm in the Spanish city of Barcelona to complete all requirements for her title. ChessBase India's Hinduja Reddy interviewed her and her mother, Sangeeta Agrawal, to know more about this teenaged genius.

Harikrishna speaks about his win over Levon Aronian

01/08/2017 -

In the sixth round of the Geneva Grand Prix, India's Pentala Harikrishna was pitted against the in-form Levon Aronian. The Armenian had recently won the Norway Chess and had completely outplayed Magnus Carlsen. Hari also had the black pieces. But the Indian player was undeterred. He played some fantastic chess to outplay his 2800+ opponent. In this interview with Sagar Shah, Hari sheds light on this victory, what was going through his head before, during and after the game. You will also get to know about Hari's second and his future plans.

Let the fastest player win!

31/07/2017 -

GM Deep Sengupta & GM R R Laxman will be the top seed in National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2017 respectively. The Championship will take place from 1st – 4th August 2017 in Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata, West Bengal. The Total Cash Prize for National Rapid is ₹175000 and for National Blitz ₹75000. What is very interesting is that the tournament has a zero tolerance rule, in a city that is known for its traffic and the round begins at 9 a.m. You have to be fast off the board as well!

World Team dominates the Match of Millennials

31/07/2017 -

It was a great effort by the Rex Sinquefield, and the Saint Louis Chess Club to organize such a novel match and spend US $30,000 for world's most talented youngsters. It ended in a thumping win for the world team as they beat their USA counterparts by a score of 31.5-17.5. However, what was more important was the learning experience involved in the process. Both the Indian youngsters Praggnanandhaa and Aryan Chopra performed well and contributed towards the victory of the world team. We have a detailed report along with pictures of Vishy Anand visiting the match.

Bhakti Kulkarni is the 44th National Women Challengers Champion!

30/07/2017 -

9.5 points in the last ten rounds! That's what Bhakti managed to achieve and with it become the champion of the 44th National Challengers 2017! The second place was taken by Mary Ann Gomes and Soumya Swaminathan finished third. Top eight players qualify for National Premier. Apart from top three, they include Nandhidhaa P.V., Bala Kannamma, Kiran Manisha Mohanty, Parnali Dharia and S. Meenakshi. We have analysis of top three games of the final round and also explanation of who the twelve participants at the National Premier 2017 will be.

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