You express, she captures!

09/08/2016 -

WIM-elect Amruta Mokal celebrated her 30th birthday on 8th of August 2016. Apart from being a strong chess player, and the co-founder of ChessBase India, Amruta has made quite a huge contribution to Indian chess through her photography. It wouldn't be inappropriate to say that she is currently one of the best chess photographers in India. The thing which separates her from the rest is the ability to wait and capture interesting moments. In this article we share with you, what is in our opinion, some of her best work.

WJCC 01: Interesting moments already!

09/08/2016 -

The World Junior Chess Championship 2016 got off to a rollicking start at the KIIT University on Monday. In a normal chess tournament, the first round would be considered an easy day for the higher seeds but so was not the case here. Check out the top seed Russian GM Vladislav Artemiev's in-depth analysis for the ChessBase readers, and see how Aravindh Chithambaram swindled a game where he was two pawns down in our illustrated report.

Vishy Anand on 2.0/3 at the Sinquefield Cup

08/08/2016 -

One of the strongest tournaments of 2016 has begun - the Sinquefield Cup in the United States. After three rounds India's Vishy Anand leads the table along with three other players. With some highly exciting games and new ideas on show, this promises to be a superb event. We have pictures, analysis and important information from Saint Louis.

Sitges: Himanshu best among Indians; Volkov winner

05/08/2016 -

Sitges is a coastal town in Spain's Catalonia region, southwest of Barcelona. Backed by the mountainous Parc Natural del Garraf, it's known for its Mediterranean beaches and seafront promenade lined with grand mansions. The city hosted a beautiful tournament with many Indians competing for norms and points. Atul Dahale brings you a richly illustrated report.

Pardubice 2016: Visakh surprises with third place finish

04/08/2016 -

The Czech Open held in Pardubice is one of those events that is just a joy to follow and see unfold. Chess is its greatest focus with a very strong open, followed by opens of all kinds for every variant. 32 Indians took part in the main event and Visakh N.R. registered a GM norm finished third. Check out our illustrated report.

Remembering the Indian Morphy: Neelakantan Narayanan

03/08/2016 -

On 23rd of July 2016, Neelakantan Narayanan died at the age of 62 years. Trying to emulate the play of Paul Morphy, Neelakantan was one of the most fierce attackers from India in the 90s. In this article, you will find some sparkling combinations that he used to beat players like Daniel King, Csaba Horvat, and Antoaneta Stefanova. How happy Neelkantan would have been to know that his game against Daniel King was studied by the great Garry Kasparov himself! Pravin Thipsay also tells us about the personal side of Neelakantan and how he helped to develop the chess in the city of Mumbai. A wonderful human being who will be sorely missed by the chess community. A heartfelt eulogy.

World Youth Oly.: India is beaten as Iran stamps authority

02/08/2016 -

A captain cum coach could be more effective if he or she knows more about the players beforehand, says R.B. Ramesh. India huffed and puffed to reach fourth place in the tournament, behind Iran, Russia and Armenia. Could we have done better? What were the problems faced by the team? We have an illustrated report with comments.

Harika: I hope it's just the beginning

31/07/2016 -

July was a magical month for GM Dronavalli Harika — she climbed to the fifth position in the FIDE ranking list thanks to victory at the Chengdu Grand Prix 2016. What is more impressive is that there seems to have occurred a qualitative leap in her play, so things can only get better from this point. ChessBase's Niklesh Kumar Jain caught up with Harika for a brief interview.

Ojas' journey from 2000 to 2400; 400 rating points in 37 days!

30/07/2016 -

Imagine you are a player rated 2000. How would you feel if one month later, your rating would be 2400+? Ojas Kulkarni from Bangalore, Karnataka, has pulled off something incredible in the bygone 37 days. He has jumped from 2000 Elo to 2405 Elo, in four tournaments, all part of the Catalonian circuit in Spain. We have a brief coverage with games.

Lake Sevan 2016: Vidit becomes champion after Sevian loses on time!

29/07/2016 -

This was the third time Vidit was competing in the annual invitational tournament of Lake Sevan in Armenia. The first time he played, back in 2014, he had won the tournament. But the task looked a tad bit onerous after the drawing of lots. The tournament remained exciting until the very end, when in the penultimate round, Sevian overstepped the time-limit handing over the game and the tournament to Vidit Gujrathi.

Tania Sachdev sings the national anthem

28/07/2016 -

The Thyagaraj Sports complex in New Delhi witnessed a jam packed crowd on 25th of July 2016. The reason? It was the game between Dabang Delhi and Patna Pirates at the Pro Kabaddi League 2016. But what is its connection to chess? Our very own International Master Tania Sachdev was at the venue and sung the national anthem before the start of the game. A proud moment for every Indian chess player.

Sant Martí 2016: Shyam Sundar triumphs!

27/07/2016 -

One of the better events in the Catalan circuit is the Sant Martí International tournament taking place in Barcelona, Spain. The average rating of the tourney was around 2200 Elo, including 12 GMs and 18 IMs. With a total of 140 players, 73 of them titled, the tournament was quite good for players searching for experience and ratings. GM Shyam Sunder lifted the trophy with 8.0/9 points. Atul Dahale has a detailed report with tons of analysis.

Lake Sevan LIVE Express: Vidit wins after tie-break

26/07/2016 -

The 2016 Lake Sevan International Tournament began in Martuni, Armenia. The tourney is a 10-player round-robin with an average rating of 2629 and a prize fund of $9200, that is, approximately Rs. 6,18,000. Vidit won the tournament by tie-break scoring 6.0/9 points.

ChessBase India's Online Shop has opened!

25/07/2016 -

We have endeavoured, ever since we began producing our news reports and stories, to make Indian chess news readily accessible to everyone across the globe in one repository. ChessBase India is pleased to officially launch the much-awaited Online Shop for the residents of the subcontinent! Your favourite ChessBase products are now just a few clicks away. In this illustrated article, you will learn how you can create your own personal ChessBase India account and shop for the products!

WYCO 2016 Express: Youth Olympiad begins in Slovakia

24/07/2016 -

The FIDE World Youth Chess Olympiad 2016 organized by NR Klub is taking place in Poprad, Slovakia, from July 21st to July 30th. 54 international teams have made it to the tournament to fight for the medals. We have an express report, with details to follow.

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