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12...h6?? sealed Hari's fate against Karjakin

29/05/2016 -

A huge blunder on twelfth move is unheard of in elite grandmaster chess. It does happen, but is an extremely rare occurence. In the third round of Shamkir Chess 2016 Harikrishna made a big mistake against the World Championship challenger Sergey Karjakin which made him land in a completely lost position with no chances of salvaging the game. The rest was not at all difficult for Sergey who mopped up the game efficiently. Pictures, game analysis and critical moments.

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Asian Individual 01-03: Hiccups for the Indian challengers

29/05/2016 -

For Abhijeet Gupta, it was one nerve-wracking of a race in the Sicilian. He was locked in battle with an unheralded Chinese and while his army raced to get the white King tucked away on the queenside — will he reach there first? The Uzbekistan Chess Federation on behalf of Asian Chess Federation and FIDE is hosting the Asian Continental Chess Championships. The Indian challenge led by Adhiban, Gupta and Vidit suffered a minor blow. A report.

Hari beats Shak in Karpov style!

28/05/2016 -

It was a show of high class positional chess by Harikrishna as he beat Shakhiryar Mamedyarov in round two of the Shamkir Chess 2016. Playing the Pirc Defence the Azeri player hoped to complicate matters. But Harikrishna was solid as a rock. He chose a simple yet venomous setup and in a symmetrical structure, slowly but surely outplayed his opponent. With this win Hari moves into the lead with Caruana and Giri with 1.5/2. We have critical moments and detailed game analysis for you.

KIIT Chess Festival: Grachev on song

27/05/2016 -

The All Odisha Chess Association is organising the annual KIIT International Festival that began on 23 May 2016 at the KIIT University in Bhubaneswar, Orissa.GM Boris Grachev is having a good tournament and is currently on 6.5/7, sole lead. GM Boris Grachev, the second seed, is having a good tournament and is currently on 6.5/7, sole lead. But the real star is ten-year-old Praggnanandhaa R. who is on course to set a record. A briefly illustrated report.

Fabi vs Hari: A draw in the sharp Sicilian

27/05/2016 -

Harikrishna came excellently prepared in the first round of the Shamkir Chess 2016. He faced the top seed Fabiano Caruana with the black pieces and didn't back down from a fight. The sharp Sicilian Taimanov with opposite sides castling and pawn storms made it a highly interesting battle. It seemed as if the US Champion was a tad quicker in opening the lines. But a timely queen exchange helped Harikrishna to secure a draw. We have the in-depth game analysis with the explanation of the critical positions.

Tournament Diary: Srinath at Nashik

27/05/2016 -

IM Srinath Narayanan is one of those few players in India who consistently finishes in the upper echelons of the prize list in the various Indian tournaments. A few days back, he participated in the Resha International Open 2016 held at Nashik in Maharastra. He agreed to maintain a diary of sorts during the event and here are his entries, where he describes his day to day struggles as a professional chessplayer playing a tournament.

Chogging: The ultimate workout!

26/05/2016 -

Exactly two years ago, on 26th of May 2014, Sagar Shah coined a new term - Chogging! He called it the ultimate workout! The article which was published on his blog became quite popular and many people tried out chogging and experienced the benefits of it. Today, after two years, we have decided to republish the article on our newspage. Enjoy Sagar's struggle of trying to overcome mental and physical exhaustion decide for yourself whether chogging is the ultimate workout or not! 

The new World No. 1, Komodo 10, is here!

24/05/2016 -

Komodo is a chess program that is different from the rest. Its search makes greater use of extensions than any other top engine, which allows Komodo to often see deeper than the others, even if it is displaying a slightly lower search depth. Thanks to a host of extensive improvements and fine tweaking, the latest version of Komodo has again gained over 60 Elo points on its predecessor. The changes cover several areas: the evaluation function has been significantly sharpened, particularly with respect to king safety and endgame positions, and the search algorithm has been improved and optimized to run on multiple processors. The new world number one — Komodo 10 — has arrived, and ChessBase India offers you the product and the story behind its creation.

Karpov Diem: Happy Birthday, Tolya!

23/05/2016 -

When Anatoly Karpov was 11 years old, he was invited to Botvinnik’s chess school. But the “Patriarch” passed a harsh verdict: “The boy has no clue about chess and therefore absolutely no future as a chess player.” Rarely was a judgement about a chess talent more wrong — Karpov went on to become the 12th World Chess Champion. And more than that he proved his dominance by winning an array of tournaments — more than 170 of them, actually — for around four decades. Today, he celebrates his 65th birthday.

MCL 2016: Where chess meets fun!

23/05/2016 -

It is one of the most colourful events of our country. The Maharashtra Chess League, India's only chess league, is into its fourth year and is showing absolutely no signs of slowing down. The most unique feature of the MCL is the auction! Six team owners bid their amount in order to get the best players in their team. There were some brilliant moves, some blunders but all in all it was an exciting evening that was capped with an hour long speech by Vishy Anand. Saravanan, who is an inseparable part of the MCL team, takes us through this fun filled day. 

How deeply can Kasparov calculate?

23/05/2016 -

Often, non-chess playing journalists tend to ask grandmasters how far ahead they can see in a chess position. How deeply can they calculate? We are sure even you are asked the same thing by your non-chess friends. How many moves ahead can Kasparov see in your opinion? New York, circa 1995: Anand took on Kasparov in one of the most hyped World Championships ever in chess history. Most people around the world wanted, with all their hearts, to see Anand become the World Champion, but in their heads, they knew that Kasparov would retain the title. Maybe because he can calculate very deeply?

The one man Army!

23/05/2016 -

Ravindra Dongre, the strong man of Maharashtra chess, is a household name, not only in the Indian chess fraternity, but also on the international platform. He has become synonymous with one of the biggest chess tournaments in the county - The Mumbai Mayor's Cup. With a strong player pool, qualitatively and quantitatively it is a high class tournament. His contribution to Maharashtra chess is immense. In this article Nagesh Guttula has some questions for Dongre that give you an idea about the vision and efforts that go into organizing one of the biggest events of the country.

MCL 2016: Team Compositions

21/05/2016 -

The auctions for Maharashtra Chess League, one and only chess league of India, were held on 21st of May at 13.00 hours in Pune. Vishy Anand was the guest of honour. Playing for the first time Sasikiran Krishnan was the highest paid player for Rs. 1,70,000. We will have the complete report up on our website soon. As of now you can have a look at the team composition and the amount received by various players.  

Project Checkmate!

21/05/2016 -

Chess, time and again, has proved to be an ideal educational tool for children to develop skills that are useful in real life in more than one ways. The recent impetus that the concept of 'Chess in Schools' has gained is ensuring that chess spreads at the grassroots level. Indeed, it is a valuable education tool for school children. But what about underprivileged kids? Delhi's Devanshi Rathi took it upon herself to teach chess at an NGO.

Abhijeet Gupta's favourite study

20/05/2016 -

A few days ago strong Indian grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta posted a study on Twitter with the words, "One of the prettiest studies I have seen in recent times!" The author of this article tried his hand at the study and gave the task of solving to a number of his students. The reaction was the same - everyone who was able to solve it experienced a feeling of unadulterated joy. We now present the position to you along with the detailed solution. Read the article to know what King Leonidas is doing on the thumbnail! 

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