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45th Chess Olympiad R6: India beats Hungary and Armenia, scores a double hat-trick, emerges sole leader

17/09/2024 -

One could not have asked for a better start for the Indian teams at the 45th Chess Olympiad 2024. India scored a double hat-trick of wins to emerge sole leader in both Open and Women events. Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi scored the key victories over Sanan Sjugirov and Benjamin Gledura respectively. D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa held the fort by making solid draws against Richard Rapport and Peter Leko respectively. IM Divya Deshmukh scored the sole win for her team against GM Elina Danielian. It helped the Indian Women's team beat Armenia 2.5-1.5. IM Tania Sachdev is the only one who had a winning chance against IM Anna Sargsyan. Today is the sole rest day of the event. India will face China in the Open and Georgia in Women in Round 7. This can prove to be the most critical round of the event to have serious implications for Gold. Round 7 starts tomorrow Wednesday 18th September at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

ChessBase 18 and Mega 2025 are here

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45th Chess Olympiad Day 4: Photos that tell the tale

16/09/2024 -

Things are getting serious in the Olympiad now! After four rounds, every move counts, and every move builds tension. There is no room for blunders. The players know that even the slightest mistake could change everything. You might expect to see players in full 'serious' mode, with stress clearly visible on their faces. But surprisingly, you will see the exact opposite of this! We will show you some snapshots in which you will see your favorite players in fun mode. Read the article to catch a glimpse of the lighter side of the competition.

Sharpen Your Strategic Skills with ChessNeurons - Episode 9

16/09/2024 -

Welcome back to the “Strategic Mastery” series, brought to you by the collaboration of ChessNeurons and ChessBase India. In this episode, Grandmaster Ankit Rajpara will lead you through the next step in your chess journey. Our goal is to deepen your positional and strategic understanding through a series of meticulously crafted puzzles and clear, insightful explanations. This time, we’ll reveal the solutions to the five puzzles from Episode 8, which included positions from the topic of Exchange of Queens. Following that, we’ll present five new positional puzzles, each more challenging than the last, to further sharpen your strategic thinking. All these puzzles are from the Chess Olympiad 2024.

45th Chess Olympiad R5: Arjun Erigaisi scores fifth win in-a-row, India keeps leading in both Open and Women

16/09/2024 -

India maintains their impressive momentum by winning their fifth consecutive match at 45th Chess Olympiad 2024. India defeated Azerbaijan convincingly 3-1. Indian women won against Kazakhstan by a minimum margin 1.5-2.5. It was GM D Gukesh and GM Arjun Erigaisi who scored the key wins over GM Aydin Suleymanli (AZE) and GM Rauf Mamedov (AZE) respectively. GM Vidit Gujrathi missed a win over GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE). Among Women, GM Harika Dronavalli suffered her second loss of the event, it was against IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ). GM R Vaishali and IM Vantika Agrawal ensured the team's victory. IM Divya Deshmukh was held to a draw by WIM Xeniya Balabayeva (KAZ). India will face Hungary and Armenia in Open and Women's event respectively. Round 6 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Amruta Mokal

45th Chess Olympiad Day 3: Photos that tell the tale

15/09/2024 -

In the early 2000s, sports photography boomed, and many photographers started capturing raw emotions of victory and defeat. Later on, it was not about just documenting the sports event but it became a representation of interesting stories behind those photos. This brought a lot of drama and passion to sports. Today, no sports event feels complete without its iconic images. Think of your favorite chess tournament - what comes to mind is likely a memorable picture of a player, a fun incident, or an emotional moment. This is the magic of photography. It brings us close to the event. We are making the same effort by sharing some memorable moments from the 45th Chess Olympiad. Take a look at these pictures – you might just find your favorite picture from this event.

45th Chess Olympiad R4: Gukesh channels Magnus, Ukraine and Vietnam upset USA and Uzbekistan

15/09/2024 -

Indian teams continue their winning streak at 45th Chess Olympiad 2024. Both men and women team registered their fourth win in Open and Women section. Serbia went down India by 0.5-3.5. D Gukesh and Vidit Gujrathi showed their expertise in the endgame against Alexandr Predke and Velimir Ivic respectively. Gukesh channeled the endgame expert Magnus Carlsen in his game. Arjun Erigaisi once again showed his sharp play to score a win against Aleksandar Indjic. Among the Women, India defeated France 3.5-0.5. GM Harika Dronavalli and IM Tania Sachdev scored with ease against IM Deimante Daulyte-Cornette and WIM Natacha Benmesbah respectvely. IM Divya Deshmukh defeated WGM Mitra Hejazipour in a rollercoaster battle which could have ended either way. Indian men will face Azerbaijan and women Kazakhstan in Round 5. It starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Abhyudaya Ram

45th Chess Olympiad Day 2: Photos that tell the tale

14/09/2024 -

The highest-participated event in the chess world, the 45th Chess Olympiad is packed with so many thrilling moments. Every day fans are witnessing exciting wins, tense draws, and upsetting losses. Each game leaves its mark not just for the players but for everyone watching. Yet, what truly inspires viewers are the stories behind these players! There is always something happening beyond the chessboard. We are here to share those moments with you through our lens - because every picture tells a story!

JDCA invites you to 2nd Jaffna International Chess Championship 2024 in Sri Lanka

14/09/2024 -

Jaffna District Chess Association invites you to 2nd Jaffna International Chess Championship 2024. The second edition is offering a first prize of LKR 200000 and a total prize fund of LKR 2.4 Million. A total of 150 individual prizes are up for grabs. Entry is FREE for GM, IM, WGM, WIM, FM, WFMs and players rated above 2000. Travel grant is offered to GM, IM, WGM, WIMs. Apart from a Classical tournament, there is a Blitz tournament on 1st December 2024. The winner of the inauguration edition last year was IM Anup Deshmukh. Indian players have gotten a lot of success at various tournaments in all over Sri Lanka since last year. You could be the next one. All tournament info photos are from tournament circular.

45th Chess Olympiad R3: Arjun Erigaisi annihilates Peter Prohaszka

14/09/2024 -

Indian teams scored hat-trick of wins at 45th Chess Olympiad 2024. The men's team defeated Hungary B in the Open section by 3.5-0.5. All three victors - GM D Gukesh, GM R Praggnanandhaa and GM Arjun Erigaisi scored contrasting victories. Gukesh outplayed his opponent positionally, Praggnanandhaa played a solid game and Arjun smashed his opponent with a brilliant attack. GM Vidit Gujrathi had to concede a draw when his opponent GM Gabor Papp forced a repetition. Switzerland went down to Indian women's team 1-3. Only GM Harika Dronavalli suffered a loss against the former Women's world champion, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk. The remaining three - GM R Vaishali, IM Divya Deshmukh and IM Vantika Agrawal scored convincing wins. Indian men will face Serbia and Women France in Round 4 which starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

45th Chess Olympiad Day 1: Photos that tell the tale

13/09/2024 -

The 45th Chess Olympiad started with a bang in Budapest. There is so much excitement among the players to compete against the best teams in the world. A total of 380 teams and 1736 players are taking part from 194 (Open) and 180 (Women) countries across the world. It would be interesting to see how each team gives their best to fight against the best. The venue would be full of thousands of people meaning there would be thousands of interesting moments to capture. That’s why, we will bring you a closer look at some of the most captivating moments from the venue. Read the article to see some of those from Day 1.

Sriram Adarsh Uppala superb at 25th Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit 2024

13/09/2024 -

Sriram Adarsh Uppala scored an unbeaten 7/9 to win 25th Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament 2024. He also earned his maiden IM-norm in the process. The teenager performed at 2494, gained a whopping 138 Elo rating points and finished a full point ahead of others. IM Alexander Slizhevsky and IM David Gochelashvili scored 6/9 each. They secured second and third place according to tie-breaks. The top three prizes were - US$ 500, $300 and $200 each. The seven-day ten-player round-robin tournament was organized by Tamil Nadu State Chess Association at Hotel Le Palace in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from 22nd to 28th August 2024. Tournament Coordinator - IA FI M Ephrame writes the tournament report. Photos: IA FI M Ephrame

45th Chess Olympiad R2: Harikrishna's romantic rook sacrifice

13/09/2024 -

Indian teams continue to score wins at 45th Chess Olympiad 2024. The men's team in the Open section scored another 0-4 whitewash win, this time against Iceland. GM D Gukesh played his first game of the event and won convincingly. The remaining three, GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Vidit Gujrathi and GM Pentala Harkrishna also scored emphatic victories. Harikrishna's win was the most memorable one as played a spectacular move 46.Rc7! In the Women's event, India defeated Czech Republic 3.5-0.5. IM Tania Sachdev is the only one to concede a draw against WIM Martina Korenova. Indian men will face Hungary B and Women will be up against Switzerland in Round 3. It starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza

The HelpChess Fundraiser during 45th Chess Olympiad 2024

12/09/2024 -

ChessBase India established the Help Chess Foundation on 21st June 2018. It is an 80G registered Charitable Trust formed to help Indian chess players financially. Till today, we have raised more than Rs. 1 crore with the help of 4000+ contributors. With these funds, we have supported more than 50 chess players. Many players have scored their IM and GM norms after Help Chess support. Every year, our goal is to support more players than the previous year. During the World Cup 2023, we raised around Rs. 12,58,827.55. This year, we raised Rs. 10,26,577.13 during the 45th Chess Olympiad. Read the article to know more. You will also find the names and total amount of all the contributors who have donated money since the start of the Chess Olympiad 2024.

Google announced as Title Sponsor of World Chess Championship 2024

12/09/2024 -

Google being announced as the Title Sponsor for World Championship 2024 Match is certainly monumental. This unprecedented partnership is exactly what chess needed. What better way to showcase than at the grandest stage of them all - World Championship match. Few days ago, the total prize fund of the match was announced as US$ 2.5 Million. The entire prize break up, schedule, regulations have already been announced. With Google being the title sponsor, this event is undoubtedly going to garner a lot of mainstream attention and from a wide audience too. What are your thoughts on this groundbreaking partnership? Photo: FIDE

Hari Ganesh clinches Adyar Times Rating Open for the second consecutive year

12/09/2024 -

16-year-old Hari Ganesh T scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 to win 22nd Adyar Times Rating Open 2024. The teenager won the tournament for the second year in-a-row, scoring the exact same points. This time he finished a half point ahead of the rest. Four players - Vakeesh S, Ajjesh J R, Dhanush Ragav N S and Ram Kumar G M scored 7/8 each. They secured second to fifth place according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹250000. The top three prizes were ₹35000 + trophy, ₹25000 and ₹15000 each respectively. This is Hari's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Check out two of the best games, selected and annotated by the boy himself. Photos: IA and FI S Paul Arokia Raj

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