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Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Vidit, Leon, Harika and Divya will play at 86th Tata Steel Chess 2024

25/11/2023 -

As of now, the first major chess event of the year 2024 is 86th Tata Steel Chess. The 'Wimbledon of Chess' will take place from 12th to 28th January 2024. D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi will be seen in action in the Masters section along with Ding Liren, Alireza Firouzja, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Anish Giri, Parham Maghsoodloo, Wei Yi, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Jorden van Foreest, Alexander Donchenko, Max Warmerdam and Wenjun Ju. Tata Steel Chess India 2023 Women Rapid winner, IM Divya Deshmukh and GM Leon Luke Mendonca will be making their debut in the Challengers section. They will be joined by GM Harika Dronavalli who will make her return to Wijk aan Zee after five years. Who are your picks to win the Masters and Challengers sections?

ChessBase 18 and Mega 2025 are here

ChessBase 18 is an all-new program that helps you manage all your databases as an ambitious player. Mega Database 2025 has 11 million games with over 113,000 games annotated by masters. The cost of ChessBase 18 is Rs.4499/- and the cost of Mega Database 2025 is Rs.6499/- However, if you go for the combo the total amount comes to Rs.8999 (instead of 10,998/-) helping you save Rs. 1999/-.

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Alexei Fedorov terrific at 6th Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit 2023, Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy third

25/11/2023 -

GM Alexei Fedorov scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 6th Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament 2023. He finished a staggering two points ahead of the field. The second highest rated player of the event, GM Evgeniy Podolchenko scored 6/9 to secure sole second place. 13-year-old Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy and IM Asylbek Abdyzhapar (KGZ) scored 5/9 each. They were placed second and third respectively. The teenager gained 58.4 Elo rating points. The seven event of the series starts tomorrow Sunday 26th November. Sai Vishwesh C and Gugan G will replace Arnav Maheshwari and Prasannaa S in that event. Photos: IA R Anantharam

New: Ivan Sokolov: Understanding Middlegame Strategies, Vol. 7, Vol. 8 & Vol. 9

24/11/2023 -

Ivan Sokolov's long awaited "Understanding Middlegame Strategies" continues! The dutch Grandmaster and star coach released three new volumes on the French Winawer, Catalan Structures, and the French Tarrasch Variation. Vol. 1 Dynamic Pawns and Vol.2 Practical Play launched in 2020, Vol. 3 + 4, Vol. 5 Sicilian Rossolimo and Maroczy. and Vol.6 Ruy Lopez Structures released last year. Now you can get Vol. 7, 8 and 9. You can also get Vol.1 to 9 if you have not got the earlier volumes. So grab these Fritztrainers and increase your middlegame strategical understanding right away from one of the strongest elite players and also the trainer of many successful elite players. Photo: ChessBase

Mitrabha Guha dominates 13th Chess for Youth 2023

24/11/2023 -

GM Mitrabha Guha scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 to win 13th Chess for Youth 2023 Premier (Under-25) section. He finished a half point ahead of the field. IM Shahil Dey, IM Aronyak Ghosh and IM Utsab Chatterjee scored 6/7 each. They were placed second to fourth respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund for the Premier section was ₹150000. The first prize was ₹35000 + trophy. Mitrabha inaugurated both first and 13th edition. A little over six year ago, he also won the previous edition with a perfect 7/7 score in Under-16. The reigning National Under-17 Girls champion, Mrittika Mallick became the sole girl to make a top ten finish. She scored 5/7 to finish ninth. Illusionist legend - P C Sorcar Jr. was the Chief Guest at the closing ceremony along with GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly and others. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Rs. 50,000 Mind Champions Challenge 2023 for Visually impaired chess players this saturday

23/11/2023 -

Chess in itself is a very complex game. The visual stimulus of seeing the 64 squares and the pieces on the board is not enough to make correct decisions, a lot of mistakes take place still. Now imagine playing chess if you are visually impaired - it's as tough as it gets, and these sportspersons are heroes! Celebrating them, we are holding a tournament for the visually impaired players with a massive prize fund of Rs. 50,000 - The Mind Champions Challenge 2023. Join us at the Mumbai ChessBase India Chess Club on 25th November from 11 AM - 5 PM IST to see these warriors fight across the chessboard, playing rapid chess! There is no entry fee for the event, and all of the participants will be provided with goodie bags. Check out all the information on this event below.

Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera wins 17th Figueira da Foz Open 2023, Lalit second and Mehar third

23/11/2023 -

Cuba no.2 GM Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera scored an unbeaten 7/9 to win 17th Figueira da Foz International Chess Festival 2023. Carlos finished a half point ahead of the field. Twelve players scored 6.5/9 each. GM M R Lalit Babu and IM Mehar Chinna Reddy C H secured second and third respectively. GM Prraneeth Vuppala, GM Sayantan Das, GM Diptayan Ghosh and IM Vav Rajesh are four more Indians to finish with the sam score 6.5/9. They were placed fifth, ninth, eleventh and twelfth respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was €8050. The top three prizes were €2000, €1250 and €850 along with a trophy each. Photos: Miguel Babo

Che International Chess Festival 2023: Praggnanandhaa beats Nihal 7.5 - 2.5 in their first-ever Blitz match

23/11/2023 -

GM R Praggnanandhaa won the first-ever Blitz match against GM Nihal Sarin at Che International Chess Festival 2023. The FIDE World Cup 2023 Silver medalist won the match with two games to spare 5.5-2.5. He won the last two games to register a one-sided victory of 7.5-2.5. It was not a rated event, an exhibition match to showcase the talent of both Indian youngsters. Afterwards, they both played a Simul against a combined total of 31 players. 13-year-old Aadinath Harilal of Ernakulam, Kerala became the sole player to draw against Nihal. Check out the ten blitz games along with lots of photos, videos and interviews of the last two days of the festival which had an excellent facility for both players and spectators, organized by Sports Ministry of Kerala. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Ritviz Parab dominates TTCA Blitz Rating Open 2023

22/11/2023 -

Goa's latest IM Ritviz Parab scored an unbeaten 10.5/11 to win TTCA Blitz Rating Open 2023. He finished a full point ahead of the field. Top seed of the event, IM Nitish Belurkar scored sole 9.5/11 to secure second place. Nitish drew against the eventual champion, Ritviz in the penultimate round. Mandar Pradip Lad and Aditya Savalkar scored 9/11 each. They secured third and fourth place according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹100000. The top three prizes were ₹12000, ₹10000 and ₹8000 along with a trophy each. This was Ritviz's third tournament triumph of the year and all three of them were Blitz events. Photos: IA Arvind Mhamal

Nitish Belurkar and Karthik Venkataraman win Chess at Dreamhack Rapid and Blitz Open 2023

22/11/2023 -

The biggest open gaming convention in India, Dreamhack Hyderabad 2023 hosted a Rapid and a Blitz Open chess tournament. IM Nitish Belurkar and GM Karthik Venkataraman won the Rapid and Blitz event. Nitish and IM Viani Antonio Dcunha scored 8/9 each. Nitish won the event due to better tie-breaks, Viani secured second place. Both remained undefeated. IM FT Harikrishnan A Ra secured third place scoring 7.5/9. In the Blitz event, Karthik scored sole 8.5/9 to become the champion. IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete, IM Nitish Belurkar and Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi scored 8/9 each. Only Aakash remained undefeated among them. They were placed second to fourth respectively. The total prize fund was ₹500000, ₹300000 for Rapid and ₹200000 for Blitz. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

New: Luis Engel: Najdorf: A dynamic grandmaster repertoire against 1.e4 Vol. 1 & 2

21/11/2023 -

The Sicilian Najdorf is one of the most popular openings after 1.e4 and is part of the repertoire of almost all top players. In two volumes, the young Hamburg Grandmaster presents all of White's answers and shows how Black can aggressively realise his strategic plans. With exercises and tests. To improve your opening knowledge in the Najdorf, you must get this Fritztrainer by this young German GM Luis Engel and enrich your knowledge. Photo: ChessBase

Sammed Shete triumphs at 19th Shri Maheshwaranand Saraswati Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2023

20/11/2023 -

IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete, GM Laxman R R and IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni scored 8/9 each at 19th Shri Maheshwaranand Saraswati Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2023. Sammed won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Laxman and Vikramaditya were placed second and third respectively. The top three finishers did not face each other. Laxman and Vikramaditya remained undefeated. Sammed won his last six games consecutively after losing his third round game. The total prize fund for the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹60000 + trophy, ₹30000 and ₹20000 each respectively. This was Sammed's eleventh tournament triumph of the year. Earlier this year, in February, he won the previous edition of the same tournament. Photos: Prakash Kunte/Buddhibal Kreeda Trust

Arnav Maheshwari wins 5th Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit 2023

19/11/2023 -

Arnav Maheshwari and IM Asylbek Abdyzhapar (KGZ) scored 7/9 each at 5th Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament 2023. Arnav won the tournament as he defeated Asylbek in the fourth round. Thus, the tie-breaks favored Arnav. They both finished 1.5 points ahead of the field. GM Evgeniy Podolchenko scored sole 5.5/9 to finish third. Arnav's 2472 performance earned him his maiden IM-norm. The teenager also gained 103.2 Elo rating points in the process. The Tamil Nadu IM-norm Closed Circuit tournaments have already produced four IM-norms out of the five events. It goes without saying that the tournaments have been successful in its objective. The sixth event of the series starts today. Photos: IA R Anantharam

Che International Chess Festival 2023: Kerala wins against Cuba 42.5 - 37.5

19/11/2023 -

Kerala won the friendly match against Cuba 42.5-37.5 at Che International Chess Festival 2023. Kerala won it with one Blitz match to spare. GM S L Narayanan is the top scorer of the match 14.5 points, closely followed by IM Jubin Jimmy 14 points. GM Elier Miranda Mesa (CUB) and GM Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason (CUB) scored 12 and 11.5 points each. It was a closely fought battle and Cubans were the favorites as they had two Grandmasters and overall much stronger players in terms of experience and strength. However, the younger team Kerala prevailed. The match was not about wins, losses or scores. It was more about the friendship and harmony between Kerala and Cuba. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2023: Information for players

18/11/2023 -

FIDE World Rapid and Blitz championship 2023 will take place from 26th to 30th December in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. All details regarding the tournament is available now. Apart from being the reigning National champion in Classical, Rapid or Blitz format, players rated at least 2550 in Open and 2250 in Women in any of the last twelve FIDE Rating list in Classical, Rapid or Blitz, are eligible to participate. FIDE President can nominate ten players and organizers are entitled to invite up to ten players in each Open and Women section as per their choice. Last date for regsitration is 1st December 2023. Total prize fund is US$ 350000 in both Open section of Rapid and Blitz, the top three prizes are US$ 60000, 50000 and 40000 each. The total prize fund in Women are US$ 150000 each in Rapid and Blitz. The top three prizes being US$40000, 30000 and 20000 each. Photo: FIDE

Sarayu, Sahithi and Mrittika get the Sarada Scholarship of Rs.10 lakh

18/11/2023 -

A kind gentleman who lives in Bangalore approached us with a proposal to support young and talented girl chess players of India. His proposition - he wanted to institute a scholarship in the name of his mother Sarada. He wanted the amount of Rs.10 lakh to be used in the best possible way for young Indian girl chess players. This is the reason why we came up with Sarada Scholarship via HelpChess Foundation where the amount of Rs.10 lakh is distributed among three extremely talented young girls of Indian chess - Sarayu Velpula (Rs.5 lakh), Sahithi Varshini (Rs.2.5 lakh) and Mrittika Mallick (Rs.2.5 lakh). This amount is going to be an invaluable contribution in the journey of these young talents.

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