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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.

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/-.

ChessBase 18 + Mega 2025 Combo

12-year-old Akhil Anand's HEart of Math

18/11/2023 -

He is just 12 years old but is a prodigious talent. Not in chess but in Art and Math. He is able to combine his passion for both Art and Math together by seeing math patterns in a lot of things around him. Meet Akhil and through this article get a glimpse into his world. He has written a book called the The HEart of Math - A young boy's passion of art, math and pattern and it is going to be launched on 18th of November 2023. Akhil has a chess connection - did you already find out what that is. All we can say is - like father, like son - the talent speaks for itself. 

The Big Chess Winter Camp is here from 20th-26th November!

17/11/2023 -

The ChessBase India Chess Club at Mumbai is back with another big event. Following the success of the Big Chess Summer Camp this May which saw the participation of 700 chess players, this November we are having the Big Chess Winter Camp! With 50 training sheets, 3 Head trainers, a number of volunteers, and most importantly - a huge number of people from various age groups, cultures, and societies eager to dive deep into the magical world of Chess, we ensure you this will be a grand experience! The Camp will take place from 20th-26th November from 4-8 PM each day at the Phoenix Marketcity Mall, Mumbai. There is no entry fee and no registration, just come in and go from the basic rules to playing a good game of chess!

NEW: Fritz 19

17/11/2023 -

The engine that drives this program has just won the Computer Chess World Championship – in July it defended its title by winning it a second year straight. But the new software is not just super-strong: it also introduces a new era of chess training. It will help you maintain a repertoire, practice playing against it, teach you how to deal with different kinds of opponents. Let the programmer tell you exactly how this works. Get the reigning World Champion Chess Software and play against players of any strength as per your choice. Grab this new software and become stronger! Photo: ChessBase

Ayush Sharma dominates 1st Scindia Cup Rapid Rating Open 2023

17/11/2023 -

Madhya Pradesh's very own, IM Ayush Sharma scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st Scindia Cup Rapid Rating Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Harish Sharma, CM Vaibhav Jayant Raut and Kamad Mishra scored 8/9 each. They were placed second to fourth respectively according to tie-breaks. Harish and Vaibhav remained undefeated. Vaibhav was the sole person to hold Ayush to a draw in the penultimate eighth round. The total prize fund for the tournament was ₹350000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹25000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. This was Ayush's second tournament triumph of the year, first after becoming one of the latest International Master of India. Photos: Manas Mukhoti/The Scindia School

New: Adrian Mikhalchishin: Master your technique - manoeuvres you must know

16/11/2023 -

In chess, there are many key elements: opening theory; endgame theory; middlegame strategy; and calculation of variations, based on tactics. In every area, there are the most efficient and logical ways to perform chosen manoeuvres or improvements of the positions. Generally, we call these “technique”. To improve your technique, learn and master various segments of the game, increase your understanding, you must get this Fritztrainer by this experienced trainer GM FST Adrian Mikhalchishin who has trained greats like Maya Chiburdanidze, Arkady Naiditsch, Vasyl Ivanchuk and more. Photo: ChessBase

World Amateur 2023: Kartavya Anadkat and Sham R secure Silver, Bronze for Velavaa Ragavesh

16/11/2023 -

FM Abilmansur Abdilkhair (KAZ) scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win Gold at World Amateur Championship in Under-2300 Open category. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. Kartavya Anadkat and FM Marko Fadi (EGY) scored 7/9 each. Kartavya won Silver and Marko Bronze according to tie-breaks. Amarsaikhan Dashtogtokh (MGL) clinched Gold with a perfect 9/9 in Under-2000 Open. Sham R scored 7.5/9 to secure Silver. Velavaa Ragavesh edged past seven more players on tie-breaks to win Bronze medal scoring 6.5/9. The total prize fund of the tournament was €15000. The top three prizes in U2300 Open were €2000, €1500 and €1000 along with a cup and medal each. For U2000 Open, they were €1500, €1000 and €500 with a cup and medal each. Photos: Oman Chess Committee

Mega Database 2024: More than 700,000 new games

15/11/2023 -

The new Mega Database now contains over 10 million games and over 700,000 new games. With 112,000 annotated games, the Mega Database is also the largest annotated game collection in the world. The Mega Player Encyclopaedia contains 60,000 player names with over 40,000 player photos. Wow! All this is constantly being edited and expanded, e.g. with the automatic Mega Update! Grab the latest version of Mega Database right away. Now, you have the option to upgrade from any previous edition of Mega Database. So in case you own any earlier Mega Database apart from 2023, you can still purchase an upgrade at a reduced price by providing the serial number of that edition. Photo: ChessBase

Kerala vs Cuba, Nihal vs Praggnanandhaa set to take place at Che International Chess Festival 2023

15/11/2023 -

Government of Kerala is organizing Che International Chess Festival at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala from 16th to 20th November. There will be simultaneous exhibition matches, young talents tournament, Kerala vs Cuba team match in all three formats, chess training sessions by IM V Saravanan and GM FST R B Ramesh and the main attraction will be India no.3, GM R Praggnanandhaa vs India no.7, GM Nihal Sarin. They will play ten Blitz games on Monday 20th November 2023. Cuban team members are: GM Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason, GM Elier Miranda Mesa, IM Rodney Oscar Perez Garcia and WGM Lisandra Ordaz Valdes. Kerala team members are: GM S L Narayanan, IM Jubin Jimmy, FM Goutham Krishna H and WIM Nimmy A G.

The sequel to ChessPa in Chess Adventure Park is here: ChessPa Activity Books!

14/11/2023 -

After the success of the ChessPa in Chess Adventure Park Children's Books, this children's day we are launching the ChessPa Activity Books. The idea of these three activity books is to supplement the material that the kids would learn in the ChessPa in Chess Adventure Park book. With activities like colouring the objects, joining the dots, circling the correct answers, these 3 workbooks prove to be the perfect way for kids to practically learn about chess in a fun and engaging way from the age of 3 years! What do these activity books contain and how did we come up with this idea, is explained in the article below. You can pre-order the books today and it will be launched on 11th of December 2023.

The All India Chess Federation announces Rs.2 crore (US$240,459) assistance to Vidit, Pragg and Vaishali

14/11/2023 -

FIDE Candidates tournament will be held in April 2024 in Canada. Leading up to this all-important event that will determine the World Championship challenger, the AICF has announced a financial assistance to Vidit Gujrathi, R. Praggnanandhaa and R.Vaishali to the tune of Rs.2 crore (US$240,459). This amount will be divided between the three of them and will be used for their training, travel, building a team and much more. It is truly a fantastic move by the National federation to support the Candidates of India!

"It's the biggest win of my career" - Vidit Gujrathi on winning FIDE Grand Swiss 2023

14/11/2023 -

At the age of 29 years, Vidit Gujrathi has done something very special. He won the FIDE Grand Swiss and made a spot for himself at the FIDE Candidates 2024. After he landed in India, Vidit was in the city of Mumbai for a couple of days, just spending some time with his friend Samay Raina. Sagar Shah went to meet Vidit and did this podcast with him. It is an intimate conversation where Vidit speaks about what the title means to him, the role of his family and parents, reveals his trainers, how his Guru Om Swami has motivated him and much more. This Podcast gives an insight not into Vidit Gujrathi the chess player, but rather the personal side of this world class GM.

Pranesh M wins 32nd Caen Open 2023, Nubairshah third

14/11/2023 -

GM Pranesh M, IM Vladyslav Larkin (UKR) and IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh scored an unbeaten 6/7 each at 32nd Caen Open A 2023. Pranesh became champion due to better tie-breaks, Larkin second and Nubairshah third. Pranesh drew against Larkin and Nubairshah in fifth and seventh round respectively. Pranesh and Nubairshah were the only two Indians taking part in this event. The total prize fund was €3800. The top three prizes were €1000 + trophy, €600 and €400 each respectively. This is Pranesh's fourth tournament triumph of the year after starting 2023 by becoming India's 79th Grandmaster and winning Rilton Cup 2022-23. Photos: Aurélien Ollagnier and Christian Chatelier/Caen Alekhine Chess Club 

New: Andrew Martin - The Sharp Scandinavian with 3...Qd6

14/11/2023 -

"Easy to learn and easy to play." These are the twin pillars on which the Modern Scandinavian has been built and which club players have trusted and profited from over the past few decades. Which line should Black adopt after 1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5 3 Nc3? Here we focus on the sharp 3...Qd6 as opposed to 3...Qa5 or 3... Qd8. All the main responses aside from 3 Nc3 are shown in exemplary games and the result is an insightful overview for club players which will stand the test of time and not require too much burning of the midnight oil. Learn from OM FST Andrew Martin and increase your opening repertoire. Photo: ChessBase

36th National Under-9 Open and Girls Round 10-11: Advik Amit Agrawal wins Open, Samhita Pungavanam wins in Girls

13/11/2023 -

The National Under-9 Championships came to a predictable end on 8th November, 2023. Advik Amit Agrawal (1378, MAH) and Samhita Pungavanam (1345, TEL) were both leading with 9/10 points in the Open and Girls section respectively going into the final 11th round. Both of them won their last round game to become the champions! They were awarded Rs. 50,000 each, and the winner trophies. Rahul Ramakrishnan (1531, PUD) took 2nd place in the Open section with 9.5/11 points, and Jai Prakash Vanum (1287, AP) took 3rd place with 9/11 points. In the Girls category, Pooja Shree R (1249, TN) took 2nd place with 9/11 points, and Divi Bijesh (1170, KER) took 3rd place with 8.5/11 points. Read the final report of this event below. Photos: Himank Ghosh

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