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World Championship Game 3: Gukesh delivers the equalizer by outplaying Ding Liren

27/11/2024 -

D Gukesh defeated the world champion, Ding Liren for the very first time in a Classical rated game. He did it on the biggest stage at FIDE World Championship Match 2024 presented by Google. The teenager was pretty confident about his position when his opponent was down to his last minute. He was only thinking about the position after he got Rc1-d1. He wasn't playing for time. The Challenger had all intentions to finish things off cleanly. The match has definitely gotten with Gukesh's equalizer. The next game will be interesting to see how the world champion responds after suffering his first loss at this match. Tomorrow is the first rest day. Game 4 starts on Friday 29th November at 5 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Maria Emelianova

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Legendary Players, Fascinating Problems | A Review of Chess Stories by Frederic Friedel and Christian Hesse

27/11/2024 -

Chess Stories by Frederic Friedel and Christian Hesse is now available in English worldwide. Friedel is the co-founder of ChessBase and served as an advisor to numerous World Champions and Grandmasters. Hesse has a doctorate in Mathematical Statistics from Harvard and has previously published a bestseller titled The Joys of Chess. Together, they explore interesting encounters and combine chess and logic in this book. It is currently available for purchase worldwide in Hardcopy and Kindle editions. Read on for an in-depth review of its contents. Photos taken from the book.

The story of the World Championship 2024 through pictures: Day 2

27/11/2024 -

After a tough loss in round 1, Gukesh prepared for round 2 of the World Chess Championship with a calm mind. Playing such an intense match at a young age is no easy task, but it's impressive to see how Gukesh handles the pressure so calmly. His mantra is to focus on one game at a time. Before round 2, everyone was curious to see whether Gukesh would bounce back or if Ding would push for a win. Check out the article to see what happened on Day 2 through pictures. Photo: Maria Emelianova

Thomas Brand invites you to 48th Zurich Christmas Open 2024 in Switzerland

27/11/2024 -

Thomas Brand invites you to 48th Zurich Christmas Open 2024. The 48th edition is offering a total prize fund of CHF 18500 (≈₹1763605). The tournament has two categories - Master (>2000) and Main (≤2050). The top three prizes in Master are CHF 3000, 2000 and 1400. A total of 5 GMs and an IM have registered from seven countries across the world. Entry fee is CHF 180 including banquet in the Master, CHF 160 for the Main category. Entry is Free for GM/IM in the Master section. GM Sasikiran Krishnan won the last edition. The next one could be you. Check out the article to find out all details about the tournament. Photo: Official site

World Championship 2024 diaries Game 1

27/11/2024 -

Two games are already over at FIDE World Championship Match 2024. The first game was a decisive and rich one. The second was a solid draw in 23 moves. GM Sundararajan Kidambi analyzes the game in detail. He followed the commentary of GM Judit Polgar, GM Daniel Naroditsky, also analysis of Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik. Check out the detailed analysis by Kidambi of the first game and enrich your understanding of it. If you like his explanations, do mention in the comments, so that it inspires Kidambi to share more from his fountain of knowledge. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

3rd President Cup R1-6: Neelash beats Bernadskiy, joins the five-way lead with Nihal and Sankalp

27/11/2024 -

IM Neelash Saha, GM Nihal Sarin and GM Sankalp Gupta are in a five-way lead 5/6 at 3rd President Cup 2024. IM Ortik Nigmatov (UZB) and GM Javokhir Sindarov (UZB) are the remaining two leaders. Top seed, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) is at 4.5/6. Neelash defeated two GMs in consecutive rounds, Timur Gareyev in Round 5 and Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR) in Round 6. Sankalp got the better of his compatriot, GM Karthikeyan Murali. Both Bernadskiy and Karthikeyan sacrificed material aiming to launch an attack. However, they both were unsuccessful against Neelash and Sankalp respectively. In Round 7, it will be GM Javokhir Sindarov vs Sankalp, Nihal vs Ortik and GM Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI) vs Neelash. Round 7 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

World Championship Game 2: Gukesh bounces back with a 23-move solid draw

26/11/2024 -

The question on everyone's mind was, how will Gukesh fare in the second game after suffering a loss? He answered it quite well by playing a solid draw. At the post-game press conference he mentioned that, "We all knew that things can happen. Losing is just part of the game. So it was not a shock. We were prepared..." He is definitely strong mentally. That was evident both on the board and off it. He also added that, "Today was a good day and hopefully we will have many more good days coming." The teenager is definitely poised to bring some exciting games and a lot of determination in the next few games as he is facing the best version of the world champion, Ding Liren, which the world knew and wanted to see. Game 3 starts tomorrow at 5 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Eng Chin An

Young Minds, Sharp Moves: 1st World Cadets Chess Solving Championship

26/11/2024 -

On the 21st of November, Montesilvano, Italy, hosted the inaugural World Cadets Chess Solving Championship. Running concurrently with the World Cadets Chess Championships 2024, this represented an important milestone in FIDE's and the World Federation for Chess Composition's mission to popularise chess-solving by incorporating it into mainstream tournaments. The championship comprised three age-based categories: under 8, 10, and 12, with six chess positions set for each category to be solved within one hour. With this report, discover the talented young solvers who claimed top honours and delve into some of the intriguing puzzles that pushed their strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities to the limit.

John Veny Akkarakaran wins YMCA 4th Chessmii Rapid Rating Open 2024

26/11/2024 -

FM John Veny Akkarakaran, FM Pranav K P and Genivan Genkeswaran (MAS) scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 each at YMCA 4th Chessmii Rapid Rating Open 2024. The top seed, John won the tournament on tie-breaks, Pranav and Genivan secured second and third place respectively. The total prize fund was ₹500000 and there were 201 prizes. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The one-day rapid rating tournament was organized by YMCA Ernakulam Sub Region and Chessmii.com at YMCA Hall, Thottumugham in Ernakulam, Kerala on 17th November 2024. This was John's second overall, first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Chessmii

Arnav Mahesh Koli dominates 1st SVIS Rating Open 2024

26/11/2024 -

Arnav Mahesh Koli scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st SVIS Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Sharsha Backer scored sole 8/9. He also remained undefeated and secured second place. Om Gada finished third scoring 7.5/9. The total prize fund was ₹501000. The top three prizes were ₹51000, ₹31000 and ₹21000 along with a trophy each. The six-day rating open tournament was organized by Ashtavinayak Group and ChessKraft Academy at Swami Vivekanand International School, Kandivali in Mumbai, Maharashtra from 5th to 10th November 2024. This was Arnav's second overall, first individual tournament triumph of the year. Photo: ChessKraft Academy

The story of the World Championship 2024 through pictures: Day 1

25/11/2024 -

This World Championship is probably the most anticipated in chess history. Gukesh’s historic Candidates win and Ding’s nine-month break from chess left fans speculating about the outcome. Both players have reasons to feel the pressure. For Ding, it’s about defending the title once again while for Gukesh, it’s about fighting for the crown. The entire chess world had only one burning question – Can Ding hold or will Gukesh dominate? Let’s try to find out what happened on the Day 1 of the World Championship... through pictures. Photo: Maria Emelianova

World Championship Game 1: Gukesh flies too close to the sun

25/11/2024 -

For the first time in 14 years, a FIDE World Championship Match started with a decisive result. Back in 2010, Vishy Anand lost the first game to Veselin Topalov (BUL). He immediately bounced back in the second game. D Gukesh also had a similar start with a loss in the first game against the reigning world champion, Ding Liren (CHN).The difference is the colors are reversed. Still Gukesh is calm and composed, he doesn't get rattled easily. In the first game, he tried to go for the maximum and had to pay a heavy price for it. He will have to regroup himself as tomorrow will be a new day. Game 2 starts tomorrow at 5 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Eng Chin An

Sharpen Your Strategic Skills with ChessNeurons - Episode 19

25/11/2024 -

Welcome to another episode of the Strategic Mastery series, brought to you by ChessNeurons in collaboration with 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. In Episode 19, Grandmaster Ankit Rajpara explores a subtle yet powerful concept: Provoking Weaknesses. This episode will teach you how to apply pressure in the right way to induce weaknesses and take control of the game. Photo: Chess Neurons

Best games of the 49th National Sub-Junior Chess Champions

25/11/2024 -

Ilamparthi A R and Prishita Gupta recently emerged as champions in the Open and Girls' sections, respectively, at the 49th National Sub-Junior Chess Championship. Ethan Vaz and Ashita Jain stood 2nd while Prathamesh Sherla and Saparya Ghosh stood 3rd in their respective section. The tournament was held from 3rd November to 11th November at Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, Tamil Nadu. Ananthi Chess Academy and Viyugam Chess Academy were the organizers of this event. There were 11 rounds with the time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move. A total of 150 players across the country battled it out for the title. Photo: Jayapala Chandady

Chess and the Geopolitics

25/11/2024 -

15-year-old IM Aarav Dengla draws a few comparisons between the World Championship that is starting today and the one which took place over half a century ago. What are the obvious similarities that come to mind? The teenager takes a quick glance at it. The rating difference is the most obvious one. Bobby Fischer 2785 vs Boris Spassky 2660, difference of 125 Elo rating points. Although, this time the rating gap is less, D Gukesh 2783 vs Ding Liren 2728, 55 points to be exact. The rank difference is 5 vs 23. Do you agree with the author? Game 1 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Maria Emelianova

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