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Vignesh N R wins 11th Pontevedra Masters 2023, Sarayu Velpula scores IM, WGM and WIM-norm, finishes second

24/08/2023 -

GM Vignesh N R scored an unbeaten 7/9 to win 11th Cidade de Pontevedra Masters 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Starting out as the last seed, Sarayu Velpula completely astonished everyone with her splendid performance. She scored 6.5/9, secured second place and earned her maiden IM, WGM and WIM-norm. It is difficult to recall when was the last an Indian earned three norms at a single event. Seven more players also scored the same points 6.5/9. Out of them, GM Visakh N R is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He was placed fifth according to tie-breaks. The top three prizes were €2000, €1200 and €800 along with a trophy each. Photos: Cristian Arcas and Escola Xadrez Pontevedra EXP

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29th Abu Dhabi Masters 2023 R8: Prraneeth Vuppala wins five in-a-row

24/08/2023 -

GM Aravindh Chithambaram made a quick 16-move draw a gainst GM Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) in the penultimate round of 29th Abu Dhabi Masters 2023. India's 82nd GM Prraneeth Vuppala scored his fifth win in-a-row. In the eighth round, he defeated GM Aryan Chopra who was having a fantastic event until now. Prraneeth seized his opportunity in the major piece endgame when his opponent made an inaccuracy. Later, he brought his king into the attack and scored a beautiful victory. Both Aravindh and Prraneeth are the only two Indians who are trailing the tournament leaders Fedoseev and GM Xiangyu Xu (CHN) by a half point at 6/8 each. Final Round 9 starts today at 10 a.m. local time, 11:30 a.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

60th National Championship 2023 R8: Sethuraman maintains his sole lead

24/08/2023 -

GM Sethuraman S P (PSPB) defeated GM Visakh N R (RSPB) emphatically to maintain his sole lead 7.5/8. GM Iniyan P (TN) registered his second hat-trick of the event as he won against GM Abhimanyu Puranik (AAI). GM Diptayan Ghosh won the All-West Bengal clash against GM Mitrabha Guha. IM Aronyak Ghosh (RSPB) got the better of GM Deep Sengupta (PSPB) when the latter blundered in an equal endgame. IM Neelash Saha (RSPB) beat a Commonwealth Gold medalist for the second round in-a-row. Three out of the top five boards ended in 25 moves or less, all five of them were decisive. This certainly speaks volumes about the level of competitiveness among India's strong titled players. Sethuraman will be up against Aronyak in Round 9 which starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Siddhant Mahajan

Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen will play tie-breaks to determine FIDE World Cup 2023 winner

23/08/2023 -

Magnus Carlsen revealed he has food poisoning after the first game of the FIDE World Cup 2023 Finals. It resulted in Carlsen and R Praggnanandhaa having their quickest game of the World Cup so far. The world no.1 mentioned in the post game interview that he is doing better. FIDE and organizers have taken great care of him. The Four Knights' Game on the board gave the teenager an inkling that his opponent wants to go for a draw. However, he admitted that he is not good at playing for only a draw. We all know about his fighting spirit, something which is also known the Norwegian to have when he is feeling 100%. Fabiano Caruana (USA) won a must-win game against Nijat Abasov (AZE). The winner of the FIDE World Cup 2023 as well as the second runner-up will be determined tomorrow in tie-breaks starting from 2 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Vrashank Chouhan and Dakshita Kumawat are Rajasthan State Junior Under-19 Open and Girls 2023 Champions

23/08/2023 -

Vrashank Chouhan (Udaipur), Harshvardhan Swami (Bikaner), Aayush Bhojak (Udaipur) and Aman Balana (Ganganagar) scored 7/8 each at Rajasthan State Junior Under-19 Rating 2023 in Open section. Former National Junior champion, Vrashank won the tournament on tie-breaks. Harshvardhan, Aayush and Aman were placed second to fourth respectively. In the Girls section, the defending State Junior Girls champion, Dakshita Kumawat (Udaipur) scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 to become the champion once again. She finished a staggering 1.5 points ahead of the field. Four girls - Nandini Purohit (Bhilwara), Kiyana Parihar (Udaipur), Aashi Upadhyay (Jaipur) and Naavya Rathi (Jodhpur) scored 6/8 each. They secured second to fifth place respectively. Total prize fund was ₹30000. The top three prizes were ₹7000, ₹5500 and ₹4500 along with a trophy each respectively. Photos: IA NI Vikas Sahu/Chess in Lakecity

29th Abu Dhabi Masters 2023 R7: Rathanvel's bravado against Artemiev

23/08/2023 -

GM Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) defeated GM Javokhir Sindarov (UZB) to maintain his sole lead 6/7 at 29th Abu Dhabi Masters 2023. GM-elect IM Rathanvel V S played the complex queen endgame bravely against GM Vladislav Artemiev. His courageous play earned him a draw. GM Aravindh Chithambaram got the better of GM Pranav Venkatesh. India's first and only triple crown champion showed some sharp play. He will face Fedoseev in the penultimate eighth round. Aravindh and GM Xiangyu Xu (CHN) are the only two players at 5.5/7 each. GM Prraneeth Vuppala defeated 44th Olympiad Gold medalist GM Jakhongir Vakhidov (UZB) to move to 5/7. Rathanvel, GM Aryan Chopra and GM S L Narayanan are also at 5/7 each. Round 8 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

60th National Championship 2023 R7: Neelash Saha swerves Abhijeet Gupta

23/08/2023 -

GM Sethuraman S P (PSPB) drew against GM Abhimanyu Puranik (AAI) to maintain his sole lead 6.5/7 at 60th National Chess Championship 2023. The battle between GM Mitrabha Guha (WB) and IM Aronyak Ghosh (RSPB) ended in a quick draw. The top seed of the event, GM Abhijeet Gupta (PSPB) suffered his second loss here. He could not convert his advantage, allowed his opponent, IM Neelash Saha (RSPB) to first get back in the game and later beat him. GM Iniyan P (TN) won against GM Venkatesh M R (PSPB) in a fantastic manner. Eight players are trailing by a half point at 6/7 each. GM Visakh N R (RSPB) will face Sethuraman in Round 8 which starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Siddhant Mahajan

FIDE World Cup 2023 Finals: Praggnanandhaa fights Carlsen to a solid draw

22/08/2023 -

R Praggnanandhaa played confidently in the first game of the FIDE World Cup 2023 Finals against Magnus Carlsen (NOR). He unleashed a rarely played move 7.b4 in the English Opening. It did not seem like the teenager is playing the Finals of a World Cup for the first time in his career. He is oozing confidence, whereas Carlsen has suffered food poisoning as he mentioned in the post-game interview. One key thing which Pragg keeps mentioning is, Carlsen has not played enough tie-breaks, which definitely shows his confidence. If it comes to down to the tie-breaks, one thing is for sure, the recently turned 18-year-old is the favorite in this event. Fabiano Caruana (USA) blundered in a slightly difficult position to lose against the local favorite Nijat Abasov (AZE) in just 26 moves. Finals and 3rd-4th place match, Round 8 Game 2 starts tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

The life story of Praggnanandhaa in 120 pictures: From a talent to a Candidate

22/08/2023 -

Praggnanandhaa has created history. He has become the youngest chess player in the world to reach the finals of the FIDE World Cup and also the 2nd Indian after Vishy Anand to qualify to the Candidates tournament. He did so with sparkling wins over Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana. In this article we take you down the memory lane with 120 pictures from the life of Pragg from a boy who was few months old to now 18-year-old super talent who is one of the best in the world with a live rating of 2723 and a world ranking of 23.

29th Abu Dhabi Masters 2023 R6: Fedoseev and Xiangyu maintain their joint lead

22/08/2023 -

The sixth round witnessed few short draws at the top boards of 29th Abu Dhabi Masters 2023. The top three games ended in draws in 30 moves or less. Thus, GM Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) and GM Xiangyu Xu (CHN) maintained their lead 5/6. 13 players are in pursuit at 4.5/6 each. GM Pranav Venkatesh, IM Rathanvel V S, GM Aryan Chopra and GM Aravindh Chithambaram are the four Indians among them. GM Sandipan Chanda drew against the third seeded GM Maxim Matlakov in a well contested battle. IM Nitish Belurkar suffered a tough loss against GM S L Narayanan in a four vs three pawns, rook endgame. IMs Ajay Krshna S and Rakesh Kumar Jena defeated GMs Swapnil Dhopade and Sankalp Gupta respectively. Round 7 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

60th National Championship 2023 R6: Sethuraman emerges sole leader 6/6

22/08/2023 -

GM Sethuraman S P (PSPB) defeated GM Deep Sengupta (PSPB) to emerge sole leader 6/6 at 60th National Chess Championship 2023. The other coleaders - GM Abhimanyu Puranik (AAI) drew his game against GM Mitrabha Guha (WB). IM Aronyak Ghosh (WB) got the better of GM Vishnu Prasanna (TN). Abhimanyu, Mitrabha and Aronyak are trailing the leader by a half poin at 5.5/6 each. Apoorv Kamble (KAR) pulled off a huge upset against India's 81st GM Sayantan Das (RSPB). 161st seeded 11-year-old Bhaavan Kolla (AP) continues his unbeaten run. He drew against the reigning Commonwealth champion IM P Shyam Nikhil (RSPB). It will be Sethuraman vs Abhimanyu and Mitrabha vs Aronyak on the top two boards in Round 7 which starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Siddhant Mahajan

Fabulous Praggnanandhaa bests the invincible Caruana, sets up a historic clash against Magnus Carlsen in FIDE World Cup 2023 Finals

21/08/2023 -

R Praggnanandhaa is the kind of player who wants only one opportunity to showcase his talent. He got it and he made the most out of it. The only undefeated player in the entire World Cup combining Open and Women was - Fabiano Caruana (USA). He remained undefeated for 16 games. Praggnanandhaa mentioned in the post-match interview that after defending two Classical and the first Rapid game, all he was looking for is one opportunity. Caruana's mistake was very minute in the first 10'+10" Rapid tie-break. Pragg seized it and showed amazing technique to win the game. He drew the next to advance to the Finals where he will face the world no.1 Magnus Carlsen. Thus, Praggnanandhaa becomes the first Indian to secure a place in the Finals of a FIDE World Cup since the current format was introduced in 2005. Finals and 3rd-4th place match, Round 8 Game 1 starts tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

29th Abu Dhabi Masters 2023 R5: Aravindh crushes Changren

21/08/2023 -

IM Rathanvel V S continues his good form at 29th Abu Dhabi Masters 2023. He had a hard-fought draw against GM Aryan Chopra. GM Sandipan Chanda also maintains his unbeaten streak. He drew against 44th Olympiad Gold medalist, GM Javokhir Sindarov (UZB). GM Aravindh Chithambaram avenged his nearly decade old loss by scoring a thumping victory over GM Changren Dai (CHN). 11-year-old FM Ethan Vaz drew with GM Volodar Murzin with some great play. GM Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) drew against GM Xiangyu Xu (CHN) to remain the coleaders 4.5/5. Nine players are at 4/9 each. Round 6 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

60th National Championship 2023 R5: Sethuraman, Abhimanyu, Deep and Mitrabha in a four-way lead 5/5

21/08/2023 -

Nine out of the top ten games were decisive in the fifth round of 60th National Chess Championship 2023. GMs Abhimanyu Puranik (AAI), Sethuraman S P (PSPB), Mitrabha Guha (WB) and Deep Sengupta (PSPB) won their games against GM Sayantan Das (RSPB), GM Vignesh N R (RSPB), IM Praveen Kumar C (RSPB) and GM Iniyan P (TN) respectively. It will be Abhimanyu vs Mitrabha and Deep vs Sethuraman in the sixth round. They are chased by eight players at 4.5/5 each. Among them is, 11-year-old Bhaavan Kolla (AP). He is having a great tournament so far. The little kid defeated IM Nitin S (RSPB) in the fifth round. 12-year-old Aakash G (TN) scored a huge win over GM Laxman R R (RSPB). WFM Supreetha Potluri (AP) got the better of IM Utsab Chatterjee (WB). Round 6 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Magnus Carlsen advances to his first FIDE World Cup Finals, set to face Caruana or Praggnanandhaa

20/08/2023 -

R Praggnanandhaa once again passed the Fabiano Caruana (USA) test. He had to defend his position against the American, who is still undefeated at FIDE World Cup 2023. Caruana was pushing for a full point from the middlegame. It eventually liquidated into a rook and knight endgame where the teenager once again had to show his best defensive skills. Magnus Carlsen (NOR) was royally upset that he could not beat Nijat Abasov (AZE). Things almost went out of hand in the same color bishop endgame. Carlsen eventually drew the game with precise play and advanced to the Finals of a World Cup for the very first time in his career. Anna Muzychuk (UKR) drew against Zhongyi Tan (CHN) to win the match, secure a Bronze medal and a spot at the FIDE Women's Candidates 2024. Caruana and Praggnanandhaa will have to play tie-breaks. Who do you think will win it and face Carlsen in the Finals? Round 7 tie-break games start tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

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