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Tech Mahindra GCL Day 8: Ganges Grandmasters and Triveni Continental Kings win close battles

29/06/2023 -

One might expect a relatively quiet day after an exciting finish yesterday. Well, that just does not happen at Tech Mahindra Global Chess League. In the first match, five out of six games ended decisively. Levon Aronian, Wei Yi and Sara Khadem scored the crucial victories for their team Triveni Continental Kings. Their 3-0 (10-9) victory over Chingari Gulf Titans ensured the team still has mathematical chances. Andrey Esipenko scored the crucial win for his team, Ganges Grandmasters. Thus, GG are once again is back at the top for now with a score 15/24. Tomorrow will be the penultimate day of the double round-robin stage. There will be four matches starting with Chingari Gulf Titans vs upGrad Mumba Masters from 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Maria Emelianova

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Vidit Gujrathi: Master Advanced Tactics and Calculations like a Super Grandmaster

29/06/2023 -

Advanced Tactics and Calculations are of utmost importance when it comes to improving your chess. How do you calculate long variations, and where do you stop? When can you rely on intuition, and what methods are there to choose from? Tactics are taught early and lead to serious improvement when you learn themes like Pin, Double Attack, Fork etc. as a beginner. However, after a certain level, it is not so straightforward to simply work on tactics and improve. That's the reason we have recorded the Master Advanced Tactics and Calculations like a Super Grandmaster with GM Vidit Gujrathi. So grab this DVD, learn from the Super GM and become stronger. Photo: ChessBase

Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2023 R5: Leon joins Aryan and Donchenko at the top

29/06/2023 -

GM Leon Luke Mendonca defeated fellow compatriot GM Pranav Anand in the fifth round of Sparkassen Chess Trophy of 50th International Dortmund Chess Days. Pranav erred in a complex rook and same color bishop endgame. GM Aryan Chopra had a quick 16-move draw against GM Alexander Donchenko (GER). Aryan, Donchenko and Leon are currently at 4.5/5 each. Aryan will face Leon in Round 6. GM Karthik Venkataraman drew against WGM Dinara Wagner (GER) to move his score 3/5. Mr. Dortmund Vladimir Kramnik bounced back by winning against Fabiano Caruana. Pavel Eljanov (UKR) defeated the defending champion Dmitrij Kollars (GER). Round 6 Open and Sportland NRW Cup starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Today is a rest day for the NC World Masters. Photo: IM Patrick Zelbel

Prague Masters 2023 R7: Ray Robson outplays Vincent Keymer, gains sole lead

29/06/2023 -

Ray Robson (USA) defeated one of the coleaders, Vincent Keymer (GER) to emerge sole leader at the Prague Masters 2023. Pentala Harikrishna had another hard-fought draw against Sam Shankland (USA) to move to 3.5/7. He is now a full point behind the leader along with five more players. The other previous round leader, Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) drew against Hao Wang (CHN) to move to 4/7. GM Deep Sengupta continues to stay in the championship hunt as he won a positional skirmish against IM Hilmir Freyr Heimission (ISL). He is now a half point behind the leaders - IM Ekin Baris Ozenir (TUR) and IM Jakub Fus (INA) at 6.5/7 each in the Karel Janeček Open, part of 5th Prague International Chess Festival 2023. Round 8 Masters, Challengers and Open starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Petr Vrabec/Prague International Chess Festival

TM GCL Day 7: Carlsen wins an exquisite endgame against Anand, powers his team to the top with Pragg

28/06/2023 -

Vishy Anand vs Magnus Carlsen games are always the highly anticipated encounter of the day, no matter what the event or the stage is. The rematch between two of the greatest was arguably the game of the tournament so far. It is definitely one for the books. The endgame seemed to be heading towards a draw when the world no.1 went for a break. It actually allowed Anand to salvage a draw. However, time trouble induced a human error, turning things once again towards the Norwegian's favor. After an exchange of smile, avoidance of stalemate trap and underpromotion later, Carlsen defeated Anand in a stellar game. His and Praggnanandhaa's win ensured SG Alpine Warriors knocking off Ganges Grandmasters from the top of the leaderboard. Tomorrow will be the last day to feature two matches in the double round-robin stage, starting with Chingari Gulf Titans vs Triveni Continental Kings from 5:30 p.m. local time, 7 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Kandi Santosh Sai Karthik dominates 1st Telangana Gurukulams Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023

28/06/2023 -

Kandi Santosh Sai Karthik scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st Telangana Gurukulams All India Below 1600 Rating Tournament 2023. The 12-year-old finished a half point ahead of the field. Five players - Rohith N, Sree Shaunak Chanda, Phani Krishna C H, Sree Rama Anjani Kumar K and Surya Alakanti scored 8/9 each. They were placed second to sixth respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹499999. Top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹30000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each respectively. The tournament was held from 2nd to 4th June 2023 at Sri Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana. It was organized by Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society. This was Kandi's first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photos: FA Chandra Mouli R

Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2023 R4: Aryan and Donchenko are the coleaders 4/4

28/06/2023 -

GM Leon Luke Mendonca held Germany no.2 GM Matthias Bluebaum to a draw in the fourth round of Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2023 Open, part of 50th International Dortmund Chess Days. The teenager made a nice positional exchange sacrifice. The continuation to capitalize on his advantage was quite complex for human to find. Naturally, Leon did not play it and the game ended in a draw. GM Aryan Chopra defeated IM Arthur Guo (USA) after a 5.5 hour long battle to maintain his lead with GM Alexander Donchenko (GER) at 4/4 each. They will inevitably face each other in the fifth round. Defending NC World Masters champion, GM Dmitrij Kollars defeated the former world champion GM Vladimir Kramnik in a wild game. Round 5 Open and Sportland NRW Cup, Round 3 NC World Masters starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FI Niklesh Jain

Prague Open 2023 R6: Deep in the fray

28/06/2023 -

GM Deep Sengupta defeated FM Jakub Stinka (CZE) to stay in the championship hunt at Karel Janeček Open, part of 5th Prague International Chess Festival 2023. Five players are in the lead 5.5/6 including the top seed GM Vojtech Plat (CZE) and previous round leader, IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE). GM Pentala Harikrishna drew his sixth consecutive game in the Masters section. It was a 73-move long battle against one of the three leaders, GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU). GM Hao Wang (CHN) outplayed GM Boris Gelfand (ISR) in a positional battle. Round 7 Masters, Challengers and Open starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Petr Vrabec/Prague International Chess Festival

Tech Mahindra GCL Day 6: Chingari Gulf Titans move up as Anand's win goes in vain

27/06/2023 -

Vishy Anand has defeated Jan-Krzysztof Duda twice in five days. The legend continues to make it look easy. The Poland no.1 sacrificed an exchange and things did not work out for him. Anand's win did not help the team as he scored the sole victory for Ganges Grandmasters. Yifan Hou had a great chance to win against Alexandra Kosteniuk. Unfortunately for her, she couldn't find a way in time trouble. Harika Dronavalli and Jonas Buhl Bjerre scored crucial victory for upGrad Mumba Masters to beat Triveni Continetal Kings. Both rematches had the inverse overall match result of their first encounter at this event. There will be two matches tomorrow, starting with Balan Alaskan Knights vs upGrad Mumba Masters from 5:30 p.m. local time, 7 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2023 R1-3: Aryan Chopra and Leon Luke Mendonca win three in-a-row

27/06/2023 -

The historic 50th International Dortmund Chess Days is having four tournaments in which a combined total of 568 players are taking part. 326 in Sparkassen Chess Trophy Open A, 228 in Open B, ten in Sportland NRW Cup and four in NC World Masters 2023 from a total of 43 countries across the world. GM Aryan Chopra and GM Leon Luke Mendonca are in an eight-pack lead with GM Matthias Bluebaum (GER), GM Alexander Donchenko (GER), GM Michael Adams (ENG), GM Frederik Svane (GER), GM Ori Kobo (ISR) and IM Arthur Guo (USA) with a perfect 3/3. GM Karthik Venkataraman is the sole Indian in the Sportland NRW Cup. He won two games in-a-row after starting the event with a loss. GM Vladimir Kramnik and GM Fabiano Caruana won their first games of the NC World Masters. Photo: FI Niklesh Jain

The 21st ASEAN+ Age-Group Championships 2023 has come to The End

27/06/2023 -

It was only a question of how big Vietnam would win, and the final tally of 92 Gold, 37 Silver, and 49 Bronze said it! When second placed Philippines had “only” 15 Gold, 38 Silver and 8 Bronze, followed by India with 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze, the extent of their domination becomes even more clear. New Zealand was a surprise fourth on the basis of medals won in the seniors event, Myanmar fifth, and then Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, China and Malaysia with medals. Check out the final report ASEAN+ Age Group Championships 2023 directly from the venue in Bangkok, Thailand by Peter Long. Photos: FM FT IA Peter Long

Prague Open 2023 R5: Stavroula Tsolakidou emerges sole leader 5/5

27/06/2023 -

FM Sharan Rao drew against IM Jakub Kosakowski (POL) in the fifth round of Karel Janeček Open at 5th Prague International Chess Festival 2023. Sharan had a promising position against the Pole. However, it was not easy to figure out how to maximize his chances in less time. Thus, he decided to repeat moves and move his score to 4.5/5. Greece no.1 woman, IM Stavroula Tsolakidou has emerged sole leader. She defeated Radoslaw Psyk (POL) convincingly to maintain her perfect score 5/5. Round 6 Masters, Challengers and Open starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Petr Vrabec/Prague International Chess Festival

Tech Mahindra GCL Day 5: Vintage Vishy strikes Aronian, Ganges Grandmasters score a gargantuan win

26/06/2023 -

Vishy Anand continues to lead by example. Once again he won the battle of the 'Icons' against Levon Aronian (TCK). While his three points was confirmed, his teammates Leinier Dominguez Perez, Yifan Hou and Bella Khotenashvili scored emphatic wins to ensure their team score the biggest victory of the event in terms of game points 14-2. Balan Alaskan Knights overcame their 3-15 loss as they beat the top team SG Alpine Warriors 3-0 (10-9) by a minimum margin. Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Zhongyi Tan and Nino Batsiashvili's wins rendered R Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen's individual triumphs ineffective as they only added game points, while BAK won the match. There will be two matches tomorrow, starting with Ganges Grandmasters vs Chingari Gulf Titans from 5:30 p.m. local time, 7 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Vijay Shreeram P clinches 2nd SSS Rating Open 2023

26/06/2023 -

Vijay Shreeram P scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 2nd SSS Rating Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Five players - Selvamurugun B, Saravanan, Arul Prakash N, Sa Kannan and CM Mrithyunjay Mahadevan scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second to sixth respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹400000. Top three prizes were ₹25001, ₹15000 and ₹12500 each respectively. The tournament was held between 29th May and 2nd June 2023 at Chendhuran College of Engineering and Technology, Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu. It was organized by Sri Sai Saravanaa Academy. This was Vijay's first tournament triumph since May 2018, third rating event victory of his career. Photos: FA Angappan A

Prague Open 2023 R4: Sharan Rao makes a perfect start 4/4

26/06/2023 -

FM Sharan Rao defeated his fellow compatriot IM Ameya Audi to maintain his lead 4/4. He is the sole Indian and one of the seven players at a perfect score in the Karel Janeček Open, part of the 5th Prague International Chess Festival 2023. In the Masters, Pentala Harikrishna drew his fifth consecutive game against the Czech Republic no.1, David Navara. Ray Robson (USA) defeated Hao Wang (CHN) to join the lead with Vincent Keymer (GER) and Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) at 3/5 each. Harikrishna, Navara, Sam Shankland (USA) and Haik Martirosyan (ARM) are in pursuit at 2.5/5 each. Today is a rest day for the Masters and Challengers section. Round 6 for them will start tomorrow Tuesday 27th June at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Round 5 Open starts today at the same time. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

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