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New technology in Chess: idChess, the platform for recognizing and broadcasting chess games

26/06/2023 -

All around the globe in chess tournaments, tripods with smartphones attached to tables are starting to appear. This is idChess, an innovative product that allows you to broadcast chess games in real time using only a mobile phone with the app. For example, during the World Championship match, games of tournaments and sessions as part of side events of the match were broadcasted by idChess. What is this unique tech? How does it work? Is it free? What do you need? How to use it for the organizers, federations and what are the benefits of it? Get to know answers to all your queries answered by the team of idChess themselves. Photos: idChess

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Tech Mahindra GCL Day 4: SG Alpine Warriors survive Maxime carnage, Praggnanandhaa wins the decider

25/06/2023 -

One Berlin fell, the other one didn't. Magnus Carlsen's Berlin did not hold up against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. However, D Gukesh's Berlin proved to be strong enough to hold Alexander Grischuk to a draw. It was R Praggnanandhaa's win against Javokhir Sindarov helped SG Alpine Warriors beat upGrad Mumba Masters. It was a win by a minimum margin 0-3 (7-8). Before that, upGrad Mumba Masters handed Ganges Grandmasters their first defeat of the event. Despite, MVL losing to Vishy Anand, Grischuk and Harika Dronavalli's key victories ensured the fall of GG's. There will be two matches tomorrow, starting with Ganges Grandmasters vs Triveni Continental Kings from 5:30 p.m. local time, 7 p.m. IST. Photo: Maria Emelianova

Vietnam dominates ASEAN+ Age-Groups Standard Chess Championships 2023

25/06/2023 -

The first competitions - Standard Chess (Individual and Teams) - saw Vietnam taking a massive 30 Golds, 14 Silvers and 19 Bronze, with second placed Philippines far behind with just 5 Gold and 12 Silver! No less than 10 countries medalled, in third place Myanmar, then followed by New Zealand, hosts Thailand, India, Indonesia, China, Malaysia, and Singapore. In Individual competition, most eyes were on the U-20 competition which gave a GM norm together with the direct IM title and in the Open, IMs Daniel Quizon and Michael Concio Jr. of the Philippines took Gold and Silver ahead of Vietnam’s Duc Tri Ngo, Malaysia’s Jun Ying Tan and Thailand’s Pin Laohawirapap, all who shared Bronze. Photos: FM FT IA Peter Long

Prague Masters 2023 R4: Bogdan-Daniel breaks the Berlin, joins the lead with Keymer

25/06/2023 -

Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) defeated Ray Robson (USA) to join the lead with Vincent Keymer (GER) 2.5/4 at 5th Prague International Chess Festival 2023 Masters. Deac capitalized on his opportunity when his opponent made a positional mistake, allowing his queen to intrude on Black's kingside easily. Keymer had a 100-move marathon draw against the Czech Republic no.1, David Navara. Pentala Harikrishna had another hard-fought draw against the legendary, Boris Gelfand (ISR). He is still a half point behind the leaders along with five more players at 2/4 each. Round 5 for Masters and Challengers, and Round 4 Open starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Anežka Kružíková/Prague International Chess Festival

Tech Mahindra GCL Day 3: Ganges Grandmasters remain invincible, Triveni Continental Kings climb up

24/06/2023 -

Ganges Grandmasters maintain their sole lead by beating Balan Alaskan Knights 3-0 (11-6). Apart from being undefeated, they are the only team which has only two members suffering a loss each. Leinier Dominguez Perez's win over Teimour Radjabov certainly set the tone for the team. Bella Khotenashvili and Andrey Esipenko ensured the team gets some more valuable game points. Triveni Continental Kings started the day by losing their match against SG Alpine Warriors 0-3 (7-8). However, they bounced back by finishing the day with a victory over Balan Alaskan Knights. Both TCK and SGAW have the same match points 9 currently, the former having one more match played than the latter. The week ends with four matches tomorrow, starting with upGrad Mumba Masters vs Ganges Grandmasters from 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Tech Mahindra Global Chess League

Oleg Korneev wins 2nd Laimer Pfingst Open 2023, Souhardo second and ShyamSundar third

24/06/2023 -

GM Oleg Korneev, IM Souhardo Basak and GM ShyamSundar M scored 7/9 each at 2nd Laimer Pfingst Open A (>1800) 2023. Korneev won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Souhardo was placed adjuged second and ShyamSundar third. All three of them remained undefeated. Korneev drew with Souhardo in the fifth round and Souhardo shared the point against ShyamSundar in the following. The top three prizes were €1500, €1000 and €600 each respectively. GM Deepan Chakkravarthy and IM Nitin S are the only two other Indians to make a top ten finish. They scored 6.5/9 and 6/9 each to secure fifth and tenth place respectively. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Prague Challengers 2023 R2-3: Akash misses a win against Motylev

24/06/2023 -

Pentala Harikrishna drew his third game in-a-row at 5th Prague International Chess Festival 2023 Masters. He had a hard fought draw against the tournament leader, Germany no.1 Vincent Keymer. Ray Robson (USA) scored the sole victory of the round in the Masters section. He played sublime chess in his first-ever rated game encounter against the legendary Boris Gelfand (ISR). Robson and Keymer are currently in the lead 2/3, followed by six players at 1.5/3 including Harikrishna. In the Challengers section, Akash G missed a golden opportunity to win against Alexander Motylev (ROU). Akash had a decisive advantage for the better part of the game. In the endgame, he had the most definite opportunity. Unfortunately for him, he overlooked it. Round 4 for Masters and Challengers, and Round 3 Open starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Anežka Kružíková/Prague International Chess Festival

Tech Mahindra GCL Day 2: SG Alpine Warriors succumb to the sole leader Ganges Grandmasters

23/06/2023 -

The highly anticipated match of the day was between SG Alpine Warriors and Ganges Grandmasters. The sole reason could be deduced as the battle between Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand. We got a glimpse of the Carlsen we are familiar with, one tiny positional inaccuracy and he will punish you for that. However, that win did not turn out enough for the team as Richard Rapport and Bella Khotenashvili scored important victories over D Gukesh and Elisabeth Paehtz which meant SG Alpine Warriors losing to Ganges Grandmasters 0-3 (6-11). Balan Alaskan Knights bounced back after their loss against SGAW by defeating upGrad Mumba Masters 0-3 (5-14) by a huge margin. Once again four matches will be played tomorrow starting with SG Alpine Warriors vs Triveni Continental Kings from 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Tech Mahindra Global Chess League

Sivakasi Chess Club celebrates 50th year - Triple Tournament Treat for the Chess Lovers

23/06/2023 -

Sivakasi Chess Club, a strong outfit from the southern part of Tamil Nadu celebrates its 50th year of inception by organising three strong tournaments in the month of July. Sivakasi, well known for the fireworks, match works and printing industries, has a flurry of chess activities regularly. The itinerary for the month of July is a rapid rating tournament with a prize money of ₹150000 on 1st and 2nd July, a unique state level Chess Doubles tournament on 2nd July and a FIDE rated open tournament for a prize money of ₹10 lacs from 21st to 25th July. The tournaments are organized under the name of NPSS Rathina Nadar – Dr. N Mahalingam tournaments. Photos: IA R Anantharam

Srihari L clinches Visalakshi Arunachalam 7th SCS Rating Open 2023 with a perfect 8/8

23/06/2023 -

Top seed Srihari L scored a perfect 8/8 to win Visalakshi Arunachalam 7th SCS Rating Open 2023. He finished a full point ahead of the field. Thus, tie-breaks were not required. Six players - Selvamurugan B, Umashankar A, Aakash G, Nandish V S, Sa Kannan and Vignesh Kannan P scored 7/8 each. They were placed second to seventh respectively according to tie-breaks. Srihari defeated his sole pursuer Mithun Anand V 6.5/7 in the final round to become a clear champion. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹500000. The top three prizes were ₹70000, ₹50000 and ₹35000 along with a trophy each. This was Srihari's first-ever rating tournament triumph of his career. Photos: IA R Anantharam

Tech Mahindra GCL Day 1: Vishy Anand ensures a smooth sailing for Ganges Grandmasters

22/06/2023 -

The last time Vishy Anand played a rated tournament game was on 9th October 2022 at European Club Cup. After eight months and 13 days, the maestro did not show any rust on the board. In fact, he felt very optimistic about his position when he played 34.Qg1! against Jan-Krzysztof Duda. He felt that his queen and rook were flooding towards the kingside. The other former world champion in his team, Yifan Hou scored the second decisive game of the match against Alexandra Kosteniuk. Thus, Chingari Gulf Titans lost to Ganges Grandmasters 0-3 (4-10) without conceding a single match. Four matches will be played tomorrow starting with SG Alpine Warriors vs Balan Alaskan Knights from 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Maria Emelianova

The Broadcast details for Global Chess League 2023

22/06/2023 -

The Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2023 is ushering in a new era in the game of chess. World class players, world class production, world class facilities. However, one thing that everyone had been complaining about is - where to find the broadcast details. Well, in this article we bring you all the details for following the broadcast both within India and outside it. Don't forget to tune in today for the 1st match on 22nd of June 2023 at 5.30 p.m. local time in Dubai.

Prague Masters 2023 R1: Harikrishna draws with Czech Republic no.2 Thai Dai Van Nguyen

22/06/2023 -

Pentala Harikrishna started his title defense with a relatively quiet draw in the fifth edition of Prague International Chess Festival 2023 Masters. The result against the Czech Republic no.2 Thai Dai Van Nguyen turned out to be the same as their last two encounters. Germany no.1 Vincent Keymer scored the sole victory of the round against Hao Wang (CHN). A sharp middlegame liquidated into a rook endgame where the Chinese made some technical mistake which cost him the game. In the Challengers section, 12-year-old prodigy, FM Vaclav Finek (CZE) scored the sole win of the round against GM Akash G. Round 2 for Masters and Challengers, and Round 1 Open starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. All photos in the article are by Petr Vrabec/Prague International Chess Festival

Anand vs Anand squares off Tech Mahindra Global Chess League

22/06/2023 -

Tech Mahindra Global Chess League squared off with a friendly game between Vishy Anand and Anand Mahindra. It goes without saying that it filled everyone with joy. The Chairman of Mahindra Group was certainly well-prepared for the game as he made theoretical moves in the Ruy Lopez/Spanish opening, before the game had to be cut short due to time constraints. The champion's trophy was revealed in presence of all six teams and guests. The first day will have two matches. Triveni Continental Kings vs upGrad Mumba Masters from 5:30 p.m. local time, 7 p.m. IST. The second match will be contested between Chingari Gulf Titans and Ganges Grandmasters from 6:50 p.m. local time, 8:20 p.m. IST. Who will be the winners on day 1? Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

After six rounds at the 21st ASEAN+ Age-Group Championships

22/06/2023 -

Regional powerhouse Vietnam continues to dominate in standard chess after six rounds of play. Vietnamese players have the top three positions in the Open U-8, Open U-10, Open U-12, Open U-14, Open U-16 and Open U-18 categories, and it is very much the same in the Girls U-8 & U-10 Combined and Girls U-18. It is only in the Open U-20 that we have a fierce largely non Vietnam fight where Filipino IM Daniel Quizon leads with 5/6 closely followed by Thailand FM Prin Laohawirapap on 4.5/6, and who are followed by another Filipino IM Michael Concio Jr, and Vietnam’s Ngo Duc Tri, both on 4/6. There are also challenges to the Vietnamese in Girls U-12 & U-14 Combined where there is a Filipina in third place, a Filipina even leads in Girls U-16, and in Girls U-20 where a Chinese is the leader. Photos: FM FT IA Peter Long

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