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FIDE World Women's Team 2023 R3-4: Indian women on the brink of elimination

08/09/2023 -

It was an extremely tough day for the Indian at FIDE World Women's Team Chess Championship 2023. In the third round, they lost to Ukraine and in the fourth against Georgia. Against Georgia, IM Vantika Agrawal's loss against 44th Olympiad Gold medalist, IM Nataliya Buksa cost them the match. In Round 4, GM Harika Dronavalli and IM Divya Deshmukh suffered losses against GM Bella Khotenashvili and GM Nino Batsiashvili respectively. In both rounds, Indian women did not manage to register a single game win, although Vantika and Padmini had their fare share of chances to win in Round 3 and 4 respectively. India will have to Egypt in Round 5 by the biggest margin and hope everything else works out in their favor. Round 5 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: FIDE/Michal Walusza

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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave dominates Tata Steel India 2023 Rapid, Praggnanandhaa third

08/09/2023 -

The World Blitz 2021 champion, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) won Tata Steel Chess India 2023 Rapid with an unbeaten 7/9. It was his debut tournament in Kolkata, India where he won the event with one round to spare. He defeated Arjun Erigaisi and Pentala Harikrishna to clinch the first place. The last round result became immaterial. Thus, he made a quick six move draw against the eventual runner-up, Teimour Radjabov (AZE). R Praggnaanandhaa defeated Vidit Gujrathi, lost to D Gukesh and then won against his good friend, Arjun Erigaisi to finish third 5/9. Alexander Grischuk and Vidit also scored the same 5/9. Nine rounds of Blitz will be played today, starting from 3 p.m. IST. Photos: IA Vivek Sohani/Tata Steel Chess India

Vishy Anand inaugurates Tata Steel Asian Junior Open and Girls 2023

07/09/2023 -

Vishy Anand inaugurated the Tata Steel Asian Junior Open and Girls Chess Championship 2023 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. He declared the meet 'Open' in presence of Chanakya Chaudhary, Vice President Corporate Services, Tata Steel and 'Hati', the official mascot. IM Srihari L R and WIM Saina Salonika are the highest rated Indians in Open and Girls category. The championships will start with Rapid event tomorrow, Friday 8th September from 9 a.m. IST at JFC Lounge, JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur. Tata Steel is synonymous with the chess universe since 1986. From 2018, Tata Steel Chess India, India's first super tournament started in Kolkata. For the first time, a chess tournament of this magnitude is taking place in Jamshedpur. This shows Tata's commitment to promoting chess in the region. Photos: Himank Ghosh

FIDE World Women's Team 2023 R1-2: A mixed start for India

07/09/2023 -

Indian women made a good start at FIDE World Women's Team Championship 2023. They won the first round 2-0 against France. IM Vantika Agrawal and IM Divya Deshmukh scored the wins against IM Deimante Daulyte-Cornette and IM Anastasia Savina, IM Padmini Rout and WGM Savitha Shri B drew against IM Sophie Milliet and WGM Hejazipour Mitra respectively. In the second round, India lost against Kazakhstan 0-2. GM Harika Dronavalli, Vantika and Padmini drew against IM Bibisara Assabayeva, WGM Meruert Kamalidenova and WIM Alua Nurmanova. Savitha lost to WIM Amina Kairbekova which cost team the match. India will face Ukraine and Georgia in Round 3 and 4 which starts today at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza

Tata Steel India 2023 Rapid R4-6: MVL emerges sole leader, A relatively good day for Vidit

07/09/2023 -

The World Blitz 2021 champion, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) scored 2.5/3 today to gain sole lead 4.5/6. He is the only player to remain undefeated so far. Teimour Radjabov (AZE) is the sole player at 4/6. Four players - R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi, Alexander Grischuk, D Gukesh are at a full behind him 3/6. Among the Indians, only Vidit scored 2/3 which is the highest. He defeated Gukesh and Radjabov, lost to Arjun. Arjun probably had the most saddening loss of the day. He was completely winning against Grischuk until he landed himself in a mating net. Last three rounds left. Indians to have their best day tomorrow to make a great finish. Round 7 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: IA Vivek Sohani/Tata Steel Chess India

Shrayan Majumder clinches Tata Steel Chess Festival 2023 Rating Open convincingly

06/09/2023 -

Shrayan Majumder (MAH) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win Tata Steel Chess Festival 2023 All India Rating Open. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Six players - Rupam Mukherjee (WB), Arindam Mukherjee (Railways), Ritabrata Chakraborty (WB), Bivor Adak (WB), Kunal Chatterjee (WB) and Aatreya Saha (WB) scored 7/9 each. They were placed second to seventh respectively. The total cash prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000 + trophies. Top three prizes were ₹50000 + trophy, ₹30000 and ₹20000 each respectively. This was Shrayan's first rating tournament triumph of his career. 11-year-old reigning West Bengal State Women's champion, Arhashirsha Biswas scored 6.5/9 to finish ninth. She is the sole female player to make a top ten finish at this event. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Harika will spearhead India at FIDE World Women's Team Championship 2023

06/09/2023 -

Indian Women's team won a historic Silver medal at the previous edition in 2021. However, this time they would definitely like to aim for the Gold. GM Harika Dronavalli is the sole member from that team. She will be joined by IM Padmini Rout, IM Vantika Agrawal, WGM Savitha Shri B and newly crowned Tata Steel Chess India 2023 Women Rapid winner - IM Divya Deshmukh. India is in Pool A with Georgia, Ukraine, France, Kazakhstan and Egypt. Pool B has USA, China, Germany, Poland, FIDE Americas and Bulgaria. Top four from each Pool will advance to the Quarterfinals. India will face France in Round 1 and Kazakhstan in Round 2 starting at 3 and 6 p.m. local time, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza

Tata Steel India 2023 Rapid R1-3: Gukesh shows why he is India no.1 with majestic play against Harikrishna

06/09/2023 -

D Gukesh climbed the ranks and created history after history for reason. He makes a steady progress, plays human chess, makes good decisions on the board. In the first round, he made a great save against his nemesis - Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB). In Round 2, he exchanged his queen for three minor pieces of Harikrishna within first 20 moves. He beautifully played the rest of the game and won it convincingly. In the third round, Gukesh had a great decisive advantage against Alexander Grischuk. However, the teenager pushed the pawn a bit early which lacked support. The three-time World Blitz champion, escaped with a draw. Teimour Radjabov (AZE), Vincent Keymer (GER) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) are also at 2/3 along with Gukesh. Round 4 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: IA Vivek Sohani/Tata Steel Chess India

Kartavya Anadkat dominates Rotary Thane Midtown Rapid Rating Open 2023

05/09/2023 -

Kartavya Anadkat scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Rotary Thane Midtown Rapid Rating Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi, GM Vishnu Prasanna V, IM Ratnakaran K and FM Ritvik Krishnan scored 8/9 each. They were placed second to fifth according to tie-breaks. Kartavya's sole draw occurred against WFM Bhagyashree Patil in the seventh round. Bhagyashree is the sole female finisher among top 35. She scored 7.5/9 to secure sixth place. The total prize fund of the event was ₹250000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. Five-time World Champion Vishy Anand's presence at the closing ceremony elevated the tournament to the next level. Photos: IA Mohit Ladhe/IA Dr. Deepak Tandel

Wenjun Ju conquers Tata Steel India 2023 Women Blitz, Humpy second and Harika third

05/09/2023 -

The four-time reigning Women's World Champion - GM Wenjun Ju (CHN) became Tata Steel Chess India 2023 Women Blitz champion. Despite starting with only 0.5/3 on the final day, the World no.2 woman scored 5.5/6 in the last six games to reassert her dominance. It was a closely fought event as after Round 16, three players GM Koneru Humpy, GM Harika Dronavalli and Wenjun were at 10.5/16 each. In the final round, Humpy defeated Divya, Wenjun beat GM Anna Ushenina (UKR) and Harika lost to IM Polina Shuvalova. Thus, Wenjun won the tournament 12.5/18. Humpy second 12/18, Harika secured third place 10.5/18. The Rapid event for Men starts today from 3 p.m. IST. Photos by IA Vivek Sohani/Tata Steel Chess India unless stated otherwise

Rishabh Nishad triumphs at Chess for Everyone Rating Open 2023 in Himachal Pradesh

04/09/2023 -

Rishabh Nishad (UP) scored eight straight wins to clinch Chess for Everyone Rating Open 2023 in Himachal Pradesh. He won the tournament with a round to spare. A last round loss against his state mate Anshu Kr. Pathak, did not deter his championship hopes. Four players - Dev Krishan (HP), Pankaj Verma (HP), Anshu and Deepak Batra (PUN) scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second to fifth according to tie-breaks. The total cash prize fund of the tournament was ₹35000. Top three prizes were ₹9000, ₹7000 and ₹6000 along with a trophy each. The tournament was held from 12th to 16th August 2023 at Hotel Shimla Hills International in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. It was organized by Himachal Pradesh State Chess Association. This was Rishabh's first tournament triumph of the year. The objective of Chess for Everyone is to attract more players to participate in tournaments, get rating in an event which has low entry fee barrier of only ₹250. Photos: Sanjeev Thakur/Himachal Pradesh State Chess Association

Mitrabha Guha wins 1st JK's ECA One Day Rapid Rating Open 2023

04/09/2023 -

GM Mitrabha Guha, IM Kushagra Mohan, IM Sharan Rao, GM Vishnu Prasanna V and Jagadish P scored 8/9 each at 1st JK's ECA One Day Rapid Rating Open 2023. Mitrabha won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. The remaining four were placed second to fifth respectively. Mitrabha started with eight consecutive victories. His last round loss against Vishnu did not deter his championship chances. Only Sharan remained undefeated among the top five finishers. The total prize fund of the event was ₹400000, 74 cash prizes and 88 trophies were up for grabs. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹35000 and ₹25000 along with a trophy each respectively. Photos: FA FI Juily Kulkarni/JK's Excellence Chess Academy

Baadur Jobava dominates Riga Technical University Open 2023 E Opening Blitz, Nitish Belurkar second

04/09/2023 -

Baadur Jobava (GEO) scored an unbeaten 10.5/11 to win Riga Technical University Open E Opening Blitz 2023. He finished a full point ahead of the competition. IM Nitish Belurkar scored an impressive 9.5/11 to secure second place. He is the sole IM among top four finishers. Nitish's only draw was against Jobava and the only loss occurred against the eventual second runner-up, GM Paulius Pultinevicius (LTU). He scored 9/11 to finish third. The total prize fund of the event was €1000. The first prize was €170. Nitish performed at 2555 and gained 57 Elo rating points. He also scored 7/9 in the Tournament A to secure a seventh place finish. He gained a valuable 18.4 Elo rating points, taking his rating to 2451 in September 2023 FIDE Rating list. Photo: Diana Matisone

Tata Steel India 2023 Women Blitz R1-9: Harika and Wenjun are the coleaders

03/09/2023 -

GM Harika Dronavalli and GM Wenjun Ju (CHN) are the coleaders 6.5/9 of Tata Steel Chess India 2023 Women Blitz. Harika made her intentions clear from the very get go when she grinded an equal rook endgame until her opponent, yesterday's winner, IM Divya Deshmukh crumbled. It was the longest game of the day which lasted 137 moves. Harika's sole loss of the day was against GM Koneru Humpy. The reigning four-time Women's World Champion started with a draw against Humpy. She won the next three games before losing two in-a-row against IM Polina Shuvalova and Harika. Then she won the next three to share the lead. Humpy and Divya are in pursuit at 5/9 each. Who will become the champion? The last nine rounds of Blitz will be played tomorrow, starting from 2 p.m. IST. Photos: IA Vivek Sohani/Tata Steel Chess India

Karthikeyan Murali clinches 1st Imaweb Trophy GM Tournament 2023

03/09/2023 -

GM Karthikeyan Murali scored an unbeaten 7/9 to win 1st Imaweb Trophy GM Tournament 2023. Karthikeyan finished a half point ahead of the field. IM Dominik Horvath (AUT) was placed second. He scored sole 6.5/9. Third place was claimed by GM Karen H Grigoryan (ARM). He made 6/9 and also remained undefeated. He drew against the eventual champion, Karthikeyan in the final round. The total prize fund was €6000. The top three prizes were €2500, €2000 and €1500 each respectively. This is Karthikeyan's first rating tournament triumph of the year. It was one of the most high level close tournament played in France - Category 14. Photos: Echiquier du Roy René

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