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Azumi Sakai and Hiroshi Manabe are Japan Women and Senior Champions 2023

29/08/2023 -

We are already into the eighth month of 2023, a year that has seemingly just breezed by. Right at the end of July, we saw new champions added to the list, as Japan Women’s Chess Championship and Japan’s Senior Chess Championship came to a close. Both tournaments were conducted over two days - 29th and 30th July at Shinagawa-ku Kumin hall called ‘Curian’. Each followed the six round Swiss-league, 45 minutes + 30 secs from move no.1, Japan National Rated format. The top two finishers of both tournaments would earn an invite to Japan Chess Championship 2024, and the respective “Champion” title will be accorded only to the highest finishing players registered under Japan Federation. The top two boards in each of the tournaments played on DGT boards. The games were broadcast live on Japan Chess Federation’s youtube channel, and one could follow the moves on chess.com and Lichess. Photos: Japan Chess Federation

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New: Fabien Libiszewski: The surprising Janowski Variation (3...a6) in the Queen's Gambit Declined

29/08/2023 -

Explore the mysteries of the powerful Janowski Variation of the Queen’s Gambit Declined with this brand-new video course! Immerse yourself in this fascinating chess opening and learn how to exploit it to destabilise your opponents. To approach the Janowski Variation, which arises after the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 (or 3.Nc3) a6, it is essential to understand the stakes of the position rather than accumulate a large amount of theory. This informative and thorough video course offers a complete exploration of the Janowski Variation, a chess opening renowned for its strength and strategic potential. Photo: ChessBase

Dinesh Rajan M wins 29th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Open B Below 2000 Rating 2023, Sham R second

28/08/2023 -

Dinesh Rajan M and Sham R scored 8/9 at 29th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Open B (<2000) Rating Tournament 2023. Dinesh won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Sham was placed second. Dinesh suffered one loss against Feliks Tokhyan (ARM). Sham remained undefeated. WIM Tejaswini Sagar and Anusweud Sasikumar scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed fourth and sixth respectively according to tie-breaks. Top seed WFM Anusha N L V scored 7/10 to secure tenth place. Total prize fund was US$ 6050. The top three prizes were US$ 1500 + trophy, $1200 and $1000 each respectively. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

FIDE World Rapid Team 2023 R5-8: WR Chess increases their sole lead, Praggnanandhaa wins four in-a-row

28/08/2023 -

After resting the first day, R Praggnanandhaa continued where he left off at the FIDE World Cup 2023. The sensational teenager scored four wins in-a-row for WR Chess at FIDE World Rapid Teams 2023. He defeated GMs Evgeniy Najer (Freedom), Raunak Sadhwani (MGD1), Rasmus Svane (Germany and Friends) and Sebastian Siebrecht (Kompetenzakademie Allstars). Vishy Anand is undefeated so far. He contributed 5/7 for his team Freedom which is currently at second place 13/16. MGD1, Ashdod Elit Chess Club and Six-pack are at 11/16 each. GM D Gukesh (Kompetenzakademie Allstars) defeated GM Vladimir Kramnik (Chess Pensioners) in their first-ever over-the-board rated game. IM Nubairshah Shaikh (Six-pack) missed a win against GM Peter Svidler (Chess Pensioners). Round 9 starts today at 1:30 p.m. local time, 5 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Niki Riga

Max Warmerdam dominates Dutch Open 2023, Prraneeth Vuppala second, Sidhant Mohapatra third

28/08/2023 -

GM Max Warmerdam scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win Dutch Open 2023. He finished a staggering one and a half point ahead of the field. GM Prraneeth Vuppala scored sole 6.5/9 to finish second. Six players scored 6/9. IM Sidhant Mohapatra and GM Sankalp Gupta were the only two Indians among them. Sidhant was placed third and Sankalp sixth. The champion Warmerdam, won against both remaining podium finishers Prraneeth and Sidhant. Prraneeth drew against Sidhant in the fourth round and defeated Sankalp in the sixth. The top three prizes were €2500, €1750 and €1000 each respectively. Photos: Schaakbond

Sethuraman convincingly clinches 60th National Championship 2023

27/08/2023 -

GM Sethuraman S P (PSPB) drew against GM Mitrabha Guha (WB) to become 60th National Chess 2023 Champion. This is his second National title since 2014. He finished a half point ahead of the competition 9.5/11. GM Vishnu Prasanna V (TN) defeated GM Abhimanyu Puranik (AAI) to secure sole second place 9/11. Seven players scored 8.5/11. Out of them, IM Aronyak Ghosh (RSPB) secured third place. He drew against GM Abhijeet Gupta (PSPB) to make a podium finish. The only other IM to make a top ten finish is, IM Neelash Saha (RSPB). He also scored 8.5/11 to finish seventh according to tie-breaks. Sethuraman has earned his place at the next edition of FIDE World Cup. Photo: Maharashtra Chess Association

FIDE World Rapid Team 2023 R1-4: Aravindh and Nihal shine

27/08/2023 -

India's first triple crown champion, GM Aravindh Chithambaram (Six-pack) had the best start among Indians. He defeated GM Wesley So (WR Chess) and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (ASV AlphaEchecs Linz) in Round 2 and 4 respectively. In both games, Aravindh played some sharp chess, the latter win being his best so far at FIDE World Rapid Team Championship 2023. GM Nihal Sarin (MGD1) also had a great day as he defeated GM Levon Aronian (Kompetenzakademie Allstars) and drew against GM Daniil Dubov (Freedom). GM Raunak Sadhwani (MGD1) won against GM Richard Rapport (Freedom) which featured four pawn promotions into a queen. Among the Women, WGM Priyanka Nutakki (Six-pack) held GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (WR Chess) to a draw. She was on the verge of holding GM Kateryna Lagno (ASV AlphaEchecs Linz) until she blundered at the last moment. WR Chess currently leads with a perfect 8/8, followed by Team MGD1 and Freedom at 7/8 each. Round 5 starts today at 1:30 p.m. local time, 5 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Niki Riga

This man has built a chess arena inside a park in Meghalaya- IAS Swapnil Tembe

26/08/2023 -

He is an IAS officer and is the current Director of School Education in Meghalaya. Meet Swapnil Tembe, who found chess to be an ideal tool to inculcate in school kids the virtues of concentration, patience, analytical thinking, and decision-making. This is the reason why he decided to build a chess arena in a park in Tura, West Garo Hills. Sagar Shah had an interview with Swapnil. Read the article to learn more about how Swapnil made it possible.

Vladimir Fedoseev wins 29th Abu Dhabi Masters 2023, Aravindh Chithambaram third

26/08/2023 -

The top three boards ended in draws in the final round of 29th Abu Dhabi Masters 2023. Both GM Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) and GM Xiangyu Xu (CHN) scored 7/9 each. Fedoseev won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Xiangyu was placed second. Eight players including GM Aravindh Chithambaram and GM S L Narayanan scored 6.5/9 each. Aravindh was placed and Narayanan ninth. Total prize fund was US$ 41600. The top three prizes were US$ 15000 + trophy, $10000 and $6000 each respectively. Sanket Chakravarty earned his final IM-norm to become India's latest International Master. Ayush Sharma, Ritviz Parab and Ethan Vaz scored an IM-norm each. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Anand, Vidit, Arjun, Nihal, Praggnanandhaa, Harikrishna, Gukesh, Harika and many Indians set to play at the inaugural FIDE World Rapid Team Championship 2023

26/08/2023 -

The inaugural edition of FIDE World Rapid Team Championship is starting today in Dusseldorf, Germany. A total of 19 Indians are going to take part, third after Germany 115 and Ukraine 22. Vishy Anand, Vidit Gujrathi, Arjun Erigaisi, Nihal Sarin, R Praggnanandhaa, Pentala Harikrishna, D Gukesh, Raunak Sadhwani, Aravindh Chithambaram, Srinath Narayanan, Harika Dronavalli, Pranesh M, Aditya Mittal, Karthik Venkataraman, Nubairshah Shaikh, Priyanka Nutakki, Dinesh Rajan M, Peter Anand and Vibhor Sharma will representing their respective teams. A total of 295 players in 37 teams are slated to take part. The total prize fund is €250000. The top three prizes are €100000, 60000 and 40000 each respectively. There will be four rounds everyday from 26th to 28th August 2023. Round 1 starts today at 1:30 p.m. local time, 5 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes

60th National Championship 2023 R10: It's a one-man Sethuraman show

26/08/2023 -

GM Sethuraman S P (PSPB) defeated IM Neelash Saha (RSPB) to increase his lead by a full point 9/10. He needs a draw in the final round to win 60th National Chess Championship 2023 and secure a spot in the next FIDE World Cup. He is playing fantastic in this event, carrying all the momentum from Uralsk Open 2023. IM Aronyak Ghosh (RSPB) and GM Vignesh N R (RSPB) drew against GM Diptayan Ghosh (WB) and GM Vishnu Prasanna (TN) respectively. GM Abhijeet Gupta (PSPB), GM Abhimanyu Puranik (AAI) and GM Mitrabha Guha (WB) registered victories to move to 8/10. A total of seven players are full point behind the leader. Sethuraman will square off against Mitrabha in the final round which starts today at 9:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Siddhant Mahajan

The super coach who has helped India create 10 GMs - Aleksander Goloshchapov

25/08/2023 -

Aleksander Goloshchapov is one of the most well-known trainers in the world of chess. Recently, Aditya Samant became India's 83rd GM, and we got in touch with him. He told us that this was the 10th Indian GM that he had worked with. It's simply amazing how a man in Ukraine has powered Indian chess! Parimarjan Negi, Sethuraman, Vaibhav Suri, S.L. Narayanan, Shardul Gagare, Ankit Rajpara, Rithvik Raja, Arjun Kalyan, Aditya Mittal, and Aditya Samant. In this article, you get to know how Aleksander works with his students and how he helps them improve on their weaknesses and become stronger chess players. Read ahead to get an insight into the mind of one of the best chess trainers in the world.

60th National Championship 2023 R9: Sethuraman inches closer to a triumph

25/08/2023 -

GM Sethuraman S P (PSPB) drew his game against IM Aronyak Ghosh (RSPB) in Round 9 of 60th National Chess Championship 2023. Five players are in pursuit at 7.5/9 each. They are - Aronyak, GM Vignesh N R (RSPB), GM Vishnu Prasanna (TN), GM Diptayan Ghosh (WB) and IM Neelash Saha (RSPB). Vignesh brought an end to Iniyan's winning streak. Vishnu handed 12-year-old Vedant Garg (CHD) his first loss of the event. Top seed GM Abhijeet Gupta (PSPB) won against CM Soham Kamotra (J&K) after nine continuous moves of capturing pieces. Sethuraman will face Neelash in the penultimate Round 10. It starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Siddhant Mahajan

Magnus Carlsen clinches FIDE World Cup 2023, Praggnanandhaa second and Caruana third

24/08/2023 -

Magnus Carlsen was taken aback in the first game by Praggnanandhaa's choice of variation in the Italian Opening. However, two impulsive decisions cost the teenager the first game. According to the world no.1, experience prevailed today. In the second rapid game, the world no.1 opted for the Alapin variation in the Sicilian. There was not much to fight for. Thus the game ended in a draw and Carlsen won the FIDE World Cup 2023, for the very first time in his career. Fabiano Caruana completely crushed Nijat Abasov in both tie-break games to finish third. Praggnanandhaa, Caruana and Abasov - all three have qualified in the Candidates as Carlsen made his intentions known of not playing Candidates if the format remains unchanged. One thing is for sure, Praggnanandhaa delivered an extraordinary performance at the World Cup which the winner mentioned in the interview. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

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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