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56th Biel MTO R7: Aditya Samant destroys Daniil Yuffa

25/07/2023 -

GM Xiangzhi Bu (CHN) defeated GM Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen (VIE) to maintain his sole lead 6/7 at 56th Biel Chess Festival 2023 MTO. IM Aditya S Samant got the better of GM Daniil Yuffa (ESP) to be one of the two pursuers at 5.5/7. The other one is GM Yan Liu (CHN) who defeated IM Vantika Agrawal. Yuffa sacrificed an exchange against Aditya and could not gain any compensation for it. GM Pranav Anand once again had a great opportunity to win with the white pieces. This time GM Aryan Chopra was his opponent. However, he missed it and the game ended in a draw. GM Arjun Erigaisi drew against GM Jules Moussard (FRA) in the fifth round of the GMT. The defending champion, GM Liem Quang Le (VIE) emeged sole leader by winning against GM Yangyi Yu (CHN). GMT Round 6 and MTO Round 8 starts today from 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Biel Chess Festival

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Aditya Mittal victorious at Astana Zhuldyzdary Open 2023

24/07/2023 -

GM Aditya Mittal scored an unbeaten 8/10 to win Astana Zhuldyzdary International Chess Festival Open A 2023. The 16-year-old finished a half point ahead of a strong field which featured 20 more GMs from all over the world. He performed at 2668 and gained 12.2 Elo rating points at this event. Three players - GM Alexander Moiseenko (UKR), GM Evgeny Alekseev (ISR) and IM Ramazan Zhalmakhanov (KAZ) scored 7.5/10 each. They were placed second to fourth according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the festival was 40000000 Tenge. The top three prizes were 4000000, 3500000 and 3000000 each respectively. Aditya won approx. ₹734000. He already started playing his next event - Uralsk Open 2023 where he made an unbeaten start 4/5.

Wenjun Ju becomes Women's World Champion for the fourth time

24/07/2023 -

The defending champion Wenjun Ju continues her reign as the Women's World Champion. She defeated Tingjie Lei 6.5-5.5 in a twelve game match to retain her crown. Tingjie struck first in the fifth game. In Game 7, Wenjun had some great chances. However, she could not capitalize on them. In retrospect, missing that win, did not prove to be costly to her as she delivered the equalizer in the following game. Heading into the twelfth game, it was evident from the play that both players wanted to finish things in the Classical format. One of their wish turned out to be true as Wenjun won Game 12 to become the Women's World Champion for the fourth time. She revealed that Wei Yi and Pentala Harikrishna were her coaches. Photos: FIDE/Stev Bonhage

56th Biel MTO R6: Aryan, Pranav, Aditya and Vantika in a ten-way pursuit

24/07/2023 -

GM Aryan Chopra drew against GM Xiangzhi Bu (CHN) in the sixth round of 56th Biel Chess Festival MTO 2023. Xiangzhi maintained his sole lead 4.5/6. GM Pranav Anand missed an opportunity to win against FM Marius Deuer (GER). It was a complex middlegame and the former could not navigate his way to keep his material advantage. IM Vantika Agrawal drew her game against IM Aditya S Samant. Untitled Jinan Jomon drew against his second GM of the event, Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez (CUB). Pranav will face Aryan in the seventh round. GMT Round 5 and MTO Round 7 starts today from 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Biel Chess Festival

Arshiya Das from Tripura wins the S. Krishnan Scholarship of Rs.50,000

23/07/2023 -

Over the years, the Help Chess Foundation, founded by ChessBase India, has helped many young, talented chess players all over the country, realize their dream of pursuing chess. With the support of many people, this community has only grown over time. The idea behind this initiative was to provide talented players with help that would help them grow in their chess journey. This not only helps the chess players in their journey but also gives a chance to chess enthusiasts who want to contribute to the community in some way. One such player that has been on the receiving end of the S. Krishnan Scholarship is Arshiya Das, a young talent from Tripura. The donor, Kartik Krishnan, is a regular chess follower and wanted to play his part as an active member of the community. Find out more about both individuals in this article.

Leelajai Krishna N outstanding at 16th Paracin Open B 2023, Pranesh clinches Blitz, Ethan Vaz second

23/07/2023 -

Indian players have always garnered a lot of success at Paracin International Chess Festival tournaments. The 16th edition was no different either. CM Aaditya Dhingra scored his second IM-norm in Open A (>2100) section with a performance of 2420. He increased his Elo rating by 131.2 points. 16-year-old Leelajai Krishna N won the Open B (≤2100 section) scoring an unbeaten 8.5/9. The teenager finished a full point ahead of the competition and gained 122.8 Elo rating points. GM Pranesh M won the Blitz Open scoring 9/11 and remained undefeated. FM Ethan Vaz also scored the same. He was adjudged second and gained 206 Elo rating points. The top three prizes in Open A were RSD 200000, 150000 and 110000, for Open B they were 55000, 42000 and 30000. Blitz had a total prize fund of RSD 60000. The entire festival offered the total prize fund of RSD 1160000. Photos: FM FT IA IO Sasa Jevtic

Arjun Erigaisi superb at 56th Biel GMT Blitz 2023 with a 2864 performance, now World no.17

23/07/2023 -

Arjun Erigaisi ended his tough form by winning the Blitz event of 56th Biel Chess Festival GMT 2023. He scored 10.5/14, performed at 2864, gained 27.2 Elo rating points, taking his live rating to 2737.2, now he is world no.17 in Blitz. However, David Navara (CZE) and Vincent Keymer (GER) are currently leading the GMT standings with a score of 26/44 each. Arjun will face Jules Moussard (FRA), Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) and Vincent Keymer (GER) in the last three rounds. Today is a rest day. GMT Round 5 starts tomorrow Monday 24th July. MTO Round 6 starts today from 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Biel Chess Festival

Priyanshu Patil wins Late Ramesh Vinayakrao Kotwal Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2023

22/07/2023 -

Priyanshu Patil and Anshul Nanwani scored 8/9 each at Late Ramesh Vinayakrao Kotwal Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2023. Priyanshu won the tournament on tie-breaks. Anshul was adjudged second. The champion suffered his sole loss against the eventual second runner-up, Indrajeet Mahindrakar. The top seed of the event, Indrajeet edged past Nihaan Pohane to finish third with a 7.5/9 score. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹50000. The top three prizes were ₹21000, ₹11000 and ₹5000 each respectively. This is Priyanshu's first rating tournament triumph of his career. After winning this event, he went on to become Nagpur district 2023 champion in the following week. Photos: Mukesh Barai/Gondia District Chess Association

India bags seven Gold medals at Asian Schools Chess Championships 2023

22/07/2023 -

India has won a total of 13 medals including 7 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze medals at Asian Schools Chess Championships 2023. India has also won Best Federation trophy as India won three Gold medals and a Silver in the Classical section. Hriday Garg is the only Indian who has won a Gold medal in all three formats - Classical, Rapid and Blitz in Under-7 Open category. He won Gold in Blitz with a perfect score of 7/7. Vignesh Advaith Vemula won two Gold medals in Rapid and Blitz, Vyom Malhotra clinched a Gold in Classical and two Silver in Rapid and Blitz, Pragnya H G won Gold in Classical, Kashthuri Bhai R Bronze in Rapid and Silver in Blitz, Amulya Guruprasad Silver in Classical, and Yashvi Jain Bronze in Blitz. A total of seven Indian players have won at least one medal in this event. Photo: AICF

56th Biel MTO R5: Vantika Agrawal makes a strong start 4/5

22/07/2023 -

GM Xiangzhi Bu defeated his fellow compatriot GM Yan Liu to emerge sole leader 4.5/5 at 56th Biel Chess Festival 2023 MTO. IM Aditya S Samant played solid chess to hold GM Pranav Anand to a draw after 99 moves. IM Harikrishnan A Ra made a quick draw against GM Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen (VIE). GM Aryan Chopra bounced back by scoring a victory over IM Lukasz Licznerski (POL). IM Vantika Agrawal defeated Xiongjian Peng (CHN) to register her third win in-a-row and move to 4/5. In the GMT, Arjun Erigaisi suffered his second consecutive loss in the Classical event. This time against the defending champion, Liem Quang Le (VIE). Vincent Keymer (GER) won against Yangyi Yu (CHN) to gain sole lead 21/30. GMT Blitz Round 1 starts today from 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Today is a rest day for the MTO. Photos: Biel Chess Festival

Kartavya Anadkat conquers 5th Kamlaram Welfare Society Rapid Rating Open 2023

21/07/2023 -

Kartavya Anadkat scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 5th Kamlaram Welfare Society Rapid Rating Open 2023. Kartavya finished a half point ahead of the field. He defeated the eventual runner-up, Madhvendra Pratap Sharma and drew against the second runner-up, Aishwin Daniel. The reigning National Under-9 Open and Asian Under-10 Open triple Gold medalist, Madhvendra score 8/9 to secure second place. Aishwin scored 7.5/9 to be placed third. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹101000. The top three prizes were ₹15000, ₹10000 and ₹6000 along with a trophy each respectively. This is Kartavya's sixth tournament victory of the year. The current Gujarat State Blitz champion has now won a rating tournament in all three formats - Classical, Rapid and Blitz each in 2023. Photo: IA Yashpal Arora

56th Biel MTO R4: Kashish Jain and Ajay Krishna shine in contrasting victories

21/07/2023 -

FM Kashish Manoj Jain and IM Ajay Krishna S scored contrasting yet fantastic victories at 56th Biel Chess Festival MTO Round 4. Kashish positionally outplayed his opponent GM Nikita Meshkovs (LAT). Ajay on the other hand, launched a sound attack against GM Viktor Erdos (HUN) to register a victory. GM Yan Liu (CHN) has taken sole lead by winning against GM Aryan Chopra. IM Aditya S Samant held GM Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen (VIE) to a draw. GM Pranav Anand defeated IM Marco Materia (FRA) to join Aditya in a four-way pursuit 3.5/4 each. They both will face each other in Round 5 MTO which starts today from 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST along with GMT Round 4. Cover photo: Rupali Mullick and Shahid Ahmed. All photos are by Biel Chess Festival unless stated otherwise.

Gukesh dominates Turkish Super League 2023 with Vidit & Vaishali, becomes youngest ever to cross 2750, now World no.11

21/07/2023 -

GM D Gukesh defeated GM Klementy Sychev in the final round to become the youngest ever to cross 2750 in the live ratings. He is also now world no.11. His team Türk Hava Yollari Spor Kulübü won Türkiye Iş Bankasi Chess Super League 2023 with a round to spare. Gukesh's teammates, GM Vidit Gujrathi and IM Vaishali R all three of them remained undefeated. They scored 7.5/10, 6/8 and 9/11 each respectively. Vidit is now world no.25 and Vaishali world no.26 among women. Vaishali played all eleven games and she won her last five games in-a-row. The winning team scored an unbeaten 21/22 and finished two points ahead of the runner-up. Bayegan Pendik Satranç Spor Kulübü scored 19/21 to secure second place. GM Nihal Sarin, GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) and GM Anton Korobv (UKR) were the top three boards in the runner-up team. Photos: Official site

56th Biel GMT R2: Arjun Erigaisi misses against David Navara

20/07/2023 -

GM Arjun Erigaisi had a great opportunity to win against GM David Navara (CZE) for the first time at 56th Biel Chess Festival GMT 2023. Despite finding the correct way to gain substantial advantage, the teenager could not find the intricate maneuver of his rooks, before creating an escape route for his king. This draw helped the Czech Republic no.1 to maintain his sole lead in the GMT 15.5/22. GM Aryan Chopra and IM Aditya S Samant scored comfortable victories to become the early leaders with GM Yan Liu (CHN) 3/3. IM Harikrishnan A Ra continues his great form as he drew a difficult endgame against GM Pranav Anand. Round 3 GMT and Round 4 MTO starts today from 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Biel Chess Festival

Celebrate International Chess Day at the Indore ChessBase India Chess Club!

20/07/2023 -

Wishing a very happy International Chess Day to everyone! Celebrating this wonderful occasion, today 20th July we are organizing the very special Khelo Chess India Blitz tournament at the ChessBase India Chess Club, Indore. With a total prize fund of Rs. 150000, beautiful trophies and medals for the winners, what better way to spend your evening than playing chess in this awesome setting from 5-7 PM! Read the article below to find out all the necessary information  about the event - venue, prize structure, tournament rules, and so forth. See you at the Chess Club!

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