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Himal Gusain wins 19th Caspian Cup 2023, Kushagra Mohan third

28/02/2023 -

IM Himal Gusain won 19th Caspian Cup Category A 2023 scoring an unbeaten 7/9. Three other players also scored the same and remained undefeated. They are - GM Hovik Hayrapetyan (ARM), IM Kushagra Mohan and IM Arash Tahbaz (IRI). They were placed second to fourth according to tie-breaks. The top three prizes were 3000000, 2000000 and 1600000 Iranian Real which is approximately ₹58000 as the first prize. This is Himal's second tournament victory of the year, after starting the year by winning Surya Trophy Rating Open 2022 on the very first day. Photo: IA Khatere Azizi

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Abhijeet Gupta conquers Graz Open 2023

27/02/2023 -

GM Abhijeet Gupta won International Graz Open 2023 scoring 8/9. Despite losing the second round, he made a strong comeback by winning the next seven games in-a-row, finishing a full point ahead of the competition. In the final round, he defeatetd the top seed of the tournament and Poland no.3, GM Bartosz Socko. The total prize fund of the tournament was €8500. The top three prizes were €1500, €1000 and €600 each respectively. This was Abhijeet's first tournament triumph he started in 2023. Earlier, he started the year by finishing second at MPL 59th National Senior Chess Championship 2022. Photo: Internationales Schachopen Graz

Ilamparthi wins WR Chess Juniors U-14 Boys and Blitz 2023

27/02/2023 -

The reigning World Under-14 Open champion, Ilamparthi A R won WR Chess Junior Under-14 Boys with a perfect 5/5. He also won the Blitz event. These triumphs came 11 days after he became India's latest International Master at 21st Rochefort Chess Festival Masters 2023. Ilamparthi also got trained by the former world championship challenger, the legendary GM Boris Gelfand and Germany no.1 GM Elisabeth Paehtz along with other participants of the junior tournament. He also got an opportunity to witness WR Chess Masters action live in action. We all hope he soon becomes a GM and strong enough to participate in the Masters events. Photo: Lennart Ootes/WR Chess 2023

Aravindh Chithambaram scores a hat-trick of National Rapid triumphs

26/02/2023 -

India's first triple crown champion, GM Aravindh Chithambaram creates history again. The Tamil Nadu GM becomes the first Indian to win National Rapid Championship for three consecutive edition. He achieved it by remaining undefeated. His scores were 10.5/11 in 2019, 8/9 in 2022 and now 8.5/11 in 2023. It will be years for anyone to match his feat, let alone break it. Despite the championships not taking place in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, Aravindh did not lost his touch. Five more players scored 8.5/11. IM Nubairshah Shaikh (MAH) and GM Mitrabha Guha (WB) were adjudged second and third according to tie-breaks. Round 1 of MPL National Blitz Chess Championship 2023 starts tomorrow from 9 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Invincible Iniyan clinches 8th Noisiel Open 2023, Vignesh N R second

26/02/2023 -

GM Iniyan scored an unbeaten 7/9 to win 8th Noisiel Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. For the second consecutive year, GM Vignesh N R secured second place. Vignesh along with three more players scored 6.5/9 each. They are - FM Alexandre Oye-Stromberg (NOR), GM Karthik Venkataraman and IM Filip Pancevski (MKD). They were placed third to fifth respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was €7400. Top three prizes in Open A (>1900) were €1500 and trophy, €1000 and €700 each. Iniyan has not lost a single game he played in Noisiel in three editions for a combined total of 27 games. Check out his best game from the event annotated by the champion himself. Photo: IO Narayanin Oupindrin

Vintage Aronian wins WR Chess Masters 2023, Gukesh shares second place with Nepomniachtchi

26/02/2023 -

Levon Aronian made a quick 18-move draw against D Gukesh in the final round of WR Chess Masters 2023. The world no.17 just wanted to end his bad streak of Classical games. He wanted to be in a much more relaxed headspace. Well if anyone knows anything about tie-breaks, it has to be Aronian as he is the only person in history to have won the World Cup twice. Ian Nepomniachtchi won a long battle against Vincent Keymmer to make the Playoffs a three-way battle. However, he was way too drained to put up any fight. Aronian won all three Playoff games to win become champion. Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi shared second place. Photo: Lennart Ootes/WR Chess Masters 2023

MPL National Rapid 2023 R1-8: Mitrabha Guha emerges sole leader

25/02/2023 -

GM Mitrabha Guha (WB) has emerged sole leader 7/8 after eight rounds of MPL National Rapid Chess Championship 2023. He drew with the defending champion and the top seed of the tournament, GM Aravindh Chithambaram (TN) in the seventh round. Five players are trailing him by a half point at 6.5/8 each. They are - Aravindh, IM Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad (AP), IM Ravi Teja S (AP), IM Nubairshah Shaikh (MAH) and GM Raja Rithvik R (TEL). The reigning National Women champion, WGM Divya Deshmukh (MAH) is currently the top female scorer 6/8. Who do you think will win the tournament? Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Sethuraman wins 39th Cappelle la Grande Open 2023 on his 30th birthday, Harsha Bharathakoti second

25/02/2023 -

GM Sethuraman S P gave himself the best gift on his 30th birthday. He won 39th Cappelle la Grande Open 2023. Both Sethuraman and GM Harsha Bharathakoti scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 each. Sethuraman won the tournament on tie-breaks, Harsha was adjudged second. The game between them in the penultimate round ended in a draw. GM Krishnan Sasikiran is the other Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 7/9 and was placed fifth according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was €12000. The top three prizes were €2000 and a trophy, €1500 and €1200 each respectively. WIM Mounika Akshaya Bommini won the Best Woman prize.

Gukesh or Aronian - Who will win WR Chess Masters 2023?

25/02/2023 -

D Gukesh faced Jan-Krzysztof Duda for the very first time in a Classical rated game in the penultimate round of WR Chess Masters 2023. The 44th Chess Olympiad individual Gold medalist managed to hold his own against the World Cup 2021 winner. He recollected Caruana's win over Ponomariov in 2014 and also the American's annotations on a particular position. The teenager will face Levon Aronian in the final round to decide the winner. A win makes Gukesh a clear champion, however a draw means he will have to play the Playoffs. If Nepomniachtchi wins against Keymer, a three-way Playoff can also become a possibility. Who do you think will win the tournament? Final Round 9 starts today from 2 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Sagar Shah

Six new champions crowned at MPL 10th National Amateur Chess Championship 2023

24/02/2023 -

The tenth edition of MPL National Amateur Chess Championships 2023 witnessed a total participation of 346 players from 21 different states, union territories and units across the nation. Six new champions were crowned in six different rating categories. They are - Sham R (TN) in Below 1700 Open, Sanchita Yadav (UP) in Below 1700 Women, Daksh Goyal (DEL) in Below 2000 Open, Rajanya Datta (WB) in Below 2000 Women, Amardeep Bartakke (MAH) in Below 2300 Open and Sneha Halder (WB) in Below 2300 Women. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. It was held in Sangrur, Punjab from 18th to 22nd February 2023. Photo: SNA Rakesh Gupta

WR Chess Masters 2023 R7: Gukesh bests Esipenko, joins Aronian in the lead

24/02/2023 -

D Gukesh had played only two Classical rated games against Andrey Esipenko until yesterday. Both shared a win each with the black pieces. In the seventh round of WR Chess Masters 2023, the 44th Chess Olympiad individual Gold medalist, just simply outsmarted his opponent on the board. He realized when his opponent had no idea what to do and showed the lack of understanding of where to put which piece, unlike Gukesh who exactly knew how to improve his pieces' position. R Praggnanandhaa drew against Wesley So after nearly a seven-hour-long battle. Round 8 starts today from 2 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/WR Chess Masters

Prasannaa S decimates MLA Chashak Rating Open 2023 with a perfect 9/9

23/02/2023 -

Second seeded FM Prasannaa S scored a perfect 9/9 to win MLA Chashak All India Rating Open 2023. He finished a whopping 1.5 points ahead of the field. Top seed of the tournament IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni and third seeded Ram Prakash scored 7.5/9 each to secure second and third place respectively. The total prize fund was ₹401000. The top three prizes were ₹51000, ₹35000 and ₹21000 along with a trophy each respectively. This is Prasannaa's first tournament victory of the year. The five-day Rating tournament was organized by Jai Sai Welfare Foundation, Nagpur from 7th and 11th February 2023. Photo: NA Sushant Jumde

WR Chess Masters 2023 R6: Aronian draws a thriller against So, Praggnanandhaa tests Giri

23/02/2023 -

Levon Aronian had the most exciting game of the sixth round at WR Chess Masters 2023. He said it correctly that one cannot convert all advantages in a game as the opponents are quite strong and they will fight back. The two-time World Cup winner was in a fighting mood and was on the verge of a victory. However, he missed a move in a continuation, which he realized after the game. R Praggnanandhaa decided against a guaranteed perpetual after sacrificing an exchange in the endgame. He fought for nearly seven hours but his opponent Anish Giri did not crumble. Both Wesley So and D Gukesh remain a full point behind the leader Aronian at 3.5/6 each. Round 7 starts today from 2 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/WR Chess Masters

13-year-old World U-14 Champion Ilamparthi A R becomes India's latest International Master

22/02/2023 -

The reigning World Under-14 Open champion, Ilamparthi A R became India's first International Master of the year on 14th February. In the sixth round of 21st Rochefort Chess Festival Masters 2023, the 13-year-old drew with GM Momchil Nikolov (BUL) to cross 2400 in the live ratings. The teenager scored his first IM-norm at Svetozar Gligoric Memorial Masters in July 2022. Then he clinched Gold at World Youth Under-14 Open which earned him his second IM-norm in September. In another two months, he scored his final IM-norm at Chessable Sunway Sitges Open 2022. We hope the boy becomes a Grandmaster soon as he mentioned after becoming World U-14 champion last year. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

ChessBase India Training Camp March 2023 Registration is on

22/02/2023 -

ChessBase India is now seven years old and during this time we have made every effort to strengthen the Indian chess scene. Your love has become the main strength and our confidence has grown. Today, ChessBase India is getting the support and love of millions of people around the world. We are thankful to you for that. After organizing Deathmatch, various tournaments online and ChessBase India Club, now we are going to start ChessBase India Training Academy. The aim is to train players and make them strong starting from a beginner. This will be one of our contributions to the chess training sector in the country, by providing high quality training. The academy will start from Sunday 5th March in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh. Along with this, we are organizing a very special training camp in which you can also take part. Read the full article to know the whole process.

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