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No-castling chess: GM Prithu Gupta vs IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen

06/08/2022 -

There have been only 2 tournaments with no-castling chess in the world till now- the Dortmund Sparkkasen NC masters in 2021 and 2022. Well, the next one is happening in India! GM Prithu Gupta will face IM Tor Fredrik Kaasen in a full-fledged no-Castling chess match in Shiv Nadar School, Gurugram. What is the format of the match? Why is no Castling chess so exciting? How is this epic battle being organized? Find out all the details in our article.

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Moksh Amit Doshi scores GM-norm at Czech Open Pardubice 2022, finishes second

06/08/2022 -

GM Alexander Donchenko (GER) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9. He finished a half point ahead of the field to win the Czech Open Pardubice 2022. Three players scored 7/9 each. IM Moksh Amit Doshi and GM Jiri Stocek (CZE) secured second and third place according to the tie-breaks. They both remained unbeaten. Moksh earned his maiden GM-norm. FM Nikhil Dixit scored his third and Soham Datar first IM-norm respectively. WIM Savitha Shri B secured her second WGM-norm. Her live rating is 2434.8 which makes her now India no.4 among women. GM Harsha Bharathakoti scored 6.5/9 and finished sixth. Photo: Official site

44th Chess Olympiad 2022 R7: Gukesh 7/7, now World no.25, Indian Women extend their lead

06/08/2022 -

Azerbaijan went down against India 1 women 1.5-2.5 in the seventh round of 44th Chess Olympiad 2022. Humpy suffered her first loss against Azerbaijan no.1 woman, IM Gunay Mammadzada. Although the team won the match, thanks to Vaishali and Tania's resounding victories. They are now two points ahead of Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia. India 1 will face their toughest challenge against Ukraine in Round 8. In the Open section, India 1 expectedly won against India 3 by 3-1. Arjun Erigaisi and S L Narayanan scored the wins. The team will face the sole leader Armenia and India 2 will be up against the USA. Round 8 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Lennart Ootes

Anand speaks on the Indian youngsters, Olympiad 2022 and the FIDE elections

05/08/2022 -

Vishy Anand is a very busy man right now, with the Olympiad going on and the FIDE Elections coming up. IM Sagar Shah managed to catch the Madras tiger for a quick interview. In the conversation, Anand spoke about the Chennai chess Olympiad, performances of the Indian team, the FIDE Elections, and much more. Read the full article to find out! Photo: Aditya Sur Roy.

44th Chess Olympiad 2022 R6: Gukesh wins six in-a-row, now World no.26, India decimates Georgia Women

04/08/2022 -

India 1 dominated Georgia women by 3-1 in the sixth round of 44th Chess Olympiad 2022. Humpy and Vaishali scored emphatic victories, Harika and Tania held the fort by drawing their respective games. India 2 suffered their first loss of the event against the tournament leader Armenia 1.5-2.5. D Gukesh scored his sixth consecutive win to take his live rating to 2719.3 and become World #26. Harikrishna defeated the reigning World Rapid champion, Nodirbek Abdusattorov to ensure India 1 can hold a draw with Uzbekistan 2-2. India 2 Women were held to a draw by much lower rated Czech Republic. Neither team managed to score a win. India 3 defeated Lithuania 3.5-0.5 to setup a clash with India 1 in the next round. Today is a rest day. Round 7 starts tomorrow 5th August at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Madelene Belinki

Arpan Das wins 4th Ayodhana International Rating Open 2022

04/08/2022 -

Top seed of the tournament, Arpan scored an unbeaten 8/9 and finished a half point ahead of the field. This is his second consecutive triumph after winning the 1st HDCA All India Open Rating the previous month. Rupam Mukherjee scored 7.5/9 to finish sole second. This is his second consecutive podium finish, after winning 15th G H Raisoni Memorial Rating Open in June. Five players scored 7/9. Assam's very own, Neelabh Jyoti Borthakur was placed third according to tie-breaks. He drew with the eventual champion in the seventh round. Total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. Top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 cash along with a trophy each respectively. Photo: FA Pranab Kumar Nath

44th Chess Olympiad 2022 R5: Gukesh and Adhiban keep India 2 at the top

03/08/2022 -

India 2 registered their fifth consecutive win of 44th Chess Olympiad. Spain lost to them 1.5-2.5. Gukesh and Adhiban scored the key victories for the team, Nihal drew and Praggnanandhaa lost. Armenia is the only other who is at the exact same score 10/10. Naturally they will face each other in the sixth round before the rest day. India 1 got back to winning ways, thanks to Arjun Erigaisi's win which helped them beat Romania 2.5-1.5. In the Women's section, India 2 defeated France 2.5-1.5. Once again, IM Tania Sachdev's win proved to be very important for the team. India 2 lost to Georgia 1-3. Round 6 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage

Platon Galperin wins 10th Pontevedra Masters, Leon Luke Mendonca third

02/08/2022 -

IM Platon Galperin (UKR) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 10th Pontevedra Masters 2022. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. GM Karen Grigoryan (ARM) and GM Leon Luke Mendonca scored 7/9 each. Leon was placed third according to tie-breaks. The only other Indian to finish in top 10 is - IM P Shyam Nikhil. He scored 6/9. Both Platon and Leon remained undefeated. Karen lost against both of them. Total Prize fund of the tournament was €12000. Top three prizes were €2000, €1200 and €800 along with a trophy each. This is Leon's second podium finish of the year after he won Hamburg Chess Club GM Invitational 2022 in May. Photo: Official site

44th Chess Olympiad 2022 R4: The Young Guns of India 2 continue their roar, Abdusattorov capsizes Caruana

02/08/2022 -

Critics and pundits of the game put higher stock in India 2 than other teams. So far they have not been proven wrong. India 2 continues to lead the table by notching up their fourth consecutive win. They defeated Italy 3-1. Gukesh and Nihal Sarin led the charge by scoring victories. Praggnanandhaa and Raunak maintained stronghold by drawing their respective games. India 1 could only manage to draw with France 2-2. In the Women's section, IM Tania Sachdev and WGM Vantika Agrawal scored a win each to ensure India 1 and India 2's victory over Hungary and Estonia respectively. Round 5 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Iniyan wins a double at 38th Andorra Open 2022, Rathanvel third

01/08/2022 -

India's 61st GM Iniyan P won two tournaments almost a year ago in Noisiel, France. This time he delivered a similar fantastic performance in Andorra. He won both 38th Andorra International Open and the Blitz Grand Prix. In the Classical event, he scored an unbeaten 7/9 and in Blitz he made 8/9, became a clear champion. GM Josep Manuel Lopez Martinez (ESP) also scored 7/9. He was placed second according to tie-breaks. A total of 12 players scored 6.5/9 each. IM Rathanvel V S secured third place according to tie-breaks. Total prize fund of the tournament was €10500. Top three prizes were €2100, €1500 and €1000. Rathanvel secured third place in the Blitz event too. Check out Iniyan's best game from the event annotated by himself. Photo: Official site

44th Chess Olympiad 2022 R3: India 2 scores a hat-trick of 4-0, Italy no.1 Vocaturo holds Carlsen

01/08/2022 -

All six Indian teams maintain their winning streak. In the Open section, India 2 is yet to concede even a half point. They won all three of their matches 4-0. In Round 3, Gukesh, Nihal, Praggnanandhaa and Raunak all teenagers faced Switzerland. Praggnanandhaa persevered a completely lost position and managed to win against Yannick Pelletier on time. Although he was not happy about it. Harikrishna and Arjun Erigaisi scored important wins to ensure India 1 beats Greece. Among the Women, Vaishali and Bhakti's wins propelled India 1 to beat England. Harika Dronavalli who is expecting, played her first game at 44th Chess Olympiad 2022. Round 4 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Lennart Ootes

Road to 1800: Japan Chess Classic 2022

31/07/2022 -

We often get to know about various tournament news of Japan from Mayur Gondhalekar. However, this time his good friend, Sheldon Donaldson writes a blog about his journey towards 1800. He started playing chess a decade ago, although he is playing over-the-board chess only for a year. He shares his experience of playing in Japan Chess Classic 2022 which took place from 15th to 18th July. Feast on some beautiful photos of the tournament hall in Tokyo, Japan along with some fantastic Japanese architecture of the city. Check out some fine analysis shared by the man who is passionate about the sport. Photo: Sheldon Donaldson

44th Chess Olympiad 2022 R2: Magnus Carlsen grinds a Queen endgame against Georg Meier

31/07/2022 -

All six Indian teams won their respective matches in Round 2. In the Open section, India 2 scored a whitewash again, this time it was against Estonia. India 1, India 3 and India 2 Women defeated Moldova, Mexico and Latvia respectively. India 3 Open and Women defeated Mexico and Singapore with a 2.5-0.5 and 3-1 score. Humpy, Raunak and Ganguly overcame adverse positions. World champion Magnus Carlsen scored his first Classical victory in India since 2013. His team Norway whitewashed Uruguay 4-0. Fabiano Caruana was held to a draw on his 30th birthday by Paraguay no.2 Axel Bachmann. Round 3 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

The Deathmatch: Anish Giri vs Vidit Gujrathi

30/07/2022 -

High-stakes 1v1 competition is pretty rare in the chess world. Except for the World Championship, matches with huge prize money and spectators is not a common sight. We tried to change the concept- by having two world-class grandmasters play a series of games with spectators watching! Well-known Grandmaster from the Netherlands, Anish Giri, and India no.3, GM Vidit Gujrathi battled each other in the first ChessBase India Originals Death Match. How did the match go? Find out in the article. Thumbnail: Abhyudaya Ram.

44th Chess Olympiad 2022 R1: Indian teams start with six whitewashes

30/07/2022 -

The host nation India won all six matches and 24 individual games in the first round of 44th Chess Olympiad. 16-year-old GM Raunak Sadhwani scored the fastest victory among all Indians. IM Tania Sachdev had to battle over five hours and 103 moves later she became victorious. GM Koneru Humpy also shoof off initial cobwebs to score a win. All teams scored a resounding victory against the minnow teams. Angola no.1 IM David Silva had the most impressive result of the first round as he drew with the two-time World Cup winner, Levon Aronian. Round 2 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Lennart Ootes

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