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Can Anish Giri win 83rd Tata Steel Masters 2021?

31/01/2021 -

Anish Giri is poised to win the 83rd Tata Steel Chess Masters 2021. However he fumbled a completely winning endgame against Firouzja and allowed the youngster to walk away with a draw. Giri's pursuers Jorden and Caruana both made a draw each respectively. Carlsen was also held to a draw by Wojtaszek. Thus for the first time since 2018, Giri is guaranteed to finish ahead of Carlsen in Tata Steel Masters, irrespective of the final round result. Now that Carlsen cannot catch up to him, perhaps Giri would like to win the final game against Anton and avoid tie-breaks and repeat a 2018 scenario. Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021

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Madras Check

30/01/2021 -

We have often heard about the phrase - "Chennai is the chess capital of India". While most of us know the reason behind that statement, for those who are unaware, Sibi Arasu has written a nice essay on fiftytwo.in which has been republished here with their permission. He brought out the key people, components and anecdotes that made sure the foundation that is laid by Aaron, the path is paved by Anand which are going to be benefitted by Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali, Gukesh and future generations too. Photo: fiftytwo.in

Tata Steel Masters R11: Giri is still in the sole lead

30/01/2021 -

Anish Giri continues his fantastic run in the 83rd Tata Steel Chess Masters 2021 as he held Carlsen to a solid draw. With this draw, Giri maintained his sole lead at 7.5/11. Firouzja-Caruana had an exciting draw as both sides had decent chances but neither seized them. They are joined by Jorden Van Foreest at the shared second spot with 7.0/11. Dutch no.2 Jorden beat Harikrishna after the latter misplayed in the opening. With two rounds to go, Giri is definitely looking to be the favorite to clinch the championship. Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021

Expo 2020 Dubai to host FIDE World Chess Championship

29/01/2021 -

FIDE World Chess Championship was supposed to take place in 2020. However due to pandemic, much like every other major event, the World Championship also had to be delayed. The reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen is set to defend his title this year at Expo 2020 Dubai starting on 24th November against the winner of FIDE Candidates Championship which is supposed to resume in Spring. Currently the Candidates is led by Vachier-Lagrave and Nepomniachtchi after the conclusion of the first half. Photo: FIDE

Tata Steel Masters R10: Giri takes sole lead

28/01/2021 -

Anish Giri is consistently playing well in Tata Steel Masters 2021 and he finally took a sole lead 7.0/10 by beating Wojtaszek in the tenth round. Just when everybody thought that their game will end up in a draw, the Pole blundered and Giri claimed the victory. Esipenko scored a victory over Anton to bring himself closer to the title picture with 6.5/10. Vachier-Lagrave scored his first victory of the event over Donchenko. Caruana and Firouzja drew their respective games to be in the shared second spot at 6.5/10. Harikrishna was held to a draw by Tari, he is at 5.0/10. Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021

1st FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship 2021 registration is on

28/01/2021 -

Last month FIDE announced about 1st FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship which will take place between 19th and 21st February 2021 on online platform chess.com. The schedule has been kept in such a way so that no one misses any of their work. The tournament has no registration fees. However, teams, companies and fans are encouraged to donate to a charitable cause such as the Chess Veterans Support program and/or the Chess in Education program for kids. ALOK, LIC and TCS are the Indian teams among the provisional teams list along with American Express, Autodesk, facebook, Morgan Stanley to name a few. Registration deadline is 6th February 2021. Photo: FIDE

Tata Steel Masters R9: Giri regains his lead

27/01/2021 -

One of the most anticipated match of Round 9 between Firouzja and Esipenko ended up in a draw. Giri defeated Vachier-Lagrave to regain his lead. Caruana made a unique choice against Wojtaszek which eventually paid off. The three of them - Giri, Caruana and Firouzja now share the lead with 6.0/9. Carlsen scored his second win of the event, this time Grandelius was his victim. He moves to 5.0/9. Harikrishna was held to a solid draw by Anton. He is now at 4.5/9. Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021

Five years of Powering Chess in India

26/01/2021 -

ChessBase India turned five years old on 18th of January 2021. Each and every day of its existence for the last 1826 days, it has indulged in activities to power chess in India. But how did this company come into existence? What are the core values of the organization and what is its story? What have been significant milestones in this journey? This article is dedicated to the work that has been done by the organization in last five years. 21 grandmasters of Indian chess including Vidit Gujrathi, Nihal Sarin, Praggnanandhaa, Ramesh, Harika, Soumya and others have given their feedback about the work done by ChessBase India. Check it out!

How happy are you today?

26/01/2021 -

Happiness is something we all want. How to attain it? We can tell the things that makes us happy and things we do not like to do. For e.g. a chess player feels happy when he plays chess, some feel sad about losing a game, some are okay with playing a good game, they are not bothered about the final result. Chess is not all that there is in a chess player's life. S/he needs to interact with a lot of people, do various activities and much more. What if there is an app which can help you to keep a track of all those things that make you happy? Learn all about the completely free app Happyer from Natun Dasgupta, a former chess player. 

The first teenager to beat World Champion Magnus Carlsen - Andrey Esipenko

25/01/2021 -

Beating Magnus Carlsen in any format is a difficult task, more so in Classical chess. But on 24th of January, at the 8th round of Tata Steel Masters 2021 Andrey Esipenko became the 1st teenager ever to beat the World Champion Magnus Carlsen in Classical Chess. 16-year-old Anish Giri had beaten Magnus back in 2011, but at that point Carlsen wasn't a World Champion. We bring you the entire game with detailed analysis by IM Sagar Shah, along with details to know more about this future champion - Andrey Esipenko.

Esipenko beats Carlsen, Firouzja leads Tata Steel Masters 2021

25/01/2021 -

The 83rd edition of Tata Steel Masters is having the presence of five debutants. Russian prodigy 18-year-old Andrey Esipenko made the most out of the opportunity as he became the first teenager to beat world champion Magnus Carlsen in his very first Classical encounter. This was certainly the best day of his life as described by him. Firouzja continues to climb the ranks as he beat Harikrishna to take sole lead with 5.5/8. Giri, Esipenko, Jordan Van Foreest and Caruana are at shared second spot with 5.0/8. Photo: Alina l'Ami and Jurriaan Hoefsmit/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021

Tata Steel Masters R7: Harikrishna holds Carlsen to a draw

24/01/2021 -

Harikrishna held Carlsen to a comfortable draw in just 30 moves. Four pursuers including two Dutch men are now sharing the lead with 4.5/7. They are - Jordan Van Foreest, Giri, Caruana and Firouzja. Giri ended Grandelius' dream run as he beat the Sweden no.1 after he made an incorrect pawn capture and faltered in the next couple of moves. Harikrishna is now in shared second position along with Esipenko, Carlsen and Grandelius at 4.0/7. Photo: Alina l'Ami and Jurriaan Hoefsmit/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021

How playing online blitz helped Nihal win the Gazprom Brilliancy Prize

23/01/2021 -

Nihal Sarin recently won the Gazprom Brilliancy award for the best game from the World Youth online championships 2020. The youngster won the under-18 section. The game that was chosen as the best game was his semi-final victory over Francesco Sonis. But did you know, Nihal knew about this deep opening trap before the game itself? Did you know, he fell prey to this trap in an online game? Well, it's a wonderful story of how any work on chess is never wasted! Nihal's irrelevant blitz game helped him to win the World Youth under-18 Championships 2020. Read this amazing story!

Tata Steel Masters R6: Grandelius maintains his sole lead, Harikrishna still in the hunt

23/01/2021 -

Nils Grandelius is definitely playing fantastic in this event as he is yet to show a chink in his armor. He made a solid draw against Caruana to maintain his sole lead with 4.0/6. Jordan Van Foreest capitalized on his opponent Anton's mistake and Firouzja beat Donchenko to stay a half point behind the leader. Harikrishna, Caruana, Carlsen, Giri are the other four players who are also in the hunt with 3.5/6. Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021

FIDE will provide aid packages to Open Tournaments

22/01/2021 -

FIDE has been in the forefront to innovate, adapt and overcome all the odds the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic has presented us. It has affected all players, enthusiasts, organizers, the entire chess community, one way or the other. Once again FIDE comes up with another measure, this time with an aid package for the organizers, to encourage more over-the-board chess tournaments, something we are longing for quite sometime especially those who have not played any otb tournament for almost a year. Photo: FIDE

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