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Breaking: Leon Mendonca becomes India's 67th GM

31/12/2020 -

In a year where chess tournaments have been almost non-existent, India managed to get two GMs! G. Akash was India's 66th grandmaster and now it's Leon Mendonca who has achieved the coveted title on 30th December 2020 to become India's 67th GM. Leon's story is one of grit, determination and persistence. Being locked out in Europe and away from his family for 9 months, Leon made the best possible use of the situation, playing 16 tournaments, pumping up his Elo by 140 points and achieving all three GM norms in under three months. In this article we speak about Leon's journey and tell you more about this future world class player!

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Airthings Masters QF Day 1: Advantage Aronian and Vachier-Lagrave

30/12/2020 -

Aronian and Vachier-Lagrave won the first set of the Quarter-Finals against Nakamura and So respectively in Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters. Both Nakamura and So must win the second set to keep their Semi-Final hopes alive. Carlsen-Dubov clash ended up in a 2-2 draw before both of them scoring a victory over the other. Only Radjabov-Nepomniachtchi is yet to have a single decisive result in the knockout stage. Can Nakamura and So make a comeback like they did in the Skilling Open? Find out on the second day of the Quarter-Finals tonight Wednesday 30th December from 7:30 p.m. IST. Watch the live stream on ChessBase India youtube channel with IM Sagar Shah, Amruta Mokal and IM Soumya Swaminathan. Photo: chess24 Live stream

New: ChessBase Magazine #199

29/12/2020 -

ChessBase Magazine is the most comprehensive and most sophisticated chess magazine there is. World class players analyze their brilliancies and explain the ideas behind the moves to you, opening specialists present the latest trends in opening theory and offer exciting ideas for your repertoire. Master trainers in the fields of tactics, strategy, and the endgame show you the tricks and techniques a successful tournament player needs! Digital DVD with several hours of video to learn and train. Top GMs like Duda, Edouard, Firouzja, Giri, Nielsen, Mihail Marin, Daniel King, Erwin l'Ami, Karsten Muller and many more. Photo: ChessBase

Airthings Masters Day 3: Harikrishna, Grischuk, Giri and Anton get eliminated

29/12/2020 -

Harikrishna, Grischuk, Giri and Anton get eliminated from Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters as they could not finish in the top eight of the Preliminary Stage. Carlsen finished the top of the table with 6.5/11 followed by So and Nakamura also finishing with the same score. Carlsen will face Dubov, Radjabov against Nepomniachtchi, Nakamura vs Aronian and Vachier-Lagrave will go against So in the Quarter-Finals which starts tonight Tuesday 29th December from 7:30 p.m. IST. Watch the live stream on ChessBase India youtube channel with IM Sagar Shah, Amruta Mokal and IM Soumya Swaminathan. Photo: ChessBase India Live stream

Autism and Chess - Part 1

28/12/2020 -

ASD stands for Autism Spectrum Disorder, a complex developmental condition that leads to challenges in social interaction, speech and nonverbal communication, and restricted or repetitive behaviors. People with autism or Asperger's often have special interests to which they apply themselves with great dedication. One such interest can be chess, and that provides opportunity and benefits – as described from personal experience by a young man with ASD. Illustration by Bobby Lopez

Airthings Masters Day 2: Carlsen joins the six-pack lead

28/12/2020 -

Six players share the lead at the end of day 2 of Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters. Dubov, Nakamura, Aronian, Carlsen, Radjabov and So are in the lead with 4.5/8 each respectively. Harikrishna started the day with a loss against Giri then he drew with Grischuk and Nakamura. In the final round of the day, Harikrishna had a good chance to push for a win against Nepomniachtchi but he settled for a draw. Carlsen scored his first victory of the event over Dubov and then drew the remaining three games. Round 9 continues tonight Monday 28th December from 7:30 p.m. IST. Watch the live stream on ChessBase India youtube channel with IM Sagar Shah and IM Soumya Swaminathan. Photo: ChessBase India Live stream

Airthings Masters Day 1: Harikrishna holds Carlsen to a draw

27/12/2020 -

Five players share the lead at the end of day 1 of Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters. Nakamura, Aronian, Dubov, Radjabov and So are in the lead with 2.5/4 each respectively. Harikrishna held Carlsen to a draw after they repeated moves in the fourth round. Both of them drew all their games on the first day. Only seven decisive games were played out of 24, so the winning percentage on day 1 is a staggering 29.17%. Daniil Dubov played a fantastic game against David Anton Guijarro to score a win and be in the shared lead. Round 5 continues tonight Sunday 27th December from 7:30 p.m. IST. Watch the live stream on ChessBase India youtube channel with IM Sagar Shah, Amruta Mokal and IM Soumya Swaminathan. Photo: chess24 Live stream

World Chess Championship to have title sponsor for the first time next year

26/12/2020 -

Generally when we think about a magnum opus event of a particular sport, a title sponsor is almost always associated with it. Be it FIFA, ICC, F1 or any other sporting event, the association of Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Redbull, Samsung, Adidas, Reebok, Puma, Castrol and various other brand with such sporting events have almost become synonymous to the sports fans and followers. FIDE for the first time is open to the idea of having a title sponsor for next year's World Championship. If the last nine months of the online chess boom has taught us anything, then a title sponsorship for FIDE World Championship is definitely going to be a right step in the forward direction. Photo: Nicky J Sims/Getty Images for Kaspersky Lab

Like solving problems? Here's a chance to sweat your brains and win exciting prizes!

25/12/2020 -

Think you are good at tackling knotty puzzles? Here's an opportunity to work up those mental gears of yours and cash in some amazing prizes, we present to you ChessBase India's first ever Christmas-New Year solving contest! In this article we pose you six problems to solve - yes, only six! - and if you settle them convincingly, you get to take back home some of the latest and greatest ChessBase products out there. The deadline to send solutions is the 31st of December, till 12 midnight, so clearly loads of time for cogitation. However, the one catch is, none of these problems are of the conventional mould. They are outlandish, fascinating, and most importantly, engine defying. You would need access to specialized programs to solve these devious little riddles, or else you would have to use your own grey cells!

Harikrishna will star in the Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters

25/12/2020 -

Pentala Harikrishna played a pivotal role in Team India's historic Gold medal victory in FIDE Online Olympiad 2020 few months ago. He had a fantastic performance in Biel Masters and he also beat the World Champion in Saint Louis Blitz. The first Major of the 2020-21 Champions Chess Tour is the Airthings Masters with a prize fund of US$ 200,000. Former World Rapid Champion Dubov and Harikrishna are the wild card entrants of the tournament. Skilling Open winner Wesley So will be back in action along with Carlsen, Nakamura, Aronian, Nepomniachtchi, Grischuk, Giri, Radjabov and Anton. Grischuk and Anton won the public vote to join this event. We have a great reason to rejoice as we are the official broadcast partners where Sagar Shah will do live commentary along with Amruta Mokal and IM Soumya Swaminathan. Photo: Niklesh Jain

Ivan Cheparinov wins VII Sunway Sitges Open with 8.0/10

24/12/2020 -

Ivan Cheparinov won his last round game comfortably, scored sole 8.0/10 and finished a half point ahead of the competition to win VII Sunway Sitges International Open. He won a beautiful trophy and €5000 for his efforts. Jules Moussard and Jaime Santos Latasa finished with 7.5/10 each and they were placed second and third respectively. IM Leon Mendonca's quest to become India's latest GM is still on as he missed scoring his final norm. He scored 7.0/10, finished overall 10th and won Best Under-16 prize. Souhardo Basak scored his final IM-norm and now he just needs to touch 2400 to become India's latest IM. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Sunway Chess Open

Nihal, Rakshitta and Gukesh win Gold in FIDE Online World Youth Rapid

23/12/2020 -

Nihal Sarin, Gukesh and Rakshitta all three won their Finals against Shant, Murzin and Song to clinch Gold in Under-18 Open, Under-14 Open and Under-16 Girls respectively in FIDE Online World Youth Rapid. Nihal had to play both Semi-Finals and Finals on the same day as his original Semi-Final was disqualified from the event on the previous day. Mrinmoy Rajkhowa won Bronze as he beat Andy Woodward in the third-fourth place match. Both Nihal and Rakshitta only took two games to finish their opponents in the Final, while Gukesh beat Murzin in the Armageddon to secure the Gold in the long list of their accolades. Photo: Amruta Mokal and Niklesh Jain

Sunway Sitges Open R9: Leon Mendonca beats Nino Batsiashvili

23/12/2020 -

Ivan Cheparinov, Jules Moussard and Jaime Santos Latasa will battle for the championship in the final round as they lead the tournament with 7.0/9 in VII Sunway Chess International Open. Cheparinov and Moussard made a draw to retain their lead, while Latasa beat the defending champion Korobov to join the leaders. IM Leon Mendonca beat GM Nino Batsiashvili and Souhardo Basak beat IM Yovanna Gatineau in the penultimate round. Leon will face GM Nicolas Checa and Souhardo will be up against GM Fernando Cuenca in the final round which will start today from 1:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Sunway Chess Open

IM Shivananda on Chess Part 2 - Man, Machine and thoughts on why Carlsen is still not the greatest ever

23/12/2020 -

There will always be questions that befuddle a deep thinker. Why can't humans beat chess engines? Is it possible to play creative and original chess and hope to win in a highly theoretical era? Does having the highest rating mean a player is the greatest of all time? IM BS Shivananda shares his opinion on this and more! Shivananda, a highly original player, teaches us how to demystify the battle between beauty and objectivity by establishing balance, while also giving his thoughts on why creative players like Shirov and Morozevich faded away from the very top of chess despite dazzling millions with masterpieces, why Magnus Carlsen is still not the greatest of all time and how enhanced risk taking might revitalize Anand's quest for another World Championship. An engaging interview by Tanmay Srinath. 

The Westbridge Anand Chess Academy will train 5 of India's biggest chess talents

22/12/2020 -

Vishy Anand has ruled the no.1 spot in Indian chess for over 3 decades now. The five-time World Champion is now 51 years old and is still very much one of the best in the world with a classical Elo of 2753. But Anand also wants to ensure that there are youngsters in Indian chess who rise quickly to the top of the world rankings in the years to come. It is with this objective in mind that the Westbridge Anand Chess Academy has been created. Nihal Sarin, Praggnanandhaa, Raunak Sadhwani, Gukesh and Vaishali are the five youngsters who receive a fellowship and will be personally mentored by Vishy Anand.  

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