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The Queen's Gambit - Episode 5 review

08/11/2020 -

The Queen's Gambit Episode 5 is titled 'Fork'. We all know what 'Fork' in chess means. However this episode is not about the tactical theme 'Fork', it is more about Beth coming at a division of roads where there is no wrong choices but it is her who has to make the decision for herself. We get to see a lot of games in this episode starting with Smyslov-Botvinnik, Tal, Ivanchuk, Kramnik and David Baramidze's games. Beth plays a lot of Speed Chess against Benny which draws a huge crowd. Moreover we also get to know that Beth loves to analyze her games and study strong players games instead of solving positions. Photo: Netflix stream

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Tegernsee Masters 2020 R8: Leon makes a Fiery draw

08/11/2020 -

Leon played fantastic against GM Alexander Fier. Despite being lost for the better part of the game, the Brazil no.3 somehow managed to save the day. Leon moved on to shared fifth position with 3.0/8. He will face Czech GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen in the final round today. GM Matthias Bluebaum and IM Daniel Dardha were the only two victors in Round 8. Bluebaum is now at 5.0/8, just a half point behind the tournament leader Alexander Donchenko. Luigi had a quiet draw with Nisipeanu in the penultimate round of the tournament. Final round starts today at 3:30 p.m. IST Photo: Official site

The Mega Diwali Sale 2020 with the launch of ChessBase 16!

07/11/2020 -

Each year ChessBase India has a massive Diwali Sale in the month of November. This year as well we have it from the 7th of November 2020 (12 p.m). to 9th of November 2020 (12 p.m.) What's more, this year you have a chance to make the festive season even more special with the all-new ChessBase 16. The flagship product of ChessBase will be released on 17th of November, but you can already save yourself a huge amount by pre-ordering ChessBase 16, Mega Database 2021 and some more products in the next two days! There are many more surprises in store for you and also some of our recommendations, check them out in the article below. 

Tegernsee Masters 2020 R7: Donchenko inches closer towards victory

07/11/2020 -

Alexander Donchenko took an almost unassailable lead when he beat Luigi in Round 7 to take his score to 5.5/7 in Tegernsee Masters 2020. He needs a win in the last two rounds to become a guaranteed champion, a draw in the final two rounds means, he can still win the event on tie-breaks. Fier scored his first victory of the event after scoring a victory over Germany no.1 Bluebaum by making a well-calculated bluff. Leon Mendonca Luke made a short draw with Parvanyan. His final two opponents in the tournament are - Fier and Thai Dai Van in Round 8 and 9 respectively. Photo: Official site

Blitz Challenge with Iniyan

06/11/2020 -

Today, Friday, November 6, at 7:00 p.m. IST there will be another Blitz Challenge on Playchess. The player to beat is 18-year-old Iniyan Panneerselvam, who recently won the World Open, and played a 72-hour online Blitz Marathon to raise funds for the COVID crisis. The Playchess challenge games will be commented by host IM Sagar Shah, who will also be analyzing them with Iniyan afterwards. You too can play against him too, or simply watch and learn.

Ilamparthi, Mounika and Arunava triumph in Make Your Move Fundraiser Below 2100 Blitz

06/11/2020 -

A week long chess tournament - Make Your Move Fundraiser Online Below 2100 Blitz tournament concluded with the participation of 167 players playing 881 games including a Simul against India no.3 and World no.25 Vidit Gujrathi. Total ₹115691 was raised through entry fee and donation which will be utilized to server the underprivileged kids. 11-year-old Ilamparthi dominated the Final as he scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win the Under-14 category, WFM Mounika Akshaya won the Under-19 category and Arunava Bhattacharjee won the Open category with a score of 7.0/9 each respectively. Photo: Shahid Ahmed, IA Jitendra Choudhary and Arunava

Tegernsee Masters 2020 R5: Leon holds Germany no.3 Donchenko to a draw

05/11/2020 -

Leon Mendonca continues his fantastic form as he held Germany no.3 Alexander Donchenko to a draw. He made his intentions clear early in the game playing aggressively. Despite having a difficult endgame, Leon fought till the end to salvage a half point. He is now at 2.0/5 and his opponent Donchenko has taken a sole lead with 3.5/5. Leon was supposed to face Keymer in Round 6, since he is in quarantine, Leon will resume his tournament in Round 7 against IM Ashot Parvanyan. Nisipeanu and Thai scored victories over Parvanyan and Fier respectively in Round 5. Photo: GM Sebastian Siebrecht

ChessBase India YouTube family is now 500,000 big!

04/11/2020 -

The ChessBase India YouTube channel began in the years 2015. In the last five years we have published 3928 videos and the channel has over 237 million views! The most popular videos in the world of chess with over 35 million views are on the ChessBase India channel. On the 3rd of November 2020 ChessBase India reached a total subscriber count of 500,000. In this article we take you down the memory lane and tell you all about how the channel began, the challenges faced and the what the future awaits. We also have a 500,000 subscribers giveaway with five winners getting a customized ChessBase India t-shirt with their name.

Tegernsee Masters 2020 R4: Leon draws with Dardha

04/11/2020 -

Leon Mendonca made his third draw of the event, this time against IM Daniel Dardha in Round 4 of Tegernsee Masters 2020. Once again Leon played very solid, handled complex position nicely and didn't commit any mistake which is definitely a good sign. Luigi had a prolonged draw with Fier and Bluebaum had an uneventful draw against Donchenko. They both lead the tournament with 3.0/4 each respectively. The lone victor of the round was Thai Dai Van as he beat Ashot Parvanyan. The tournament continues with Round 5 tonight from 7:30 p.m. IST when Leon will have a tough challenge against Germany no.3. Stock photo: Niklesh Jain

The Queen's Gambit - Episode 4 review

03/11/2020 -

The Queen's Gambit Episode 4 is titled 'Middle game'. Well if you are on this site, it is highly likely that you are quite well versed with this term. This episode shows how Beth deals with a lot of things she is yet to discover, starting with learning Russian language, relaxing a day before the tournament to dealing with young boy as well as old men playing mind games with her assuming the worst of her. We also see Troitsky's study, Fischer, Capablanca, Stein and a couple of Kasparov's game including one against Anand replayed in this episode. Were you able to spot them all? Check out the review of Episode 4 and find out. Photo: Netflix stream

Tegernsee Masters 2020 R3: Leon holds Luigi to a draw

03/11/2020 -

Leon bounced back strong and played solid to hold GM Pier Luigi Basso to a draw in Round 3 of Tegernsee Masters 2020. Donchenko won the All-German battle and beat Nisipeanu comfortably. Bluebaum struck his opponent Dardha after the latter made an inaccuracy and allowed tactical advantage. Fier misjudged his opponent's threat and an incorrect defence allowed Parvanyan to walk away with the full point. Leon will face 15-year-old IM Daniel Dardha in the next round. The tournament continues with Round 4 tonight from 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: GM Sebastian Siebrecht

Tegernsee Masters 2020 R2: Leon goes down against Bluebaum, Keymer quarantined

02/11/2020 -

Leon had a tough day at the office as he was up against Germany's best Matthias Bluebaum in Round 2 of Tegernsee Masters 2020. Bluebaum is at the peak of his career, so naturally when Leon made a slight inaccuracy, he punished it immediately and turned things in his favor, eventually winning the game. German prodigy Vincent Keymer had to be quarantined according to the protocol by the health authority. Now the tournament will be a nine-player Round-Robin event as Keymer will be missing the rest of the event. The tournament continues with Round 3 tonight from 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: GM Sebastian Siebrecht

New: ChessBase Magazine #198

02/11/2020 -

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! DVD with several hours of video, training material, annotations by top players like So, Duda, Giri, Humpy, Nihal, Paehtz and more. Giri on the surprise weapon in the Scandinavian and more. Photo: ChessBase

Tegernsee Masters 2020 R1: Leon holds Nisipeanu to a draw

01/11/2020 -

The number of over-the-board events taking place in the world are very few at the moment. 14-year-old boy from Goa IM Leon Luke Mendonca is still playing otb events and his quest to become India's next GM is in progress. A few days after making his maiden GM-norm, Leon has been invited to play in the Tegernsee Masters. He made a strong start as he held Germany no.2 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu to a solid draw. In Round 2, he will face Germany no.1 Matthias Bluebaum. It is definitely time for Leon to shine. How will he fare against Germany's best? Catch all the action of Round 2 tonight from 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: GM Sebastian Siebrecht

Simple Chess in a profound way

31/10/2020 -

Altibox Norway Chess was the last major over-the-board chess event to conclude this month. At this point, it is highly unlikely for us to witness another otb super tournament before the year ends because the second wave of Covid-19 is hitting and many countries have already gone into lockdown. Anyway, Chennai resident Srikanth Govindaseshan explains a simple game of chess between two Norwegians, the world champion Carlsen and Norway no.2 Aryan Tari. He also draws simile from various poems and elaborates on the art form of chess. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Altibox Norway Chess

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