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How can a 2600+ GM be unemployed when Indian chess is booming?

06/07/2019 -

He is 20 years old, rated 2616, and is India no.9. He finished his graduation and is now a graduate in English Literature. S.L. Narayanan from Kerala is in quite a spot right now. He needs the financial cushion of a sports quota job so that he can follow his passion, but the oil companies tell him there is no vacancy. He is currently fighting it out at the Commonwealth Championships where he is on 5.5/7 and just beat the talented Arjun Erigaisi in round 7. Narayanan is joined by five other players on 5.5/7 who are closely pursuing the sole leader of the tournament Abhijeet Gupta, who is on 6.0/7. IM Sagar Shah is in Delhi for the last three rounds of the Commonwealth Championships 2019 and reports from the venue. 

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Ivanchuk's endgame sorcery overcomes Nihal's youthful magic!

06/07/2019 -

The 32nd Edition of the Leon Knockout Tournament kicked off with a bang! In the first of the two matchups, the World's youngest 2600 was paired against the Sphinx of Lvov himself. Nihal Sarin gave a good account of himself in the 4 rapid games and did obtain numerous chances to take the lead, but Chucky's inexhaustible experience and subtle endgame play tilted the balance in his favour, and he won the matchup 2.5-1.5. In this detailed report from Leon, Tanmay Srinath analyses all 4 rapid games in detail, and points out subtle ideas that were missed by both players.

NEW: Erwin l’Ami: The Shining Sveshnikov Sicilian

05/07/2019 -

Erwin l'Ami's latest video series features a weapon recently brought to the fore by World Champion Magnus Carlsen, who used it extensively in his 2018 World Championship match in London. L'Ami is an active trainer and second of super-GM Anish Giri, and an experienced theoretician. Who better to deconstruct this topical and powerful defence for Black?

Make chess art with ChessBase 15 raytracing

05/07/2019 -

Want to see your winning combination artfully visualized? ChessBase 15 makes this possible: How about a spectacular camera ride towards the opponent's king, or as a photo motif on your website, coffee cup or T-shirt? With the latest raytracing technology, you have a chance to create amazing chess images with ChessBase 15. Camera perspective and light can be adjusted in nearly infinite ways, resulting in breathtaking views and graphics. Drawing: ChessBase

The Magnus magic continues!

05/07/2019 -

If Magnus's win over Nepomniachtchi yesterday was a display of his sheer on board confidence and creativity, then today's victory over Ding Liren is a proof of his preparation and practice. The World Champion registered his second consecutive win with the black pieces today and continues to lead the Croatia Grand Chess Tour 2019 after eight rounds of the event. Round 8 saw three decisive games in total, Wesley So defeated Hikaru Nakamura to stay at Magnus's heels with 5.5/8, while Anish Giri beat Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to catch up with Karjakin, Anand, and MVL on the leaderboard. Vishy Anand had an edge with the white pieces against Fabiano Caruana but the game somehow fizzled out into a draw. Elsewhere, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Levon Aronian also drew their respective games against Sergey Karjakin and Ian Nepomniachtchi. In this report we bring you photos, analyses, and more.

Problemist Diary 5: A merry-go-round tale of problems

05/07/2019 -

When a beginner is just starting his journey into chess, it is mostly the visual appeal of the game that seduces him and keeps him going. The understanding of deeper intricacies comes much later, initially it is just the way pieces move on board, the vivid patterns they create is what spark off interest. In the present article, the author Satanick Mukhuty, takes you back to this primal fascination. The topic is Rundlauf , a distinctly geometric theme, and there are five problems - all masterworks by giants of composition. So put your thinking caps on and dive in!   

Visakh NR joint winner at the Alekhine Memorial 2019 in Voronezh

04/07/2019 -

Fighting against some of the strongest Russian players on their home soil, India's 60th GM Visakh NR finished as the joint winner along with GM Boris Savchenko at the 23rd edition of the Alekhine Memorial in Voronezh. Visakh played some enterprising chess and took great risks to play for wins with both white and black pieces. In this report you will find not just pictures from the event, but also detailed game analysis and also four instructive video interviews. In those videos you can see how four GMs analyze their best games over a chess board with plenty of variations, concepts and ideas. A power packed report from Voronezh in Russia by Rupalli Mullick. 

A unique story of an 11-year-old Nashik boy, who got his Elo of 1713 in his first rating tournament

04/07/2019 -

ChessBase India has over the years published some astonishing stories that have inspired and amazed our readers. By now we have learnt not to get surprised by surprising stories. But every once in while you get to know about someone and their story simply takes your breath away. In this article we acquaint you with a story of an 11-year-old boy from Nashik Kaivalya Nagare. In his first rating tournament Kaivalya scored 7.0/10 and got a rating of 1713 on 1st of July 2019. What was the study material that Kaivalya's coach used to make him reach this level? How did his father take the bold step of pulling him out of school even when his son was just an unrated player? Read on to know more!

Nepo falls for the Magnus bluff!

04/07/2019 -

Magnus Carlsen has emerged as the sole leader of the ongoing Croatia Grand Chess Tour 2019 by beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in the seventh round of the event. In what was an unusually closed position, the World Champion found creative ways to test his opponent. Nepo finally gave away and fell for a cheap trap Magnus had set that brought in a lethal onslaught on his king. Elsewhere, Sergey Karjakin blundered away a sure victory against Wesley So by overlooking a winning tactic. Vishy Anand, Levon Aronian, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov drew their respective games relatively quickly against Ding Liren, Hikaru Nakamura, and Maxime-Vachier Lagrave. Fabiano Caruana and Anish Giri played the longest game of the day as they battled out for 54 moves before splitting the points.

The Dvoretsky books are now available in India at special discounted price!

03/07/2019 -

In 2018 we began with the Quality Chess Books and they were greatly loved by people all across the country. Staying true with our aim of bringing in high quality publications to India at affordable prices, we have been able to get six titles of Mark Dvoretsky by Russell Publications to India at a highly discounted price. Mark Dvoretsky, who passed away in 2016, was considered by many as the greatest chess author and trainer who ever lived. His books have the capacity to help you become a stronger player. The six titles which are now available in India and the Indian subcontinent are Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual (DEM), Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual (DAM), Recognizing opponent's resources, Tragicomedy in the endgame, Chess Lessons and the Art of Maneuvring. In this article you get to know more about the price of the books and also the contents.

ChessBase 15: The new fast reference search

03/07/2019 -

If you want to work on your openings the reference search is crucial. And in ChessBase 15 the reference search is much faster than before — two to four times faster, depending on your computer. To quote Vishy Anand: "The search booster alone makes life better!" The fast search helps to improve your opening preparation enormously. Our tutorial shows how and why.  Drawing: ChessBase

Mr. Commonwealth beats India's triple national champion

03/07/2019 -

The Commonwealth Championships taking place in Delhi from the 30th of June to 7th of July is an important event in the world chess calendar. The tournament is even more exciting because we have the four-time Commonwealth winner Abhijeet Gupta taking part. And as expected he is the sole leader of the tournament with 4.0/4. He is being closely pursued by Saravana Krishna, Debashis Das and R.R. Laxman. We also have 14 age category events taking place. The morning rounds are of the age category players, while in the evenings we have the rounds of the open section. This allows the players to play in both open and age categories, which many youngsters are taking advantage of! Who knows we might have an under-16 or an under-18 Commonwealth champion, also becoming the open champion! Report after round 4. 

Vidit shows great fighting chess in first three rounds of Danzhou GM 2019

03/07/2019 -

India no.3 Vidit Gujrathi is known for his solidity and his ability to lose very few games in a calendar year. This has served him well in the past and with it he was able to breach the 2700 Elo mark. But it seems like Vidit had stagnated in the 2700-2720 zone in the last couple of years. One of the main reasons was that he was often playing too safely. It's not that Vidit is a bad attacking player. Check out his queen sacrifices from Isle of Man 2018, or his win against Kramnik from Wijk Aan Zee - Vidit knows how to attack! Well, at the Hainan Danzhou Chess 2019, he has decided to attack right from the word go. In three rounds he has played three aggressive games and has 1.5/3. In this article we check out his win against the strong Russian GM Ernesto Inarkiev. 

I want to be a GM as soon as possible: Leon Luke Mendonca

02/07/2019 -

While chess in Goa has picked up a few notches in recent years, it has much scope for improvement. In Category A, Goa’s lone Grandmaster Anurag Mhamal (2497) and IM Leon Mendonca (2405), were the best performers with 6.5 points in the final count. Mhamal finished on 35th position with 6.5 points after his last round win against the very promising Ritviz Parab (2357) when the latter resigned in a lost rook endgame. On the other hand, Goa's IM Leon Mendonca secured a memorable draw in his final round against India's 61st GM P Iniyan (2525) also to tally 6.5 points and end respectably on 42nd in the standings. Photo: Basil Sylvester Pinto

The launch of ChessBase India App

02/07/2019 -

We have launched the ChessBase India App! What are the things that you can do with it? Well, from just one screen, you can now follow all the articles published on the ChessBase India newspage, get access to world's most powerful free calendar, a video section with 2400 videos segregated based on various themes, a powerful search function that helps you search across the articles, tournaments and videos, an ability to stay updated with all the social media (Instagram, Twitter and Facebook) accounts of ChessBase India and last but not the least a position for the day, to keep you in the best possible chess shape. The app is completely free and can be downloaded from the Google Playstore. In this article we give you a detailed breakdown of all the features and how you can extract maximum from this powerful resource.

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