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The first round of the Women's World Championship 2017 was off to a controversial start in Iran. For Indians, it was a bittersweet day — Harika Dronavalli was held to a draw by her lower rated Bangladeshi opponent Shamima Akter while Padmini Rout was losing against Elina Danielian but scampered home to safety. Both the Indian girls had the black pieces and will start afresh with white. Check out the report with yet another controversy.
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In the first 10 seconds of the introductory video of one of his latest DVDs, Simon Williams roars like a lion, to pass us that passion which marks his chess, and the aggressive repertoire he wants to teach us. Imagine that happening in front of your eyes! David Nastasio was taken in by Williams' passionate aggression and writes this review on the Black Lion!
12-year-old Nihal Sarin from Thrissur, Kerala was in scintillating form at the Sitges Blitz tournament held a month back in Sitges, Spain. In the first Sitges Blitz, he finished a respectable sixth, best among Indians, ahead of many titled players. In the second blitz event, he was in a different level — destroying 2500+ opponents at will. Breathtaking.
Two brothers Ameya and Amogh Kamli were the most talented players of Mumbai in early 2000s. It seemed almost certain that they would make a living out of chess. However, academics got in the way and the chess dream had to come to an end. However, recently the duo left their jobs in order to create the Wisemove chess academy. The institution became so popular that they decided to branch out into other spheres like Maths, drama and overall child development. A story of how two chess players turned into successful entrepreneurs.
The Women's chess World Championship 2017 begins from tomorrow in Tehran, Iran. Mired in controversy regarding the compulsory wearing of hijab, the event is finally taking place. India has a bright hope for the World Champion's title in Harika Dronavalli, who is the fourth seed.We also have the young gun Padmini Rout. She faces a stiff first round challenge in the form of Armenian number one Elina Danielian. Here's an introductory article to get you warmed up for this big event.
Imagine an Open tournament with beautiful surroundings around the venue, a beach nearby. Imagine going to the playing hall by pedaling a bicycle on the seashore. Atul Dahale found it so mesmerizing that he thought he was in a different world. Find beautiful pictures, annotations, GM masterclass by the winner, and more in his report!
The city of Gangtok and the state of Sikkim are known for its natural beauty. In such a serene environment a rating tournament was held from the 2nd to the 6th of February 2017. Rupankar Nath, twelfth seed of the event, emerged as the champion ahead of many titled players. We have a pictorial report sent to us by IA Dharmendra Kumar, which not only deals with the tournament, but also takes you on a tour of the Himalayan chess orchid!
An opening destined to become a trend is the rather curious looking Modern-Pirc. Or as some grandmasters are already admiring it, a fusion of the strategies involved in the Modern Defence and the Caro-Kann Defence. If you are wondering how that is done, you are about to find out.
Out of the fifteen players who participated from India, only one was untitled. More importantly, seven of the players were Grandmasters! But given the fact that 12 of the 72 participating GMs were rated above 2700, the task ahead of the Indian contingent was a difficult one. And also, Indians played well in Amateurs and Challengers categories. Report.
Jacob Aagaard is one of the most prolific chess authors in the world. The chess material that he finds and uses in his books is so good, that many world class players have benefited from them. Aagaard will be in India and Asia from the 25th of March until the 20th of April to promote his books, meet and interact with his fans and chess lovers. This is your unique opportunity to get in touch with a famous chess personality. Don't miss it!
Railways-A are comfortably perched atop the leaderboard with a perfect score of 14 match points in 7 games (2 points per game). But now the real fun is in the race to finish second. And Air India suffered a spectacular debacle. In the women's section, things are still hot. Report.
The Grand Chess Tour 2017 will have five super-tournaments with nine titans in the fray. The tour this year includes three rapid tournaments and two classical tourneys. Among the big guns are players like Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Sergey Karjakin, and Viswanathan Anand.
A blitz tournament for a few hours, consisting of nine rounds, was held at Malleswaram, Banglore. One International master took part. However, it was untitled Shiva S who won the event with 7.5/9. He beat top players and was the deserving winner of the event. Our correspondent Dipika Joshi was at the venue and sent us pictures which can be found in the report.
Defending champions Railways-A are steaming ahead to win their second consecutive title. The fourth day of play was a double round and Railways-A took on the two main contenders — Air India and Airport Authority of India. Check out how they fared.
Defending champions Railways-A and third seed Air India share the lead with eight match points at the end of fourth round of the National Team Chess Championship which is in progress at Bansal Institute of Science and Technology. Pictures, Tactics and Report.
