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What a month! There was no shortage of results with the Baku Olympiad taking place with players ranging from World Champion Magnus Carlsen to the lowliest amateur. Team India was up to the task as it made hay while the sun shined. Have a look at the stats, results, images and understand how significant the bygone month has been for Indian chess.
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The Women's World Championship 2017, scheduled to take place in Iran, has been mired in controversy. It is a knock-out tournament of 64 players in order to decide the new World Champion. Hou Yifan has already publicly announced her disdain for the format and decided to not take part. However, the real controversy lies in the fact that all the 64 players will have to compulsorily cover their hair while playing. We asked Humpy, Harika and Padmini, the Indian participants at the event, for their views on this subject. Read on to know what three of the best players in our country today have to say.
The clash between the two former world champions ended with Vishy Anand losing with the black pieces. Vladimir Kramnik's consistent queenside pressure in a Giuoco Piano paid off in the end. One must admit that Vishy defended tenaciously, but it was not to be. This is a serious blow to Anand's chances in the tournament as he has slipped back to fifty percent. We have an illustrated report investigating the game, with in-depth master analysis.
The Indian team at the World Youth Championship 2016 is having a tough time staying in the competition. India's best performer (relatively) is in the girls' under-16 section, where Akanksha Hagawane is tied for the second spot with 5.5/7. IM K.S. Raghunandan is on a fine comeback streak despite beginning with 1.0/3. We have an illustrated report with more to follow...
A topical Nimzo-Indian led to a position in which Anand was certainly not worse at any point. He had an extra pawn, but Li Chao got a bit of an initiative. Anand decided to diffuse it by giving it back and reaching a very equal endgame in which White was more or less forced to repeat moves. We have an in-depth game analysis by none other than the five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand himself! You just cannot miss it. Of course, our very own IM Sagar Shah has also commented on the game for you. Enjoy this treat of an analytical report.
ChessBase Magazine #174 is out! With analyses by World Champion Magnus Carlsen, Boris Gelfand, Wesley So and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, tournament reports, a masterclass from Biel with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and lots of training material. Not to forget the opening surveys that help you to get inspiration for your opening repertoire and to surprise your opponents in the opening. Stay ahead of your competition, you need this!
The 2nd Rail Wheel Factory Fide rating tournament will be held in Bangalore from the 8th to 12th of October 2016. Some of the salient features of the event are: a beautiful brand new playing hall, a first prize of Rs. 70,000, a total prize fund of Rs.5,00,000, in all 260 prizes and special conditions for the visually impaired. The last date for registration to the event is 30th September. Three IMs and one WGM have already confirmed their participation. We have all the details related to the event for you.
Vishy Anand joined the lead at the 2016 Tal Memorial in a stylish manner. Anand fended off a sacrificial attack by Mamedyarov to emerge up a piece in a winning endgame, despite Black's three passed pawns as compensation. A study-like finish gave a nice win to the Indian former World Champion. Find out a detailed step-by-step analysis by GM Alejandro Ramirez and also, comments game analysis by Viswanathan Anand himself!
On 26th of September Harikrishna beat Ivan Cheparinov in the first round of the Spanish Team Championships. With this victory he gained four Elo points. This took his live rating to 2765.8. This was good enough to surpass Ding Liren and enter the top ten players in the world! The live rating lists are dynamic and change with the daily result. However, this does not take away from the fact that as on 27th of September we have two Indians in the top ten chess players of the world! Kudos to Harikrishna for his consistent performances.
Evgeny Tomashevsky was playing the Modern Scotch from the black side in the first round of the 2012 Tal Memorial. He lost the game to Teimour Radjabov. Fast forward to 2016 -- Tomashevsky was playing the Modern Scotch from the black side once again, this time against Nepomniachtchi. he lost once again! The Scotch is an opening that evolved from the swashbuckling games of the 19th century. It has long been associated with exciting play, but people often doubt its positional base. In recent times, however, it has evolved into an aggressive alternative to the Spanish. We investigate both the games that we talked about in this article with analysis by Teimour Radjabov and Alejandro Ramirez!
Anand began with an interesting move order, but then, he was in trouble due to a missed intermezzo. But he managed to make a bunch of accurate moves and held Anish Giri to a draw. The first round of the Tal Memorial belonged to Nepomniachtchi. After only 23 moves and less than two hours of play, Black was forced to resign in a hopeless position. Svidler almost toppled Kramnik, but was unable to put the finishing touch. All other games were solid draws to kick off the event. Nonetheless, here is our illustrated report focusing on Anand's game with a video-analysis by the former world champion and also, master analysis for you to study. Enjoy!
The legendary trainer Mark Dvoretsky is no more. He died on 26th of September 2016 at the age of 68 years. Mark had been suffering from ill health from quite some time. However, he had been working on chess right until the very end of his life. He was a true chess lover who spent almost his time helping other players to reach their highest potential in chess. The chess world has lost a visionary and a great human being. Mark is no more but his books and teachings will continue to inspire generations of chess players.
The Tal Memorial 2016 tournament began with the traditional blitz tournament and Anand had a miserable outing. He drew seven games and lost two to finish with 3.5/9. Azeri GM Shakriyar Mamedyarov won the event with 7.5/9. The main tournament begins today, in a while, but before that, enjoy our brief overview of Anand's performance.
India has the most number of registered chess players in the world, and a high percentage of this number is made up of rated players. Yet, in a country where chess is this popular, while the national team was setting the Olympiad on fire, most media houses just chose to ignore the historic event. Have you felt sad that your favourite game does not make it to the first page of the newspapers, or not make it to the main slots on television? Well, here is your chance to change it! Fund Yogesh Gautam's unique campaign to teach chess in every corner of this country, while he attempts to register a world record of the longest journey ever made by road in any country! His plan is simple -- the mainstream media will take notice, as it has begun already, and consequently, the Indian chess players, especially the main stars, will gain major publicity thanks to Yogesh's efforts.
Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal played the Leiden Open in Netherlands from 15th-25th of July 2016. It is one of the tournaments they had planned on their 89 day Euro trip. This turned out to be one of the most memorable events because of many reasons - the picturesque city, travelling on bicycle, getting paired against each other in the final round! In this article Sagar gives you a personal view of how foreign tournaments should be enjoyed and how you can make them cost-effective. You cannot emerge victorious in every event that you play, but you can surely make each one memorable!
