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While you were busy doing your daily chores, Garry Kasparov walked into the Indian capital and delivered an interactive talk to entrepreneurs at the Regional Interaction Event, Zinda Dilli 2016, organised by Entrepreneurs' Organization. Garry discussed a wide range of topics like chess politics, his approach to chess, the future of the game and his invaluable insights to chess and life.
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Soumya Swaminathan was the tenth seed at the Women's Cup in Moscow. She was the lone Indian in the fray. Fighting the cold as well as some really tough opponents, she played an excellent tournament gaining 35 Elo points and finishing second. In this article she shares her experience of playing in Russia and how she managed to keep her "cool" in the sub zero temperature weather.
12 Indians are playing at the Cappelle La Grande tournament in France. We have some of the top guys like Sasikiran, Abhijeet Gupta, Lalith Babu who are all on 4.0/5 and also fiery talents like 11-year-old Nihal Sarin who beat his first grandmaster of his chess career! With four rounds to go the tournament is very interestingly poised and we can look forward to a strong Indian finish.
In 2015 Anand came to Zurich after a lacklustre performance at the Grenke Classic. He played a superb tournament but could only go back with the second place after Nakamura beat him in the armageddon game towards the end of the event. In 2016, something similar happened. Just that Grenke was replaced by Gibraltar and armageddon by Sonnerborn Berger tiebreak system. Anand missed out on the first place as Nakamura was ajduged the champion. Nevertheless it was a good event for Anand who summed it up by saying, "Nice to know I play good moves!"
Sugar, spice and everything nice -- the National Teams Championship 2016 ended with a spectacular finale that was as gripping as gripping could possibly mean. The adrenaline rush felt by not just the players, but the fans as well was a sight to behold for an observant eye! Railways-A managed to take home the title, or did they? They say things are simple but never easy. Read our illustrated report and find out what happened in the ninth and the final round!
After mating Levon Aronian and Anish Giri on day one of the Zurich Rapid, Anand consolidated his lead with two draws against Alexei Shirov and Hikaru Nakamura. He is now on six points and leads one point ahead of Nakamura and Kramnik. The final round will witness Anand taking on Kramnik with the white pieces. It will be a game to look forward to! As of now we have the games from rounds three and four for you.
They have left no stone unturned this time and are leading comfortably, but anything can happen in chess -- there are many a slip between the cup and the lip. Railways-A is one solid result away from the title with Airport Authority of India on their heels. On the other hand, PSPB Women's team are hardly facing any resistance. ChessBase India brings you an illustrated report.
While many people had written off Vishy Anand (as usual), the tiger of Madras once again growled back, "not so soon!" Anand played some sublime chess and simply mated both his opponents on the first day of the Zurich Chess Challenge. While Levon Aronian slumped in 20 moves, Anish Giri lasted for 45 moves before he threw in the towel. The games were high class and worth having a look at!
It's chess bonanza time for Indian fans! While Vishy Anand fights it out at the Zurich Chess Challenge, Humpy and Harika are vying for crucial Grand Prix points in Tehran. On this page you can follow the games live of Anand as well as Humpy and Harika with powerful tools like Livebook, Let's Check, engine analysis, evaluation bar and PGN downloads. Zurich begins at 19.30 IST and Tehran at 17.00 hours.
Returning from a poor performance at the Gibraltar Masters, all that Anand needed was a boost in confidence before the main event of Zurich Chess Challenge which begins on the 13th of February. The Blitz tournament did exactly that. Anand scored 3.0/5 and essayed convincing victories over Anish Giri and the eventual winner Hikaru Nakamura. He, thus, finished second and will have three whites in the main event which begins from today at 7.30 p.m IST.
The second leg of FIDE women Grand Prix 2015-16 is being held in Tehran, Iran. India's top two players Humpy Koneru and Harika Dronavalli are out there looking to win some crucial Grand Prix points. Alina l'Ami who is the press officer has analyzed some key moments from the games of the players for the official website which we now reproduce here. We also have the format of the FIDE Grand Prix and what exactly is at stake at this event.
Railways-A and Airport Authority of Inda lead the Open section, with AAI ahead on game-points. In the women's section, PSPB managed to outwit Air India to seal their victory. Nevertheless, it was a double-round day that was full of drama and excitement. ChessBase India brings you an illustrated report.
For quite some time now PSPB has maintained a hegemony at the top, comfortably winning the National Teams title by sending a super-strong team. The 36th edition hasn't attracted the very top members of the PSPB squadron, and they face a tough task now as the Railways-A team is steaming ahead at breakneck speed! In the fourth round, Railways-A hijacked Air India to oblivion. ChessBase India brings you games and more in this pictorial report.
Aamir Khan is one of the most popular actors in Bollywood. A chance of just meeting him is a dream for just about every chess player. The reason? - Aamir loves the game of chess and doesn't pass over an opportunity to match his wits against a strong opponent. Sahil Batra, a 21-year-old, 1732 rated player from Ludhiana got a chance to play a game of chess against Aamir Khan. Sahil has not only sent us the game, but also an exciting recount of how things panned out on the day he got to play against Mr. Perfectionist of Indian cinema.
The National Team Chess Championship 2016 witnessed some drama (!) on the second day of play as Air India managed to pull off a blunder by messing up their board order. The mistake did not cost much as the team waltzed into the lead anyway. ChessBase India brings you an illustrated report from the tournament.
