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13th London Chess Classic 2023 R8: Shreyas upsets Jules

10/12/2023 -

14-year-old IM Shreyas Royal (ENG) continues his fantastic run at 13th London Chess Classic 2023. In the penultimate round, he managed to turn things around against GM Jules Moussard (ENG). The Frenchman is having difficulty converting his advantages into a win. This time, it was certainly not an easy one. The teenager pounced when the opportunity was presented to him. Andrei Volokitin (UKR) scored the only other win of the round, against Mateusz Bartel (POL). The standings at the top remains unchaged as Michael Adams (ENG) maintains his sole lead 5.5/8, followed by M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) and Gukesh at 5/8 each. Gukesh will face Hans Niemann (USA) in the final round. It starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m. IST. Follow the action live on FM WIM Anna-Maja Kazarian's twitch channel. Photo: Tao Bhokanandh

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9th Gashimov Memorial 2023 Rapid R4-6: Aydin sensational against Shakh, joins three-way lead

09/12/2023 -

When the fifth round of 9th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2023 concluded, all ten players had lost at least one game each. The gap between the leaders and the players in the third point group is only of one point. Three players are at 7/12, followed by four players at 6/12 and three at 5/12. Arjun Erigaisi, Aydin Suleymanli (AZE) and Nijat Abasov (AZE) are the three leaders. Aydin defeated one of his idols - Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) in the sixth round to join the lead. Last year also, he had the exact same result at the very same event, only the color was different. It goes without saying that the competition is extremely close. It is absolutely unpredictable on who is going to win. Only three more rounds of Rapid games left. No single player has a complete edge over the rest, as evident by the points table. Round 7 starts tomorrow from 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

India wins five medals at Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2023

09/12/2023 -

India has won a total of five medals including two Gold, one Silver and two Bronze medals at Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2023. Two former Asian Junior Open champions - IM Harshavardhan G B and IM Raahul V S shined brightly. Harshavardhan won Gold in Rapid Open scoring 5.5/7 and Silver in Classical Open 6.5/9. Raahul earned Gold in Blitz Open with a perfect score of 7/7. In the Girls event, Rindhiya V scored 6/9 to win Bronze in the Classical event. WFM Bhagyashree Patil received Bronze in Blitz scoring 5.5/7. Photos: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

13th London Chess Classic 2023 R7: 14-year-old Shreyas Royal impressive against Gukesh

09/12/2023 -

14-year-old IM Shreyas Royal (ENG) played impressive chess against GM D Gukesh in the seventh round of 13th London Chess Classic 2023. At one point, Shreyas had a great opportunity to push further in his advantageous position. However, he missed the move order and it allowed his opponent to equalize. M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) and Mateusz Bartel (POL) are the two winners of this round. They defeated Nikita Vitiugov (POL) and Hans Niemann (USA) respectively. Michael Adams (ENG) maintains his sole lead 5/7. He drew against Andrei Volokitin (UKR). He is closely followed by Gukesh and Tabatabaei at 4.5/7 each. Round 8 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m. IST. Follow the action live on FM WIM Anna-Maja Kazarian's twitch channel. Photos: Tao Bhokanandh

9th Gashimov Memorial 2023 Rapid R1-3: Nijat Abasov gains early sole lead

09/12/2023 -

Nijat Abasov (AZE) emerged early sole leader at 9th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2023. He scored 5/6 including wins against Richard Rapport (ROU) and Boris Gelfand (ISR). Rauf Mamedov (AZE), Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi are the three players at 4/6 each. Vidit had the longest game of the day against Jorden van Foreest (NED) in the second round which went for over 150 moves. After that, he beat Rapport in the third. Arjun Erigaisi defeated Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) in the third round. It was an excellent game where 'Shakh' faltered in the end and Arjun capitalized on it in a sharp position. Round 4 starts today from 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni wins Bijnor Open 2023

08/12/2023 -

Maharashtra's experienced International Master Vikramaditya Kulkarni won the Bijnor Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament! This was the first event of the UP Booster Series, which was started with the aim of bringing a new chess revolution in Uttar Pradesh With his brilliant game, Showcasing brilliant play Vikramaditya won with a 100% score - he won all seven of his games and secured first place. In the final round, he defeated the second seed of the tournament, IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam from Tamil Nadu. Sparsh Yadav from Uttar Pradesh stood second, and Gopal Krishna Maheshwari took third place. On the last day, ChessBase India organized a simul given by WIM Angela Franco from Colombia, and also announced the best game award from all the seven rounds. The next event of Bijnor Open has been proposed in March! Read the article below for the final report.

Khelo Chess India Finale on 10th December 2023

08/12/2023 -

The journey of Khelo Chess India tournament which started from January this year in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, has now reached the grand finale at the end of the year! The annual tournament of Khelo Chess India will be organized on this occasion on 10th December. On Sunday morning from 10 AM, "Khelo Chess India SAGE Sports Academy Rapid Tournament" will take place first, where the total prize fund is Rs. 50,000. Immediately after this from 3:45 PM, the "Khelo Chess India SAGE Sports Academy Blitz Tournament" will be held with a prize fund of Rs 11000! Entries are limited - there is space for only 100 players in Blitz and 200 players in the Rapid event. Apart from the prize money, trophies and medals will also be awarded to the winners of the competition! This will be the 22nd and 23rd event in the year respectively of Khelo Chess India. Read the article below to take part in this mega event:

Yangyi Yu dominates Alef Super Stars 2023, Nihal Sarin second

08/12/2023 -

Yangyi Yu (CHN) won Alef Super Stars 2023 convincingly. He scored 56/84 to become the winner of the triathlon. Nihal Sarin won the Blitz segment scoring 16/24. Thus, taking his final score to 45/84. Salem Saleh (UAE) scored 11/24 in the Blitz to finish third with an overall 38/84, followed by Sanan Sjugirov (HUN) 33/84. Nihal gained 16.4 Blitz Elo rating points, taking his live rating to 2705.4. He is now World no. 25 in the live ratings. Nihal made a good finish. It will certainly help him to carry this momentum into World Rapid and Blitz which starts in the last week of this month in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

13th London Chess Classic 2023 R6: Gukesh beats McShane, Jules loses a winning game against Adams

08/12/2023 -

D Gukesh scored a fine victory against Luke McShane (ENG) in the sixth round of 13th London Chess Classic 2023. The England no.4 made an incorrect exchange in the endgame which turned things in Gukesh's favor. Jules Moussard (FRA) miscalculated in a winning position against the legend, Michael Adams (ENG). He found the resource and Jules ended up losing the game. English prodigy, IM Shreyas Royal managed to defend well and salvage a draw against GM Nikita Vitiugov, despite the former being worse for the better part of the game. Adams continues his sole lead 4.5/6, followed by Gukesh 4/6 and Tabatabaei 3.5/6. Round 7 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m. IST. Follow the action live on FM WIM Anna-Maja Kazarian's twitch channel. Photos: Tao Bhokanandh

Vidit Gujrathi and Arjun Erigaisi set to face world's best at 9th Gashimov Memorial 2023

07/12/2023 -

Vidit Gujrathi and Arjun Erigaisi are the two Indians who will take part at 9th Gashimov Memorial 2023. They will battle against - Richard Rapport (ROU), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE), Teimour Radjabov (AZE), Jorden van Foreest (NED), Boris Gelfand (ISR), Rauf Mamedov (AZE), Nijat Abasov (AZE) and Aydin Suleymanli (AZE). Nine rounds of Rapid and 18 rounds Blitz games will be played from 8th to 11th December 2023. The winner will be decided based on the combined score of Rapid and Blitz events. Three rounds of Rapid games will start tomorrow Friday 8th December from 2 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST. Vugar Gashimov Chess Foundation, Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan Chess Federation are organizing the ninth edition to honor the memory of Vugar Gashimov. Who will win this prestigious event? Photos by Shahid Ahmed unless mentioned otherwise.

Your Favourite Things in Chess Challenge on Wildr

07/12/2023 -

If you have been following GM Vidit Gujrathi, you would have noticed that he is a big fan of two apps - Black Lotus and Wildr. While the chess community has got to know about Black Lotus as a meditation app, what exactly is Wildr? Well, Wildr is a social media platform but with a difference. It is world's first ever no toxicity social media platform that helps you connect with your friends without worrying about hate, spam, etc. Through this article we want to introduce you to the Wildr App and you can be a part of a challenge where there are softwares (ChessBase 17, Vidit and Gukesh's video course) and Rs.10,000 to be won in prizes.

Math, Magic, and Mystery on the Chessboard—Winter Solving Tier II

07/12/2023 -

The first tier of the ChessBase India Winter Solving Championship received close to eighty entries from around the world, many of them extremely well-written and perfect. We would like to thank each solver who took the time to write to us. As promised, in this article, we present to you the remaining six problems of the 12-problem contest. These were chosen by Anirudh Daga, one of the world's most promising young composers, and feature material that is even more fascinating and unconventional than what we saw in the first tier. So, what are you waiting for? Refill your coffee mugs and get going! 

New Zealand chess flourishes with Papatoetoe Rapid Junior and Open

06/12/2023 -

New Zealand has a chess scene that is still in its infancy. The country has only one grandmaster and six international masters, however, it is seeing an increase in the number of younger chess players. Almost all chess players are able to practice and improve their skills with the help of regional clubs. Each club with its own committee organises tournaments, sometimes amidst other clubs, and continue the cycle of introducing new players to the game. One such club in a suburb in Auckland called Paptoetoe held two tournaments on 2nd and 3rd December, one of them an Open category and the other a Junior section. Read on to find out more

13th London Chess Classic 2023 R5: Gukesh escapes against Adams

06/12/2023 -

D Gukesh is having some issues with his finishes at 13th London Chess Classic 2023. It seemed his game against Michael Adams (ENG) will end in a draw. However, in the final momnts of double rook and knight endgame, he made a slight inaccuracy which turned out to be big one. Adams did not spot it well and the game soon ended in a draw. GM Mateusz Bartel (POL) scored the sole win of the round against IM Shreyas Royal (ENG). Adams remains sole leader 3.5/5. Gukesh, Jules, Hans and Mateusz are at 3/5 each. Today is a rest day. Round 6 starts tomorrow Thursday 7th December at 2 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m. IST. Follow the action live on FM WIM Anna-Maja Kazarian's twitch channel. Photos: Tao Bhokanandh

Alef Super Stars 2023 Rapid R4-6: Yangyi still at the top, Nihal in pursuit

06/12/2023 -

Yangyi Yu (CHN) maintains his sole lead by sharing points in all three games of Alef Super Stars Rapid 2023. The China no.3 is still the sole player who is undefeated at this event. Nihal Sarin scored his sole victory in the Rapid segment against Sanan Sjugirov (HUN). He remains in pursuit by maintaining the gap of 11 points. UAE no.1 Salem Saleh had the best day of the event so far. He scored two wins and a draw to jump to third spot. Yangyi is still in sole lead 40/60, Nihal stays in the hunt 29/60, Salem moved up to the third spot 27/60 and Sanan had a tough day, slipping to the fourth spot 24/60. Twelve rounds of Blitz will be played today. Blitz Round 1 starts today at 4:30 p.m. local time, 6 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

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