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Sinquefield Cup 2022 R6: Wesley So ends Hans Niemann's unbeaten streak

09/09/2022 -

Three games ended decisively in the sixth round of Sinquefield Cup 2022. Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So and Levon Aronian were the victors of the day. So picked up the fastest win of the event in 28 moves. Although, Ivan Sokolov was not impressed with the advisors of Firouzja. He felt that this was not his style. So maintained his sole lead 4/6. He ended Hans Niemann's undefeated streak. Aronian used his Olympiad preparation suggested by Robert Hess to beat the Najdorf specialist and reigning World Blitz champion, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Round 7 starts today at 1 p.m. local time, 11:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

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Kushagra Mohan becomes the latest International Master of India

08/09/2022 -

17-year-old CM Kushagra Mohan became the latest International Master of India on 25th August 2022. The Telangana boy scored his final IM-norm at 28th Abu Dhabi Masters, about 50 days after he scored his second IM-norm at Serbia Masters 2022 in July. He also crossed 2400 at the same event in Novi Sad, Serbia. His live rating is now 2426. The teenager is three GM-norms and 74 Elo rating points away from becoming India's next GM. The boy's quest for Grandmaster title continues at Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Trophy GM Open which starts in 11 days. Check out his journey towards the IM title who has not had a coach for the last six years. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Mithun Anand V wins 1st Cademic International Rating Open 2022

08/09/2022 -

20th seeded Mithun Anand V and Goutham Krishna H scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 each. Mithun won the 1st Cademic International Rating Open on tie-breaks, the reigning National Under-12 Open champion, Goutham was placed second. Top seed of the event, Hrithickkesh Pr scored 7/8, edged past the remaining four at the same score, to secure third place. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. Top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. This was the biggest chess tournament held in Thiruvananthapuram as it attracted 461 players from all over the country along with Canada, England, Germany and USA. Photo: Sreejith S Payyappat

Hans Niemann - "This is a targeted attack"

07/09/2022 -

The Chess world was taken by storm when young Grandmaster Hans Niemann defeated Magnus Carlsen in the 3rd round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022. It was an extremely impressive performance due to 2 reasons: Hans beating Magnus with the Black pieces, and outplaying Magnus in the endgame! However, things took a different turn when the World Champion Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the tournament with a cryptic tweet. On the same day, a 15-minute security check was added before the rounds began. The whole chess world started speculating and rumors started spreading that Hans had cheated. After the 5th round game against GM Leinier Dominguez Perez, Hans Niemann spoke to Grandmaster Alejandro Ramirez in the post-game interview where he defended himself against rumors of cheating, his accent, and much more. Photo: Saint Louis Chess Club Interview.

ONGC Sports Scholarship Scheme 2022-23

07/09/2022 -

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has announced their sports scholarship scheme today. The scholarship is valid for any chess player between the age of 10 and 25 years. A total of six scholarships will be granted based on merit to both men and women in three different categories. Economically Weaker Section will be given a preference. Applications will only be accepted via online methods. Last date for submission of application is 21st September. Check out the article, announcement and the details pdf file for more information about the scholarship program. If you are eligible, then you are encouraged to submit your application.

Sayantan Das wins 1st Bella Italia Masters 2022, Diptayan third

07/09/2022 -

IM Sayantan Das scored 7/9 to win 1st International Festival Bella Italia of Lignano Sabbiadoro Masters 2022. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Four players - IM Francesco Sonis (ITA), GM Diptayan Ghosh, GM Visakh N R and Aaron Deepak (USA) scored 6.5/9 each. They were placed second to fourth according to tie-breaks. Only Diptayan remained undefeated among the top ten finishers. WIM Mounika Akshaya was the sole woman among the top ten. She scored 5.5/9 to finish ninth. The top three prizes were €1500 and a trophy, €1000 and €600 each respectively. Sayantan's rating is now 2489 which means he is 11 points away from becoming India's next Grandmaster.

Sinquefield Cup 2022 R5: Hans Niemann tells his story

07/09/2022 -

All four games of the fifth round ended in draws at Sinquefield Cup 2022. Then Hans Niemann told his entire story in a post-match interview of various rumored allegations, Carlsen's withdrawal tweet which had insinuations, what Nakamura said on his stream, chess.com rescinding their invitation to the Global Championship, why his accent changes during interviews, how he only adapted unfair means as a 12-year-old and afterwards never cheated in any online game. He also mentioned that he never cheated in any over-the-board games in his career, being ready to play the rest of the tournament in any condition he is required to ensure zero electronic transmission to him. Today is a rest day. Round 6 starts tomorrow Thursday 8th September at 1 p.m. local time, 11:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Your chance to meet Vishy Anand and the young super talents of Indian chess in Bangalore!

06/09/2022 -

The Westbridge Anand Chess Academy (WACA) began in January 2021 with 5 mentees - Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Nihal, Vaishali and Raunak. It was a phenomenal opportunity for the youngsters as they would get a chance to train with the legend Vishy Anand and his team (Gajewski, Yusupov, Chanda and Gelfand). Two more players were added later on - Arjun Erigaisi and Leon Mendonca. All of these youngsters have performed phenomenally well in the last 18 months. That's the reason why WACA has organized an event in Bangalore on the 7th of September 2022 at 7 p.m to celebrate the achievements of these youngsters. This is your chance to attend it and meet your heroes!

Shubhi Gupta impressive at 2nd Aparna Dutta Memorial Rating Open 2022

06/09/2022 -

Top two seeds of the tournament - GM Neuris Delgado Ramirez (PAR) and GM Cristhian Camilo Rios (COL) scored 9.5/10 each. Neuris won 2nd Aparna Dutta Memorial Rating Open on tie-breaks, Cristhian was placed second. Reigning National Under-12 Girls and National Amateur U-2000 Women champion, 11th seeded Shubhi Gupta secured third position. She scored an impressive 8/10. Abhrojyoty Nath also scored the same, he was placed fourth. Six out of top ten finishers were below 14 years of age. Total prize fund of the tournament was ₹275000. Top three prizes were ₹35000, ₹25000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each. Photo: Saishyam Srikanth

Sinquefield Cup 2022 R4: Caruana scores, Carlsen withdraws

06/09/2022 -

The fourth round of Sinquefield Cup 2022 had something unprecedented. The world champion announced his withdrawal from the tournament via a tweet. It surprised everyone as Carlsen did not reveal the reason. He also added a cryptic clip of Jose Mourinho who is known to be a successful football coach. He is seen to be said, "I prefer really not to speak. If I speak, I am in trouble." There are a lot of rumors and theories circling around the web. Whatever reason is behind the world no.1's withdrawal, it is his prerogative to speak about it, if and when he wants to. Fabiano Caruana scored the sole victory of the round against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Round 5 starts today at 1 p.m. local time, 11:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Aravindh Chithambaram clinches 22nd Dubai Open 2022, Praggnanandhaa third

05/09/2022 -

Aravindh Chithambaram drew with Praggnanandhaa in the final round to become the clear champion of 22nd Dubai Open 2022. He scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 and finished a half point ahead of the field. This is sixth overall, fifth individual triumph of the year out of the eight tournaments he played. The last tournament he played was over 1.5 months ago which he won at 41st Benasque Open 2022. He performed at 2705 and gained 11.4 Elo rating points. Five players scored 7/9. They are - GM Alexandr Predke, GM Praggnanandhaa, GM Abhijeet Gupta, IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete and GM Sethuraman S P. They secured second to sixth place according to tie-breaks. Sammed is the only IM among top seven finishers. Total prize fund was US$ 50000. Top three prizes were $13000 and a trophy, $8000 and $5000 each respectively. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Sinquefield Cup 2022 R3: Hans Niemann shocks Magnus Carlsen, crosses 2700 and emerges sole leader

05/09/2022 -

Hans Niemann scored the biggest victory of his career in the third round of Sinquefield Cup 2022. He defeated the world champion, Magnus Carlsen by outplaying him in the endgame with the black pieces, grabbed sole lead and crossed 2700 in the live ratings too. The top junior of USA drew polarizing reactions when he said, "Chess speaks for itself" after he beat the World no.1 at FTX Crypto Cup 2022. Yesterday, his chess truly spoke when he beat the world no.1 in a Classical game and showed that his first win was not a fluke, he can certainly hang with the world's best. Round 4 starts today at 1 p.m. local time, 11:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Raunak Sadhwani second at Julius Baer Challenge 2022, advances to the Tour Finals

05/09/2022 -

GM Andrey Esipenko scored 20/24 on the second day to finish with 41/45 and win Challengers Chess Tour 2022 Julius Baer Challenge. He scored 13 wins and only two draws, remained undefeated. GM Raunak Sadhwani scored 31/45 to finish second. Both of them have qualified to the Tour Finals which will take place on 29th and 30th October 2022. Five players scored 27/45. IM Aditya Mittal, GM Leon Luke Mendonca and IM Prraneeth Vuppala secured fourth, fifth and seventh place according to the tie-breaks. The next event Magnus Academy Challenge will take place on 8th and 9th October 2022. Photo: Ashwin Subramanian

22nd Dubai Open 2022 R8: Aravindh Chithambaram ends Arjun Erigaisi's unbeaten run on his birthday

04/09/2022 -

In a battle of the reigning National champions, Aravindh Chithambaram defeated Arjun Erigaisi to emerge sole leader 7/8 at 22nd Dubai Open 2022. He will face Praggnanandhaa in Round 9. Aravindh must win the last round to become a clear champion, while a draw would leave his fate in Predke's hands. If Praggnanandhaa wins, he would have to hope for Predke to draw or lose, as his tie-break score is inferior to the top seed. Seven Indians out of eleven players are at 6/8. IM Arghyadip Das and IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete scored impressive victories over Kazakhstan no.1 GM Rinat Jumabayev and GM Sahaj Grover respectively. Round 9 starts today at 10 a.m. local time, 11:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Julius Baer Challenge 2022 R1-7: Prraneeth and Leon make an unbeaten start

04/09/2022 -

GM Andrey Esipenko made a perfect start 21/21 at Challengers Chess Tour 2022 Julius Baer Challenge. He won all seven games on the first day. IM Prraneeth Vuppala and GM Leon Luke Mendonca made an impressive start 15/21. Both of them scored four wins and three draws each. They are undefeated so far. GM Raunak Sadhwani scored 12/21. WGM Vantika Agrawal 10/21, IM Aditya Mittal 8/21 and WIM Savitha Shri B 6/21 have a lot to catch up in the last eight rounds. Since it's a blitz tournament, a lot can change. Only top two of this leg will advance to the Finals. Round 8 starts today from 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

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