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The man who took down Kasparov- Vladimir Kramnik

03/09/2022 -

In our 4th episode of Olympiad stories with Saravanan, we focus on the 14th World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. Kramnik arrived on the world scene in 1992 at the Manila Olympiad with a score of 8.5/9. He beat many strong players like Van Wely, Nunn, and Seirawan among others. His performance rating was over 2900! This was the stage where he broke through and eventually went to defeat Garry Kasparov in the World Championship. In this episode, you get to know not only about the 1992 Olympiad and Kramnik's games but also about the kind of person that Vladimir is.

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Six Indian juniors will feature in Julius Baer Challenge starting today

03/09/2022 -

The Challengers Chess Tour 2022 season starts today with Julius Baer Challenge. 16-players including six Indians - GM Raunak Sadhwani, GM Leon Luke Mendonca, IM Aditya Mittal, IM Prraneeth Vuppala, WGM Savitha Shri B and WGM Vantika Agrawal will take part in the first tournament. The Total prize fund for each tournament is US$10,000. The format of the tournament has been changed from Rapid to Blitz. The total prize fund for the entire season will be $30000 + wildcard for Champions Chess Tour 2023 and a $10000 match against the previous season winner, GM Praggnanandhaa in Tel Aviv, Israel. The tournament will start at 11:30 p.m. IST tonight. Photo: Challengers Chess Tour

22nd Dubai Open 2022 R7: Praggnanandhaa and Aravindh catch up with Arjun Erigaisi and Predke

03/09/2022 -

Arjun Erigaisi drew with Alexandr Predke in the seventh round of 22nd Dubai Open 2022. Praggnanandhaa defeated Vladimir Akopian (USA) and Aravindh Chithambaram checkmated Kazakhstan no.1 Rinat Jumabayev in 25 moves. All four of them are now at 6/7 each. Praggnanandhaa will face Predke and Arjun will be up against Aravindh in the penultimate round. Four players are in the chase at 5.5/7. Abhijeet Gupta and Sethuraman are the two Indians among them. Reigning National Women's champion, WGM Divya Deshmukh defeated IM Arash Tahbaz (IRI) to move to 4.5/7. Round 8 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

South Point reclaims 14th Chessmate Inter School Team Rapid Rating 2022 after five years

02/09/2022 -

South Point High School A defeated their B team to clinch the 14th Chessmate - Inter School Rapid Rating Team 2022. Since the defending champion, Garden High School did not participate, a new champion was guaranteed to be crowned. South Point A finished first 13/14, followed by Aditya Academy Senior Secondary at second place 12/14. Both teams remained undefeated. Delhi Public School Ruby Park secured second place 10/14 due to better tie-breaks. Among the Girls teams, Lakshmipat Singhania Academy won the first place in the Girls category for the fourth consecutive year. Shri Shikshayatan School finished second and Gokhale Memorial Girls School third. South Point alumni, India's 72nd GM Mitrabha Guha was the Chief Guest at the prize distribution ceremony. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

22nd Dubai Open 2022 R6: Arjun Erigaisi joins the lead with Predke

02/09/2022 -

Arjun Erigaisi convincingly won against the Kazakhstan no.1 Rinat Jumabayev to get himself in the lead. Top seed of 22nd Dubai Open 2022, GM Alexandr Predke ended FM Ayush Sharma's unbeaten run to become the coleader. Arjun will inevitably face Predke in Round 7. They both are at 5.5/6 each. Praggnanandhaa, Sahaj Grover and Aravindh Chithambaram defeated GM Shardul Gagare, GM Raunak Sadhwani and Vaibhav Jayant Raut to trail the leaders by a half point each. IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete scored a fine victory over GM Aydin Suleymanli (AZE). Round 7 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

A very unique Chess Program - India's Got Chess Talent gets underway

01/09/2022 -

There are many players in who are extremely passionate about chess but are unable to improve. They lack the guidance and direction. With India's Got Chess Talent we plan to help 32 chess lovers from all across India get trained under 4 of the most competent trainers of our country. The 32 players, from 14 different states and 2 Union Territories of India, have been selected through a rigorous process of over 700+ applicants. The four mentors are GM Debashis Das, GM Shyam Sundar, GM Swapnil Dhopade and GM Swayams Mishra. Each team has 8 participants and the training sessions of each team will happen on the ChessBase India YouTube channel. This will culminate into semi-finals and finals between the teams with the winning team getting special prizes and a special IGCT scholarship that will be announced by the winning mentor.

22nd Dubai Open 2022 R5: Ayush Sharma scores a golden hat-trick, Arjun Erigaisi now World no.18

01/09/2022 -

Rinat Jumabayev brought Praggnanandhaa's unbeaten run to a screeching halt. The Kazakhstan no.1 has emerged as the sole leader 5/5 at 22nd Dubai Open 2022. He is closely followed by four players at a half point behind. Arjun Erigaisi scored a 20-move victory against Mahammad Muradli (AZE) to become World no.18 in the live ratings. The only other Indian at 4.5/5 is FM Ayush Sharma. He is having a phenomenal run. He defeated his third GM of the event so far, Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu. Untitled Vaibhav Jayant Raut defeated IM Prraneeth Vuppala to move to 4/5. WGM Vantika Agrawal won against Argentina no.1 GM Sandro Mareco. Round 6 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Rakesh Kumar Jena does a hat-trick by clinching BYJU's Starwarz Rating Open 2022

01/09/2022 -

IM Rakesh Kumar Jena won BYJU's Starwarz Rating Open 2022. This was his third consecutive tournament victory. He won the Summer Cup Rating Open on 29th June, Ekagra Rating Open on 17th July and now this event exactly a month after his previous triumph. Despite losing his fifth round game to Dhanush Ragav N S, Rakesh bounced back by winning the next four games. 13-year-old Aswath S and Kaustuv Kundu also scored 8/9. However, Rakesh won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, the remaining two were placed second and third accordingly. Total prize fund of the tournament was ₹1000000. It was the highest ever prize fund at a tournament in Kerala. Top three prizes were ₹105000, ₹75000 and ₹50000 along with a trophy each. Photo: Joby Abraham yt

Priyanshu Patil wins 5th Young Masters Rapid Open 2022

31/08/2022 -

Seventh seeded Priyanshu Patil tied for the first spot with the top seed FM Nikhil Dixit and 32nd seed Aditi Kayal at 5th Young Masters Rapid Open 2022. All three bagged 6 points each from the 7 rounds in the locally held city level chess event here at Pune, Maharashtra. Priyanshu finished first by virtue of a better Buchholz score, Aditi secured second on the podium while Nikhil third in the open category. It was hosted by chess mothers in celebration of Independence Day on 15th August 2022 at Joseph D'Souza Chess Academy. Check out the pictorial report written by Ganga Pant, member of the organizing team, Pune Parents Chess Circle. Photo: Aashish Singla

22nd Dubai Open 2022 R4: Praggnanandhaa and Rinat Jumabayev are the coleaders

31/08/2022 -

Praggnanandhaa continues his superb form from FTX Crypto Cup 2022. The 17-year-old defeated Aram Hakobyan (ARM) in the fourth round to share the lead with Kazakhstan no.1 Rinat Jumabayev at 22nd Dubai Open 2022. They will obviously face each other in the fifth round. The highest rated Indian player in the field, Arjun Erigaisi made a good escape against Serbia no.1 Aleksandar Indjic. Raunak Sadhwani was the other one who averted a loss against IM Aditya Samant. FM Ayush Sharma continues his great run as he defeated his second consecutive GM of the tournament, Arjun Kalyan. Round 5 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Mitrabha, Murali Krishnan and Koustav are the winners of 44th Olympiad Celebration Rating Open events

30/08/2022 -

During the 44th Chess Olympiad, four Olympiad Celebration Rating Open tournaments took place. Two Blitz events were won by GM Mitrabha Guha, IM B T Murali Krishnan won the Classical one and IM Koustav Chatterjee won the Rapid event. A total of 986 players, 235 in 1st Blitz, 284 in Classical, 239 in Rapid and 228 in 2nd Blitz Open took part from various parts of the country, Bangladesh, Norway, Uruguay and USA. A total of ₹1300000 prize fund was distributed combining all four events. Mitrabha alone won ₹97000 cash and a trophy, he also increased his Blitz Rating by 24.4 points. All four champions in each event remained undefeated. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

22nd Dubai Open 2022 R3: Vignesh holds Predke to a draw, Arjun Erigaisi now World no.20

30/08/2022 -

GM Arjun Erigaisi had already become India no.2 in Round 2 of 22nd Dubai Open 2022. A win against India's 70th GM Raja Rithvik R made him now World no.20. IM Vignesh N R held the top seed of the tournament, GM Alexandr Predke to a draw. Eight players including three Indians - GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Praggnanandhaa and GM Sahaj Grover are at 3/3. FM Suyog Wagh and FM Kashish Manoj Jain had good chances against GM Aram Hakobyan (ARM) and GM Mahammad Muradli (AZE). GM Iniyan P's tough form continues as he lost to IM Viani Antonio Dcunha. FM Ayush Sharma defeated GM Thej Kumar. Round 4 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Against all odds- How Team Ukraine won the Chess Olympiad 2022

29/08/2022 -

The Ukrainian women's team achieved something truly spectacular when they won the gold medal in the women's section at the Chess Olympiad 2022. We speak to boards 1 and 2 of the team and two of the best chess players in the country for several years now - Mariya and Anna Muzychuk. They speak about their experience of playing in India, how tough it was to win the Olympiad, and also show us the critical moments in their games. The entire country of Ukraine has been through tough times recently. This gold medal is a dedication to the mental strength of these champions of the nation. Photo: Lennart Ootes

Ernesto J Fernandez Guillen victorious at 4th Sant Adria Open 2022, Anustoop Biswas second

29/08/2022 -

IM Ernesto J Fernandez Guillen (CUB) scored 7.5/9 to win 4th Sant Adria International Open 2022. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Anustoop Biswas scored 7/9 to finish second. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. FM Mike Ivanov (CAN) not going for a threefold repetition against the eventual runner-up, Anustoop, in the final round proved costly. Had he drawn it, he would have finished second. The loss put him in the third place. The total prize fund of the tournament was €3030. Top three prizes were €700, €400 and €300 along with a trophy each. Photo: IO NA Ricard Llerins

22nd Dubai Open 2022 R2: Rohith Krishna wins a thriller against Temur Kuybokarov

29/08/2022 -

One of the latest IMs of India, Rohith Krishna S defeated Australia no.2 GM Temur Kuybokarov in Round 2 of 22nd Dubai Open 2022. FM Kashish Manoj Jain, FM Suyog Wagh and Ritviz Parab defeated IM Prraneeth Vuppala, IM Benjamin Haldorsen (NOR) and IM Tahbaz Arash (IRI) respectively. GM Iniyan P once again managed to escape from a difficult position. IM Raahil Mullick had a good opportunity against him. 29 players have made a perfect start 2/2. Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa and Sethuraman will battle against Raja Rithvik R, IM P Shyam Nikhil and IM Srihari L R in Round 3 which starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

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