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Bhopal 2017 Round 8: Vietnam's Korchnoi and Madhya Pradesh's Tal

27/12/2017 -

It seemed like Timur Gareyev would run away with the Bhopal International 2017, but the Vietnamese GM Tran Tuan Minh had different ideas. He beat the top seed with the black pieces and snatched the lead. This gave a chance to Ivan Rozum as well to reach 7.0/8 and join Tran Tuan Minh. The duo play against each other today with as many as ten players breathing down their neck with 6.5/8. The tournament is moving towards an exciting finish. Absolutely not to be missed is the game by Madhya Pradesh's Mikhail Tal - Ankit Gajwa. He simply blew his opponent off the board with a series of spectacular sacrifices! 

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World Rapid and Blitz 2017 begins in 4 hours, but no players' list

26/12/2017 -

The World Rapid and Blitz Championship begins on the 26th of December at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The first round will take place at 4.30 p.m. IST, in a little over four hours from now, but there is no sign of players' list. Many top players have given this event a miss. Seven Israelis were unable to make it due to visa issues. The prize money is excellent and so are the conditions for the players. But can you call this a World Championship? When players who have qualified rightfully are unable to participate, is this fair? We would like to know your opinion. Also we have some pictures from the opening ceremony sent to us by Anantharam Rathinam.

Bhopal 2017 Round 7: Gareyev impresses one and all!

25/12/2017 -

Seven rounds have been completed at the Bhopal International 2017. GM Timur Gareyev is the sole leader with 6.5/7. He beat GM Alberto David. Timur is closely followed by seven other players on 6.0/7. They include Rozum, Khusenkhojaev, Sangma, Girish Kaushik, Himanshu Sharma, Yeoh Li Tian and Tran Tuan Minh. The tournament is spicing up and we have last three crucial rounds remaining to be played. However, the leader, Timur Gareyev isn't really interested in the standings, He gave a three hour blindfold clock simul to local kids! What a great spectacle it was! We bring you all he details, pictures and videos!

Christmas Sale is here. Become a Chess Santa!

25/12/2017 -

Wishing all our readers a merry Christmas. Christmas is an occasion to celebrate with your family and friends! For many the 32 pieces on the chequered board are nothing short of family! With the new year 2018 about to begin, it is the perfect period for you to reload your arsenal with some new chess material. ChessBase India presents you the Christmas Sale from 25th to 27th of December 2017. We have upto 25% sale in the ChessBase India shop. We also give you the opportunity to gift a ChessBase product to your loved one with a personalized greeting card.

Bhopal 2017 Round 5+6: What separates a GM from an IM?

25/12/2017 -

What is it that separates a GM from an IM? This is a question that we hear quite often. On the surface both IMs and GMs are strong players and it is not so easy to differentiate between them. However, when you go deeper you realize that grandmasters have certain qualities which are clearly superior. At the Bhopal International 2017 four GMs were pitted against four IMs and it was a complete massacre. The scoreline was 3.5-0.5 in the favour of GMs. After six rounds we have five players leading with 5.5/6. Detailed report by IM Sagar Shah with pictures by Amruta Mokal and Niklesh Jain. 

Six months into the job, what has the secretary of AICF achieved?

24/12/2017 -

Bharat Singh Chauhan has been a great ambassador for the game of chess in India. Besides being the organiser of one of the biggest open tournaments in the world, the Delhi International GM Open, he has promoted Indian chess at all levels assuming important roles like President of Commonwealth Chess Association, Deputy President of the Asian Chess Federation, Chairman of the Technical Commission in FIDE and so forth. Roughly six months ago, he took over as the secretary of the All India Chess Federation for the second time. In this interview with IM Sagar Shah, he talks about his work so far as the AICF Secretary, his future goals, the role of the government and corporate sponsorship in promoting chess.

Bhopal 2017 Round 4: Four GMs to take on four IMs

23/12/2017 -

Eight players have managed to stay on a 100% score with 4.0/4 at the Bhopal International GM Chess Tournament 2017. The day saw some very exciting games being play. Timur Gareyev played a nice game in the Trompowsky to beat Anup Deshmukh. Ivan Rozum outplayed his opponent from an endgame that was most probably just even. Alberto David sacrificed his rook in nice style and Atalik won the pretty easy game. We bring you exclusive pictures, videos and game analysis from the event. 

Express: Aravindh Chithambaram wins Sunway Sitges 2017

23/12/2017 -

The Sunway Sitges International 2017 was an extremely strong event with players from 43 countries, 26 grandmasters, 35 International Masters and 40 Fide Masters. India's Aravindh Chithambaram started as the 14th seed of the event. However, he played some sublime chess and went on to win the event with a half point margin scoring 7.5/9. After finishing second in National Premier, third in World Juniors, Aravindh has finally managed to clinch the top spot! He wins the tournament and takes home the first prize of 5000 euros! Express report.

ONGC-A are the Champions!

23/12/2017 -

Team ONGC consisting of Sasikiran, Vidit, Deep Sengupta, Sethuraman and Debashis Das won the 29th PSPB Inter-Unit Championship that was in progress in Digboi, Assam. Second place went to IOCL-A and the third spot was won by BPCL. It all boiled down to how these three teams did against each other. ONGC was the most consistent beating BPCL and drawing with IOCL which gave them the title. IOCL drew both their matches to finish second. We have the full report with pictures sent to us from Digboi, Assam by IA Vasanth B.H.

Bhopal 2017 Round 2+3: "Where was my mistake, sir?"

23/12/2017 -

"I love playing in India", says Alberto David. But there is a small issue. Every time he plays against an eleven year old Indian, he is asked a question after the game! Know more about it in our article. Also in the report you will find some fine upsets, some excellent photographs by Niklesh Jain, high class videos by Sagar Shah and also game fragments which have been analyzed with great care. Overall it's a report which you would not want to miss. It contains the right dose of information as well as entertainment! 

ONGC beats BPCL and draws against IOCL

22/12/2017 -

We understand that the names ONGC, BPCL, IOCL etc. are confusing for you. You would rather like the names of the players to be mentioned along with these teams. However, we think it is important for you to know which company our top players play for. ONGC represented by Sasi, Vidit, Sethu and Debashis were able to beat the BPCL team of Hari, Gopal, Vaibhav and Abhijeet 3-1. The game between ONGC and IOCL was a close call with Lalith Babu scoring a crucial win over Sasikiran but Deep Sengupta pulling it back for ONGC by beating Surya Shekhar Ganguly. Pictorial report from Digboi, Assam thanks to Vasanth B.H. 

Bhopal 2017 Round 1: 850 Elo difference! 1733 defeats 2575 GM

22/12/2017 -

We all love upsets! That too when a young boy beats a seasoned grandmaster. Souhardo Basak beat GM Adam Tukhaev in the first round of Bhopal International Grandmaster event 2017. Souhardo, a shy 10-year-old from Kolkata rated just 1733 played a fine game to get the better of the Ukrainian GM who has won many big events in the past. Indian chess is blessed that it has four extremely strong tournaments lined up one after the other starting with Bhopal. It's a great exposure for our youngsters. Souhardo proved it in the first round. After beating a 2575 rated GM your confidence is propelled to an altogether different level! 

Aravindh Chithambaram leads with four others at the Sunway Sitges 2017

21/12/2017 -

The Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival is just over it's halfway point. 5 players are now tied at 5.0/6, including two youngsters GMs Aravindh Chithambaram and Awonder Liang. The other three players are experienced GM Hrant Melkumyan, IM Matthias Dann and IM Aman Hambleton. In this report by our 12-year-old author we not only tell you all about the main event, but also take you to all the other events that are taking place in Sitges. We also have an interview with the man behind the Sunway Chess Festival. Enjoy our report from Barcelona, Spain.

The strongest secret tournament in India!

21/12/2017 -

IM V. Saravanan writes on Facebook: "Psst.... THAT secret tournament has started this year again!" Yes, it's the strongest secret tournament in Indian chess and it is currently in progress in Digboi, Assam. It's a team championship between various units of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board which is employing the big stars of Indian chess. Three teams have the chance of winning the title - BPCL led by Harikrishna Pentala, IOCL consisting of Adhiban, Lalith and others and ONGC which has Sasi and Vidit. IA Vasanth B.H, the chief arbiter of the event, sends us the impressions from Assam.

A colourful closing ceremony at the World Youth Olympiad 2017

20/12/2017 -

ChessBase India covered all the nine rounds of World Youth Olympiad 2017 held at Ahmedabad, Gujarat in great detail. We now bring to you the final report from the Closing ceremony that was held at 5 p.m. on the 18th of December 2017. It was a tastefully conducted ceremony. Russia won the gold, India the silver and Iran settled for bronze. Amruta Mokal brings you the pictorial impressions, while Sagar Shah interviews few of the players and which give you some interesting insights.

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