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Women Challengers Round 2+3: Upsets all around!

23/07/2017 -

Seven players including top seeded Soumya Swaminathan are in the lead with a perfect score after three rounds at the National Challengers 2017. Two rounds were played on Saturday and we witnessed huge number of upsets. Seasoned players like Nisha Mohota, Swathi Ghate, S. Meenakshi, Michelle Catherina and many others found the going tough against upcoming talents. We have round two plus three report, rich with pictures, analysis, results and also an interview with the top seed. "We must have more women tournaments in India and a grandmaster coach", says Soumya.

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Under 2200 Online Blitz: Entries open until 4 PM Sunday

22/07/2017 -

Four days after announcing the Kasparov Returns! Under 2200 Online Blitz Tournament that is to be held tomorrow (July 23), the tournament has received 50 entries. The tournament is being held in cooperation between ChessMine and ChessBase India and will take place in the Vishy Anand Arena on Playchess download client. While the tournament will be held as scheduled, we have extended the last date of registration until 4 PM tomorrow. Find out who is playing.

Women Challengers 2017 Round one: 1485 rated player stuns 2016 Asian Champion

22/07/2017 -

What a start to the 44th National Women Challengers 2017 in Mysore. Right in the first round we had the former Asian Champion and India's top player WGM Bhakti Kulkarni getting checkmated by V. Rindhiya! We have the complete analysis of the game. Our author C. K. Muralidharan not only brings you all the action from round one in Mysore, but he also interviewed former National Champion Mary Ann Gomes. Interview, pictures, analysis, results and much more in our round one report. 

Soumya Swaminathan starts as the top seed at 44th National Women Challengers

21/07/2017 -

Soumya, Mary, Vaishali, Swati, Nisha, Bhakti - so many big names of Indian chess are taking part at the 44th National Women Challengers 2017. Eight spots are at stake for the National Premier 2017. In this article, our author from Mysore C.K. Muralidharan gives you all the information you need to get warmed up for this event. Who do you think will win this event? As always ChessBase India has a contest, with a chance for you to show your forecasting skills!

IM Raghunandan: "My goal is to become GM this year"

20/07/2017 -

Karnataka’s rising star IM Raghunandan K.S is the talk of the town. This young lad from Bangalore is making waves in chess circles due to his rapidly improving performances in every tournament. Recently, the government of Karnataka recognized Raghunandan’s talent and awarded him Rs. 35 lakhs. Read this exclusive interview. 

Two Round Robin norm tournaments for Indians in Australia in December 2017

20/07/2017 -

Scoring three IM and GM norms is a mandate of FIDE for winning those titles. But the route that leads to such glory is not an easy one. Picking the right tournaments also plays a big part in this. To this end, the Young Masters tournament, held in Adelaide and the Australasian Masters held in Melbourne, Australia, attempts to help players by organizing Round Robin tournaments for both IM and GM norms. The organizers would like to invite Indian players at the event. We give you all the information, and if you are interested, just fill in the forms and get ready for a trip down under in December 2017!

Play Under-2200 Blitz this Sunday and get a chance to stay in Taj!

19/07/2017 -

Chess is a game of Kings and Queens, so why not stay and play like a King and Queen? At the ChessMine Rapid and Blitz Tournament in Bengaluru on August 5, 6, 7, we offer you a chance to stay in Taj Vivanta, in the same hotel as the top players like Vidit Gujrathi, Abhijeet Gupta, S.P. Sethuraman, and others. Not to forget, an occasional BMW ride or two. To do this, all you have to do is participate in a Blitz Tournament, and participate in a contest where your judge will be IM Tania Sachdev...

How good is Vishy Anand at Table Tennis?!

19/07/2017 -

Anand was the chief guest for the launch of the Ultimate Table Tennis tournament and the first match featuring the RPSG Mavericks against Falcons TTC. He played a game with Niraj Bajaj, one of the promoters of the tournament. Anand used to play a lot of Table Tennis when he was young. He said, "I have not played Table Tennis for a long time but I used to play it as a kid.” Read the article to know how good is Vishy at Table Tennis!

IM Dinesh Sharma wins the Ananda Thirtha Memorial Rapid

19/07/2017 -

The Late Sri. Prof. S. K. Ananda Thirtha Memorial All India FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament was held in the historic city of Mysuru, Karnataka on the 1st and the 2nd of July, 2017. It was a strong rapid event with three IMs and three FMs taking part. In the Open section, IM Dinesh Sharma from Uttar Pradesh won with half a point lead over nearest of his rivals. Karthik Venkatraman finished second and Ram.S. Krishnan third. A report sent to us by the organizer of the event C.K. Muralidharan.

Help Nino Khurtsidze fight cancer

19/07/2017 -

Top Georgian player Nino Khurtsidze, who has been two-time World Junior Champion, is fighting a war against a malignant tumour. She underwent surgery in Germany and now has to undergo five cycles of Chemotherapy. The total cost of which is something that she is unable to afford. We ask the chess community to contribute in huge numbers so that Nino can overcome the situation and be back on the chess board. 

R. Balasubramaniam: An IM who knew no opening theory

18/07/2017 -

Can someone become an International Master without having much knowledge of opening theory? Is it possible that a person could master the game by merely playing it, without using books, software or databases as aid? In the contemporary scenario at least, the logical answer to this seems to be a big NO (yes, in all caps!). But when Ganesh Dorairaj told us about IM Ramnath Balasubramaniam, we were flabbergasted. He is one of those extremely gifted players who has made it to the IM title without using any external aids, be it computers or books. He's done it all by playing and watching the games of other players! Read and be fascinated.

The man who organized Mumbai's biggest tournament for 10 years!

18/07/2017 -

The 10th Mayor’s Cup opened grandly on 4th June 2017 and was successfully completed to 11th of June. The man who has been working day and night to make this tournament possible, Mr. Ravindra Dongre, gave an exclusive interview about the tournament. Himself being so passionate about chess, one can make out his efforts to bring this tournament to such a big level not only in India but also all over the world.

GM Himanshu Sharma bags top prize at the Barbera Del Valles Open

17/07/2017 -

Thanks to Himanshu Sharma’s fantastic run at the Barbara Open, the Indian charge continued its dominance at the second coveted event of the Catalan circuit in Barcelona, Spain. In the previous tournament of the circuit, the Montcada Open, it was Shyam Sundar who brought glory to India by clinching the title prize. As for GM Sharma, this is his first title prize at an Open outside his home country. Throughout the tournament, his play was aggressive and filled with energy. But to win such a prestigious tournament, it is indeed essential to find the balance between offence and defence. In this article, we shall look closely into how he composed himself to maintain this balance while also looking at the overall performance of the Indian contingent.

Essential classical chess books that you must read – Part II

17/07/2017 -

In part II of the "Essential classical chess books that you must read", Srikanth covers "The Chess Mind" by Gerlad Abrahams. The experienced author and mentor from Chennai writes, "What can I say about this little gem of a book. A rare one and practically unknown even amongst most fervent chess enthusiasts!" Through this article you not only get to know about one of the most deep books every written about chess, but also get to sharpen your arsenal with a few tactical themes that are discussed along with modern examples.

Geneva Grand Prix Round 9: Radjabov takes home the winner’s trophy; Harikrishna finishes joint third

16/07/2017 -

Having led the tournament from the word go, Teimour Radjabov won the Geneva Grand Prix 2017, half a point ahead of his nearest rivals. The only Indian in the field, Pentala Harikrishna finished in a seven-way tie for 4th-10th. After chasing that title prize for 8 straight rounds, Hari was finally knocked out of contention after his defeat against Li Chao in the penultimate round. However, in a field that comprised of bigwigs such as Aronian, Giri and Mamedyarov, his performance was undoubtedly a plausible one. Final round report with game analysis by Tanmay Srinath.

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