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Interview with Mr. Commonwealth Abhijeet Gupta

16/07/2017 -

Dubai Open, Reykjavik, Azgamov, Al Ain, Indian National A, World Juniors. Apart from being extremely strong tournaments, what else is it that they have in common? They have all been won by the Indian GM Abhijeet Gupta! Abhijeet has many tournament victories to his credit, and his resumé just became better as he won the Commonwealth title for a record fourth time, a few days ago in Delhi! No one else has won the Commonwealth Championship so many times. Thus it won't be wrong to endow upon him the title of Mr. Commonwealth! An interview and free download of the ChessBase India show.

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"I wonder why everyone wants me to retire!"

15/07/2017 -

Recently in an interview with Maurice Ashley Vishy Anand was clearly dejected and said, "If I am playing chess like this I shouldn't bother." Was he hinting towards retirement. In his interview with Susan Ninan from ESPN, Anand clarifies that he has no such thoughts on his mind. He also speaks about Kasparov's return to competitive chess, Leon Masters defeat against Wesley So, Carlsen's dip in form and last but not the least, why he would like Roger Federer to win the Wimbledon. A 35-year-old in Tennis is similar to 47-year-old in chess!

Future Grandmasters of Karnataka - Part II

15/07/2017 -

At the Karnataka State Under 9 Championship in Mysore, Sushrutha Reddy took upon himself the task of profiling the finest upcoming talents in the state of Karnataka. Over the course of the tournament, he successfully profiled most of the state's future masters and shared the fruits of his hardwork with ChessBase India. In the previous instalment of this article, we shared with you the profiles of the best female talents. And in this second part, we will be taking a look at the boys who hold the potential to bring glory to the state of Karnataka and India.

Geneva Grand Prix Round 8: Harikrishna’s chances to win the Geneva GP evanesce

15/07/2017 -

India's Pentala Harikrishna was having a tremendous run at the Geneva Grand Prix. Until round 8, he hadn't lost a game and had even been co-leading the tournament. The penultimate round, however, brought disaster for the Indian ace. Not only did he lose his first game of the event to Li Chao, he also lost all chances of winning the title prize. Report with analysis.

Geneva Grand Prix Round 7: Radjabov overtakes Hari and Grischuk to take sole lead

14/07/2017 -

After his win against Aronian in the previous round, India's Pentala Harikrishna had joined the lead along with Alexander Grischuk and Teimur Radjabov. In round 7, he was paired against one of his co-leaders, Grischuk and had the white pieces. This was a good opportunity for him to shoulder one of his opponents behind in this race towards the title. But this was not to be. Hari forgot some of his preparation and could only draw. While Radjabov, on the other hand, made the most of this opportunity by winning his game against Svidler. A detailed report with Hari's annotated game.  

Stany sizzles in the Italian heat!

13/07/2017 -

We have published many articles on Stany winning tournaments in France. Sautron, Malakoff, Lille to name a few. Now the International Master from Karnataka has extended his reign to Italy! In June Stany won the 8th Forni Di Sopra Open ahead of four grandmasters and many International Masters. In this article written by Davide Nastasio, we not only show you the beautiful town of Forni Di Sopra, but also treat you to some crunchy combinations played by Stany.

Geneva Grand Prix Round 6: Harikrishna stuns Levon Aronian!

13/07/2017 -

Pentala Harikrishna had been chasing the leaders all through the first five rounds of the Geneva Grand Prix. In round six, he was paired against the Armenian superstar, Levon Aronian. Keeping in mind that his opponent was Aronian and that he had the black pieces, it was hard to predict that Hari would emerge victorious and join the top rankers of the leaderboard Radjabov and Grischuk. But the Indian ace did it! A detailed report and game analysis by Tanmay Srinath.

The future Grandmasters of Karnataka - Part I

13/07/2017 -

In the recently concluded Karnataka Under-9 State Championship, Sushrutha Reddy got a chance to profile some of the budding talents in the state. Grabbing this opportunity, he not only profiled these chess stars of tomorrow in a very comprehensive manner, but also shared them with us. In this first part, we'll be sharing with you the achievements and stories of all the girls; and in the next part, we'll take a look at the boys. Mind you, these are all the stars of tomorrow, and if one of them goes on to become a world class player, don't tell us that we didn't warn you!

An hour of private training with a 2680 GM (2/2)

12/07/2017 -

When a close-to-2700 GM wins a super tournament, a lot of things have to go his way. He needs to convert winning positions, he needs to save the inferior endings, and in general he has to showcase tremendous amount of willpower to register such a result. At the 52nd Capablanca Memorial 2017 Sasikiran Krishnan did just that. And in his conversation with IM Sagar Shah via Skype Sasikiran shares all the interesting moments that happened in his games of the tournament. Going over the annotations carefully is a sure shot way of improving your chess.

Breaking news: Anurag Mhamal is India's 48th grandmaster

11/07/2017 -

We recently published an article on Anurag Mhamal after he won Open Internacional de Gros that he was two Elo points away from becoming a grandmaster. On 10th of July in the beautiful town of Benasque, Spain, he defeated his his 2381 rated opponent IM Romeo-Sorin Milu and crossed the magical 2500 mark to become India's 48th grandmaster. He also became the first GM from the state of Goa. Congratulations to Anurag and his family!

Truly, Gens Una Sumus!

11/07/2017 -

ChessBase India has been trying its best to bring you updated and timely news of the Indian chess scene for about a year and a half now. In our endeavour to do this, we have connected many chess players across the country. Few days ago, we publish a story of a girl from Kolkata with her sketching abilities and a chance to get sketched by her. A man sitting thousands of kilometres away wins the contest. The normal thing to do would be send a photo and wait for it to be sketched. But Suresh Sundaram went the extra mile and did something truly special. Truly, Gens Una Sumus!

Geneva Grand Prix Round 5: Grischuk joins Radjabov in the lead; Hari draws Nepomniachtchi

11/07/2017 -

GM Teimour Radjabov had been the sole leader at the Geneva Grand Prix since the second round and was being closely chased by six players including India's Pentala Harikrishna. In round 5 of the tournament, Radjabov conceded his third consecutive draw and gave the players sharing the second spot a chance to catch him in the lead. Although only Aronian was able to win his game and join the Azeri on the first spot, the round featured some intense battles. 

Abhijeet Gupta and Swati Ghate are Commonwealth Champions 2017

11/07/2017 -

We can officially call him Mr. Commonwealth. Yes that's how common it has become for Abhijeet Gupta to win the Commonwealth Championship! This is his fourth title in a span of five years! Vaibhav Suri won the Silver and Tejas Bakre the bronze. In the women's section Swati Ghate won the final round to clinch the gold, while the silver went to Mary Ann Gomes and the bronze to Tania Sachdev. In this report we have pictures of all the winners, including the 14 age category medalists.

Geneva Grand Prix Round 4: Hari maintains his second spot; holds Radjabov to a draw

10/07/2017 -

Going into round four of the Geneva Grand Prix, Harikrishna was paired against Teimur Radjabov. Had he won, he would have taken over the lead from the Azeri and become the sole leader. But instead of going crazy, he took the safer route and took a quick draw after just 20 moves. Harikrishna is now on joint second position. Report on the fourth round of the Geneva Grand Prix 2017.

Wesley So beats Vishy Anand and wins Leon Masters 2017

10/07/2017 -

Wesley So has great amount of respect for Vishy Anand. He has said this openly in the past that he has learnt a lot from the five-time World Champion and his games. That's why the youth versus experience battle between So and Anand in the finals of the 30th Leon Masters 2017 was looked forward to with great interest by chess fans all over the world. The rapid section of four games ended with a 2-2 tie. However, Wesley managed to win the match by scoring a win in the blitz. In his first appearance at the Leon Masters, Wesley So goes back home with the winner's trophy!

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