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Harikrishnan A Ra clinches VHNSN College Rapid Rating Open 2023 with a perfect 9/9

14/09/2023 -

IM FT Harikrishnan A Ra scored a perfect 9/9 to win Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars' Senthikumara Nadar College Rapid Rating Open 2023. Harikrishnan finished a full point ahead of the competition. Ram S Krishnan scored sole 8/9 to secure second place. FM P Maheshwaran, IM Murali Krishnan B T and P Dharmaraj scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second, third and fourth respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹150000. The top three prizes were ₹20000, ₹16000 and ₹12000 each respectively. This is Harikrishnan's eighth Rating tournament triumph of the year. He remained undefeated in all his triumphs in 2023 and this is also his second triumph with a 100% score. Photos: IA R Anantharam

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Tyler Scott wins Chubu Rapid Rating Open 2023, Deeptesh Karmalkar second

14/09/2023 -

Mayur Gondhalekar and his good friend, Sheldon Donaldson regularly keeps us updated about the Japan chess scene. Sheldon writes a blog about his experience playing at the Chubu Rapid Rating Open 2023. It was a FIDE rated event. The Canadian origin, currently residing in Japan, Sheldon's article is full of high quality photos and some interesting moments from his games. He takes a look at his losses too, while making us enjoy various moments from his games. Check out his experience taking part in the tournament which took place in Nagoya, Japan. Tyler Scott, Deeptesh Karmalkar, Show Kitagami and Yuma Okabe all four scored 4/5. They were placed first to fourth according to tie-breaks. All photos in this article are by the author, Sheldon Donaldson.

Tata Steel Asian Junior 2023 R7: Rohith Krishna and Aswath join Grebnev at the top

14/09/2023 -

FM Ayush Sharma held the top seed, IM Aleksey Grebnev to a draw at Tata Steel Asian Junior 2023 Open Round 7. IM S Rohith Krishna and Aswath S defeated FM Ritvik Krishnan and IM Gilbert Elroy Tarigan (INA) respectively to join the lead 5.5/7. Both Rohith and Aswath capitalized on their chances in the endgame. Rohith will face Grebnev and Aswath will be up against Manish in the penultimate round. In the Girls section, Tejaswini G won against Mrittika Mallick in a clash of the current National age group champions. WCM Bristy Mukherjee defeated Shubhi Gupta to maintain her lead. Tejaswini and Bristy will inevitably clash in Round 8 as they are the coleaders 6/7. Round 8 Open and Girls starts today from 9:30 a.m. IST. Photos: Himank Ghosh

Kunal M and Bharath Subramaniyam win GM Chess 1st Rapid and Blitz Rating Open 2023

13/09/2023 -

Kunal M, WGM Srija Seshadri and IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam scored 8/9 each at GM Chess 1st Rapid Rating Open 2023. Kunal won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. Srija and Balasubramaniam were placed second and third. Both Kunal and the eventual second runner-up Balasubramaniam remained undefeated. GM Bharath Subramaniyam H scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win the Blitz Rating Open. He finished a full point ahead of the field. A half dozen players scored 7.5/9. CM Rajarishi Karthi and IM P Saravana Krishnan were adjudged second and third. The total cash prize fund for Rapid and Blitz was ₹200000 and ₹100000 each respectively. The top three prizes in Rapid were ₹30000 + trophy, ₹18000 and ₹15000, for Blitz it was ₹18000 + trophy, ₹14000 and ₹11000 each. Photos: Masilamani G / GM Chess Academy

New: Master Class Vol.16: Judit Polgar

13/09/2023 -

Judit Polgar is a legend. At the age of 15 years and four months, she became a grandmaster, breaking the 34 year old record of Bobby Fischer as the youngest grandmaster of all time. Polgar went on to become the best female player in the history of chess and was the first woman to achieve a rating above 2700. At her peak Polgar belonged to the top ten in the world and played for the absolute world championship. She is known for her attractive attacking style and won many games through brilliant combinations. The new ChessBase Master Class takes a close look at her legacy. In this video course, experts including Dorian Rogozenco, Mihail Marin, Karsten Müller and Oliver Reeh, examine the games of Judit Polgar. Let them show you which openings Polgar chose to play, where her strength in middlegames were, or how she outplayed her opponents in the endgame. Photo: ChessBase

Tata Steel Asian Junior 2023 R5-6: Tejaswini, Mrittika and Bristy in a three-way lead

13/09/2023 -

Tejaswini G defeated Rindhiya V to gain sole lead after Round 5 at Tata Steel Asian Junior Girls 2023. WIM Mounika Akshaya drew against WIM Saina Salonika. Although, Mounika had a good opportunity but she did not capitalize on it. In Round 6, Tejaswini held the top seed WIM Nazerke Nurgali (KAZ) to a draw. WCM Bristy Mukherjee defeated the second seeded WIM Saina Salonika with some precise play. WCM Kriti Mayur Patel lost against Mrittika Mallick. Thus, Tejaswini, Mrittika and Bristy are now in a three-way lead 5/6. Mrittika will face Tejaswini in the seventh round. Bristy will be up against Shubhi Gupta. All four of them are undefeated so far. Round 7 in Open and Girls section starts today from 9:30 a.m. IST. Photos: Himank Ghosh

Kaustuv Kundu becomes the latest International Master of India

12/09/2023 -

Kaustuv Kundu scored three IM-norms and crossed 2400 in a little over a month's time to become India's latest International Master. The youth from Kolkata earned his maiden IM-norm at 1st Maharashtra GM 2022. He has won tournaments all over the country in all three formats. In recent times, his tournament triumphs is only second to GM Laxman R R, covered on our website. The 23-year-old man from Kolkata started his journey to Spain with 2266 rating and one IM-norm. In July, he scored two IM-norms at 45th Barbera del Valles Open 2023 and 47th Sitges Open. Before Sitges, he crossed 2400 in the live ratings at 23rd Sant Marti 2023. He earned his fourth IM-norm for a good measure at 47th Badalona Open 2023. On September FIDE Rating list, Kaustuv has a rating of 2432, making India's latest IM. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Mitrabha Guha dominates Tata Steel Chess Festival 2023 Blitz Open

12/09/2023 -

GM Mitrabha Guha scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 to win Tata Steel Chess Festival 2023 All India Blitz Open. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. GM Diptayan Ghosh, Soham Bhattacharyya and Alekhya Mukhopadhyay scored 7/8 each. They were placed second, third and fourth respectively. Top three prizes were ₹15000 + trophy, ₹10000 and ₹5000 each respectively. This was Mitrabha's fourth tournament triumph of the year. This is the second time he won the Blitz Open event, part of Tata Steel Chess India Festival. Back in 2021, he won the event for the first time. This time, he became a clear champion, no tie-breaks were needed. It was the strongest event of the festival this year as 2 GMs, 4 IMs and 2 WIMs took part in it. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

GM 2034 - Will Meghalaya chess get its first GM in 10 years?

12/09/2023 -

For most of the people who follow chess closely, it is quite clear that India is becoming a super power in the sport. However, the country is so vast, that the growth of chess has not reached all the places in equal measure. One such state in the country which is lagging behind is Meghalaya. The state doesn't have a titled player. But as IM Sagar Shah visited the place, he saw all the perfect elements in place for chess to grow exponentially. In this article he tells us about his experience of visiting the Tura District in Meghalaya and why chess could become hugely popular in the state.  

Tata Steel Asian Junior 2023 R4: Liyanage Ranindu Dilshan goes on a king hunt

12/09/2023 -

Sri Lanka no.1 FM Liyanage Ranindu Dilshan defeated FM Abilmansur Abdilkhair (KAZ) to maintain his lead. IM Gilbert Elroy Tarigan (INA) also won his game against IM Hari Madhavan N B to stay at the top of Tata Steel Asian Junior 2023 Open. Both Liyanage and Gilbert are sharing the lead 3.5/4. They are closely followed by a dozen players at 3/4 each. In the Girls section, WIM Saina Salonika and Tejaswini G defeated Keerti Shree Reddy and WIM Zeinep Sultanbek (KAZ) respectively to join the leaders 3.5/4. Rindhiya V drew against WIM Mounika Akshaya to stay at the top. All four - Saina, Mounika, Tejaswini and Rindhiya are at 3.5/4 each. Round 5 in Open and Girls section starts today from 9:30 a.m. IST. Photos: Himank Ghosh

Alexander Grischuk wins Tata Steel India 2023 Blitz, Praggnanandhaa third

11/09/2023 -

R Praggnanandhaa started the final day of Tata Steel Chess India 2023 Blitz with a 2.5/3. In Round 13, he lost against Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) after blundering his knight. He bounced back with a draw against Pentala Harikrishna. Then the teenager lost the next two games against the eventual winner, Alexander Grischuk and Vidit Gujrathi. He finally managed to beat D Gukesh for the first time at Tata Steel Chess India 2023 in the penultimate round. He drew against his good friend, Arjun Erigaisi in the final round to finish third on tie-breaks. Abdusattorov also scored the same 11/18 to secure second place. For the first time since 2018, no Indian won the Open section. The 2019 edition is an exception as Rapid and Blitz events were combined as it was part of Grand Chess Tour. Photos: IA Vivek Sohani/Tata Steel Chess India

How the world reacted to Praggnanandhaa’s silver medal finish at World Cup 2023

11/09/2023 -

The world of chess recently witnessed something that had not been seen for many years. The 18-year-old chess sensation, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, recently became the first Indian after Vishy Anand to reach the finals of the FIDE World Cup. It was a historic day for India, as one day after Chandrayaan’s landing on the moon, Pragg was already writing history with his chess moves. He faced world no. 1. Magnus Carlsen in the finals and lost to him, claiming a silver medal in the end. Many would say that it was a sad ending to a rather beautiful fairy tale, but it wasn’t. Not only did Pragg write history, but he also made a place for himself in the hearts of millions of Indians. Read the full article to get a glimpse of how the world reacted to Pragg’s victory.

Tata Steel Asian Junior 2023 R2-3: Mounika and Rindhiya score a hat-trick

11/09/2023 -

WIM Mounika Akshaya and Rindhiya V have emerged coleaders after Round 3 of Tata Steel Asian Junior Girls 2023. Mounika defeated Dakshita Kumawat and WFM Wadifa Ahmed (BAN) in the second and third round respectively. Rindhiya got the better of Swara Lakshmi S Nair and Sachi Jain. Tejaswini G held the second seeded WIM Saina Salonika to a draw. Saina had a difficult rook and double bishop endgame. However, her opponent decided to share the point. In the Open section, not a single player is at 3/3. A dozen players are at 2.5/3. Second seeded IM Srihari L R conceded two draws against FM Mohamed Anees M and FM Zia Tahsin Tajwar (BAN). Round 4 in Open and Girls section starts today from 9:30 a.m. IST. Photos: Himank Ghosh

Subhayan Kundu wins 5th Sant Adrià Open 2023, Franco Valencia Angela second

10/09/2023 -

Subhayan Kundu scored 7.5/9 to win 5th Sant Adria Open 2023. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Our very own ChessBase India Head, FI Niklesh Jain's better half, WIM Franco Valencia Angela (COL) scored 7/9 to secure second place. David Jose Caballero Marrugo (COL) and Luca G Tessiore (USA) scored 6.5/9 each. They secured third and fourth place according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was €3000. Top three prizes were €700, €400 and €300 along with a trophy each respectively. This was Subhayan's third rating tournament triumph of the year. Earlier in this year, he won a Rapid and Blitz rating tournament in Bangladesh. Photos: Miguel Fernandez-Diaz Mascort

Adarsh Tripathi clinches Olomouc Chess Summer 2023 B2 Sportclub A64 Cup

10/09/2023 -

Adarsh Tripathi scored an unbeaten 6.5/9 to win Olomouc Chess Summer 2023 B2 Sportclub A64 Cup IM tournament. He finished a full point ahead of the field. Three players - FM Jakub Kusa (CZE), FM Jachym Nemec (CZE) and FM Michal Koziorowicz (POL) scored 5.5/9. They were placed second to fourth respectively. FM Sehyun Kwon (KOR) scored 7/9 to win Olomouc Chess Summer 2023 B1 AVE Chess Cup IM tournament. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. IM Sebastian Plischi (GER, 2319) scored sole 6.5/9 to secure second place. FM R Ashwath scored 6/9 to be placed third. The top three prizes in each event was CZK 3000 + trophy, 2000 and 1000 each respectively. Photos: Kamil Mikeš and Jakub Fuksík

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