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11th Norway Chess 2023 R1: Gukesh douses Firouzja at his own game, now World no.15

31/05/2023 -

D Gukesh had lost the only game he played against Alireza Firouzja back in 2018. He is not the same player anymore. The teenager has improved by leaps and bounds. After the world no.4 missed his opportunity to strike first at Gukesh's kingside, the world no.18 seized his opportunity. He just played fiercely and made the most out of his fantastic positional advantage. This win moved Gukesh up to world no.15 in the live ratings. Fabiano Caruana broke his eight-year-long jinx not being able to beat the world no.1. He defeated Magnus Carlsen after he made a mistake in a double rook and knight endgame which was already spiraling out of control. Round 2 starts today from 5 p.m. local time, 8:30 p.m. IST. All photos in this article are by Lennart Ootes/Norway Chess unless stated otherwise.

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23rd Dubai Open 2023 R3-4: Aravindh Chitambaram emerges sole leader 4/4

31/05/2023 -

Aravindh Chithambaram defeated previous round leader, Vahap Sanal (TUR) to gain sole lead at 23rd Dubai Open 2023. Yangyi Yu (CHN) and M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) are the only two players trailing by a half point at 3.5/4. Aravindh will face the top seed Yangyi in the fifth round. Vahap made the incorrect exchange which opened up the f-file and worsened his position further. Aditya Mittal scored a nice win over Ilia Smirin (ISR). The latter made a couple of inaccuracies in the rook endgame which Aditya capitalized on. Aditya, Arjun Erigaisi, B Adhiban and Harsha Bharathakoti are at 3/4 each. Round 4 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

11th Norway Chess 2023 Blitz: Gukesh beats Carlsen for the first time in a rated game on his 17th birthday

30/05/2023 -

D Gukesh became the first Indian teenager to beat Magnus Carlsen in a rated Blitz game. Last year, Gukesh became the youngest ever to beat Magnus Carlsen but that was an online event. This win is sweeter because Gukesh did it in his first-ever rated Blitz game against the World no.1. The icing on the cake is, it was on his 17th birthday. He defeated Anish Giri and drew against Hikaru Nakamura. The birthday boy scored 2.5/9 and finished tenth. Carlsen also did not have the best day as he scored only 50%, 4.5/9 to finish seventh. The 44th Chess Olympiad Gold medalist, Nodirbek Abdusattorov scored 6/9 to win the Blitz tournament. The Blitz event was to determine the seeding for the Main event, the Classical tournament. Round 1 starts today from 5 p.m. local time, 8:30 p.m. IST. Photo: chesscom live stream

Akshayakalpa Karnataka State 2023 R7-8: Viani eyes victory

30/05/2023 -

IM Viani Antonio Dcunha seems to be completely unstoppable. He is playing at a different level than others. So far he is yet to show a chink in his armor at Akshayakalpa Organic Karnataka State Open Rating 2023. He defeated Augustin A and then FM Sharan Rao. Sharan and his seventh round opponent had a 4.5 hours long grueling draw. It drained them both and they went on to lose their penultimate round. FM Yashas D defeated Parthasarathy to move to 7.5/8, a half point behind the leader. Viani just needs to score in the final round to become champion, while his opponent Yashas must win to secure first place. One thing is for sure, a clear champion will emerge and no tie-breaks will be required to determine him. Final Round 9 starts today at 9 a.m. IST. All photos in this article are by Shahid Ahmed.

Nagpur to host Vidit vs Svidler, Raunak vs Short + 3 tournaments at the Maharashtra Chess Festival 2023

29/05/2023 -

Nagpur will host an extremely exciting chess festival from the 1st to the 9th of June 2023. It will include 1 GM tournament, 1 below 2000 FIDE rating tournament, 1 below 1600 FIDE rating tournament and two exhibition matches! These 2 exhibitions matches are going to be extremely exciting as Vidit Gujrathi takes on Peter Svidler and Raunak Sadhwani takes on Nigel Short. In this article we bring you all the information about this chess festival. If you are looking for a good chess tournament, then this is your chance. You can play at the festival and then follow these two amazing matches!

23rd Dubai Open 2023 R1-2: Aravindh, Abhijeet and Adhiban at 2/2

29/05/2023 -

Aravindh Chithambaram, B Adhiban and Abhijeet Gupta are the only three Indians among the 13 players at 2/2. The 23rd Dubai Open 2023 Category A (>2200) has a total of 81 players, 47 of them are GMs. That definitely speaks volumes about the strength of the tournament. Aravindh prevailed over Karthik Venkataraman in a battle of the reigning National champions. It seemed like Karthik should be able to hold a draw when he blundered in the final moments of the endgame. Abhimanyu Mishra (USA) attempted to provide a futile resistance in a rook and opposite color bishop endgame which seemed Abhijeet's win to be a matter of eventuality. Adhiban defeated WIM Tijana Mandura (SRB) comfortably. Round 3 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Band Stand Ka Raja wins the scenic GCL Invitational at Bandra Fort

29/05/2023 -

The Global Chess League by Tech Mahindra and FIDE with Vishy Anand as a key partner, will bring forth something truly unique to the world of chess. The event is going to begin in the month of June from the 21st. Before that there are going to be five invitational events taking place in five major cities of the world - Mumbai, Dubai, London, Berlin and New York. The event in Mumbai called the GCL Invitational took place on the 26th of May 2023 and we have an illustrated report to tell you all that happened. 

Akshayakalpa Karnataka State 2023 R5-6: Viani, Sharan, Augustin and Parthasarathy score a double hat-trick

28/05/2023 -

IM Viani Antonio Dcunha, FM Sharan Rao, Augustin A and Parthasarathy R are the four leaders with a 6/6 score. 10-year-old Siddhanth Poonja held GM Thej Kumar M S to a solid draw in the fifth round. Dilip Kumar Pedda caused an upset against WIM Isha Sharma. First nine out of top ten games ended decisively in Round 6. Sharan scored a quick win over Niranjan J Warrier and became the first person to score a double hat-trick at this event. IM Viani Antonio Dcunha cruised his way to the sixth victory of the event against Gavi Siddayya. India's 50th and Karnataka's first GM Thej Kumar played three Blindfold Simultaneous Exhibition matches after his two Classical games and won them all. Akshayakalpa Organic Karnataka State Open Rating Chess Championship 2023 Round 7 starts today at 9:30 a.m. IST. All photos in this article are by Shahid Ahmed.

Leonid Milov wins 7th Bodensee Open, Anwesh Upadhyaya second

28/05/2023 -

GM Leonid Milov (GER) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 7th Bodensee Open 2023. IM Anwesh Upadhyaya and GM Ilmars Starostits (LAT) scored 7/9 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. Anwesh drew against both Leonid and Ilmars. All three podium finishers remained undefeated. The top three prizes were €800, €600 and €500 each respectively. The nine-day rating tournament was organized by Schachklub Bregenz. This was Anwesh's first Classical rating tournament since July 2022. So an unbeaten second place finish and gaining 12.9 Elo rating points is certainly a great result. All photos in this article are taken from the official site.

Akshayakalpa Organic Karnataka State Open 2023 R3-4: The 1515s stir up trouble for the 2200+

28/05/2023 -

Two 1515 rated players caused trouble for two players rated 2200 and above. 14-year-old Atharva Kale outplayed FM FT Niranjan Navalgund. The 2200's small positional inaccuracy was caught by the teenager who seized his opportunity and went on to win the game. He is now one of the 18 players who has scored 4/4 at Akshayakalpa Organic Karnataka State Open Ratng Chess Championship 2023. The other 1515 rated player, Dhrikshu K Vasant drew against the third seeded FM Yashas D. The 2315-rated Yashas definitely had his fair share of chances to win the game, however he missed it. The top three titled players - GM Thej Kumar M S, IM Viani Antonio Dcunha and WIM Isha Sharma have made a perfect start 4/4. Round 5 starts today at 9:30 a.m. IST. All photos in this article are by Shahid Ahmed.

Tabatabaei wins Al Ain Spring Chess Festival Blitz 2023, Arjun Erigaisi second and Raunak third

27/05/2023 -

GM Arjun Erigaisi does not plan on slowing down. After winning 6th Sharjah Masters, he went to Al Ain to play in the Al Ain Spring Chess Festival Blitz 2023. Iran no.2 GM M Amin Tabatabaei scored 8.5/11 to finish first. His sole loss of the event was against the eventual second runner-up, GM Raunak Sadhwani. Five players - GM Arjun Erigaisi, Raunak, GM Adham Fawzy (EGY), GM Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI) and GM Viorel Iordachescu (MDA) scored 8/11 each. They were placed second to fifth according to tie-breaks. All top ten finishers lost at least one game each. The total prize fund of the tournament was 20000 AED (approx. ₹449640). The top three prizes were 5000 + trophy, 4000 and 3000 AED along with a medal each respectively. Arjun and Raunak won ₹89928 and ₹67446 approx. The one-day blitz rating tournament was organized by Al-Ain Chess Club & Mind Games. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Magnus Carlsen wins Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2023 in style

27/05/2023 -

Magnus Carlsen scored an unbeaten 7/9 on the final day to win Grand Chess Tour Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2023. He avenged his previous day loss against Wesley So. Jan-Krzysztof Duda suffered three losses in his first five games against - Anish Giri, Levon Aronian and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. It made things difficult for him to stay in the championship hunt. However, he kept things interesting by winning against Wesley So, Bogdan-Daniel Deac and Radoslaw Wojtaszek before facing Carlsen in the final round. After a 124-moves long grueling battle, Duda could only manage a draw against Carlsen. Thus, Duda finished second scoring 23/36, Carlsen won the event scoring 24/36. So and MVL tied for the third place. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Akshayakalpa Organic Karnataka State Open 2023 R1-2: Co-founder and CEO Shashi Kumar score 2/2

26/05/2023 -

Akshayakalpa Organic Karnataka State Open Rating 2023 is off to a flying start. 103 out of 491 players have won their first two games. All top seven seeds have remained unscathed. Shrinidhi G put up a very good fight against FM FT Niranjan Navalgund. However, the much stronger player prevailed when the 12-year-old was unable to maintain the tension in a queek, rook and knight vs queen, rook and bishop endgame. Former National Under-7 Girls champion, Siddhi Rao fought well to hold Sudarshan Bhat to a draw after a 3.5 hours of grueling battle. The CEO and Co-Founder of Akshayakalpa Organic, Shashi Kumar has won his first two games. He took an oath to himself of scoring a minimum of 5/9 at this event. He certainly seems to be on the right track to achieve it. Round 3 starts today Saturday 27th May at 9:30 a.m. IST.  All photos in this article are by Shahid Ahmed unless stated otherwise.

700 people learn Chess at the Big Summer Camp 2023

26/05/2023 -

It's a mall located in the busy city of Mumbai. When you enter it, you will find the mall is huge and quite spectacular, but nothing will really alarm you about it. But take the escalator and go to the Lower Ground floor and the Atrium 5 area and you will see something magical happening! What exactly? The Big Chess Summer Camp was held there by ChessBase India and it was one of the biggest chess camps out there. More than 700 people learned chess and got better at the game. And the best part? The camp was free and open to all. How was this done, check out the article to know more.

Arjun Erigaisi convincingly clinches 6th Sharjah Masters 2023, Gukesh third

26/05/2023 -

Arjun Erigaisi scored a thumping victory against Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) in the final round to win 6th Sharjah Masters 2023. He did not have the best start as he scored only 3/5 in the first five rounds. However, what matters is that, he scored 3.5/4 in the last four games including a hat-trick in the last three rounds. It was certainly not easy to achieve that but he made it look easy. Since the penultimate round, Arjun was playing like the Arjun we have seen since 2020 to 2022, who was absent this year. That is no longer the case as the 44th Olympiad individual Silver medalist has once again returned to his true form. Seven players scored 6/9. D Gukesh was placed third according to tie-breaks. Nihal Sarin is the only other Indian to make a top ten finish. He scored 5.5/9 to finish ninth. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

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