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11/06/2022 - India gets its 74th Grandmaster in the form of Rahul Srivatshav! Rahul achieved his final GM Norm in the Cattolica Open 2022. Check out the story of the 19-year-old GM who manages a degree in Economics and the Grandmaster-level play together- how does he do it? We explore it all in this exclusive interview with the man himself.
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11/06/2022 - Tournament favorite and the top seed of the event, GM Praggnanandhaa won Norway Chess Open 2022 convincingly. He scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 and finished a full point ahead of the competition. In the final round, Praggnanandhaa beat fellow countryman, IM Prraneeth Vuppala to win the tournament. He won 32000 NOK (approx. ₹2.57 lacs) cash as his prize. The 16-year-old performed at 2676 and gained 6.4 Elo rating points. Prraneeth was the only other Indian taking part in this event. He scored 6/9, secured sixth place and earned 3000 NOK (approx. ₹24158). Check out Praggnanandhaa's games from the event. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Norway Chess
11/06/2022 - Magnus Carlsen won 10th Norway Chess 2022 convincingly. He scored 16.5/27 and finished a full point ahead of the field. Despite losing three Armageddon in this event, he still managed to win it. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov had a good opportunity to win the tournament, however he was denied glory by his fellow countryman Teimour Radjabov. The upcoming FIDE Candidates participant displayed his defensive skills and beat his opponent in the Armageddon to ensure Mamedyarov finishes second 15.5/27. Vishy Anand beat Aryan Tari in Armageddon to secure third position 14.5/27. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Norway Chess
10/06/2022 - The 44th Chess Olympiad is less than 50 days away. The official logo, mascot and hashtag were unveiled by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, AICF President Dr. Sanjay Kapoor and AICF Secretary and Olympiad Tournament Director Bharat Singh Chauhan in Chennai. 'Thambi' is the official mascot of this biggest sporting event in India. A day before, it was announced that for the first time in Chess Olympiad history, Torch Relay will take place at each Olympiad starting from the 44th edition. Check out the Official Mascot, Logo, Hashtag and a short video of the unveil event shared by Tamil Nadu CM's twitter. Photo: AICF
10/06/2022 - Sometimes things do not turn out the way we want it to be. A loved one may not respond the way you expected, words can be misconstrued, and the result on the 64 squares may end up being the undesired one. Vidit was on the unfortunate end of a now common draw in the Petroff's Defence against Spain no.2, David Anton Guijarro. Harikrishna's opponent Spain no.1 Francisco Vallejo Pons did not give him any opportunity. Sasikiran was denied any point by Germany no.1, Vincent Keymer. Overall, it was a tough a day for the Indian players at Prague International Chess Festival 2022 in both Masters and Challengers section. Round 3 starts today at 3 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Petr Vrabec/Prague International Chess Festival
10/06/2022 - Magnus Carlsen was completely lost against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in both Classical and Armageddon encounter. The world blitz champion could not capitalize the few chances he had to spoil the world no.1's chances to register his fifth Norway Chess triumph, fourth consecutive. The Armageddon also had an exciting finish in the end until the Frenchman blundered. Speaking of blunders, Vishy Anand made a shocking err against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. He resigned immediately once his opponent returned to the board. The Azerbaijan no.1 is currently a half point behind Carlsen at 14.5/24, followed by Anand 13/24. Final Round 9 starts today at 5 p.m. local time (8:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lennart Ootes/Norway Chess
09/06/2022 - 44th Chess Olympiad is less than 50 days away. Would you like to play in the same hall where histories will be made, records will be broken, heroes will be born and legends will be seen in action? Then Olympiad Curtain Raiser Rapid Open Chess Tournament is the tournament for you. Total ₹500000 prize fund is up for grabs. Entry fee is only ₹200. Over 1100 players have already registered for the event. A maximum of 1414 number of entries will be accepted. It is a one-day non-rating Rapid Chess Tournament. Check out the article for more details about the tournament and grab this lifetime opportunity. Photo: Tournament Circular
09/06/2022 - GM Farrukh Amonatov (TJK) won his second consecutive tournament, 1st Maharashtra International GM Open 2022 after winning 13th KIIT GM Open, ten days ago. GM Arjun Kalyan gave his heart out in scoring a win in the last round and that is exactly what he achieved. GM Alexej Aleksandrov and Arjun also finished with the same score as Amonatov 8.5/11. Amonatov won the event due to better tie-breaks, Alexej and Arjun had to settle for second and third places. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹2000000. Top three prizes were ₹300000, ₹200000 and ₹150000 along with a trophy each respectively. IM Bhakti Kulkarni 6.5/11 is the highest finisher among female participants. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
09/06/2022 - The battle between India no.3 Pentala Harikrishna and India no.2 Vidit Gujrathi ended in favor of the former. It was an interesting battle where Harikrishna sacrificed pawns for initiative in the first round of Prague International Chess Festival 2022 Masters. Vidit exchanged first a bishop then a rook for four pawns. However, he never got enough compensation for it and eventually lost the game. Sasikiran started his campaign in the Challengers section with a draw against Max Warmerdam (NED). He will face Vincent Keymer (GER) in Round 2. Vidit and Harikrishna will be up against top Spanish players David Anton Guijarro and Francisco Vallejo Pons respectively. Round 2 starts today at 3 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Prague International Chess Festival
08/06/2022 - Vishy Anand won his fourth Armageddon of 10th Norway Chess 2022, third with white pieces. Teimour Radjabov who is trying to hide his preparation before the Candidates, suffered his second Armageddon loss, first with black pieces. Aryan Tari scored the biggest victory of his career when he beat Magnus Carlsen in Armageddon. This is Carlsen's third loss of the event and all of them were in Armageddon when he had black pieces. However, the world champion is still in sole lead 13.5/21, followed by Anand at 13/21. Today is the final rest day. Round 8 starts tomorrow from 5 p.m. local time (8:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lennart Ootes/Norway Chess
08/06/2022 - Top seed of the tournament, GM Farrukh Amonatov (TJK) drew with GM Arjun Kalyan in the penultimate round. GM Aleksej Aleksandrov defeated GM Deep Sengupta. Amonatov and Aleksandrov are at 8/10 each, closely followed by Arjun 7.5/10. Arjun must win the final round game against GM Alexei Fedorov and hope, Amonatov and Aleksandrov draw their game and also tie-break works out in his favor. Only then, Arjun will have a chance of winning the tournament. FM Ram Aravind L N scored his maiden IM-norm. CM Kushagra Mohan is the highest scorer so far who is neither an IM nor GM. Final Round 11 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
08/06/2022 - The fourth edition of Prague International Chess Festival 2022 starts today. India no.2 Vidit Gujrathi and India no.3 Pentala Harikrishna are set to face each in the very first round. They got the numbers six and five respectively at the Drawing of Lots. Vidit is the highest rated player in the field. Defending champion Sam Shankland is also back to defend his title. Vidit would like to one-up his second place finish in tie-breaks in the very first edition back in 2019. The tournament has a strong field of ten players. It will be a Round-Robin event. Sasikiran is playing in the Challengers section. Round 1 starts today at 3 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Prague International Chess Festival
07/06/2022 - 25th seeded Sohil Shaikh scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 1st Pune Open Below 2000 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Four players scored 7.5/9. Out of them, Sai Balkawade and Arnav Nanal secured second and third place according to tie-breaks. Total prize fund of the event was ₹1000000. Top three prizes were ₹100000, ₹85000 and ₹70000 along with a trophy each. A total of 457 players participated in this four-day rating tournament from six countries across the world, including India. Check out the photos from the prize distribution ceremony and interviews with the podium finishers. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
07/06/2022 - Magnus Carlsen scored his third Classical victory of 10th Norway Chess 2022. Thus, he has gained sole lead 12.5/18 for the first time in this event. Vishy Anand drew his Armageddon against Anish Giri. Although, Anand was completely winning the endgame. Draw with black pieces in Armageddon means he won the match. He is now currently trailing Carlsen by a full point at 11.5/18. Wesley So made an interesting queen sacrifice against Aryan Tari and won the Armageddon. He is at 10/18. Anand will face Radjabov before heading towards the final rest day of the event. Round 7 starts today from 5 p.m. local time (8:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lennart Ootes/Norway Chess
07/06/2022 - 15-year-old Aditya S Samant became the latest International Master of India. It happened when he drew his ninth round game against Srihari L at 1st Maharashtra GM Open 2022. Pune's very own Aditya secured his final IM-norm at his home city only. Top seed of the tournament, GM Farrukh Amonatov defeated GM Boris Savchenko to gain sole lead 7.5/9. GM Deep Sengupta, GM Arjun Kalyan and GM Aleksej Aleksandrov are in the chase 7/9. Arjun will face Amonatov and Deep will be up against Aleksandrov in the penultimate round. IM Bhakti Kulkarni is currently the top female scorer 6/9. Round 10 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
