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Amazing Aravindh Chithambaram wins MPL Indian Chess Tour 2022 leg 2

06/06/2022 -

Aravindh Chithambaram continued his momentum from the previous day. He won the first two games on the final day of MPL Indian Chess Tour leg 2. A draw in the final round was enough for him to win the tournament, as he had more number of wins than Nihal Sarin. Both Aravindh and Nihal scored 32/45. Leon Luke Mendonca and Raunak Sadhwani scored 26/45 each. They secured third and fourth place. This win earned Aravindh a spot in the next event of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. He also qualified for the eight-player tour finals, which will take place in November. This is Aravindh's fourth triumph of the year and perhaps could be the most important one. Photo: chess24

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10th Norway Chess 2022 R5: 'The Lightning Kid' Anand conquers Carlsen again

06/06/2022 -

Last week Vishy Anand won against Magnus Carlsen in a Blitz game. The maestro was very close to winning against the world no.1 in their Classical encounter. However, the reigning world champion somehow managed to wriggle out of a difficult position with a draw. In the Armageddon, Carlsen made a mistake where he could have seized the advantage. 'The Lightning Kid' was not going to let another opportunity slip by and once again struck him for the second time in the faster format of the game. With this win, Anand has once again regained sole lead 10/15, closely followed by Carlsen at 9.5/15. Round 6 starts today from 5 p.m. local time (8:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lennart Ootes/Norway Chess

1st Maharashtra GM Open 2022 R8: Resilient Aditya Mittal

06/06/2022 -

IM Aditya Mittal had a very tough endgame against GM Nguyen Duc Hoa (VIE). However, Aditya showed his resilience and managed to salvage a draw. GM Boris Savchenko, GM Farrukh Amonatov and GM Mihail Nikitenko are in a three-way lead 6.5/8 at 1st Maharashtra International GM Open 2022. Seven players are trailing by a half point at 6/8 each. They are - GM Nguyen Duc Hoa, GM Aleksej Aleksandrov, GM Karthik Venkataraman, GM Deep Sengupta, GM Arjun Kalyan, IM Aditya Mittal and IM Neelash Saha. Both IMs in pursuit, will face each other in the ninth round which  starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

MPL Indian Chess Tour 2022 leg 2 R9-12: Aravindh Chithambaram soars to the top

05/06/2022 -

Aravindh Chithambaram decimated the competition on the third day of MPL Indian Chess Tour leg 2. He won all four of his games against Raunak Sadhwani, Surya Sekhar Ganguly, Abhijeet Gupta and Abhimanyu Puranik. Thus, he climbed from seventh to first place. Nihal Sarin also has the same score as Aravindh 25 points. However Aravindh is ahead in tie-breaks as he scored more wins than Nihal. It will be a close battle between them. Leon Luke Mendonca is at 20 points, followed closely by Raunak and Abhimanyu Puranik at 20 points each. Arjun Erigaisi has 19 points. Round 13 starts today at 3:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

New: Komodo Dragon 3

05/06/2022 -

Komodo Dragon 3 is a vastly improved and 100-130 Elo stronger version of this classical program. The gain in playing strength offers real practical advantages: Komodo Dragon 3 takes only about a quarter of the time to play or analyze at the same level as Dragon 2! The large Elo increase is due to a new net structure for NNUE with a corresponding new net, as well as various optimizations and improvements in the search. You can adjust the Elo from 1 to 3500 as per your requirement. So grab the latest Komodo Dragon 3 Neural Network Chess Evaluation software and start improving your strength. Photo: ChessBase

1st Maharashtra GM Open 2022 R7: Deep, Arjun Kalyan and Aditya Mittal in pursuit

05/06/2022 -

GM Farrukh Amonatov (TJK) halted IM Srihari L R's fantastic run at 1st Maharashtra GM Open 2022. The top seed and GM Mihail Nikitenko currently share the lead 6/7. They are followed by a pack of six players in the chase at 5.5/7 each. Among them, there are three Indians - GM Deep Sengupta, GM Arjun Kalyan and IM Aditya Mittal. Deep and Arjun will face each other in the eighth round, while Aditya will face GM Nguyen Duc Hoa (VIE). Former National Under-17 Open champion, FM Vedant Panesar and FM Sharan Rao scored big wins over GM Deepan Chakkravarthy and GM Enamul Hossain (BAN) respectively. Round 8 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

10th Norway Chess 2022 R4: Wesley So ends Anand's unbeaten streak, Carlsen catches up

04/06/2022 -

Vishy Anand suffered his first loss of 10th Norway Chess 2022 against Wesley So in Armageddon. Although the moment where Anand was completely winning, turned out to be the moment where he made a fatal mistake which cost him the game and the match. Magnus Carlsen defeated Anish Giri in the Classical game after the latter made some bold exchange of his queen for the world champion's two rooks. The Dutch no.1 claimed to know the variation extremely well but he got confused with the order. Mamedyarov scored his first Classical win of the event against Hao Wang. Today is a rest day. Round 5 starts tomorrow from 5 p.m. local time (8:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lennart Ootes/Norway Chess

MPL Indian Chess Tour 2022 leg 2 R5-8: Raunak Sadhwani maintains his sole lead

04/06/2022 -

Raunak Sadhwani once again started the day with a draw. Although he was completely winning against Leon Luke Mendonca, his resiliency halted Raunak's winning streak. He won the remaining two games against Visakh and Vantika to maintain his sole lead at 17/21. Nihal climbed up to the second spot 15/21, scoring three wins and a draw. Arjun Erigaisi won all four of his games to tie for the third place with Abhimanyu Puranik at 14/21 each. D Gukesh had to withdraw from the tournament for the lack of proper internet connection. Thus, all his scores will not be counted. Round 9 starts today at 3:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes

1st Maharashtra GM Open 2022 R5-6: Srihari L R shines

04/06/2022 -

Srihari L R is the sole IM among seven players who is in the lead 5/6 at 1st Maharashtra GM Open 2022. He started the day with a victory over GM Aleksej Aleksandrov. In the sixth round, he was substantially better against GM Deep Sengupta in the endgame. However, it was not easy to convert, the game ended in a draw. GM Deep Sengupta and GM Arjun Kalyan are the remaining two Indians in the lead. IM Bhakti Kulkarni is the highest scorer among female participants so far 4.5/6, followed by WGM Divya Deshmukh 4/6 and WGM Priyanka Nutakki 3.5/6. Round 7 starts today at 10:0 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

MPL Indian Chess Tour 2022 leg 2 R1-4: Raunak Sadhwani grabs early sole lead

03/06/2022 -

Raunak Sadhwani started the day with a draw against Karthikeyan Murali. He won the next three games against Surya Sekhar Ganguly, Abhijeet Gupta and Abhimanyu Puranik. Although the fourth round game was a draw, a final moment blunder by Abhimanyu cost him the game. The 16-year-old has taken the lead 10/12. Aravindh Chithambaram also had a great day. A fourth round loss meant he finished the day with 9/12. Harsha Bharathakoti who ended Aravindh's winning streak and Nihal Sarin are at 8/12 each. The second leg of MPL Indian Chess Tour will conclude on 5th June 2022. Round 5 starts today at 3:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Amruta Mokal

10th Norway Chess 2022 R3: Anand beats Hao in Armageddon, maintains sole lead

03/06/2022 -

Vishy Anand played his first Armageddon of 10th Norway Chess 2022 in the third round against Hao Wang. He won the must-win game convincingly. The maestro maintained his sole lead 7.5/9. Magnus Carlsen and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave scored their first Classical victories of the event against Teimour Radjabov and Aryan Tari respectively. Wesley So gave Anish Giri a taste of his own medicine. Although it was completely winning for the Fischer Random world champion, he drew as it was enough for him to win the match. Mamedyarov beat Topalov in Armageddon to win the match. Round 4 starts today from 5 p.m. local time (8:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lennart Ootes/Norway Chess

1st Maharashtra GM Open 2022 R4: The Aditya Samant Ascension

03/06/2022 -

Pune, Maharashtra's next big talent is FM Aditya S Samant. There is no doubt that he is going to become an IM. The 15-year-old already has an IM-norm. He drew with the top seed Farrukh Amonatov in the third round, showing his tenacity. In the fourth round, he scored a win against IM N Krishna Teja with a great display of attack. Currently he is the only non IM/GM player unbeaten at 3.5/4 out of eleven players. IM Anup Deshmukh continues his impressive run as he drew with Amonatov in another exciting battle. Lalit, Deep, Karthik, Arjun Kalyan, Vishnu and Srihari L R are the remaining Indians at 3.5/4 each. Round 5 starts today at 9:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

10th Norway Chess 2022 R2: So beats Carlsen again, Anand reenters World top 10

02/06/2022 -

Vishy Anand scored his second consecutive Classical victory at 10th Norway Chess 2022. The win over his former rival, Veselin Topalov, earned him enough rating points to reenter the World top 10 rankings. His live rating is now 2760.7 which makes his current rank no.9. This victory also gave him a sole lead 6/6. In a battle of the reigning world champions, Wesley So defeated Magnus Carlsen for the second time in three days. The Classical game ended in a draw. So won the must-win Armageddon with white pieces against the world no.1. Round 3 starts today from 5 p.m. local time (8:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Lennart Ootes/Norway Chess

1st Maharashtra GM Open 2022 R2-3: An epic king hunt by Anup Deshmukh

02/06/2022 -

Revered veteran IM Anup Deshmukh scored an amazing victory over GM Azer Mirzoev (AZE) in the third round of 1st Maharashtra International GM Open 2022. The artist hunted his opponent's king which resulted in a picturesque checkmate. GM Venkatesh M R, GM Karthik Venkataraman and GM Arjun Kalyan are the remaining three Indians who started with a hat-trick of victories. Reigning National Junior Girls champion, WGM Priyanka Nutakki scored an impressive win over GM Mihail Nikitenko in Round 2. She was on the verge of another triumph against GM Karthik Venkataraman in the following round too. However, she could not seize her decisive advantage. Round 4 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Review: The 4 Player Types Standard Model by GM Dr. Karsten Muller and GM Luis Engel

01/06/2022 -

The numerous chess material available in the market might be confusing for a lot of players. Which one to pick, which area to work on, how to improve one's weaknesses and become a stronger player. These are the few questions which occur in the mind of all strengths of players. Four-time National Women's champion, Asian Continental champion, Individual Gold medalist at Tromso Olympiad 2014 - the woman of multitude of accolades - IM and WGM Padmini Rout wrote a review of the new ChessBase DVD by Luis Engel and Karsten Mueller on her blog - An Open Window. Check out her thoughts and it will certainly benefit you a lot. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy and ChessBase

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