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Barcelona Open 2021 R1-5: Hakobyan halts the Jeevitesh juggernaut

23/08/2021 -

Fourth seeded GM Aram Hakobyan brought IM Sai Agni Jeevitesh's fantastic momentum to a screeching halt as he beat him in the fifth round to take the sole lead 5.0/5 at Barcelona Open 2021. GMs Karthikeyan Murali and Visakh N R are the only two player who are at a half point behind the leader 4.5/5 each respectively. While Karthikeyan drew with Sethuraman in the fifth round, Visakh beat GM Fernanda Peralta in a very nice finish. Karthikeyan will face Hakobyan today in the sixth round which will probably have huge implications for the championship, Visakh will go against the fierce Alexander Fier. Round 6 starts today at 8:00 p.m. IST. Photo: Catalan Chess Federation

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58-year-old International Arbiter Jayant Kumar Bhuyan walks 50 km to spread Covid awareness

23/08/2021 -

Chess players, enthusiasts spread awareness of the game, sport and some important messages to the society in a variety of ways. 58-year-old International Arbiter and National Instructor Jayant Kumar Bhuyan always takes it upon himself to spread some positive message. This time he decided to walk for 50 km in the neighboring villages of Jamshedpur to make people aware of the Covid-19 pandemic. He distributed hundreds of masks on his way to various villages and spread the awareness of this deadly pandemic, a year after his mother passed away after getting infected by this deadly virus. Almost, two years ago Bhuyan had cycled about 68 km to officiate a tournament while spreading the awareness of saving fossil fuel and curb pollution. Bhuyan is truly a warrior we all need.

FIDE Online Olympiad 2021 Day 3: Nepal, Hong Kong and Lebanon advance

23/08/2021 -

A total of 16 teams advanced to Division 3 at the conclusion of the third day of FIDE Online Olympiad 2021. Nepal, Hong Kong and Lebanon are the three Asian teams out of them. Hong Kong won the Pool A with a score of 20.0/22, Nepal finished second 18.0/22 and Lebanon was placed third 17.0/22. 12-year-old Feng Eunice was the star performer of Hong Kong as he scored a perfect 11.0/11. Kenya, Namibia, Palestine, Angola, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Suriname, Aruba, Ghana, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti and Malawi are the remaining 13 teams to advance to Division 3. Check out the press release from the third day of FIDE Online Olympiad 2021 including few interesting positions. Photos: FIDE

ChessBase India YouTube Membership Update for July 2021

22/08/2021 -

July was a wonderful month in terms of support for our chess players by the ChessBase India YouTube community. We raised Rs.1,19,799 for little Ilamparthi's travel fund to tournaments in the near future. A kind individual named Krunal Parmar contributed Rs.85,000 and gifted Ilamparthi a laptop so that he could continue his training. The YouTube membership support has been a massive boost for the recepients - Pranav gained 123 Elo points and has reached 2489 on the Elo scale, Savitha Shri has become the National Junior champion and made a spot for herself in the Indian Olympiad team. Together we are making a big difference! 

FIDE Online Olympiad 2021: Everything on the line after Day 2

22/08/2021 -

Sixty federation teams battled it out today on Chess.com's online servers for the sixteen qualification spots that advance to the next stage of the Olympiad. Pool A started very early - 0800 UTC (1:30 p.m. IST) and Pool E closed the playing day at 20.00 UTC (1:30 a.m. IST), for more than twelve hours of official online chess: rounds 4-7 are now in the books! Nepal, Hong Kong and Lebanon in Pool A; Malawi, Kenya and Palestine in Pool B; Cyprus, Angola and Jersey in Pool C; Aruba, Suriname and Ghana in Pool D; Trinidad & Tobago, Puerto Rico and Haiti in Pool E are the respective leaders of their Pool at the conclusion of Day 2. Check out the press release from the second day of FIDE Online Olympiad 2021 including few interesting positions. Photos: FIDE

Sinquefield Cup R5: Xiong stuns Caruana

22/08/2021 -

Jeffery Xiong scored the biggest win of the round as he beat Caruana for the first time in his career in the fifth round of Sinquefield Cup 2021. He has beaten Carlsen last year in Clutch Rapid but never beat Caruana until yesterday. Vachier-Lagrave was the only other victor of the day as he handed Swiercz his fourth loss of the event. Mamedyarov-Leinier, Svidler-Shankland and So-Rapport ended in draws. So, Vachier-Lagrave and Leinier share a three-way lead 3.5/5 in the final and what is turning out to be the most interesting leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2021. Today is the sole rest day of the event. Round 6 starts on 24th August from 1:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

FIDE Online Olympiad starts off with 400+ games on Day 1

21/08/2021 -

FIDE Online Olympiad started on Friday 20th August at Chess.com’s online servers. A total of 153 teams from all over the world have signed up for the event, meaning that more than 1000 players will participate over the next three weeks. The tournament is structured in two stages: the “Divisions stage”, in which teams are seeded into each Round-Robin Pool, based on their previous results at the OTB Batumi Chess Olympiad in 2018 and in the last year’s Online Olympiad. Check out the press release from the first day of FIDE Online Olympiad 2021 including a couple of interesting positions. Photos: FIDE

Sinquefield Cup R4: Leinier scores a magnificent win over MVL

21/08/2021 -

Leinier Dominguez Perez scored his second victory of the event, against one of the tournament leaders - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the fourth round of Sinquefield Cup 2021. The American's win is definitely a strong contender for the brilliancy prize worth US$ 5000. Svidler's woes continued as he lost his third game of the event, this time against Rapport who employed his trusty secret weapon 1.g3. Shankland and Swiercz scored their first victory of the event against Mamedyarov and Xiong respectively. So and Caruana drew their games against each other. They are now joined by Leinier in a three-way lead, 3.0/4. Round 5 starts tonight from 1:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

New: Mihail Marin: The Catalan vs. the Semi-Slav, Chebanenko and Triangle

20/08/2021 -

The Semi-Slav, Chebanenko system and the Slav triangle are solid and flexible weapons for Black. The repertoire examined on this DVD meets them all in a provocative way. In order to avoid reaching a somewhat passive Catalan setup, Black has to get out of his comfort zone and accept the pawn sacrifice on c4. White’s compensation typically consists of an advance in development and a space advantage in the centre and play frequently acquires a neo-romantic character. Increase your opening knowledge in the Catalan by getting the opportunity to learn from the celebrated author GM Mihail Marin who explains beautifully in this new DVD. Photo: ChessBase

Sinquefield Cup R3: So beats Svidler convincingly

20/08/2021 -

Wesley So scored his second consecutive victory of the event to share the lead with Caruana and Vachier-Lagrave in Sinquefield Cup 2021. All three of them are at 2.5/3. So completely outplayed Svidler in the middlegame and finished the game in 28 moves. Mamedyarov scored his first win of the tournament in an exciting encounter against Rapport. Shankland made a rare blunder against Vachier-Lagrave in the seemingly equal knight endgame. Caruana scored a comfortable victory over Swiercz who suffered his third consecutive loss. Round 4 starts tonight from 1:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata celebrate 75th Independence Day in ChessBase India t-shirts

19/08/2021 -

Chess is more than just a sport. It is not only about ratings, titles, championships, medals and statistics, it's much more than that. This past Sunday, on the occasion of India's 75th Independence Day, Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata organized a chess tournament which was participated by the hospital's doctor, nurse, pathologist, administrative departments, maintenance, security staff and more. It was the brainchild of Dr. Hrishikesh Kumar, Head of Neurology and Vice-Chairman of the hospital. Being a keen chess lover, he decided to celebrate the special day by organizing a chess tournament and invited to stalwarts of the country GM Dibyendu Barua and GM Sandipan Chanda. All participants and officials wore the ChessBase India t-shirts of different variants and colors! Photo: Ravi Shanker Tulsan

Sinquefield Cup R2: Only So scores a win

19/08/2021 -

Wesley So scored the sole victory in the second round of Sinquefield Cup 2021. He is now in a four-way lead with Caruana, Vachier-Lagrave and Leinier at 1.5/2. So is currently leading the Grand Chess Tour 2021 tour standings. He would definitely like to win this event and the entire season too. Leinier-Caruana, Shankland-Xiong and Svidler-Mamedyarov had well-contested draws. Only Rapport-MVL game did not witness enough fight. Players mourned the loss of Evgeny Sveshnikov and paid their respects by having the Sveshnikov position on their boards before the start of the game. Round 3 starts tonight from 1:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

The chess book that has sold 100,000+ copies - The Chess Course

18/08/2021 -

In 1999, a chess trainer in Mumbai decided to publish a book on learning chess basics, based on his experience of teaching young kids. He named the book "The Chess Course". Little did Praful Zaveri know that he had created a book which would sell more than 100,000 copies! If you are beginning out in chess, The Chess Course is all that you need! It's been two decades since the book has been released, but Praful's relentless aim for precision forced him to make a huge revision to the book. From 250 pages, the book now has 450 pages. It can help a beginner who has no idea of how chess works reach a level of around 1200-1500 Elo.

Sinquefield Cup R1: Caruana scores a brilliant win

18/08/2021 -

The fifth and final leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2021 is Sinquefield Cup. The first round had three winners - Caruana, Leinier and Vachier-Lagrave. While MVL and Leinier scored relatively comfortable victories over Svidler and Swiercz respectively, Caruana scripted a beautiful win over Shankland which is definitely an early contender for the brilliancy prize worth US$ 5000. Mamedyarov made the biggest escape of the day against So as he was completely lost in the endgame till the American loosened his grip and let him escape with a draw. Round 2 starts tonight from 1:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Austin Fuller/Grand Chess Tour

IPS Academy 2nd Sultan Khan Cup on 26th August, Total prize fund ₹100000

17/08/2021 -

The second edition of Sultan Khan Cup sponsored by IPS Academy will be held on 26th August 2021 at 7:30 p.m. IST. IPS Academy is one of the largest educational hubs of Central India. With the support of Mr.Achal Choudhary, the founder of IPS Academy and Madhya Pradesh's first IM Akshat Khamparia, the 2nd Sultan Khan Cup will be organized by ChessBase India on Tornelo. The total prize fund is ₹100,000. The first prize will be ₹20,000. There are 30 main prizes, five prizes for Women and ten for Madhya Pradesh players as well. Entry will be FREE for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs. For everyone else, entry fee will be ₹500. Registration is CLOSED.

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