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Last call to register for GoodEarth Online Blitz Open

04/09/2020 -

GoodEarth presents GoodEarth Online Blitz Open in association with Chess Kerala and ChessBase India will be held tomorrow Saturday 5th September on Playchess server. Over 175 players from all across the world including 10 GMs, 20 IMs and 3 WIMs have registered so far. Total prize fund ₹60000 with the prize of ₹12000 is up for grabs. Entry fee is FREE for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs. For everyone else entry fee is ₹150/₹200. Hurry up and register now if you haven't yet as there is less than 12 hours left before the registration closes. Photo: GoodEarth

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Watching videos, getting better: 400,000 minutes of ChessBase training and entertainment!

03/09/2020 -

If you are logged on with your ChessBase Premium account and if you have a moment: click on the video button on the right side of your screen! It's worth it: We have filled up the video portal massively, with fresh training videos for openings, middlegames and endgames! You don't know the video portal yet? No matter whatever your strength is, there are plenty of videos, something for everyone. In a short video we explain everything. There are more than 13,000 training videos to discover and learn from! So what are you waiting for? Time to maximize the benefits of having a ChessBase Premium account and make the most out of it. Don't forget to enjoy too

Vidit Gujrathi signs a five-year deal with Black Lotus App

03/09/2020 -

All of us have seen the background of GM Vidit Gujrathi while he streams. He has a banner which says - "Blacklotus.app - Your Mind is our business." What is Blacklotus App? In this article we tell you all about this unique app and what Vidit has to do with it.  After winning the gold at the Online Olympiad 2020 Vidit mentions that he uses this app to keep his mind calm. If the India no.3 benefits from it, and uses it regularly, it could well be useful for every budding chess player who wishes to keep his mind calm. We also try to have a peek into this app and tell you more about it.

Talk of the Universe: Ganguly in conversation with Peter Leko

02/09/2020 -

We all are aware of the fact that Peter Leko is a World Class player and an expert commentator. These days he is mostly seen doing commentary at various super tournaments. Despite his busy schedule, GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly has managed to bring him to his series 'In conversation with' where some of the best players in the world has already appeared. We all love Leko's brilliant explanations and wisdom but where did his journey start, which sport does he like besides chess, which book had the maximum impact on his life, get to know about all these and much more. Leko analyzes some his selected games too. Did you know - Leko played a charity football match with legendary f1 driver Michael Schumacher? Photo: Surya's youtube channel.

Mover & shaker: How stand-up comic Samay Raina is redefining chess for a cause

01/09/2020 -

FIDE Online Olympiad Finals was watched by 69K+ concurrent viewers. But how did it all begin? Of course it didn't happen overnight. Samay Raina, the stand-up comedian was the man behind it. But who is Samay Raina? Susan Ninan of ESPN finds out about this 22-year-old boy's journey who took the chess world by storm and even FIDE Director General Emil Sutovsky appreciated his efforts. How did he manage to utilize live streams for noble causes by using chess as a tool? In this interview, we get to find out about that. Samay brought Vidit, Anish, Radjabov, Adhiban and many more to his channel regularly. Photo: Samay Raina

It was not an internet disconnection

01/09/2020 -

In the finals of the Online Olympiad 2020, team India faced Russia. After the first match ending in a 3-3 tie, the second match was balanced with a score of 1.5-1.5. The three games that were going on were Divya against Shuvalova, Nihal against Esipenko and Humpy against Goryachkina. Suddenly Nihal and Divya lost their games and India had lost its match to Russia 3.5-1.5. Subsequently Humpy, who had lost precious seconds in her game due to disconnection, also lost her game and we succumbed to a 4.5-1.5 defeat. What exactly happened here? Was it an internet disconnection or something else? We bring you the entire story.

A Question of Timing

31/08/2020 -

Some wise person had once said, "Timing is everything". The origin of this is unknown. However there are thousands of derivatives of it and everyone attests to the same fact about the words being true in some form or the other. Nothing happens until the time is right, is it dependent on luck or is it predestined? Well a sportsperson does not merit those, instead they wait for the right time to strike. This is what GM Sundararajan Kidambi, the Indian GM who has impeccable knowledge about chess classics and encyclopedic knowledge about the game, talks about with three illustrative examples and beautiful explanations that yes timing is the key to success in many situations. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

The Triumph of the twelve brave Olympians

30/08/2020 -

30th of August 2020 is a day that would not leave the collective memory of Indian chess lovers for quite some time to come, for this is the day the country bagged its maiden chess olympiad gold. Thousands of chess fans - neophytes and experts alike - witnessed the historic journey, even becoming a part of it and sharing its trepidations. A lot happened on the final day India versus Russia match of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad. In this article the author attempts to chronicle the sequence of events and shed light on their true import with regards to the prospects of the ancient sport in the country.

New: Master Class Vol. 13: Tigran Petrosian

30/08/2020 -

The newest Master Class has arrived with Armenian Grandmaster Tigran Petrosian. The former world champion has left a huge legacy with his positional and strategical play. No wonder his nickname was “Iron Tigran” — he could defend positions better than almost anybody else! Dr. Karsten Müller, Mihail Marin, Oliver Reeh and Yannick Pelletier present high quality analysis and tactics training in the 13th installment of the series. A must-have for your collection! Enrich your knowledge of the strategic skills and defensive techniques by studying the classics of the one and only Tigran Petrosian. Photo: ChessBase

49,000 watch as India beats Poland, sets up finals with Russia

30/08/2020 -

29th of August 2020 is celebrated as the National Sports Day in India. On this day, the Indian team played out of their skins to beat Poland and reach the finals of the FIDE Online Olympiad 2020. It was not a straightforward victory for India as we lost the first match with a score of 4-2. However, in the second match we made a resounding comeback with 4.5-1.5 The match went into an Armageddon and it was the super-woman of Indian chess Koneru Humpy who came to the fore and delivered! India have not just qualified to the finals, they have also assured themselves of a silver medal. Now between the Indian team and the Gold medal lies the formidable Russia. A complete semi-finals report. 

Talk of the Universe: Ganguly in conversation with Judit Polgar

29/08/2020 -

Judit Polgar is a legend and she has inspired countless chess players all over the globe. In this just over an hour long episode, we get to know the journey of 'The Lioness'. How she prepared in her early days, playing blitz games daily with her sister, her mindset, winning against various world champions throughout her career and much more. Surya Sekhar Ganguly continues to enamor us by unraveling a different side of the chess legends from the entire universe. Judit also discusses some of her best games, her biographical trilogy books, how she is spreading chess through Judit Polgar Chess Foundation and Global Chess Festival. It goes without saying that Judit's thoughts are something that you cannot afford to miss. Photo: Surya's youtube channel.

Armenia withdraws as India moves into Semi-finals of Online Olympiad 2020; will face Poland

28/08/2020 -

Team India advanced to the semi-finals of the FIDE Online Olympiad 2020 beating Armenia. But the way the match ended was quite unfortunate. India won the first match against Armenia with a score of 3.5-2.5. Pairings for the second match were made. It was at this point that Arrmenia made an appeal first to the arbiters, then to the appeals committee. Their appeal was turned down. At this point the Armenian team decided to withdraw from the tournament. India was given a win and we advance to the semi-finals. What exactly happened. What was the controversy, we bring you the entire story.

Shivananda on Chess Part 1 - Improvements in The Chess World

28/08/2020 -

BS Shivananda, respected and feared as a creative attacking player, has many facets to his personality. Strong player, coach, astute thinker,...the list goes on. After a motivational and heartwarming interview where he details his life in chess and outside it, we bring forth an illuminating 3-part series with Shivananda, this time about his views on chess. In Part 1, the Indian Fischer speaks about certain structural changes needed to make the chess world a better place, starting with measures to curb cheating in chess and going on to diverse topics like abolishing the K-40 rule, removing the FIDE Arena Titles, restructuring the World Championship, the importance of additional Random Chess events and much more.

Nakamura signs with premier esports team TSM

28/08/2020 -

Few months ago we reported about Nakamura making a cameo in award-winning and critically acclaimed series Billions. He did not stop there, he kept growing the game by involving more mainstream stars in chess. He even taught chess to World Strongest Man 2018 - Hafþór J Björnsson aka 'The Mountain' of Game of Thrones. Few days before his impressive performance at Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals, Nakamura crossed 500K followers on twitch which means his reach to the general audience through the sport chess definitely increased by that much. With that rapidly gaining momentum, few hours ago TSM tweeted about their signing with Nakamura. This is only going to be good for chess in every aspect one can fathom. Photo: Amruta Mokal, logo: Wiki

The Boris Gelfand Master Class

26/08/2020 -

It is always a wonderful opportunity to interact and learn from someone as great as Boris Gelfand. The 2012 World Championship challenger is doing a webinar with World Chess on 28th of August 2020 at 9.30 p.m. The Webinar will last for 1.30 hours and the topic of the session is "How to adjust preparation during a game." The show will be live and hosted by GM Evgeny Miroshnichenko. You will be able to ask questions to Boris and also get your doubts answered. In this article we tell you a few more things about Boris and his approach towards chess and give you relevant links so that you get to know more about this legend.

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