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NEW: A nightmare for the Najdorf

07/01/2020 -

The Najdorf is one of the most dangerous variations of the Sicilian Defence. Fighting against it is always difficult, but GM Sergei Tiviakov demonstrates a very effective way to combat this popular opening. Najdorf is one of the most widely played variations in Sicilian Defence. In the recent times, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is a pioneer of the Najdorf with the black pieces at the top level. Many club level players also play this. To know how to combat this line with white pieces, one must know the intricate details of the ways to land connoisseurs of Najdorf in trouble with the white pieces.

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In conversation with the National Senior Champion 2019

06/01/2020 -

Aravindh Chithambaram won the National Senior Championship that took place in Majitar, Sikkim from the 10th to the 19th of December 2019. He dominated the entire field with a score of 9.5/11 and finished ahead of the rest of the field by a full point. Soon after this phenomenal achievement, the 20-year-old travelled to Moscow, Russia to compete in the King Salman World Rapid and Blitz. ChessBase India got in touch with him following his return to India and spoke at length about his performance in Sikkim. In this illustrated article we bring you the detailed interview. 

FIDE Women's World Championship 2020 starts with a draw

06/01/2020 -

FIDE Women's World Championship Match 2020 begins at Shanghai, China on 5th January 2020 between the defending the champion GM Ju Wenjun (China) and the Challenger for the championship GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia). The first match ended in a hard-fought draw, played for over five hours. They will play six games at Shanghai, China and the next six games at Vladivostok, Russia. The first player to score 6.5 points will be declared the winner. In case of a tie, tie-breaker games will be played. In the first game, Goryachkina got the white pieces and she opted for a Closed Catalan system. In game 2, Ju will get the white pieces. Photo: Zhang Yanhong / FIDE 

14 Indian talents to train with Kramnik and Gelfand in Chennai

06/01/2020 -

The Microsense Kramnik Gelfand chess program is here. From the 8th to the 17th of January 2020, 14 of the brightest talents of Indian chess will train with two of the legends in the world of chess - Vladimir Kramnik and Boris Gelfand. The camp will be held in Chennai. This is the second training camp, after the successful completion of the first one in August 2019. Apart from the six students who attended the first camp, eight more students have been included in the training camp. These 14 students have been handpicked by Kramnik and Gelfand and will receive intensive training over the next ten days. Microsense Private Limited is the sponsor of the program, while ChessBase India founders Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal will be managers of the event. 

Himal Gusain triumphs in 4th Dalmia Cements All India Open 2019

05/01/2020 -

IM Himal Gusain scored 8.5/9, remained undefeated and finished a full point ahead of the field to become champion in 4th Dalmia Cements All India Open 2019. Local talent Priyanka Kumari and 13-year-old Arya Bhakta both finished at 7.5/9. They were placed second and third according to their tie-break score. While, Himal received a beautiful trophy and got richer by ₹50000 cash, Priyanka and Arya received ₹30000 and ₹20000 cash prize each respectively. Total 239 players participated from eight states across the nation from 26th to 30th December 2019, organized by All Jharkhand Chess Association at Sarala Birla University. A detailed report of the tournament containing photos, games and video. Photo: Ajay Kumar

Mrityunjay Kumar wins Chess for Everyone All India Open Faridabad 2019

04/01/2020 -

Mrityunjay Kumar of Bihar scored an unbeaten 8.0/9 to win Chess for Everyone FIDE Rated Open 2019. Three players finished with the score of 8.0/9. Local lad Uttam Prakash Sharma of Haryana and unrated Shivam Saxena were placed second and third according to their tie-break score. Total 276 players participated from various states all over the country. Total prize fund ₹63000 and Corfom mattresses and yoga mat worth ₹50000 was distributed among the prize winners. Chess for Everyone tournament is low entry fee event which is to encourage everyone to participate in a FIDE rated event. Photo: Alka Chhikara

Adam Tukhaev and Hesham Abdelrahman lead the IIFL WEALTH GM Open

04/01/2020 -

The IIFL WEALTH International Chess Tournament is taking place from the 30th of December 2019 to 7th of January 2020 at the Cuffe Parade-colaba in Mumbai. The open event this year has attracted more than 150 players from as many as 23 different countries including 25 Grandmasters and 28 International Masters. Abhijeet Gupta, Vaibhav Suri, Abhimanyu Puranik, Sandipan Chanda are some of the big names competing from India; while Aleksej Aleksandrov, Yakubboev Nodirbek, Alexei Fedorov, and Adam Tukhaev are among the prominent foreigners vying for the championship title. Five rounds of the tournament are already over and in this pictorial article we bring you the highlights of the latest happenings.

Anand through the eyes of Aruna - From 1996 to 2020!

04/01/2020 -

Perhaps Vishy Anand would not have been the legend that he is today if it wasn't for his wife Aruna Anand. She has been the biggest factor behind most of Vishy's key successes including even the World Championship titles. We got in touch with Aruna a few days ago and spoke at length to her about Vishy's life, his ambitions and endeavours then and now. From being a wife and manager to a loving mother she has come a long way. In this revealing interview you get a unique insight into her 22-year long journey of change, challenges, and transformation in the world of chess.

The girl who made Magnus Carlsen's 2019 special

03/01/2020 -

Since around a year now Magnus Carlsen has been playing phenomenal chess. He has won just about every tournament he has participated in, is world no.1 in all formats, is the world champion in classical, rapid and blitz and has hardly lost a single game of chess this year! What's the reason for this? Well, apart from tremendous chess talent and abilities, Magnus also seems to have found a source of inspiration away from chess! He has a new girlfriend and in his new year post on 1st of January 2020, he posted a picture with her publicly for the first time. Who is this girl who has been able to win Carlsen's heart? Who is Magnus' girlfriend? In this article, you get to know more about this mystery girl! 

New: ChessBase Magazine #193

03/01/2020 -

ChessBase Magazine is the most comprehensive and most sophisticated chess magazine there is. Star analyses: Caruana, So, Jones, Wang Hao, Duda, McShane, Vitiugov, Vidit, Yu Yangyi, Huschenbeth and many more. Anish Giri shows a swift kingside attack from Batumi, Simon Williams discusses Daniil Dubov’s 8…d5 in the Anti-Marshall, Jan-Krzysztof Duda analyses his endgame victory over Yu Yangyi from the Hamburg Grand Prix, Karsten Müller shows you how to succeed in rook endgames, Pentala Harikrishna explains his victory over Adhiban with the Benoni at the IOM, Igor Stohl analyzes the stunner Dubov-Svane from Batumi – from the opening duell to the mate final and much more

Prantik Roy wins 21st MCA All Bengal Rapid Rating Open

02/01/2020 -

Starting out as the top seed of the tournament, IM Prantik Roy scored 7.5/8, finished a half point ahead of the competition, remained undefeated to win 21st MCA All Bengal Rapid Rating Open 2019. He is also the reigning State Rapid champion and the runner-up at 1st SAARC Chess 2019. Five players finished at 7.0/8. IM Aronyak Ghosh and Arpan Das Jr. scored 7.0/8 each and they were placed second and third respectively. Total 294 players participated in this two-day All Bengal Open Rapid Rating event. Total Prize fund ₹90000 and 160 trophies were distributed among the prize winners. Read the report for photos from the event and two selected games of the champion. Photo: Pintu Chatterjee

New Year Count-up - When math and chess entwine

01/01/2020 -

"A chess problem is an exercise in Pure Mathematics", Godfrey Harold Hardy had famously opined in his book "A Mathematician's Apology". Chess has been compared to mathematics time and time again, and figuratively it makes sense for the game no doubt embodies many elements which are distinctly mathematical in nature. But what if these two very different pursuits of human intellect are brought literally together under one umbrella? What would a juxtaposition of chess and math actually look like? In today's article the authors Satanick Mukhuty and Andrew Buchanan probe deeply into this question!   

Akshay Anand wins nurtr DCA Rapid Rating Open 2019

01/01/2020 -

Akshay Anand scored 8.0/9, remained undefeated to win nurtr DCA Rapid Rating Open. He won ₹11000 cash and a beautiful trophy as a prize. Both Aradhya Garg and FM Aaryan Varshney also finished at 8.0/9, however they were placed second and third respectively according to their tie-break score. Total ₹101000 prize fund was distributed among the prize winners. Total 292 players participated in this two-day open Rapid rating event, organized by Delhi Chess Association at Arya Samaj Bhawan, New Delhi on 21st and 22nd December 2019. A pictorial report of the tournament. Photo: IA Kaviraj Sawant

Harsha, Vidit, Nihal impressive at World Blitz 2019

01/01/2020 -

Harsha Bharathakoti surprised by defeating Nihal Sarin in the final round of World Blitz 2019 and finishing with 13.0/21. Thus becoming the best Indian performer at World Blitz 2019, ranked 28th.  Why is it a surprise? Because Harsha finished day 1 of Blitz with only 5.5/12. Vidit Gujrathi and Nihal Sarin both were impressive and they did not disappoint with their performance. They scored some fine victories over Dmitry Andreikin, Sergey Karjakin and Ian Nepomniachtchi. They held their own against some of the best of the world. Among the women, both Humpy and Harika made a solid start. Humpy was in the lead till round 13. But the most crucial point was losing her game against the eventual champion Kateryna Lagno. Find out how all Indian players fared at World Blitz 2019. Photo: Rupali Mullick and Lennart Ootes/FIDE

Upcoming tournaments in January 2020

31/12/2019 -

Since 2019 was a packed year full of tournaments, the new year of the decade 2020 is supposed to be a well balanced calendar for all players. Women's World Championship starts on 3rd January at Shanghai, China and it will conclude on 26th January at Vladivostok, Russia. The 82nd edition of Tata Steel Masters will witness the new World Triple Crown champion Magnus Carlsen along with Vishy Anand and other Elite players in action. In the challengers section, Surya Sekhar Ganguly and Nihal Sarin will duke it out with other players. One of the strongest Open tournaments, Gibraltar International Chess Festival will start on 20th January. Delhi International Open brings the highest prize fund tournament to its 18th edition, Chennai International GM Open will step on its twelfth year. Photo: Various sources

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