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Abu Dhabi 2019 Round 4: How Karthikeyan's pawn grab could cost him the game!

05/08/2019 -

It could have been a big blow to the Indian contingent in round four of the 26th Abu Dhabi Masters as Karthikeyan Murali made a reckless pawn grab and found himself in a lost position against Tahbaz Arash of Iran. Fortunately, the latter failed to find the most critical continuation which allowed the Indian Grandmaster to turn the tables and come out victorious in the end. After four rounds of the event Georgian Grandmaster Jobava Baadur has emerged as the sole leader with a score of 4.0/4. Six Indians led by Deep Sengupta share 3.0/4 each. In this report we bring you photos, analysis, and more.

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Attacking Monday Mornings with Sohan Phadke Part III - Closing the doors

05/08/2019 -

Does this sound familiar to you? You are trying to attack your opponent's king, you have got all your pieces around him. You sacrifice material and now the mate is on cards. However, you start calculating variations and you realize that in most of your lines your opponent's king is running away. You still go ahead with it with the hope that you will find at least a perpetual check, but the king runs to the other side of the board and hides in safety! Nothing is more frustrating that letting a nice attacking opportunity go by! Well, if this is a common issue you face in your games, then "Attacking Monday Mornings with FM Sohan Phadke Part III - Closing the Doors" is just for you. Have a look at this article and improve your attacking technique.

13-year-old Suhan Deshpande wins Below 1600 FIDE Rated at Nagpur

04/08/2019 -

13-year-old Suhan Deshpande of Nagpur, Maharashtra won Below 1600 FIDE Rated by scoring an unbeaten 8.0/9. Ajinkya Nichat and Prathmesh Dharmadhikari also finished with the same score, however due to a better tie-break score Suhan clinched the championship and won ₹51000 cash along with a trophy. Suhan gained 127 Elo rating points and Ajinkya gained 119. Total 398 players participated from 3 federations - India, Ghana and Netherlands. Players from 14 different states participated in this 3-day Rating tournament. Photo: IA Swapnil Bansod

Abu Dhabi 2019 R02+03: A day of epic survivals and impossible reversals!

04/08/2019 -

Chess is a difficult game, from time to time even the strongest of players lose their way in its fathomless depths! Day two of 26th Abu Dhabi Masters had double rounds and saw quite a few encounters of dizzying ups and downs. In the second round Raunak Sadhwani escaped a sure loss by the skin of his teeth as his opponent Andrey Esipenko missed his footing in what was a decisive attack. Elsewhere, in the same round, IM Akash Pc Iyer gave the newly crowned Biel Master champion M.amin Tabatabaei a massive scare before himself blundering into a draw. But the most topsy-turvy battle of the day was in store for the next round, between the 13-year-old talent Pranav V. and Grandmaster Venkatesh M.R. In this report we bring to you all the excitements.

Swaraj Palit wins FIDE Rated Open in Pondicherry

04/08/2019 -

Top seed Swaraj Palit of Jharkhand scored 8.0/9 to win FIDE Rated Open in Pondicherry. Swaraj suffered an early setback in round 3 as he suffered a loss against Srinivas Gopal Reddy K of Andhra Pradesh. However, he played like a champion and won his next six games consecutively to finish a half point ahead of the pack of four players. Local lad and second seed of the tournament, Umashankar A scored 7.5/9 and he secured runner-up position, due to a higher tie-break score. 3rd position also went to local player from Pondicherry, Farhaan A. Photo: Organizer

Reassess your Chess is now available in India at a special discounted price!

03/08/2019 -

Have you ever reached a position after the opening where you have felt that you are unable to come up with a proper plan or a follow up? Do you feel that you are often unable to accurately assess a position? Well, if you face from issues like this, we recommend that you go for one of the most popular books on chess ever written - "How to Reassess your Chess" by IM Jeremy Silman. This book is now available in the ChessBase India shop at a highly discounted price for all the players in the Indian subcontinent. In this article IM Sagar Shah tells you about his experience of reading this book and how it helped him to become a much stronger player. Understand the contents of the book better.

12-year-old Aaditya Dhingra wins 35th Haryana State Senior 2019

03/08/2019 -

Reigning Gurugram District open, Haryana State under-13 and National Schools under-13 champion, 12-year-old Aaditya Dhingra of Gurgaon district scored 8.0/9 to win Haryana State Senior, 6 days after winning Gurugram District Open 2019. Aaditya's only blemish in the tournament was a loss in round 5 against the eventual second runner-up of the tournament Arun Rathee of Rohtak who scored 7.0/9. Parmod Kumar of Fatehabad also scored 8.0/9, but due to his loss against the eventual champion Aaditya in round 4, Parmod finished at runner-up position. Photo: Naresh Sharma

76 participants out of 151 at the Abu Dhabi Masters 2019 are from India!

03/08/2019 -

The 26th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival has begun and the Indians participating have already created a stir as in round-1 itself Antonio Viani, Divya Deshmukh, and Raahil Mullick got the better of their opponents rated 300 points above them. The masters tournament of the event is a nine round Swiss restricted to players with FIDE rating 2100 and above. The Indian contingent of 76 players (total participants are 151!) is led by World Cup qualifier Murali Karthikeyan and National triple-crown champion Aravindh Chithambaram who have starting ranks of 14th and 15th respectively. In this report we bring you the glimpses of first round's action through the photos sent us to from the venue by Rupali Mullick, analyses, and more.   

Belt and Road Open: Will Ganguly take home US$ 50,000?

03/08/2019 -

The Belt and Road International Open is taking place from 28th July to 7th August in the Changsha city of Hunan Province, China. It is a nine rounds swiss event following a time control of 90 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1. Strong Grandmasters such as Wei Yi, Yu Yangyi, Le Quang Liem, Amin Bassem, Maxim Matlakov, Francisco Vallejo Pons, Arkadij Naiditsch, David Anton Guijarro, Evgeniy Najer are competing for a whopping first prize of 50,000 USD. After five rounds the tournament has found four leaders namely, Ivan Cheparinov, Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Wang Hao, and Amin Bassem. In this comprehensive report we bring you the glimpses of the most important moments from rounds 1 to 5.

The Madras Tiger is still swift and agile!

02/08/2019 -

Vishy Anand was absolutely in his element on the final day of the Paris Grand Chess Tour 2019. He played sublime chess, won four games against strong opponents, won the blitz tournament and finished second in blitz + rapid combined. For the 49-year-old Vishy, this was a tremendous performance as he edged out many of his speed specialist rivals like Grischuk, Nakamura, Nepomniactchi and others. In this report we pay special attention to seven of Anand's wins in blitz and try to understand what helped Vishy perform at this very high level. Anand also gained 60 Elo points, which takes his blitz rating to 2790. He is now 11th in the world rankings. A detailed report from Paris along with some excellent pictures by Lennart Ootes.

Tabatabaei wins Biel Masters 2019

02/08/2019 -

Iran no.3 GM M. Amin Tabatabaei scored 7.0/9, finishing a half point ahead of a pack of ten players who finished at 6.5/9, and won Biel Master Tournament 2019. Tabatabaei did not have the perfect start as he lost his third round game against GM Athanasios Mastrovasilis of Greece. GM Gata Kamsky of USA and Alexander Donchenko of Germany shared 2nd position as they had all their tie-break scores same. GM Abhimanyu Puranik had the best finish among Indians as he scored unbeaten 6.5/9 with a performance rating of 2693 and secured tied 2nd position. GM G N Gopal had the next best finish from India as he scored 6.0/9 and secured tied 3rd position. Photo: Simon Bohnenblust / Biel Chess Festival

IM Al Muthaiah wins 6th Kurukshetra Open 2019

01/08/2019 -

IM Al Muthaiah continues his phenomenal run in 2019. He gets lucky and wins 6th Kurukshetra Open by scoring 8.0/10, finishing first in tie-breaks. A pack of six players including the champion finished at 8.0/10. They are - IM R Balasubramaniam, GM Saptarshi Roy Choudhury, IM Somak Palit, FM Joydeep Dutta and IM Neeraj Mishra. They were placed 2nd to 6th respectively. This is his second consecutive tournament win in Assam in just 10 days. In both tournaments, Muthaiah drew with Joydeep with the same color black in the final round. Photo: IA Asit Baran Choudhury

Vidit's zeal and Shankland's escape artistry in peerless Final Act!

31/07/2019 -

After winning a tournament, players usually take a quick draw in the last round to go and celebrate. Not Vidit! He fought tooth and nail and managed to outplay Maghsoodloo in a Reversed King's Indian as Black to end the tournament a whopping 6 points clear of his nearest competitor! Sam Shankland was lost for the majority of an exchange up endgame against Leko, but somehow survived to take 2nd and restrain Leko to 3rd. Georgiadis thumped Jorge Cori's indecisive play with a piece sacrifice and won an attacking beauty, while Bogner and Abdusattorov played 'correct' chess throughout the game to end their tournament peacefully. A comprehensive report from Biel by Tanmay Srinath.

NEW: Sergei Tiviakov: Queen’s Indian Defence – The Modern Approach

31/07/2019 -

Eight years have passed since the creation of the DVD "No Fear of 1.d4 (Volume 1)" in which Sergei Tiviakov, among other things, explained how to play the Queen’s Indian Defence with Black. Now the moment has come to update the readers with the latest news and trends in this important opening. In his new video series, Tiviakov presents a complete repertoire for Black against the Queen’s Indian Defence. 

Upcoming tournaments in August 2019

30/07/2019 -

The month of August is absolutely stacked. National Youth starts off on the very first day of the month, followed by Abu Dhabi Chess Festival from 2nd August. National under-9 pawns off on 3rd, then Athens of the East GM tournament makes their debut on 10th. Grand Chess Tour brings their fourth rapid and blitz tournament in Saint Louis on 10th August, followed by star studded Sinquefield Cup starting on 15th August. World Cadets take place in two different location this time, Belarus and China. Hyderabad hosts their first GM tournament from 20th, the very same day National Amateur also sets in motion.

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