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Can Gukesh make his maiden IM norm?

10/10/2017 -

The biggest focus point of the first edition of the "First Friday" tournament has been the 11-year-old Indian talent D. Gukesh. The boy has been in bad, in fact even losing, positions in many of his games, but like a true fighter has come back and remained unbeaten. With 6.0/8, he needs a win in the final round against B. Sekar to make his maiden IM norm. He is the only player in the tournament who has the chance of making the norm. Will Gukesh be able to do it? It will be an interesting final round to follow!

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Gukesh still the sole leader as first edition of "First Friday" moves towards the end!

10/10/2017 -

India is filled great talents. What they lack is exposure. When Peter Long decided to hold closed Round Robins tournament in Malaysis a lot of Indian players registered for it. For Indians this is the perfect setup to make their IM norms. After six rounds it's still D. Gukesh, who is leading the tournament with 4.5/6. He will need 2.5 points our of three to make an IM norm. Not an easy task, but it is quite probable. We have a pictorial report along with games, food and much more!

"I don't understand why all sorts of ridiculous people tell me that I should retire!"

10/10/2017 -

Every time Anand falls, his detractors start their rant of "Vishy should retire". But Anand knows how to pick himself up. He doesn't care about responding to these disparagers. Instead he focuses on what went wrong and how he could improve his game. The last open tournament that Vishy played before the Isle of Man 2017 was the Gibraltar Masters 2016. He had lost 22 Elo points back then. He learned from this experience and came out strongly at the Isle of Man International, scoring +5 and finishing second. ChessBase India caught up with the champion and got his views not only on his performance but also on this retirement issue.

Gukesh leads October First Friday with 3.5/4

10/10/2017 -

After two rounds of the first edition of the First Friday tournament we had the 11-year-old Gukesh who was the sole leader with 2.0/2. He managed to score 1.5/2 on the second day and with a score of 3.5/4 maintained his sole lead over the field. Kumar Gaurav is also playing well and is on 3.0/4. While all the players have scored at the event, the experienced Indian International Master Neeraj Kumar Mishra is clearly struggling as he has lost all his games until now. We have pictures and games from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Too strong, too fast – Carlsen beats 16 opponents in 1 hour 15 minutes!

10/10/2017 -

6th of October 2017 was a great day for Singapore chess. Thanks to the efforts of Norwegian Business Association Singapore, Magnus Carlsen visited the country for a simul against 16 players that was greatly enjoyed and appreciated by all the chess lovers of Singapore. The opposition that Magnus faced was not easy. Some players were rank amateurs, but there were also seasoned experts, with six-time National champion IM Kevin Goh Wei Ming (rated 2461!) being one of the participants. But Magnus showed absolutely no mercy. He cleaned up the field with a 16-0 score in little over an hour! | thumbnail image: Andrey Terekhov.

Know your World Champion: Jishitha D

09/10/2017 -

Jishitha Dhanumuri of Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, daughter of Dhanumuri Venkata Subbarao and Rama Jyothi. Father's occupation is Aquafarming and mother is a homemaker. Jishitha has travelled insane distances for chess training and proved the naysayers wrong by defying all odds and winning World Youth Chess Championship 2017 in under 14 girls category in Montevideo, Uruguay. She played a World Championship for the first time and she won it. We hope that through this interview you get to know Jishitha better, because as we see it, the girl is not going to stop anytime soon!

Interview with India's greatest social worker: Dr. Achyuta Samanta

09/10/2017 -

He is one of the biggest social entrepreneurs in the world. Meet Achyuta Samanta the founder of the KIIT University, that hosts of one of the biggest tournaments in India. Dr. Samanta's life story is one from which you can draw great inspiration. Born as a poor man who struggled for his basic needs, Samanta now ensures that 25000 children are fed every day. He works 16-18 hours each day without a break, hasn't married as he wants to devote himself entirely to the cause of the upliftment of the poor. ChessBase India caught up with him and spoke about his inspiration, his work, his vision and finally his connection to the game of chess!

How did Swapnil Dhopade achieve a performance of 2768 at the Isle of Man?

08/10/2017 -

Swapnil Dhopade became a grandmaster in the year 2015 and since the last two years has been oscillating between 2500-2550 Elo range. There has never been any doubt about his chess talent. However, he hadn't been able to make the breakthrough to reach the 2600 Elo mark. However, things have begun to change and Swapnil made a huge mark on the world chess scene by a fantastic performance at the Isle of Man International 2017. He scored 6.5/9 and performed at an astronomical Elo rating of 2768 with strong wins over Short, Tari and others. In this interview with ChessBase India, he tells us all the reasons that have helped him to play at such an amazing level. 

11-year-old Indian prodigy leads at First Friday inaugural event

08/10/2017 -

It was a brave decision by FM Peter Long to hold the First Friday norm tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ten players from five different countries are fighting it out in first edition of the "First Friday" tournament that is taking place from the 7th to the 11th of October 2017. These tournaments can be a huge boon for the Indian talents that are looking out for the opportunities to make their IM norms. And after two rounds on the first day we already have the 11-year-old Gukesh who is leading the tournament with 2.0/2. A detailed day one report.

With three rounds to go, a tense finale awaits at National Sub-Junior 2017

08/10/2017 -

The National Sub Juniors (under-15) is currently in progress at the Rajpath club, Ahmedabad. After eight rounds in the girls section we had Sanskriti Goyal who is leading with a score of 7.0/8, while in the open section it is Koustav Chatterjee. It seemed as if Sanskriti would run away with the tournament with a 7.0/7 start, but Nityata Jain managed to stop her. In both the sections we have a host of players just half a point away from the leaders with 6.5/8, which ensures that the final three rounds will be extremely tense. Report by Niklesh Jain and pictures by Ankit Dalal.

Little moves of kindness from 2014 to 2017!

07/10/2017 -

How many of us have thought of doing something good for the world and making a difference in someone's life but never found the time for it? Here is the story of a 23-year-old passionate chess player Sahil Batra that will touch your hearts and inspire you! Sahil is not only contributing to the society in his own little way but in the process he is making use of his favourite game, chess, to make a difference! Read this beautiful story of unhindered kindness. A bond created in 2014 that's still going strong in 2017!

Sri Lanka - Buddhi International invites you!

07/10/2017 -

Back in 2013 Sagar Shah, the author of this article, played a tournament in Sri Lanka. It was the first time in his life that he was the top seed of an International rating event. Sagar shares with you his very interesting experience of playing the tournament. That was the 4th Buddhi International. Now it's 2017 and we are into the 8th edition of the event. We have an invitation for you from our friend in Sri Lanka Buddhi Panagoda to play at this tournament with special conditions for the titled players.

World Youth 2017: Jishitha does a Abhijeet Gupta!

06/10/2017 -

Usually when your start to the tournament is not so great, you can be rest assured that you won't be able to win a medal, especially at such a strong event like the World Youth 2017. Jishitha, after six rounds, had already lost 2 games. With 4.0/6, things were not looking so good. However, like a true champion she rose to the occasion and won the gold medal ahead of many talents! Sakshi Chitlange and Arjun Ergiasi won the silver and India came back home with three medals. A detailed report along with pictures from Uruguay and analysis by Sagar Shah.

A tricky Lucena explained by Prathamesh Mokal

05/10/2017 -

The Lucena is a basic yet extremely important endgame position. A lot of players learn it and tend to forget the same. In this instructive article, the experienced and well-known FIDE trainer Prathamesh Mokal not only teaches you this basic endgame, but poses you with a tricky study related to it. It is an excellent way to consolidate your knowledge about this key endgame and at the same time learn something new. Ready for the challenge?

Nostalgia at the Women National Challengers 2017

05/10/2017 -

Manisha Mohite is a former national chess player. She had played in India's top tournaments during the 80s and 90s. Later she was one of the best chess reporters of the country covering some of the best exploits of Vishy Anand and Harikrishna Pentala at the world level. But in the last few years she had been off the chess grid. She decided to return to the chess atmosphere at the National Women Challengers 2017 held in Mysuru, Karnataka in July 2017. It was then that she saw few of her competitors from the 90s still going strong. Nostalgia prevailed and Manisha sent us this beautiful report. 

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