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How to mate a 2645 opponent in one hour!

09/10/2016 -

In the last round of the Isle of Man International 2016 World's youngest IM R. Praggnanandhaa was up against Axel Bachmann. The Paraguayan grandmaster started off with an offbeat opening that soon turned into an opposite side castling. The 11-year-old was on top of his game as he started playing with great energy and imagination. The value of each move started to become very high in this sharp battle. That's when Bachmann went wrong and Praggnandhaa was all over the white king, scoring a win with the black pieces in 18 moves against a 2645 opponent!

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Tal Memorial 09: Anand finishes with a draw, ties for the third place

09/10/2016 -

Aronian is well-known to set up deep traps in his games, often swindling bad positions with sheer resourcefulness. "Luckily, I have learnt not to trust this guy," said Anand as he jokingly explained one of the traps Aronian had set with the black pieces. Find out what happened in the game in our report with master analysis and video-interview of Anand and Aronian!

Isle of Man R08: Learn how to mate with a bishop and knight!

09/10/2016 -

Harika lost her game and so did S.L. Narayanan. Vidit drew his game. 26 Indians went to Isle of Man but the performances haven't been highly impressive. Yet, round eight had plenty of things for us to learn. In this report you will learn how grandmasters above 2700 Elo are able to make short draws which somehow we, normal players, are never able to! You will also see Shirov's attacking flair, Naiditisch's tactical acumen and last but not the least you will learn the technique of how to mate with a bishop and knight. Hou Yifan got that position and the reigning World Champion didn't face any problems!

Live Games from Isle of Man 2016

08/10/2016 -

The chess.com Isle of Man International is taking place from 1st to the 9th of October 2016. Out of 133 players, 26 are Indians. Top three seeds at the event are Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura. The Indian challenge is led by Vidit Gujrathi. On this page you can find four games of Indian players who are playing on the top boards. You can use features like live book, let's check and engine analysis while watching the games. Live action begins at 18.00 hours IST.

India's First International Arbiter turns 73!

08/10/2016 -

Imagine resolving a dispute with your opponent in the middle of the game in a tournament with a hand-to-hand fight. The one who beats the other up is the winner of the conflict, and then, you can continue the game. You cannot imagine that, right? Well, that is why arbiters exist. Today, India's first international Arbiter Venkatachalam Kameswaran celebrates his 73rd Birthday! The genial man from Chennai has served chess for more than three decades in various forms — arbiter, player, organizer, and a journalist. We bring you a selection from his legendary collection.

Isle of Man 07: Harika beats Hou Yifan!

08/10/2016 -

This was the 23rd encounter between them and it was the first time that the Indian emerged victorious! Yes, Harika Dronavalli was able to beat the reigning World Champion Hou Yifan at the seventh round of the Isle of Man International 2016. In another positive result for Indians, 18-year-old S.L.Narayanan crushed his Armenian opponent Sergei Movsesian in just 27 moves! Vidit Gujrathi lost on the top board against Pavel Eljanov when he overstretched in what was an equal position. Check out the illustrated report.

Isle of Man 04-06: Indians going strong

07/10/2016 -

In our last report from the Isle of Man we brought to you how Vidit Gujrathi won his third round game against Benjamin Bok and broke into top 50 players in the world. Since then three rounds have passed by and the tournament keeps getting all the more interesting. Vidit is leading the Indian charge at the top, however, there are many other players who are doing really well. Most notably Harika, S.L.Narayanan and Hemant Sharma. We have the round 04-06 report for you and a very interesting endgame where Mark Dvorestsky shows us the way!

Tal Memorial: 08: Nepo's Overzealous King

06/10/2016 -

Anand took on the leader Ian Nepomniachtchi with the black pieces in the eighth round. It was a reasonably sarcastic game -- the players traded their queens quite quickly, only to see Nepomniachtchi's king march up the board in the middlegame! Watch and enjoy the game with analysis by Viswanatahan Anand and Ian Nepomniachtchi!

3 Tips to Improve your Chess with GM Swapnil Dhopade

05/10/2016 -

India's Grandmaster No. 40 Swapnil Dhopade turns 26 today. He has had a fascinating journey from being a bawling toddler to a tournament-winning mean machine. Things were not rosy at all for the man from Amravati in Maharashtra. I mean, come on, have you even heard of Amravati?! Over the past one year, ChessBase India has collected a bucket load of exclusive material while covering the performances of Swapnil. We distil all the material and bring you a small and useful list-post where you will learn 3 tips to improve your chess with GM Swapnil Dhopade!

Tal Memorial 07: And the game 'petered' out to a draw

05/10/2016 -

There were five draws today in Moscow after we had been spoiled with hard-fought, violent rounds. Several of the games saw little to no chances for either side to win, or even create real threats. Vishy Anand had an interesting game and had the best chance to score a point in the whole round. But even that was not easy. Nepomniachtchi keeps his half point lead over Giri, who had amazing news yesterday! On the rest day his son Daniel was born! Congratulations to him and Sopiko. We have an illustrated list-report. Feel free to scan!

Saluting a ‘Chess Playing’ nation

04/10/2016 -

Chess in schools (CIS) is a wonderful program that is being pushed in schools all over the world. However, there are always theoretical and practical difficulties in implementing the CIS program. FI Praful Zaveri is working hard to popularize the game of chess in the city of Mumbai. He made his way to Tsaghkadzor in Armenia to attend the international conference of Chess in Schools. Right from his taxi journey from the airport to hotel, to the closing ceremony of the conference, Zaveri experienced an unparalleled level of hospitality by his Armenian hosts.

Isle of Man 03: Vidit Gujrathi is India No. 3!

04/10/2016 -

In a large open as strong as the Isle of Man, every round is a feast, every game a meal, with no shortage of exciting positions and exotic play. Round three saw many of the top players already facing stiff grandmaster competition with few of the lopsided pairings from the first two days. This led to some exciting bouts including hard-fought draws at the top. From the Indian angle, Vidit Gujrathi played a beautiful game to walk into the lead. We have an illustrated report full of analyses.

Tal Memorial 06: What no one tells you about Strategic Endings

04/10/2016 -

Tomashevsky took on Viswanathan Anand with the white pieces in the sixth round of the 2016 Tal Memorial. The game began as a Queens Gambit Declined where Anand chose to attack White's center and reach a position with an isolated queen's pawn. Tomashevsky arguably had a slight edge, But Anand showed how precisely to handle such delicate positions. What happened next was a fine piece of strategic endgame displayed by Anand. Enjoy, and learn from our report with in-depth analysis, video analysis and annotations.

From 2013 World Junior bronze medallist to World Top 50!

03/10/2016 -

Vidit Gujrathi won his third round at the Isle of Man International against Benjamin Bok. With this win his live rating propelled to 2693 and he now enters the top 50 players in the world. We thought this would be a nice time to acquaint our readers with an interview that Sagar Shah did with Vidit exactly three years ago. The boy from Nashik had just won the bronze medal at the World Juniors 2013 in Turkey and did so in style by scoring 3.5 points in the last four rounds. This light hearted interview will surely leave a deep impact on you about Vidit's personality.

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