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Defending a Rook vs Rook and Bishop Endgame is not an easy task, especially if you don't know the theory. WFM Lasya G (2023) had a rook and her opponent IM Armen Barseghyan (ARM, 2373) had a rook and bishop. Check out what happened in the end and how the winner explains to the defender about what needed to be done to ensure the draw. Replay the final … [Read more...] about Defender’s nightmare – Rook and Bishop vs Rook Endgame | IM Armen vs Lasya | 2nd Maharashtra GM 2023

Raunak Sadhwani played the Sicilian Taimanov in the first game of his match against GM Nigel Short. On the 7th move itself, Raunak unleashed himself with a dangerous move ...h5. From that point onwards, Nigel was unable to handle his position and step by step he simply went down. What happened and how it all panned out. Check it out in the interview with Raunak himself. Video: … [Read more...] about “I am not too happy about spoiling his birthday, but I had no choice” – Raunak Sadhwani

Arya Bhakta (2103) got an advantage early in the Ruy Lopez opening. However, his opponent GM FT Akash G (2483) managed to equalize easily. Later in time pressure, he blundered. Check out the final moments from there. Replay the final moments https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/game/?p=RL5LN/UmB9aGLMkjQkhlKxbZC4IWAhFmOD9OFnh8PxeGEyVXqsQellmduTwKnGpf Video: Shahid … [Read more...] about Hunting the runaway king – Arya Bhakta vs GM Akash G | 2nd Maharashtra GM 2023

Vidit Gujrathi played a brilliant positional pawn sacrifice against Peter Svidler in the first classical game of the Maharashtra Chess Challenge 2023. How did he manage to find this move? And what was the logic behind this move, we ask Vidit about this in this interview. He now leads the match 3-0. Video: ChessBase India #Chess #ChessBaseIndia #ViditGujrathi … [Read more...] about Vidit Gujrathi on how he found the beautiful move c5!! against Peter Svidler in Game 1

It was a battle of generations as Nigel Short, the former World Championship challenger, celebrating his 58th birthday took on 17-year-old talent Raunak Sadhwani in the Maharashtra Challenge 2023 match. The first classical game ended with a queen sacrifice and a backrank mate. How did it happen? Check out in this video. Video: ChessBase India #Chess #ChessBaseIndia … [Read more...] about A back rank mate!! Nigel Short vs Raunak Sadhwani | Game 1