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Arjun Erigaisi is the rising young talent from Indian chess, Magnus Carlsen is world's best chess player. This game at the World Blitz 2021 was looked forward to with great interest by all the chess enthusiasts. Arjun was nervous as he faced the World Champion for the first time in over the board chess. Carlsen took a lot of time for 1 move, nearly half of his entire time in … [Read more...] about Magnus Carlsen vs Arjun Erigaisi | Carlsen thinks for half his time on 1 move | Commentary by Sagar

MPL 10th National School Chess Championships 2022 started on Monday 16th May A total of 969 players are taking part from various schools across the nation in Under-7, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 17 in the Open and Girls category. 12 champions in 12 different age categories will be crowned on 20th May 2022. The tournament was inaugurated by IM Padmini Rout, Ranjan Mohanty, Joint … [Read more...] about The venue tour | MPL 10th National School Chess Championships 2022 | KIIT University, Bhubaneswar

Every Saturday at the ChessBase India Chess Club, IM Sagar Shah plays against a lot of players for a 2-3 hours at a stretch. We had completed 8 Saturdays and Sagar had not lost a single game. But the fateful day arrived on the 9th session on 14th of May 2022, when 1422 rated Vishal Dharia managed to get the better of Sagar. Check out this game where Sagar himself commentates on … [Read more...] about 1422 rated player beats an IM | Sagar’s first loss at ChessBase India Chess Club

Padmini Rout came to inaugurate the MPL 10th National School Chess Championships 2022 which is happening at the KIIT Campus in Bhubaneshwar. She was felicitated at the event for being chosen for the Olympiads. She was happy to be back at the school chess championship and encouraged the kids to a great tournament. We wish her and the team all the very best. Video: ChessBase … [Read more...] about I am really excited for the Olympiads | IM Padmini Rout

The MPL 10th National School Chess Championships 2022 kicks off today at the beautiful KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. IM Padmini Rout was facilitated and she inaugurated the event along with other esteemed guests. Mr. Ranjan Mohanty talks to us about the event and also the upcoming GM tournament and also would like to thank all those who made this event possible. Video: … [Read more...] about We are excited to host the biggest National School Chess Tournament in India | Ranjan Mohanty

Vijayawada Police Commissoner, Kanthi Rana Tata played a friendly bullet game against the new National Under-8 and Under-10 Girls champion, Charvi A (KAR). Check out what happened in the game. Video: ChessBase India #Chess #ChessBaseIndia #Bullet ---------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the ChessBase India Channel on YouTube for more … [Read more...] about Vijayawada Police Commissoner vs National U-8 and U-10 Girls Champion | Kanthi Rana Tata vs Charvi A

India's second GM in history, Dibyendu Barua played seven consecutive Olympiad from 1988-2000, won individual Gold medal on Board no.2 at 29th Novi Sad Olympiad in 1990. He talks about his Olympiad memories, how he missed his final GM-norm, what Anand said and how he inspired him like a younger brother. How he got to know about his first Olympiad participation, what he learned, … [Read more...] about 7-time Olympian and individual Gold medalist, GM Dibyendu Barua on Olympiad, Dynamo Chess and more

Mr. Arindam Mallick is a businessman from a humble background and his dream and wishes to fulfill all the requirements for her daughter sometimes fall short. While he is happy that Mrittika became the champion but the happiness was soon grasped by reality. What's next? Here is an honest confession of how difficult it can be to pursue the game of chess in today's date. Video: … [Read more...] about I sometimes feel absolutely helpless | Father of National Under 14 Champion Mrittika Mallick

Pragnya H G from Tamil Nadu became the first runner-up by scoring 8.5/11 at the National U14 Girls Chess Championship 2022. She talks about her opening weaknesses and also what she likes to do. She is a strong book reader and mentions some of the books she refers to. Video: ChessBase India Interview by Aditya Sur Roy #Chess #ChessBaseIndia #Under14Nationals2022 … [Read more...] about I like to refer to a lot of Chess Books before my tournaments | Pragnya H G

Ilamparthi A R (2121) the youngster from Tamil Nadu had a shaky start and eventually was the second runner up at the MPL 34th National U14 Open Chess Championship 2022. He mentions that he is not happy with his performance but has also played some nice games to take back home. Video: ChessBase India Interview by Aditya Sur Roy #Chess #ChessBaseIndia #Under14Nationals2022 … [Read more...] about I am not happy with my performance | Need to work harder | Ilamparthi A R