Shreyan Thipparthi (1625, Telangana) scored an amazing 8.5/9 points to become the National Schools U-9 Chess Champion 2024! We had a short interview with Shreyan and his father after the closing ceremony, where we talk about his performance, how his father spotted his chess talent, his goals in chess, and a lot more. Video: ChessBase India Interview: Himank Ghosh #Chess … [Read more...] about He did 1000 Mate in 3 puzzles in 3 days! | National Schools U-9 Chess Champion – Shreyan Thipparthi
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“Kasparov and Judit are my idols!” | National Schools Girls U-17 Chess Champion – Ananya Raman
Ananya Raman (1935, Tamil Nadu) scored 7/9 points to clinch 1st place in the National Schools Girls U-17 Chess Championship 2025. Check out a short interview we did with Ananya after the tournament, where we speak about her performance, her chess career so far, managing academics with chess, and much more. Video: ChessBase India Interview: Himank Ghosh #Chess #ChessBaseIndia … [Read more...] about “Kasparov and Judit are my idols!” | National Schools Girls U-17 Chess Champion – Ananya Raman
The conclusive reason why Nodirbek Abdusattorov is an absolute genius
We all known how well these world class players calculate. But when it comes to calculation of hardcore lines, very few at the top level can match the skills of Nodirbek Abdusattorov. The guy is an absolute calculation monster and this game against Jorden van Foreest shows exactly why! Video: ChessBase India #Chess #ChessBaseIndia #nodirbekabdusattorov … [Read more...] about The conclusive reason why Nodirbek Abdusattorov is an absolute genius
Playing Chess for 2.5 years, now the National Schools U-11 Champion! | Vairaj Sogerwal
Vairaj Sogerwal (1877, Haryana) became the National Schools Under-11 Champion scoring 8/9 points. We caught up with Vairaj after the closing ceremony - watch the interview where we talk about his play here, his preparation for the tournament, his goals in chess and much more. Video: ChessBase India Interview: Himank Ghosh #Chess #ChessBaseIndia … [Read more...] about Playing Chess for 2.5 years, now the National Schools U-11 Champion! | Vairaj Sogerwal
“I am inspired by Magnus Carlsen!” | National Schools U-15 Champion 2025 – Rosh Jain
The U-15 category of the National Schools Chess Championship 2025 was won by Rosh Jain (2071, Delhi). We catch up with Rosh after the closing ceremony for a short interview - we talk to him about his performance here, his chess career so far, and his inspirations! Video: ChessBase India Interview: Himank Ghosh #Chess #ChessBaseIndia … [Read more...] about “I am inspired by Magnus Carlsen!” | National Schools U-15 Champion 2025 – Rosh Jain






