Top seed IM Kaustuv Kundu missed the first round as he was busy winning 6th Bangalore Rating Open 2024. He won the next eight games in-a-row scoring 8/9 and finished a half point ahead of the field. IM Shahil Dey, Arpan Das and Ritabrata Chakraborty scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second, third and fourth place according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹70000 + trophy, ₹50000 and ₹30000 each respectively. The six-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by and at Dhanuka Dhunseri Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy in K ..read more

112th seeded Charith Bhat scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 10th ICA Below 1800 Rating Tournament 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Seven players scored 7.5/9 each. Among them Yogesh Selvam and Shanmukha Pulli secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹999000. The top three prizes were ₹74999 + trophy, ₹65000 and ₹55000 each respectively. The three-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by Innovators Chess Academy at Silicon City Academy of Secondary Education in Bengaluru, Karnataka from 12th to 14t ..read more

Sharjah Masters is regarded as one of the strongest Swiss chess tournaments held in the calendar year. Last year, a total of 78 Grandmasters above 2518 took part in the Masters. The event was won by Arjun Erigaisi, and D Gukesh finished third . The seventh edition will take place from 14th to 23rd May 2024. GM Parham Maghsoodloo is the top seed of the Masters section. Nihal Sarin will be the highest rated Indian in the field. There are also two more sections - Challengers and Futures. The nine-round Classical Swiss tournament will be an exciting affair as usual with many top Grandmasters ..read more

GM D Gukesh has done something at the age of 17 years which at one point was quite difficult to fathom for any chess player. Vishy Anand was the first Indian to win the Candidates, Gukesh became the second on 21st April, exactly four months after securing his spot at the coveted tournament. After a long time, he was met his mother at the airport when he landed at 3 a.m. IST on 25th April 2024. How was the reception? Our team members - Aditya Sur Roy and Abhyudaya Ram were there to capture everything. We also have an interview with Gukesh's mother. You get to know a lot about her emotions, what ..read more

IM Himal Gusain, Gourav Nigam and Arun Kataria scored 8/9 each at Padma Shri Late Abhay Chhajlani Memorial 2nd UICC Rapid Rating Open 2024. Himal won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Gourav was placed second and Arun third. Himal defeated the eventual runner-up Gourav in the penultimate round and drew with the second runner-up, Arun in the final round. Both Himal and Arun remained undefeated. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹25000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each respectively. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating tournament w ..read more

17-year-old D Gukesh created history by becoming the youngest ever chess player to win the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament! After his victory, the whole nation was elated and was eagerly waiting for Gukesh's return from Toronto. We decided to cover this magnificent event - Gukesh's homecoming on 25th April, 2 AM IST. Read the full account of a heroes welcome for Gukesh, the huge number of people who came to visit him even at such a late hour, the people who supported Gukesh throughout his journey, and everything else that transpired that day. Keep in mi ..read more

IM Aaditya Dhingra scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 3rd AFCA Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Seven players - FM Namitbir Singh Walia, Dhrupad Kashyap, FM Garv Gaur, Sahil Bheron, Mrityunjay Kumar, IM Aradhya Garg and Aarit Kapil scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second to eighth according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹500000. The top three prizes were ₹51000, ₹35000 and ₹25000 along with a trophy each respectively. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating tournament was organized by All Faridabad Chess Association at Amrita Hospi ..read more

FM Goutham Krishna H scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 3rd Chessmii Rapid Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. IM Srinath Rao S V, Marthandan K U and Arpith S Bijoy scored 8/9 each. They secured second, third and fourth place respectively according to tie-breaks. Goutham drew with the eventual runner-up Srinath to become the champion. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating tournament was organized by chessmii.com at ASAP Community Sk ..read more

Arjun Erigaisi started off 29th TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2024 with a win over reigning Women's World Champion - Wenjun Ju (CHN). The win moved him up to World no.5 in the live ratings. Wenjun played a line in the Grunfeld which she herself won with the white pieces. However, in this game, it was Arjun who deviated and capitalized on his opponent's mistake. Anton Korobov (UKR) also started with a win as he seized his opportunity against Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) in the endgame. Marc` Andria Maurizzi's (FRA) ambitious approach did not work against Vincent Keymer (GER). The d ..read more

13-year-old FM Sauat Nurgaliyev (KAZ) stunned GM Jorden van Foreest (NED) in the first round of Sardinia World Chess Festival 2024. The teenager thought that the strong super GM will shock him but it happened the other way in the game. About 300 players are taking part combining Group A, B and C. 21 GMs, 34 IMs, 2 WGMs and 6 WIMs with an average rating of 2278 in Group A making it a very strong event. Top seed GM Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) and the highest rated Indian in the field - GM Bharath Subramaniyam H made a winning start. A 97-year-old players drew his first round game against a 70-year-o ..read more