When facing a young, ambitious opponent, it’s best not to let them gain momentum. At the recent Hoogeveen Open, Surya Shekhar Ganguly learned this the hard way against Emil Frederick Schuricht, a German teenager who, despite being rated 2145, outplayed the Indian GM spectacularly on the dark squares. Meanwhile, young chess prodigies keep raising the […]
Monthly Archives: November 2024
Levy Rozman, also known as GothamChess, emerged victorious in a thrilling six-day chess showdown against Swedish grandmaster Pia Cramling in Stockholm. Dubbed the “Battle of Generations”, the match saw Rozman’s speed dominate in rapid and blitz games. After splitting the classical games earlier in the week, Rozman’s tactical awareness secured him the match and a […]
ChessBase India’s week-long, free-for-all Big Diwali Chess Camp concluded on a high note. On October 26, the penultimate day, an intense chess-solving contest took centre stage. The challenge was to solve six complex chess compositions in just two hours. Carefully curated by Satanick Mukhuty, the Chess Composition Editor of ChessBase India, the tasks included four […]
Top seed Tan Zhongyi has taken the lead at the Shymkent Women’s Grand Prix after a second win in round 3, defeating Kateryna Lagno with the white pieces. Tan now holds 2½/3 points, followed by a quartet of players in close pursuit, including India’s Humpy Koneru and Russia’s Aleksandra Goryachkina, both with strong round-3 victories. […]
The FIDE Circuit 2024 race saw a shake-up in the standings, with Arjun Erigaisi grabbing the lead following a strong performance at the WR Chess Masters Cup. His gains nudged Nodirbek Abdusattorov to third place, as Fabiano Caruana’s recent US Championship victory moved him to second. The competition remains fierce, with Abdusattorov, Caruana and Alireza […]
The second tournament of the 2024-25 Women’s Grand Prix Series takes place in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. It’s a ten-player-round-robin, the best two players in the Grand Prix series qualify for the next Women’s Candidates Tournament. The top seed in Shymkent is Chinese Grandmaster Tan Zhongyi, second seed is Aleksandra Goryachkina. Rounds start daily at 15.00 local […]