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Vishy Anand: in pursuit of excellence (1)

11/16/2015 – Louis Philippe is a premier Indian men’s apparel brand, and has a show hosted by an Indian tennis legend, Vijay Amritraj. In it famous personalities across a varied number of fields discuss their journey to reach the top of their profession. Of special interest to us: a very profound interview with former World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand. Definitely worth watching.

"Human Chess" - an event to teach children chess

11/12/2015 – In 1988 Vishy Anand became India's first grandmaster. Now, 27 years later, India has 39 grandmasters and at the World Youth Chess Championship in Porto Carras that just ended, India won more medals than any other nation. This chess boom relies on chess teachers like Niklesh Jain who again and again have new ideas to teach children the game.

Anand: Soviet players didn’t want to cheat

10/10/2015 – Pawn Sacrifice, the film about the 11th World Champion Bobby Fischer, is in the news everywhere. Indian Express journalist Shivani Naik recently conducted a very illuminating interview about it – with the 15th Champion Viswanathan Anand, who was three years old at the time of the Reykjavik match, but deeply influenced by it during his chess career. He even met Bobby Fischer.

Mumbai remembers Bobby Fischer

10/5/2015 – The 19th of September was a special day: ChessBase India invited all players in Mumbai to celebrate the greatest chess player that ever lived – Bobby Fischer. The movie Pawn Sacrifice premiered in the city, and in spite of very short notice a number of chess players gathered to watch it together – and then follow one of our most popular biographical DVDs.

Dhopade wins India’s 2015 National Challengers

9/13/2015 – The tournament has always been a meeting point for the most talented of the Indian players, with spots for the National Premier Championship up for grabs. IM Swapnil Dhopade won the 53rd edition of India’s National Challengers Championship with 10.0/13, half a point ahead of the remaining field. We bring you a richly illustrated report and a choice of tactics for you to solve.

A documentary on blind chess

8/18/2015 – In India a group of boys dream of becoming chess masters. But this is no ordinary chess and these are no ordinary players. Algorithms is a documentary on the thriving world of Blind Chess. Filmed over three years, it travels with three talented boys to national and world championships, documenting their struggles, anxieties and hopes. Preview tonight in Mumbai, premiere on Friday.

A unique chess prodigy

8/17/2015 – Have you ever seen a GM move his rook in the second move of a game – not in a simultaneous exhibition or against a patzer, but facing a strong opponent in the final crucial round of an international tournament? GM Aravindh Chithambaram did exactly this, echoing his last year's defeat of Alexei Shirov with 1.b3. This 15-year-old super-talent is clearly on his way to world class.

Aravindh and Vaishali Indian Junior Champions

8/5/2015 – In its 45th edition the Indian Junior and Girls Chess Championship 2015 was open to the Indian juniors younger than nineteen years of age. The open section was won by GM Aravindh Chithambaram with 9.5/11, a full point ahead of the field, and the Girls section by R. Vaishali, with 8.5/11. Aravindh is fifteen and Vaishali is fourteen! She has annotated one of her games for us.

Commonwealth Ch: Culture shock in Delhi

7/13/2015 – Hit by 40° on arrival WIM Sabrina Chevannes, the nominated female from England for the Commonwealth Championship, struggled with accommodation, traffic, power cuts – and an attack of typhoid fever! Thankfully the organisers were extremely helpful, and after withdrawing from play Sabrina took it on herself to look around town and file a final report on the tournament.

"Grace-Time" Controversy – the real story

7/8/2015 – "As you aware, in an unfortunate incident GM Koneru Humpy withdrew from the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2015," wrote A.K. Verma, Secretary of the Delhi Chess Association. "Too much has been written about this. As Organising Secretary of Championship it's my responsibility to clear the air." Attached was a document relating the DCA's stand and view on the issue.

AICF seeks to punish Humpy

7/6/2015 – Recently the third-best female player in history, GM Koneru Humpy, forfeited a game and withdrew from a tournament – and explained it to us in a critical interview. Now the Indian Chess Federation is calling on FIDE to sanction Humpy. This could be in the form of a warning or reprimand, a fine up to $25,000, revocations of her GM title and a ban from chess for up to 15 years.

2015 Commonwealth: interview with Humpy

6/29/2015 – "Nobody believes Humpy" was a typical headline in national newspapers, after top female GM Koneru Humpy, who was leading with 3.0/3, withdrew from the event. Like her colleague Tania Sachdev, Humpy had forfeited a winning game after misunderstanding the time control rules. Sabrina Chevannes, who is on the appeals comittee, interviewed Humpy to find out exactly what happened.

Harika: cool to be uncool

6/11/2015 – "Chess in India has a new poster girl," says the Times of India. It is 24-year-old Harika Dronavalli, who has just bagged the Popular Choice award of the newspaper. In a candid interview the semifinalist of the 2015 Women's World Championship talks about travel, food, hobbies, general interests – and marriage plans. We have added some personal details to the story.

Third year of the Maharashtra Chess League

6/8/2015 – It is just one state in India – but: Maharashtra is population wise far larger than any country in Europe, and: it has a thriving chess community. The state chess league is unique bidding system, definitely worthy of imitation, whereby top players are auctioned to the sponsors of the league. The inauguration is also graced by the likes of Vishy Anand and Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan.

Lessons from a 2600+ grandmaster (2)

5/16/2015 – After his successes in three strong back to back tournaments, India GM (and Anand second) Surya Shekhar Gangul provided us with many interesting insights into key games – not just related to calculations and analysis but also to human psychology, preparation and playing under pressure in crucial games. Here's the final game, annotated with quiz questions and very instructive analysis.

Lessons from a 2600+ grandmaster

5/15/2015 – Recently one of India’s top players scored remarkable successes in strong back to back tournaments. Surya Shekhar Ganguly meticulously annotated some of the games for ChessBase readers. He reveals many interesting points not just related to calculations and analysis but also to human psychology, preparation and playing under pressure in crucial games. With interesting test positions.

Interview with Surya Shekhar Ganguly

5/10/2015 – It was a tour de force: recently one of India’s top players spent a month playing three very strong events, in India, Australia and Thailand, one after another. He finishing first, third and second. In an interview immediately afterwards Surya Ganguly reveals some trade secrets on how to manage such an arduous schedule, successfully. Enlightening, especially for tournament players.

Women's chess in India – myths and facts

5/2/2015 – A week ago Nigel Short unleashed a storm in the international press with his article on the gender difference in chess. Now one of India's top female players, IM Nisha Mohota, has thankfully taken it upon herself to describe the situation in her country – where chess is not very attractive for women players. Nisha tells us what can and must be done to alleviate an unfortunate situation.

Vijayalakshmi, India’s first WGM

3/25/2015 – Women's chess in India is currently dominated today by two players: Humpy Koneru and Harika Dronavalli. However, before they were born a little girl from Chennai was creating ripples, winning almost all the age group Nationals. Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman went on to become India’s first WGM and also the country's first female IM. We wish Viji a Happy Birthday today with a very special interview.

Personalities at the Indian Team Championships

3/11/2015 – This event has a meagre prize fund but attracts a very high calibre of players. You can encounter the cream of Indian chess, future champions, players with incredible life stories. We dealt with the games and results of the Team Championships in previous reports, in today's big pictorial we get to meet some of the personalities that are making the country the next great superpower of chess.

China wraps up in India

3/11/2015 – Things were looking rough for India as they entered the penultimate round with a two match deficit against China. Sethuraman continued with an great performance, defeating Ding Liren. However the rest of the team was unable to come through. A disastrous performance by Sasikirian allowed China to draw round seven. To add insult to injury, China also won comfortably on the last round.

How grandmasters think

3/10/2015 – As reported in a previous article the recently concluded Indian National Team Championships fielded super-strong players. During the event our reporter in Goa, Sagar Shah, did something unique: he asked top players to select a special moment from their games and explain what had gone through their minds at that point. Their thought processes are provided as video commentary.

China breaks India twice

3/8/2015 – China was able to win round five with an excellent win from their top player, Ding Liren, who bested India's number one Krishnan Sasikirian. Even though the Indians struck back with a win by their top-performing player, Sethuraman, Zhou Jianchao gave China the win with a victory over Adhiban Baskaran. Unlike previous rounds India did not recover in the next one, instead suffering another defeat, 3-1!

India strikes, China equalizes

3/5/2015 – It seems as if neither team can put a real dent on the other; India was able to take round three with a narrow victory 2.5-1.5 in a day full of surprises: Lalith Babu beat Ding Liren with the black pieces, while Wang Chen did the same against Sasikirian! The top players from both teams losing with white. China struck back in the fourth rounds Wang Chen beat Sasikirian again!.
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