Win like Aravindh!

by ChessBase
5/2/2025 – In his CBM column "Move by Move", Robert Ris regularly invites you to broaden your horizons and improve your own understanding of chess using the example of a current world-class game. For the current ChessBase Magazine #225, he has chosen a game by Aravindh Chithambaram, the winner of the Prague 2025 Chess Festival. In the first reading sample from CBM #225, we offer you the interactive video contributions today and in the coming days as free training session. Give it a try and have fun!

Chess Festival Prague 2025 with analyses by Aravindh, Giri, Gurel, Navara and others. ‘Special’: 27 highly entertaining miniatures. Opening videos by Werle, King and Ris. 10 opening articles with new repertoire ideas and much more.
ChessBase Magazine offers first-class training material for club players and professionals! World-class players analyse their brilliant games and explain the ideas behind the moves. Opening specialists present the latest trends in opening theory and exciting ideas for your repertoire. Master trainers in tactics, strategy and endgames show you the tricks and techniques you need to be a successful tournament player! Available as a direct download (incl. booklet as pdf file) or booklet with download key by post.
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Win like Aravindh! – free reading sample from ChessBase Magazine #225

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The 25-year-old Indian Aravindh Chithambaram has climbed the world rankings in recent years, somewhat in the slipstream of his famous compatriots Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, and Erigaisi. He currently ranks 12th in the FIDE rating list (May 2025) with an Elo rating of 2749. With spectacular games, Aravindh now achieved a convincing tournament victory at the Prague Chess Festival (see pages 6 and 7). Reason enough for Robert Ris to share the young man's skills with you in his columns "Move by Move"!

Robert Ris: Aravindh - Wei Yi

The IM from the Netherlands was particularly impressed by the young Indian's playing style. In his game against last year's winner, Wei Yi, the Queen's Gambit Ragosin Variation came up on the board. Both sides initially followed their preparations for a long time. But then it was Aravindh who surprised his opponent with an unconventional idea ...

Highlights of ChessBase Magazine #225

From the Prague 2025 Chess Festival to Jan Werle's opening video on the London System and the ‘Special’ with 27 highly entertaining miniatures and Mihail Marin's strategy article ‘Outposts on open files” to Dr Karsten Mueller's video series “Fundamental Endgame Knowledge”.

Over 7 hours of video playing time with Daniel King, Jan Markos, Mihail Marin, Dr. Karsten Mueller, Michael Prusikin, Oliver Reeh, Robert Ris, Dorian Rogozenco and Jan Werle await you!

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