Author: Shubham Kumthekar

World Amateur Chess Round 7: Dogan Mire Deniz in sole lead, again!

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Turkish player Dogan Mire Deniz continued his terrific form at the World Amateur Chess Championship 2015 as he overcame Giordos Vasiolios with the White pieces. With this crucial victory, Dogan Mire Deniz took the sole lead once again in this 9 round tournament. Amongst Indians, the in-form Manjunath Jain went down to Pappas Mihail while Abhishek Thomre and Vivek M. secured a win and a draw respectively against higher-rated opposition.

The 8th round pairings can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164371.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=8&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984

Women’s Section

In the Women’s Section, WCM Gitu Paula-Alexandra of Romania continued her fine run with a victory over Amarjargal Ganbaatar of Mongolia while Sandhya G. of India prevailed over her compatriot Aparajita Gocchikar. In another Indian result, Niti Gupta recorded her 3rd consecutive win as she stunned Mc Roberts Holly of U.S.A.

Going into the 8th round, Paula-Alexandra leads with 6/7 while Sandhya G. is right on the former’s heels with 5.5/7.

The 8th round pairings can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164372.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=8&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984

World Team Chess Round 1: Ukraine beats Russia!

It is not often that you see the top two seeds locking horns in the first round of a tournament. But in the opening round of the World Team Chess Championship 2015, top seeds Russia took on 2nd seeds Ukraine, with the latter team managing a 2.5-1.5 victory over their arch-rivals. Amongst other notable results, Israel narrowly overcame the strong Armenian team.

Meanwhile, India, who were expected to have a relatively easy outing against the Egyptians, suffered a setback when IM Ezat Mohamed (EGY) stunned GM Sethuraman (IND). However, the rest of the Indian players defeated their respective opponents and led India to a 3-1 victory.

Round 1 Results:

S.No.

 Team Result Team

S.No.

10

 Egypt   1 – 3 India

7

6

 Israel 2½ – 1½ Armenia

3

2

 Ukraine 2½ – 1½ Russia

1

8

 Cuba   2 – 2 Hungary

5

4

 China 2½ – 1½ USA

9

The results and full pairings can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr170346.aspx?lan=1&art=2&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984

 

 

World Women’s Team Round 1: Ukraine, India stunned

The World Women’s Team Chess Championship was off to a stunning start as top seeds Ukraine were shocked comprehensively by 6th seeds Poland while 5th seeds India suffered an upset at the hands of an inspired 8th-seeded Kazakhstan team. Amongst other results, the giant match-up Georgia vs Russia ended in a 2-2 draw while China and U.S.A comfortably won their matches against Armenia and Egypt respectively.

The Kazakhstan vs India encounter witnessed as many as 3 decisive results, with the lone draw being played out on the top board between WGM Abdumalik Zhansaya and GM Koneru Humpy. On the second board, GM Harika (IND) duly won her game against WGM Saduakassova (KAZ), but WGM Nakhbayeva Guliskhan and WIM Dauletova Gulmira scored 2 stunning points on the last two boards and led Kazakhstan to a surprise 2.5-1.5 win over India.

In the Ukraine vs Poland match, only GM Zhukova (UKR) could manage half a point for her team, while the Polish women dominated their Ukrainian counterparts on the rest of the boards to score an astonishing 3.5-0.5 victory over the top seeds.

The detailed results and full pairings can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr170190.aspx?lan=1&art=2&wi=821

World Amateur Round 6: Paula-Alexandra overtakes Sandhya!

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Overnight leader Dogan Mire Deniz was caught up by Giordos Vasilios as Soilemetzidis Konstantinos held the former to a draw. In the 7th round, the two leaders are scheduled to battle it out on the top board. Meanwhile, Manjunath Jain of India drew a higher-rated player and continued his good run in this tournament.

The full pairings for Round 7 can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164371.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=7&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984

Women’s Section

The women’s section saw major changes at the top of the table with Sandhya G of India going down against Chetina Elizaveta of Russia. With Gitu Paula-Alexandra winning her game against Koutsogiannopoulou Theodora, the former overtook Sandhya and now leads the pack with 5/6. However, the two other Indians in the fray – Aparajita Gocchikar and Niti Gupta – won their respective games.

The next round will feature an all-India clash as Sandhya G is scheduled to take on Aparajita Gocchikar.

The full pairings for Round 7 can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164372.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=7&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984

 

JAPFA GM Round 5: GM Nguyen still on top!

The 5th round of the JAPFA Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2015 witnessed as many as 4 decisive results with both the top seeds – GM Tiviakov and GM Gopal – winning their respective games. In the other decisive games, IM Muhammad Lutfi prevailed over IM Alina L’Ami whereas IM Sophie Milliet registered her first win of the tournament by overcoming WGM Aulia Medina Warda.

Overnight leader GM Nguyen Anh Dung continued to reign supreme as he held GM Antonio Rogelio Jr. to a draw with the black pieces. After 5 rounds, GM Nguyen sits comfortably on the top of the table with 4/5, while 4 others trail him on 3/5. GM G.N. Gopal, the lone Indian hope, is joint 3rd with a 50% score.

The next round promises to be quite interesting with tournament leader GM Nguyen Anh Dung clashing against top-seeded GM Sergei Tiviakov.

The results and pairings can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr169744.aspx?lan=1&art=2&wi=821

World Women’s Team Championship 2015 to start-off tomorrow!

The World Women’s Team Chess Championship 2015 will commence tomorrow at Chengdu, China. 10 selected national teams will fight it out in this 9-round all-play-all tournament. Esteemed players like Koneru Humpy, Ju Wenjun, Anna Muzychuk, Mariya Muzychuk (who is the newly crowned Women’s World Champion) and Alexandra Kosteniuk will be the star attractions of the 2015 edition.

The teams participating are:

#

 TEAMS

AVERAGE RATING

1

 Ukraine

2509

2

 Russia

2500

3

 China

2487

4

 Georgia

2482

5

India

2468
6 Poland

2412

7

 Armenia

2374

8

 Kazakhstan

2341

9

 U.S.A

2263

10

 Egypt

2081

India has fielded a formidable team consisting of Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, Padmini Rout, Soumya Swaminathan and Mary Ann Gomes. Meanwhile, Chinese GM Hou Yifan, the Women’s World No. 1, is not a part of the Chinese team.

The first round is scheduled for 3 pm local time (12:30 pm IST). In the opening round, India will take on Kazakhstan while the Georgia-Russia clash is the key match-up.

Official Website: http://chengdu2015.fide.com/

Pairing/Results: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr170190.aspx?lan=1&art=2&wi=821

World Team Chess Championship 2015 to take off tomorrow!

The World Team Chess Championship 2015 will be held at Tsakhkadzor, Armenia from April 19 to April 28. 10 national teams from all over the world will battle it out in this 9 round all-play-all event for the coveted title of  ‘World Team Champion’. Aronian, Grischuk, Gelfand, Karjakin, Ivanchuk, Harikrishna are some of the many top GMs who will make their presence felt at Tsakhkadzor.

The following teams will be competing:

#

Teams

Average Rating

1

 Russia

2755

2

 Ukraine

2712

3

 Armenia

2683

4

 China

2678

5

 Hungary

2677

6

 Israel

2666

7

 India

2645

8

 Cuba

2644

9

 U.S.A.

2641

10

 Egypt

2516

Each team will consist of 4 players, 1 reserve player and 1 captain. Team India is being represented by GM Sethuraman, GM Harikrishna, GM Vidit, GM Sasikiran and GM Sengupta. Meanwhile, Russia has fielded an all-2700+ team spearheaded by World No. 5 GM Alexander Grischuk.

The first round will commence on 19th April at 3 pm local time and 4:30 pm IST.

Official Website : http://tsaghkadzor2015.fide.com/?lang=en

 

 

World Amateur Chess Round 5: Dogan Mire Deniz on 5/5!

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The 5th Round of the World Amateur Open Chess Championship produced a sole leader as Dogan Mire Deniz of Turkey overcame his compatriot Onturk Senan Utku with the black pieces. With this win, Dogan Mire Deniz has moved on to a perfect 5/5. Among the Indian participants, Manjunath Jain shocked 2nd seeded Martinez Llamas while Abhishek Thomre drew another higher-rated player.

Full pairings for Round 6 can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164371.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=6&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984

Women’s Section

Overnight leader Sandhya G. of India was finally put to a stop as Koutsogiannopoulou Theodora of Greece held her to a draw. Among the other Indian results, Aparajita Gocchikar drew Amarjargal Enkhbayar of Mongolia whilst Niti Gupta recorded her first win of the tournament. After 5 rounds, Sandhya solely leads the pack with 4.5/5. K. Theodora and Gitu Paula-Alexandra are closely behind Sandhya with 4 points each.

Full pairings for Round 6 can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164372.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=6&fed=COL&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984

JAPFA GM Round 4: A Tale of Two Upsets!

The fourth round of the JAPFA Grandmaster Chess Tournament was easily the hardest fought round so far, with as many as 5 decisive results! Overnight leader GM Nguyen Anh Dung continued his fine form as he overcame IM Sophie Milliet of France.

However, upsets took centre-stage in this round. The top 2 seeds – GM Tiviakov and GM G.N. Gopal – suffered major setbacks at the hands of IM Sukandar Irine Kharisma and FM Ali Muhammad Lutfi respectively. With 2 upsets suffered in 4 games, GM G.N. Gopal is indeed having a tough outing at Jakarta.

After 4 rounds, GM Nguyen Anh Dung is sitting pretty at the top of the table with 3.5/4 and a nice one-point cushion. IM Sukandar and IM Sean Winshand are joint 2nd with 2.5/4.

Tomorrow’s round will witness the first all-GM clash of the tournament as GM Antonio takes on GM Nguyen. A crucial encounter is on our cards!

Full results and pairings can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr169744.aspx?lan=1&art=2&wi=821

World Amateur Chess 2015: Sandhya on 4/4!

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After 4 rounds of World Amateur Chess championship, two Turkish players – Dogan Mire Deniz and Onturk Senan Utku – lead the pack with 4/4.  Among notable Indian results, Manjunath Jain defeated a higher-rated player while Abhishek Thomre drew another 1900+ player.

The full pairings for Round 5 can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164371.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=5&fed=IND&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984

Women’s Section

Indian hope Sandhya G. maintained her perfect score and her sole lead as she won against her higher rated Mongolian opponent Khulan Enkhsaikhan. Meanwhile, Aparajita Gocchikar of India held her higher rated opponent Reis Virginia of Brazil to a draw.

In the fifth round, Sandhya will clash against Koutsogiannopoulou Theodora of Greece, who is on the sole second spot with 3.5/4.

The full pairings for Round 5 can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164372.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=5&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984