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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:

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 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

Shamkir Chess 02: Carlsen wins, others settle for draws

The second round of the Vugar Gashimov Memorial tournament at Shamkir Chess was a relatively quiet affair with only the World Champion Magnus Carlsen winning his duel with Azerbaijani number one Sharkhriyar  Mamedyarov.

Vishy Anand did not have any problems in holding off French GM Maxime Vachier Lagrave (2762) with the black pieces.

Results for Round 2:

Adams 2746 ½-½ Caruana 2802
Carlsen 2863 1-0 Mamedyarov 2754
Vachier-Lagrave 2762 ½-½ Anand 2791
Giri 2790 ½-½ Mamedov 2651
Kramnik 2783 ½-½ So 2788

Pairings for Round 3:

So 2788 – Adams 2746
Mamedov 2651 – Kramnik 2783
Anand 2791 – Giri 2790
Mamedyarov 2754 – Vachier-Lagrave 2762
Caruana 2802 – Carlsen 2863

 

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:

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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

 

 

Shamkir Chess 01: Kramnik, So win; Carlsen holds Anand

The Vugar Gashimov Memorial was off to a rollicking start with former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik (2783) and GM Wesly So (2788) registering convincing victories over GM Micael Adams (2746) and GM Anish Giri (2790) respectively. Kramnik was his usual technical self, slowly building up his advantage to a winning a rook endgame. So on the other hand simply wiped Anish Giri off the board.

Indian ace Vishwanathan Anand landed in an advantageous position versus his arch-nemesis, the current World Champion Magnus Calrsen. Carlsen managed to set up a fortress like position with his queen-side black pawn pinning down white’s b pawn. Anand tried to break thorough and while he did have an advantage, he could not make progress resulting in a draw – an arguably lucky escape for the Norwegian.

Results:

Name                                           Result             Name
Kramnik Vladimir 2783             1-0      Adams Michael 2746
So Wesley 2788                            1-0      Giri Anish 2790
Mamedov Rauf 2651                  ½-½     Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2762
Anand Viswanathan 2791         ½-½     Carlsen Magnus 2863
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2754 ½-½    Caruana Fabiano 2802

Round  pairings:

Name                                                      Name
Adams Michael 2746 –                   Caruana Fabiano 2802
Carlsen Magnus 2863 –                  Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2754
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2762 – Anand Viswanathan 2791
Giri Anish 2790 –                             Mamedov Rauf 2651
Kramnik Vladimir 2783 –              So Wesley 2788

Bangkok: Wang Hao and Jan Gustafsson lead

Chinese GM Wang Hao and German GM Jan Gustafsson share the lead at the 15th Bangkok Chess Club Open, 2015 with 6.0/7. The leaders will be taking on each other in their penultimate round encounter.

Indians are having a gala time at this tournament with many talented youngsters amassing rating points.

You may have a look at the penultimate round pairings here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr169298.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=8&flag=30&wi=821

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

Shamkir Chess 2015: Vugar Gashimov Memorial Super-Tournament begins

The Shamkir Chess tournament (in memory of Vugar Gashimov) kicks-off today at Shamkir, Azerbaijan. The super tournament is expected to be a grand affair with both the World Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and vice World Champion Vishy Anand of India battling it out.

As per the draws, Vishy will play Carlsen with the white pieces in the very first round. The tournament is a nine round all-play-all which will be played from today to 26th April, 2015.

The pairings for Round 1 are as follows:

White                                             Black
1 GM Kramnik, V. (0) 2783           GM Adams, M. (0) 2746
2 GM So, Wesley (0) 2788             GM Giri, Anish (0) 2790
3 GM Mamedov, Rauf (0) 2651    GM Vachier-Lagr. (0) 2762
4 GM Anand, V. (0) 2791               GM Carlsen, M. (0) 2863
5 GM Mamedyarov (0) 2754        GM Caruana, F. (0) 2802

Official website: https://www.shamkirchess.az/en

You may follow all the action live in your Followchess App.

World Amateur Chess 2015: Sandhya on 4/4!

Open Section

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

JAPFA GM : GM Nguyen Anh Dung in sole lead

Round 2

Round 2 saw two decisive encounters as Grandmasters Sergei Tiviakov and Nguyen Anh Dung won their respective games, with the latter winning his second game on the trot. GM G.N. Gopal, the only Indian player in the field, had to settle for a draw against WGM Aulia Medina (ELO 2404).

Round 3

This round witnessed two decisive results as well. GM G.N. Gopal finally won his first game of the tournament as he overcame WGM Alina L’Ami. In the other decisive game, IM Sukandar Irine Kharisma caused a small upset by defeating GM Antonio Rogelio Jr.

After 3 rounds, GM Nguyen Anh Dung has taken the early lead with 2.5/3 while Indian GM G.N. Gopal is joint 3rd with 1.5/3.

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

Bangkok: Twelve players in lead

Twelve players share the lead with 5.0/6 at the 15th Bangkok Chess Club Open, 2015. The two top seeds Chinese GM Wang Hao and Spanish GM Francisco Vallejo drew their sixth round battle to stay in the pack of joint leaders.

Among the Indians, GM Deepan Chakkravarthy, GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly, GM Abhijit Kunte and IM Himanshu Sharma are in the pack of leaders with 5.0/6. Notably, GM Kunte will be playing the seventh round on the first board against the top seed GM Wang Hao.

Indian youngsters are performing admirably well with many players doing well to increase rating points.

You may check out the pairings for Round 7 here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr169298.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=7&flag=30&wi=821