Sadhwani Raunak Rakshitta Ravi GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi

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June 2014
52nd National Challengers Chess Championship, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
Winner
28th National Under 9 Open & Girls Chess Championship 2014,Puducherry
Sadhwani Raunak
Under-9 Open Champion
Rakshitta Ravi
Under-9 Girls Champion
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INSIDE....
28th National Under 9 Open & Girls Championship 2014, Puducherry
Sadhwani Raunak and Rakshitta Ravi
emerge Under 9 Champions
by R.R.Vasudevan, Chief Arbiter1
52nd National Challengers Chess Championship, Dharamshala
GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi wins National Challenger
by R.Srivatsan, Chief Arbiter7
5th KACC FIDE Rated Tournament (below 2200), Puducherry
Bavan Kumar wins title
by R. Anantharam IA, Chief Arbiter
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1 “Nalanda Cup” Open FIDE Rated Tournament below 2000, Shimoga
Srikanth wins at Shimoga
by IA Manjunatha M Chief Arbiter
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3rd KCM (below 2000) FIDE Chess Tournament,Coimbatore
Aadithyaa wins title
by .V.Vijayaraghavan IA, Chief Arbiter
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NHPC FIDE Rated Tournament for below 1600,New Delhi
Pratik Das wins NHPC FIDE Rated
by IA Gopakumar MS, Chief Arbiter
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7 All India Open fide Rating tournament below 1800, Hyderabad
Divesh is the winner
by Promodraj Moree FA, Chief Arbiter
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5th KCA FIDE Rated Chess Championship below 1800, Kottayam
S Gopakumar Clinches the title
by M.Ephrame IA, Chief Arbiter
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From the Editor’s desk
Great players leave their
imprint on their favourite
sport with their significant
contribution to the game.
The Serbian Grandmaster
Dragoljub Velimirovic who
passed away recently was
great attacking player who
left a lasting legacy in the
Velimirovic attack he fine tuned in the classical
Sicilian.He was also an exceptional coach. As
a tribute to this master player we present an
article along with one of his exciting games in
the centre pages of this issue.
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1st Excellent International Rating below 1600 Tournament 2014, Ernakulam
Dijocherian wins title
by Peter Joseph M, Chief Arbiter
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42nd TN State Fide Rated Women’s Chess Championship 2014. Tiruvarur
Srija Seshadri wins
by L.R.Bhuvanaa Sai IA, Chief Arbiter
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Desai Pratishthan’s Late Shri Laxmikant V Desai Memorial All India
FIDE Rating (below 1600) Tournament 2014, Goa Datta Kambli clinches title
Vasanth BH – Chief Arbiter
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1st Brainium FIDE Rated Tournament for below 1700, New Delhi
Kashyap wins Brainium FIDE Rated
by M.S.Gopakumar IA , Chief Arbiter
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Ist BDCA Open FIDE Rated (below 1600) Tournament, Bangalore
Jagadish P wins title
Vasanth BH – Chief Arbiter
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25th CUSAT International Rating Chess Tournament, Cusat
Ram S Krishnan is champion
by V.Vijayaraghavan IA, Chief Arbiter
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Selected Games From National Team Chess, Kanpur
Annotated by IM Manuel Aaron
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Tactics from master games
by S.Krishnan42
India shocked the strong China in the fifth round
but the latter pipped India to the team title
through a tie break in the Asian Cup of Nations
Team event hosted by Iran. India settled for
silver in both men and women events while
China won gold in both. Report and photos on
this international event are also presented in the
colour pages.
GM Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi won the 52nd
National Challenger Chess Championship held
at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.Tamilnadu
and Maharashtra boys and girls dominated
the Nationals Under-9 Championship held at
Puducherry.Sadhwani Raunak of Maharashtra
and Rakshitta Ravi of Tamilnadu are the new
Champs.The month of May witnessed more than
20 FIDE tournaments with a noticeable upsurge
in the tournaments for lower rated players.
Reports on the two National events and other
FIDE rated events are featured in this issue. IM
Manuel Aaron annotates a few selected games
from National Team event held at Kanpur.
Test your endgame
by C.G.S. Narayanan43
Masters of the past - 41
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28th National Under 9 Open & Girls Chess Championship 2014,Puducherry..
Sadhwani Raunak and Rakshitta Ravi
emerge Under 9 Champions
by R.R.Vasudevan, Chief Arbiter
Sadhwani Raunak (Mah) and Rakshitta Ravi
(TN) emerged Under 9 Champions in the
28th National Under 9 Open & Girls Chess
Championship 2014 at Arumuga Thirumana
Nilayam, Muthialpet, Pondicherry on 28th
May, 2014. The tournament was organised
by Pondicherry State Chess Association
under the auspices of All India Chess
Federation. The national qualifier began on 20th May,
2014 with 170 boys and 114 girls on roll.
Nagpur boy Sadhwani came a clear first
scoring 9.5 points from 11 rounds, while
Rakshitta tied for first with top seed Woman
FIDE Master Divya Deshmukh at 10 points. A
superior tie-break gave Rakshitta the Under
9 Girls Champion title ahead of Divya.
With 7/7 start Goan boy Mendonca Leon
Luke looked like running away with the title.
But his 8th round defeat in the hands of top
seed FIDE Master Praggnanandhaa halted
his dream show. Sadhwani who was at 5.5/7
came up with a spectacular 4/4 score in the
home run, emerging a clear champion. He
gains 19.6 Elos for his solid show, comprising
of nine wins, a draw and a lone defeat in the
hands of fellow Maharashtra player Rishah
Chandrasekhar Gokhale.Top seed and
World Under 8 Champion Praggnanandhaa
dropped precious half point in the 3rd and
5th round, before he caught up with the
leader Mendonca Leon Luke in the eighth
round. A defeat in the hands of eventual
champion Sadhwani Raunak in the very
next round cost him the title. The Chennai
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lad won the final two rounds that fetched
him the silver medal on a tie-break ahead of
Sai Pranav Siddamshetty of AP.
In the Girls section, it turned out to be a two
horse race between top seed WFM Divya
Deshmukh of Maharashtra and Rakshitta
Ravi of Tamil Nadu. Undefeated Divya scored
a hard fought win over Rakshitta in the sixth
round, but she conceded two successive
draws in the 7th and 8th round helped the
TN girl to catch up with Divya. Scoring a
whopping 10/11 Rakshitta Ravi and Divya
Deshmukh emerged on top of the table,
with Rakshitta taking the title on better tiebreak. In addition to title, Rakshitta gains
42.6 Elo rating points.
Thus chess power-houses Tamil Nadu and
Maharashtra swapped Gold and Silver
medals in both the sections. The children
fought well on all the rounds despite the
stifling heat of the summer. On many an
occasion the lower board games went the
full distance. The team of Arbiters who
facilitated the smooth conduct of the event
were : Deputy Chief Arbiter -:IA Muthu Kumar
M (5008255), IA Balagunashekaran RK
(25018043), IA Ganesh Babu S (5029180),
FA Nadaradjane S(25061208), FA Anandh
Babu
VL(5046351),FA
Kathiravan
M
(5034922), NA Arulmozhi C (25061186),NA
Vasudevan S (5002052).
Shri.T.Thyagarajan,
Hon’ble
Minister
for Electricity, was the Chief guest who
distributed the prizes on the final day.
Under-9 Boys:Final ranking
1 Sadhwani Raunak
2 Praggnanandhaa R FM
3 Sai Pranav Siddamshetty
4 Mahitosh Dey
5 Mendonca Leon Luke CM
6 Abinandhan R
7 Arya Bhakta
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12 Sreeshwan Maralakshikari
13 Shahil Dey
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15 Jubin Jimmy
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18 Manthan Kashyap Datta
19 Adarsh Tripathi
20 Abhishek A R
21 Nikhil Magizhnan CM
22 Sriram B
23 Komal Srivatsav Sajja
24 Gukesh D
25 Gnanasabesan G
26 Harshad S
27 Aditya Mittal
28 Srihari L R
29 Karthik Sai Ch
30 Karthikay C
31 Siddhant Gunwant Deore
32 Vallabh Kavi
33 Pranav Anand
34 R Venkata Raghunandan
35 Rishabh Anand
36 Gowtham T S
37 Siddhanth Lohia
38 Namitbir Singh Walia
39 Pranesh M
40 Satvik V
41 Hriday Dharmesh Sheth
42 Dikshant Dash
43 Colaso Vernon
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Ronitkumar M Padia
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Garv Rai
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5th KACC FIDE Rated Tournament (below 2200), Puducherry
Standing L-R, Shri.Pakkirisamy, Shril. Soundarapandian, Shri. Sivagnanaganesan, Shri. Selvaradjou (all KACC
officials), Shri. Bavan Kumar, Winner with Pakkirisamy Memorial Rolling Trophy, Shri.A. Srikanth, Treasurer, KACC,
Shri.I. Arokiaraj, President, KACC, Shri. Arulumozhi (KACC official) and J. Ramesh, Secretary, KACC.
Sitting l-r, S. Vasudevan, VP, PSCA, R. Devakumar, Secretary, PSCA, Chief Guest Mr. Gunasekaran, Superintendent of
Police, Traffic, Pondicherry, Shri.P. Saravanan, Main Sponsor, Shri.Anantharaman, Chief Arbiter, Shri. Nadarajane,
Dy. Arbiter.
NHPC FIDE Rated Tournament for below 1600,New Delhi
First Runner-Up Prasanta Mondal, Winner Pratik Das of West Bengal and Second Runner-Up Sumesh Kabeer of
Kerala
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1st “Nalanda Cup” Open FIDE Rated Tournament below 2000,Shimoga
Standing:L_R_M_Raju,IM_Stany, G.A,Krishna Udupa,Kishan Gangolli
Sitting:Arjun_Adappa_Srikanth_K_Arjun_Kalayan
5th KCA FIDE Rated Chess Championship below 1800, Kottayam
(L-R) Gopakumar,Winner receiving prize from, Thiruvanchiyoor Radhakrishnan, Hon’ble Minister for Sports,
Kerala, M.Ephrame , Chief Arbiter (extreme left) and P.Rajesh, General Secretary All Kerala Association(centre)
are also seen
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Divya Deshmukh WFM
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Alaina J J Pereira
Mohana R
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Boramanikar Tanisha S
Rishita Sinha
Indukuri Gayathri
Dhyana Patel
Ahalya A
Sathwika N
Spandana M Raikar
Kriti Mayur Patel
Vaishnavi S
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Mahi Amit Doshi
Bhagyashree G Patil
Dash Adhisha
Harshavardhini M.S.
Dhanyatha Corry
Sanjana Raghunath
Surana Dhriti Shailendra
Savitha Shri B
Panda Miracle
Khaturia Kiyarra
Agrawal Aanya
Tanvi Vasudev Hadkonkar
Pratyusha Priyadarshini
Kirtana S P
Rout Prakruti
Chandhana Vivekanandan
Tina C
Meenatchi Rajam V
Konalika Yumnam
Akshaya R.S.
Ishika Mandal
Charuta J Shetye
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Nayak Adishree Anjum
Annyatoma Das
Alaya Vella D Cruz
Darsana M S
Varsha Ramesh
Geethika Mahalakshmi J
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Shah Kritee
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52nd National Challengers Chess Championship, Dharamshala
GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi wins National Challenger
by R.Srivatsan, Chief Arbiter
The 52nd National Challengers Chess
Championship organized by Himachal
Pradesh State Chess Association held at
Indoor Stadium, Dharamshala, Himachal
Pradesh
was
inaugurated
by
Paul
Rasu,IAS,Deputy Commissioner,
Kangra
th
on 9 May 2014.
A total of number of
227 participants
including 14 Grandmasters headed by Vidit
Santosh Gujrathi, 22 International Masters
and One Woman Grand Master participated
in this event. The Championship was
structured on a thirteen round Swiss system
with two rounds on 10th and 13th May with
single round on all the remaining days.
Due to power problem the double round on
fourth day was shifted to the fifth day.
In the first round GM Deepan Chakravarthy
was held to a draw against Kevilekho
Zumvu of Nagaland.In the second round
Grandmasters
Shyam Sundar, Abhijit
Kunte, Vishnu Prasanna, Saptarishi Roy
Chowdhury and R R Laxman were held by
their opponents.
The third round also witnessed a spate of
draws on top boards. GM Vidit Santosh
Gujrathi drew with Ravi Teja, Lalith Babu
was held by Arjun Tiwari and M R Venkatesh
was held by B. Kumaran.From the fourth
round onwards there were lots of ups and
downs in this event. From the 10th Round
it looked like a strategy to get qualified for
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National Premier that on certain games
players agreed to a quick draw on top boards
and won some games to keep them in the
qualification list.
Till the last round the winner could not be
spotted and it was a 11 way tie at the end
of the last round. With a better tie break
score top seed Grand Master Vidit Santosh
Gujrathi of PSPB became the Champion
of the 52nd National Challengers Chess
Championship 2014.
The top nine players qualified for the
National Premier Chess Championship to be
held in November this year. This event went
on very well without any problem with the
co-operation of all the participants.
At the prize distribution function Shri
G.S. Bali, Hon’ble Minister for Transport,
Technical Education, Food & Civil Supplies,
Govt. of Himachal Pradesh was the Chief
guest, Shri. Bharat Singh Chauhan, CEO,
All India Chess Federation, Subodh Ramol,
Dy. Director, Youth Services and Sports,
Himachal Pradesh, were the guests of
honour and Ajay Verma, Director of General
Industries Corporation and President,
Himachal Pradesh State Chess Association
were the guests who distributed the prizes.
The process of making pieces in Chess do
something useful (whatever it may be) has
received a special name: it is called the attack.
The attack is that process by means of which you
remove obstructions.
- by Lasker
Final ranking
Rk
Name
Club
Pts
1 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
PSPB
9½
2 GM Grover Sahaj
Del
9½
3 IM Shyam Nikil P.
TN
9½
4 GM Sengupta Deep
PSPB
9½
5 GM Sethuraman S.P.
PSPB
9½
6 IM Swayams Mishra
Odi
9½
7 IM Rajesh V A V
TN
9½
8 GM Lalith Babu M.R.
PSPB
9½
9 GM Deepan Chakkravarthy J. Rlys
9½
10 GM Kunte Abhijit
PSPB
9½
11 IM Girinath P.D.S.
Rlys
9½
12 IM Karthikeyan P.
Rlys
9
13 GM Laxman R.R.
Rlys
9
14 GM Shyam Sundar M.
TN
9
15 IM Murali Krishnan B.T.
Rlys
9
16 IM Anurag Mhamal
Goa
9
17 IM Himanshu Sharma
Rlys
8½
18 IM Karthikeyan Murali
TN
8½
19 GM Vishnu Prasanna. V
TN
8½
20 GM Debashis Das
Odi
8½
21 IM Rathnakaran K.
Rlys
8½
22 IM Swapnil S. Dhopade
Rlys
8½
23 IM Nitin S.
TN
8½
24
S L Narayanan
Ker
8½
25 IM Konguvel Ponnuswamy PSPB
8½
26
Patil Pratik
MAH
8½
27
Karthik V. Ap
AP
8½
28 IM Das Sayantan
WB
8½
29 IM Sangma Rahul
Rlys
8½
30
Agarwal Brajesh
LIC
8½
31 CM Prince Bajaj
Del
8
32
Lokesh P.
TN
8
33
Ravi Teja S.
AP
8
34
Siva Mahadevan
TN
8
35
Abhishek A
Ker
8
36
Harsha Bharathakoti
AP
8
37 IM Deshmukh Anup
LIC
8
38
Rohan Ahuja
Goa
8
39 GM Roy Chowdhury Saptarshi Rlys
8
40 GM Sriram Jha
LIC
8
41 IM Saravanan V.
TN
8
42 WGMKulkarni Bhakti
Goa
8
43 FM Joshi Pankaj
Rlys
8
44
Anilkumar O.T.
Ker
8
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45
Debarshi Mukherjee
46
Singh Arvinder Preet
47
Bhatt Jalpan
48
Kumaran B
49 IM Sharma Dinesh K.
50
Chakravarthi Reddy M
51
Aradhya Garg
52 FM Prasenjit Datta
53
Saravana Krishnan P.
54
Tiwari Arjun
55
Krishna Teja N
56
Harikrishna. S. R.
57
Shreyansh Daklia
58
Ajay Krishna S
59
Navalgund Niranjan
60
Dhar Rajib
61
Rajdeep Sarkar
62 IM Lahiri Atanu
63
Dusthageer Ibrahim M.
64
Shashikant Kutwal
65
Joshi Govind Ballabh
66
Arjun K.
67
Kulkarni Vinayak
68
Dhananjay
69
S Mithilesh Kumar
70
Vasantha Ruba Varman
71
Sayan Sen
72
Suresh Kumar T.J.
73
Gurung Rahul
74
Adithya S
75 IM Thejkumar M. S.
76 IM R Balasubramaniam
77 FM Ramakrishna J.
78
Vipul Subhashi
79
Thanki Hemal Karsanji
80
Muthaiah Al
81
Trailokya Nanda
82
Neelash Saha
83
Sammed Jaykumar Shete
84 IM Singh D.P.
85
Hemant Sharma (del)
86
Avdhoot Lendhe
87
Manush Shah
88
Gurung Rakesh
89 WCM Tejaswini Sagar
90
Rahul Srivatshav P
WB
Pun
Guj
TN
LIC
AP
Del
Del
TN
MP
AP
Ker
Cha
TN
TN
Asm
WB
LIC
TN
Rlys
AI
Ker
KAR
Cha
Del
TN
WB
Rlys
Sik
TN
Rlys
Rlys
AP
Bih
BSNL
TN
Asm
WB
MAH
Rlys
Delhi
MAH
Guj
Sik
MAH
AP
8
8
8
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7½
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
91
92 CM
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
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Nayak Rajesh
Nitish Belurkar
Singh Pritam
Harsh Mangesh Ghag
Rajaryan Kuvelkar
Suresh P.K.
Roop Saurav
Mukund G. Bhatt
Sumit Kumar Jha
Sushmita Lama
Dev Krishan
Prodip Bhuyan
Srinath Rao S.V.
Kranti Kumar P.
Shailesh Dravid
Sumit Grover
Chauhan Ashvinkumar
Teli Rajendra
Vijay Kumar
Pardeep Arora
Rajeev V.M.
Aishwin Daniel
Rakesh Kumar Nayak
Lakshmi Narayanan Mv
Jayakumar P.
Kaustav Bhattacharya
Samal Ansuman
Thakur Sanjeev
Arpan Das
Singh Balwinder
Upadhayay R.
Negi Virender Singh
Kaushik Shubham
Subhayan Kundu
Buxy Rajanikant
Kevilekho Zumvu
Gurung Rohit
Akshay V Halagannavar
Sudhirsana Singh R.K.
Chakrabarty Debasis
Swaraj Palit
Gandhi Anish
Ranjan Rakesh
Debasish Mukherjee
Meghna C H
Gajendra Singh
Odi
Goa
Jha
MAH
Goa
Ker
Bih
Guj
UP
Sik
HP
Asm
Cha
AP
MAH
J&K
Guj
Raj
Bih
Pun
Ker
MP
Odi
TN
BSNL
WB
Odi
HP
WB
Pun
SSCB
AI
Har
WB
Cha
Nag
Sik
KAR
Mani
Odi
Jha
MAH
Bihar
WB
Ker
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7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
137
Srijit Paul
138
Aansh Gupta
139
Vantika Agrawal
140
Diwan Rajesh
141
Madhab Sarma
142
Dupit Tabu
143
Soni Krishan
144
Anchit Vyas
145
Singh Th. Nabachandra
146 WFM Tarini Goyal
147
Dupit Tachung
148
Rijied Katrai
149
Sharma Dushyant
150
Raj Kumar Chauhan
151
Arun Rathi
152
Md Jamiruddin
153
Rishabh Nishad
154
Hage Lasa Nado
155
Lalnunsanga
156
Wairokpam Bheem Singh
157
Manan Rai
158
Barath M
159
Lalawmpuia
160
Dony K V
161
K Sanjoy Singh
162
Smeeru Thakur
163
Shubham Shukla
164
Saksham Dewan
165
Tamang Thendup
166
Tayyeb Asif Mohmamad
167
Thakur Diwan
168
Hingne Shirish
169
Saksham Rautela
170
Nobleman Wanniang
171
Deepak Ranga Rao
172
Melesayi Dawhuo
173
Vishesh Agrawal
174
Silkam Sangma
175
Tokuho Sumi
176
Vipin Tiwari
177
Pathak Vivek Kumar
178
Kughaho Kiho
179
Rapalli Krishna
180
Manjeet Poonia
181
Ayush Bhai Mehta
182
Avinash Chandra
WB
Del
Del
FSCB
Asm
AP
Har
MP
Mani
Cha
AP
Meg
Pun
BSNL
Har
SSCB
UP
Ar-P
Miz
Mani
Del
Goa
Miz
SSCB
Mani
HP
Pun
Del
Sik
FSCB
HP
PSCB
Uttarl
Meg
Jha
Nag
Delhi
Meg
Nag
BSNL
FSCB
Nag
SSCB
Har
MP
Uttar
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5th KACC FIDE Rated Tournament (below 2200), Puducherry...
Bavan Kumar wins title
by R. Anantharam IA, Chief Arbiter
The 5th King Anand Chess Club FIDE rated
tournament was held at Arumuga Kalyana
Mandapam, Pondicherry from 8th to 11th May
2014. Two hundred and eighty players fron
Pudhucherry, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
Orissa, West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar
participated in the four day nine round Swiss
tournament. Former national blitz champion
Ram S Krishnan of Tamil Nadu was the top
seeded player in the tournament. Second
round of the tournament witnessed some
upsets, Ram S Krishnan was held to a draw
P Yutesh of TN, who has rating difference of
more than 500 points and fourth seeded N
Vigneshwaran of TN was also forced to split
the point with Manu David of same State.
Iniyan of Erode defeated R Prajesh of
Chennai and J Bavan Kumar of Chennai won
against his city mate K. Gopalakrishnan
to emerge joint leaders at the end of the
fifth round. Iniyan overwhelmed Bavan in
sixth round, only to lose against Sai Agni
Jeevitesh in the seventh round, who led
with 6.5 points at the end of the seventh
round. Things turned topsy turvy, when Sai
Agni was beaten by Ram S Krishnan and to
make matters complicated, Bavan Kumar,
R. Praggnanandha, P Elancheralathan and
K Gopalakrishnan, all from Chennai won
their respective games to collect 7 points
each. This led to a five way at the top in
the penultimate round, leading to high
expectations in the final round.
In the exciting summit round, Bavan Kumar
and Ram S Krishnan scored fluent wins to
tie for the first place, with 8 points each.
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Bavan Kumar had a superior tiebreak to
win the coveted trophy and first prize cash
award of Rs.20000. K. Gopalakrishnan,
treasurer of TN State Chess Association
topped among the three players who scored
7.5 points, to finish third. The tournament
was well organised by King Anand Chess
Club. Besides providing lunch for two days,
they distributed an incentive of Rs.100/- to
those players who defeated higher rated
opponents with a difference of more than
200. Sixty one players received this cash
incentive from nine rounds – a really good
encouraging gesture.
Mr. Devakumar, secretary, Pudhucherry
State
Chess
Association
inaugurated
the tournament on 8th May. Main prizes
were distributed by Sri A. Gunasekaran,
Superintendent of Police and Mr. P. Saravanan
an industrialist and also a main sponsor. The
tournament was also a need of the hour, in
these days, where we come across mainly
“below 1600 or 1800” tournaments. It has
really quenched the thirst of higher rated
players.
In mathematics, if I find a new approach to a problem,
another mathematician might claim that he has a better,
more elegant solution. In chess, if anybody claims he is
better than I, I can checkmate him.
The combination player thinks forward; he starts from the
given position, and tries the forceful moves in his mind.
A chess game, after all, is a fight in which all possible
factors must be made use of, and in which a knowledge of
the opponent’s good and bad qualities is of the greatest
importance.
- by Lasker
Final standings (firs 90 placings only)
RkName
Club
1 Bavankumar J
TN
2 Ram S. Krishnan
TN
3 Gopalakrishnan K.
TN
4Harikrishnan.A.Ra
TN
5 Aadhityaa M
TN
6 Sai Agni Jeevitesh J
AP
7 Elancheralathan P
TN
8 Iniyan P
TN
9 Santosh Kashyap Hg
KAR
10 Praggnanandhaa R
TN
11 Hirthickkesh Pr
TN
12 Ankan Roy
WB
13 Akash Lal O
TN
14 Hemanth Raam
TN
15 Sai Vishwesh.C
TN
16 Anjana Krishna S
KER
17 Ranjith R.K.
TN
18 Uma Maheswaran P
TN
19 Yogit S
TN
20 Hilmi Parveen
KER
21 Navnitan S V
TN
22 Subhasis Barik
ORI
23 Girinath B S
TN
24 Aarudhra Ganesh
TN
25 Prathish A
TN
26 Prajesh R
TN
27Eashwar.M
TN
28 Suresh Krishna S
PON
29 Mythireyan P
TN
30 Marthandan K U
KER
31 Priyanka Nutakki
AP
32 Subramanian V
TN
33 Adethya R
TN
34 Sachin Pradeep
KER
35 Raahul V S
TN
36 Dhanush Bharadwaj
KAR
37 Subramanian Pl
TN
38 Guru Prakash A.
TN
39 Chandar Raju
KER
40 Visveshwar A
TN
41 Narendiran P
PON
42 Ashwin R
TN
43 Pranab Kumar Patra
ORI
44 Dileep Kumar R
TN
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Pts
8
8
7½
7½
7½
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6½
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
Yutesh P
Saughanthika As
Farhaan M
Lakshmi Krishna Bhushan D
Aravind K
Thamizharasan J
Sanathanan N.R.S.
Aswin Kumar B S
Harshavardhan G B
Abhijith M.
Vigneshwaran S
Solomon Rathna Sekaran
Narendran V
Vignesh B
Shalon Joanne Pais
Vinodh Kumar B.
Reetish Padhi
Manu David Suthandram R
Rohit Vassan S
Alan Diviya Raj
Arjun Kalyan
Bhagya Jayesh
Lakshmi Praneetha K
Sunil Dev S
Raman R.
Narendhiran R
Vigneswaran S
Karthick Raja R
Karmukilan S
Dinesh A
Clifford Flair
Abishek A
Bhaskar N S
Sneha G P S
Kasinathan S
Gokul Sathyan
Keerthivasan K
Saranya Y
Jayakumar S
Vigneshwaran N.
Barath Kalyan M
Aditya S Hariharan
Mohan Ram Sridhar
Sharan Sridhar
Shyam Sundar M
Anandha Venkatesan
TN
TN
PON
AP
TN
PON
TN
TN
TN
KER
TN
TN
TN
TN
KAR
PON
KAR
TN
TN
TN
TN
KER
AP
PON
PON
TN
TN
TN
TN
PON
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5½
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1st “Nalanda Cup” Open FIDE Rated Tournament below 2000,Shimoga
Srikanth wins at Shimoga
by IA Manjunatha M Chief Arbiter
1st Nalanda Cup Open FIDE Rated Chess
tournament , was organized by Nalanda
Chess Academy of Shimoga for all Indian
players with FIDE rating below 2000,The
four days tournament from 28-4-2014 to15-2014 inaugurated by Sri Vipul Bansal,
District Commissioner, Shimoga at Sneha
Bhavana, Sacred Heart Church, Shimoga. Sri
Rohan from Round Table, Sri Rajashekhar,
IPS, Superintendent of Police, Nagaland,
and Dr Shivayogi,, RMO, Mc gan Hospital
Shimoga, graced the occasion as Chief
Guests. Sri Bansal , delivering the inaugural
speech, said that Sports imparts sportsman
spirit to an individual which will help him in
his growth in today’s competitive world. Sri
Krishna Udupa , Secretary of Nalanda Chess
Academy, Shimoga delivered the Vote of
thanks.
Players totaling 215 from 8 different States
participated. The tournament conducted in
Swiss league system consisted of 10 rounds
and offered cash pool of Rs. 1, 00,000 as
total prize money. Among the players were
107 FIDE Rated, and 40 female players and
62 were from outside Karnataka. Players
from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Air
Force (Delhi), Maharashtra, Nagaland and
West Bengal participated in the tournament.
At the end of 7th round Srikanth K of Air
forces (Delhi) had full 7points and remained
unbeaten and emerged the winner of the
1st NALANDA CUP with 8.5 points out of
10 rounds. Arjun Adappa, Arjun Kalyan,
Shreeshan S, Aravind K, Shet Prajwal and
Kuldeep Sharma scored 8 points each and
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based on tie break system, clinched 2nd to
7th place respectively.
Prize Distribution Function was presided
over by Mr Srikrishna Udupa of Nalanda
Chess Academy. Chief Guests on the Stage
were, Stany G A, International master,
M Raju, President, Bangalore Dist Chess
Association, Kishan Gangolli, International
Player who will be representing India in the
forthcoming Blind and visually challenged
World Chess Championship at Greece.
IM Stany G A and Kishan Gangolli
were felicitated for their outstanding
achievements in the field of Chess.The
team of arbiters included IA Pranesh yadav
K, FA Chandrashekar Upadhyaya T V and
FA Salim Beig. Salim was an efficient and
hard working arbiter whose work deserves
mention here. Overall there was no appeal
from the players.
Final ranking
RkName
Pts
1 Srikanth K.
8½
2 Arjun Adappa
8
3 Arjun Kalyan
8
4 Shreeshan S
8
5 Aravind K
8
6 Shet Prajwal P
8
7 Kuldeep Sharma
8
8 Mishra R.K.
7½
9 Visveshwar A
7½
10 Vijay Anand M.
7½
11 Nikhil R. Umesh
7½
12 Sree Veeramani P
7
13 Harshita Guddanti
7
14. Raju M.
7
15. Sonkalan Bharati
7
3rd KCM (below 2000) FIDE Chess Tournament,Coimbatore
Aadithyaa wins title
by .V.Vijayaraghavan IA, Chief Arbiter
M Aadhithyaa of Tamilnadu won the 3rd KCM
(below 2000) FIDE Chess Tournament here
at Coimbatore. The 4 day event was held
from 1st to 4th May at Kaliyappa Kounder
Kalyana Mandapam and attracted around
300 players. P Stanley Samson of TN was
top on the starting list with a rating of
1994 followed by Anurag Jaiswal of WB
and Balakannamma of TN. K V Ramani
with a rating of 1904 was the best bet from
Coimbatore.
M Vaisnav of Tirupur, Raju Prajesh and
Mythireyan of Chennai led the pack with 5
points from 5 rounds. Aadhithyaa drew with
Mohan Ram to trail with 4.5 points.Raju
became the sole leader at the end of 6th
round when Prajesh and Vaisnav drew their
individual encounter. Aadhithyaa went on to
beat Raju in the crucial 7th round and KV
Ramani in the final round. The organisers
offered buttermilk, TANG Cool drink etc to
lessen the heat. On the 3rd day the venue had
to be shifted one day for another function and
the organisers quickly dealt with ease and
arranged another venue bigger and better
just opposite to the Kalyana mandapam.
The inauguration and PD function were
quiet and simple with members of Kovai
Chess Mates and District Officials on the
stage. The prizes were distributed by their
member parents.
Final standings (first 135 placings only)
Rk.Name
1
Aadhityaa M 2
Raju S 13
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8
7.5
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
Prajesh R Vaisnav M Vignesh B Ramani K.V. Bala Kannamma.P Suresh K. Stanley Samson P. Karthikeyan, J. Ananya Suresh WCM
Haricharann D V Jayakumar S Hemanth Raam Akshaya Nandakumar Anurag Jaiswal Subramanian V Narendiran P Kumar S. Charles J Aarudhra Ganesh Umashankar A Narendran V Vinith Kumar I. Rohit Vassan S Suresh Krishna S Subramanian Pl Bhaskar N S Sachin Pradeep Adethya R Dhanasekar K. Abdul Majeed N. Rathish T.J. Mythireyan P Hari Pragadish S.B.
Chandar Raju Marthandan K U Ram Vishwanathan Gayetri R Dileep Kumar R
Meenakshi Sundaram Thamaraiselvi P Divya Lakshmi R 7.5
7.5
7.5
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
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NHPC FIDE Rated Tournament for below 1600,New Delhi
Pratik Das wins NHPC FIDE Rated
by IA Gopakumar MS, Chief Arbiter
The NHPC FIDE Rated Chess Tournament
for below 1600 rated players was conducted
by Pinnacle Chess Academy under the aegis
of Delhi Chess Association at Chess Centre,
Major Dhyanchand National Stadium, India
Gate, New Delhi from 15-18 May 2014.
This National Hydro Electric Power
Corporation sponsored event attracted a
total number of 463 players including 223
internationally rated players from different
parts of India and Nepal. The event which
was spread over four days and ten rounds
with a time control of 60 minutes and 30
seconds increment from move 1. The total
prize fund of the event was Rs. 5,00,000/-.
In a brief opening ceremony on 15th May
2014, Shri. Bharat Singh, CEO,AICF
inaugurated this event in presence of
Shri. Sarabjit Singh Sabharwal, Founder
Naurang Foundation and Shri. AK Verma,
Secretary Delhi Chess Association.
The tournament was played under Swiss
System and Pandi Durai of Tamilnadu
started as top seed. The tournament saw lot
of ups and downs in the entire ten rounds.
Before the final round, Pratik Das of West
Bengal and Loukrakpam Raju Mangang
of Delhi were emerged as joint leaders
with 8 points. But Das ensured a thrilling
end to the tournament as he produced a
resounding victory over Mangang to lift the
coveted trophy in style with 9 points and
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pocketed a cash award of one lakh rupees.
Three players namely Prasanta Mondal of
West Bengal, Sumesh Kabeer of Kerala
and Ali Khan Amir Gulrez of Uttar Pradesh
tied for the second spot with eight and half
points but better tie break score helped
Mondal to finish as first runner-up while
Sumesh finished as second runner-up.
Gulrez satisfied with fourth spot finish.
Arushi Kotwal of Jammu & Kashmir
adjudged as best women player while
Shashwat Chakraborty of Chattisgarh,
Aryan Ranjan of Delhi, Adarsh Tripathi of
Delhi, Bhavik Ahuja of Delhi and Sahir Attri
of Delhi finished as best among Under-13,
Under-11, Under-9, Under-7 and Under-5
age categories.
Anwar Singh of Punjab became the best
unrated player while Mahi Rajawat and
Rohit Sharma were adjudged Best Delhi Girl
and Best Delhi Unrated player respectively.
Modern School Vasant Vihar, New Delhi
lifted the best school trophy.
In a befitting closing ceremony Shri.
Mukesh Jain IPS, Joint Secretary Ministry
of Power along with Shri. J N Maggo, Chief
Public Relations, NHPC, Shri. Rajiv Rattan,
Vice Chairman IndiaBulls Group and Shri.
R S Tiwari, International Arbiter gave away
the prizes.
Final ranking (first 202 placings only)
RkName
Club
1 Pratik Das
WB
2 Prasanta Mondal
WB
3 Sumesh Kabeer
KER
4 Ali Khan Aamir Gulrez
UP
5 Vaibhav Aggarwal
HAR
6 Loukrakpam Raju Mangang
DEL
7 Shatrughan Kaushik
DEL
8 Siddiqui Mohd.Imran
UP
9 Prem Anantha Rajan V.
TN
10 Gupta Shailendra
DEL
11 Ahirwal Dinesh
MP
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MAH
13 Anwar Singh
PUN
14 Jaskeerat Singh
CHD
15 Jitendra Kumar Jawahar
BIH
16 Joshi Nilesh
GUJ
17 Souradip Deb
TRI
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DEL
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ASM
20 Manan Chandok
DEL
21 Ravindra P
AP
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KER
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HAR
24 Raj Pal Singh R
AP
25 Paritosh Malvi
MP
26 Rathore Vikram Singh
MP
27 Sparsh Bansal
DEL
28 Stephen Raj A
TN
29 Afaq Haider
UP
30 Dinesh Bhagat
PUN
31 Anshul Mehta
PUN
32 Ruthwik K.V.S.
DEL
33 Sanchit Anand
DEL
34 Varma Vikrant
DEL
35 Manish Vatsa
DEL
36 Aryan Ranjan
DEL
37 Divyanshu Gupta
MP
38 Shashwat Chakraborty
CHAT
39 Kabir Sachdeva
DEL
40 Katiyar Prashant
UP
41 Arushi Kotwal
J&K
42 Ravi Sharma
J&K
43 Heeramon Baruah
ASM
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DEL
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KER
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PUN
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AND
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49 Singh Vishnu Pratap
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196 Mehak Shah
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7th All India Open fide Rating tournament below 1800, Hyderabad
Divesh is the winner
by Promodraj Moree FA, Chief Arbiter
7th All India Open FIDE Rating chess
tournament below 1800 was organized
at St jospeh’s Public school, Ramantapur,
Hyderabad. The event was organized by
Unique Creations jointly with the school.
It attracted 221 Players from all over
India including major state like Karnataka,
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, New Delhi,
Gujrath, Kerala, Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal.
There were 122 rated players in the event,
99 Unrated players.
The organizers provided free dormitory
accommodation for the players at the venue
itself. The event had a total cash prize fund
of Rs 2.5 Lakhs, with 65 prizes including
children’s category prizes. 1st Prize was Rs
40,000. The event took place for 4 days
with 9 rounds.
Top seed of the event was Mr Subba Raju,
fide arbiter with a rating of 1795. The
competition was very tough also considering
the fact that many children were contesting
over the top boards for the main prizes.
14 year old Master Divesh Brahmecha of
Maharashtra with rating of 1759 won the
event convincingly by securing 8 points out
of 9 rounds. He drew the 6th and 7th round
and won the 8th and 9th round to bag the 1st
Prize.
In the final round 3 players were in lead
with 7 points each after the 8th round. In
the final round on the first board Divesh of
Maharahsta was playing against Teja Suresh
M of Andhra Pradesh. Divesh Defeated Teja
with the white pieces to get the first
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place. On the 2nd board the 3rd competitor of
the title Vishwanath Vivek of AP was fighting
against Satya Giri V of Tamil Nadu. If
Vishwanath would have won he would have
tied for the 1st palce, but the game ended
in a draw. And Divesh was the sole leader
after 9th round and became the Champion.
2nd prize was won by Tulsi Ram Kumar of
Hyderabad, AP and with cash of RS 25,000.
Third prize was won by Vishwanath Vivek of
AP.
The event was more highlighted as for the
Prize Distribution well known telugu Actor/
Hero Mr T Gopi Chand was the Chief Guest.
Guest of Honour was Mr Kanna Reddy,
secretary of Andhra Pradesh State chess
association. Mr Gopi Chand honoured the
prizes to the winners.Two other arbiters who
were working with me in this tournament
were Salem Beig of Karnataka, Fide arbiter,
and Dhana R Ch Johnson, National arbiter of
Andhra Pradesh.
Final standings (first 107 placings only)
RkName
Club
1 Bramhecha Divesh
Mah
2 M Tulasi Ram Kumar
Hyd
3 Vishwanath Vivek
AP
4 Sahoo Dasharathi
Ori
5 Sathya Giri V
TN
6 Potluri Supreetha
AP
7 Teja Suresh M
AP
8 Sonkalan Bharati
WB
9 Vikram Teja C V
AP
10 Aditya S S V
Hyd
11Bhaskar.V
TN
12 Menon Padmanand
Mah
13 Kadav Omkar
Mah
14 Gupta Rajesh R.S.
Mah
15 Shiva Pavan Teja Sharma U AP
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16 Shivam Verma
Bih
17Karthik.J.C
AP
18 Muralidharan R.
TN
19 Satyanarayana M
Hyb
20 Subba Raju S.
Hyb
21Aryan
Del
22 Sushrutha Reddy
Kar
23 Srivastava Pratyush
Hyb
24 Perumallu K.
Hyb
25 Avi Jaiswal
Kar
26 Vaibhav Barahate
Mah
27 Sinha Rajesh Kumar
Bih
28 Jagadeeshwar Yerupula
Hyd
29 Amit Panchal
Mah
30 Imran Hussain
Dhan
31 Venkataramana P
AP
32 Devansh Ratti
Mah
33 Gopal Reddy B
Hyd
34 Prasanta Mondal
WB
35 Venu Gopal Vangala
AP
36 Dilan Paul Roy J
TN
37 Vishwanath Kannam
AP
38 N Madhumitha
AP
39 Harshavardhan B
AP
40 Priyadarshi Alok
Bih
41 Amale Bharat
Mah
42 Warude Satyam
Mah
43 Krishna D V
Hyd
44 Diwakar V U
Hyd
45 Singh Vimlesh Kumar
Bih
46 Kandi Ravi
AP
47 Ajinkya Pingale
Mah
48 Murthy V S N
Hyb
49 Santhosh Kumar.N
TN
50 Nitheesh Pothireddy
Hyb
51 Ankitha Goud Palle
Hyd
52 Anurag Kuruvada
AP
53 Jayanth Reddy K
54 Bhushan Raghuvir Thumsi Hyd
55 Narvekar Pruthviraj
Mah
56 Totlani Varun
GUJ
57 Ameya Abhay Shrivastava Mah
58Balaji.S
TN
59 Poojanjali B
AP
60 Taide Siddhant
Mah
61 Gaikwad Vishal
Mah
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63 Subhash K V
AP
64 Srinath Bindumadhavan
Hyb
65 Sravan Kumar G
AP
66 Sai Siddardha A
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67 Ram Prasad S
AP
68 Mrudul Dehankar
69 Chandi Sachin
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70 Ravindra P
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71 Anannya Menkudle
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72 Shinde Kunal
Mah
73 Murali Mohan Y
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74 Vinay Khobragade
Mah
75 Anam Alpesh Laxmikant
Mah
76Vijayakumar.N.
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Mah
78 Wankhade Sanskruti WCM Mah
79 Midhush Sirigudi
AP
80 Abhinav Chandra Kodali
AP
81 Shabaaj Sk
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82 Ishwar Ramteke
Mah
83 Rajkumar Duvvuri
AP
84 Bhaskar V
AP
85 Nanditha V
Hyb
86 Prateek Atluri
AP
87 Sai Naga Samhitha G
Hyb
88 Neeraj Anirudh K
AP
89 Ruthvik Ponnapalli
Hyb
90 Nikith Krisna P
AP
91 Ananya D
AP
92 Aditya Vardhan
AP
93 Lasya Mayukha
AP
94 Subodh D Bhagwatkar
Mah
95 Jagannathan Govind
Mah
96 Swetha Gunturi
AP
97 Shirode Jayant
Mah
98 Prashanth K
Hyb
99 Jashwanth T
Hyd
100 Patil Priyanshu
Mah
101 Kavya Srishti K
Hyd
102 Rajagopalan
Del
103 Gowtham Pollam
104 Sarath Chandra K
AP
105 Kumar Reddy M V
AP
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107 Abhishek Reddy M
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5th KCA FIDE Rated Chess Championship below 1800, Kottayam
S Gopakumar Clinches the title
by M.Ephrame IA, Chief Arbiter
Top seeded K S Gopakumar from Kerala won the 5th Fide Rated Chess Championship by
drawing with K Sathya Prasad of Karnataka in the ninth and final round at Great Hall, CMS
College, Kottayam. This draw enabled Gopakumar to take his tally to 8 points lifting the
Winner’s trophy and pocketing a cash prize of twenty five thousand rupees. P G Aswin
from Kerala, P Venkatramana from Andhrapradesh and K Sathya Prasad from Karnataka
scored 7.5 points but better tie break score helped Aswin became the runner up.
Shri. Thiruvanchiyoor Radhakrishnan, Honorable Minister for Sports gave away the prizes.
Dr. Roy Sam Daniel Principal, CMS College, Kottayam presided over the meeting and Dr.
Varghese Joshua Professor CMS College Kottayam, welcomed the gathering and Shri.
Rajesh, the General Secretary All Kerala Chess Association delivered the vote of thanks.
Earlier, the 5th Fide International Chess Tournament below 1800
got underway at Great
Hall, CMS College Kottayam from 1st May 2014. The event attracted 121 Fide rated Chess
players in action in a field of 213 players from 9 States and an Union territory Pondicherry.
All the boards were played with Chess Clocks. K S Kopakumar from Kerala , was the top
seeded in this nine round Swiss system tournament. The total prize fund of the event was
Rupees One Lakh thirty seven thousand, out of which, Rs. 25 thousand was reserved for
the winner. Shri.M P Santhosh Kumar , Municipal Chairman, Kottayam , inaugurated the
event by making the customary first move in the presence of Shri. Abraham Itticheria the
president Kottayam Public Library, Dr. Roy Sam Daniel Principal, CMS College, Kottayam
presided over the meeting. Dr. Varghese Joshua Professor CMS College Kottayam delivered
the vote of thanks.At the end of round six the top seeded K S Gopakumar and the thirtieth
seeded Shince Sebastian from Kerala were lead with 6 points. The much awaited results
came in the 7th round that Shince Sebastian lost in the hands of the top seeded Gopakumar
which helped Gopa to lead with one point ahead of the nearest rivals. Gopa drew with P
G Aswin in the 8th round and continued the lead with 7.5 points at the end of round eight.
In the final round K S Gopakumar drew with Sathiya Prasad from Karnataka and
won the championship with 8 points. Three players shared the second pot with
7.5 points but better tie break score helped P G Aswin become the Runner up.
Final placing: (First 20 placings only)
1.Gopakumar K S (Ker) 8; 2.Aswin.P.G (Ker) 7½; 3. Venkataramana P (AP) 7½; 4.Sathya
Prasad K.(Kar)7½; 5. Shince Sebastian(Ker)7; 6.Shakthi Vishal J (TN)7; 7.Sonumon P
S(Ker) 7; 8.Gupta Rajesh R.S (Mah)7; 9.Muralidharan R.(TN) 7 10. Joseph T K(Ker)7;
11.Arijith M(Ker)6½; 12.Yashaskara Jois K.R (Kar) 6½; 13.Sanil S (Ker) 6½; 14.Anwar N K
(Ker) 6½; 15.Vijayakumar.N(TN)6½; 16.Ajith Kumar PN(Ker) 6½; 17.Sathya Giri V(TN)6½;
18.Sanjay SPillai (Ker) 6½; 19.Muthukumar C P(TN) 6½; 20.Balaguru T(Pud)6½;
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1st Excellent International Rating below 1600 Tournament 2014, Ernakulam
Dijocherian wins title
by Peter Joseph M, Chief Arbiter
The 1STedition of 1 st Excellent international
Rating below 1600 chess tournament jointly
organized by Excellent chess education
Centre and Chess Association Ernakulam.
Was held at St. Joseph’s public School,
South Kalamassery from 9th May to 11th May
2014.
A total number of 298 players which
included 160 rated players from across India
participated in this 9 round tournament.
the Tournament played under FIDE’s Swiss
Rules. Pandidurai from Tamilnadu with a
rating of 1596 started as the top seed for
this
Rs. 1,50,000 Rs prize money event.
In a colourful opening ceremony, Sri. Benny
Behanan, MLA, inaugurated the event
by making the customary first move. Sri
Latheef P M, chief organizer welcomed
the gathering and Sri. Kannan M, president
chess association Ernakulam presided over
the function.
Sri.Dijocherian from Alappuzha, Kerala won
the tournament by scoring 8.5 out of 9
rounds and lifted the Winner’s trophy and
pocketed a cash prize of Rs. 21,000/-. Sri.
Santhosh V R and Sri Abhilash G were the
second and third spot respectively with
7.5 points Sri.Dr. Baby PK,Director, Youth
Welfare Department, CUSAT
and ,Sri
Muraleedharan, M B former state champion
gave away the prizes. Shri.Plaito V
Williams,Ernakulam district secretary,were
present in the function.
There was a sudden change in the climate
and heavy rain fall caused slight delay in
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starting of tournament. And the organisers
were compelled to postpone one round to
the next day with consent of Mr. Hariharan,
Hon’ble general Secretary of AICF. The
officials of AICF helped our tournament with
their timely guidance.
1st Excellent FIDE Rated
Final standings: (first 125 placings only)
RkName
1 Dijo Cherian
2 Santhosh V R
3 Abhilash G
4 Sooraj M R
5 Nagaraj Naik
6 Kishore Dev S.
7Sasikumar.S
8 Muthukrishnan S
9 Dharani Kumar M S
10 Arun R
11 Ravindran Nair P V
12 Joseph S A
13 Shreyas M
14 Ram Kumar G M
15 Naveen Giri
16 Tharayil Sudhir
17 Abhinav Chakrapani Santhalaya
18 Melvin Thomas Varghese
19 Ramakrishnan V
20 Muhammed Reja C
21 Suresh G Menon
22 Raghu U V
23 Shanoj T Syed Alavi
24 Muhammed Shah
25 Harikrishnan A (kottayam)
26 Varadharajan I.
27 Hassan Kunju V M
28 Arjun T
29 Sajeev K K
30 Sivagnanam S
31 Nivetta T
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Binu K P
Rajkumar B
Sudheesh Kumar
Yashwanth Babu P
Shibu M P
Madhu K R
Subalakshmi M S
Ajayan K V
Xavier Joseph
Mogan Raj S
Gowri Shankar A
Thulaseedharan K
Suhas Reddy M
Jayanthakumar A P
Sanil S
Saji T.
Mathivanan S
Abhishek Babu
Vishnu Bipin
Abdul Raheem K A
Adarsh P.B
Muthu Rakesh Babu
Ismail P
Senny P
Steve Jero Nelson P
Kevin Jacob Stanly
Karthikeyan G
Ayushh Ravikumar
Gabriel B M
Rathneesh R
Harikrishnan Samyuktha
Sivadas T N
Ramesh R
Bright Lee M Sunilkumar
Bino Sebastian
Vishnu Prakash
Vignesh R
Nijai Giri
Syam Peter
Sarath Peter
Sreelakshmi M Sunilkumar
Dhanush Ragav
Deepak Kumar R
Eldho Skaria
SIBU M P
Atal Krishnan
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Raghuraj V.N.
Nandha Kumar K
Dhivyashree J
Hari Suresh
Syam Hari H V
Harikrishnan A
Sidharth Menon S
Dhanusha S
Paulson Frenchy
Praveen Lawrence
Annie Gladys A
Fathima Abdeen
Morisha A
Rajeeb K K
Adwait Meethal
Joshua Anto A
Sudhir Vanarase
Sarath M Salim
Sivaprakash N
Pavithra M
Anwin Jojo
Kabhilan S
Balamurugavel P
Tejas Sony Mevada
Madhavan G
Deepu N Prathapan
Vijayaraghavan G
Sulaiman T.A
Benu Varghese Benjamin
Ramachandran Nair G
Vivek Prasannakumar
Bestin K J
Gautham P
Varun Krishna
Sabu Joseph
Antony Kings As
Goutham Krishna M
Sreegovind Ganesh
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Asian Cup of Nations Team event,Iran
China pips India on tie-break for title
by Arvind Aaron
S.P. Sethuraman is lifted on the podium by Krishnan Sasikiran and Negi Parimarjan (right)
with 2nd place Indian team, from left, R.B. Ramesh, Lalith Babu and B. Adhiban.
China and India tied for first place in the Asian Nations Cup that concluded at Iran on May
29, 2014. In the tie-break, China won the title having scored more regular game points
which counted for tie-break. In match points, India and China tallied 16 points. India
remained the only undefeated team. China lost to India and defeated all other teams.
India had the satisfaction of defeating champions China 2.5-1.5 in the mutual encounter. In
the previous edition, India and China made 2-2 with blood on all four boards with all whites
winning! India were held to 2-2draws by Iran-A and Vietnam. Indian scorers: Sethuraman
5.5/8; Adhiban 4/7; Sasikiran 6/7; Negi 6/7; Lalith Babu 5.5/7. Final placings: 1-2. Chinna,
India 16 each; 3 Vietnam 14; 4 Kazakhstan 12; 5 Iran-A 11; 6 Iran-B 9; 7-8. Jordan, Sri
Lanka 5 each; 9 Iraq 2; 10 Oman 0.
In the seventh round
Chinese men catch up India
India slipped in round seven with a 2-2 draw against Iran-A allowing China to play catch up
in the standings in the Asian Nations Cup being played in Iran.
All the four Indians were higher rated than their Iranian counterparts. The all Grand Master
team of hosts Iran held India to draws in their white boards. In India’s white boards, Negi
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won on board four while Adhiban suffered a defeat to Elshan Moradiabadi in board No.2.
China swept Iran 4-0 to catch up with India in the points table with 12 points from seven
rounds. Two rounds remain to be played. China plays Iran-B and India take on Jordan in
the next round.China has the better tie-break score. They have to play Iran-A and Iran-B
while India plays Jordan and Sri Lanka in the last two games.
In the fifth round
India Shocks China 2.5-1.5
India defeated China 2.5-1.5 in the fifth round to lead the Asian Cup of Nations team event
under standard time control at Tabriz, Iran on May 25.
Krishnan Sasikiran, our mainstay in team events, played the key role in India’s victory. On
board two, he defeated the world junior champion Yu Yangyi with the white pieces after
Sethuraman (board 1), Negi (board 3) and Lalith Babu (board 4) had drawn their games.
India had rested B Adhiban who is registered to play board 2. Sasikiran who had been
registered for board three played on board two and won.India leads with 11 points after
six rounds with a draw against Vietnam and wins against all other nations. China with a
stronger team in Elo were in second place with ten points.
In the women’s competition, China leads with four wins and India is in second place with
three wins and a defeat to China. It is a six team race and one rounds remain to be played.
Indian scorers: D Harika 3.5/4, Tania Sachdev 2/4, Eesha Karavade 1.5/3, Mary Ann Gomes
2/3 and Padmini Rout 2/2.
China wins Women’s title
Indian women’s team, from left, captain K. Murugan,Tania Sachdev, Harika Dronavalli, Mary Ann
Gomes, Eesha Karavade and Padmini Rout.
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The Indian women won gold in the blitz tournament. In the women’s section too, India were held
to a draw by Iran ‘A’ by 2-2. Like in the men, all our women were higher rated than their
Iranian counterparts. Tania Sachdev beat Atousha Pourkashiyan while Eesha Karavade lost
on board two to Mitra Hejazipour. Mary Ann and Padmini Rout only made draws draws on
the lower boards. China retained the title with maximum five wins in a six player all-play-all event. India won
the silver medal having lost to China, drawn Iran-A and beating the rest. India totalled
seven points. Iran-A won bronze medal.
Dragoljub Velimirovic, master of attacking chess
He was noted for his attacking style and possessed a great gift
for visualizing sacrificial possibilities. Whilst spectacular chess
made him popular with onlookers, each game required a great
effort and this handicapped his quest for international success.
The great Serbian attacking grandmaster Dragoljub Velimirović
sadly passed away on the 22nd of May 2014, aged 72. He
became an International Master in 1972 and a grandmaster in
1973. He represented Yugoslavia in no less than six Olympiads,
and he was three times Yugoslav Champion. It was Velimirovic’s
spectacular attacking style that endeared him to chess fans
all over the world. He made significant contributions to chess
theory in black opening systems such as the Benoni and the
Sicilian. Of course his most famous contribution to theory is the Velimirovic Attack in the
Sozin Variation of the Classical Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6
6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qe2 intending 9.0-0-0). It was Velimirovic who worked out all the
early fine details of this violent attacking continuation.
Dragoljub Velimirović was born in Valjevo, Yugoslavia on 12 May 1942. He was introduced
to chess at the age of seven by his mother Jovanka Velimirovic (1910–1972), who was
one of Yugoslavia’s leading women chess players before World War II. He lived in Belgrade
from 1960.
FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1972 and Grandmaster title in 1973.
He won the Yugoslav Chess Championship three times, in Vrnjacka Banja 1970 (with Milan
Vukic), in Novi Sad 1975 (outright) and in Nikšic/Belgrade 1997 (also outright).
Velimirovic was selected for the Yugoslav national team many times, one of the earliest
occasions being for the USSR vs Yugoslavia match at Ohrid 1972, during which he notably
defeated Rafael Vaganian in the first round. At the European Team Championship between
1970 and 1977 he excelled, winning a number of silver and bronze medals, both for
individual and team performances. At the Chess Olympiad in Nice 1974, he took two silver
medals (one team, one individual). A further silver medal followed from his participation
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at the World Team championship in Lucerne 1989. Several of his games will always be
collected in chess anthologies of great games.
In World championship cycles, he was the winner of Zonal tournaments in Praia da Rocha
1978 and Budva 1981. He participated at three Interzonal tournaments in Rio de Janeiro
1979, Moscow 1982 and in Szirák 1987, but was never able to qualify for the Candidates
phase. His early tournament results included Skopje 1971 (2nd=, behind Lev Polugaevsky,
equal with Albin Planinc), Vrnjacka Banja 1973 (1st),[3] Novi Sad 1976 (2nd, behind Jan
Smejkal, ahead of Vlastimil Hort and Svetozar Gligoric) and Albufeira 1978 (1st, ahead of
Ljubomir Ljubojevic). He sustained the effort into the 1980s and early 90s, adding further
victories at Titograd 1984, Vršac 1987 and Niksic 1994.
Dragoljub Velimirović died on May 22, 2014, at the age of 72 in Belgrade after a prolonged
illness.
He was survived
by his wife.
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YUG-ch | Titograd | Round 7 | 1965 | ECO: B89 | 1-0
aggressive intentions. The namesake opening befitted his overall style. Here it is in action:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 Be7 8.Qe2 a6
Dragoljub Velimirovic vs. Jovan Sofrevski
9.0–0–0 Qc7 10.Bb3 Na5 11.g4 b5 12.g5 Nxb3+ 13.axb3 Nd7 14.Nf5
YUG-ch | Titograd | Round 7 | 1965 | ECO: B89 | 1-0
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3
Nf6 7.Bc4 Be7 8.Qe2 a6 9.0–0–0 Qc7 10.Bb3 Na5 11.g4
b5 12.g5 Nxb3+ 13.axb3 Nd7 14.Nf5 (See diagram)
exf5 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.exf5 0–0 17.f6 gxf6 18.Bd4 Ne5
19.gxf6 Bxf6 20.Rhg1+ Bg7 21.Bxe5 dxe5 22.Qxe5 f6
23.Ne7+ Kf7 24.Qh5+
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mathematician
exf5 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.exf5Lasker,
0–0 17.f6 the
gxf6 18.Bd4
In 1895 Lasker published two mathematical articles in Nature. On the advice of David
Hilbert he registered for doctoral studies at Erlangen during 1900–02. In 1901 he
presented his doctoral thesis Über Reihen auf der Convergenzgrenze (“On Series at
Convergence Boundaries”) at Erlangen and in the same year it was published by the
Royal Society. He was awarded a doctorate in mathematics in 1902. His most significant
mathematical article, in 1905, published a theorem of which Emmy Noether developed
a more generalized form, which is now regarded as of fundamental importance to
modern algebra and algebraic geometry.
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Ne5 19.gxf6 Bxf6 20.Rhg1+ Bg7 21.Bxe5 dxe5 22.Qxe5 f6 23.Ne7+ Kf7 24.Qh5+
42nd TN State Fide Rated Women’s Chess Championship 2014. Tiruvarur
Srija Seshadri wins
by L.R.Bhuvanaa Sai IA, Chief Arbiter
Third Seeded player WFM Srija Seshadri
from NLC Won the 42nd TN State Fide Rated
Women’s Chess Championship conducted from
7th to 11th May 2014. The championship was
inaugurated by Mrs. Mercy Regina, District Sports
Officer with white pieces against A. Harshini
of Tiruvarur district player in the presence
of Rtn.S.Ravichandran, Municipal
Chairman
Tiruvarur,
Lions.C.Balamurugan,Director,CA
Honda, Rtn.J.kanagaraj,founder SVT Group,
Sri.V.Hariharan,General
Secretary,
TNSCA,
Secretary AICF and Rtn.R.K. Balagunasekaran,
Secretary, Tiruvarur District Chess Association,
Jt.Secretary, TNSCA at Sri Jaya Bhuvaneswari
Thirumana Mandapam on 7th May 2014 in a grand
manner. 89 Players participated from 16 districts
and a special unit (NLC). It was interesting to note
that 16 players were from host district (Tiruvarur)
and 56 players were rated players.
WFM R.Vaishali, WFM Srija Sehsadri, Akshaya
Nandakumar and V. Varshini shared the lead with
4.5 points at the end of 5th round. In the next round
Akshaya and Varshini were the losers, Vaishali and
Srija jointly were in lead with 5.5 points.
NLC WFM and Chennai WFM played with White
and black pieces respectively in 7th round. They
played Sicilian Najdorf variation, till 38th move
there was equal position but Vaishali made a
blunder with Qf8 on 39th move. This move helped
Srija to win and took the sole lead with 6.5 points
and maintained the lead after the penultimate
round also. She needed a draw to clinch the
championship, but she beat CMN Sunyuktha in 29
moves and won 42nd TN State Fide Rated Women’s
Chess Championship with 8.5 points. She received
Rs.9000 cash prize with Paruben Manilal Mehta
Trophy. V.Varshini, R.Divya Lakshmi, S.Harini and
P. Thamarai Selvi of Chennai finished 2nd to 5th
place respectively.
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Shri K S S Thyagapari, President, Veludaiyar kalvi
Kuzhumam distributed the prizes to the winners
in the presence of Rtn.B. Balaji Venkatraman,
president,
organizing
committee,
and
Rtn.N.Muralidharan. Rtn.R.K. Balagunasekaran,
Secretary, TDCA, Jt.Secretary, TNSCA delivered
vote of thanks. The organizers provided free lunch
to all the players, parents and managers. The
tournament concluded in a grand manner.
Final ranking: (first 25 placings only)
Rk Name
Club
1 Srija Seshadri
NLC
2 Varshini V
CHE
3 Divya Lakshmi R
CHE
4 Harini S.
CHE
5 Thamaraiselvi P
CHE
6 Vaishali R
CHE
7 Akshaya Nandakumar
CBE
8 Sunyuktha C M N
KAN
9 Sangeetha P
TRY
10 Neela S
MDU
11 Bala Kannamma.P
CHE
12 Visalatchi R
VNR
13 Rohini G
CHE
14 Akshita D
CHE
15 Bhuvaneshwari.R
TRY
16 Kavitha P L
SLM
17 Thirtha Kanth.M
CUD
18 Poojakanth M.
CUD
19 Hema Priya N
CHE
20 Abirami S
MDU
21 Jasper Jothi P
CBE
22 Harivardhini I
TVLR
23 Harshini A
TRR
24 Dakshinya T R S
TPR
25 Rindhiya V
CHE
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Desai Pratishthan’s Late Shri Laxmikant V Desai Memorial
All India FIDE Rating (below 1600) Tournament 2014, Goa
Datta Kambli clinches title
Vasanth BH – Chief Arbiter
Desai Pratishthan’s Late Shri Laxmikant V
Desai Memorial All India FIDE Rating (below
1600) Chess Tournament was oraganised
by Ponda Taluka Chess Association at
Wagle High School, Mangeshi, Goa from
9-11th May 2014. The tournament was
inaugurated at the hands of Rajendra
Desai, Trustee of Desai Pratishthan by
lighting the lamp and by also making the
inaugural move on the chess board. Mr.
Kishor Bandekar, Secretary, Goa Chess
Association, Mr.
Satyawan Harmalkar,
Jt. Secretary, Goa Chess Association, Mr
Sagar Sakordekar, President, Ponda Taluka
Chess Association, Mr. Amogh Namshiker,
Secretary, Ponda Taluka Chess Association,
Mr
Avdhut Kamat,
Vice-chairman,
Manguirish Vidyadini Saunstha, Mr. Sanjay
Kavlekar, SAG coach and Mrs Mitasha Aigal,
Headmistress, Wagle High School.
The Chief Guest Mr. Rajendra Desai
speaking appreciated the efforts of Ponda
Taluka Chess Association for organizing
the tournament and said that Desai
Pratishthan will conduct this tournament
every year. Kishor Bandekar congratulated
the organizers for professionally organizing
the event.The tournament attracted 245
entries and players from Karnataka,
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Daman took
part out of which 75 were rated players.
The seeded players who took part in the
tournament were Datta Kambli (Goa-1582),
WCM Krystal Fernandes (Goa -1566), Riddhi
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Zantye (Goa - 1550), Chogre Mangesh (MAH
- 1526)
Tournament was conducted in spacious
hall. The organizer provided Coffee/Tea and
biscuits for all the player for all three days.
Top seeded Datta Kambli of Goa scored 8
points and won the tournament Om Barde of
Goa, Telang Mrinal of Goa and Vinoth Kumar
of Tamilnadu scored seven and half points
each, based on better tie break score, they
are placed 2nd to 4th respectively.
The prizes to the winners were given away
by the Chief guest of the prize distribution
function, Mr Arun Desai, Director of
Transport, Govt. of Goa. Mr Vinay Tendulkar
President, Goa Chess Association, Mr
Kishor Bandekar , Secretary, Goa Chess
Association, Mr Sagar Sakordekar,
President, Ponda Taluka Chess Association,
Amogh Namshiker, Secretary, Ponda
Taluka Chess Association, Damodar Naik,
Sarpanch, VPK Panchayat were present on
the occasion.
Final ranking (first 94 placings only)
1 Kambli Datta
2 Barde Om
3 Telang Mrinal
4 Vinoth Kumar M
5 Chulet Mayank L
6 Mendonca Leon Luke
7 Riddhi Zantye
8 Parsekar Anirudh
9 Sudhakar Patgar
10 Kabil S
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Raghuvendra J Gupta
Sahil Shetty
Thorat Aishwarya
Dias Aston
Vaskar Rajat Raghoba
Chorge Mangesh
Ridikesh Dilip Vernekar
Khandeparkar Mohit
Urvi Bandekar
Shaunak V.S.Kuncolienkar
Wagle Aakash Abhay
Bodke Sharmad S
Jha Kishor
Aravindh S
Anish Prabhudessai
Vikram Mishra
Nageshkar Sohan S
Saish Ulhas Fondekar
Chopdekar Gunjal
Gourav Barik
Sachin V Sawant
Meet Puri
Siddhesh Datta Pednekar
Ashesh Keni
Bhimappa Harijan
Chodankar Akash
Fernandes Krystal
Audi Saiesh
Aryan Shamrao Raikar
Sunad Govekar
Sachin Kakodkar
Anandakrishnan R
Fuzail Saudagar
Siva Bala Sankar Manimaran
Bir Yogesh Pai
Swera Ana Braganca
Bhobe Harsh
Datta Bhika Naik
Advait Rajiv Dhawalikar
Fadte Rudresh
Thorat Sanjay
Akhilesh Akshay Nigalye
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Mangesh Sagar Sakordekar
Arun Harishankar Tripathi
Khan Faiziya
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Bhargava Rajesh Bhatkurse
Aditya A Chodankar
Eeshan Gad
Shetty Ashray
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Ruthik Shanbhag
Kuncolienkar Shivank
Bhobe Ved
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Anand Kurtiker
Milind Gauns
Tanvi Vasudev Hadkonkar
Vaibhav N Tarkar Pednekar
Harrop Singh Goindi
Morajkar Navin
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Thivagar T
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Sawant Vignesh
Naik Shvesh S
Sarvesh Sahadev Rao
Naik Atharv
Pratik S Borkar
Naik Shirodkar Prajay
Trish Velan Dcruz
Reagan Aaron Rodrigues
Kenkare S H
Sahakari Virendra
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Ghosarwadkar Pushparaj
Pai Vishwesh
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1st Brainium FIDE Rated Tournament for below 1700, New Delhi
Kashyap wins Brainium FIDE Rated
by M.S.Gopakumar IA , Chief Arbiter
The 1st Brainium FIDE Rated Chess
Tournament for below 1700 rated players
was conducted by Brainium Chess Academy
under the aegis of Delhi Chess Association at
Chess Centre, Major Dhyanchand National
Stadium, India Gate, New Delhi from 19-22
May 2014.
This event attracted a total number of 319
players including 232 internationally rated
players from different parts of India and
Nepal. The event which was spread over four
days and ten rounds with a time control of
60 minutes and 30 seconds increment from
move 1. The total prize fund of the event
was Rs. 7,00,000/- with special prizes of lap
tops and tablets.
complexion of the event as Kashyap defeated
Mishra in a well fought battle to emerge as
Winner with nine points to lift the coveted
champion’s trophy along with Rs. 1 lakh
prize money. Meanwhile other joint leader,
Saxena suffered a heart breaking defeat at
the hands of Vivek Patel of Maharahtra. The
crucial victory enabled Vivek Patel to finish
as first runner up with eight and half points.
A nine way tie to the second runner-up
spot resolved by Buchholz tie break score
and better tie break score helped Vaibhav
Barahate to finish as third.
In a colourful opening ceremony on 19th May
2014, Shri. Sabir Ali, Founder, Right Step
NGO, inaugurated this event by making
customary first move against Delhi’s budding
talent Master Aryan Chopra in presence of
Shri. Sultan Salauddin, Chairman Organising
Committee and Smt. Renu Goel, Social
Activist.The tournament was played under
Swiss System and Delhi youngster Prachet
Sharma started as top seed.
Palkin Kaur of Delhi was adjudged as best
woman player while Eshan Lawaniya of
Uttar Pradesh, Krishnater Kushager of
Maharashtra, Alok Sinha of Delhi and Veer
Kadakia of Maharashtra finished as best
among Under-15, Under-13, Under-11 and
Under-9, age categories.Siddiqui Mohd
Imran of Uttar Pradesh was the best unrated
player while Rohan Gupta and Stuti Dewan
were adjudged the Best Delhi Player and
Best Delhi Girl player respectively.The elo
category laptops were bagged by Krishnater
Kushager of Maharashtra, Aan Sikka of Delhi
and Siddiqui Mohd Imran of Uttar Pradesh.
The tournament saw the leaders table
changing every round.At the end of ninth
and penultimate round, three players
namely Kuldeep Kashyap of Delhi, Srinibas
Mishra of Odisha and Kunal Kant Saxena
of Madhya Pradesh were in joint lead with
eight points.The intense encounters in the
final round changed the entire
In a befitting closing ceremony Shri. Bharat
Singh, CEO All India Chess Federation gave
away the prizes in presence of Shri. Sabir Ali,
Founder Right Step NGO; Shri. AK Verma,
Secretary Delhi Chess Association, Shri.
Sultan Salauddin, Chairman Organising
Committee and Shri. M S Din, Organizing
Secretary.
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Final ranking(first 90 placings only)
RkName
Club
1 Kuldeep Kashyap
DEL
2 Patel Vivek
GUJ
3 Vaibhav Barahate
MAH
4 Singh Vimlesh Kumar
BIH
5 Saxena Kunal Kant
MP
6 Imtiaz Ali
PUN
7 Mishra Srinibas
ODI
8 Lawaniya Eshan
UP
9 Sharma Vibhav
HAR
10 Debashis Majumder(irs) WB
11 Sahil Dhawan
HAR
12 Krishnater Kushager
MAH
13 Rohan Gupta
DEL
14 Yashraj Purohit
RAJ
15 Kuldeep Sharma
DEL
16 Shashwat Chakraborty
CHAT
17 Manoj Vijay Kumar
MP
18 Siddiqui Mohd.Imran
UP
19 Shami Vipin K.
UP
20 Suraj Jaiswal
MAH
21 Kaur Palkin
DEL
22 Arun Wahi
DEL
23 Sudarshan Mitra
WB
24 Pvs Aravind
AP
25 Prachet Sharma
DEL
26 Parvej Alam Ansari
GUJ
27 Alok Sinha
DEL
28 Shatrughan Kaushik
UP
29 Stuti Dewan
DEL
30 Harminder Singh
DEL
31 Rahim Lakhani
GUJ
32 Satyajit Sarkar
WB
33 Rathi Yashvardhan
MAH
34 Sarbajit Chowdhury
DEL
35 Deori Hiranjit
ASM
36 Raj Kumar
DEL
37 Aan Sikka
DEL
38 Sujay Debnath
WB
39 Mangal Kashinath
MAH
40 Shivam Verma
BIH
41 Deba Dutta
ASM
42 Saveson K
DEL
43 Deepak Singh
DEL
44 Balaguru T
PUD
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46 Shankar Kuldeep
47Sachinder
48 Dhruvik Shah
49 Dinesh Sinha
50 Bhanot Stuti
51 Dave Shiv Shankar
52 Robi Singh Jeron
53 Arnav Tiwari
54 Hariom Solanki
55 Anwar Singh
56 Souradip Deb
57 Ashitosh Kumar
58 Aneek Das
59 Prasannakumar Nayak
60 Jagdeep Singh Sudan
61 Sinha Shivam
62 Chourasia Nitin
63 Kakumanu Kautil Prasad
64 Siva Kumar Badireddy
65 Md. Furqan Khan
66 Sikka Sumit
67 Sparsh Bansal
68 Ravindra P
69 Kunal Kakumanu Prasad
70 Abijit Mistry
71 Puneet Manchanda
72 Tathagat Pal
73Jashanpreet
74 Sumesh Kabeer
75 Ahirwal Dinesh
76 Vaishant Kumar Gangwani
77 Mishra Om
78 Bidisha Roy
79 M Tulasi Ram Kumar
80 Venkat Reddy S
81 Anirban Basu
82 Sarkar Arna
83 Manish Kumar
84 Prithu Gupta
85 Prajapati Ketan
86 Ram Singh Parihar
87 Ravi Sharma
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90 Mukund Khanna
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Ist BDCA Open FIDE Rated (below 1600) Tournament, Bangalore
Jagadish P wins title
Vasanth BH – Chief Arbiter
Ist BDCA FIDE Rated Chess Tournament for
below 1600 rated players was held at Dr
Marigowda Hall, Lalbagh Botanical Garden,
K H Road, Bangalore from 16 – 18th May
2014. A total of 357 players which includes
65 rated players from different parts of
country participated. The event was spread
over three days and nine rounds with a
time control of one hour and thirty second
increment from move 1.
In a simple opening ceremony function of
16th May 2014, Mr Sydney Lewis welcomed
the players and the round started on
scheduled time at 10.00 am.
The tournament saw lots of ups and downs
in the entire nine rounds. Jagadish P, a fifth
standard student of Bethany High School,
Koramangala, Bangalore, clinched the title
scoring eight and half points. Karthik Shetty
of Bangalore scored eight points and became
the runner up.
While three players with seven and half
points tied for the third spot, better tie break
score helped Thirunarayana Sampath Kumar
to finish as second runner-up. Reethis Padhi
and Unrated Kanishka Basu of Karnataka
finished fourth and fifth respectively.Prerana
of Bangalore and Krishna Murthy of Mysore
were adjudged as best female player and
veteran player, while Arun M S, Mohammed
Anees both from Tamilnadu, Komal
Srivatav Sajja and Pranav Anand both from
Karnataka won the best prize in Under-15,
Under-13, Under-10 and Under-8 Boys and
Deepika M C, Diya James, Kushi M Hombal
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and Bhagyashree G Patil won the same prize
from girls category.
Mr Vinay Kurth Koti, Vice President of United
Karnataka Chess Association, R Hanumatha,
Vice President UKCA along with Durgesh K,
Sanjay N and Sydney Lewis gave away the
prizes to the winners.
Final rankings (first 123 placings only)
1 Jagadish P
2 Karthik Shetty
3 Thirunarayanan Sampath Kumar
4 Reetish Padhi
5 Kanishka Basu
6 Chaithanya Ganesh
7 Dheekshith Kumar R
8 Jha Kishor
9 Rahul Bharadwaj B
10 Santhosh V R
11 Abid Ali Mujawar
12 Bhavik Dave
13 Ajay R
14 Swarnamala B
15 Tejas S Iyer
16 Ankit Payal
17 Sai Ganesh S
18 Nagaraj Naik
19 Aswat Narayanan R
20 Sudarshan Bhat
21 Oke Aditya
22 Avi Jaiswal
23 Koushik Sarun Reddy Y
24 Muthukrishnan S
25 Gangadhar T
26 Merithraj M
27 Vani S Indrali
28 Nitin R
29 Chandan A
30 Hirthik Rajan B P
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Raja V
Shakthi P
Bino Sebastian
Ramesh R
Manjunath D Naik
Sai R. Arulmurugan
Venkatesh Upadyaya Tv
Sheshashayan M V
Prabhuraj Prabhakaran
K R Bhat
Arun M S
Benny P C
Siddharth Murali
Mohamed Anees M
Naveen H J
Ranganatha B S
Venkatesh K
Rohan Jaggi
Deepika M C
Rahul Raaj A
Deepak Kumar R
Krishna Murthy
Navaneetha Krishna
Mahendar B
Anish Prabhudessai
Ravi Prasad S N
Ithal H L Rajath
Praveen L
Dhivyashree J
Akash Reghunathan
Kishore Dev S.
Shyama Krishna S
Ritu A Toshniwal
Muniraju Narayanappa
Komal Srivatsav Sajja
Pranav M Bhat
Chaithanya Shyam D
Vijay Raghav J S
Chidanand A
Amarnath G
Chitranjan Chetkar
Pranav Anand
Jose P C
Srikanta Bhatta
Svatejas Shivakumar
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Ismail P
Dinakaran Vijayan
Preetham Gangadhar
Shaunak Geetprasad
Vineeth C Johnson
Satwik M Hegde
Raghavendra G
Harishankar S
Dhanush Ravi
Gokulnath V
Sandeep Subraman Raghav
Banthiya Rishabh
Tarun Simon P
Arifulla T Abdul Hameed
Varanasi Rama Sai Srikar
Ramakrishnan V
Nuthan B S
Rai Shashidhar
Manika Kesavan
Rajat Dhruva Ravindra
Aryan Jain Karnataka
Aravindakshan Su
Siddharth Yedlapati
Karthikay C
Anup Mahesh Ganjal
Prajeet Singh Rawat
Sharath V Shetty
Pranav Kumar
Diya James
Ashwin Rao M A
Hemanth Kumar Mandala
Peter M Jose
Tanav Sudharshan
Shijo J Joy
Aadith R
Sishir B
Adithya J
Baligar Dr Vishwanath
Shyam Mohan
Adya Singh
Prachi Bharti
Abhinav Bhatt
Neeraja J
Suveer Kumar R K
Arun Lobo
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25th CUSAT International Rating Chess Tournament,Cusat…..
Ram S Krishnan is champion
by V.Vijayaraghavan IA, Chief Arbiter
The 25th Cusat International Rating
Chess Tournament, jointly organized by
the Department of Youth Welfare, Cusat;
Department of Physical Education, Cusat;
Ernakulam District Chess Association, Cochin
University Union and Cusat Chess Club held
at air conditioned halls of the software block,
School of Engineering, CUSAT 16.05.2014
to 20.05.2014. Top Players like World U-10
blitz champion Nihal Sarin, Ram S Krishnan,
Phoobalan P and Kunal M participated in the
five day-long event. A total of 257, including
194 FIDE rated players from different parts
of the country participated in the event.
Shri. Jacob Punnoose IPS, former state Police
Chief and present CEO, 35th National Games
Secretariat inaugurated the tournament at
10.30 am at the Software block, SoE on
16th May. Sri. Sunny P Jose, Chairman,
Organising committee and Member of
Syndicate presided over the function. Dr. K
Sajan, Member Syndicate and Professor in
charge of Registrar welcomed the gathering
and Sri Palito Willaim, Secretary, Chess
Association Ernakulum proposed vote of
thanks. Dr. G Madhu, Member Syndicate,
Dr. P.K Baby, Director, Department of Youth
Welfare, Shri. Rasheed, Joint Secretary,
Kerala State Chess Association, Sri. PVN
Namboothirippad, Veteran chess player
were also present in the function. Sri.
V.Vijayaraghavan, international arbiter was
the chief arbiter and Sri. Dakshinamurthi,
Sri. Venugopalan A.P, Sri. K.A Unus and P.S
Ameer were the deputy arbiters.
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Thirty main cash awards and seventy one
category prizes worth Rs.3,01,250 were
given to the winners. Cochin University
of Science and Technology was the major
promoter. Bharat Petroleum Corporation
Limited (BPCL) and State Bank of Travancore
financially supported the event.
Mr. Ram S Krishnan, from Tamilnadu won
the 25th CUSAT International Rating Chess
Championship with 9 points out of 10
rounds. Mr. Phoopalan. P from Integrated
Coach Factory was the first runner up with
8.5 points. Mr.Maheswaran P from Posts
and Telegraph, Mr. Kunal M from Tamilnadu
and Mr. Chandan Raju from Kerala were
the Second runners up with 8 points each.
Survar Subair fromKerala declared as the
best unrated player with 6.5 points. Mr.
Marthandan K.U from Tamilnadu was the
best player in the category below 1800 with
7.5 points and Mr. Shibin K Benny from Kerala
was the best player below 1500 category
with 6 points. Master Tanun V Karanth from
Taminadu was the champion under -14 with
6.5 points. Master Nihal Sarin from Kerala
was the champion in under -11 with 6.5
points. Master Pankaj Bhat from Karnataka
was the champion in under-8 category with
4.5 points.
The valedictory section of the Tournament
held at 6 pm on 20th May 2014 at software
block, School of Engineering CUSAT. Sri.V.K
Ibrahim Kunju, Hon’ble Minister for Public
Works distributed prizes and certificates
to the champions. Dr. K Paulose Jacob,
Pro-Vice Chancellor in charge of Vice
Chancellor presided over the function. Mr.
V. Vijayaraghavan, International Arbiter
presented arbiters report. Dr. K Sajan,
Professor in charge of Registrar and
Member of Syndicate, Shri. Nedumudi
Harikumar, Member Syndicate, Shri. M.
Kannan, President, Ernakulam District
Chess Association were also present in the
function. Dr. P.K Baby, Director, Department
of Youth Welfare welcomed the gathering
and Mr. V.P Binu, Secretary, CUSAT Chess
Club proposed the vote of thanks.
Final standings (first 76 placings only)
Rk.Name
1 Ram S. Krishnan 2 Phoobalan P. 3 Maheswaran P. FM
4 Kunal M. 5 Chandar Raju 6 Mohammed Dilshad 7 Arjun Satheesh 8 Marthandan K U 9 Prakashram R 10 Iniyan P 11 Sai Vishwesh.C 12 Joshi Abhijeet 13 Syed Anwar Shazuli 14 Jagadeesh A.K. 15 Amir Asim 16 Shet Prajwal P 17 Visveshwar A 18 Arjun Adappa 19 Manu M 20 Karmukilan S 21 Akash R 22 Arun Kumar K.G 23 Wajih Nassir 24 Ajeesh Antony 25 Prasant N Nayagam 26 Mohanan U.C. 27 Dileep Kumar R 28 A K Kalshyan 29 Tulsi M 30 Bavankumar 35
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Selected games from National
Team Chess, Kanpur
Annotatedgames
by IM Manuel
Aaron
Selected
from National
Team Chess, Kanpur
Satyapragyan,S (Air India) (2394)
Selected Games From National Team
Lalith Babu,M.R
(Petroleum)
Annotated
by IM Manuel
Aaron
Chess, Kanpur
(2579) [B12]
Annotated
by IM Manuel
Satyapragyan,S
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India) (2394)
Satyapragyan,S
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b2, and also presents an option of going
Na5and
13.Rc2=
and white
has of
no
b2,
also presents
an option
Rc2 later to double rooks on the c file.) 10...
development
problems
and
has
going Rc2 later to double rooks on the
Rc8 11.Be3 cxd4 12.cxd4 Na5 13.Rc2= and
pawn thrusts
the 12.cxd4
wing as
cpossible
file.) 10...Rc8
11.Be3on
cxd4
white
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no Navara-Shimanov
development problems
and
shown
2010 no
1–
Na5
13.Rc2=
and white has
has
possible
pawn
thrusts
on
the
wing
0] 10...f6 [This
immediateand
challenge
development
problems
has as
shown
by Navara-Shimanov
2010
1–0]
10...
to the
white
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new
here.
possible
pawnking
thrusts
theidea
wing
as
f6 shown
[This immediate
challenge
to2010
the white
10...0–0–0
11.Kg3
Kb8 12.Rh2
a6
by Navara-Shimanov
1–
king
is
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new
idea
here.
10...0–0–0
11.Kg3
13.Be3
Rc8²
been tried
here.]
0]
10...f6
[Thishas
immediate
challenge
11.Kg3
Nge7
a6
13.Nc2
to
the white
king12.Na3
is Rc8²
a newhas
idea
here.
Kb8
12.Rh2
a6
13.Be3
been
tried
Qc7
Since
white
has
a
poor
king
10...0–0–0
11.Kg3
Kb8
12.Rh2
a6
here.] 11.Kg3 Nge7 12.Na3 a6 13.Nc2
position,
the has
centre
is now
best
13.Be3
been
tried
here.]
Qc7
Since Rc8²
white
has a
poor
kingthe
position,
place
for
black
to
break
through.
He
is
11.Kg3
Nge7
12.Na3
a6
13.Nc2
the centre is now the best place for black
going
to
strike
after
careful
Qc7
Since
white
has
a
poor
king
to break through. He is going to strike after
preparation.
Rg8!?
is to
position,
the 14.Be3
centre is
now [This
the best
careful preparation. 14.Be3 Rg8!? [This is to
place for black to break through. He is
be ready to open up the king-side where the
going
to
strike
after
careful
white
king
has
been
nervously
developed.
preparation. 14.Be3 Rg8!? [This is to
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be ready to open up the king-side
where the white king has been
nervously developed. It also declares
thatready
blackto isopen
goingup tothecastle
long.
be
king-side
14...cxd4
would has
have been
given
where
the15.cxd4
white f5 king
a miniscule
advantage
fordeclares
black.]
nervously
developed.
It also
It also declares that black is going to castle
15.Kf2=
takestohis
king long.
away
that
black White
is going
castle
long. 14...cxd4 15.cxd4 f5 would have given
from the15.cxd4
b8-h2 f5
diagonal
where
the
14...cxd4
would have
given
a aminiscule
advantage
for and
black.]
15.Kf2=
black
queen
is active
g-file
miniscule
advantage
forthe
black.]
White
takes
his king
away
the
b8-h2
where
Black's
Rg8
is
aking
potential
15.Kf2=
White
takes
hisfrom
away
diagonal
where
the
black
queen
is
active
menace.
15...0–0–0
15...g5
from
the b8-h2
diagonal [If
where
theand
the
g-file
where
Black’s
a 16.b4!
potential
16.hxg6
cxd4is17.cxd4
Nxg6=]
black
queen
active Rg8
and isthe
g-file
menace.
15...0–0–0
[If
15...g5
The natural
his16.hxg6
own
where
Black'smove
Rg8 tois start
a potential
counter
against
the 16.b4!
threatened
black
menace.
15...0–0–0
[If The
15...g5
cxd4
17.cxd4
Nxg6=]
natural
build-up.
16...g5
The
time has
comethe
16.hxg6
cxd4
17.cxd4
Nxg6=]
16.b4!
move
to start
his
own
counter
against
for the
bigblack
thrust
17.exf6
17.hxg6
The
natural
move
to start[If
his
ownThe
threatened
build-up.
16...g5
fxe5
18.dxe5
Nxg6
19.bxc5
Be7
counter
against
the
threatened
black
time has come for the big thrust 17.exf6
20.Bd3
Rdf8
21.Bxg6
Rxg6
22.Nb4
build-up.
16...g5
The
time
has
come
[If 17.hxg6 fxe5 18.dxe5 Nxg6 19.bxc5 Be7
Rxg4³
slightly
for [Ifblack,
but
for
the big
thrustbetter
17.exf6
17.hxg6
20.Bd3 Rdf8 21.Bxg6 Rxg6 22.Nb4 Rxg4³
very diificult
play from
the white
fxe5
18.dxe5 to Nxg6
19.bxc5
Be7
slightly better for black, but very diificult to
side; or Rdf8
if, 17.fxg5
fxe5 Rxg6
18.gxh6
Rxg4
20.Bd3
21.Bxg6
22.Nb4
play
from
the
white
side;
or
if,
17.fxg5
fxe5
19.h7 slightly
Bg7 It is
advantage
to black
Rxg4³
better
for black,
but
18.gxh6
Rxg4 19.h7
It is
once diificult
again,
strong
center
very
toblack's
playBg7
from
theadvantage
white
toside;
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again,
black’s
strongRxg4
center
combined
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king
if, 17.fxg5
fxe5
18.gxh6
combined
with
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precarious
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make
make Bg7
life Itvery
tough forto white.]
19.h7
is advantage
black
life
very tough
forblack's
white.]
17...gxf4
18.Bd2
17...gxf4
18.Bd2
e5!?
! Black
goes
once
again,
strong
center
all
out,
sacking
a
piece
to
open
fire to
combined
with
whites
precarious
king
e5!? ! Black goes all out, sacking a piece
against
the very
white
king.
19.fxe7
Bxe7
make
tough
for
open
firelife
against
the
white
king.white.]
19.fxe7
20.dxe5
Nxe5
21.Nxe5
Qxe5
17...gxf4
18.Bd2
e5!?
!
Black
goes
Bxe7 20.dxe5 Nxe5 21.Nxe5 Qxe5
all out, sacking a piece to open fire
against the white king. 19.fxe7 Bxe7
20.dxe5 Nxe5 21.Nxe5 Qxe5
Diagram
22.Qf3
[Morenatural
naturalwas
wasthe
Diagram
##
22.Qf3
[More
the
attempt
to
try
to
trade
queens
attempt to try to trade queens to nullifytothe
nullify
attack
by 22.Qe2
Qf6
attack
by the
22.Qe2
Qf6 23.Re1
Bd6 24.Qf3
23.Re1
Bd6
24.Qf3
Rxg4
25.Bh3
Rg3
Diagram
#
22.Qf3
[More
natural
was
Rxg4 25.Bh3 Rg3 26.Bxd7+ Rxd7 27.Re8+
26.Bxd7+
27.Re8+
Kc7
28.Qxd5
the
attemptRxd7
to
to trade
queens
to
Kc7
28.Qxd5
Re3try
Advantage
black]
22...
Re3 Advantage
22...Bxg4
nullify
the attack black]
by 22.Qe2
Qf6
Bxg4 23.Bh3 Qf5 [If 23...Qxh5 24.Bxg4+
23.Re1 Bd6 24.Qf3 Rxg4 25.Bh3 Rg3
Qxg4 25.Qxg4+ Rxg4 26.Rxh6 Rdg8
26.Bxd7+ Rxd7 27.Re8+ Kc7 28.Qxd5
27.Ne1] 24.bxc5 [24.Qxf4? Bh4+ black
Re3 Advantage black] 22...Bxg4
23.Bh3 Qf5 [If 23...Qxh5 24.Bxg4+
Qxg4 25.Qxg4+ Rxg4 26.Rxh6 Rdg8
23.Bh3 Qf5 [If 23...Qxh5 24.Bxg4+
27.Ne1] 24.bxc5 [24.Qxf4? Bh4+
Qxg4 25.Qxg4+ Rxg4 26.Rxh6 Rdg8
black mates in four.] 24...Qxc2
27.Ne1] 24.bxc5 [24.Qxf4? Bh4+
25.Bxg4+ Kb8 26.Qxf4+ Bd6!
black mates in four.] 24...Qxc2
27.Rac1
Bxf4
[Not
27...Qxc1?
25.Bxg4+
Kb8 26.Qxf4+
Bd6!
mates
in four.]
Kb8
28.Bxc1
Bxf424...Qxc2
29.Bxf4+25.Bxg4+
and white
27.Rac1
Bxf4
[Not
27...Qxc1?
26.Qxf4+
Bd6! 27.Rac1
Bxf4
[Not 27...
wins.] 28.Rxc2
Bxd2 [If
28...Rxg4?
28.Bxc1 Bxf4 29.Bxf4+ and white
29.Kf3!
and Bxf4
black29.Bxf4+
is in trouble.]
Qxc1?
28.Bxc1
and white
wins.] 28.Rxc2 Bxd2 [If 28...Rxg4?
29.Bf3
White
has
made
it
alright
in
wins.]
28.Rxc2
[If 28...Rxg4?
29.Kf3!
29.Kf3!
andBxd2
black
is in trouble.]
the
end,
achieving
an
opposite
colour
and29.Bf3
black isWhite
in trouble.]
29.Bf3
White has
has made
it alright
in
bishop
endgame;
his
best
option
for
made
alright
in theanend,
achieving
the itend,
achieving
opposite
colouran
drawing is keeping the bishops.
opposite
bishophisendgame;
his for
best
bishopcolour
endgame;
best option
29...Bf4 30.c4? [A blunder allowing
option
for drawing
is keeping
bishops.
drawing
is keeping
thethebishops.
black to force white into a lost
29...Bf4
30.c4?
[A
blunder
allowing
29...Bf4
30.c4?
[Aablunder
allowing
black
position.
Its not
good idea
to open
black white
to force
white
into Its
a not
lost
to the
force
into
a
lost
position.
position like this when the king is a
position.
Its
not
a
good
idea
to
open
good
openBetter
the position
this when
in idea
the to
open.
was: like
30.Re2
so
the
position
like
this
when
the
king
is
thethat
kinghe
is in
the get
open.
30.Re2
could
hisBetter
king was:
to the
c2
in the open. Better was: 30.Re2 so
so square
that he could
get his
king toby
the c2
square
when
chased
black.]
that he could get his king to the c2
30...Bg3+
31.Ke2
32.Kd3?
when
chased by
black.] Rge8+
30...Bg3+
31.Ke2
square when chased by black.]
[Better
was: [Better
32.Kf1 was:
dxc432.Kf1
33.Kg2
Rge8+
32.Kd3?
dxc4
30...Bg3+ 31.Ke2 Rge8+ 32.Kd3?
Be5µ]Be5µ]
32...dxc4+
33.Kxc4
33.Kg2
32...dxc4+
[Better was:
32.Kf1 33.Kxc4
dxc4 33.Kg2
advantage of it. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
11.Nbd2 Rc8 Black wisely chose to
advantage of it. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
harass whites queen before castling.
11.Nbd2 Rc8 Black wisely chose to
Now whites queen has to run away
harass whites queen before castling.
somewhere and black still has plenty
Now whites queenbyhas
run away
IM to
Manuel
Aaron
of timeAnnotated
to castle. 12.Qd3
a6 [Also
somewhere
and
black
still
has
plenty
somewhere
and black
still has
plenty of
time
possible was:
12...Qb6
13.Nb3
Be4
of time to castle. 12.Qd3 a6 [Also
to14.Qd1
castle. 0–0
12.Qd3
[Also
possible to
was:
with a6
slight
advantage
possible was: 12...Qb6 13.Nb3 Be4
black as
he has
open
files
12...Qb6
13.Nb3
Be4both
14.Qd1
0–0
withand
slight
14.Qd1 0–0 with slight advantage to
ideally
placed
pieces
whereas
whites
advantage
black
he has
both
open
files
black astohe
hasas
both
open
files
and
development
is lacking
and
his queen
and
ideally
placed
pieces
whereas
whites
ideally placed pieces whereas whites
may once again
comeand
under
fire
after
development
is is
lacking
hishis
queen
may
development
lacking
and
queen
moving many times.] 13.e4
once
again
come
under
fire
after
moving
may once again come under fire after
many
times.]
13.e4
moving
many
times.] 13.e4
Be5µ] 32...dxc4+ 33.Kxc4
Diagram
[33...b5+
34.Kb4
Diagram# 33...b5+!
# 33...b5+!
[33...b5+
34.cxb6
35.Kb3
(or34.Kb4
34.cxb6(or
Rc8+
35.Kb3Rc8+
Re3+–+)
34...
Diagram
# 33...b5+! [33...b5+
Re3+–+)
34...Re3
35.Rc3
Rd4+
Re3
35.Rc3
Rd4+
36.Kb3
Rdd3
Black
wins
34.Kb4 (or 34.cxb6 Rc8+ 35.Kb3 a
36.Kb3
Rdd3 Black wins a bishop.]
bishop.]
0–1
Re3+–+)
34...Re3 35.Rc3 Rd4+
0–1
Shetty,Rahul
Sengupta,Deep
36.Kb3 Rdd3(2221)
Black wins
a bishop.]
Shetty,Rahul
(2221)
(2538)
[D30]
0–1
Sengupta,Deep (2538) [D30]
Shetty,Rahul (2221)
Sengupta,Deep
(2538)
1.d4
d5 2.Nf3 Nf6
3.c4 [D30]
e6 4.g3 c6
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 c6
5.Qc2
dxc4
6.Qxc4
b5
7.Qc2Bb7
Bb7
5.Qc2 dxc4 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qc2
1.d4
d5
2.Nf3
Nf6
3.c4
e6
4.g3
c6
8.Bg2
Nbd7
9.0–0
8.Bg2
Nbd7
9.0–0c5c5Eliminating
Eliminatingthe
thec6
5.Qc2
dxc4
6.Qxc4
b5
7.Qc2
Bb7
weakness
before before
white can
takecan
advantage
c6 weakness
white
take
8.Bg2
Nbd7
9.0–0
c5
Eliminating
the
of it. 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Nbd2 Rc8 Black
c6 weakness before white can take
wisely chose to harass whites queen before
castling. Now whites queen has to run away
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Diagram # 13...h6?! [Not necessary,
black
should
continue
with his
Diagram
#
13...h6?!
[Not
necessary,
black
Diagram
# 13...h6?!
[Not
necessary,
development
and
not
be
worried
about
should
his development
and
black continue
should with
continue
with his
the knight or bishop coming to g5. For
notdevelopment
be worried and
about
the
knight
or
bishop
not be worried about
example, if 13...0–0 14.e5 Ng4
the knight
or bishop
coming toif g5.
For
coming
to g5.
For example,
13...0–0
15.Ng5 (Or 15.h3 Nxf2 16.Rxf2 Qb6
example,
if
13...0–0
14.e5
Ng4
14.e5
Ng4 Rfd8µ)
15.Ng5 (Or
15.h3 Nxf2
16.Rxf2
17.Qe2
15...Qxg5
16.Bxb7
15.Ng5
(Or Rfd8µ)
15.h3 Nxf2
16.Rxf216.Bxb7
Qb6
Qb6
17.Qe2
15...Qxg5
Qh5 17.h4 Nxf2–+] 14.e5 Nd5
17.Qe2
Rfd8µ)
15...Qxg5
16.Bxb7
Qh5
17.h4Be7
Nxf2–+]
14.e5
15.Ne4
16.Bd2
0–0 Nd5
17.a415.Ne4
b4
Qh5
17.h4
Nxf2–+]
14.e5
Nd5
Be7
16.Bd2
0–0
18.a5
This
18.a5
This is
to 17.a4
preventb4
black
from
15.Ne4 Be7 16.Bd2 0–0 17.a4 b4
is playing
to prevent....a6-a5
black from permanently
playing ....a618.a5 This is to prevent black from
his supporting
b4 pawn. his
18...Nc5
a5supporting
permanently
b4 pawn.
playing
....a6-a5
permanently
19.Nxc519.Nxc5
Rxc5 Rxc5
20.Nd4
Qb8Qb8
[If
18...Nc5
20.Nd4
supporting his b4 pawn. 18...Nc5[If
20...Rxa5?!
21.Bxh6!
gxh6
22.Nxe6!
20...Rxa5?!
gxh6 22.Nxe6!
19.Nxc5 21.Bxh6!
Rxc5 20.Nd4
Qb8 Rxa1
[If
Rxa1
23.Rxa1
fxe6
24.Qg6+
Draw.can
23.Rxa1
fxe6 21.Bxh6!
24.Qg6+ gxh6
Draw. 22.Nxe6!
White
20...Rxa5?!
White
on with Be4
it
carry
on can
with carry
Be4 but
to anbut
unclear
Rxa1
23.Rxa1
fxe6it leads
24.Qg6+
Draw.
leads to an unclear endgame.]
endgame.]
White can 21.Rfe1
carry on Rd8
with 22.Qf3
Be4 but Rc4
it
21.Rfe1 Rd8 22.Qf3 Rc4 23.Nb3
leads
to
an
unclear
endgame.]
23.Nb3
21.Rfe1 Rd8 22.Qf3 Rc4 23.Nb3
Do not permit yourself to fall in love with the end-game
play to the exclusion of entire games. It is well to have
the whole story of how it happened; the complete play,
not the denouement only. Do not embrace the rag-time
and vaudeville of chess.
- by Lasker
Annotated by IM Manuel Aaron
Diagram # 23...Bf8 [After 23...Rdc8
Diagram # 23...Bf8 [After 23...Rdc8
24.Qd3
25.Rab1
can't
really
DiagramRc2
23...Bf8Black
[After
23...Rdc8
Diagram
##23...Bf8
23...Rdc8
Diagram
#
23...Bf8
[After
23...Rdc8
24.Qd3 Rc2
25.Rab1 [After
Black
can't
really
do
anything
with
the
open
file.
He
24.Qd3Rc2
Rc225.Rab1
25.Rab1Black
Blackcan't
can'treally
really
24.Qd3
do anything
with Black
the open
file.
Hedo
24.Qd3
Rc2
25.Rab1
can’t
really
needs
to find
plan.;
Or
do anything
anything
withanother
the open
open
file. He
He
do
with
the
file.
needs
to
find
another
plan.;
Or to
anything
with
the open
file.
He needs
23...Rd7
24.Qh5
Nc7
25.Bxb7
Qxb7
needs
to
find
another
plan.;
needs
to 24.Qh5
find Or
another
plan.;
OrOr
23...Rd7
Nc7
25.Bxb7
Qxb7
find
another
plan.;
23...Rd7
24.Qh5
Nc7
26.Be3
Rc2
and
black
is
still
better.]
23...Rd724.Qh5
24.Qh5Nc7
Nc725.Bxb7
25.Bxb7Qxb7
Qxb7
23...Rd7
26.Be3
Rc2
and
black
is
still
better.]
25.Bxb7
Qxb7
26.Be3
Rc2move,
and
black
is still
24.Qe2
Notand
a good
allowing
26.Be3
Rc2
and
black
is
still
better.]
26.Be3
Rc2
black
is
still
better.]
24.Qe2
Not
a
good
move,
allowing
better.]
24.Qe2
Notgood
a good
move,allowing
allowing
black
to
whites
camp.
24.Qe2
Notinfiltrate
move,
24.Qe2
Not
a agood
move,
allowing
black
to
infiltrate
whitesChallenging
camp.
black
to
infiltrate
whites
camp.
Challenging
the
c
file
would
have
been
black toto infiltrate
infiltrate whites
whites camp.
camp.
black
Challenging
the c file would
have been
aChallenging
way
to
go.
24...Rc2
25.Rab1
the
cbetter
file would
have
been
a better
way
the
cfile
file
would
have
beento
Challenging
the
would
have
been
a better way
to cgo.
24...Rc2
25.Rab1
Ne7
26.Bxb7
Qxb7
27.Rec1
Rxc1+
go.
24...Rc2
25.Rab1
Ne7
26.Bxb7
Qxb7
a
better
way
to
go.
24...Rc2
25.Rab1
aNe7
better
way to go.
24...Rc2
25.Rab1
26.Bxb7
Qxb7
27.Rec1
Rxc1+
28.Rxc1
Qd5
29.Qc4
Ng6
27.Rec1
Rxc1+Qxb7
28.Rxc1
Qd5Rxc1+
29.Qc4
Ne726.Bxb7
26.Bxb7
Qxb7
27.Rec1
Rxc1+
Ne7
27.Rec1
28.Rxc1
Qd5 29.Qc4
Ng6
28.Rxc1
Qd5
29.Qc4
Ng6
Ng6
28.Rxc1 Qd5 29.Qc4 Ng6
Diagram # It is very confounding why
Diagram
It
very
confounding
why
Diagram
# #
Itwas
is is
very
confounding
why
the
the
game
here. White
can
Diagram
isvery
very
confounding
why
Diagram
##
ItItisfinished
confounding
why
the
game
was
finished
here.
White
can
game
was
finished
here.
White
can
play
play
Qxd5
and
have
an White
equal
or
thegame
game
was
finished
here.
Whitecan
can
the
was
finished
here.
play
Qxd5
and
have
an equal
or
Qxd5
and
have
an
equal
or
slightly
worse
but
slightly
worse
but
certainly
holdable
play Qxd5
Qxd5 and
and have
have anan equal
equal oror
play
slightly
worse but
certainly holdable
endgame.
In
all
likelihood
white
lost
certainly
holdable
endgame.
In all
likelihood
slightly
worsebut
butcertainly
certainly
holdable
slightly
worse
holdable
endgame.
In all likelihood
white
lost
on
time.
0–1
white
lost
on
time.
0–1
endgame.
In
all
likelihood
white
lost
endgame.
In
all
likelihood
white
lost
on time. 0–1
time.0–1
0–1
onontime.
Akash
Pc,Iyer
(2267)
Akash
Pc,Iyer
(2267)
Akash Pc,Iyer
(2267)
Ratnakaran,K
(2392)
[A74]
AkashPc,Iyer
Pc,Iyer
(2267)
Ratnakaran,K
(2392)
[A74]
Akash
(2267)
Ratnakaran,K (2392)
[A74]
Ratnakaran,K(2392)
(2392)[A74]
[A74]
Ratnakaran,K
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3
exd5
5.cxd5
d6
g6
7.Nd2
a6
1.d4
Nf6
2.c4
c5 6.Nf3
3.d5
e6e6
4.Nc3
exd5
1.d4
Nf6
2.c4
c5
3.d5
e6
4.Nc3
1.d4
2.c4
3.d5
4.Nc3
exd5Nf6
5.cxd5
d6c5
6.Nf3
g6 7.Nd2
a6
8.a4
Nbd7
9.e4
Bg7
10.Be2
0–0
5.cxd5
d6
6.Nf3
g6
7.Nd2
a6
8.a4
Nbd7
exd5 5.cxd5d6
d66.Nf3
6.Nf3g6
g67.Nd2
7.Nd2a6
a6
exd5
8.a4 5.cxd5
Nbd7 9.e4
Bg7 10.Be2
0–0
11.0–0
Rb8
12.Nc4
Nb6
13.Na3
9.e4
Bg7
10.Be2
0–0
11.0–0
Rb8
12.Nc4
8.a4
Nbd7
9.e4
Bg7
10.Be2
0–0
8.a4
Nbd7
9.e4
Bg7 10.Be2
0–0
11.0–0
Rb8
12.Nc4
Nb6 13.Na3
Bd7
14.a5
Nc8
15.Nc4
Diagram
#
11.0–0
Rb8
12.Nc4
Nb6
13.Na3
Nb6
13.Na3
Bd7
14.a5
Nc8
11.0–0
Rb8
12.Nc4
Nb6
13.Na3
Bd7 14.a5 Nc8 15.Nc4 Diagram 15.Nc4
#
Bd714.a5
14.a5
Nc815.Nc4
15.Nc4Diagram
Diagram##
Diagram
# Nc8
Bd7
15...Re8 [15...Bb5 16.f3 Nh5 17.Be3
15...Re8[15...Bb5
[15...Bb516.f3
16.f3 Nh5
Nh5 17.Be3
17.Be3 f5
15...Re8
f5
18.Qd2
f4 19.Bf2
g5±
had
been
15...Re8
[15...Bb5
16.f3
Nh5
17.Be3
15...Re8
[15...Bb5
16.f3
Nh5
17.Be3
f5
18.Qd2
f4
19.Bf2
g5±
had
been
18.Qd2
f4
19.Bf2
g5±
had
been
tried
tried
in
Frade
Marque.
vs
Pasquier
in in
f518.Qd2
18.Qd2f4f419.Bf2
19.Bf2 g5±had
hadbeen
been
f5
tried
in Frade Marque.g5±
vs Pasquier
in
2002]
16.Bd3
Bb5 vs
17.Qb3
Bxc4
Frade
vs
Pasquier
inPasquier
2002]
16.Bd3
triedMarque.
inFrade
Frade
Marque.
vs
Pasquier
in
tried
in
Marque.
in
2002] 16.Bd3 Bb5 17.Qb3 Bxc4
18.Qxc4
b5
19.axb6
Nxb6
20.Qa2
Bb5
17.Qb3
Bxc4
18.Qxc4
b5
19.axb6
2002]
16.Bd3
Bb5
17.Qb3
Bxc4
2002]
16.Bd3
Bb5 17.Qb3
Bxc4
18.Qxc4
b5 19.axb6
Nxb6 20.Qa2
c4
21.Bc2
Ng4
22.h3
Ne5
23.Be3
Nxb6
20.Qa2
c4
21.Bc2
Ng4
22.h3
Ne5
18.Qxc4
b5
19.axb6
Nxb6
20.Qa2
18.Qxc4
b5 Ng4
19.axb6
Nxb6
c4 21.Bc2
22.h3
Ne520.Qa2
23.Be3
Nbd7
black
is
ready
to
exchange
his
c4
21.Bc2
Ng4
22.h3
Ne5
23.Be3
23.Be3
Nbd7
black
is
ready
to
exchange
c4
21.Bc2
22.h3
23.Be3
Nbd7
blackNg4
is ready
to Ne5
exchange
his
a6
pawn
forfor
white's
b2.
Nbd7
black
iswhite’s
ready
to24.Rfd1
exchangehis
his
his
a6
pawn
b2.
24.Rfd1
Nbd7
black
is
ready
to
exchange
a6 pawn for white's b2. 24.Rfd1
a6
pawn
for
white's
b2.
24.Rfd1
a6 pawn for white's b2. 24.Rfd1
Diagram
[A very
complicatged
position
Diagram# #
[A very
complicatged
Diagram
#
[A
very
complicatged
emerges
24.f4
Nd3 complicatged
25.Bxd3
cxd3
position
emerges
after
24.f4 Nd3
Diagramafter
# [A
[A very
very
Diagram
#
complicatged
position Rxb2
emerges
after
24.f4
Nd3
26.Qxa6
27.Qxd3
Rb4
28.Ra6
Qe7
25.Bxd3
cxd3
26.Qxa6
Rxb2
27.Qxd3
position emerges
emerges after
after 24.f4
24.f4 Nd3
Nd3
position
25.Bxd3
cxd3
26.Qxa6
Rxb2
27.Qxd3
29.Bf2
Rb3
30.e5
dxe5
31.Qc2
Qb4
32.Na2
Rb4
28.Ra6
Qe7
29.Bf2
Rb3
30.e5
25.Bxd3
cxd3
26.Qxa6
Rxb2
27.Qxd3
25.Bxd3
cxd3
26.Qxa6
Rxb2
27.Qxd3
Rb4 28.Ra6
Qe7 29.Bf2
Rb3
30.e5
dxe5
31.Qc2
Qb4
32.Na2
Qb5
33.Ra7
Qb5
33.Ra7
Nf6
34.d6=]
24...g5
to
prevent
Rb4 28.Ra6 Qe7
Qe7 29.Bf2 Rb3
Rb3 30.e5
30.e5
Rb4
dxe528.Ra6
31.Qc2 Qb4 29.Bf2
32.Na2 Qb5 33.Ra7
Nf6
34.d6=]
24...g5
to
prevent
f2-f4 on
f2-f4
and
secure
the
knight’s
position
dxe5
31.Qc2
Qb4
32.Na2
Qb5
33.Ra7
dxe5
31.Qc2 Qb4
32.Na2
Qb5 33.Ra7
Nf6 34.d6=]
24...g5
to prevent
f2-f4
and
secure
the
knight's
position
on
e5.
Nf6
34.d6=]
24...g5
to
prevent
f2-f4
e5.
25.f3
[25.Rdb1
Ra8
26.Bd1]
25...h5
Nf6
34.d6=]
24...g5
to
prevent
f2-f4
and secure the knight's position on e5.
25.f3
[25.Rdb1
Ra8
26.Bd1]
25...h5
andsecure
securethe
theknight's
knight'sposition
positiononone5.
e5.
and
25.f3
[25.Rdb1
Ra8 26.Bd1] 25...h5
25.f3
[25.Rdb1
Ra8
26.Bd1]
25...h5
25.f3 [25.Rdb1 Ra8 26.Bd1] 25...h5
26.Rd2 [Much better was to be
aggressive
with:
26.Qxa6
Rxb2
26.Rd2
[Much
better was to was
be aggressive
26.Rd2
[Much
be
27.Ra2²]
26...g4better
27.hxg4 to
hxg4
with:
26.Qxa6
Rxb2
27.Ra2²]
26...g4
aggressive
with:
26.Qxa6
Rxb2
28.f4 Bh6 29.Nd1 [29.Re2 Nd3
27.hxg4
hxg4
28.f4
Bh6
29.Nd1
[29.
27.Ra2²]
26...g4
27.hxg4
hxg4
30.Bxd3
cxd3
31.Ree1]
29...Qh4!
28.f4
Bh6 black
29.Nd1
[29.Re2
Nd3
Re2
Nd3 30.Bxd3
cxd3 clearly
31.Ree1]
29...Qh4!
After
this,
has
the
30.Bxd3
cxd3
31.Ree1]
29...Qh4!
upperhand.
g3!µ
31.fxe5
After
this, black30.Re2
clearly has
the upperhand.
After g3!µ
this,31.fxe5
black Nxe5!
clearly32.Nf2
has the
Nxe5!
32.Nf2
30.Re2
upperhand. 30.Re2 g3!µ 31.fxe5
Nxe5! 32.Nf2
Diagram
no other
othermove.
move.
Diagram##[There
[There is
is no
If If
32.Bxh6??
Qh1#]
32...
32.Bxh6?? Qh2+
Qh2+33.Kf1
33.Kf1
Qh1#]
Diagram
#
[There
is
no
other
move.
If
32...Nf3+!!
Qh2+
Nf3+!!
33.Kf1 33.Kf1
[33.gxf3 [33.gxf3
Qh2+ 34.Kf1
g2+
32.Bxh6??
Qh2+
33.Kf1
Qh1#]
34.Kf1Bxe3!]
g2+ 33...Qh2
35.Ke1 Bxe3!]
33...Qh2
35.Ke1
the threat
is 34...
32...Nf3+!!
33.Kf1 [33.gxf3
Qh2+
the
threat
is
34...Qg1#
0–1
Qg1# 0–1
34.Kf1 g2+ 35.Ke1 Bxe3!] 33...Qh2
the threat is 34...Qg1#
0–1
Deshmukh,Anup
(2234)
Deshmukh,Anup (2234)
Sethuraman,S.P (2574) [A34]
Sethuraman,S.P
(2574)
[A34]
Deshmukh,Anup
(2234)
Sethuraman,S.P
1.c4
Nf6 2.Nc3 c5(2574)
3.Nf3 [A34]
d5 4.cxd5
1.c4
Nf6
2.Nc3
c5
3.Nf3
d5 7.Ke2
4.cxd5
Nxd5 5.e4 Nb4 6.Bc4
Nd3+
1.c4 5.e4
Nf6
2.Nc3
c5
3.Nf3Nd3+
d5 4.cxd5
Nxd5
Nb4
6.Bc4
7.Ke2
Nf4+
8.Kf1
Nd3 [8...Ne6
leading
to a
Nxd5
5.e4
Nb4
6.Bc4
Nd3+
7.Ke2
Nf4+
Nd3the
[8...Ne6
leading
to has
a firm
firm 8.Kf1
grip over
semi-open
d-file
Nf4+
8.Kf1
Nd3
[8...Ne6
leading
a
been
popular
here.]
9.Qb3
e6
grip over the semi-open d-file has to
been
firm
grip
over
the
semi-open
d-file
has
10.Qb5+
Bd7!
The start
of some very
popular
here.]
9.Qb3
e6 10.Qb5+
Bd7!
been popular
here.]
9.Qb3
e6
exciting
play.
White
hopes
to
punish
The start of some very exciting play. White
10.Qb5+
Bd7! The
very
the
black knight
on start
d3. of
Butsome
it turns
hopes
to punish
the black
knight
on d3.
exciting
play.
White
hopes
to
punish
out to be a poisoned knight! 11.Qxb7
Butthe
it turns out
to be
poisoned
on a
d3.
But far
it knight!
turns
Nc6!black
Black knight
has seen
far,
very
into
11.Qxb7
Nc6!
Black
has
seen
far,
very
out to
be a poisoned
knight!
the
position.
12.Bxd3
Rb8 11.Qxb7
13.Qa6far
Nc6!
Black
hasAll
seen
far, very
into
into
the 14.Qc4
position.
12.Bxd3
Rb8far
13.Qa6
Nb4
these
moves
are
the
position.
12.Bxd3
Rb8
13.Qa6
Nb4
14.Qc4
these
moves
forced,
forced,
but All
now
comes
an are
ingenius
Nb4
14.Qc4
All
these
moves
are
tactical
twist.
but now comes an ingenius tactical twist.
forced, but now comes an ingenius
tactical twist.
39
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Annotated by IM Manuel Aaron
14...Nxd3! 15.Kg1 [Too late, white
realises that
after [Too
15.Qxd3?
Bb5!!realises
his
14...Nxd3!
15.Kg1
late, white
14...Nxd3!
15.Kg1
[Too
late, black
white
queen
is
lost
and
the
second
that after 15.Qxd3? Bb5!! his queen is lost
realisesnow
that after
15.Qxd3?
Bb5!! his
knight
becomes
a permanent
and
the second
black
knight
now becomes
queen
is
lost
and
the
second
resident of d3.] 15...Bc6 16.h4black
For
a knight
permanent
ofa d3.]
15...Bc6
now resident
becomes
permanent
his sacrificed
pawn, black
has a
16.h4
For his
sacrificed
pawn,
black For
has a
resident
of d3.]
16.h4
stranglehold
over 15...Bc6
the white
position.
stranglehold
over
the
white
position.
With
his
sacrificed
pawn,
black
has
a
With h2-h4, white provides an escape
stranglehold
over
the
h2-h4,
white
provides
an white
escape
square
square
for his
wandering
kingposition.
and a for
With
h2-h4,
white
provides
an
escape
chance
to bring
hisand
Rh1
playtovia
his
wandering
king
a into
chance
bring
square
for
his
wandering
king
and
h3.
16...Rb4
17.Qa6
Bb7!
[This
isa
his Rh1 into play via h3. 16...Rb4 17.Qa6
chance
to
bring
his
Rh1
into
play
via
clearly
better
for black
than:
Bb7!
[This
is clearly
better
for 17...Qd7
black than:
h3. 16...Rb4
17.Qa6
Bb7!
[This
18.a3
Rb6
19.Qc4
Be7]
18.Qxa7
c4!is
17...Qd7
18.a3
Rb6
19.Qc4
Be7]
18.Qxa7
clearly better
than:
vacating
thefor black
c5
square17...Qd7
and
c4!
vacating
the
c5 square
and threatening
18.a3
Rb6
19.Qc4
Be7]
18.Qxa7
c4!
threatening the dangerous 19....Bc5!
the
dangerous
19....Bc5!
19.Na4?
[White
vacating
the
c5
square
and
19.Na4? [White has two extra pawns
has
two
pawns
hismess
position
threatening
the
dangerous
19....Bc5!
but
hisextra
position
is but
in a
withis in
19.Na4?
has
extra
a thrree
mess with
thrree
of two
his
pieces
lying in
of [White
his
pieces
lying
in pawns
their
but
his
position
is
in
a
mess
with
original
squares
without
anyany
prospects
their
original
squares
without
prospects
thrree
his pieces
lying
in to
their
seeingofaction.
His
was
to
bring
ofof
seeing
His best
best
was
bring
original
squares
without
any
prospects
hiswandering
wanderingqueen
queen
back
to the
his
back
to the
centre
of seeing
action.
His best
was to bring
centre
with:
19.Qd4
Qc7
with:
19.Qd4
Qc7
20.a3
Rb320.a3
21.h5Rb3
when
his wandering
queen
back a tosmall
the
21.h5
when black
has only
black
haswith:
only a
small advantage.
In
centre
Qc7 20.a3
Rb3this
advantage.
In19.Qd4
this position,
white's
position,
white’s
only has
cheer
is a
that
black
21.h5cheer
when
only
small
only
isblack
that
black
faces
the
faces
the
problem
of
developing
his
advantage.
In this position,
problem
of developing
his ownwhite's
blackown
only square
cheer
isasthat
black
faceseyes
the
black
thequeen
white
queen
square
bishopbishop
the as
white
problem
of
developing
his
own
black
eyes
In addition,
white
threatens
g7. g7.
In addition,
white
threatens
h5-h5square
bishop
as
the
white
queen
eyes
h6.
But
it
is
difficult
for
a
player
who
h6. But it is difficult for a player who has
g7. been
In addition,
white harassed
threatensfrom
h5has
continuously
been
continuously
harassed
from the 6th
h6.
But
it
is
difficult
for
a
player
who
the 6th
move,
see lining
the silver
move,
to see
theto
silver
in thelining
cloud.]
has
continuously harassed from
in
thebeen
cloud.]
the 6th move, to see the silver lining
in the cloud.]
Annotated by IM Manuel Aaron
19...Bc6–+ Now the Na4 has become
a target and
white
responds
with a
19...Bc6–+
Now
theNa4
Na4
has become
become
19...Bc6–+
Now
the
has
a
counter-attack
which
is
brilliantly
a target and white responds with a
target
and white
responds
a counterrefuted.
20.Ng5
[This is with
his last
resort
counter-attack
which
is
brilliantly
attack
which
is
brilliantly
refuted.
20.Ng5
to
save
the
game.
If
20.Nc3
Bc5
refuted. 20.Ng5 [This is his last resort
[This
is
his
last
resort
to
save
the
game.
21.Qa6
if If
now20.Nc3
22.Nd1Bc5
toIf
to
save Qc7
the and
game.
20.Nc3
Bc5Qc7
21.Qa6
and if22.Nd1
now
defend
f2,
then
22...Ra4
traps22.Nd1
the
21.Qa6
andQc7
if now
to
tired white
queen.]
20...Qf6!
Black
to defend
defend
f2,
then
22...Ra4
traps
the
tired
f2, then 22...Ra4 traps the
brings
his queen
into 20...Qf6!
the
attack
as
the
white
queen.]
20...Qf6!
Black
brings
his
tired
white
queen.]
Black
white
queen
cannot
check
on
a8
or
queen
into
attack
white
brings
histhe
queen
intoas
thethe
attack
as queen
the
b8. check
21.e5on
Qf5
22.Rh3
Rxa4!
white
queen
cannot
a8
or
cannot
a8 orcheck
b8. on
21.e5
Qf5
23.Qb6
Kd7!!
An
amazing
move
for
b8.
21.e5
Qf5
22.Rh3
Rxa4!
22.Rh3 Rxa4! 23.Qb6 Kd7!! An amazing
those ofKd7!!
us who
have been
taught
23.Qb6
Anwho
amazing
move
for
move
for those of us
have been
taught
from
childhood
that
the
king
should
those
of
us
who
have
been
taught
from childhood that the king should not
not step
out into
the
war
zone
in a
from
that
the
should
step
out childhood
into the war
zone
in
aking
middle-game
middle-game
and
that
he
is
a
fighting
not step out into the war zone in a
andpiece
that only
he is ina the
fighting
piece only inthis
the
endgame.
middle-game
and that
he is aWith
fighting
endgame.
With
this move,
the
move,only
defending
the defending
Bc6,
piece
in the endgame.
With black
this
Bc6,
black defending
threatens
24...Bc5
trapping
the
threatens
24...Bc5
the
move,
the trapping
Bc6,
black
queen.
It
is
like
in
a
game
of
Kabaddi
where
queen.
It
is
like
in
a
game
of
Kabaddi
threatens
24...Bc5
trapping
the
where
raider
is
trapped
behind
thequeen.
raider Itthe
isistrapped
behind
enemy
lines!
like in a game of Kabaddi
enemy
lines!
24.Rf3
Qxf3!!
Diagram
24.Rf3
Qxf3!!
Diagram
where the raider is trapped behind
enemy lines! 24.Rf3 Qxf3!! Diagram
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If 25 Nxf3 Bc5 wins the queen back
If If25
Nxf3
Bc5Bc5
the the
queen
backback
with a
with
aNxf3
rook
aswins
a wins
bonus.
0–1
25
queen
rook
as
a
bonus.
0–1
with a rook as a bonus. 0–1
Sharma,Dinesh K (2386)
Anilkumar,O.TK (2126)
[B06]
Sharma,Dinesh
(2386)
Anilkumar,O.T
Sharma,Dinesh
K
(2386)
(2126)
[B06]
Anilkumar,O.T
(2126) [B06]
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.Bc4
Na6 g6
5.Qf3
f6?!±
This
is very
much
1.e4
2.d4
Bg7
3.Nc3
4.Bc4
1.e4
g6 2.d4
Bg7
3.Nc3
c6c6
4.Bc4
Na6
like
the
Gandhi
Defence
that
I
used
to
Na6
5.Qf3
f6?!±
This
is
very
much
5.Qf3 f6?!± This is very much like the Gandhi
playthe in
the Defence
Seventies, I used
playing
like
Gandhi
to
Defence
that
I used
to play that
in the Seventies,
absolutely
passively,
moving
all the
play
in
the
Seventies,
playing
playing
absolutely
passively,
moving
all the
king-side
pawns
only
one
square.
absolutely
passively,
moving
all
the
king-side
pawns
only
one
square. Usual
Usual
here
is
5...
e6.
6.Nge2
b5
king-side pawns only one square.
here
is 5...Nc7
e6. 6.Nge2
b59.a3
7.Bb3
Nc7Like
8.e5
7.Bb3
8.e5
a5
Nh6
Usual here is 5... e6. 6.Nge2 b5
a5
9.a3
Nh6
Like
the
first
knight
which
the
first
knight
which
went
to
a6,
the
7.Bb3 Nc7 8.e5 a5 9.a3 Nh6 Like
second
knight
now goes
h6
in to
went
to
a6,
the second
knight
now
goes
the
first
knight
which
wenttoto
a6,as
the
my
Defence.
10.h4
Rf8
h6second
as inGandhi
my
Gandhi
Defence.
10.h4
knight now goes to h6 as inRf8
11.exf6
Rxf6
12.Qd3
d5
13.Bg5
11.exf6
Rxf6
12.Qd3
d510.h4
13.Bg5
my
Gandhi
Defence.
Rf8Rf8
Rf8
14.h5
Bf5=
After
the
queer
14.h5
Bf5=Rxf6
After the
queer d5
moves
with his
11.exf6
12.Qd3
13.Bg5
moves
with has
his eventually
knights,
black
has
Rf8
14.h5
Bf5=
After the
queer
knights,
black
got
equality!
eventually
got
15.Qd2
Nf7
moves
with16.Bf4
hisequality!
knights,
black has
15.Qd2
Nf7
e5! Amazingly,
black
16.Bf4
e5!
Amazingly,
black
fights
for
eventually
got
equality!
15.Qd2
Nf7
fights for the initiative! 17.dxe5 Bxe5
the
initiative!
17.dxe5
Bxe5
18.Bxe5
16.Bf4 e5!
Amazingly,
blackQf6
fights20.f4?
for
18.Bxe5
Nxe5
19.Nd4
Nxe5
19.Nd4
Qf6 Bxe5
20.f4?
Ng4?!
the
initiative!
17.dxe5
18.Bxe5
Ng4?!
players
have
overlooked
[Both[Both
players
have
overlooked
thethe
Nxe5
19.Nd4
Qf6 20.f4?
Ng4?!
interference
tactic
whereby
black
gets
an
interference
whereby
black gets
[Both
playerstactic
have
overlooked
the
excellent
game: 20...Nd3+!
21.cxd3
Qxd4
an
excellent
20...Nd3+!
interference
tactic game:
whereby black
gets
22.0–0–0]
21.Nxc6?
[White20...Nd3+!
embarks on
21.cxd3
Qxd4 22.0–0–0]
21.Nxc6?
an
excellent
game:
[White
embarks
on
an
adventureare
an21.cxd3
adventure
whose
consequences
Qxd4 22.0–0–0] 21.Nxc6?
whose consequences
to
favourable
to black. Better
was:
21.0–0–0
[White
embarks
on are
anfavourable
adventure
black.
Better
was:
21.0–0–0
b4
b4whose
22.Rde1+
Kf7 23.axb4
24.Na2toKg8
consequences
areaxb4
favourable
22.Rde1+
Kf7 23.axb4
axb4 24.Na2
black.
was:
b4
25.Kb1
c5Better
26.Nxf5
gxf5 21.0–0–0
27.Bxd5+
Nxd5
Kg8
25.Kb1
c5
26.Nxf5
gxf5
27.Bxd5+
22.Rde1+ Qf7!=]
Kf7 23.axb4
axb4 24.Na2
28.Qxd5+
21...Qxc6
22.Nxd5
Nxd5
28.Qxd5+
Qf7!=]
21...Qxc6
Kg8
c5 26.Nxf5
gxf5 27.Bxd5+
a4!
In25.Kb1
the ensuing
complications
it is good
22.Nxd5
a4! Qf7!=]
In
the21...Qxc6
ensuing
Nxd5
for
black28.Qxd5+
to have the
white bishop
on a2
complications
it isIngood
for ensuing
black to
22.Nxd5
a4!
the
instead
b3 where
it would
mate
have of
theinwhite
on for
a2 defend
instead
of
complications
it bishop
is good
black to
oninc2.
23.Ba2
(See
diagram)
23...Rf7?!
b3
where
it
would
defend
mate
on
have the white bishop on a2 instead of
[Black
an easy(See
win with: 23...Qe6+
c2.b3misses
23.Ba2
in
where
it would defenddiagram)
mate on
24.Kf1
(24.Kd1
Nxd5(See
25.Bxd5
Ne3+
23...Rf7?!
[Black
misses
an
easy wins.;
win
c2.
23.Ba2
diagram)
24.Qe2
Qxe2+
25.Kxe2
Nxd5
26.Bxd5
with:
23...Qe6+
24.Kf1
(24.Kd1
Nxd5
23...Rf7?! [Black misses an easy win
25.Bxd5
Ne3+
wins.;
24.Qe2
0–0–0
27.Bc6
Bxc2–+)
25.Re1
with:
23...Qe6+
24.Kf124...Nxd5
(24.Kd1Qxe2+
Nxd5
25.Kxe2
Nxd5
26.Bxd5
0–0–0
27.Bc6
Nde3+
26.Kg1
Qxa2
and
black
is
winning
25.Bxd5 Ne3+ wins.; 24.Qe2 Qxe2+
Bxc2–+)
24...Nxd5
25.Re1
Nde3+
without
anyNxd5
problem.]
24.0–0–0
0–0–0=
25.Kxe2
26.Bxd5
0–0–0 27.Bc6
26.Kg1
Qxa2
and
black
is
winning
Bxc2–+)Rxe7
24...Nxd5
25.Re1
Nde3+
25.Ne7+
26.Qxd8+
Kb7 27.Bd5
without Qxa2
any problem.]
24.0–0–0
0–
26.Kg1
and black
is winning
0–0=
25.Ne7+
Rxe7
26.Qxd8+
without any problem.] 24.0–0–0 0–
Kb7 27.Bd5
0–0=
25.Ne7+ Rxe7 26.Qxd8+
Kb7 27.Bd5
down! He has reckoned that his
advanced king position and rook on
the 7th rank to be worth more than a
pawn. Annotated by IM Manuel Aaron
down! He has reckoned that his
advanced king position and rook on
the 7th rank to be worth more than a
pawn.
(Position after 23.Ba2)
White has to block the threatened
mate on c2. 27...Nxd5 28.Qxd5 Re2
[Stronger was: 28...Ne3 29.Qxc6+
(Position after 23.Ba2)
(Position
after
23.Ba2)
Kxc6 30.Rd2
Nc4
31.Rf2
gxh5! 32.b3
White
has33.Rxh5
to blockBxc2
the 34.Rxc2+
threatenedNxc2
mate
Nxa3
has to block
the Re2
threatened
onWhite
c2.
27...Nxd5
28.Qxd5
[Stronger
35.Kxc2
a3!µ]
29.Qxc6+
Kxc6
mate
on c2. 29.Qxc6+
27...Nxd5 28.Qxd5
Re2
was:
28...Ne3
30.Rd2
30.Rd2
Re4 31.hxg6 Kxc6
hxg6=
32.g3Nc4
[Stronger
29.Qxc6+
31.Rf2
gxh5! was:
32.b328...Ne3
Nxa3 33.Rxh5
Bxc2
Kxc6
30.Rd2
Nc4
31.Rf2
gxh5!
32.b3
34.Rxc2+ Nxc2 35.Kxc2 a3!µ] 29.Qxc6+
Nxa3
33.Rxh5
34.Rxc2+
Kxc6
30.Rd2
Re4Bxc2
31.hxg6
hxg6=Nxc2
32.g3
35.Kxc2
a3!µ]
29.Qxc6+
Kxc6
30.Rd2 Re4 31.hxg6 hxg6= 32.g3
Diagram # 32...Re3! With this move,
black forces
theafter
white
rook to
(Position
23.Ba2)
passively defend the g-pawn from g1.
Diagram
# 32...Re3!
With this
move,
black
33.Rg1
Kc5 to
34.Rdd1
Rf3
35.Rd2
White
has
block
the
threatened
forces
the36.Re2
white
rook
to passively
defendRe2
the
Ne3
Bg4
37.Rd2
[37.Ree1
mate
on
c2.
27...Nxd5
28.Qxd5
Diagram
#g1.
32...Re3!
With
this move,
g-pawn
from
33.Rg1
Kc5
34.Rdd1
Rf3
was
worth was:
considering.
In
such
[Stronger
28...Ne3
29.Qxc6+
black
forces
theBg4
white
rook
to
35.Rd2
Ne3
36.Re2
37.Rd2
[37.Ree1
positions
the
player
with
the
greater
Kxc6
30.Rd2
Nc4
31.Rf2
gxh5!
32.b3
passively
defend
the
g-pawn
from
g1.
wasskill,
worth
considering.
In such
positions
the
and
determination
Nxa3experience
33.Rxh5
Bxc2
34.Rxc2+
Nxc2
33.Rg1
Kc5
34.Rdd1
Rf3
35.Rd2
player
withwin.]
the greater
skill,
experience
and
would
37...Bf5
38.Re2
Kd4
35.Kxc2
a3!µ]
29.Qxc6+
Kxc6
Ne3
36.Re2
Bg4win.]
37.Rd2
[37.Ree1
determination
would
37...Bf5
38.Re2
39.Rd2+
Kc431.hxg6
40.Re2hxg6=
Diagram
#
30.Rd2
Re4
32.g3
was
worth
considering.
In
such #
Kd4
39.Rd2+
Kc4
40.Re2 black
Diagram
40...Nxc2!
Astonishingly,
gives
positions the
player withblack
the greater
40...Nxc2!
Astonishingly,
gives
up his knight
and bishop for rook
andup
skill,
experience
and
determination
his knight and bishop for rook and pawn to
pawn to reach a rook ending, a pawn
would
win.]
37...Bf5
38.Re2
Kd4
reach
a rook
ending,
a pawn
down! He
has
39.Rd2+
40.Re2 Diagram
#
reckoned
thatKc4
his advanced
king position
40...Nxc2!
Astonishingly,
black
gives
and
rook on the
7th rank to be
worth
more
up ahis
knight and bishop for rook and
than
pawn.
pawn to reach a rook ending, a pawn
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(Position after 40.Re2)
41.g4? [This leads to some entertaining
41.g4?
[Thisblack.
leads
to
some
horse
play from
If 41.Rxc2+
Bxc2
entertaining
from black.
If
42.Kxc2
Rf2+ horse
43.Kc1play
Kb3–+]
41...Nd4!
41.Rxc2+
Bxc2
42.Kxc2
Rf2+
43.Kc1
42.Rh2 Be4
43.f5
gxf5
44.gxf5 Nb3+
(Position
after
40.Re2)
Kb3–+]
41...Nd4!
42.Rh2
Be4 43.f5
45.Kd1 Rd3+ 46.Ke1 [If 46.Ke2
Nd4+
gxf5
44.gxf5
Nb3+
45.Kd1
Rd3+
47.Kf2
Rd2+
48.Kg3
Rxh2
49.Kxh2
Nf3+
41.g4?
[This
leads
to
some
46.Ke1
[If
46.Ke2
Nd4+
47.Kf2
Rd2+
down!
He
has
reckoned
that
entertaining
play from
black. Nf3+
Ifhis
black
wins.] horse
46...Nd4
47.Rg4
48.Kg3
Rxh2
49.Kxh2
Nf3+
black
advanced
king
position
and
rook
on
41.Rxc2+
Bxc2
42.Kxc2
Rf2+
43.Kc1
48.Ke2
Kd4!!
49.Rf2
[If the
Rh1
tries to
wins.]
46...Nd4
47.Rg4
Nf3+
the
7th
rank
to
be
worth
more
than a
Kb3–+]
41...Nd4!
42.Rh2
Be4
43.f5
run
away:
49.Rh8
Rd2+
50.Kf1
Ke3
mates.]
48.Ke2
Kd4!! 49.Rf2 [If the Rh1
pawn.
gxf5
44.gxf5
Nb3+
45.Kd1
Rd3+
49...Rd2+
Rd1+
51.Kg2
Ne5+
tries to 50.Kf1
run away:
49.Rh8
Rd2+
46.Ke1
[If
46.Ke2
Nd4+
47.Kf2
Rd2+
52.Rxe4+
Kxe4
53.f6
Rd8
0–1
50.Kf1
Ke3
mates.]
49...Rd2+
48.Kg3 Rxh2 49.Kxh2 Nf3+ black
50.Kf1
Rd1+
51.Kg2
Ne5+
wins.]
46...Nd4
47.Rg4
Nf3+
52.Rxe4+
53.f6
Rd8 0–1
Puzzle
of
the
month
Puzzle
ofKxe4
the
month
48.Ke2
Kd4!!
49.Rf2
[If the Rh1
by
C.G.S.Narayanan
tries
to run away: 49.Rh8 Rd2+
by C.G.S.Narayanan
50.Kf1
Ke3
mates.]
49...Rd2+
50.Kf1
Rd1+
51.Kg2
Ne5+
52.Rxe4+ Kxe4 53.f6 Rd8 0–1
(Position after 40.Re2)
41.g4?
[This
leads
to
some
entertaining horse play from black. If
41.Rxc2+ Bxc2 42.Kxc2 Rf2+ 43.Kc1
Kb3–+] 41...Nd4! 42.Rh2 Be4 43.f5
In
the
above
position
white
takesback
back
44.gxf5
Nb3+
45.Kd1
Rd3+
Ingxf5
the above
position
white
takes
his46.Ke1
last move
and then
mates
in one.
[If 46.Ke2
Nd4+
47.Kf2
Rd2+
his last move
and then
mates
in one.
48.Kg3 Rxh2 49.Kxh2 Nf3+ black
(Solution on pageNf3+
48)
wins.] on
46...Nd4
(Solution
page 48) 47.Rg4
48.Ke2 Kd4!! 49.Rf2 [If the Rh1
tries to run away: 49.Rh8 Rd2+
50.Kf1
Ke3
mates.]
49...Rd2+
50.Kf1
Rd1+
51.Kg2
Ne5+
52.Rxe4+ Kxe4 53.f6 Rd8 0–1
Tactics
Tactics
fromfrom
master
master
games
games
Tactics
from
master
games
by S.Krishnan
by S.Krishnan
by S.Krishnan
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play
andand
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to play
2.
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play
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to play
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to play
(solution
on
47)
(Solutions
(Solutions
on
page
on
page
) page
) page
(Solutions
on
)
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Test your endgame
by C.G.S.Narayanan
H.Rinck 1935
1
L.Prokes 1944
2
Y.Brenyov 1931
3
A.Havasi 1924
4
Y.Gruengard 1945
5
H.Rinck 1903
6
White to play and win in all the above six endings
(Solutions on page
)
(solutions on page 47)
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Masters of the past-41
Masters of the past-41
Svetozar Gligorić Svetozar Gligorić
Svetozar Gligorić (2 February 1923 – 14 August 2012) was
Serbian and Yugoslavian chess Grandmaster. He won the championship
of Yugoslavia a record twelve times, and is considered the best
player ever from Serbia. In 1958 he was declared the best athlete of
Yugoslavia.
In the 1950s and 1960s Gligorić was one of the top players in the world.
Gligorić was born in Belgrade to a poor family.His first tournament success
came in 1938 when he won the Belgrade Chess Club championship. He
continued to progress as a player and was awarded the International
Master (IM) title in 1950 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1951, eventually
Svetozar
Gligorić
(2
February
1923 He continued
–
14 active
August
2012)
was
making the transition to full-time
chess professional.
tournament
play well
into his
Serbian
and
Yugoslavian
chess
Grandmaster.
He
won
the
championship
of
sixties.
Yugoslavia a record twelve times, and is considered the best player ever from
Gligorić
was
one he
of the
successful
tournament
players of the mid-20th century, with
Serbia. In
1958
wasmost
declared
the best
athlete of Yugoslavia.
a number of tournament victories to his credit, but was less successful in competing for
In the 1950s and 1960s Gligorić was one of the top players in the world.Gligorić
the World Chess Championship.He represented his native Yugoslavia with great success in
was born in Belgrade to a poor family.His first tournament success came in 1938
fifteen Chess Olympiads from 1950 to 1982.
when he won the Belgrade Chess Club championship. He continued to progress as a
player and
was awarded
International
(IM) title
in 1950 and and
Although
he compiled
a superb the
tournament
record,Master
it is perhaps
as an openings theorist
the Grandmaster
(GM) title
in best
1951,
eventually making
transition
to full-timeto the
commentator
that Gligorić
will be
remembered.
He madethe
enormous
contributions
chess
professional.
He
continued
active
tournament
play
well
into
his
sixties.
theory and practice of the King’s Indian Defense, Ruy Lopez and Nimzo-Indian Defense,
among
and particularly
withsuccessful
the King’s Indian,
translated
his theoretical
contributions
Gligorićothers,
was one
of the most
tournament
players
of the mid-20th
into
several
spectacular
victories
with
both
colours
(including
the
sample
game
below).
century, with a number of tournament victories to his credit, but was less
Theoretically
in the King’s
and Ruy Lopez
arenamed for
successful insignificant
competingvariations
for the World
Chess Indian
Championship.He
represented
his him.
His
battles
with Bobby
Fischer in
the King’s
Indian Chess
and Sicilian
Defense (particularly
the Najdorf
native
Yugoslavia
with
great success
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Solutions to ‘Tactics from master
games’ on page 42
1.Jones,G (2651)
De Verdier,M (2337) [C03]
Cork IRL Cork IRL (3.1), 30.03.2014
Position after 28th move. White to play
29.Rxd7! [Also 29.Nf6! Nxf6 (29...gxf6
30.gxf6) 30.exf6 30...Kg8 31.Qh5+-] 29...
Qxd7 30.Nf6 gxf6 31.gxf6 Mate cannot
be avoided 1–0
2.Shirov,Alexei (2702)
Zhu,Chen (2461) [C02]
V Chebanenko Rapid Open 2014 Chisinau
MDA (7.2), 02.04.2014 18.Nxg5! Bxg5
[18...Bxd1 19.Bxh7#; 18...Nf7 19.Bxh7+
Kh8 20.Qxh5 Nxg5 21.Bg6+-] 19.Qxh5
Bxe3 20.fxe3 [20.fxe3 Qe7 21.Qg4+ Ng6
22.Bxg6 hxg6 23.Qxg6+ Kh8 24.h7+-] 1–0
3.Ftacnik,L (2563)
Garcia Palermo,C (2455) [E17]
TCh-EUR Senior 2014 Sibenik CRO (3.2),
03.04.2014 Position after 22nd move. White
to play. 23.Nf6+! Kh8 [23...gxf6 24.Rh3!+] 24.Rh3 h6 25.Qb1 1–0
4.Hou Yifan (2618) Dzagnidze,Nana
(2550) [B41]
4th WGP 2014 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS (3.2),
11.04.2014 22.Qh6! 22...gxf5 [22...f6
23.Rh5 Rf7 24.Bxg6+- Rg7 25.Bxh7+ Kf7
26.Rf1 Rh8 27.exf6 Nxf6 28.Bxf6 Bxf6
29.Rhf5+-] 23.e6 Nf6 [23...f6 24.Bxf5+] 24.Qg5+ [24.Qg5+ Kh8 25.Bxf6+ Bxf6
26.Qxf5! Mates] 1–0
5.Volkov,Sergey (2600) Shyam,Sundar
M (2481) [A41]
16th Dubai Open 2014 Dubai UAE (8.17),
14.04.2014 Position after White’s 42nd
move. Black to play. 42...Nf3+! 43.Bxf3
[43.gxf3 Qxh5+ 44.Kg2 Qh1+ 45.Kg3
Rg1#] 43...Qd8!–+ White has to lose his
Queen to avoid mate by 44.... Qh4+ 0–1
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6.Bachmann,Axel (2598)
Rapport,Richard (2698) [A92]
18th Neckar Open 2014 Deizisau GER (7.2),
20.04.2014 Position after White’s 33rd
move. Black to play. 33...Nd3+! [33...
Nd3+ 34.Bxd3 34...fxe3+ 35.Kxe3 Rf3+
36.Kxe4 Re8+ 37.Kxf3 Qxd4 38.Rad1 38...
Re3+ 39.Kf2 Qf4+ 40.Kg2 Qf3+ 41.Kh2
Qh3#] 0–1
Solution to ‘Test your endgame’ on
page 43
1. H. Rinck “Els Escaca a Catalunya” 1935
White to play and win 1 Bg3+ Kxd5 2 Bb1
d3 (Be6, f7, Ke6) 3 Ba2 and wins
2. L. Prokes 1944 White wins 1 c6 dxc6 2
Rc5+ Ka4 3 Rc4+ Kxa3 4 Rc3+ Ka4 5 Rc1
Rxb7 6 Ra1+ Kb5 7 Rb1+
3. Y. Brenyov “64” 1931 White to move
and win 1 h4 b5 2 Kd5 Kd3 3 h5 b4 4 h6 b3
5 h7 b2 6 h8Q b1Q 7 Qh7+and wins
4. A. Havasi
“Wiener Schachzeitung” 1924 White to play
and win 1 exd6 Bxa5 2 Nd4 Bxc3 3 d7 Ba5
4 Nxe6
5. Y. Gruengard
Palestine Post 1945; 3rd Hon.Mention Israel
Ring Tourney 1945-62 White to play and win
1 Bc6!/i Kg5/ii 2 Kf3 Kh6 3 Kg2 g5 4 Kh3
g4+ 5 Kh4 and wins.i) A delicate waiting
move and the only winning plan. 1 Bd5?
h4!=; 1 Bf3? Kg5 2 Kf2 Kh6 3 Kg2 g5 with
4...g4 and 5...h4 to follow, =; 1 Bc8+? Kf6
2 Bd7 Kg7 3 Be8 Kh6=; 1 Be4+? Kf6! 2 Bf3
Kg5 etc.; 1 Kf3? g5=. ii) 1...g5? 2 Be8! Kg4
3 Kf2 and wins.
6. Henri Rinck
Deutsche Schachzeitung 1903 White to play
and win 1 h6 b2 2 h7 b1Q 3 h8Q+ Ke6 4
Qe8+ Kf5 5 Qf7+ Kg4 6 Qg6+ Kh4 7 Qh7+
Kg4 8 Nf6(f2)+ and wins.
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