HEADLINE OF THE WEEK
Koneru Humpy wins Pune GP, Divya Deshmukh third
GM Koneru Humpy defeated IM Nurgyul Salimova (BUL) in the final round to win FIDE Pune GP. Her rival, GM Jiner Zhu (CHN) also won her game against IM Polina Shuvalova. Both Humpy and Jiner scored 7/9 each, Humpy won the tournament due to better tie-break scores, Jiner finished second. IM Divya Deshmukh drew with IM Alina Kashlinskaya (POL) to finish third 5.5/7. Humpy gained 117.5 points to move up to the second spot with 279.17. Jiner is close behind at 235. Humpy will need to hope that Jiner does not surpass her in GP points at the last GP event of the season next month, so that Humpy can qualify to the next Women's Candidates via GP. The total prize fund was €80000. The top three prizes were €18000, €13000 and €10500 along with a trophy and medal each. The next leg is in Grosslobming, Austria from 5th to 16th May 2025. Photo: Shahid Ahmed
THE LIFE AND GAMES OF PAUL MORPHY
Paul Morphy might well be the most brilliant and enigmatic chess champion of all time. He burst onto the scene in 1857 as a 20-year-old and dominated the chess world for two short years, convincingly defeating all the strongest players. After conquering the European chess scene, Morphy was universally recogniZed as the greatest player of all time. But at the age of 22 he suddenly and permanently retired from serious competition. Morphy's greatness shone so brightly that 75 years later he was still considered the greatest by world champions Lasker and Capablanca. He is still revered for his brilliant combinations and other contributions to chess!
There are many important biographies and game collections about Morphy. Award-winning chess author Charles Hertan brings us something new - a comprehensive modern biography that delves deep into his fascinating history, unearthing new information about Morphy's origins, intertwined with an in-depth exploration of Morphy's games, often overturning over 160 years of previous analysis. Today we have a special offer on this wonderful book - use the coupon code "PMORPHY10" to avail a 10% discount on "The Real Paul Morphy His Life and Chess Games By Charles Hertan"! This offer is valid until 3rd May 2025 - hurry up and get your copy now.
LATEST NEWS OF THE WEEK
Praggnanandhaa and Aravindh set to face Firouzja, Aronian, Duda and co. at Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2025
The first event of the Grand Chess Tour 2025 season is Superbet Rapid and Blitz. This is the tenth anniversary of the GCT. R Praggnanandhaa and Aravindh Chithambaram will be the two Indians taking part in this event. They will battle against Alireza Firouzja (FRA), Levon Aronian (USA), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA), Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA), Veselin Topalov (BUL), Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) and David Gavrilescu (ROU). Who do you think will win this tournament? It takes place at Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland. Round 1 starts today from 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour
India wins four medals at World Cadet Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025
The reigning 37th National Under-11 Girls 2024 champion, Divi Bijesh has won two medals FIDE World Cadet Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2025. Divi won Gold in Under-10 Girls Rapid scoring an unbeaten 10/11. She won Silver in Under-10 Girls Blitz event with a score of 9/11. Pune district Under-9 Girls 2025 and Maharashtra State Under-7 Girls 2024 champion, Anvi Deepak Hinge secured a Silver medal in the Under-8 Girls Rapid event. The reigning 37th National Under-9 Girls 2024 champion, Kiyanna Parihaar scored 9/11 to get Bronze medal in Under-10 Girls Blitz. Photos: Ippotis Chess Club Rhodes
3rd Maharashtra GM R7: Half a dozen players catch up with Nitish at the top
GM Manuel Petrosyan (ARM) handed the sole leader, IM Nitish Belurkar his first loss at 3rd Maharashtra GM 2025. In a semi-closed position, Nitish's king became vulnerable more than his opponent. GM Levan Pantsulaia (GEO) pulled a similar feat against IM Ayush Sharma. GM Deepan Chakkravarthy, GM Tornike Sanikidze (GEO), GM Boris Savchenko and IM Neelash Saha are the remaining four players who joined the leaders' group at 5.5/7. WGM Mary Ann Gomes, IM Padmini Rout and WIM Tejaswini G are at 4.5/7 each. Tejaswini drew with GM Alexei Fedorov. For the first time at this event, the top two boards will only feature foreigners in the eighth round. It starts tomorrow at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed
Aswath wins big at Grenke Open 2025 with a 2779 performance
IM Aswath S and GM Brandon Jacobson (USA) scored 8/9 each at Grenke Open A 2025. Aswath won the tournament due to better tie-break scores, Brandon secured second place.GM Ivan Saric (CRO) and GM Daniil Yuffa (ESP) shared third place scoring 7.5/9 each. Aswath not only remained undefeated but also became the only IM to make a top ten finish. The first prize was €17500 (≈₹1704272.5 according to google), which means he won 17+ lacs. It is even more than tournaments total prize fund. Aswath performed at 2779 to earn his maiden GM-norm. That's not all, he played on the same stage as Magnus Carlsen (NOR), the winner of Grenke Freestyle Open and also won ahead of so many GMs and strong players. Photos: Shahid Ahmed
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