HEADLINE OF THE WEEK
Vladimir Fedoseev dominates Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2025, Praggnanandhaa third
Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) scored 26.5/36 to win Grand Chess Tour Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2025 with three rounds to spare. He remained undefeated in Rapid, posted one of the highest scores ever in GCT and suffered only one loss against Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) in Blitz Round 12. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) made a strong comeback on the final day by scoring 7/9, total 21.5/36 to secure second place. R Praggnanandhaa scored 5/9 on the second day of Blitz to finish third with a total score of 20.5/36. The top three prizes were US$ 40000, 30000 and 25000. The next event of the series is Superbet Chess Classic which will take place at Grand Hotel Bucharest in Bucharest, Romania from 7th to 16th May. Photo: Lennart Ootes
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LATEST NEWS OF THE WEEK
Christopher Yoo is the Champion of Sardinia World Chess Festival Open-A 2025
Grandmaster Christopher Yoo became the Champion of the Sardinia Chess Festival Open-A 2025 scoring 7.5/9 points. He made a solid draw with the White pieces against GM SL Narayanan in the final round to win the tournament! GM Ihor Samuenkov took 2nd place and GM Lorenzo Lodici finished 3rd - both winning their final round games, and scoring 7/9 points. Tigran Soghomonyan won the Open-B scoring 7.5/9 points, and the Open-C was won by Sushruta Reddy scoring 8/9 points! | Photo: Niklesh Jain
KCA 1st GM R5-6: Aakash and Balkishan best Karthikeyan and Tornike
GM Levan Pantsulaia (GEO), GM Karen H Grigoryan (ARM) and GM Marat Dzhumaev (UZB) are the three leaders 5.5/6 at KCA's God's Own Country's 1st GM 2025. WIM Diajeng Theresa Singgih's (INA) winning streak came to an end as she lost both of her games against Levan and GM Karen Movsziszian (ARM). One of the leaders after fourth round, IM Rajesh Vav had a tough day. He lost to Karen and then drew the following game. FM Aakash G had a great day as he defeated GM P Karthikeyan and drew with GM Van Huy Nguyen (VIE). Balkishan A drew with GM Deepan Chakkravarthy before finishing the day with a win over GM Tornike Sanikidze (GEO). Both Aakash and Balkishan are at 5/6 each with IM Mehar Chinna Reddy C H. These three are currently the top Indian performers after Round 6. Round 7 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed
ChessBase India YouTube Members Support Chess Players with Laptops
Laptop is an essential training partner for every chess player. With the right software, players can analyze games and prepare faster. But they can truly benefit from these tools if they have a fast and reliable laptop. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford a laptop that meets their needs, which is why we launched this initiative last year. We provided 14 young, aspiring chess players with Lenovo Yoga Slim laptops worth Rs. 1 lakh each. This was funded through YouTube Memberships, to support their training. Seeing its impact, we are thrilled to bring it back for a second edition! This year, we are going to provide the ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED to deserving chess players. If you are a chess player in need of a better laptop, check out the article to learn how you can apply.
Join us at The Big Chess Summer Camp 2025 from 9th May to 14th May
The Big Chess Summer Camp 2025 is back! It will be held from 9th May to 14th May, 4-8 PM, at the Atrium 5 of the Phoenix Marketcity Mall, Mumbai. This place will be a wonderland for players of all ages and skill levels. Whether you are just starting out, looking to improve, or just want to play for fun, this camp is for you. And the best part is that it’s completely free! Every edition of the camp has welcomed around 500 enthusiastic participants, and hopefully, this year will be no different. You will have the chance to learn through training sheets of four different levels and games. The camp is all about exploring chess in your own way. Check out the article for more details.
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