HEADLINE OF THE WEEK
WR Chess is the inaugural World Blitz Team 2024 Champion, MGD1 second
WR Chess defeated MGD1 to win the World Blitz Team Championship 2024. Thus, they managed to win both inaugural editions of FIDE World Rapid (2023) and Blitz Team Championships. MGD1 played really well as they beat the newly crowned World Rapid Team champion - Al-Ain ACMG UAE in the Semifinals. MGD1 defeating AAAU in the tie-breaks 3.5-2.5 in a must-win situation was definitely their highlight of the day. In the Finals, Arjun defeated the World no.1, Magnus Carlsen. The team lost as only Mihir managed the other victory. The second match ended in a draw which allowed WR Chess to clinch the championship. Photos: Niklesh Jain
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LATEST NEWS OF THE WEEK
Al-Ain ACMG UAE clear first at World Rapid Team 2024, WR Chess third
Al-Ain ACMG UAE scored an unbeaten 21/24 to win World Rapid Team Championship 2024. Decade China Team scored sole 20/24 to secure second place. They also remained undefeated. The defending champion, WR Chess won all four matches on the final day to finish third scoring 19/24. The winners, drew with the eventual runner-up in round 4 and defeated the second runner-up in in round 5. GM Dmitry Andreikin was the top performer 9/10 for the winning team. The All-Indian team MGD1 scored 17/24 to finish fifth. Although Praggnanandhaa did not have the best event, his team WR Chess finished third. Photo: FIDE/Ruslan Mazunin
India wins Silver and Bronze at 23rd IPCA World Individual Championship 2024
Alimzhan Ayapov (KAZ) scored 7/9 to win 23rd IPCA World Individual Championship 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Five players scored 6.5/9 each. Out of them FM Sander Severino (PHI) and FM Sargis Sargissyan (ARM) secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. CM Samarth J Rao scored 6/9 to finish ninth overall. He earned Silver in Men Wheelchair category. Sharon Rachel Abby scored 2.5/9 to win Bronze in Women in Wheelchair category. The top three prizes were €3000, €2000 and €1500 along with a cup, medal and diploma each. The tournament was organized by International Physically Disabled Chess Association and Chess Academy of Armenia at Black Fortress, Gyumri in Shirak, Armenia from 20th to 27th July 2024. Photo: Armenian Chess Federation
India wins six medals at Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2024
India has won a total of six medals including two Gold, one Silver and three Bronze medals at Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2024. WFM Shubhi Gupta, reigning National Sub-Junior Girls champion - Mrittika Mallick and WFM Rindhiya V scored 5.5/7 each in Rapid Girls. The reigning Andhra Pradesh State Senior Open champion - FM Md. Imran won Bronze in both Rapid and Blitz Open scoring 5/7 and 7/9 each respectively. The Delhi State Under-15, 17, 19 Girls and State Women champion - WFM Sachi Jain secured Gold in Blitz Girls scoring 7.5/9. Photo: Asian Chess Federation
Integral Coach Factory dominates All India Railway Team Championship for the third time in three consecutive years
Integral Coach Factory scored an unbeaten 11/12 to win 36th All India Inter Railway Team Chess Championship 2024. ICF defeated Southern Railway convincingly 0.5-3.5 in the final round to become a clear champion. Eastern Railway scored sole 10/12 to secure second place. Metro and South Eastern Railway scored 8/12 each. However, Metro edged past SER on tie-breaks to finish third. Top two teams remained undefeated. GM Visakh N R was the top scorer for his team ICF. He scored an unbeaten 5/6. India's latest GM P Shyam Nikhil and GM Laxman R R also remained undefeated. They made 4/6 and 2.5/3 each. GM Deepan Chakkravarthy scored a crucial 4/6. This is ICF's third triumph in three consecutive years and second victory in-a-row. Photo: FT FA Sureshkumar Janardhanan
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