HEADLINE OF THE WEEK
Tech Mahindra GCL Day 2: Nihal Sarin shines, ensures Alaskan Knights' hat-trick, Firouzja flags Magnus
PBG Alaskan Knights won both of their games on the second day of Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2024. First they defeated American Gambits 3-0 (14-2). Then they won against upGrad Mumba Masters 3-0 (8-5). Nihal Sarin was undoubtedly the star player of the day as he not only won both game but also scored a crucial victory ensuring a hat-tric k, both for himself and the team. Magnus Carlsen lost a winning game against Alireza Firouzja as the latter flagged him. Some might call it 'dirty flagging'. The world no.7 just executed the rules to his advantage and won. The event is made for television broadcast and that certainly makes for good tv moment. But does that make Firouzja stronger rapid player than Carlsen? Well, for that just look at the World no.1's resume of World Rapid title wins. Today is the second of three days when four matches will be played, starting with Ganges Grandmasters and PBG Alaskan Knights from 1 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed
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LATEST NEWS OF THE WEEK
India shatters records by dominating 45th Chess Olympiad 2024, marks the beginning of 'Golden era'
Sunday 22nd September 2024 will always be remembered as the 'Golden day' in the Indian chess history, both literally and figuratively. India defeated Slovenia (Open) and Azerbaijan (Women) with the exact same score 3.5-0.5 to clinch the Gold. India has not only won both Open and Women's events but also the Nona Gaprindashvili Cup for the second consecutive edition. In fact, India only won Gold medals at this event. Apart from winning the team Gold, India won four individual Gold medals - GM D Gukesh on Board #1, GM Arjun Erigaisi on Board #3. In Women's event, IM Divya Deshmukh clinched Gold on Board #3 and IM Vantika Agrawal on Board #4. India scored 21/22 in Open, finishing four points ahead of USA and Uzbekistan. This is the biggest gap between Gold and Silver medal winners since the introduction of match points at 38th Olympiad in 2008. India won Women's event scoring 19/22, finishing a full point ahead of the runner-up - Kazakhstan 18/22. USA finished third 17/22. The 'Golden era' of Indian chess has officially begun. Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza
Two Indians in World Top five for the first time ever - Arjun Erigaisi World #3, Gukesh #5
India's historic performance at the 45th Chess Olympiad 2024 caused a lot of huge changes in the rating list. Arjun Erigaisi is now World no.3. He gained 19.2 Elo rating points for his stellar performance on Board no.3. The World Championship Challenger, D Gukesh is now World no.5. He gained a whopping 30.1 Elo rating points. Both Arjun and Gukesh won double Gold. Vidit Gujrathi gained 6 rating points, Harikrishna 2.1. Currently, there are four Indians in top 12, five in top 22, six in top 33, seven in top 42 and eleven in top 98. Among the Women, four Indians maintain their top 15 places. IM Divya Deshmukh moved up to World no.11 and India no.2 among women after her fantastic double Gold medal winning run at the Olympiad. She crossed 2500 and her rating is now 2501. Another double Gold winning - IM Vantika Agrawal gained 22.1 and IM Tania Sachdev increased her rating by 10.2 points. Photo: Maria Emelianova
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Two ChessBase India Training Camps to Be Held in October: Registration Starts Now!
If you have been waiting for the ChessBase India Training Camp, here's some good news! In the upcoming month of October, two training camps are going to be held. The 5th edition of the ChessBase India Training Camp will take place from October 8th to 13th, while the 6th camp will be held from October 19th to 23rd. As always, the camp will be limited to only 12 players, and it will be based entirely on a 'first-come, first-served' registration policy. Additionally, 2 spots in these camps are reserved for players from Madhya Pradesh. During the camp, participants will undergo about 8 hours of training per day, amounting to nearly 40 hours of rigorous training throughout the camp. At the end of the camp, participants will be awarded certificates. Upon the conclusion of the first camp, players will have the opportunity to participate in the Khelo Chess India Rapid and Blitz Tournament, while after the second camp, they will get to play in the Khelo Chess India Blitz Tournament. FIDE Instructor Niklesh Jain and Colombia’s former national champion, Woman International Master Angela Franco, will be the trainers for the camp. To register, read the full article.
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