HEADLINE OF THE WEEK
ECCC R5: Arjun Erigaisi becomes the second Indian and overall 16th to cross 2800
Arjun Erigaisi defeated Dmitry Andreikin in Round 5 of 38th European Chess Club Cup 2024, to cross 2800 in live ratings. He became the second Indian after Vishy Anand and 16th player in the world to reach this elusive club. Arjun's present live rating is 2802.1. His exact rating will be known in November FIDE Rating list. His extremely impressive rise to the top is astonishing because he did not take the well-trodden path of playing only round-robin tournaments. Instead, he played a lot of open tournaments where the risk was much more compared to the reward. Vidit Gujrathi and Pentala Harikrishna won their respective games to power their team Novy Bor Chess Club to sole lead with a perfect 10/10. Round 6 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: European Chess Club Cup, Stats: 2700chess.com
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LATEST NEWS OF THE WEEK
Day 5 of the Big Chess Diwali Camp 2024 turns out to be the most happening day
Day 5 of the Big Chess Diwali Camp was the most happening day at the camp so far. More than 200 participants have already enjoyed the vibrant atmosphere of this camp at the Phoenix Marketcity Mall. Yesterday, FM Vedant Panesar made a surprise visit and inspired the young players with his insights and experiences. With only two days left for the camp, we encourage you to participate in huge numbers! We promise you these last days will be filled with fun, learning, and unforgettable moments. Check out some photos from Day 5 of the camp. Photo: Kartik Krishnan
Nandhidhaa P V convincingly clinches 50th National Women Championship 2024
WGM Nandhidhaa P V (TN) scored an unbeaten 9/11 to win 50th National Women Championship 2024. This is her first National Women title. WIM Priyanka K (TN), IM Padmini Rout (PSPB) and WGM Kiran Manisha Mohanty (LIC) scored 8.5/11 each. They secured second to fourth place according to tie-breaks. Nandhidhaa defeated WGM Priyanka Nutakki (AP) in the final round to become the champion. She also won against the defending champion, Padmini in Round 9. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹3000000. The top three prizes were ₹700000 + trophy, ₹550000 and ₹450000 each. The eleven-day eleven round Rating tournament was organized by and at Chettinadu Public School in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu from 3rd to 13th October 2024. This is Nandhidhaa's first tournament triumph of the year and she secured her place in the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025. Photo: IA V Vijayaraghavan
India wins a dozen medals at Asian Junior 2024
Seven Indians have won a total of 12 medals at Asian Junior Chess Championships 2024. WFM Bristy Mukherjee won the sole Gold for India in the Blitz Girls event. She scored an unbeaten 8/9 and finished a full point ahead of the field. Sneha Halder and the defending champion, WIM Tejaswini G scored 7/9 each in Classical Girls event. Sneha secured Silver due to better tie-breaks. Tejaswini got Bronze. IM Aswath S won Bronze in Classical Open scoring 6.5/9. Aswath and FM Arjun Adireddy scored 6.5/9 each in Rapid Open. They won Silver and Bronze medals each respectively. WFM Shubhi Gupta claimed Bronze scoring 6/9.
Abhimanyu Puranik clinches Serbia First League for the second time for ZMAJ Beograd
GM Abhimanyu Puranik scored an unbeaten 7.5/10 to ensure his team ZMAJ (Beograd) win the Serbian First League 2024. This was the second time Abhimanyu won this event for the same team. Previously he won it in 2022 scoring 8/11. Both Abhimanyu and IM Mihajlo Radovanoic scored the same 7.5/10, only Abhimanyu remained undefeated. ZMAJ - Beograd scored 24/33, finished a full points ahead of the runner-up, SLOVEN (Ruma) 23/33. JUGOVIĆ (KAĆ) scored 22/33 to finish third. The eleven day, eleven round Round-Robin team league was organized by Šahovski savez Srbije (Chess Federation of Serbia) from 27th September to 7th October 2024 at Hotel Cepter Drina in Bajina Bašta. This is Abhimanyu's third triumph of the year. Photo: Šahovski savez Srbije
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