On 20th January, the drawing of lots ceremony determined the pools for the first leg of the Series. The ceremony, held over Zoom, was chaired by the Chief Arbiter Ivan Syrovy and CEO of World Chess Ilya Merenzon and attended by the Grand Prix participants. Before the drawing, the players were divided into 4 baskets according to January standard rating. …
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Often called as the ‘Wimbledon of Chess’, Tata Steel Chess is one of the highly anticipated Chess events across the year. This will be the 84th edition of the mega-event and will also be the first major event of 2022. The event consists of two sections – Masters and Challengers. Vidit Gujrathi and R Praggnanandhaa will be seen in action …
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Indians finishing off well at the marquee FIDE World Blitz ‘2021. Vidit Gujrathi and prodigy Nihal Sarin scored 13.0/21 at the world blitz event. Vidit finished as the top Indian grabbing 18th position whereas Nihal took the 19th position. The highlight of the event for India #2 was certainly his win against the newly crowned Blitz champion – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave …
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The journey of the defending champions of the FIDE Online Olympiad – India comes to an end after a nail biting contest with USA in the Semi-finals. The game went down to the wire in tie-breaks and eventually USA outplayed the Indian team. India were the favorites to win the semi-final. They were the better team on paper while the …
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India #2, GM Vidit Gujrathi has been added to the line-up of the next Meltwater Champions Chess Tour event, Aimchess US Rapid. The prize pool for the event is $100,000 and it is the 9th and last event on the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour before September’s Finals which will feature the top 8 players as per the tournament standings. The …
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GM Vidit Gujrathi has qualified for the FIDE Grand Swiss league which is all set to take place in Riga, Latvia from October 25 to November 8’ 2021. A total of 4 Indian men’s players have qualified for the Swiss league including the likes of GM Vishwanathan Anand, GM Vidit, GM Pentala Harikrishna, and GM Adhiban Bhaskaran. The event will …
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Vidit Gujrathi stormed into the Quarterfinals of Chess World Cup 2021 after defeating Durarbayli Vasif of Azerbaijan by 1.5:0.5. With this win, Vidit also scripted history by becoming only the 2nd Indian Men’s player after Vishy Anand to achieve this feat. With this win, Vidit has also booked his berth at the FIDE Grand Prix event. He has also attained …
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“I use the Black Lotus app for meditation, and it has helped me to focus better, gain a competitive edge by being calm, and hence ace my game,” says Vidit. Black Lotus is one of the world’s most impactful meditation apps that has touched over 1 million lives and is behavioral science-backed. The app fosters the habit of quality meditation …
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Play Magnus Group has partnered with Goldmoney to present the next top event in world chess: the Goldmoney Asian Rapid. The star-studded line-up consists of 16 players, an array of 9 Asian talents participating in the event. India will be represented by four Grandmasters – Vidit Gujrathi, B.Adhiban, Arjun Erigaisi, and D.Gukesh. Adhiban and Arjun obtained their seats at the …
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India #3 GM Vidit has qualified for the FIDE Chess World Cup 2021 on the basis of his rating. The mega-event is scheduled from 10 July to 6 August in Sochi, Russia. This will be his 4th WC appearance, having previously featured in 2015, 2017 and 2019. With this direct qualification, GM Vidit becomes the 4th Indian to qualify for …
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