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MCF All Maharashtra Rapid & Blitz Rating – Registrations Open!

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We are through with all the preparation for conducting the 1st MCF Rapid and Blitz Rating Tournament to be hosted by the MCF Sports Complex on 10th & 11th March, 2012. Registration are now open!! For players who are new to this format of registration, the guidelines are detailed below: Click on the banner ‘MCF All Maharashtra Rapid & Blitz Rating’ Click ‘Register now’ You will be able to view the ‘Entry Form’ Please give all the mandatory details. The most important point ‘Do not repeat an e-mail for registering one more name. The entire programming of this system…

2-Year Comprehensive Chess Training Program

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Beginning 01st June, 2012 Indian Chess School would be introducing a 2-year Comprehensive Chess Training Program  (approximately 2000-hours of Chess training!!) at its Borivali (22 seats) and Matunga (18 seats) center for serious chess players, who have an ambition to become a Chess Master!! Training would be scheduled daily from Monday to Friday between 04.30 to 08.30 pm (20 hours a week!) round the year with special emphasis to reach the ‘Master’ level. Players born in the year 2004 and before would be eligible to join this training program. The course prospectus would be uploaded soon with detailed procedure for…

ICS to host 1st Rapid & Blitz Rating Tournament on 10-11th March, 2012!!

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As your are aware, FIDE would be launching a separate FIDE ‘Rapid’ & ‘Blitz’ Rating List with effect from 01st July, 2012! In keeping with this, Indian Chess School would be organizing its 1st FIDE Rapid & Blitz Tournament (All Maharashtra Open) on 10th & 11th March, 2012. The detailed circular would be uploaded on the website very soon. Welcome to the new world of FIDE Blitz and Rapid Rating Tournaments!! Rapid and blitz rating lists (gist of FIDE decisions has been re-produced below – for full text kindly browse on the following link: http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/5721-rapid-and-blitz-rating-lists.html   The Laws to be followed will be as…

Aditya Sukhlecha (1569) Stuns Shavdirov Jahongir (1917)

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The heartening feature of this event for our trainees is that each of them have been able to defeat a higher ranked player in the Asian School Chess Championship 2011 in progress here at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. In the 6th round it was the turn of Aditya Sukhlecha as he defeated 6th seeded Shavidirov Jahongir of Uzbekistan to move on to 4/6 in the U-13 section.    

Aditya, Aakash, Shrey and Kushal Wins

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The round-5 of the Asian Schools Chess Championship 2011 in progress here at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi turned out to be a good one for the trainees as four players, Aditya, Shrey, Kushal and Aakash recorded victories over their respective rivals. Aditya has moved on 3/5 while Shrey and Kushal are on 2.5/5 and Aakash on 2/5. Four more remains to be played in this event to decide the Asian School Champions in the 6 age-group categories:    

Aakash Rao (1292) Beats Agamjot Kals (1656)

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14-year old, Aakash Rao of Rustomjee International High School followed in the footsteps of colleague, Siddharth Godambe of defeating the higher ranked players as he scored an upset win over the 19th seeded Agamjot Kals (1656) from the white-side of the French Defense game. Aakash is the lowest FIDE rated player in the Under-15 category of the Asian School Chess Championship in progress here at the picturesque, Indira Gandhi International Stadium. This group has only 36-player. As regards tournament, the players are enjoying it. Apart from providing quality opponent, it also presents them the opportunity to make new friends and see new places. Our…

ICS 3rd Mumbai Open: Registration Module goes Online!!

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The much-awaited online module for registration of entries in connection with the participation in the ICS 3rd Mumbai Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament has gone on-line yesterday night! My thanks to our IT specialist and a Chess lover, Sumit Pilankar for doing this at a very hectic pace!! This idea is totally his brain-child and I hope that it gets picked up by most of the organizers. For interested players, this will be a new experience of confirming their entries. No more telephone calls or sms!! Moreover, in the ‘List of Confirmed’ entries, they can very well see their names!! For…

Art of Living Course + Chess Tournament: 24-26 December, 2011

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Before I give the details of the unique tournament organized by my senior, Shri D.B. Pulekar and my friends Amardeep and Rashmin, let me take you 30-years down the memory lane! Mumbai, at that time was one of the powerhouses of Chess in the country and the Zandu Canteen its Mecca (Yes, the same ‘Zandu Balm’ of Munni!! – Alas, the new owner did not realize that how famous ‘Zandu ’ become because of Chess all these 50-years and closed the place permanently for Chess around a year back – I hope that this article should come to their notice…

All Set for the 3rd ICS FIDE Rating for Mumbai Players

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Further to my post of the hosting the 3rd edition of our FIDE Rating Chess Tournament from 27-31 December, 2011, there is a slight change: The tournament is now only for the Mumbai players – my apology to all my friends from the entire State of Maharashtra who were keen on playing in this tournament. However, I assure you that we would soon be holding one All India Open very soon in the near future to offset this change. Well, the stage has been set to hold the event in a grand manner – we are likely to raise some…

Yifan Retains her Crown!

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Somwhere in our heart there was a little hope, just that tiny bit of silver lining in the dark clouds which had hovered all these day, that a miracle would happen and Humpy would bounce back. Alas, no miracle happended – perhaps the God was Chinese! The 8th game, in a ‘must-win’ situation for Humpy ended in a draw after 29-moves, which helped Yifan in reaching the magic figure of 5.5 to retain her World Championship Crown. Congratulations Yifan! You are a worthy champion!! For Humpy she would like to forget this event as early as possible, get back to the drawing board…