ChessBase India is a place where you get all the information and updates about the Indian and world chess scene, tournaments and players.
India
Joined July 2015
- Tweets43.1K
- Following906
- Followers139K
- Likes15.4K
Now that Messi has tried the GOAT Horns, we challenge him to try the Caro-Kann next!
Will the GOAT accept our chess challenge? 👀🔥
@TeamMessi @OpenAI
chessbase.in/news-bites/mess…
ChessBase India retweeted
Creating opportunities. Inspiring future Grandmasters.
Grandmaster R.B. Ramesh shares the vision behind the upcoming Chola Chess tournament, which is poised to be the strongest open tournament ever held in India. With a rating cut-off of 2250, the highly competitive event features a select field of just 84 players, including 32 Grandmasters and over 20 international competitors.
This initiative aims to support and strengthen India’s growing chess talent by giving norm-seekers the opportunity to compete against elite, high-rated opponents right at home, eliminating the need to travel abroad.
📍 Location: Chennai
🗓️ Dates: October 30th – November 7th
Live commentary will be available every day. Join us in celebrating and supporting the journey of our future champions!
@Rameshchess @ChessbaseIndia
#CholaChess #ChessIndia #Grandmaster #GMNorms #IMNorms #ChessTournament #RBRamesh #FutureGrandmasters #ChessCommunity #ChennaiEvents #IndianChess #MakeEveryCount
Bayegan Pendik edges out Novy Bor on tiebreaks to claim the 41st European Club Cup 2026 title! 🏆🇹🇷
Outstanding performances from the Indian contingent: 🥇 @NihalSarin wins Board 2 Gold (unbeaten 5/6)
🥈 @HariChess secures Board 3 Silver (unbeaten 5/6)
🥉 @KarthikeyanM64 secures Board 2 Bronze
@NovyBorChess @ECUonline
Full report, standings & game replays on ChessBase India 👇
chessbase.in/news/bayegan-pe…
The Western Asian Youth Chess Championship 2026 is underway at Ahmedabad Gujarat and Round 1 is already complete. Here’s how the tournament venue looks.
Photos: Danton Rozario
11 years, 7 months and 16 days. That is how old Bodhana Sivanandan (2406) is as she becomes the youngest girl in chess history to achieve the International Master (IM) title.
She is the youngest girl to achieve this feat in the history of the game beating Judit's record.
She is now the seventh-youngest player, boy or girl, to qualify for the IM title, and one of only ten players in chess history to do it before turning 12. She is exactly one month older than Uzbekistan's GM Javokhir Sindarov was when he qualified in 2017, while World Champion D. Gukesh was almost two months older in 2018. Yes, the two players who will face each other for the World Championship crown next month are both on this list!
Read more: chessbase.in/news-bites/11-y…
On October 10, ChessBase India teamed up with @Chesscoffeecnct to organise "The Chess Solving Cup" across multiple venues in Delhi NCR. Around 45 participants came together to tackle challenging chess compositions, test their analytical skills and discover a different dimension of the game.
#chess #chessbaseindia #chesscoffeeconnect #solving #delhi
In our report, we bring you glimpses from the day's events and introduce the wonderful team whose dedication helped make it all happen.
chessbase.in/news/the-chess-…
ChessBase India retweeted
Bayegan Pendik Satranç Spor Kulübü Avrupa Kulüpler Kupası Şampiyonu! 🇹🇷🥇
Karadağ’ın Budva kentinde düzenlenen 41. Avrupa Kulüpler Kupası’nda, temsilcimiz Bayegan Pendik Satranç Spor Kulübü şampiyon oldu.
Satranç tarihimizde ülkemize ilk kez Avrupa Kulüpler Kupası şampiyonluğu kazandıran kulübümüzü, sporcularımızı, yöneticileri ve sponsorları tebrik eder, başarılarının devamını dileriz.
Karthikeyan Murali wins the Individual Bronze medal playing for Team Electroprivreda at the European Chess Club Cup 2026!
Playing on Board 2, Karthikeyan scored 4.5/6 points. His best win came against Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus!
Photo: Dr. Mark Livshitz
Graphic: Anmol Bhargav
ChessBase India retweeted
Benim de bir parçası olduğum, Avrupa Kulüpler Kupası'nı kazanan Bayegan Pendik Satranç Spor Kulübü'nü tebrik ederim. Bu başarıda emeği geçen herkesi gönülden kutluyorum.
Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna secured Individual Silver medal playing in Board 2 for Team Novy Bor Chess Club at European Chess Club Cup! Playing on Board 3, Harikrishna scored 5/6 points. Hari's best win came against Yu Yangyi!
Photo: Dr. Mark Livshitz
Graphic: Anmol Bhargav
An excellent performance by Nihal Sarin earned him an Individual Gold medal at the European Chess Club Cup 2026! His Team Novy Bor Chess Club finished 2nd, losing narrowly to Bayegan Pendik Sports Club.
Playing on Board 2, Nihal scored 5/6 points - scoring 4 wins and 2 draws. He beat Jorden van Foreest, Karthikeyan Murali, and Maxim Rodshtein on the way!
Congratulations to Nihal and his Team for a great run at the ECCC. Up next for Nihal is the London Chess Classic from 24th November-7th December
Graphic: Anmol Bhargav
Photo: Mark Livshitz
#chess #chessbaseindia #nihalsarin #s8ul #novyborchessclub
ChessBase India retweeted
Bodhana is a total superstar. She beat me three years ago and now she’s an International Master I don’t fancy my chances! What an amazing player she is and will go on to be.
What a splendid performance by GM Koneru Humpy at the European Chess Club Cup for Women 2026! Humpy scored an Individual Gold medal on Board 2 and her team became the Champions.
In this 7-round team tournament at Montenegro, Humpy was playing for Team Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo. Humpy scored 4.5/6 points on Board 2, scoring key wins - today her win over WFM Nia Donghvani was critical for the team to win the tournament.
A big congratulations to Humpy and the Team for this resounding success!
Graphic: Anmol Bhargav
Photo: Dr. Mark Livshitz
A huge congratulations to Sivanandan Bodhana on becoming the World's youngest Female player to achieve the International Master title!
At the age of just 11 years, 7 months and 16 days, Bodhana scored her final IM norm at the European Chess Club Cup for Women. What a feat!
FM Nishant Abhijeet Jawalkar, IM Nitin S, CM Karthik Sai Ch, Arul Anandh SPK, Prasanna Karthick M, and FM Rohith S scored 7.5/9 points, finishing in the top 6 according to tiebreak scores at the 1st Manchester City International Open FIDE-rated Classical Chess Tournament.
Read the full report: chessbase.in/news/nishant-ab…
