Mariyam Posted February 15 Posted February 15 8 hours ago, Vickydev said: So Keymer won, which was a huge surprise for me. I basically stopped following after Gukesh's exit, and thought Carlsen and Caruana would be too strong but seems Vincent had other plans. I think somebody like Gukesh would probably outgrind others given a year or so, opening theories won't be impossible for them to develop for the different variations/randomizations Will be interesting how the organizers go from here. They've spent a lot on this venture and can see them inviting more GMs for sure. Nakamura suggesting he is going to focus on this more than regular Classical Chess( probably cause of prize money), Hans is going to be there too in the next one @Gollum @rangeelaraja @randomGuy@Mariyam@Tillu did you folks follow freestyle/Fischer random? Haven't followed this event. My experience is that rating swings ( on Lichess) are far greater at Fischer random than at regular chess. For instance, if I win a game at regular chess, say blitz, my rating would go from 1877 to 1884. On Fischer random if I were to win a game my rating would go from 1877 to 2063. Vickydev 1
Gollum Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 (edited) 9 hours ago, Vickydev said: @Gollum @rangeelaraja @randomGuy@Mariyam@Tillu did you folks follow freestyle/Fischer random? I follow only classical standard chess events bro, rarely rapid, definitely not circus tours like this. Edited February 15 by Gollum Tillu and Vickydev 2
randomGuy Posted February 15 Posted February 15 20 hours ago, Vickydev said: So Keymer won, which was a huge surprise for me. I basically stopped following after Gukesh's exit, and thought Carlsen and Caruana would be too strong but seems Vincent had other plans. I think somebody like Gukesh would probably outgrind others given a year or so, opening theories won't be impossible for them to develop for the different variations/randomizations Will be interesting how the organizers go from here. They've spent a lot on this venture and can see them inviting more GMs for sure. Nakamura suggesting he is going to focus on this more than regular Classical Chess( probably cause of prize money), Hans is going to be there too in the next one @Gollum @rangeelaraja @randomGuy@Mariyam@Tillu did you folks follow freestyle/Fischer random? I think I have a better idea than fischer random. I.e. to give players computer generated multiple equal middle game, end game positions to play. This would be more fun to play and to follow than a fischer random game which starts from all of the pieces on the board. Mariyam and Vickydev 2
Tillu Posted February 16 Posted February 16 On 2/15/2025 at 1:06 AM, Vickydev said: So Keymer won, which was a huge surprise for me. I basically stopped following after Gukesh's exit, and thought Carlsen and Caruana would be too strong but seems Vincent had other plans. I think somebody like Gukesh would probably outgrind others given a year or so, opening theories won't be impossible for them to develop for the different variations/randomizations Will be interesting how the organizers go from here. They've spent a lot on this venture and can see them inviting more GMs for sure. Nakamura suggesting he is going to focus on this more than regular Classical Chess( probably cause of prize money), Hans is going to be there too in the next one @Gollum @rangeelaraja @randomGuy@Mariyam@Tillu did you folks follow freestyle/Fischer random? Not following any Chess at the moment. Just following the scores. Vickydev 1
Tillu Posted March 6 Posted March 6 Aravind Chidambaram with a live rating of 2745 points has surpassed Vishy Anand and is the Indian No: 4 and world no: 14 currently. Aravind scored a win against Anish Giri with black pieces and is currently leading the Prague Chess Masters 2025 with 5/7 points. Gollum, randomGuy and Vickydev 1 2
Gollum Posted March 6 Author Posted March 6 2 hours ago, Tillu said: Aravind Chidambaram with a live rating of 2745 points has surpassed Vishy Anand and is the Indian No: 4 and world no: 14 currently. Aravind scored a win against Anish Giri with black pieces and is currently leading the Prague Chess Masters 2025 with 5/7 points. Aravind will replace Harikrishna in next Olympiad, making our squad even stronger. Another product of GM Ramesh's academy. Gukesh, Pragg, Arjun, Vidit, Aravind.....good luck to rest of the world. randomGuy, Vickydev and Tillu 1 2
Gollum Posted March 6 Author Posted March 6 I used to follow Adhiban Baskaran's career closely few years back, he is facing an unreal decline. 5 years back looked like he would be a steady 2700, now in lowly 2500s. Don't hear much from him as well, hope he is fine.
Gollum Posted March 8 Author Posted March 8 Aravindh Chithambaram wins Prague Masters. Late bloomer, I feel like he can have an Aronian like career. Live rating 2743, world number 14. Guy had a tough upbringing, for a change a bright prospect not from Chennai, he is from Madurai. Mariyam 1
Gollum Posted March 8 Author Posted March 8 (edited) Pranav world junior champion, 4th Indian to do so in the open section. Spassky, Karpov, Kasparov, Anand being some illustrious winners in the past. Among women, Humpy, Harika, Soumya Swaminathan, Divya have achieved this before. GM Pranav V and WIM Anna Shukhman are the 2025 World Junior Champions! Both champions scored 9/11, which was enough to secure their titles in this highly competitive event! A huge congratulations to both champions and all the players for an incredible tournament!… pic.twitter.com/LRYSZcWvWJ — International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) March 7, 2025 Congratulations to the World Junior Champion Pranav Venkatesh.He has been in great form lately. Our @WacaChess mentee. He is very meticulous in his work and constantly analyses his own games , comes back with suggestions and takes feedback. You join a very prestigious line of… — Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) March 7, 2025 Edited March 8 by Gollum Mariyam 1
Gollum Posted March 8 Author Posted March 8 (edited) We can have a supertournament just with Indian players henceforth. Make the nationals the biggest event of the year, like how USSR/Russian championship was in the past. India must be the torch bearer of classical, as Carlsen and his minions try to put the spotlight on other formats. Edited March 8 by Gollum Tillu and Mariyam 2
Tillu Posted March 9 Posted March 9 (edited) Offtopic. India beats Macao, China 4-2 in Ice Hockey at Harbin in Asian Winter Games. Didn't know we have an Ice Hockey team. The team I read is full of Ladhaki Players. Hope the government supports them with good funding. Edited March 9 by Tillu Gollum and Mariyam 1 1
Mariyam Posted March 11 Posted March 11 On 3/6/2025 at 5:53 PM, Gollum said: I used to follow Adhiban Baskaran's career closely few years back, he is facing an unreal decline. 5 years back looked like he would be a steady 2700, now in lowly 2500s. Don't hear much from him as well, hope he is fine. Haven't heard much about Nihal Sarin either in a long time. Perhaps India's best bet for a bullet/blitz tournament win. He was hyphenated with Pragg during the lockdown years. He has slipped away in classical chess. Tillu and Gollum 2
Gollum Posted March 12 Author Posted March 12 10 hours ago, Mariyam said: Haven't heard much about Nihal Sarin either in a long time. Perhaps India's best bet for a bullet/blitz tournament win. He was hyphenated with Pragg during the lockdown years. He has slipped away in classical chess. Nihal had the keeda of online bullet/blitz. Unfortunately, his classical chess or even OTB speed chess never developed. Thought he would be in Pragg/Gukesh class, still has age on his side. Aronian was a late developer, even Aravind now. Tillu and Mariyam 2
rangeelaraja Posted March 12 Posted March 12 The Norway Chess handle is really staying on top of the events.... Surprised they are reporting Gukesh's trip to the Balaji temple in Tirumula, Tirupati. Tillu 1
kepler37b Posted March 13 Posted March 13 9 hours ago, rangeelaraja said: The Norway Chess handle is really staying on top of the events.... Surprised they are reporting Gukesh's trip to the Balaji temple in Tirumula, Tirupati. Chess is like cricket in few ways. You need indian players for that reach and TRP.
kepler37b Posted March 13 Posted March 13 On 3/9/2025 at 7:43 AM, Tillu said: Offtopic. India beats Macao, China 4-2 in Ice Hockey at Harbin in Asian Winter Games. Didn't know we have an Ice Hockey team. The team I read is full of Ladhaki Players. Hope the government supports them with good funding. Somehow, team sports are much MORE engaging. It tickles our ancestral memory, where men had to form a team and go on exploration/hunting and war. And women swooning over the victors.
Gollum Posted March 13 Author Posted March 13 Aravindh Chithambaram most talented after five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand: RB Ramesh He was highly rated by likes of Polgar, Leko and Svidler circa 2013-14, but then gradually faded away. Hope Ramesh sir's words are true. Mariyam 1
randomGuy Posted March 13 Posted March 13 10 hours ago, Gollum said: Aravindh Chithambaram most talented after five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand: RB Ramesh He was highly rated by likes of Polgar, Leko and Svidler circa 2013-14, but then gradually faded away. Hope Ramesh sir's words are true. Now only he will concentrate on openings as well and a dedicated not a parttime second. In his interview he said he was mainly using middlegame endgame skills to reach 2700 and his target is 2800 in 2 yrs. Was thinking if he is that good without openings work, he would do really well in chess 960. Gollum 1
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