New York, Sep 19 (Ians) An intriguing first-round game between 17-year-old R. Praggnanandhaa and 53-year-old chess legend Vasyl Ivanchuk ended with the Indian getting three points against the Ukrainian in the Julius Baer Generation Cup, the star-studded seventh leg of the USD1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.
Ivanchuk was dominating his teenage opponent and looked set to strike the first blow for the older generation but first dropped a rook and then left a bishop hanging in time trouble. However, the Ukrainian quickly shook off the loss in the next round with a win over Serb Ivan Saric to pick up his first three.
In Round 3, Ivanchuk’s genius shone through as the former world No.2 left Anish Giri stunned with the crushing 34. Bxf6+, which forced the Dutchman to instantly resign.
Then, Ivanchuk showed again he was still on top of his game with a Round 4 win over Poland’s World Cup winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda.
Ivanchuk was dominating his teenage opponent and looked set to strike the first blow for the older generation but first dropped a rook and then left a bishop hanging in time trouble. However, the Ukrainian quickly shook off the loss in the next round with a win over Serb Ivan Saric to pick up his first three.
In Round 3, Ivanchuk’s genius shone through as the former world No.2 left Anish Giri stunned with the crushing 34. Bxf6+, which forced the Dutchman to instantly resign.
Then, Ivanchuk showed again he was still on top of his game with a Round 4 win over Poland’s World Cup winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda.
- 9/19/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Oslo (Norway), Sep 17 (Ians) India’s Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa will clash with World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the Julius Baer Generation Cup, the next edition of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, the world’s leading year-round chess circuit, starting on Sunday.
Julius Baer Generation Cup is a new ground-breaking tournament this month focused on the clash of ages as it pits against each other players from age groups — from 15 to 50-plus.
The Julius Baer Generation Cup marks a fitting return to Julius Baer events for Pragg, the 17-year-old from Chennai.
Pragg won the 2021 Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour and earned qualification for the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, where he hit the headlines immediately in February with a memorable win over World Chess Champion Carlsen.
The eight-day Julius Baer Generation Cup, the seventh leg of the 1.6 million Tour running from September 18 to 25, will feature 16 world-class players spanning the age spectrum.
So, besides the 17-year-old Praggnanandhaa,...
Julius Baer Generation Cup is a new ground-breaking tournament this month focused on the clash of ages as it pits against each other players from age groups — from 15 to 50-plus.
The Julius Baer Generation Cup marks a fitting return to Julius Baer events for Pragg, the 17-year-old from Chennai.
Pragg won the 2021 Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour and earned qualification for the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, where he hit the headlines immediately in February with a memorable win over World Chess Champion Carlsen.
The eight-day Julius Baer Generation Cup, the seventh leg of the 1.6 million Tour running from September 18 to 25, will feature 16 world-class players spanning the age spectrum.
So, besides the 17-year-old Praggnanandhaa,...
- 9/17/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Chennai, May 5 (Ians) Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand have fought many a battle on the chessboard including the World Championship Final match in 2012 in Moscow that the Indian maestro won in the tiebreak. Now both of the five-time World Champion Anand and Israeli Grandmaster Gelfand have come together to mentor and coach the […]...
- 5/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Chennai, May 5 (Ians) Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand and Israeli chess great Boris Gelfand will work in tandem to guide the Indian players ahead of the 44th Chess Olympiad as the All India Chess Federation (Aicf) has brought the two legends together for the home team’s first coaching camp with an aim to enhance […]...
- 5/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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