India’s first Woman Grandmaster calls Vaishali’s push to remove women’s chess titles 'unfair and hurtful' “I saw your article yesterday @chessvaishali, and I was visibly distraught,” Vijayalakshmi wrote on X. “As India’s first woman Grandmaster, I find it deeply unfair and hurtful that you would suggest abolishing these titles. You mentioned these titles create a “false sense of achievement,” yet they played a crucial role in your own rise to recognition. If you really believed they were so, I wonder: Why take them regardless of their low value?” 4 4 replies
Tamil Nadu State Chess Association plans felicitation tournament for Gukesh, proposes to name trophy after World champion The association plans to start a tournament that will include the 10 best players from each of the 38 districts of the state, with the winner receiving their award from Gukesh. 2 0 replies
Please explain How is the suggested move good if the queen can easily take my knight https://preview.redd.it/2zikouq71kce1.png?width=1023&format=png&auto=webp&s=e7c4fbf5754fb6ce769e446e829e65aa91d0fab9 3 5 replies
Looking for classical tournaments in Mumbai Hey guys, I want to get my fide classical rating but I am having trouble finding any good tournaments in Mumbai. Can anyone help me out and recommend some good fide rated tournaments in the month of March, 2025 Thanks 2 1 replies
Looking for FIDE tournaments in Delhi ncr Hi! So this post is for my younger brother, he's 9. And he's been learning chess for 2 years now. We were thinking to enroll him for a tournament for real experience, regardless if he performs or not. He has played a few games on state level but he is unrated currently. Any tournaments happening soon (it's our first time too, entry fee if less would be preferred) ?? Location, in Delhi ncr only. Thankyou!! 1 5 replies
My 7 Chess variants My first Chess variant is a game called Cathayan Chess, inspired and adapted from Chinese Chess or Xiangqi. It is a game that uses cards, and I intend to sell it as a mobile app, with free customisable "themed piece animation skins", like Fantasy Elves, Zombie Apocalypse, European Romanticism, or Classical Japan, replacing all the Pieces in the game with a different outlook. My second Chess variant is actually not really Chess, but more like an abstract game from an animated TV series called Avatar The Last Airbender. It... 5 2 replies
To all the chess prodigies i need help How did you amp up your game? Im stuck at 1500 blitz in chess.com. How do i improve from here? I also have a fide rating of 1300 or so. Are videos on chess.com good? Are there training available on chess.com? 4 0 replies