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There's a reason why Abhijeet Gupta is called Mr. Commonwealth. With four Commonwealth titles in his career, he his now leading solely in a hot pursuit for his fifth title! Here's his win over Debashis Das that pushed him to a commanding 5.5/6!

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Mikhail Al. Antipov (RUS) is 1st with 7.5 points. Congrats!

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Black's pieces are placed menacingly. Now is the time to force the matters. Can you find the finishing blow that Freebie Link played in this position? Freebie Link

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Just when the Summer Chess Classic in Saint Louis was approaching it's business end, Le Quang Liem spiced up the matters by scoring a crushing victory over Xiong, thereby joining David Howell at the top of the table! Here's the game - it's a clean effort by the Vietnamese #1, isn't it!

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Croatia Grand Chess Tour, one of the biggest events of the 2019 chess calendar, has kicked off in the city of Zagreb! It's a 11-round gruelling classical event, and the field is as stellar as it gets... Carlsen ... Caruana Ding Liren Giri MVL Nepomniachtchi Mamedyarov Anand Wesley So Nakamura Aronian Karjakin Catch the live action with video commentary Freebie Link

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What do you think of this uprising!?

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The strong tournament, with such players as Dominguez, Svidler, Gelfand, Dubov et al, commenced yesterday in Israel. Here's a position from the solitary decisive game in round one. White has just played Re7, but what retort has he missed? Freebie Link

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And it's official. 20-year-old Aleksandra Goryachkina is crowned as the champion of the 2019 Women Candidates Tournament, thus earning the right to challenge the current World Women's Champion Ju Wenjun for the World Title! Goryachkina played some stunning chess throughout the event and scored a whooping 9.5 points at the end of the stipulated 14 rounds. In doing so, she finished a convincing 1.5 points ahead of her nearest competitor Anna Muzychuk. ... And last but not the least, Goryachkina had clinched the event within 12 rounds - that is with as many as two (!!) rounds to go! (Pic Freebie Link )

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Garry Kasparov "In those years, it was easier to win the Soviet Championship than a game against Iron Tigran!" Boris Spassky "It is to Petrosian's advantage that his opponents never know when he is suddenly going to play like Mikhail Tal!"... Today marks the 90th birth anniversary of the legendary late Tigran Petrosian. Which is your favorite Petrosian game? Let us know in the comments! (Pic Freebie Link )

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Wijk aan Zee Shamkir Grenke Chess Classic Cote d'Ivoire GCT Lindores Abbey ... Altibox Norway Chess We are only in the sixth month of 2019, and Magnus Carlsen has already won as many as 6 tournaments! At this rate, what do you think will be his tally by the end of the year!? (Picture Lennart Ootes/Altibox Norway Chess)

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Japfa Grandmaster, Jun 13 - 21, Indonesia has begun! Top players Dmitry Kokarev 2609 Ivan Sokolov 2595... Live games Freebie Link

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Have you ever seen a game played at the rate of 90'+30" last more than 6 hours? Hardly ever, right? Well, it happened yesterday at the 12th Mumbai Mayor's Cup International where GMs Malakhatko and Amonatov battled it out for a staggering 6 hours and 15 minutes! And guess what? Their respective games were also the last to finish in the second round of the day - meaning the duo played for a total of more than 10 hours yesterday!... Freebie Link

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It's a great piece of news, isn't it!

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Firoujza in round 5, Adhiban in round 6! After racking up two big wins on the trot, Murali Karthikeyan (5.5/6) has firmly secured himself at the top of the table! He's closely followed by compatriot Sethuraman, who is sole second with 5/6.

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These developers really know how to come up with some lame features which no one will use! Hey, but its cool! Freebie Link

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Vladislav Artemiev has been in tremendous form off late. But here, he was on the receiving end of a stunning stunning attack by the Indian maestro Krishnan Sasikiran! Check it out!

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And when you are done with the job, just roll down those sleeves!

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No shortage of exciting chess action! Another strong event - the 20th edition of the Tournament - has kicked off today, with such players as Artemiev, Wang Hao, Jakovenko, Korobov et al locking horns in this nine-round round-robin!

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That awesome moment when you manage to escape with a draw from the jaws of defeat!

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Armageddon win over Fabi Classical win over Vishy After two rounds at , we have an early leader in the form of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov!

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For those wondering how Grischuk lost the Armageddon game in a seemingly drawn position, here is the video of the crazy time scramble. There is no King standing on the board!! Freebie Link

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A random search took us to this video! What a brilliant and detailed review of ! Zibbit has done an amazing job of covering all the important features of the App and how to use it. Don't miss the video, lest you miss some cool features! Freebie Link

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And they are off! The 2019 edition of Altibox Norway Chess has begun! Freebie Link

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The super-strong Altibox Norway Chess blitz has kicked off, and on what a note! Freebie Link

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While all the first round games at ended in draws, there was no lack of action. In a worse position, Gunina found a brilliant resource with the White pieces and escaped with a valuable draw. Check it out!

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It's time for tie-breaks at the Finals! Who are you backing to win the first title of this Grand Prix cycle!?

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This game is destined to make its way into a lot of chess books! Nothing short of a brilliant defensive effort by the World Champion

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Ever heard the great Alexander Alekhine's voice? Here's your chance! The following is an audio from as far back as 1938. Alekhine can be heard talking to an interviewer from BBC, wherein the interviewer's identity is unknown. Freebie Link

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And we have first finalist - it's Alexander Grischuk! Here's his victory over Hikaru Nakamura that took him to the finals.

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The 7th Cherry Blossom classic is now LIVE on May 23-29, 9 rounds, Virginia. Featuring strong players like Zhou, John Burke, Corrales, Grigoryan, Arun Prasad, Magesh Panchanathan.... Live Freebie Link

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One of the greatest players ever to grace game turns 68 today. Here's wishing the legendary Anatoly Karpov a very happy birthday! What's your favourite Karpov game? Let us know in the comments below! (Picture duma.gov.ru)

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Wojtaszek - Svidler was the only Quarter-Final match-up to be decided in the classical games, wherein the Polish GM emerged victorious on the back of the following convincing win!

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In case you missed this nice finish by Nakamura, here it is! How majestic is the King's walk up the board!

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Aronian, Giri, Mamedyarov, Karjakin... .. just a few of the big guys eliminated from the Moscow FIDE Grand Prix as the Round of 16 came to a close.

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Here we go! The Moscow FIDE Grand Prix - the first GP of this cycle - has kicked off! This time around, the tournament is being held in a brand new knockout format. Who are you backing to clinch the title!?... Freebie Link

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Huge congratulations to Magnus Carlsen on an absolutely convincing victory in Abidjan. At the end of it all, he finished a stunning 3.5 points ahead of his nearest rivals! What a performance! (Picture Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour)...

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8/8! MVL is proving simply unstoppable at the Abidjan !

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At the end of the Rapid phase of the Abidjan , Magnus Carlsen leads the event with a staggering 3-point margin. Can anyone catch up with the World Champion or will it be Magnus all the way? Tune in today at 2pm GMT/7:30 pm IST to watch the blitz action unfold!

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Here's how things stand at the end of day two of the Abidjan !

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Magnus is simply unstoppable, isn't he!

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And Bassem Amin does it - The African # 1 scores his first point of the GCT by beating Hikaru Nakamura! Freebie Link

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A stunning stunning finish by Ian Nepomniachtchi. How aesthetic is that Knight sortie to e7!

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The Cebanenco Memorial took off yesterday in the Moldovan capital city of Chisinau. And in the very first round, IM Miron Lucian-Costin caused a major stir by beating the top-seed Baadur Jobava. Here's the game!

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The kind of final position that makes heads turn! Check out this spectacular game Freebie Link

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Just when it seemed Vishy was inching closer to a draw, this happened... Freebie Link

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Major news coming through on the 2020 World Championship! Some key reforms Match stretched to 14 games instead of the previous 12.... Rest days reduced to 5, instead of the previous 6. Sofia rules in place No agreed draws before move 40. No increment till move 60. 30 seconds increment from move 61 onwards. You can find the detailed information here Freebie Link (Picture FIDE's Instagram)

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"I was quite angry with myself" - Vishy on the blocked Kings Indian setup in his round 5 game against Vallejo. Video Freebie Link

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Rapport Ding Liren Yu Yangyi After his second round loss to Anish Giri, Pentala Harikrishna has racked up a hat-trick of wins! With that fabulous streak behind him, Hari is in sole lead at the half-way mark of the .

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A stunning sequence of events as Firouzja blunders a whole Rook and goes down against his opponent rated 700 points lesser than him Freebie Link

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It's the Easter weekend, and the number of tournaments in progress around the globe is simply mind-boggling! Which of these events are you following closely!? Freebie Link

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