Winning the district level tournament...

Today 4 of our students, participated under various levels in district level tournaments. One student- Pranav got the trophy under 15 a tough category .Two others' score  were qualified for the trophy but in the tie breaker lost the position for it..  All four done exceptionally well . Congrats for them

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With the Chess Legend

It was my dream come true. I started learning chess from the age of 5, practiced , played, refined and still continuing . I have followed a number of tournament games and the foot steps of  the great chess legend Viswanathan Anand. This is an occasion to remember for ever when I shared few things.

Download the scoring Sheet

I am getting frequent requests from players that the scoring sheet is not available . In order to ease the availability, I am giving the link to download and print. Pl make use of.

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Congratulations Rathnakumar !

Winning with 2nd Rank at District level

What Pulled down the world champion Garry Kasparov ?

This is one of the most interesting game played in the chess history.
Man Vs Machine- Deep Blue vs Kasparov in 1997
In this game Kasparov over looked a position and resigned. The position was later analysed for a draw. In the series for want of this , the world champion was  not able to equalise the  point and lost the series.


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bd7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. b3 Nc6 16. d5 Ne7 17. Be3 Ng6 18. Qd2 Nh7 19. a4 Nh4 20. Nxh4 Qxh4 21. Qe2 Qd8 22. b4 Qc7 23. Rec1 c4 24. Ra3 Rec8 25. Rca1 Qd8 26. f4 Nf6 27. fxe5 dxe5 28. Qf1 Ne8 29. Qf2 Nd6 30. Bb6 Qe8 31. R3a2 Be7 32. Bc5 Bf8 33. Nf5 Bxf5 34. exf5 f6 35. Bxd6 Bxd6 36. axb5 axb5 37. Be4 Rxa2 38. Qxa2 Qd7 39. Qa7 Rc7 40. Qb6 Rb7 41. Ra8+ Kf7 42. Qa6 Qc7 43. Qc6 Qb6+ 44. Kf1 Rb8 45. Ra6 *

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Congrats Sivakumaran

Its is indeed tough to compete  with 110 players ,in under 10 category and get a position. My student Sivakumaran,has broke the defence and obtained a position.

A genius game!! simply astonishing

one of the best games i have gone through,

C33 Bryan Gambit, KGA

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 b5 5. Bxb5Nf6 6. Nf3 Qh6 7. d3 Nh5 8. Nh4 c6 9. Nf5 Qg5 10.g4 Nf6 11. Rg1 cxb5 12. h4 Qg6 13. h5 Qg5 14.Qf3 Ng8 15. Bxf4 Qf6 16. Nc3 Bc5 17. Nd5 Qxb218. Bd6 Qxa1+ 19. Ke2 Bxg1 20. e5 Na6 21. Nxg7+Kd8 22. Qf6+ Nxf6 23. Be7# 1-0

Tips for playing a great game

My experiments with chess

            Trainer- coach,Sadurangam-GM Chess Academy selaiyur

Over the decades , and with tons of passion in chess, there would be rarely a day which either I have not played chess or thought about it.  But to become a professional player or win a title few of the things need to be done. I have summarised five important points.

1.       Practice with real players :  Researchers are still arguing that the same 2D images are not replicated with 3D.This is a proven fact that though you practice with Engines, soft wares, apps or with other players through online,  when it comes to board games it makes a difference.

2.       Practice with clock: Over the years  and with my experience in  FIDE  rated tournaments, one thing I understood was , we may be having innovative skills in finishing the game, but time is the killer. I know lot of people who lost for want of time. If you want to be a high rated player practice with clock.

3.       Record and review your game: This is the line which most of the beginners miss. This is  also the difference between  the professional player and a hobbyist. Either they focus on the game or get distracted by recording the moves. For a person who aims higher need to work on his/ her strengths and weakness.

4.       Increase the frequency of playing: I am of the opinion that the quality of play improves in proportion to the time spent for learning/ playing chess.  

5.       Change your opponent: This is quite obvious that , our game improves only when we play with different set of  people, we could learn more tactics and strategies . As long as we learn  from strong players winning or losing does not matter.

There are only two rules for this exercise. 

      First, and most importantly.NO BOARDS or  chess visual aids! Second, when  entering the move, you will simply denote moves by  short algebraic  (e.g., e4, c5, Nf3 etc.). If there is a piece capture, you will use a  small "x" instead of any other symbol.  There is no time limit for this exercise. Enjoy!

		Top of Form 1. After the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Ke7, what is white's best move here?      2. After the moves 1.c3 e6 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nd4 Ne5 4.e4 c6 5.Nde2, what should black play here?      3. After the moves 1.e4 f5 2.exf5 Nc6 3.Qh5+ g6 4.fxg6 Nf6, what is white's best move?      4. After the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5 Kf7 4.Nxe5+ Kf6 5.d4 Kxf5 6.Qg4+ Kf6, what should white play here?      5. After the moves 1.g4 d5 2.Bg2 Bxg4 3.c4 c6 4.Qb3 Qc8 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Bxd5, what should black play here?      6. After the moves 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 Nc6 5.d5 Nb4, what should white play here?      7. After the moves 1.g3 g6 2.Bg2 Bg7 3.e4 c5 4.d3 Nc6 5.c3 d6 6.Be3 Qb6 7.Qd2 Ne5 8.Na3, what should black play here?      8. After the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Nf3 Qe7 5.Bf4 Qb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxb2 7.Bc3,  what should black play here?      9. After the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 g6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5 dxe5, what should white play here?      10. After the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5 Nxe4, what should white play here?      11. After the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Nf6 7.N1c3 a6 8.Na3,  white is holding the d5 square how many times? (type the number)      12. After the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.f3 e6 6.e4 c4, white can capture how many different pawns? (type the number)      13. White has a pawn on e6 and a king on d5. Black has a pawn on d6 and a king on c8. It's white to move, so what should he/she play?      14. White has a king on h2 and a knight e1. Black has a king on d5, a knight on e5, and a pawn on c3. It's black to move, so what should he/she play?      15. White has a king on a8, a queen on b2, and a pawn on b7 - threatening to queen. Black has a king on c7 and a queen on h1 - pinning the pawn. It's white to move, so what should he/she play?      Bottom of Form

Becoming a Chess Grand Master- set your goal

For most of the chess players, the best day of their life is the day when the player gets the title of a 'GRANDMASTER'. Achieving this is only possible with a combination of a passionate coach, supporting family and the interest of the player. A five point summary is given below for people who aspire for future GMs.

1. Start young.

Learning the game of chess at an early age has many advantages. Children who are exposed to languages, music, and other disciplines at an early age can experience an easier time becoming fluent. Like languages and music, the complexities of chess take years to master, and a child that starts the game somewhere between the ages of five to eight on average have a head start. At this age, the child's brain is ready to absorb all the new lessons, tactics, and ideas which are fundamental to becoming a strong player.

2. Hard Work

Even the most talented players that become grandmasters, such as the 13th World Champion Viswanathan Anand, work hard and make sacrifices to achieve their goal. Having a daily study routine that covers intensely all three phases of the game, the opening, middle-game, and endgame is necessary to strengthen your chess skills. A coach can help a developing player by pointing out weaknesses and strengths, as well as make the learning more efficient

3. Play tournaments.

A chess player has to lose thousands of games, study those losses, learn from those losses, and come out a stronger player. Playing in tournaments gives you the opportunity to put your new knowledge to the test, learn about the psychology of competition, practice time management, and gain the experience necessary to become a strong player.

4. Mandatory Norms

To score the necessary three norms on the way to becoming a grandmaster a chess player has to play in norm tournaments. Norm tournaments meet the criteria of having at least three grandmasters from different countries, nine rounds, and a time control that is at least 120 minutes. In addition, an international arbiter must be present to make the rulings during the event. Lastly, the chess player seeking to score a norm must have a 2600 Elo performance for that tournament.

5. Earn a 2500 FIDE

In addition to the three norm requirements mentioned above, a chess player still must cross the 2500 rating requirement to be awarded the title of grandmaster.

FIDE Titles:

·         Candidate Master (CM) - Elo rating of 2200

·         FIDE Master (FM) - Elo rating of 2300

·         International Master (IM) - three norms and an Elo of 2400

·         Grandmaster (GM) - three norms and an Elo of 2500

Women's Titles:

·         Woman Candidate Master (WCM) - Elo rating of 2000

·         Woman FIDE Master (WFM) - Elo rating of 2100

·         Woman International Master (WIM) - Elo rating of 2200

·         Woman Grandmaster (WGM) - Elo rating of 2300

Some best practices which I recommend

1.       One tournament for every 2 months [ minimum]

2.       Practice chess for one hour daily

3.       Solve puzzles for best maneuver , advantage, win a material, minimum moves to win, 4-5 steps to check mate etc

4.       Solve end games

5.       Analyse your game with the coach for every game you play

White to move mate in 2

White to Move Mate in 2 Moves

Sadurangam-Gm Academy tournament

Play the Chess game for free with other players.

Is your child capable of winning a chess tournament ? come and test the skills for free by competing with the passionate  chess players.

“While every tournaments charges Thousands  of Rupees – This is  an unique opportunity to check the capability for free “

 Date 24.August-2019, time  2.30 p.m,  

Venue : Sadurangam-gm Chess academy

Registration is  Mandatory

Age-  born on or after 01-01-2010 – Under 9 category [ both boys and girls ]

As this is a friendly event , certificates ,trophies  will not  be issued.

Objective: Get motivation ,know  and apply strategies , tactics   by playing with other players. A preparatory step for district level / statelevel- FIDE  tournaments

There is no entry fees .

Max players to accommodate: 8. [ Eight players only ] First come first reserved basis

Players need to bring their own board, chess pieces , clock .

Scoring sheet is required. Players need to record their moves .

Click the link to register.

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Venue : Sadurangam Chess academy,Lakshmi Vidyanikethan , 4 santhana Lakshmi street ,Rajeswari Nagar,Selaiyur

You can find the location in google maps by searching ‘ Lakshmi vidyanikethan’

Pl forward if somebody will also find the information useful.

After registration pl mail the copy of confirmation to :subramanian.me@gmail.com .

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