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As the 2024 World Chess Championship commences on November 25 in Singapore, the opening game between reigning champion Ding Liren and challenger Dommaraju Gukesh is poised to set the tone for this historic match. Gukesh, the youngest challenger in the history of the championship, will have the advantage of the white pieces in the first game—a factor that could play a pivotal role in the early dynamics of the match. The Significance of the First Game In world championship matches, the inaugural game often carries psychological weight. A strong performance can boost a player's confidence, while a misstep can have lingering effects. Starting with the white pieces offers Gukesh the initiative, allowing him to dictate the pace and direction of the game. This opportunity to set the tone is particularly crucial for the challenger, who aims to unsettle the reigning champion early on. Gukesh's Aggressive Style with White Gukesh is renowned for his aggressive and dynamic play, especially...

The Indian Youth team, like their hero Vishy Anand, dominated the World Youth Chess Championships held at Wung Tau, Vietnam. They finished with four golds, two silver and two bronze medals. Croatia finised second in the medals tally with two golds but China finished second on the medal count. Indian players won the Open 12, Open 14, Girls 14, and Open 16 events. Full results are available here

Kosteniuk won the title from 14 year old Hou Yifan, who was under tremendous pressure of expectations of the billion plus Chinese citizens. Kosteniuk completely dominated the finals and was in winning positions in all the four games. It is redemption in a way since Kosteniuk tasted defeat in one of her earlier attempts at winning the title. Yifan will almost definitely get several shots at the title provided she is interested. For all you know, she'll probably be seen in more Open events than women only events. World women's championship results: Alexandra Kosteniuk beat Hou Yifan 2.5-1.5

The Chess Festival at Groningen, The Netherlands has started. Li Shilong is creating waves with a 100 % score after the first three rounds in the Harmonie A section. World Junior champion Ahmed Adly of Egypt is also participating. He is currently lying at the 10 th position. Standings after 3 rounds 1 GM Li, Shilong 3.0 CHN 2 GM Banikas, Hristos 2.5 GRE 3 GM Halkias, Stelios 2.5 GRE 4 GM Nijboer, Friso 2.5 NED 5 GM Ernst, Sipke 2.5 NED 6 IM Brandenburg, Daan 2.5 NED 7 IM Hoffmann, Michael 2.5 GER 8 GM Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios 2.0 GRE 9 GM Reinderman, Dimitri 2.0 NED 10 GM Adly, Ahmed 2.0 EGY

The first round of the CIUDAD DE PAMPLONA tournament started with a well-deserved win for veteran Alexander Beliavsky against Gabriel Sargissian. Beliavsky capitalized on an early advantage to prevail against Sargissian. The other winner was local favorite Francisco Vallejo Pons against the last seed, Ibragim Khamrakulov. Top seed Wang Yue of China was held to a draw by promising Maxim Rodshtein of Israel. CIUDAD DE PAMPLONA - MAGISTRAL Round 1 on 2007/12/22 SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg 1 GM WANG, Yue 2703 ½ - ½ GM RODSHTEIN, Maxim 2615 2 GM KHAMRAKULOV, Ibragim S 2604 0 - 1 GM VALLEJO PONS, Francisco 2660 3 GM JOBAVA, Baadur 2644 ½ - ½ GM MOVSESIAN, Sergei 2670 4 GM BELIAVSKY, Alexander G 2646 1 - 0 GM SARGISSIAN, Gabriel 2673 Round 2 Pairings 2007/12/23 GM RODSHTEIN, Maxim 2615 - GM SARGISSIAN, Gabriel 2673 GM MOVSESIAN, Sergei 2670 - GM BELIAVSKY, Alexander G 2646 GM VALLEJO PONS, Francisco 2660 - GM JOBAVA, Baadur GM WANG, Yue 2703 - GM KHAMRAKULOV, Ibragim S 2604