Che International Chess Festival 2023: Praggnanandhaa beats Nihal 7.5 - 2.5 in their first-ever Blitz match
GM R Praggnanandhaa won the first-ever Blitz match against GM Nihal Sarin at Che International Chess Festival 2023. The FIDE World Cup 2023 Silver medalist won the match with two games to spare 5.5-2.5. He won the last two games to register a one-sided victory of 7.5-2.5. It was not a rated event, an exhibition match to showcase the talent of both Indian youngsters. Afterwards, they both played a Simul against a combined total of 31 players. 13-year-old Aadinath Harilal of Ernakulam, Kerala became the sole player to draw against Nihal. Check out the ten blitz games along with lots of photos, videos and interviews of the last two days of the festival which had an excellent facility for both players and spectators, organized by Sports Ministry of Kerala. Photos: Shahid Ahmed
Day 4: Masterclass with GM FST R B Ramesh
One of the best trainers of the world GM FST R B Ramesh held two sessions with kids and one short one with their parents. All three sessions will be made available on our channel at a later date.
For more photographs of GM R B Ramesh's Masterclass sessions, photo session with GM Nihal Sarin, and Under-12 and Under-19 prize distribution ceremony, please click at the respective links.
Day 5: Praggnanandhaa wins the Blitz match against Nihal
GM R Praggnanandhaa and GM Nihal Sarin faced each other in a ten-game Blitz match for the very first time. Praggnanandhaa won the match with two games to spare when the score became 5.5-2.5. However, as agreed earlier, since it was an exhibition match, they played the remaining two games and Praggnanandhaa won the match by 7.5-2.5. Check out all ten games separately in its entirety in separate videos. You can also replay the entire livestream with comments by IM Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal.
R Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin Simul: Aadinath Harilal draws against Nihal
13-year-old Aadinath Harilal (1474) became the sole player out of 31, to draw against GM Nihal Sarin (2692).
For more Simultaneous Exhibition photos, please click here.
Prize distribution ceremony
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