Asian Amateur: Farewell

Nepal Chess Association President Mr. Rajesh Joshi and some other officials with the nepalese delegates for Asian Amateur Open & Women Chess Championship, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Name List of Delegates:

1. Umesh K.C., FA, Dolakha, Arbiter

2. Rajendra Prasad Shrestha, Kathmandu, Player

3. Rabindra Shakya, Lalitpur, Player

4. Dr. Badri Prasad Thaiba, Rupandehi, Player

Dedication for Healthy Chess!

Chakratirtha Cup-2011

Chaktatirtha Cup Chess, Badrilal Hits Again

Nepal's Chess Hero Badrilal Nepali hits again the Title Trophy of Chakratirtha Cup Open Chess at Chovar. Nepali drew the final round game with Keshav Shrestha. While Keshav Became second with equal 8 points. Niraj Niraula of Dhrubatara Club placed third with 7.5 points after beating Naveen Tandukar of Sankata Club.

Top 10:

Position	Name	Place	Points	FIDE
1st	Badrilal Nepali	Kathmandu	8	47
2nd	Keshav Shrestha	Kathmandu	8	42
3rd	Nirajj Niraula	Dhrubatara,, Damak	7.5	45.5
4th	Madan Krishna Kayastha	Bhaktapur	7.5	43.5
5th	Rajan Puri	Kathmandu	7.5	42
6th	Naveen Tandukar	Sankata, KTM	7	41.5
7th	Surbir Lama	Macchindra, KTM	7	41
8th	Herakaji Maharjan	Lalitpur	7	40.5
9th	Bikash Kuluju	Bhaktapur	7	38.5
10th	Bijaya Dangol	Kathmandu	7	38

Dhrubatara Cup-2011

Trailokya Nanda Became The Hero of Dhrubatara Cup

Indian player Trailokya Nanda of ELO 2099 got the winner trophy of Dhrubatara Cup Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament. In the final & 10^th round of the event he drew the game with Nepalese veteran Singeshwor Das of Saptari District, and received 15 thousands rupees along with the trophy. He made 8.5 points from the 10 rounds. Nanda is also the runner up of the Lalitpur Cup Int'l Chess held on 2010 in Lalitpur District.

Naveen Tandukar of Sankata Club placed second with 8 points. He beat Krishna Thapa of Makawanpur District on the last round. He got 10 thousand rupees. Rakesh Rauniyar of Macchindra Club Kathmandu placed 3^rd with 7.5 points.

Prize Details:

Main Prizes:

Position	Name	Place	Points	Buc.	Cash
1st	Trailokya Nanda	India	8.5	67	15,000/-
2nd	Naveen Tandukar	Sankata, KTM	8	56.5	10,000/-
3rd	Rakesh Rauniyar	Macchindra, KTM	7.5	64	6,000/-
4th	Krishna Thapa	Makwanpur	7	64.5	2,800/-
5th	Raju Subedi	Dhrubatara,, Damak	7	60.5	2,800/-
6th	Nirajj Niraula	Dhrubatara, Damak	7	59	2,800/-
7th	Dharam B. Lama	Makwanpur	7	55	2,800/-
8th	Singhesor Das	Saptari	7	54	2,800/-
9th	Niranjan Prajapati	Bhaktapur	6.5	62.5	2,000/-
10th	Rajan Puri	Kantipur, KTM	6.5	59.5	2,000/-

Category	Name of The Player	Point	Prize
Rating 1200-1699	Ram Surat Pd Shah, Dhanusha	5	RS. 1,500/-
Rating 1700-1899	Gyanendra Khaiju, Bhaktapur	6.5	RS. 1,500/-
Best Junior U15	Rakesh Gurung, IND	5.5	RS. 1,500/-
Best Junior U19	Indranil Talukdar, IND	6.5	RS. 1,500/-
Best Veteran S60	Sitaram Agrawal, KTM	6	RS. 1,500/-
Best Unrated 1st	Himal Rai, Sunsari	6.5	RS. 2,000/-
Best Unrated 2nd	Dr Suraj Tiwari, Rupandehi	6	RS. 1,500/-
Best Local ( DAMAK)	Prakash Nepal	6	RS. 2,500/-

Organizer: Dhrubatara Sporting Club, Damak, Jhapa

Place: Marwadi Sewa Samiti Bhawan

Date: September 18-25, 2011

Tournament Director: Kamal Katuwal, President, DTSC

Chief Arbiter: Umesh K.C., FA

Deputy Arbiters: Mahendra Dhakal(IND), Tirth Raj Mishra(NEP)

World Cup Chess:2011

GM PETER SVIDLER wins the World Cup

        The 2011 World Cup winner was determined on Monday, September 19. The Russian champion Peter Svidler made a draw in the fourth game of the match against Alexander Grischuk, and won the main trophy. Natalia Komarova, the Governor of Ugra, congratulated the winner: "I am sincerely happy for the six-time Russian champion and a wonderful sportsman Peter Svidler! He played the entire tournament very confidently and won a very difficult competition. Another Russian grandmaster Alexander Grischuk also deserves respect for his great skill and fighting spirit. I have no doubt that these players will help Russia winning the Olympiad gold in 2012". 

        FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov thanked the World Cup hosts for a very high level of organization, and congratulated the winners: "Peter Svidler, Alexander Grischuk, and Vassily Ivanchuk are outstanding grandmasters of modern time, a true creators at the board. I am glad for them and sincerely wish them to show their best at the Candidates Tournament, which will be played in the end of 2012". 

        "The last two months were very successful for Peter Svidler, the wonderful grandmaster from St. Petersburg, – said Vassily Filipenko, the mayor of Ugra and the president of Ugra Chess Federation. – In August he won the Russian championship for the sixth time, and in September won his first World Cup. I am happy that he took such a prestigious trophy on Ugra land, in our ultramodern Chess Academy. I wish Peter Svidler, Alexander Grischuk, and Vassily Ivanchuk to achieve even more in future!" 

        The Sicilian Defense occurred in the last game of the final match. Grischuk suggested to continue the opening discussion in the popular Najdorf Variation, which was started in the second game, but Svidler was content with a draw in this game, so he made a less challenging third move, giving a check from b5 with a bishop. This variation is notorious for its drawing tendencies, and if Grischuk wanted to fight for more, he had to avoid exchanges, thus ceding White a lot of space. However, Svidler showed little ambition in the opening, and allowed Black to get an easy game. 

        After the game Svidler said that he is a bit ashamed for cautious play early on. However, Peter rehabilitated himself on the 26th move, sacrificing a knight for two pawns. Grischuk worked hard to parry the threats, but allowed mass exchanges and had to accept a draw. 

        In the 3rd place match Vassily Ivanchuk was once again forced to defend an inferior position against Ruslan Ponomariov. Lengthy defending was rewarded – eventually Ivanchuk made the desired draw, won the match 2,5-1,5, and advanced to the Candidates Tournament. 
All the grandmasters noted a very high level of organization of the World Cup. 

        Svidler: I played in Khanty-Mansiysk many times. My results were not always satisfactory, but I never had any complaints about the organization. Everything here is perfect. It was a pleasure to play in a large hall in the Academy, and I liked the live streaming video and grandmaster commentary. 

        Grischuk: I also liked the organization, although lately, when most of the players left, it became a bit lonely. I have an idea: maybe the Governor Cup (which takes a week during the World Cup) should last for three weeks? This would give the World Cup finalists some company. 

        Ivanchuk: Khanty-Mansiysk is a wonderful city, and I am happy to spend here a lot of time. I think other participants are sharing my view. I wish this city and Ugra region a lot of success. 

        All games are relayed with live grandmaster commentary in English and Russian on the official site of the World Cup:http://chess.ugrasport.com