IM Omran Al Hosani literally fought his way from way behind the pack to emerge as champion of the club’s February Blitz Chess Tournament 2022. Coming from Abu Dhabi, the young IM started with a loss by default, but then stormed back into contention with seven straight wins to forge a three-way tie for the lead going into the final round with WGM Mahri Geldiyeva and Jerson Bitoon. Al Hosani faced WGM Mahri Geldiyeva on top board, while Bitoon took on AGM Dandel Fernandez on second board. The Bito

Even after years of playing chess, one might not overcome the disappointment of losing a game and especially when you had some good chances. At the MPL National Blitz Chess Championship 2023, WGM Divya Deshmukh (2325) was up against Karthikeyan G (1510) in the first round and both players created some chances but in the end, the time pressure was too much to handle. Watch the video to see what happened. Video: Aditya Sur Roy / ChessBase India #Chess #ChessBaseIndia #nationals | ChessBase India

Playing with the white pieces we had 16-year-old WGM Divya Deshmukh (2280) who loves to attack. Facing her with black was the ever so creative GM Baadur Jobava (2620). This exciting encounter took place at the Abu Dhabi Blitz 2022 in round 3. Check out the game to find out who won - the talented youngster or the experienced GM. Video: ChessBase India #Chess #ChessBaseIndia #ADChessfestival2022 | ChessBase India

This is round 11 of the European Women's Blitz Chess championship where I was facing WFM Elise Bellaiche | Anna Cramling