Checkmate Daily

30/05/2026

Positional Advantages are Fleeting - FM Bivor v GM Aaryan

FM Bivor Adak (2033) faces India's 92nd GM Aaryan Varshney (2317) in Round 6 of Fr. P C Mathew Memorial Rapid Rating 2026.

30/05/2026

Kishan Kumar wins Sarwatra Shatranj Madhepura Rapid Rating Open 2026

Top 3
🥇Kishan Kumar 8/9
🥈Jayesh Mishra 8/9
🥉Sameer Bardhan 7.5/9

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📷All Bihar Chess Association

30/05/2026

Shrayan Majumder clear first at 1st Maverick 5th Khannur Rating Open 2026

Top 3
🥇CM Shrayan Majumder 9/10
🥈Shreyas Ghadi 8.5/10
🥉Yash Kapadi 8/10

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📷IA NI Rahul Joshi / Maverick Events and Anurag Khannur / Khannur Group of Institutions

30/05/2026

7th Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2026 Round 1: Aravindh wins, Nihal misses

Results
Ray Robson🇺🇸 - Robert Hovhannisyan🇦🇲: 0.5-0.5
Alexander Donchenko🇩🇪 - Szymon Gumularz🇵🇱 : 0.5-0.5
Aravindh Chithambaram🇮🇳 - Shant Sargsyan🇦🇲 : 1-0
Nihal Sarin🇮🇳 - Samuel Sevian🇺🇸: 0.5-0.5
Aram Hakobyan🇦🇲 - Vladislav Artemiev: 0.5-0.5

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📷Chess Academy of Armenia

29/05/2026

Positionally Sensible, Tactically Alert

India's 95th GM Aronyak Ghosh (2478) faces Ujan Chanda (1970) in Round 6 of Fr. P C Mathew Memorial Rapid Rating 2026.

29/05/2026

Norway Chess Women 2026 Round 4: Anna Muzychuk ends Divya Deshmukh’s unbeaten streak

Humpy’s tough form continues

Results
Humpy Koneru🇮🇳 – Jiner Zhu🇨🇳: 1-1.5
Bibisara Assaubayeva🇰🇿 – Wenjun Ju🇨🇳: 1.5-1
Divya Deshmukh🇮🇳 – Anna Muzychuk🇺🇦: 1.5-1

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📷Norway Chess / Michal Walusza and Chess with Lokesh

29/05/2026

West Bengal State Under-9 Open and Girls Rating 2026 Round 4

29/05/2026

14th Norway Chess 2026 Round 4: Carlsen beats World Champion Gukesh

Results
D Gukesh🇮🇳 – Magnus Carlsen🇳🇴: 0-3
Vincent Keymer🇩🇪 – R Praggnanandhaa🇮🇳: 1-1.5
Wesley So🇺🇸 – Alireza Firouzja🇫🇷: 1.5-1

Today is the first rest day. Round 5 starts tomorrow at 5 p.m. local time, 8:30 p.m. IST. For more details, read the report on our website. Link in comments.

📷Norway Chess / Michal Walusza and Chess with Lokesh

29/05/2026

29/05/2026

Nihal and Aravindh set to battle at 7th Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2026

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📷Chess Academy of Armenia

28/05/2026

Almost a Comeback😢