Win like Aravindh
The 25-year-old Indian Aravindh Chithambaram has climbed the world rankings in recent years, somewhat in the slipstream of his famous compatriots Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, and Erigaisi. He currently ranks 11th in the FIDE rating list (April 2025) with an Elo rating of 2749. With spectacular games, Aravindh now achieved a convincing tournament victory at the Prague Chess Festival. Reason enough for Robert Ris and Martin Breutigam to share the young man's skills with you in their interactive training columns!
Move by Move
with Robert Ris
The IM from the Netherlands was particularly impressed by the young Indian's playing style. In his game against last year's winner, Wei Yi, the Queen's Gambit Ragozin Variation came up on the board. Both sides initially followed their preparations for a long time. But then it was Aravindh who surprised his opponent with an unconventional idea in the following position:
How should Aravindh continue here as White? Hint: Black wants to free his position with f6-f5 and possibly exchange queens. How can White thwart this plan? Enjoy the interactive training session with Robert Ris!
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with Martin Breutigam
This training session is available in German only. The tournament winner achieved an astonishing counterattack against Anish Giri: Thanks to an opening subtlety in the Exchange Variation of the Queen's Gambit, he quickly equalized the game, playing with Black. A phase followed in which Aravindh demonstrated his mastery of the art of doing nothing with a series of small, useful moves. When Giri was subsequently carried away by a hasty attack, Aravindh launched a witty counterattack... Try to uncover Aravindh's playing ideas in an interactive training session!