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Superbet Poland: Shevchenko leads with perfect score
May 9, 2024
Kirill Shevchenko, the clear rating underdog, grabbed the lead after the first day of action at the Superbet Rapid & Blitz tournament in Poland. Shevchenko defeated D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and Vincent Keymer to end the day with a perfect 6/6 score (wins grant 2 points in the rapid section of the event). Standing at […]
Dubai Global: Text-Book Attack
May 8, 2024
Currently the ‘Dubai Police Global’ event that is being held in Dubai (03-13.05.2024), with a total of 361 players from 42 different countries – 37 from the UAE, 109 from India. Our friend and frequent new page contributor, international chess trainer GM Efstratios Grivas, is the lone Greek player. After a bad start, he played […]
Interview with Nihal Sarin
May 7, 2024
With all the Indian Grandmasters popping up, it is getting difficult to keep track. One of them is the talented Nihal Sarin, who became the 53rd GM in India, at the age of 14. In March 2024, he was a Super grandmaster for a couple of days, but it won't be long, until he crosses […]
Aphantasia in chess
May 7, 2024
It is the ability to mentally picture things. That seems the most natural thing in the world, but some people are unable to do it at all. They cannot imagine a sunset, see any vivid details, vibrant colours, in their minds. Or they may only produce a mental image that is blurry and lacks detail. […]
The Winning Academy 33: The Travelers
May 6, 2024
When it comes to manoeuvring, Anatoly Karpov in his best years was in a class of his own. The Slovakian GM Lubomir Ftacnik used to say: "Karpov just had to figure out where to put his pieces. Once he found the right squares, he always knew how to get them there". Manoeuvring is an important […]
CBM #219: "Fundamental Endgame Knowledge"
May 6, 2024
Why is the rook’s pawn called the "worst enemy of the knight"? How do you make best use of the "Knight Check Shadow" and when should you enter the "Karpov Distance"? In the new ChessBase Magazine #219, Karsten Mueller shows you the most important techniques in the endgame with knight against pawn(s) in part #9 […]
Anatoly Bykhovski turns 90!
April 30, 2024
He was the coach of the USSR Youth National team from the mid-60s, until the collapse of the Soviet Union – a driving force behind the great generations of Soviet chess, but always in the shadow. On 30 April Anatoly Awraamowitsch Bykhovsky celebrates his 90th birthday. Chess Trainer Adrian Mykhalchyshyn describes the career of the […]
Grivas on the Mad Rook
April 23, 2024
During the endgame, stalemate is a resource that can enable the player with the inferior position to draw the game rather than lose. In more complex positions, stalemate is much rarer, usually taking the form of a swindle that succeeds only if the superior side is inattentive. Chess Trainer GM Efstratios Grivas shows us how […]
Yet another 12-year-old grandmaster
April 9, 2024
He was born on 3 June 2011 in Bursa, Turkey. On April 1st (no April Fool's joke) the twelve-year-old, playing in the very strong GRENKE Chess Open, Yagiz Kaan Erdpgmus scored 7.0/9 points with a 2646 performance. With that he had fulfilled his final GM norm and become the youngest grandmaster in the world – […]
Svitlana's Smart Moves - The best tactics of all candidates! Double Edition!
April 2, 2024
Svitlana dug deep to find some outstanding, beautiful tactics, by all the men's and women's candidates, who will compete in Toronto soon. Arne is trying hard to solve all the puzzles, and get 8 out of 8 in both videos. Will he succeed? And how will you do, dear viewer? These two videos are the […]
The American Cup: Live!
March 21, 2024
The American Cup, one of the United States’ premier chess tournaments, returns to Saint Louis. Now in its third year, the event runs from March 12-21, 2024, at the iconic World Chess Hall of Fame, featuring sixteen of America’s top chess talents. With $400,000 in prize money up for grabs, the competitors will prove their […]
ChessBase Puzzle Challenge – 02
March 18, 2024
Chess is a really fun game to play, but equally enjoyable is solving artificial positions – problems and studies – many that defy the imagination. In this ChessBase Challenge instalment, we have a set of puzzles that can challenge your brain. Can you solve the position? Can you find the mind-boggling strategy that is required […]
What can you learn from Vidit
March 15, 2024
Have you ever finished last in a tournament? Well, it happened to Vidit Gujrathi at the Prague Masters 2024. As Vidit himself pointed out, this might be the first time ever that he finished last in his entire chess career. And it happened 20 days before the most important event of his life - the […]
How to work with the Laws of Chess
March 13, 2024
"As arbiters, we must first and foremost have full knowledge of the Laws of Chess. The Laws of Chess are like the Bible, everything starts there." In this article IA Alon Shulman shares his thought process in dealing with cases, on implementing the Laws of Chess. Arbiters must first and foremost have full knowledge of […]
Behind the board: An interview with GM Daniel Fernandez
March 8, 2024
Chess players have certainly heard of Daniel Fernandez, who has already published a couple of Fritztrainers for ChessBase. But recently, non-chess players also got to know him because of a YouTube video with the title - "We Used An Adult Toy To Beat A Chess Grandmaster". How did this video happen? Are chess players cheating […]
A Heart-Racing Experience! (4)
March 7, 2024
Magnus Carlsen has been the World #1, since 2011! Apart from his tremendous chess talent, he also has a relatively higher HRV: his heart rate is typically between 75 bpm – 95 bpm, which enables him to balance alertness (for tactical danger and opportunities) and calmness (to optimize logical thinking and decision-making)! Calm heartbeats during […]
Prague Chess Festival - Abdusattorov triumphs, 1½ points ahead of the field
March 7, 2024
Nodirbek Abdusattorov is the sixth champion of the prestigious chess festival. In the process the the 19-year-old Usbek grandmaster rose to the fourth position in the world live ranking, ahead of the reigning world champion Ding Liren. All games of the final round were drawn, and can be replayed, with engine commentary, in this report. […]
New: ChessBase Magazine #218
March 1, 2024
Tata Steel 2024: Analyses of the tournament winner Wei Yi as well as Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Alexander Donchenko, Alireza Firouzja, Anish Giri, Erwin l'Ami, Praggnanandhaa, Eline Roebers and Vidit Gujrathi - Mihail Marin looks back at Linares 1992: Kasparov vs. the young generation - French à la Erigaisi: Sergey Grigoriants serves up a fresh idea in […]
A Heart-Racing Experience! (2)
February 29, 2024
In the recent Freestyle event, heart rates of the players were measured in classical chess, with slow time controls. In bullet and blitz formats, where intuition prevails, heart rates remain relatively low compared to slower time controls like Rapid or Classical, which allow more contemplation during critical positions. Here are observations provided by the leading […]
A Heart-Racing Experience! (1)
February 26, 2024
Chess is often considered a calm and quiet game, where the only sound is the clicking of the pieces. But what if we could hear the heartbeat of the players, and see how their body reacts to the tension and excitement of the game? That is exactly what was done in the Freestyle Chess 2024 […]
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Lichess Game of the Month: March 24
April 30, 2024
Aggressive English/Reti system with 6.g4!?
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Round 14: Gukesh and Zhongyi are officially the World Championship Challengers
April 22, 2024
A historic finish to the FIDE Candidates, as 17 year old Indian prodigy becomes the youngest World Champion Challenger in history, and Zhongyi consolidated her lead to be the Women's Challenger.
Lichess
Candidates Round 13: Gukesh takes the lead, Zhongyi pulls ahead
April 21, 2024
A massive day for the 17 year old Indian, as his chances to win the Candidates skyrockets, as Zhongyi can all-but taste victory.
Lichess
Candidates Round 12: Three-ways Tie in Open, Tan Maintains her Lead
April 19, 2024
Nakamura and Gukesh catch up with Nepomniachtchi in Open, while Tan maintains a safe distance from everyone - except Lei
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Candidates Round 11: Nepomniachtchi, Tan Back in Sole Lead
April 18, 2024
Nepomniachtchi and Tan lead alone once again, while Nakamura's win puts him in shared 2nd with Gukesh
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Candidates Round 10: Nakamura and Caruana Bounce Back, Lei in Shared Lead
April 16, 2024
Nakamura and Caruana bounced back with wins against Abasov and Firouzja, respectively, while Lei beat Goryachkina to join Tan in shared 1st, with Vaishali winning against Salimova
Lichess
Candidates Round 9: Vidit and Tan Win As Tan Is Back in the Sole Lead
April 15, 2024
Vidit wins against Nakamura for the second time as the standings at the top of the Open remain unchanged, while Tan's victory against Vaishali propels her to the sole lead
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Candidates Round 8: Gukesh Back in the Co-Lead As Lei Beats Tan
April 14, 2024
Gukesh defeated Vidit to join Nepomniachtchi in the lead, while Lei's win over Tan opens a three-way tie for first
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IM Mahdi Gholami Orimi wins Road to Sharjah 2024
April 13, 2024
9,000+ players, 37,000+ game of chess, one invitation and $1,100 on the line
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