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Chess Newsby Press release·24d ago

Announcement, Venue, Schedule and Regulations The official programme opens on 22 November with Media Day and the Opening Ceremony.

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Chess Newsby Press release·24d ago

Every two years, national teams from almost every corner of the globe meet across the board, to celebrate the game’s extraordinary international reach.From September 16 (round one) to the 27...

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Chess Newsby Stefan Liebig·24d ago

9/14/2026 – The Ganges Grandmasters have won the fourth season of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League.

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Chess Newsby Stefan Liebig·24d ago

David Anton pulls away from the field David Anton led the second "Leyendas y Prodigios" tournament in Madrid from start to finish.

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Chess Newsby Stefan Liebig·25d ago

New releases: August 2026 The Italian Four Knights Game Bahne Fuhrmann develops a complete repertoire for White against 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6, focusing on active plans that require a manageable amount...

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Chess Newsby ChessBase·25d ago

On the Superfluity of Words By Christian Hesse and Helmut Pfleger Part one by Christian Hesse Sometimes these two areas of creativity are closely linked.

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Chess Newsby Stefan Liebig·25d ago

LiveBook in Practical Use Most ChessBase´26 users will probably use the LiveBook in connection with opening training, together with the Opening Book and/or the Reference function.

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Chess Newsby Press release·26d ago

Salesforce’s Agentforce 360 powers the future of chess with FIDE SAN FRANCISCO and LAUSANNE – September 10, 2026 – Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the #1 AI CRM, today announced a landmark multi-year...

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Chess Newsby Jochen Schwarz·26d ago

ChessBase already offers a number of courses on these two important topics: calculation and positional play (strategy).

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Chess Newsby Frederic Friedel·26d ago

Initially, back in 1996, during the dawn of the Internet, our chess database company started off with a static HTML website, in nice yellow, with blinking text!

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Chess Newsby ChessBase·27d ago

9/11/2026 – Garry Kasparov and Veselin Topalov will face each other in “Clutch Chess: The Legends” in Saint Louis from 11 to 13 September.

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Chess Newsby Johannes Fischer·27d ago

After day six, the Alpine APL Pipers, the FYERS American Gambits and the Ganges Grandmasters all have 15 match points.

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Chess Newsby Stefan Liebig·27d ago

Oro Can Catch Anton Guijarro in Their Direct Encounter David Anton Guijarro leads by one point, while defending champion Faustino Oro has fallen clearly behind after suffering his first defeat on...

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Chess Newsby Lukas Köpl·28d ago

1. Depth and breadth of content With the Opening Encyclopedia 2026, ChessBase has released a new edition of its well-known standard reference work while remaining true to its original concept...

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Chess Newsby ChessBase·29d ago

9/9/2026 – Dear chess friends! This week's Summer Special offers you a real powerhouse: Fritz 21 and the Openingbook 2026 are available this week (until September 13, 2026) for €189.90 – save...

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Chess Newsby Stefan Liebig·29d ago

Defending champion Faustino Oro remains unbeaten at the second edition of “Leyendas y Prodigios” in Madrid.

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Chess Newsby Frederic Friedel·8 Sept 2026

Mind vs. Machine: The Chess Match That Changed the World This thought-provoking graphic novel collaboration from first Black chess grandmaster Ashley (The Life-Changing Magic of Chess), Sheinkin...

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Chess Newsby Johannes Fischer·8 Sept 2026

9/8/2026 – The Alpine APL Pipers, with Magnus Carlsen on the icon board, took sole lead in the standings on day three of the Global Chess League in Bengaluru.

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Chess Newsby André Schulz·7 Sept 2026

Three hundred years ago today, on 7 September 1726, André-François Danican Philidor was born. In his day, he was not only the strongest chess player in the world, but also a popular composer of...

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Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro·7 Sept 2026

Carlsen's Alpine Pipers still undefeated The Alpine APL Pipers were the only team to preserve a perfect match record after the second day of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League in Bengaluru.

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