Quo vadis, Fischer Random Chess? (2)
Chess Newsby Frederic Friedel16d ago
9/22/2026 – In a previous article we described the genesis of this increasingly popular form of chess – and what the strongest ever player, Magnus Carlsen, thinks of it.
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top 59%Samarkand R6 (open): Uzbekistan beat India to take the sole lead
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro16d ago
Uzbekistan reached the rest day as the sole leaders of the Chess Olympiad after beating defending champions India 2½–1½ in one of the most anticipated matches of the tournament.
Samarkand R5 (open): Germany stun USA, share the lead with India and Uzbekistan
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro17d ago
Three of the four matches between the co-leaders produced decisive results in round five of the open section at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, leaving India, Uzbekistan and Germany tied for first...
Move to bring chess to 5,000 refugee children
Chess Newsby Press release18d ago
Press release by FIDE Grassroots charity Movement in Refuge (MiR) aims to extend the benefits of chess to thousands more refugee children in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, if additional funding is...
ChessBase´26 – Tips for Beginners, part 32: Training with style
Chess Newsby Stefan Liebig18d ago
In this episode we once again focus on the individual look of your ChessBase´26 training. In episodes 11 and 17 we already showed how you can create pleasant views with multiple windows and your...
Samarkand R4 (open): Eight-way tie at the top as favourites hold firm
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro18d ago
China lead the board-point standings The fourth round of the Chess Olympiad brought the leading teams into more evenly matched territory, but the favourites largely continued to hold their ground.
ChessBase interviews from Samarkand: "How many databases? Hundreds!"
Chess Newsby ChessBase19d ago
9/19/2026 – ChessBase has a team on-site at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand. Visitors to the ChessBase stand can find out more about ChessBase for Mac.
Samarkand R3 (open): Top ten stay perfect after tense third round
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro19d ago
Twenty-one teams on 6/6 The top ten teams in the open section of the Chess Olympiad all maintained perfect 6/6 match scores after round three, although several of the favourites had considerable...
Review: Master Class Vol. 20 – Bent Larsen
Chess Newsby Jochen Schwarz19d ago
Master Class 20: Bent Larsen In this video course experts examine the games of Bent Larsen. Let them show you which openings Larsen chose, where his strength in middlegames were, how he outplayed...
Samarkand R2 (women): Georgia only manage a draw against Montenegro
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro20d ago
The first major upset Round two of the women's Chess Olympiad in Samarkand produced the first major match upset of the tournament, as second-seeded Georgia were held to a 2–2 draw by 48th-seeded...
Samarkand R2 (open): Despite close calls, all top teams grab wins
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro20d ago
Gukesh out of the 2700 club Round two of the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand saw all of the top 28 seeds score match victories, although several of the favourites had to work considerably harder than...
Poland crowned champions at Olympiad for People with Disabilities
Chess Newsby Press release20d ago
Written by Angelika Valkova for FIDE Photos: Mark Livshitz and Rafal Oleksiewicz Seven days of competition, a record 41 teams and countless stories from across the chess world came to a close in...
On the Superfluity of Words (2)
Chess Newsby ChessBase21d ago
On the Superfluity of Words By Christian Hesse and Helmut Pfleger Problem without words Why does the following study require no instruction or stipulation such as, for example, "White to move and...
Samarkand R1 (women): Nine teams from the top ten score 4-0 victories
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro21d ago
The top five teams in the women's section of the Chess Olympiad all have average ratings above 2400 Elo points: India, Georgia, Kazakhstan, China and the United States.
Samarkand R1 (open): Favourites win comfortably, Thailand's Laohawirapap upsets Erigaisi
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro21d ago
The 46th edition of the Chess Olympiad kicked off in Samarkand with 206 teams in the open section and 190 teams in the women's section.
That time Uzbekistan surprisingly won silver at the 1992 Chess Olympiad
Chess Newsby André Schulz21d ago
The year 1992 was a very eventful one in chess. Mikhail Tal died, major tournaments were held in Baden-Baden and Dortmund, Bobby Fischer re-emerged after ten years out of the spotlight and played a...
A night unlike any other
Chess Newsby Press release22d ago
The Boqiy Shahar Amphitheater, located on the banks of the Silk Road channel, provided a spectacular setting for the opening ceremony of the 46th Chess Olympiad, with more than 2,000 spectators in...
Jon Speelman: Beware the Centaur's Hooves
Chess Newsby Jonathan Speelman22d ago
One topic I often come back to here is opening preparation in the age of the computer and the consternation caused when the opponent manages to catch you in the grip of a "centaur" - their...
The first major tournament after the Second World War: The Staunton Memorial 1946
Chess Newsby André Schulz23d ago
9/15/2026 – The first major international tournament after the end of the Second World War took place in Groningen in August and September.
Chess historians meet in Copenhagen
Chess Newsby ChessBase23d ago
CH&LS meeting on 28–29 August in Copenhagen Text: Herbert Bastian, in collaboration with Michael Negele and Frank Hoffmeister This year’s annual meeting of the Chess History & Literature Society...