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Chess Newsby ChessBase India10h ago
By Jyotsna Bhushan "Almost like giving up a medal on my own". That's how Harika Dronavalli describes her decision to sit out the 2026 Chess Olympiad, a tournament that she has played and shined in...
61%plop scoreChess Newsby Lukas Köpl14h ago
The video series produced by ChessBase aims to build a complete yet practical repertoire for Black against 1.d4 and related move orders.
54%plop scoreChess Newsby Frederic Friedel18h ago
In the comments to my July 27 article I predicted that "a chess engine running on a super-computer will not exceed 4000 Elo. Nobody or nothing ever will. The reason," I said, "lies in the game."
61%plop scoreChess Newsby Frederic Friedel1d ago
In the book Chess Stories, by Prof. Christian Hesse and me, one of the chapters is about my contact with Bobby Fischer.
58%plop scoreChess Newsby ChessBase2d ago
Few openings teach the art of attack as directly as the Evans Gambit. After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4, White gives up a pawn to rip open the position, build a powerful center and head...
56%plop scoreChess Newsby Frederic Friedel8d ago
Oleg Skvortsov was a prominent Russian businessman, chess philanthropist, and international tournament organizer.
60%plop scoreChess Newsby ChessBase18d ago
ChessBase - User Survey This is what it looks like: Click the link at the bottom of the page to take part in the survey. What we want to know is: - How long have you been using Chessbase?
Chess Newsby Frederic Friedel22d ago
In an ordinary endgame study there is a starting position (a diagram), a stipulation (Win or Draw), unsuccessful tries and a correct solution without duals.
56%plop scoreChess Newsby Frederic Friedel25d ago
As a fledgling student at University I did a bit of programming – on a Zuse mainframe, originally designed by Konrad Ernst Otto Zuse, who is regarded as the inventor and father of the modern...
61%plop scoreChess Newsby ChessBase28d ago
7/23/2026 – The Biel International Chess Festival is taking place on 11-24 July. Following the Chess960 tournament on Saturday and the rapid chess stage on Sunday, the players in the Masters and...
59%plop scoreChess Newsby Arne Kaehler21 Jul 2026
7/21/2026 – Svitlana looks at Max Euwe, one of the most underrated world champions in chess history.
59%plop scoreChess Newsby Arne Kaehler13 Jul 2026
7/13/2026 – In this episode of The Underdog, Robert Ris presents a spectacular upset from the Asian Esports Chess Cup, where a young Thai player (Pakornnarong Liukasemsarn) defeats super-GM Andrey...
60%plop scoreChess Newsby ChessBase22 Jun 2026
Our dear Marie-Claude Schoendorf, née Masson, the guardian of the fabulous place on rue Victor Hugo in Lyon (apartment/studio 1882-1886, Napoleon III era), passed away at the beginning of this year...
56%plop scoreChess Newsby ChessBase10 Jun 2026
When does a chess game stop being a chess game? Longest games, repeated positions, and why records demand more than move counts The idea of the “longest chess game” sounds simple and seductive...
56%plop scoreChess Newsby ChessBase3 Jun 2026
Chess Festival Prague 2025 with analyses by Aravindh, Giri, Gurel, Navara and others. ‘Special’: 27 highly entertaining miniatures. Opening videos by Werle, King and Ris.
Chess Newsby ChessBase14 Apr 2026
What to do about very long endings By Valery Golubenko In his book, in the chapter “Queen and Pawn vs.
58%plop scoreChess Newsby ChessBase6 Apr 2026
The Longest Game By Valery Golubenko This time I will carry out a detailed analysis of the endgame "queen and knight pawn versus queen" that arose on move 88 of my game against Kirill Gorkov...
58%plop scoreChess Newsby Praful Zaveri23 Mar 2026
3/23/2026 – Praful Zaveri is the founder of Indian Chess School, where he has trained more than 5000 students.
60%plop scoreChess Newsby André Schulz21 Feb 2026
The 1896 Schiffers vs Steinitz Match As early as December 1895, the Russian newspaper Juschny Krai informed its readers that in the following year a match was to take place in Kharkiv (Russian...
57%plop scoreChess Newsby Frederic Friedel9 Feb 2026
Who are the most intersting chess players in history, focusing on style, rather than just strength? Who do you count as your favourites?
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