9/10/2024 – The biennial Chess Olympiad is the biggest team event in the chess calendar. This year, the 45th edition will take place in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, a city with a rich and longstanding chess tradition. Find here general information about the event: format, schedule, relevant regulations and useful links. Let the chess begin! | Photo: Mark Livshitz
It is the program of choice for anyone who loves the game and wants to know more about it. Start your personal success story with ChessBase and enjoy the game even more.
It is the program of choice for anyone who loves the game and wants to know more about it. Start your personal success story with ChessBase and enjoy the game even more.
9/10/2024 – In an hour-long interview for New in Chess, Judit Polgar, the strongest female chess player of all time, spoke with Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam about a number of topics, focusing on the upcoming Chess Olympiad and the Global Chess Festival organised by her foundation. Polgar also discussed women's chess, and emphasised her position that women should strive to compete at the highest level in the open circuit.
9/10/2024 – The Chess Olympiad is inspiring even before it begins. Jan Matthies, normally an IT expert but also a chess and music lover, wondered if AI was capable of creating a modern chess song. Yes, it is. His experiments have resulted in a chess rap: The Fan Anthem: "Checkmate Dreams".
9/10/2024 – Today, Tuesday 10 September, at 18:00, the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest will begin with the Opening Ceremony. To get in the mood for this Olympiad, it might be worth looking back at another Olympiad - the one held in Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1988. The English comedian, writer, actor and chess enthusiast Stephen Fry made a documentary about it - witty, entertaining, full of irony and humour. As Fry said: "An event I wouldn't have missed for the world." | Image: Screenshot from the documentary - Stephen Fry (left), Jonathan Speelman (right)
9/10/2024 – The Sicilian Taimanov is very popular with the top pros because of its great flexibility. For a while it was Karpov's main weapon against 1.e4 and Kasparov followed in his predecessor's footsteps. In two courses Robert Ris now presents a complete repertoire for Black based on the Taimanov. In the first volume he shows why the Taimanov is such a popular variation, in the second volume he shows what Black can do against the Anti-Sicilians. Christian Höthe took a look at both courses.
9/10/2024 – The Ciudad de Gáldar Open took place on 2-9 September in Gáldar, a Spanish town located on the Canary Islands near Las Palmas. Top seed Vignir Vatnar Stefansson from Iceland obtained outright victory after collecting 7½ points in the 9-round Swiss open. Thomas Beerdsen from the Netherlands and José Cuenca from Spain grabbed second and third place on tiebreaks, as they were 2 out of 5 players who finished the event with 7 points. | Photo: European Chess Union
9/9/2024 – In the Endgame Magic Show #283 Karsten Müller and Arne Kähler take a look at endgame highlights from the Sinquefield Cup 2024. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.
9/9/2024 – With a crushing 23½-7½ victory over Alireza Firouzja, Magnus Carlsen became the winner of the 2024 Speed Chess Championship. This is Carlsen's fourth SCC title, as only he and Hikaru Nakamura have ever won the tournament organised by chess.com. Carlsen outscored Firouzja in all 3 sections of the final match, which took place on Sunday at Espot in Paris. | Photo: chess.com / Maria Emelianova
9/9/2024 – To celebrate its 100th anniversary, the SK Troisdorf in Germany came up with a very special tournament: a diving chess championship. 22 participants played five rounds Swiss under water. Watches were not needed as hardly anyone could think about their move for long. The winner was Oleg Parashenko. | Photos: Sub Aqua Club Troisdorf/Ralf Pulinski
9/9/2024 – ChessBase Magazine regularly focuses on a current top tournament and offers an exclusive review of the event with analyses from the participants. In the new issue #221, we take a look back at the Biel 2024 Chess Festival, which - among others - included two grandmaster tournaments in a triathlon format. Not only the winner of the Masters, Le Quang Liem, comments on one of his games, but Jonas Bjerre, Alexander Donchenko, Abhimanyu Mishra and Ihor Samunenkov also contribute analyses from Biel. In this week's free CBM reading sample we offer you the analyses of Le Quang, Donchenko and Bjerre in the famous ChessBase book format. Take a look!
9/9/2024 – Legendary players and rising stars will come together to compete in Budapest at the 45th Chess Olympiad. Hosted by the BOK Sports and Conference Centre, the Olympiad will offer an array of satellite events. The Judit Polgar Chess Foundation will take you on a special adventure to its Chess Palace, the International Chess Federation will present its 100-year history in an exhibition, and amateur players will be able to participate in competitions, a chess quiz and more, organized by the Hungarian Chess Federation.
9/8/2024 – The Women's Chess Olympiad will set a participation record this year with 184 teams registered. Teams like Liechtenstein, Guernsey and Grenada will make their debut. According to the average rating of their rosters, the top teams are India (2467), Georgia (2462), Poland (2422), China (2416), and Ukraine (2400).
Biel 2024 Chess Festival with analyses by Le Quang Liem, Donchenko, Bjerre and others. Sokolov, King and Zwirs show new opening ideas in the video. 10 repertoire articles from the Dutch to King's Indian and much more.
Former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik discovered a unique way to combat the Nimzo-Indian through an alternative move order: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3/Qb3
Most of the material on which the Sicilian Paulsen Powerbook 2024 is based comes from the engine room: 439,000 games. An impressive number to which 51,000 games from correspondence chess and the Mega were added.
Looking for a realistic way to play for a win with Black against 1.e4 without taking unnecessary risks? The Taimanov Sicilian is a reliable system, and hence one of the best options out there!
Have you always wanted to play the Sicilian as Black, but been discouraged by the abundance of options for White? Here is the solution to becoming a lifelong successful Sicilian player!
9/8/2024 – The final match of the Speed Chess Championship is taking place on 8 September at Espot in Paris. Magnus Carlsen faces Alireza Firouzja in a 180-minute match featuring 3 sections of blitz and bullet chess. Hikaru Nakamura grabbed third place in the Championship by beating Hans Niemann on Saturday. | Follow the action live starting at 18.00 CEST (12.00 ET, 21.30 IST)
9/8/2024 – Hikaru Nakamura obtained third place in this year's Speed Chess Championship after beating Hans Niemann by a 21-9 score on Saturday. Nakamura prevailed in all 3 sections of the match, getting up to a 13-point lead during the bullet segment. This is the first time Nakamura does not reach the final of the Speed Chess Championship. | Photo: chess.com / Maria Emelianova
9/8/2024 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books on chess training and strategy. In the 194th episode of his ChessBase show "Understanding before moving" Herman continues his series "Chess history in a nutshell" and looks at the career of Vladimir Kramnik, the 14th World Champion in the history of chess. | Photo: Pascal Simon
9/7/2024 – A few days ago, FIDE announced a significant format change for the 2024 World Rapid & Blitz Championships. In a major shift from the traditional structure, the 2024 World Blitz Championship will be decided through a 2-stage format. The first stage will follow the familiar Swiss system, and the top 8 players from this initial stage will qualify for the knockout phase.
9/7/2024 – Alireza Firouzja and Magnus Carlsen reached the final match of the Speed Chess Championship after obtaining clear victories over Hikaru Nakamura and Hans Niemann respectively. Firouzja's play was impressive and left Nakamura out of an SCC final for the first time in history, while Carlsen was always in control in his match against Niemann. Nakamura and Niemann will play a match for third place on Saturday, while the battle of generations between Carlsen and Firouzja will take place on Sunday. | Photo: chess.com / Maria Emelianova
Biel 2024 Chess Festival with analyses by Le Quang Liem, Donchenko, Bjerre and others. Sokolov, King and Zwirs show new opening ideas in the video. 10 repertoire articles from the Dutch to King's Indian and much more.
Former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik discovered a unique way to combat the Nimzo-Indian through an alternative move order: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3/Qb3
Most of the material on which the Sicilian Paulsen Powerbook 2024 is based comes from the engine room: 439,000 games. An impressive number to which 51,000 games from correspondence chess and the Mega were added.
Looking for a realistic way to play for a win with Black against 1.e4 without taking unnecessary risks? The Taimanov Sicilian is a reliable system, and hence one of the best options out there!
Have you always wanted to play the Sicilian as Black, but been discouraged by the abundance of options for White? Here is the solution to becoming a lifelong successful Sicilian player!
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