6/16/2025 – In the Endgame Magic Show #301, Karsten Müller shows a selection of endgames from the Norway Chess Tournament. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

6/16/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris has a look at an interesting line of the English that helped Andrew Hong to win against Boris Gelfand in just 22 moves at the World Rapid Teams in London. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

6/16/2025 – The WR Chess team arrived late for their quarter-final match against Germany and Friends and lost the first of the two scheduled rounds. However, after filing a protest, the first round was replayed. WR Chess won the match and went on to triumph in the semi-finals. In the final, the team successfully defended their title as Team Blitz World Champions with a victory over KazChess. | Photos: Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE, ChessBase India

6/16/2025 – Do you have problems getting into the game with Black because there are simply too many openings? Lars Milde, a club chess player for decades and currently active at SV Werder Bremen, has a tip for you: The Black Sniper is a complete repertoire against virtually all white openings. The reviewer explains why he likes Charlie Storey's approach so much. Read how you can develop this unique video course into a universal repertoire for yourself...

6/16/2025 – After five of nine rounds, three players share the lead at the Cairns Cup in Saint Louis: Humpy Koneru, Harika Dronavalli and Alice Lee. All three drew in round 5 and now have 3.5 points. The only win in round 5 went to Carissa Yip (pictured), who defeated Nana Dzagnidze. | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Saint Louis Chess Club

6/15/2025 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer, and the author of several highly acclaimed books on chess training and strategy. In episode 234 of his "Understanding before Moving" show, Herman continues his exploration of brilliant moments from chess history. | Photo: Pascal Simon

6/15/2025 – After three days and 12 rounds of Rapid, things got hotter in London as the FIDE World Blitz Team kicked off. Following 13 rounds of fast-paced action, 16 out of 53 teams have advanced to the final playoff stage on Sunday. The blitz competition is split in two stages. On day one, the teams were divided into four equally strong pools, playing in a round-robin format. There were four pools – three had 13 teams, while Pool D had 14. The top four teams in each pool qualified for the knockout playoffs, which are taking place on Sunday, June 15. | Photos: Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE

6/15/2025 – From Wednesday onwards, London will be the capital of chess. Many top players will be competing in the FIDE Rapid and Blitz World Championships, where they will also face ambitious amateurs. Rapid chess will be played from Wednesday to Friday, followed by the blitz tournament on Saturday and Sunday. Live coverage will be available daily from 15:00 CET.

6/15/2025 – Do you remember the pioneering chess film "Searching for Bobby Fischer"? It told the story of a seven-year-old US chess prodigy – with stars like Joe Montegna, Ben Kingsley and Laurence Fisburn playing his father and trainers. Josh Waitzken retired from active chess at 23, moved to Costa Rica and became an expert in the art of learning. Recently, he became a consultant of the Boston Celtics basketball team.

6/15/2025 – What the mouse can do! Following on from the aesthetic aspects covered in the last ChessBase 18 tutorial for beginners, this time we show you how you can use the mouse in different ways. The scroll wheel and mouse buttons can be used in a variety of ways. Here, too, it is a matter of personal preference which settings you choose.

6/14/2025 – ChessBase has, of course, released many new video courses and other products this spring. A special mention should go to the new Fritz! Fritz 20 now lets you play against a whole series of animated former world champions. Browse the monthly overview to find your favourites, whether it's Fritz 20, ChessBase Magazine 225 Extra, or our new Spanish and Ragozin guides. Take a look at all last month's products!

6/14/2025 – In this episode, Svitlana gives an in-depth introduction to the Evans Gambit, a sharp and aggressive opening in the Italian Game that sacrifices a pawn to gain rapid development and attacking chances. She explains the main ideas for both sides, key traps, and various defensive setups for Black, emphasizing how crucial preparation and understanding of typical tactical patterns are. The lesson concludes with historical context, including a look at the famous "Evergreen Game" by Anderssen, and encourages viewers to explore this opening for its practical surprise value and rich attacking potential.