10/18/2024 – Arjun Erigaisi won the WR Chess Masters Cup after defeating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in Armageddon. Arjun, who won each of his earlier matches in classical chess, faced MVL, who had reached the final exclusively through Armageddon victories. After two drawn classical games, Arjun kept his composure under time pressure and won with black in the tiebreaker, securing the championship in a hard-fought contest. | Photo: ChessBase India / Abhyudaya Ram
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10/17/2024 – The US Chess Championships are taking place on 11-24 October at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis, Missouri. Both the open and the women's tournaments are 12-player round robins. Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So are the top seeds in the open section, while Irina Krush and defending champion Carissa Yip are the highest-rated players in the women's category. | Follow the action live with expert commentary starting at 20.15 CEST (14.15 ET, 23.45 IST)
10/17/2024 – Immediately after the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League, a number of top players, including Anand, Firouzja and Erigaisi, compete in the WR Chess Masters (14-18 October), a knockout tournament with short classical time control. Arjun Erigaisi and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave have reached the finals after knocking out tough opponents in previous rounds. The participants play 2-game matches - and as both games ended in a draw, an Armageddon game will decide the tournament.
10/17/2024 – The fifth round of the US Championships was overshadowed by a serious incident. After Christopher Yoo was defeated by Fabiano Caruana, he lost his nerve: he crumpled up his scoresheet and then stormed out of the tournament hall. In the process, he punched a videographer in the back. The organisers notified the police and Yoo was expelled from the tournament. His previous results were cancelled, including his defeat against Caruana. Nevertheless, Caruana is in the lead with 3 out of 4 points, ahead of Awonder Liang and Hans Niemann with 3 out of 5. In the women's tournament, Carissa Yip continued her winning streak and claimed her fifth victory in a row. | Photo: Screenshot from the Siant Louis Chess Club webcast
10/17/2024 – We told you about the six-part dramatic re-enactment of the epic 1997 match between Garry Kasparov and the super-computer Deep Blue. The movie, due for broadcast today, and can also be viewed in full on the ARTE web site or on Youtube. As someone who experienced practically every minute of the drama in real life, back in 1985-86, I could track all the discrepancies. But on the whole the movie was well told and enjoyable.
10/17/2024 – From the 14th to the 18th of October, four of the best German talents (Marius Deuer, Leonardo Costa, Hussain Besou and Christian Glöckler) who are supported by the WEISSENHAUS Chess Academy, will have the opportunity to compete against experienced players (Pavel Eljanov, P. Sethuruman, Christian Bauer, Sune Berg Hansen, Kaido Kualots and Benedict Krause) at the WEISSENHAUS Young Masters. After six rounds, Sethuraman leads with 5.0/6, second is Deuer, who won a lost position against Bauer in round 5. 16-year-old Deuer now needs to score 1.5 points in the last 3 rounds to secure the GM norm. Round 7 starts at 16:00 CEST (10:00 ET). Follow the games live.
10/17/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft takes an excursion into the world of computer chess and presents an absolutely crazy game, in which two computers tested their tactical skills. Which led to an incredible slugfest. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
10/17/2024 – Arjun Erigaisi and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave secured their places in the final of the WR Chess Masters Cup after winning their semifinal matches on Wednesday. Arjun defeated fellow Indian Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, while MVL triumphed over Alireza Firouzja in an Armageddon tiebreaker. The final, set to take place on Thursday, will feature two games played at 11.00 and 18.00 CEST. | Photo: ChessBase India / Abhyudaya Ram
10/16/2024 – The Polish Team Championship was a tight race which saw Klub Sportowy Gwiazda Bydgoszcz coming out on top. The champions scored as many team points as VOTUM SA Polonia Wrocław, but outscored the runners-up by 2 board points. Oliwia Kiolbasa's 7½/9 performance was crucial for Bydgoszcz's overall victory. | Photos: Kamil Gałuszka
10/16/2024 – The quarterfinals of the WR Chess Masters Cup took place on Tuesday. Arjun Erigaisi and Alireza Firouzja advanced with victories in classical chess, while Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu won their matches in the Armageddon tiebreak. Notably, Raunak Sadhwani forfeited his first game against Firouzja. The semifinals will see all-Indian and all-French matchups as the tournament progresses.
10/15/2024 – The World Rapid & Blitz Championships will take place from 26 to 31 December in New York City. As recently announced by FIDE, the events will be held in historic venues at the heart of New York's financial district: Cipriani Wall Street and 48 Wall Street, historic architectural landmarks which have previously housed organisations as prestigious as the New York Stock Exchange and the Museum of American Finance.
10/15/2024 – Fabiano Caruana took the lead in the US Championship after defeating Abhimanyu Mishra with the white pieces in round 4. In the women's tournament, Carissa Yip still has a perfect score. The defending champion played a spectacular game featuring a number of tactical shots to beat eight-time US women's champion Irina Krush. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
10/15/2024 – On Monday the first round of the WR Chess Masters was played in London. It is a 16 player knockout tournament, in which each match consists of two games. In case of a 1-1 tie, Armageddon decides. In the first round the favourites got through, but some only just. In the first game of her match against Nodirbek Abdusattorov Alexandra Kosteniuk turned a lost position into a win, but then she lost the second game of the match and the subsequent Armageddon game. | Photo: Tao Bhokanandh
This course isn’t just another addition to your chess library—it’s the definitive guide to elevate your endgame play. From fundamental principles to advanced techniques, “Practical Endgames” covers every aspect of endgame strategy.
“Dynamic Play” is your ultimate guide to mastering aggressive strategies and dominating the board. With practical tips, exercises, and game analysis, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to outplay any opponent.
In this 60-Minutes, I present games which I have found instructive, while giving you insights and guidelines on how to counter your attacking opponent!
Everything is based on concept and understanding rather than memorising. Once you understand the concept of a fortress, it will stay in your mind. Let's unlock the mystery of the fortress now!
Videos by Ivan Sokolov: Spanish with 5...f6!? and Fabien Libiszewski: Kalashnikov Update. ‘Lucky bag’ with 44 commented games by Anish Giri, Sergey Grigoriants, Michal Krasenkow, Fiona Sieber and many more. Update service with over 50,000 new games!
10/15/2024 – Nicholas Pert reveals: in his two-part Fritz Trainer "Revealing Modern Grandmaster Secrets" the English GM shares grandmaster secrets. He covers all phases of the game, provides important tips and tests the viewer's learning progress with exercises. An ambitious project...
10/14/2024 – Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana are set to compete in an exciting Freestyle Chess match in Singapore, just days before the Classical World Chess Championship between Ding Liren and Dommaraju Gukesh. Organised by Jan-Henric Buettner, the match is part of a broader effort to popularise Freestyle Chess, or chess960, as Buettner’s company prepares for the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam.
10/14/2024 – The organisation of the Spanish Team Championship has been overshadowed by the disqualification of grandmaster Kirill Shevchenko, who plays for Silla. Following complaints from two players, the arbiter was convinced that Shevshenko had analysed his current games on a smartphone in the toilet. | Photo: European Chess Union
10/14/2024 – In the open section of the US Championships, Fabiano Caruana, Hans Niemann, and Awonder Liang (pictured) secured wins to join Wesley So and Sam Sevian in a five-way tie for the lead. Meanwhile, Carissa Yip remains the sole leader in the women's event after claiming her third consecutive victory, with Tatev Abrahamyan standing close behind after grabbing a second win in a row. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
10/14/2024 – The WEISSENHAUS Young Masters is a round-robin, in which four young German talents from the WEISSENHAUS Academy (Marius Deuer, Leonardo Costa, Hussain Besou and Christian Glöckler), and Benedict Krause from the Bundesliga club St. Pauli, will compete against Pavel Eljanov, P. Sethuruman, Christian Bauer, Sune Berg Hansen and Kaido Kuluats. | Photo: Marius Deuer, Leonardo Costa, Christian Glöckler and Hussain Besou (from left to right).
This course isn’t just another addition to your chess library—it’s the definitive guide to elevate your endgame play. From fundamental principles to advanced techniques, “Practical Endgames” covers every aspect of endgame strategy.
“Dynamic Play” is your ultimate guide to mastering aggressive strategies and dominating the board. With practical tips, exercises, and game analysis, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to outplay any opponent.
In this 60-Minutes, I present games which I have found instructive, while giving you insights and guidelines on how to counter your attacking opponent!
Everything is based on concept and understanding rather than memorising. Once you understand the concept of a fortress, it will stay in your mind. Let's unlock the mystery of the fortress now!
Videos by Ivan Sokolov: Spanish with 5...f6!? and Fabien Libiszewski: Kalashnikov Update. ‘Lucky bag’ with 44 commented games by Anish Giri, Sergey Grigoriants, Michal Krasenkow, Fiona Sieber and many more. Update service with over 50,000 new games!
This isn’t just another chess tutorial—it’s your all-access pass to the strategies, insights, and techniques that define modern grandmaster play.
€39.90
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