3/5/2026 – The American Cup, one of the United States' premier chess tournaments, returns to Saint Louis. Now in its fifth year, the event runs on March 3-12 at the Saint Louis Chess Club, featuring sixteen of America's top chess talents. With $400,000 in prize money up for grabs, the competitors will prove their mettle under mounting pressure in the double-elimination knockout format. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 19.00 CET (14.00 ET, 23.30 IST) | Pictured: Levon Aronian | Photo: Lennart Ootes

3/5/2026 – From 25 February to 6 March 2026, the eighth Prague International Chess Festival is taking place at the Don Giovanni Hotel, bringing together elite competition and a wide programme of side events. In the penultimate round, sole leader Jorden van Foreest plays white against defending champion Aravindh Chithambaram. | Follow the action live starting at 15.00 CET (9.00 ET, 19.30 IST) | Pictured: Zhu Jiner | Photo: Petr Vrabec / Prague Chess Festival

3/5/2026 – The quarterfinal stage of the American Cup was played over the first two days of action, with players contesting two classical games followed by blitz tiebreaks if required. In the open section, Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So advanced alongside Sam Sevian and Awonder Liang (pictured). The women's event saw rating favourites Carissa Yip, Tatev Abrahamyan and defending champion Alice Lee progress, while Zoey Tang produced the only upset. | Photo: Saint Louis Chess Club / Lennart Ootes

3/5/2026 – Tata Steel 2026: Analyses by Bluebaum, Giri, L'Ami, Woodward and many more – News from the ‘Erigabava’ Sicilian: Yago Santiago promotes 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4! – Slav Marshall Gambit: white queen on d8! Lars Schandorff examines 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxd4 7.Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8.Be2 Na6 9.Ba5 f6!? – Easy to remember, important to know: Dorian Rogozenco shows a classic fortress motif with king against knight + edge pawn – Strategy: the right double pawn! Mihail Marin explains when to knock out the centre with fxg and when not to, and much more. Includes ChessBase Book for iPad, tablet, etc.

3/5/2026 – One game had a decisive result in round seven of the Masters at the Prague Chess Festival, as Vincent Keymer defeated David Anton to return to a fifty-percent score. Sole leader Jorden van Foreest held a tense draw against Nodirbek Abdusattorov, while Aravindh Chithambaram missed a winning chance against Nodirbek Yakubboev. The remaining encounters were hard-fought draws. | Photo: Petr Vrabec / Prague Chess Festival

3/5/2026 – Three decisive games marked round seven of the Challengers at the Prague International Chess Festival. Leader Vaclav Finek held a long endgame against top seed Benjamin Gledura and retains a full-point lead with two rounds remaining. Meanwhile, Daniil Yuffa and Jachym Nemec (pictured) moved into joint second place after winning their games, while Surya Shekhar Ganguly scored his first victory of the event. | Photo: Petr Vrabec / Prague Chess Festival

3/4/2026 – Together with Keti Tsataslashvili, Alojzije Jankovic works as a commentator at the Prague Chess Festival – a role that suits him well. The Croatian grandmaster (peak Elo 2593) had his own chess show on Croatian television for many years and runs a YouTube channel. He was editor-in-chief of the magazine ‘Sahovski Glasnik’, has written chess books, studied economics and is vice-president of the European Chess Union. In an interview with ChessBase, he talks about his passion for chess, his career, his favourite player, chess in film, and explains how systematic thinking can help you play better and be more successful in life.

3/4/2026 – Five weeks ago our Game of the Week was Jorden van Foreest with White against Vincent Keymer, from the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, and today our Game of the Week sees the exact same pairing, from the Prag International Chess Festival. The Dutchman is one fire and again managed to win, bringing him very close to the top 10 in the world rankings. One of his strengths is constantly coming up with new ideas in the opening, this time around against the notorious Berlin. Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

3/4/2026 – During the rest day of the Prague International Chess Festival, organisers held a special programme devoted to supporting women's chess and highlighting the Futures tournament for young female players. Swedish legend Pia Cramling gave a lecture and a simultaneous exhibition, while Czech actress Aňa Geislerová attended the event and received an introduction to the game from Indian star Divya Deshmukh. | Photo: Petr Vrabec / Prague Chess Festival

3/4/2026 – David Navara is playing an excellent tournament in his hometown. After round six of the Masters in Prague, he is only half a point behind the leader, Jorden van Foreest, together with Nodirbek Abdusattorov. The direct encounter between Van Foreest and Navara ended in a draw. At the other end of the table, a player stands alone: none other than Gukesh Dommaraju. The world champion, still without a win, has lost his third game of the tournament. Against his compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram, he squandered a good position while in time trouble. Hans Niemann and Vincent Keymer drew the longest game of the day. | Photo: Petr Vrabec / Prague Chess Festival

3/4/2026 – Only one game was decisive in round six of the Challengers at the Prague International Chess Festival, where Benjamin Gledura (pictured) defeated Jachym Nemec. The remaining encounters were drawn, though several featured complex positions and missed chances. Leader Vaclav Finek let a promising opportunity slip against Zhu Jiner, but the result was still enough for the 16-year-old to retain a full-point lead. | Photo: Petr Vrabec / Prague Chess Festival

3/3/2026 – The knight's knightmare: Knights are concrete pieces. Sometimes they can work wonders and sometimes they can be outfoxed: Black to move and win.