5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (180+ words) Grandmaster Dr. Karsten Müller, one of the world’s leading endgame experts, guides you step by step through everything you need to know in this second volume. Here it is White to move an defend. How? Watch this show and thousands…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (540+ words) How much opening prep is really necessary - especially in blitz and rapid games? The idea of a “lazy” but smart repertoire: minimal theory, rich ideas, and easy-to-remember structures. In the first team match of the day, Vishy Anand and Magnus…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (620+ words) Learn from legends! Get the full Master Class series on the World Champions at a discounted bundle price. The PBG Alaskan Knights, meanwhile, collected their first victory by beating the CheQ Mumba Masters 11-6. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov scored the Masters' only win,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (262+ words) Like Bluebaum, Korchynskyi began with two wins and two draws before losing his fifth game. His finish, however, was considerably stronger: he scored 3½ points from the final four rounds. After drawing GM Maksim Chigaev in round three, he defeated the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (295+ words) In November Iceland is staging the Friðrik Ólafsson Memorial 2026 – a special tournament organised in honour of Iceland's first Grandmaster and former FIDE President. You can also combine this event with the Sel Hotel Mývatn / Mývatn Öl Tournament (19–22 November) in northern…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (333+ words) There could have been two clear winners in the second round of the semifinals: Fabiano Caruana quickly obtained a winning position by playing a novelty, while a little later Vincent Keymer also reached a winning position after initially making good…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (354+ words) The Hyper-Accelerated Dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board. It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans. Classical games…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (432+ words) EXPAND YOUR CHESS HORIZONS Your entry into the great world of ChessBase with ChessBase Program '26, Big Database, CBM and Premium Account. No one managed to defeat Magnus Carlsen throughout the tournament. In the interview after his victory over Denis Lazavik…...