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Salesforce to power the future of chess
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (299+ words) This is a full repertoire after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 focussing on the Evans Gambit as the main weapon. The partnership between FIDE and Salesforce covers the 2026 and 2028 World Championship Matches, the 2027 Women’s Match, and the world rankings. The official world championship matches and…...
Review: Mastering Calculation by Kostya Kavutskiy
2+ day, 41+ min ago (683+ words) ChessBase already offers a number of courses on these two important topics: calculation and positional play (strategy). Examples that come to mind are Robert Ris’s "Calculation Training" series and Ivan Sokolov’s "Understanding Middlegame Strategies" series, both of which I have…...
Mind vs Machine
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (380+ 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. This thought-provoking…...
Does AI understand chess humour?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (699+ words) GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply. Let us start with the following joke. "What do you…...
The lawn mower mate
1+ week, 6+ day ago (267+ words) In this course, you will learn the foundations and key ideas of the Vienna Game and discover a variety of systems that make you extremely difficult to prepare for. Karsten Mueller in ChessBase Magazine Do you like these lessons? There…...
Review: Master Your Technique Volume 3 – Practical Techniques you must know von Adrian Mikhalchishin
3+ week, 2+ day ago (607+ words) The Benko Gambit is back at the very highest level - and it's easy to see why. Black sacrifices a pawn to seize the initiative on the queenside, obtaining long-lasting pressure, active pieces and open files that make life difficult for…...
GCT Finals with Pragg, So, Caruana and Keymer: Format and schedule
3+ week, 2+ day ago (453+ words) Learn from legends! Get the full Master Class series on the World Champions at a discounted bundle price. As in 2025, each knockout match combines all three time controls. The players contest two classical games, two rapid games and four blitz…...
Will Elo 4000 ever be exceeded?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1017+ words) EXPAND YOUR CHESS HORIZONS Your entry into the great world of ChessBase with ChessBase Program '26, Big Database, CBM and Premium Account. In the comments to my July 27 article I predicted that "a chess engine running on a super-computer will not…...
Review: Calculation Training by Robert Ris
3+ week, 5+ day ago (874+ words) Learn from legends! Get the full Master Class series on the World Champions at a discounted bundle price. The emphasis varies from course to course: in "Calculation Training", for example, the instructional videos make up the larger part, while "Calculation…...