St. Petersburg 1914 is one of the most memorable tournaments in history. What has made it a landmark chess event? Was it because it was the first true super-tournament of the 20th century and chess’ modern age? Was it because it drew together the legendary trio of Emanuel Lasker, Jose Raul Capablanca, and Alexander Alekhine […]
Monthly Archives: April 2022
America’s best chess players will return to the Saint Louis Chess Club to battle over the board on April 18-29 in a brand new and exciting tournament, the American Cup. With $300,000 in prize money up for grabs, the competitors will prove their mettle under mounting pressure in a double-elimination knockout tournament.
Every chess player has a unique style of preparing — some like to study classics, some follow the latest updates, others rely heavily on engines. However, there is one common thread between most of the top elite-level players: they have all studied the classics. Thus, GM Sundararajan Kidambi decided to decode Jose Raul Capablanca’s brilliance […]
Last weekend, the final rounds of the Czech Extraliga took place in a central event. Nový Bor had secured overall victory long before the end of the season. The team from Brno, which is always supported by sports presenter Inna Puhajková, finished in second place. | Photos: Vladimir Jagr
Easter Saturday (16 April) sees the start of the Swiss Young Masters tournament in Basel, a 10-player round robin event designed to give young Swiss players the opportunity to fight for rating points and norms. The traditional tournament will take place in Basel for the first time. The games will be broadcast live.
On 3 April Karsten Müller invited ChessBase readers to analyse the bishop vs knight endgame from Tal vs Najdorf, Bled 1961. The endgame was tricky – Tal won the game but a close look revealed that Najdorf missed a couple of chances to save the draw and that both sides made mistakes.
The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour breaks new ground next week with the launch of its first fully in-person esports event, the Oslo Esports Cup. Carlsen, who tops the tour standings, heads a line-up of eight of the world’s best chess players, which also includes the likes of Anish Giri and Jan-Krzysztof Duda. The first Major […]
Prior to the Candidates Tournament in 2013, two of the favourites to gain the right to challenge Vishy Anand in the next World Championship match were Vladimir Kramnik and Levon Aronian — together with Magnus Carlsen, of course. In order to prepare for the all-important event, amid a scarcity of strong tournaments, Kramnik and Aronian […]
The Fagernes Open is a 9-round open tournament taking place at the touristic valley of Valdres in Norway. After five rounds, eight players are sharing the lead on 4 points, including top seed Arjun Erigaisi. Round 6 starts Thursday, April 14, at 14.00 CEST. Follow the games live with computer analyses. | Photo: Tom Eriksen
As has only just become known, the long-time organiser and tournament director of the Biel Chess Festival, Peter Burri, has died. Burri was involved in the organisation for 40 years and was the tournament director of the traditional tournament for 20 years. The 55th edition in summer will be played as a memorial tournament for […]