“Blitz” is a French cult manga based on the Japanese model. It revolves around chess, and Garry Kasparov is an advisor to the team of authors. Tatiana Flores spoke to the creator of the series, Cédric Biscay | Picture: The cover of Blitz volume one and a glimpse of one of the exciting chess games […]
Monthly Archives: February 2023
Round 7 was a major turning point at the WR Chess Masters in Düsseldorf. Levon Aronian, who had a full-point lead and seemed to be cruising to victory, lost to Ian Nepomniachtchi, while Dommaraju Gukesh got the better of Andrey Esipenko. Thus, Gukesh and Aronian are now sharing the lead with 4½ points each. Wesley […]
A new super-tournament is taking place in Düsseldorf, with five vetted GMs facing five raising talents. Karsten Müller is keeping a close eye on the event, and has sent us a number of fascinating endgames, annotated. Find here six instructive positions. Time to learn and enjoy! | Photo: Lennart Ootes
The traditional Biel Chess Festival seemed to be in danger after the city of Biel wanted to cut its subsidies. After a petition, the situation has improved and in summer the strongest “Triathlon” will continue – among others with Vincent Keymer again.
After all games finished drawn in round 6 of the WR Chess Masters, Levon Aronian continues to have a full-point lead atop the standings. The sole leader entered a sharp line with black against Wesley So, but failed to find a couple of precise continuations that would have given him very good winning chances. Three […]
In January the Russian Chess Federation applied for membership of the Asian Chess Federation and announced its intention to withdraw from ECU. Now Russian players who live in Europe and do not want to follow the RCF to Asia will be permitted to transfer to the ECU without paying fees to Russia and FIDE. They […]
At top chess tournaments, you usually see the pictures of the players before and during the games. But there is also a lot to see behind the scenes, and the WR Chess Masters at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Düsseldorf is no exception. | Picture: Heike Keymer, Lotis Key and Sebastian Siebrecht (Photos: André Schulz)
Today: Matthias Wuellenweber shows us how to use the new beauty function for ChessBase 17, so you can find the most remarkable games in chess history in no time. ChessBase 17 offers many new features. We help to use them optimally! In our new video series, our developers personally explain the new features they have […]
Levon Aronian scored a third win in five rounds to get a full-point lead at the WR Chess Masters in Düsseldorf. Aronian beat Anish Giri with white, breaking the Dutchman’s 28-game unbeaten streak. The other decisive game of the round saw former tail-ender Vincent Keymer defeating Nodirbek Abdusattorov with white, leaving five players in shared […]
When Wadim Rosenstein realised a childhood dream and put together a world-class field for his WR Chess Masters in his home town, he hadn’t even thought about the political overtones. He simply wanted to bring top chess to the banks of the Rhine in Düsseldorf and for Rosenstein Ian Nepomniachtchi and Andrey Esipenko were world-class […]