When they hear ‘Reykjavik Open’, many chess players spontaneously express the wish to be there. Our author Gerd Densing belongs to this group: he is currently in the Icelandic capital, playing in the tournament, writing and taking photographs. In the first three rounds, he has met not only the rating favourite, Vasyl Ivanchuk (photo), but […]
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Middlegame secrets are revealed – in a series of articles featuring videos by Jan Markos. We’ll begin with the Queen, exploring things to avoid when playing with the most powerful chess piece! If you wish to know more, we recommend the full course by Jan Markos: Middlegame Secrets Vol.1: The Power of the Queen | […]
I had the incredible opportunity to interview R.B. Ramesh, one of the world’s most renowned and accomplished chess coaches. Ramesh has trained many of India’s top players, including former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand, and has helped mold the country into a chess powerhouse. In our interview, Ramesh shared his insights on a range of topics, […]
Stefan Löffler was involved as a facilitator at the 2023 London Chess Conference. He was the founding director of the conference in 2013 and used to be in charge of the programme until 2019. Here he reports from a breakthrough edition which established how chess enhances 21st century skills, interest in STEM subjects and even […]
Grandmaster (GM) Leon Mendonca is a rising star in the chess world and one of India’s most promising young talents. Recently, he won the HIT Open 2023 in Slovenia, with an insane 9 out of 9 points. In this ChessBase article, Leon provides an in-depth analysis of three of his games from the tournament, offering […]
Employing impressive technique in the second game, Lei Tingjie relentlessly jumped back into the match at the Women’s Candidates Final in Chongqing. After nearly six hours of play and seventy gruelling moves, with everything pointing towards a draw, a last-minute mistake by Tan Zhongyi in severe time trouble put the 1-1 result on the scoreboard. […]
The 2015 World Team Championship saw China winning its first gold medal (out of three) in the tournament. The team was led by Ding Liren on top board, and had its top scorer in 15-year-old Wei Yi, who collected scoring 7/9 points on board 4. Ukraine and Armenia finished second and third, while the clear […]
The European Women’s Championship came to an end on Wednesday in Petrovac, Montenegro. Since the games on the top boards finished drawn — albeit not without a fight — nothing changed in the standings relative to the previous rounds. Meri Arabidze from Georgia and Oliwia Kiolbasa from Poland tied for first place on 8½/11 points. […]
I recently had the privilege of interviewing Grandmaster Iniyan P, one of India’s top chess players and a rising star in the chess world. Iniyan, who is only 20 years old, has already achieved impressive results, including winning the Commonwealth Championship U18 at New Delhi with 7/7. In our interview, Iniyan shared his thoughts on […]
The Women’s Grand Prix in New Delhi saw its fourth round being played on Wednesday. Former leader Bibisara Assaubayeva was defeated by Aleksandra Goryachkina. Zhu Jiner, who beat Humpy Koneru, and Polina Shuvalova (pictured), who beat Nana Dzagnidze, now top the standings with 2½/4 points each. In addition, Kateryna Lagno defeated Vaishali Rameshbabu. | Photo: […]