Wesley So emerged victorious in the first event of the Armageddon Championship Series 2023, organized by World Chess. So’s flawless performance secured him a spot in September’s Grand Finale, along with Sam Shankland, the tournament’s runner-up. The series was broadcasted live on 16 online and TV platforms, including CNBC, BeIN Sports and FOX Australia. | […]
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Karsten Mueller continues his training series for ambitious amateurs in ChessBase Magazine #212. This time it’s about basic techniques in the endgame with rook and pawn against rook. You’ve probably heard about the “Lucena win”, “Vancura’s draw” – but do you still know how the whole thing works and which details you have to pay […]
For the first time at the 2023 European Championship, Anton Korobov is not at least sharing the lead. The Ukrainian GM was defeated by Alexey Sarana, who thus climbed to sole first place in the standings. Now sharing second place with Korobov on 7/9 points are six more players: Etienne Bacrot, Benjamin Gledura, Kirill Shevchenko, […]
‘The Underdog’ is the newest series on ChessBase. We will witness some of the greatest upsets of the month, where dark horses get to beat the rating favourite! Robert Ris shares some beautiful examples, in which a rating difference of 500 or more points simply does not make a difference. One of the biggest upsets […]
Today: Lutz Nebe shows us the visual database changes, and adjustments of the ChessBase 17 interface. In our new video series, our developers personally explain the new features they have developed themselves. From the new data format to the beauty index. In no time at all, you’ll learn how it’s done.
With close to 250 games being played daily, the European Championship is one of the strongest opens in the chess calendar. Moreover, the players are fighting for an entrance to the World Championship cycle via the World Cup, which makes for very competitive struggles. Karsten Müller is keeping an eye on the games, and has […]
Anton Korobov continues to lead the standings at the European Championship in Serbia. Korobov signed an 8-move draw with white against Benjamin Gledura, who was in sole second place going into Friday’s eighth round. Gledura is now joined in second place by Alexey Sarana, who defeated Yuriy Kuzubov on board 4. Twenty-seven players stand a […]
World Women’s day was on 8th of March, and Svitlana took the opportunity to show us three incredible games by the Polgar sisters. Sofia, Susan, and Judit are the greatest influencers of Svitlana’s love for chess, and The Canadian WIM was lucky enough to meet Susan Polgar in 2018, as we can see in the […]
Anton Korobov regained clear first place in the standings of the European Championship by beating Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis in Thursday’s seventh round. Meanwhile, Benjamin Gledura (pictured) climbed to sole second place with a win over Giga Quparadze. Thirteen players stand a half point behind Gledura with four rounds to go in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia. | Photos: […]
Today Bobby Fischer, who was born in Chicago on 9 March 1943 and died in Reykjavik on 17 January 2008, would have turned 80 years old. Fischer, world champion from 1972 to 1975, was a man full of contradictions and made headlines time and again — through his brilliant play, but also through his eccentric […]