The 2023 World Chess Championship is taking place on April 9-30 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren will decide who becomes the 17th undisputed world chess champion in a 14-game match. In case of a 7-7 tie, rapid playoffs will follow. | Follow the games live with expert commentary, starting at 11.00 CEST […]
Monthly Archives: April 2023
Recently young grandmaster P. Iniyan visited our company and showed us a position from one of his games which should be won by White. But he needed to work very hard to do so. It was a remarkable rook ending from which there was a lot to learn. We challenged our readers to find a […]
Daniil Dubov will be among the commentators of the World Championship match in Astana, along with Irina Krush and Vishy Anand. In an unmissable 30-minute interview, the outspoken grandmaster shares his thoughts on a number of topics: the favourite to win the match, why the classical time control has lost popularity, his dislike of online […]
The what? “Flag”? What is that and how does it work? We recorded a confrontation between an absolute super-talent (17 years old and number 18 in world rankings) and a mechanical chess clock of yesteryear. Many of our readers will be well acquainted with the Garde, or other similar clocks, but many will be just […]
An exciting pair of matches, featuring seven decisive games, saw Hikaru Nakamura beating Fabiano Caruana twice to win the Chessable Masters. Nakamura played the Smith-Morra Gambit twice with white, including a game in which he only needed a draw. In Division II, Nodirbek Abdusattorov got the better of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to secure a spot in […]
Ian Nepomniachtchi will get the white pieces in the first game of the 2023 World Championship match against Ding Liren. The 14-game match kicks off on Sunday, and is the first one not to feature Magnus Carlsen since 2013. FIDE’s Milan Dinic previews the contest that is set to decide who will become the 17th […]
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 | […]
The third leg of the Women’s Grand Prix was marred by the early withdrawal of two players. Zhansaya Abdumalik decided to leave due to organizational issues, and her withdrawal triggered other players to bring up further issues related to previous events. Harika Dronavalli was one of three Indian players in the field, and found herself […]
Aleksandra Goryachkina, Zhu Jiner and Bibisara Assaubayeva all finished with 6/9 scores atop the standings of the Women’s Grand Prix in New Delhi. The three players entered the final round in shared first place, and all three drew their games on Wednesday. Prize money and Grand Prix points were evenly distributed between the three, but […]
Day 2 of the Chessable Masters saw Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana advancing to the winners’ bracket final in Division I, thanks to victories over Wesley So and Vladislav Artemiev, respectively. In the losers’ bracket, Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian scored wins to remain in contention for first place. In Division II, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and […]