For five days, ten of the world’s best chess players, including former world champions Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand, are playing rapid and blitz chess in Zagreb. The chess stars have been received with great enthusiasm in the Croatian capital. After the first day of rapid chess, living legend Anand has taken the lead. | […]
Monthly Archives: July 2023
In the recent 2023 World Championship Match, Ding Liren won Game 12 against Ian Nepomniachtchi using the Colle System to tie the score at six. The match remained tied after fourteen games, and Ding went on to beat Nepomniachti in the rapid tie-breaks to become the 17th World Champion. With the Colle System utilized in […]
The Croatian capital Zagreb will host the third stop of the Grand Chess Tour 2023. A combined rapid and blitz tournament will be played and the event starts today, 4 July. Favourite is Magnus Carlsen. Follow the games live and with commentary from the Saint Louis Chess Center. | The first three rounds start at […]
Defending champion Ju Wenjun and her compatriot Lei Tinjie play a 12-game match for the Women’s World Chess Championship. The first half of the match is taking place in Shanghai and the second half is set to take place in Chongqing. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 9.00 CEST (3.00 ET, […]
In an exclusive interview for ChessBase, IA and WIM Tshepiso Lopang talks to chess journalist Tatiana Flores about her beginnings in chess, her path to becoming a sought-after international arbiter and the first woman to be elected President of the African Chess Confederation. She also shares her ideas for improving chess around the world. | […]
Tony Ballard is a Kansas prison inmate who turned a 25-year sentence into a passion for chess. He used the game to teach other inmates critical-thinking skills, and became the Director of Prison Outreach. Tony partnered with The Gift of Chess, an initiative that is set to distribute one million chess sets all over the […]
As part of the chess festival in Bydgoszcz, Poland, two tournaments with an interesting format were played: six players took part in a round robin and competed in classical, rapid and blitz chess. Jorden van Foreest (pictured) won the open tournament, Meri Arabidze was first in the women’s tournament. | Photos: Official site
In this series of lightning videos, learn everything from the basics to mastery of ChessBase in bite-sized lessons with crystal clear explanations and demonstrations. In this lesson you will learn the secret to annotating your games with variations, moves, colored arrows and more! It will turn you into a power user – and do wonders […]
They are so much better than us. They solve the most complicated positions in seconds.And they are so available. Anyone can buy them and use them at home. And frankly, we all use them. Chess engines. These artificial beasts are very useful when used wisely. But frankly, most club players tend to rely on them […]
This is your chance! During our Summer Special weeks in July and August you will find attractive products and packages from our shop at special discount prices. We start with the essential software that every chess player needs – from the club amateur to the World Champion. ChessBase 17 and the unique Opening Encyclopedia will […]