With a current rating of 2832 Magnus Carlsen leads the world ranking list from July 2024. He is 30 rating points ahead of Hikaru Nakamura, who is the world’s number 2 with 2802 points. Nakamura swapped places with Fabiano Caruana, number 3 on the ranking list. Hou Yifan is still number 1 on the Women’s […]
Monthly Archives: July 2024
The Singapore Chess Federation, supported by the Government of Singapore, has won the bid to host the FIDE World Championship Match 2024. The Match will feature the defending Champion Ding Liren from China and the Challenger Gukesh D from India, and will take place between November 20 and December 15, 2024. Press release.
Despite the significant advances made in defensive technique over the years, the phenomenon of the unprotected king is still quite common, as it is met in a high number of games. By this we mean a king that has come under enemy fire that is not readily repulsed. Top chess trainer GM Efstratios Grivas gives […]
These two programs, the standard chess database and the World Champion chess engine, cost €279.80. Together as a package they are €249.90. But as a special Summer Special this week, we offer you the package for just €199.90. Don’t miss the opportunity to equip yourself with the tools you need to take giant leaps forward […]
The main event of the León Chess Festival was the León Masters, a 4-player knockout tournament featuring Arjun Erigaisi, Vishy Anand, Veselin Topalov and Jaime Santos. In its 37th edition, the event saw Anand grabbing his tenth title after beating Topalov in the semis and defending champion Santos in the final. Local hero Santos stunned […]