The 2024 World Rapid Chess Championships kicked off on Thursday, with thrilling action unfolding in both the open and women’s sections. In the open, Volodar Murzin, Shant Sargsyan, Daniel Naroditsky and Leinier Dominguez (pictured) lead with 4½/5, while defending champion Magnus Carlsen trails by 2 points after a tough start. Meanwhile, 15-year-old Alice Lee stunned […]
Monthly Archives: December 2024
The World Rapid Championships are taking place in New York on 26-28 December. Over 300 elite players, including Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana and Ju Wenjun, compete in iconic Wall Street venues. The tournaments, open and women’s, are played with a time control of 15 minutes for the game plus 10-second increments per move. | Follow […]
New York City, a dazzling collision of ambition, culture and history, is also a vibrant chess hub. From Washington Square’s hustlers to iconic clubs like the Marshall Chess Club, chess weaves through the city’s fabric, blending art, history and community. The game thrives in museums, cafés and parks, drawing enthusiasts of all levels. As NYC […]
After he was crowned the world champion, Gukesh named Vincent Keymer as one of the players who was a part of his back-room team. In The the SPIEGEL news magazine Vincent revealed behind-the-scenes preparation that led to World Championship win. At the same time GM Efstratios Grivas looks at some games of the German super-talent. […]
Gukesh made history by becoming the world chess champion at 18 years of age. Grzegorz Gajewski has been training Gukesh for the past two years. In this in-depth interview with Sagar Shah, Gajewski reveals the story behind forming Team Gukesh – how every member was carefully chosen, the strategies they employed and the collaborative effort […]
Some fun and challenging positions, as well as a brain-teasing dose of trivia from Graham Phythian to help you while away the festive period. We bring you some of his chess problems on our live boards, which will defend against your attempts to defeat them. We wish you A Very Happy Problem-Solving Christmas.
The chess world is abuzz as New York’s financial district gears up to host the 2024 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships, marking a thrilling finale to a historic year in chess. From December 26 to 31, over 300 elite players, including Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana and Ju Wenjun, will compete in iconic Wall Street […]
ChessBase Magazine offers a window to the world of professional chess. Our columnist Nagesh Havanur takes a look at our recent issue, CBM 222 (CBM 223 is just out!). A total of 7703 games from the FIDE Chess Olympiad, 28 annotated, 11 opening surveys, 3 opening videos, 5 demo lectures and several exercises for training. […]
In this episode, Svitlana shows us a game between Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri. Interesting games either have a spectacular opening, some sweet tactics, or a fabulous endgame. In this game, it is the middlegame, in which Magnus sacrifices a piece, to gain a never-ending control of the whole game. Even the engines were impressed!
The 11th Sunway Sitges Chess Festival wrapped up in style, delivering a lively atmosphere in the picturesque town near Barcelona. Savva Vetokhin, aged 15, stole the show, winning the title after beating Ido Gorshtein in a blitz playoff. The event saw fierce competition, with Chinese GM Li Di taking third place and Iranian WGM Mobina […]