ChessBase 18 has many spectacular new features, but also hidden innovations: The new superpower in the reference search provides knowledge you need: Do you know the best way to prepare your team-mates for a team match? How do you find typical draw variations? Which opening variations are currently played in amateur chess?
Monthly Archives: December 2024
The Kasparov Chess Foundation is thrilled to announce the lineup for the KCF Academy Premium Package Lecture Series in January 2025! This month’s program features an extraordinary roster of world-class chess legends who will share their insights, strategies, and personal experiences to help elevate your game to new heights.
The 2024 Champions Chess Tour Finals kicked off in Oslo, featuring eight of the world’s top players battling it out over-the-board. With noise-cancelling headphones allowing the audience to react freely, the first day saw three rounds of round-robin action. Magnus Carlsen and rising star Denis Lazavik shone brightest, finishing undefeated to share the lead. Meanwhile, […]
The 2024 Champions Chess Tour Finals are set to crown the year’s champion at Screen Studios in Oslo, Norway, from December 17 to 21. Featuring eight elite players, including Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Ian Nepomniachtchi, the tournament promises high-stakes battles for a $500,000 prize fund. | Follow the action live with expert commentary starting […]
Chess is booming in India and Sagar Shah, founder and driving force behind ChessBase India, has played a major role in this process. ChessBase India has also followed the career of Gukesh, the new world champion, from the very beginning. In an extensive, almost three-hour interview, Sagar Shah and Gukesh now talk about Gukesh’s path […]
ChessBase 18 offers a feature called “Identify Player” that allows you to discover the real-life identity of a strong Grandmaster playing on a chess server. By comparing a player’s online games with the Mega Database, you can identify who they are by matching their game patterns and ELO rating. This function can also be used […]
If you play 1.e4, you need a variation against the Caro-Kann. The Advance Variation is popular and successful: White puts Black under pressure from the outset. In his ChessBase FritzTrainer “Understanding Middlegame Strategies, Volume 10”, the successful coach and author Ivan Sokolov has analysed and explained the most important ideas and strategic concepts of this […]
The 2024 Champions Chess Tour Finals are set to crown the year’s champion in an electrifying showdown at Screen Studios in Oslo, Norway, from December 17 to 21. Featuring eight elite players, including Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Ian Nepomniachtchi, the tournament promises high-stakes battles for a $500,000 prize fund. This year, a live audience […]
The 11th Sunway Sitges Chess Festival is delivering thrilling action in the picturesque town of Sitges, near Barcelona. Surprises have already shaken the standings. Edward Song pulled off an upset against top seed Kirill Alekseenko (pictured), joining Ido Gorshtein and Anwesh Upadhyaya as the only players with perfect scores after four rounds. With side events, […]
In a stunning culmination of skill, resilience, and determination, 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju of Chennai lifted the coveted world chess champion’s trophy in Singapore’s exquisite Equarius Hotel Sentosa. Over a month of thrilling play, Gukesh’s creativity and poise captivated fans worldwide, as he triumphed against defending champion Ding Liren in a fiercely contested 14-game match. The […]