After Georgia and Kazakhstan, Monaco is the third stop on the current Women’s Grand Prix series. Ten players will be competing for points and a place in the Women’s Candidates Tournament from 18 to 27 February. Live daily from 15.00 local time – though the last round starts at 14.00.
Monthly Archives: February 2025
The Freestyle Chess tournament at Weissenhaus attracted many prominent visitors from the chess world. Among them was the well-known and popular commentator Danny Rensch, chess.com’s Chief Chess Officer. In an interview with Arne Kähler Rensch talked about Freestyle, fitness programmes, why he rarely plays chess anymore, the art of relaxation and revealed why he came […]
Anna Cramling is one of the most popular chess streamers, and she also streamed from the Freestyle Chess Tournament in Weissenhaus. Arne Kähler took the opportunity to interview Anna, and she shared her bittersweet feelings about the end of the Freestyle Chess event, expressing how much she would miss the atmosphere and the people. She […]
The Catalan Opening is a very ambitious weapon against various Black defences. Depending on how Black reacts, different, usually very challenging structures emerge. Jan Werle has presented the opening in two Fritztrainer volumes, and Hannes Langrock took a close look at volume one.
Recently, the game Thomas-Alekhine, Baden 1925, from move 34…Qc4, was published on this site, with a request that readers get involved to help solve this riddle. Was the position really lost for White? And did Black maintain his winning advantage until the end of the game? Today we give the solution.
The Chessable Masters Qualifier took place online on Sunday, featuring 115 players competing for a place in the Play-In stage. IM Saparmyrat Atabayev (Turkmenistan, pictured) won the event with 7½/9 points, while IM Read Samadov (Azerbaijan) and Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (Uzbekistan) also secured qualification. The three will now face a grandmaster field in the Play-In on […]
The Prague Chess Festival returns for its seventh edition from 26 February to 7 March at the Hotel Don Giovanni in Czechia’s capital. Organised by the Novy Bor Chess Club, the event follows a format similar to Wijk aan Zee, featuring Masters, Challengers and Futures sections. This year’s Masters tournament includes past winner Sam Shankland, […]
Rauf Mamedov and Gunay Mammadzada emerged victorious at the 2025 Azerbaijani Chess Championships in Baku. Mamedov clinched his seventh national title after a dramatic final against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, while Mammadzada secured her third championship with a masterful tiebreak performance against Govhar Beydullayeva. The tournament featured Azerbaijan’s strongest players, intense battles and unexpected upsets. | Photos: […]
Freestyle Chess is shaking up the game, and GM Niclas Huschenbeth is at the forefront of the revolution. With no fixed openings and 960 possible starting positions, adaptability is key—yet Huschenbeth sees opportunity where others see chaos. His Freestyle Chess Masterclass equips players with the principles to navigate any position with confidence. From breaking symmetry […]
ChessBase 18 offers a unique range of professional features. This series gives users of ChessBase tips for the first important steps. In the first part of this series we showed you how to enter and save your own games. In part 2 of our tutorial we will show you how to add new variations to […]