The American Cup, one of the United States’ premier chess tournaments, returns to Saint Louis. Now in its fourth year, the event runs from March 15-24 at the iconic World Chess Hall of Fame, featuring sixteen of America’s top chess talents. With $400,000 in prize money up for grabs, the competitors will prove their mettle […]
Monthly Archives: March 2025
The fourth leg of the 2024/25 Women’s Grand Prix series is taking place in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 14–25 March. A 10-player single round-robin, the event has Aleksandra Goryachkina, Anna Muzychuk and Zhu Jiner as the top seeds. The top two finishers in the series will qualify for the next edition of the Women’s Candidates Tournament. […]
Vidit Gujrathi has secured his place in the Paris leg of the inaugural Freestyle Chess Grand Slam after winning the online Play-In stage held from 8 to 14 March. The Indian grandmaster advanced through a competitive knockout phase without needing tiebreakers, defeating Ding Liren, Pranesh Munirethinam, Amin Tabatabaei and Richard Rapport. Despite feeling underprepared, Vidit’s […]
On March 16, 2025 the Kasparov Chess Foundation Academy will host a live lecture by GM Alexander Onischuk. Participants have the unique opportunity to learn from his extensive experience, gaining insights into advanced strategies and game analysis. This event is part of KCF Academy’s ongoing training program, crafted to provide high-quality chess education worldwide.
From 14 to 20 March, the Hotel del Lago hosts the Punta del Este Masters, a closed double round-robin tournament bringing together four Grandmasters and two International Masters from Spanish-speaking countries. Among them, the young Argentinean Faustino Oro, aged 11, and the Mexican Sion Galaviz, aged 19, will try to score the necessary points to […]
The 2025 American Cup returns to Saint Louis, bringing together the nation’s top chess players for a high-stakes competition. Organised by the Saint Louis Chess Club, the tournament follows a double-elimination format, testing players in both classical and rapid chess. Featuring elite grandmasters such as Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, as well as rising stars […]
Analyses with ChessBase 18 are flexible: insights gained can be added to or changed at any time. This often leads to a re-evaluation of variations. In this tutorial episode, we will therefore explain how you can upgrade variations and insert or change evaluations. We will show how practical this is with the quick access bars […]
The fourth leg of the 2024–25 FIDE Women’s Grand Prix will take place in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 14–25 March. Ten of the world’s top female players, including series leader Aleksandra Goryachkina and the Muzychuk sisters, will compete for crucial Grand Prix points that determine qualification for the 2026 Women’s Candidates Tournament. Hosted in Cyprus’ capital, […]
Thorsten Cmiel keeps a very close eye on the young talents in chess. During the Prague Chess Festival, he paid particular attention to how Divya Deshmukh played. Divya won the girls’ category at the 2024 World Junior Championship. | Photo: Petr Vrabec
The King’s Indian Attack is a universal opening: easy to learn, flexible and rich in both tactical and positional opportunities. By simply knowing the setup and some key ideas, it can become a lifelong addition to your repertoire – without the need for constant memorization. Played by fierce attackers like Bobby Fischer and great positional […]