Boris Spassky died last Thursday, 27 February 2025. An exceptionally fine obituary by Leonard Barden appeared in the Guardian the following day. At 95, Barden continues to write chess columns for The Guardian and Financial Times, demonstrating his enduring passion and expertise in the field. Chess historian Edward Winter likewise presents some excellent material on […]
Monthly Archives: March 2025
A trapped piece is a piece that has no escape squares or squares where it can safely move without being captured. Even ‘heavier’ pieces can become ensnared, as can minor pieces. Today GM and International Trainer Efstratios Grivas shows us what can happen to such pieces if you are not careful. Annotated games.
The 2025 Grand Chess Tour marks its 10th anniversary with a record $1.6 million prize fund and the return of the GCT Finals – held for the first time in South America, in São Paulo. Featuring an elite field, including world champion Gukesh Dommaraju and past GCT winners, the tour will span classical and rapid […]
When you work with a programme on a regular basis, you should make that work as pleasant as possible. ChessBase 18 offers endless possibilities – and that goes for the look too. Make your workspace individual and pleasant. In part 4 of our new series of tutorials we will show you how easy it is […]
Vincent Keymer continues to go all-in at the Masters section of the Chess Festival in Prague: the German went for an attack against Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, and lost. As a result, Pragg caught up with his compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram in the lead. Meanwhile, Wei Yi bounced back from his loss on Friday with a win over […]
A loud machine, an empty battery – that’s the usual result when powerful chess engines perform deep analysis on a notebook. A tough test for the hardware. With the ChessBase Engine Cloud you avoid these problems and have access to powerful computers that do the calculations for you. We present two of our remote engine […]
After laying the foundation in Volume 1, it’s time to dive deeper into key strategic concepts that will elevate your middlegame play. But don’t expect long theoretical explanations – this course is all about active learning!
Aravindh Chithambaran grabbed a second win in a row to grab the sole lead at the Masters section of the Prague Chess Festival. Meanwhile, Vincent Keymer continues to play all or nothing – after his round-one win against Wei Yi, he lost to Aravindh, and has now defeated Sam Shankland with black. The third decisive […]