After six rounds of rapid play on the opening day of the Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, Magnus Carlsen and Nodirbek Abdusattorov lead the standings with 5 points each. Abdusattorov remained undefeated, while Carlsen suffered a single loss to Arjun Erigaisi. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave follows closely with 4½ points. At the lower end, Richard Rapport and […]
Monthly Archives: April 2025
The second tournament of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam is taking place in Paris, France on 7-14 April. The elite participants, including Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh Dommaraju, first play a single round-robin with a 10+10 time control. Eight out of twelve players then move on to the knockout stage, played with a classical time control. […]
World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh (19 years old) and one of the most popular chess moderators, Sagar Shah, will show you how to become a better attacking player. Gukesh presents his own games, from which you will not only learn how to attack, but also how to set up an attack. He explains his games in […]
After six rounds at the Women’s European Chess Championship in Rhodes, 16-year-old Georgian WFM Anastasia Kirtadze has taken the sole lead with 5½ points. Seeded 70th and rated 2180, Kirtadze has defeated several top-ranked opponents. With five rounds remaining, she stands ahead of a strong chasing group that includes Sophie Milliet, Mai Narva, Bella Khotenashvili […]
Shortly before the Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam is set to begin, US grandmaster Hans Niemann has withdrawn from the tournament citing personal reasons. He is the second player to exit the event this week, following Alireza Firouzja’s earlier withdrawal. Niemann will be replaced by Nodirbek Abdusattorov. The tournament, featuring twelve players for the first […]
In game 3 of the Women’s World Chess Championship, Ju Wenjun levelled the score by defeating Tan Zhongyi with the white pieces. After choosing a positional sideline against the Sicilian Defence, Ju gradually built a small advantage that she carried into a rook and opposite-coloured bishop endgame. Although the position remained objectively balanced for some […]
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
Sunil who? He is one of the most successful chess coaches in the USA, running the National Scholastic Chess Foundation (NSCF) teacher training programs. Sunil Weeramantry has looked after literally thousands of budding chess players – including his stepson, who ascended to the top of the chess world. Know who we are talking about. | […]
Our composing tourney, My First Endgame Study, has come to a close, and we are excited to announce the award winners. This inaugural event, a joint venture between the World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC) and ChessBase India, drew an impressive response from the chess community, with 35 budding composers submitting a total of 60 […]
After a draw in the first game, challenger Tan Zhongyi took the lead in by winning the second encounter of the Women’s World Championship match. Tan capitalised on an inaccuracy by the defending champion Ju Wen in the rook ending and went on to score a convincing victory. | Photo: Anna Shtourman