Twenty versions of a software program in 34 years! In times of an AI explosion things have become more exciting than ever. Fritz 20 stresses the “human” playing concept, talks to you, adjusts itself to your playing level. You can select opponents like Morphy, Lasker, Capablanca, Tal, Fischer, Karpov… Or set it to play exactly […]
Monthly Archives: May 2025
In April, ChessBase released many new video courses and other products. Browse the convenient monthly overview to select your favourites: ChessBase Magazine, the new Master Class episode on Max Euwe, the comprehensive Pirc package, or the various Sicilian and strategy guides. What’s more, the holidays are just around the corner, and Fritz & Fertig can […]
The 8th Sharjah Masters, a 9-round Swiss open for players with a 2500+ Elo rating, is set to take place from 17-25 May at the Sharjah Cultural & Chess Club in the UAE. Lower-rated players can compete in the Masters B or C events. The tournament follows a 90-minute time control with a 30-second increment […]
The Gotham Chess European Tour made a stop in Berlin on 15 May 2024, where over 400 guests experienced a unique chess event with Levy Rozman, Georgios Souleidis and Judit Polgar. In addition to show formats such as “Guess the Elo”, blitz games and interviews, technical perfection and plenty of humour provided the best entertainment. […]
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu clinched his first-ever Grand Chess Tour title at the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest after prevailing in a three-way playoff against Alireza Firouzja and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The 19-year-old Indian grandmaster secured a draw in the final round against Levon Aronian to guarantee a tie for first, while Firouzja and MVL won their respective […]
Anna Muzychuk claimed a bittersweet victory in the final leg of the Women’s Grand Prix. Despite sharing first place, it was not enough to secure a spot in the Women’s Candidates Tournament. With the overall Grand Prix points tallied, Zhu Jiner emerged as the winner of the 2024/2025 series, with Aleksandra Goryachkina taking the second […]
Heading into the final round of the Superbet Chess Classic, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu holds the sole lead after defeating Wesley So with Black in a well-played Benko Gambit. Gukesh Dommaraju also secured a full point in round eight, overcoming Levon Aronian after a questionable pawn sacrifice by the US grandmaster. Meanwhile, Alireza Firouzja, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and […]
Recently, on the last day of the Paris Freestyle chess even, Sagar Shah of ChessBase India was served dinner by a master chef, someone who takes traditional French dishes to a new dimension. The restaurant he visited, Cellar, provides some remarkable food and equally remarkable chess vibes. Sagar’s video report shows you more.
The seventh round of the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest saw Nodirbek Abdusattorov scoring his first win of the event, defeating Jan-Krzysztof Duda to join the chasing pack standing a half point behind the four co-leaders. The remaining games ended drawn, with Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu missing a chance to press for a win against Alireza Firouzja […]
In the fourth world championship match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov, played in Seville in 1987, the score was 12–11 in Karpov’s favor, putting Kasparov in a must-win situation to retain his title. This game was the subject of our previous article. We invited our readers to analyze with us, to solve a historical […]