Chess has played an important role in the development of information technology, computer hardware and software. For example, in 1903, shortly after the invention of radio, a long-distance game was played between chess players on the ships Philadelphia and Lucania (photo). Rolf Beran reports on this and other early transmissions in information technology. | Photo: […]
Monthly Archives: May 2025
The 2025 Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest marks the second stage of this year’s Grand Chess Tour and the first of two classical tournaments in the series. Held on 6–16 May, the event brings together ten top grandmasters in a single round-robin format. With high stakes and a strong international line-up, including reigning champion Fabiano […]
The 2025 Canadian Chess Championships took place in Toronto on 17-22 April, bringing together 90 players from across nine provinces. IM Nikolay Noritsyn (pictured) claimed his third national title in the open section, while WIM Li Yunshan secured her first women’s title on tiebreak. The championships featured strong performances from both established and emerging players […]
Have you admired how beautifully the authors colour fields and insert arrows in the ChessBase videos? Would you like to be able to do the same? In this tutorial series, we show you how you can improve your own analyses in ChessBase 18 with clear graphical elements.
The Baku Open, the first event in the newly established Chess Tour Azerbaijan, is underway at the Baku Crystal Hall (pictured) and has completed six of its nine scheduled rounds. Serbian grandmaster Aleksandar Indjic leads the field with 5 points, followed closely by Georgian GM Baadur Jobava and Turkish GM Vahap Sanal. The tournament features […]
Christopher Yoo, aged 18, obtained outright victory at the 2025 Sardinia World Chess Festival with a final score of 7½ out of 9. He remained unbeaten, finishing ahead of Ukrainian GM Ihor Samunenkov and Italian GM Lorenzo Lodici, who shared second place on 7 points. Yoo’s recent career has drawn attention for an incident at […]
On 4 October 2025, Arlington, Texas will host “Checkmate: USA vs. India”, a major international chess event at Esports Stadium Arlington. Featuring top stars such as Hikaru Nakamura, Gukesh Dommaraju, Fabiano Caruana and Arjun Erigaisi, the match blends elite competition with high-end production and entertainment. With youth and women’s matchups, and a face-off between top […]
The Classical Sicilian is one of the most flexible and dynamic variations of the Sicilian Defence. The Indian Grandmaster SP Sethuraman provides a comprehensive guide to mastering this opening in his new video course. In a series of detailed videos, Sethuraman introduces chess players to the intricacies of this combative opening. The course is aimed […]
Many of the top players were mainly involved in Freestyle Chess in April, which is not rated by FIDE. However, the end of the Austrian and German Bundesliga seasons did bring about some changes in the world rankings. And in the junior women’s category, Divya Deshmukh and Li Miaoyi are engaged in an exciting duel.
The sixth and final leg of the 2024/2025 FIDE Women’s Grand Prix begins on 6 May in Grosslobming, Austria, with three players still in contention for the overall title. Aleksandra Goryachkina currently leads the standings but will not compete in the final stage, leaving Zhu Jiner and Anna Muzychuk with a chance to overtake her. […]