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Monthly Archives: August 2025
Emil Joseph Diemer was a notable German chess player and author, best remembered for his fervent advocacy of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3. Today the gambit is not common in elite play, but is well worth trying in inconsequential games. Today’s article tells about the turmoils in the life of the initiator […]
In Saint Louis, the sixth round of the Sinquefield Cup produced another full set of draws, though the results concealed the drama on several boards. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave once more failed to convert a winning position, this time against Nodirbek Abdusattorov, while Alireza Firouzja also missed chances to defeat world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, who defended tenaciously. […]
The Rubinstein Memorial in Polanica-Zdrój, a spa town located in south-western Poland, ended with Nodirbek Yakubboev securing first place after a final-round draw against Igor Kovalenko, who finished with the unusual record of nine draws. Radoslaw Wojtaszek overtook David Navara on the last day to claim second place, while European champion Matthias Bluebaum took third. […]
Use ChessBase 18 for training purposes: with smart use of the database functions and the training tool, you can quickly put together excellent training material. There’s no need anymore to pore over books, copy diagrams, or scan pages. In this second part of the tutorial, you’ll learn how easy it is to prepare your material […]
On 8 August, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu gave a simultaneous exhibition at the IMC office in Mumbai. His mother, Nagalakshmi, was also present. Amruta Mokal seized the moment to speak with her, and what followed was a special interview where Nagalakshmi opened up about the journey of raising India’s golden siblings of chess, Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali. She […]
Svitlana’s newest course is here: Silence the Sicilian – Win with the Alapin Variation (2.c3)! The Canadian WIM offers a first look at what you can expect from her lessons. In addition, she takes us through the famous 1996 clash between Deep Blue and Garry Kasparov, where the computer claimed victory with the very same […]
The fifth round of the Sinquefield Cup ended with all five games drawn, though several encounters carried plenty of tension. Fabiano Caruana maintained his lead after a balanced game with Wesley So, reaching the halfway point on 3½ points. Jan-Krzysztof Duda came closest to victory, missing a brilliant tactic that would have likely given him […]
In the late 1980s, a company was founded in Hamburg that created a revolutionary product for the chess world: a chess database program for personal computers, destined to change the game forever. As one of the very early ChessBase users, I would like to share the story of its development from my own perspective.
The Abu Dhabi Masters, the main event of the 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival, is currently under way in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Bringing together a strong international field, the nine-round Swiss event is played at classical time control with a prize fund of 55,000 USD. With two rounds remaining, China’s […]