It’s often the small tricks that make training clearer and more effective. One such feature in ChessBase 18 is the ability to insert null moves. This can be especially helpful in chess training or analysis. In this short and concise tutorial, you’ll learn how to use null moves effectively.
Monthly Archives: August 2025
Round eight of the 2025 British Chess Championship in Liverpool produced a six-way tie for the lead ahead of Sunday’s early-start finale (the last round starts at 11.00 CEST, 4½ hours earlier than usual). Michael Adams drew with defending champion Gawain Jones, while Stuart Conquest defeated Shreyas Royal after the youngster faltered decisively early in […]
Four decisive games in round three of the Masters section at the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters saw Vincent Keymer keep his perfect score by defeating Karthikeyan Murali, while Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, and Awonder Liang also won with the white pieces. Keymer leads on 3/3, with Arjun half a point behind. In the Challengers, Abhimanyu […]
What kind of chess did a world champion play who combined brilliant intellect with quiet strategic strength? Master Class Volume 18 offers a deep dive into the thinking of Max Euwe, a player whose ideas remain surprisingly relevant and instructive today. International Master Hannes Langrock, a fiction editor based in Leipzig and a player for […]
Vincent Keymer took the sole lead in the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters after defeating Pranav Venkatesh in round two, his second win in as many days. Ray Robson also scored, beating Vidit Gujrathi, while the remaining games were drawn. In the Challengers, Abhimanyu Puranik and P Iniyan joined M Pranesh and Diptayan Ghosh in the […]
The Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters began a day later than scheduled after a minor fire at the Hyatt Regency Chennai delayed the start. The opening round of the Masters saw wins for Arjun Erigaisi and Vincent Keymer, while the other three games ended in draws, including a sharp battle between Vidit Gujrathi and Jorden van […]
It has been a long time coming, but Malaysia finally has a chess grandmaster in 26-year-old Yeoh Li Tian. This milestone comes 51 years after the formation of the Malaysian Chess Federation in 1974. With this achievement, Yeoh joins an elite group of about 2,000 players recognised by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) for their […]
Due to a one-day delay caused by a cable fire at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, the third edition of the Chennai Masters is now underway. The event features both a Masters tournament and a Challengers tournament, both with a strong and attractive field. Top seed in the Masters is Arjun Erigaisi. Live coverage begins daily […]
The trend is toward speeding things up, chess being no exception. Today in Katowice, Poland, World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju and Poland’s number one, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, face off in a six-game blitz match (3+2). If the score is tied after six games, an Armageddon game will decide the winner. ChessBase India will broadcast the short duel […]
Round three of the Women Masters and round five of the A-Open took place on Wednesday at the Dortmund Chess Festival. In the Women Masters, Lu Miaoyi kept her perfect score by defeating Elisabeth Paehtz in a sharp, tactical battle, while Dinara Wagner bounced back with a win over Deimantė Daulytė-Cornette. Meanwhile, in the A-Open, […]