It’s once again time to think about aesthetics in ChessBase 18 training: Have you ever noticed the “Style” option? If not, in this episode we’ll explain briefly and concisely how you can better adapt your screen display to your own taste.
Monthly Archives: September 2025
The FIDE World Cup 2025 in Goa will see five notable invitees joining the 206-player knockout field, as confirmed by FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich. Among them are 11-year-old Argentine prodigy Faustino Oro, Americans Abhimanyu Mishra and Andy Woodward, world rapid champion Volodar Murzin, and Austrian GM Kirill Alekseenko. The tournament, running from 30 October to […]
Judit Polgar’s Global Chess Festival will return for its eleventh edition on 30 September, hosted in the Hungarian National Gallery. Thousands of visitors will have the chance to meet the world-famous Polgar sisters while exploring the many faces of chess. This year’s highlight is RubikChess, a new mixed-pair event linking chess strategy with the Rubik’s […]
Doha gets ready to welcome the participants of the world’s fastest chess tournament for a spectacular end to the year. FIDE today announced the regulations for the 2025 World Rapid and Blitz, which will be held from 25 to 30 December and feature a one million euro prize fund.
Vincent Keymer needed a win in the final round of the FIDE Grand Swiss to get a spot in next year’s Candidates Tournament, and faced second seed Arjun Erigaisi with black. The German star obtained a promising advantage but failed to find the precise continuation on several key moments, allowing Arjun to hold a draw. […]
Victor Bologan’s Chess Academy Vol. 3 & 4 offers a complete, low-maintenance repertoire for both White and Black, built on the philosophy of his legendary coach Chebanenko: focus on understanding typical pawn structures and recurring piece setups rather than memorising endless theory. For Black, Bologan recommends the universal 1…d6 system, leading to flexible Philidor-style positions […]
On Friday, the FIDE Cadet World Championships will begin in Almaty (Kazakhstan) with the first round. Almost 90 countries have registered players who will compete in six age groups — U8, U10, and U12 — each with an open section and a girls’ tournament for the titles.
On October 12, the U.S. Championship begins in St. Louis. Twelve of the country’s top players will compete, nine of whom also played in the Grand Swiss, which concluded on September 15 in Samarkand. Their performances there point to an interesting championship, with Abhimanyu Mishra and Andy Woodward delivering particularly notable results. | Photo: Michal […]
Sally Hamadeh from Lebanon faced the “Mouse” (Strong Club Player) of Fritz 20. Things looked grim after an early blunder cost her a piece within just a few moves. Many players might have resigned on the spot, but not Sally. True to her attacking style, she seized the initiative with a bold pawn push on […]
What chessplayer hasn’t, when staring down disaster, dreamed of moving not their own pieces but the adversary’s, swapping defeat for a sudden delicious triumph? Ever generous with impossible wishes, fairy composers have conjured just that: All-in-Chess! Here, either side may move either colour, within a few carefully chosen limits, of course. While it’s possible to […]