Did you solve the endgame puzzles we gave you last week? In the position shown, White had to move his rook to one of nine squares. But only moving it to e6 retained the win. How come? Today we give you the full solutions of all the four problems, in video explanations and on a […]
Monthly Archives: October 2025
SuperChess, led by world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, won the open section of the European Club Cup in Rhodes with a perfect 14/14 match score, defeating Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai in the final round to secure the title. Alkaloid and Novy Bor finished second and third respectively. In the women’s event, Cercle d’Échecs Monte Carlo clinched tournament […]
Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, hosted a landmark celebration of inclusivity as the 2nd Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities concluded on Republic Day. A record 34 teams took part in the over-the-board festival, which featured cultural performances, inspiring personal stories and fierce final-round battles. With FIDE confirming that future editions will be held alongside the main […]
The 2025 US Chess Championships concluded on Friday in Saint Louis, with both Fabiano Caruana and Carissa Yip successfully defending their national titles. Caruana secured his fourth consecutive US Championship – the first player to achieve this since Bobby Fischer – while Yip claimed her third straight US Women’s Championship, and her fourth overall. | […]
Any idea how long the longest recorded chess game was? How many moves were played? It was the year 1989 when Ivan Nikolić and Goran Arsović played stunning 269 moves! Not only that, the game was also very interesting, as Svitlana demonstrates in this episode. But, there was actually a second game, which was even […]
Michael Kotyk is a young chess coach from Hamburg. Below, he reviews Robert Ris’s video course on the Colle & Zukertort System, an often underestimated system, but one that Kotyk has very personal memories of from his early days as a tournament player… | Photos: ChessBase
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich has announced that recent public statements made by GM Vladimir Kramnik, both before and after the death of GM Daniel Naroditsky, will be referred to the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission for review. In a statement emphasising respect, dignity and accountability within the chess community, Dvorkovich reaffirmed FIDE’s commitment to act […]
The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam 2025 will conclude in South Africa with a final event from 8 to 11 December. At the Grootbos Private Nature Reserve in the Western Cape Province, eight of the world’s best players, including Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, will compete both for the tournament victory and the series title. | […]
Exactly one year ago, Robert Ris released an Underdog episode titled: 9-Year-Old Girl Defeats WIM Mariam Mkyrtchyan. Now, that same girl—Bodhana Sivanandan—is 10 years old, and once again finds herself the underdog, this time facing none other than GM Mariya Muzychuk! It appears that opponents whose names include the letters “MKYC” and “H” tend to […]
The battle for the European Club Cup title tightened in Batumi as Alkaloid (pictured, right) and SuperChess pulled ahead with perfect 10/10 match points. Both teams scored 4–2 victories, defeating Novy Bor and Bayegan Pendik respectively, and will now meet in a crucial penultimate-round clash. In the women’s section, Cercle d’Echecs Monte Carlo maintained their […]