The prize money at the Open of the 53rd International Dortmund Chess Days is 20,000 Euros. World Championship candidate Matthias Blübaum will be playing in the A Open, and Germany’s strongest female Dinara Wagner in the International Women’s Tournament. You can register for the B-Open, which is played over eight rounds in the morning for […]
Monthly Archives: January 2026
Vincent Keymer’s 2025 season marked a decisive step forward in his development as an elite player. Focusing exclusively on classical chess, this analysis reviews how the young German recovered from a modest start to the year, produced a series of standout results in the second half, and translated them into a major rating climb and […]
One of the standout moments of 2025 came from 14-year-old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, whose rapid rise has marked him out as one of the most intriguing young players in the game. This article revisits his breakthrough season, focusing on a remarkable attacking win at the FIDE Grand Swiss that caught the attention of GM Daniel […]
The Hastings International Chess Congress ended with a decisive final round that reshaped the standings. Marius Deuer entered the last day as sole leader and needing only a draw to secure at least a share of first place, but his defeat on the top board opened the door for his closest rivals. As a result, […]
The 2025 Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship, organized by the Hong Kong China Chess Federation, concluded successfully at Wan Chai’s Queen Elizabeth Stadium. The event attracted over 400 players from 30 regions, including Australia, the United States, Germany, Korea, India and Southeast Asia. The total prize fund was boosted by nearly 20% from the […]
The Kakuma Chess Club continued its steady growth in 2025, reaching more than 2,300 children and young people across the Kakuma and Kalobeyei refugee camps. Supported by FIDE and international partners, the programme combined structured chess training, girls’ empowerment initiatives and competitive opportunities, while focusing on life skills, wellbeing and social cohesion. This report outlines […]
The world elite were particularly active at the World Championships in blitz and rapid chess. There were not many changes at the top of the Top 100 and the Women’s Top 100 in classical chess. Magnus Carlsen continues to lead the Top 100, and Hou Yifan remains at the top of the women’s world rankings. […]
The year 2026 will once again be a major year for chess, with a wide range of top-class tournaments. Here is a list of the dates of the major tournaments, as far as they have already been confirmed. The list will be continuously updated as new dates are announced.
Chess has played a subtle but persistent role in English intellectual life, serving less as a pastime than as a lens through which writers and thinkers have examined reason, language, power and uncertainty. From Victorian debates on culture to literary modernism and twentieth-century philosophy, this article traces how chess has functioned in England as a […]
This interview introduces Anastasia Corotcova as a member of the ChessBase team, sharing how she grew into chess through her grandmother, an international arbiter, before choosing an IT career while staying closely connected to chess. She talks about her work as an arbiter, a fun kids-tournament anecdote, and her experience creating a weekly TV chess […]