Discover the secrets of the Hippopotamus Defense with Andrew Martin, a unique and flexible opening that thrives on patience, timing, and psychological pressure. This course shows why many aggressive players fail against the Hippo, often attacking too early and falling into devastating counterplay. Learn how to stay calm, choose the right moment to strike, and […]
Monthly Archives: May 2026
Arjun Erigaisi and Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus share the lead on 3½ points after round five of the TePe Sigeman & Co tournament in Malmö. Erigaisi defeated Jorden van Foreest, while Erdogmus held a 104-move draw against Andy Woodward to remain atop the standings. Magnus Carlsen (pictured) bounced back from his loss to Van Foreest by […]
Since Leon Mendonca and Aram Hakobyan were both visiting the ChessBase office, we handed them a beta version to puzzle fight each other. The app launched this weekend, it’s free, and you can try Puzzle Fight yourself. Fair warning: it’s hard to stop, as the video proves.
The Super Rapid & Blitz Poland tournament opened in Warsaw, with the three first rounds of rapid chess leaving a five-way tie for first place in the standings. Fabiano Caruana, Javokhir Sindarov, Wesley So (pictured), Vladimir Fedoseev and Hans Niemann all scored 4/6, with Sindarov and Niemann the only unbeaten players among them. Gukesh Dommaraju […]
Kicking off the 2026 Grand Chess Tour is the Super Rapid & Blitz Poland, the first of three speed chess events, which is taking place on 5-9 May in Warsaw. The event starts with 9 rounds of rapid action, followed by 18 rounds of blitz. Gukesh Dommaraju and Javokhir Sindarov, who are set to play […]
So many top chess tournaments taking place, all at the same time. How can you keep abreast? We will tell you how ChessBase provides you with all the live games. Take for example this exciting FIDE event, with former World Championship challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi, marking a rare appearance in an open. To follow this or […]
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (pictured) became the sole leader of the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament after beating Nils Grandelius on Monday, as the Turkish prodigy is the only player on a plus-two score with three rounds to go in Malmö. Jorden van Foreest scored his first-ever win over Magnus Carlsen in what turned out […]
It was a rainy night in Sivakasi, and there was a power cut, but it didn’t stop 8-year-old Tamizh Amudhan from playing Freestyle Friday on chess.com. The laptop was on, the mobile hotspot was connected, the candle was lit, and the spirit was high as usual. It was 8:30 PM IST on 1 May when […]
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus and Arjun Erigaisi scored their first wins of the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament in round three, joining Magnus Carlsen, Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Andy Woodward in a five-way tie for first place. Erdogmus beat Zhu Jiner and climbed further on the live ratings list, while Erigaisi defeated Nils Grandelius to return […]
Would you like to make the most of ChessBase´26, especially in the opening, to improve your repertoire? With the Powerbooks and Powerbases, you will always be one step ahead of your opponents. Learn how to use these comprehensive and up-to-date databases with ChessBase and how to train your favourite openings with Fritz.