The Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia, the third leg of the Grand Chess Tour, will take place in Zagreb from 1 to 5 July. The 10-player field includes six members of the world top 20, among them Gukesh Dommaraju, Vincent Keymer, Alireza Firouzja, Anish Giri (pictured) and Nodirbek Abdusattorov. After events in Warsaw and Bucharest, […]
Monthly Archives: June 2026
Chris Ward looks at a sharp Dragon main line from the French League, featuring GM Surya Ganguly with Black. The focus is on the fashionable Bishop c4 system and Black’s fresh-looking plan with …a5, which helps activate the queenside pieces and create pressure before White can build a dangerous kingside attack. The game becomes a […]
Georgia honoured Nona Gaprindashvili at a ceremony in Tbilisi marking her 85th birthday, with Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, government officials and FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich among the guests. Held at the Rustaveli National Theatre, the event combined tributes to Gaprindashvili’s chess career with Georgian cultural elements. The former women’s world champion also received Georgia’s highest […]
Incumbent FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich has announced he will seek a third term as President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). Dvorkovich has said he will focus on providing more practical support for national federations, digital modernisation, youth development, stronger commercial partnerships and bringing FIDE closer to those it serves.
First held in 1904, the British Chess Championships are among the world’s longest-running and most prestigious national chess events. Each year they bring together leading players, rising talents and chess enthusiasts from across the United Kingdom and beyond. The English Chess Federation (ECF) welcomes the support of two Coventry businesses as the Championships return to […]
The FIDE World Cup Under 8–12 concluded in Batumi after eleven days of play, with China finishing first in the medal standings after winning three gold medals, one silver and one bronze. Kazakhstan, France and India also collected gold medals, while India added two silvers and one bronze. The closing ceremony brought together players, coaches, […]
In his new ChessBase course, IM Kostya Kavutskiy focuses on one of the most important and challenging skills in chess: calculation. Drawing on more than 15 years of coaching experience and his work with ChessDojo, he presents key concepts, patterns and practical techniques to help players calculate more clearly and objectively. The course also includes […]
It was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the Kasparov Chess Foundation Friendship Festival in Radenci. Combining world-class chess education with exciting competition, the day featured the 2nd European KCF Trainers Conference, the 2nd Albin Planinc Memorial Blitz Tournament, and the Children’s U10 Tournament, all attended by the 13th World Chess Champion. Photos by Jernej […]
The President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation and the founder and the majority shareholder of Freedom Holding Corp., Timur Turlov, has nominated himself for the post of the Deputy President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The next elections to the FIDE leadership team will be held on September 26-27, 2026, in Samarkand (Uzbekistan), as […]
The second volume of the FritzTrainer Master Class series revisits the games and career of Mikhail Tal (pictured in 1959), the eighth world chess champion, combining biographical context with training material. The FritzTrainer examines Tal’s openings, strategy, endgame play and tactical imagination through video lessons by Dorian Rogozenco, Mihail Marin, Oliver Reeh and Karsten Müller. […]