Vladimir Akopian won his second US Senior Championship in three years after defeating Alexander Onischuk in a playoff, while Anjelina Belakovskaia claimed the US Senior Women’s title with an unbeaten 7/8 score. Both events were held at the Saint Louis Chess Club, where Akopian prevailed 3–1 in rapid and blitz games after sharing first place, […]
Monthly Archives: July 2026
In the early 1980s, as a fledgling TV journalist, I did a report on the fastest computer in the world. The Cray-1 cost eight million dollars and could do 130 million floating point operations per second. That was enough to calculate the weather, but also to win two consecutive world computer chess championships. How much […]
Walther Freiherr von Holzhausen is not among the best-known players of the early twentieth century. Nevertheless, he was a very strong amateur and, above all, a chess problem composer of great importance. As a major in the Prussian Army, the First World War marked a profound turning point in his life.
The German Championship has been decided: Leonardo Costa is the German champion in the open category with 6/9. Bennet Hagner, in second place, and Luis Engel, in third, follow in the standings with 5½ points each. Jana Schneider became the German women’s champion with 7/9. Lara Schulze finished second and Sarah Papp third. A draw […]
The Mega Database 2026 contains over eleven million games — an impressive archive of chess knowledge. And it keeps growing. Thanks to the weekly Mega Update service, you receive about 5,000 new games each week, directly from tournaments around the world. As with ChessBase´26, keeping the Mega Database up to date requires just a few […]
The Tech Mahindra Global Chess League returns for its fourth season, bringing the world’s biggest chess stars to Bengaluru from September 3–13, 2026. With six power-packed franchises, fresh team combinations, exciting debutants and fierce rivalries, here’s a complete look at every squad, their strengths and what makes this season the most anticipated yet. | Pictured: […]
Seventy years ago, Bobby Fischer appeared on the cover of a chess magazine for the first time. The then 13-year-old had won the U.S. Junior Championship in Philadelphia in commanding fashion. Chess Life, the magazine of the United States Chess Federation, celebrated his achievement with a cover story in its 20 July 1956 issue. Roger […]
The latest issue of ChessBase Magazine, No. 232, is once again packed with training material covering a wide range of chess topics. In his review, Lukas Köpl takes a closer look at the magazine’s contents, with a particular focus on Jan Markos’ article with “Practical Tips”.
Michal Krasenkow gives an interview after a dramatic comeback win to talk about his turbulent game, his storied career and why he has no intention of making life easy for the Indian players chasing norms. Michal dominated the second edition of the Chola Chess Grandmaster Round Robin Tournament and won the event in style. | […]
Timur Turlov, president of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation and founder of Freedom Holding Corp., an international financial services and technology group, has announced his decision to run for president of the International Chess Federation, or FIDE. Viswanathan Anand, one of the world’s most accomplished grandmasters and a former world chess champion, will join Turlov’s ticket […]