The 59th edition of the Biel International Chess Festival begins on the weekend of 11 July. Participating are chess greats such as Levon Aronian, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus and Matthias Bluebaum in the Masters Triathlon, as well as Vaishali Rameshbabu and Alexandra Kosteniuk in the Generations Challenger. In both invitational events, games will be played in […]
Monthly Archives: July 2026
Norwegian football is currently enjoying something of a high. Last Sunday, the Norwegian team knocked Brazil out of the World Cup, and they did it in style. In Norway, football and chess go well together – and not only because of Magnus Carlsen. Edith and Monika Machlik are also among the country’s dual-sport stars! | […]
The African Continental Stage of the FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Championship began in Stellenbosch, South Africa, with 26 school teams from 22 countries competing for places in the Grand Final. The opening day featured two rounds, an unconventional ceremony centred on messages from young players and outreach activities at Paul Roos Gymnasium. The event, […]
FIDE has decided that the Best Creator category at the inaugural FIDE Excellence Awards will be named The Daniel Naroditsky Best Creator Award. The dedication comes as the chess world continues to honour the memory of Daniel Naroditsky, known to friends and fans as Danya, who passed away in October 2025 – a loss still […]
Three full days! What if, out of those 72 hours, you play chess for 67 hours? Would you be able to survive? This was the question posed to all the players as the WR Chess World Record Marathon kicked off in Lima, Peru at the Sheraton Hotel. Some of the best grandmasters from South America […]
Indian Grandmaster Leon Luke Mendonca has never been shy about letting people into his world. Long a familiar face at the ChessBase studio, the 20-year-old from Goa has spent recent years building a genuine chess résumé, headlined by his surprise victory in the 2024 Tata Steel Challengers. Now the man who became India’s 67th grandmaster […]
The Naroditsky Memorial featured rapid and blitz tournaments in tribute to Daniel Naroditsky, whose association with fast chess made the format a fitting choice. Javokhir Sindarov won the rapid after a playoff against Aravindh Chithambaram, then took first place outright in the Blitz Final. The event also raised funds for the Daniel Naroditsky Memorial Fund […]
Dear chess friends, from July 6–12 , you can get the entire Master Class Series for just €224.90 in our ChessBase Summer Special. Don’t miss this opportunity to own all 20 volumes at an exceptional price. Already own part of the series? No problem! Missing one or more volumes? During this week only, you can […]
Alireza Firouzja won the Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia after a playoff against Nodirbek Abdusattorov in Zagreb. The French grandmaster began the final day with a three-point lead, lost it for a while during the second half of the blitz section, but then recovered to finish tied for first on 23½ points. After two drawn […]
Svitlana shows her final-round game from the Canadian Women’s Championship, which she describes as one of the best games of her life. Facing WIM Yunan Li in a sharp Sicilian Taimanov, Svitlana surprises her opponent with the rare and aggressive 7.g4, launches a powerful kingside attack, and keeps finding precise tactical resources. The game reaches […]