The Lyon Olympique Échecs club has just sent out an alert to 17,500 chess players and 2,500 other contacts. The message reads: “Surrealists and Chess – for €40, help us save a 19th-century workshop right in the heart of Lyon!” A support committee has been set up, which comprises writers, poets, painters, photographers, gallery owners, […]
Were you able to solve the problems we gave you last Sunday? Find the absurd-looking key 1.Kh3 to solve the position shown here? We brought you four tricky mating positions, with the diagrams defending – refuting any bad moves you played. Today we bring you all the solutions, with full video explanations. And a full […]
Cape Town will host the African continental stage of the World School Team Chess Championship from 6 to 11 July 2026, marking the next step in the new FIDE and ISCF cycle. The event, part of the Chess in Education Year initiative, will bring together national school teams from across Africa, with the leading sides […]
Dragon Chilling completed a double triumph at the World Team Rapid and Blitz Championships in Hong Kong, adding the blitz title to their rapid victory. Led by Ding Liren, the Chinese squad defeated Endgame.AI in the final with two 5-1 wins, after surviving tiebreaks in the previous rounds. Uzbekistan took bronze after beating Hexamind in […]
Discover a powerful tool in ChessBase´26: Medals! With just a few clicks, you can highlight tactical brilliancies, strategic masterpieces, or typical mistakes—and find them again at any time. Medals help you analyze your games more effectively, organize them, and build up valuable training material. This turns your database into a personal success coach. Learn how […]
The World Team Blitz Championship began in Hong Kong with 48 teams split into four pools, followed by the first knockout round on the same day. WR Chess, Endgame.AI, Hexamind and Mr Birdie and Friends both won their groups and reached the quarterfinals, while Dragon Chilling, Uzbekistan, Team MGD1 and Chessgurukul also made it to […]
At the end of the 1980s, Soenke Maus, who was born on 11 June 1967 in Bad Schwartau and celebrated his 59th birthday last week, was regarded as one of Germany’s greatest talents. But in 1995 he ended his chess career and became a successful marine researcher in Norway. Maus played his most famous game […]
An extraordinary fusion of chess and high culture was offered by the event “Chess at the Opera” at the Vienna State Opera on 12 June. Germany’s superstar, GM Vincent Keymer, took on Austria’s super-talents IM Lukas Dotzer, FM Peter Balint, IM Laurenz Borrmann and FM Robert Ernst in a clock simultaneous display. | Photos: Andreas […]
Dragon Chilling won the 2026 World Rapid Team Championship in Hong Kong after a tense final day, taking gold on tiebreaks ahead of Team MGD1 and Hexamind Chess Team. Ding Liren scored in the last round as the Chinese squad recovered from two consecutive match defeats. Mr Birdie and Friends narrowly missed the podium, while […]
Gukesh Dommaraju’s recent results have brought a different kind of scrutiny to his reign as world champion. After a difficult Norway Chess campaign, the Indian grandmaster spoke candidly to Hindustan Times about expectations, ambition and the challenge of enjoying chess under pressure. His reflections offer a measured look at the psychological demands facing a young […]