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The lineups for the 2026 World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships have been confirmed, with 43 teams and more than 300 players set to compete in Hong Kong. Previous frontrunners WR Chess, Hexamind and Team MGD1 return with strong squads, while Dragon Chilling, led by Ding Liren, adds further interest. With many of the world’s […]
Yağmur Gündüz takes on Fritz 21 and shows that even club-level players around 1200 Elo can have exciting and entertaining games against the engine. Although Yağmur quickly gets into a difficult position and loses several pawns, she keeps fighting actively, finding creative tactical ideas involving forks, pins, and mating threats. The game suddenly turns around […]
With only a few weeks remaining before the start of the Kasparov Chess Foundations’s Friendship Festival 2026 in Radenci, Slovenia, interest from the international chess community continues to grow. Players, trainers, and chess enthusiasts from around the world are preparing for what promises to be one of the most diverse chess festivals of the summer. […]
ChessBase Magazine looks back on an almost unparalleled success story: since its first issue in 1988, it has been published every two months without interruption. Featuring in-depth opening surveys, profound grandmaster analyses, and demanding tactics and endgame training, it caters equally to ambitious club players and professionals. This undoubtedly places it among the world’s leading […]
Mukhiddin Madaminov (pictured, left) caught Shamsiddin Vokhidov in the lead after scoring his fourth win of the UzChess Cup, defeating Vidit Gujrathi in Friday’s sixth round. Vokhidov split the point with Nodirbek Yakubboev, while Nodirbek Abdusattorov signed a 61-move draw in his game against Hans Niemann to remain half a point behind the leaders. Shakhriyar […]
Sam Shankland retained his American Continental Championship title in Oaxtepec, finishing clear first on 9½/11 after conceding only three draws. The US grandmaster secured one of four qualification spots for the 2027 FIDE World Cup, together with Juan Carlos Obregón (Mexico), Sandro Mareco (Argentina) and Alexandr Fier (Brazil). | Photo: Confederation of Chess for Americas
This event takes place from Friday 12 to Sunday 14 June 2026. Coming to Lyon – and in particular to the Lyon Olympique Échecs club – are a World Vice-Champion and European Champion, one French champion and one World Chess Champion! The hosts are delighted to announce the visit of Anna Ushenina, 2012 Women’s World […]
Shamsiddin Vokhidov took the sole lead at the UzChess Cup after scoring his third consecutive win in Tashkent, defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi with the white pieces. The 24-year-old Uzbek grandmaster now stands on 3½/5, half a point ahead of Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Arjun Erigaisi and Mukhiddin Madaminov. Madaminov also won in round five, beating Shakhriyar Mamedyarov with […]
Jon Speelman returns to the importance of seeing the whole board when calculating, using a series of positions in which small changes far from the main action transform the evaluation. Examples include back-rank motifs, a double bishop sacrifice inspired by Emanuel Lasker v. Johann Bauer and an adjourned game involving Alexander Kotov and Glenn Lambert. […]