Roman Dehtiarov produced a huge surprise at the European Championship in Katowice by defeating David Anton in the final round to win the title outright with 9/11 points. The 17-year-old Ukrainian entered the tournament as the 126th seed and an international master rated 2452. He finished with eight wins, two draws and one loss, defeated […]
The 2026 World Senior Team Championship has begun in Durrës, with 90 teams competing across the 50+ and 65+ sections. Top seeds include USA 1, England 1 and Kazakhstan in the younger category, while England I and Lasker SGK head the 65+ field. The event has attracted a number of leading veterans, among them Michael […]
The Opening Encyclopedia 2026 has been released. Countless hours of detailed work have gone into creating the latest edition of this annual compendium. The encyclopedia is impressive and a must-have for effective tournament preparation. Further new releases come from experienced ChessBase authors: Elisabeth Pähtz on her speciality, the London System, and Andrew Martin, who focuses […]
ChessBase´26 offers great possibilities for analysing with several menu windows at the same time. Having been introduced to the practical options in the last tutorial, today you will learn about options that will take your analysis to a new level.
A major chess festival in Stockholm brought together 1,500 participants and several leading figures, including Magnus Carlsen, Judit Polgár and Levy Rozman. The two-day event combined lectures, simultaneous exhibitions, beginner competitions and youth activities, while organisers also attempted to set a record for the largest chess lecture ever held. | Photo: FIDE / Pavel Dvorkovich
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus scored a convincing 5-1 victory over former world champion Veselin Topalov in their six-game classical match held in Monte Carlo from 12 to 17 April. After a tense draw in the opening game, the Turkish teenager won four of the next five encounters, showing strong tactical and positional play throughout the match. […]
With two rounds to go at the European Championship in Katowice, David Anton (pictured) and Nijat Abasov share the lead on 7½/9 and are set to meet in Saturday’s tenth round. Ten players stand just half a point behind, including Aydin Suleymanli, Ediz Gurel and Haik Martirosyan, while a further 24 players remain within a […]
What skills define a modern grandmaster, and what can amateurs learn from them? It is a combination of strategies, insights, and techniques compiled by the English GM and coach Nicholas Pert in a two-volume video course. From the opening through tactics and strategy to the endgame, the author explains the thinking and preparation of masters […]
Abhimanyu Mishra scored 7½/9 in consecutive open tournaments in Spain, finishing tied for first place both at the Semana Santa Open in Alicante and at the Menorca Open. The 17-year-old remained undefeated across both events, gaining 15.3 rating points in the process. His recent run brought him up to sixth place in the live ratings […]
KCF Academy is welcoming a very special guest. On April 19th, at 17:00 CET, we open the doors to an evening with Arshak Petrosian, one of the greatest coaches the chess world has ever seen. It is an incredible chance to see live the coach, thinker, and architect of a golden era in chess, live […]