Alireza Firouzja has a half-point lead going into the final round of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters after drawing Nodirbek Abdusattorov, while former co-leader Arjun Erigaisi lost to Nihal Sarin. Meanwhile, Pranesh M scored his first win of the event by defeating world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. Firouzja will face Erigaisi in the decisive final-round encounter, […]
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WR Chess will stage a USA v. Uzbekistan team event at Faena Miami Beach on 27–28 July, bringing together ten leading grandmasters in a rapid and blitz Scheveningen format. Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Levon Aronian will represent Team USA, while Uzbekistan’s line-up includes World Championship challenger Javokhir Sindarov, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Nodirbek Yakubboev […]
Svitlana looks at Max Euwe, one of the most underrated world champions in chess history. Through one attacking game and one defensive game, she shows that Euwe was not just a logical and balanced player, but also capable of finding powerful sacrifices, active counterplay and precise prophylactic ideas. The lesson highlights how much can still […]
In this episode of ChessBase Tips for Beginners, we look at layout customization and show how to arrange the panes in the single game window to create a more comfortable workspace. You will learn how to use predefined layouts, resize and dock panes, save your own setups, and restore the default view whenever needed.
Arjun Erigaisi defeated world champion Gukesh Dommaraju with black to join Alireza Firouzja in the lead with two rounds remaining at the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters. Nodirbek Abdusattorov also won with the black pieces, beating Nihal Sarin to move within half a point of first place. Firouzja drew Dmitry Andreikin, while Pranesh M held Hans […]
Did you know that today is the International Chess Day – which marks the founding of FIDE in 1924. Every year on July 20, the global chess community comes together to celebrate International Chess Day, by staging a game in the most unusual, meaningful or symbolic places – whether on a mountaintop, beside a famous […]
Arjun Erigaisi moved into sole second place at the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters after scoring the only win across rounds three and four. His victory over Hans Niemann left him half a point behind leader Alireza Firouzja (pictured), who has 3/4. All four games in Sunday’s fourth round were drawn. The seven-round tournament runs until […]
In an astonishing move, a day after Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok signed a constitutional amendment that ends his term as head of state, Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced on Sunday that he would ask Judit Polgar, the greatest female chess player of all time, to take up the mantle of interim president.| Photo: Judit Polgar […]
Today, Dr Dieter Keller of Zurich celebrates his 90th birthday. Heartfelt congratulations to the International Master, who defeated several of the leading players of his time, most notably Bobby Fischer, Efim Geller, Bent Larsen and Oscar Panno. Eduard Frey presents highlights from a remarkable life. | Photo: Dieter Keller at the Zurich International Tournament 1959 […]