A new meeting place for chess fans has opened in Gothenburg, as Svarta Hästen launched its second bar on 14 November. Following the success of the original Stockholm venue, the new location offers the same mix of casual play, social atmosphere and distinctive red-and-yellow chess tables. Housed in the converted stables of the Dickson Palace, […]
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Friday’s action at the FIDE World Cup in Goa saw all eight round-of-16 matches begin with closely fought encounters. Seven games were ultimately drawn, even though Arjun Erigaisi and Daniil Dubov managed to put their opponents under real pressure. The only player to score a full point was Javokhir Sindarov, who outplayed Frederik Svane in […]
Monte Carlo analysis in ChessBase offers a completely new way to understand sharp or unclear positions by simulating thousands of fast engine games and revealing their practical outcomes. In this walkthrough, Matthias Wüllenweber demonstrates how the feature works, how to interpret its statistics, and how the piece-path arrows uncover typical winning and losing manoeuvres.
Thursday’s tiebreakers at the FIDE World Cup in Goa saw several high seeds eliminated, including Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Vincent Keymer and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who were knocked out by Daniil Dubov (pictured), Andrey Esipenko and Aleksey Grebnev respectively. Six lower-rated players advanced overall, while five favourites held firm to reach the round of 16. With only five […]
The 32nd ProAm Chess Open in Buenos Aires brought together 110 players for a nine-round Swiss event held at the Villa Martelli Chess Club. Running from 3 to 11 November, the tournament featured a strong field headed by Alexei Shirov, the clear rating favourite, and a number of well-known players from Latin America. Competitive results […]
Cautious play dominated Wednesday’s round-of-32 rematches at the FIDE World Cup in Goa, but five players still secured their places in the last sixteen. Le Quang Liem, Nodirbek Yakubboev and Alexander Donchenko (pictured) advanced with wins, while Levon Aronian and Jose Martinez held draws after leading from the first game. With the remaining matches heading […]
This interview with Matthias Wüllenweber, Head of Development at ChessBase, was recorded last week, just before the official release of ChessBase 26. In it, he presents the major innovations of the new version, including the redesigned Opening Report, the Fashion Index, and the powerful Monte Carlo Analysis. If you missed it then, now’s the perfect […]
Today is Discount Day, and we are offering you a 25% price reduction on most products: software, services, video courses, the ChessBase Account. The premium offer is the brand-new ChessBase’26, which provides a new way to understand opening plans, to prepare for your next opponent. There are other very interesting new products that will improve […]
On November 11, 2025, the time has come: ChessBase’26 will be released and available in the ChessBase Shop. Don’t miss out — get ChessBase’26 with its many exciting new features! Look forward to the latest edition of your chess database software and order it from tomorrow in our shop. Then you can start enjoying all […]
On November 11, 2025, the time has come: ChessBase’26 will be released and available in the ChessBase Shop. Don’t miss out — get ChessBase’26 with its many exciting new features! Look forward to the latest edition of your chess database software and order it from tomorrow in our shop. Then you can start enjoying all […]