Svitlana explores the theme of “invisible moves” — creative, hard-to-spot ideas that suddenly make everything work. By looking for checks, deflections, and quiet improving moves, players can uncover the beauty of ideas that seem “invisible” at first glance.
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FIDE has announced the winners of the 16th FIDE Trainer Awards, honouring outstanding achievements in global chess training for 2024. The recipients include Pavel Kotsur (Kazakhstan), Richard Rapport (Hungary, pictured) and Mikhail Kobalia (FIDE), recognised for their contributions to women’s, open and junior competitions, respectively. The Book of the Year Award went to “Mastering Chess […]
London is set to host the climax of the 2025 Speed Chess Championship, with the world’s fastest players gathering at 180 Studios (pictured) on 7 and 8 February 2026 for the semifnals and the final match. Eight players, including Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, remain in contention in the quarterfinals. The four winners of these […]
In this interview, Matthias Wüllenweber, Head of Development at ChessBase, presents the innovations of ChessBase 26, explaining how the software has evolved into a more intuitive and intelligent tool for chess training. He introduces the completely redesigned Opening Report, which selects instructive games, uncovers typical plans, and extracts tactical motifs, while also discussing the new […]
Saturday brought major drama at the FIDE World Cup in Goa, as four of the top ten seeds were eliminated. Reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, Anish Giri, Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov all exited the competition, falling to Frederik Svane, Alexander Donchenko, Jose Martinez and Nils Grandelius. With 15 decisive games in total, the knockout […]
GM Dorian Rogozenco explains how coaches can use ChessBase to analyse and improve both their students’ and their own games. By creating a database of a player’s games and generating a Style Report, one can quickly identify strengths and weaknesses—such as low aggressiveness or strong theoretical play. Using the search mask in the Mega Database, […]
“The perfect sacrifice is every chess player’s dream,” says Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran in the description of his Fritz Trainer! But when exactly is a sacrifice perfect? How can you correctly assess and evaluate sacrifice ideas, and how can you handle them when complications arise? The Grandmaster from India now wants to show ambitious chess players […]
FIDE has announced that the World Women’s Team Championship will take place in Linares, Spain, from 17 to 24 November. The event will feature 12 national teams, including China, India, the United States and the host nation Spain. With top players such as Hou Yifan, Carissa Yip and Sarasadat Khademalsharieh expected to compete, the championship […]
Tension ran high in Goa on Thursday as the second round of the 2025 FIDE World Cup came to an end with a marathon day of tiebreaks. While several favourites advanced smoothly – including Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Vidit Gujrathi – a string of surprises kept spectators on edge. Lorenzo Lodici’s victory over Hans […]
Himank Ghosh conducted an interview with Vincent Keymer for ChessBase India after his victory over Vladislav Kovalev secured his place in the third round. Keymer said he was satisfied with his performance, but admitted, “There is pressure, especially the pressure I put on myself!”