ChessBase co-founder Matthias Wüllenweber talks in an interview about 40 years of ChessBase, 35 years of Fritz and much more. The interview was first published in the October issue of Schach-Magazin 64 and appears here with the kind permission of Otto Borik, editor-in-chief of the chess magazine. | Photos: ChessBase / Nils Rohde / Archive […]
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The 2025 US Chess Championships began in Saint Louis with an eventful first day that saw Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian take the early lead in the open section, while Irina Krush, Atousa Pourkashiyan and Anna Sargsyan prevailed in the women’s event. The opening round was notable both for the quality of play and for […]
At the US National Championship, which began on Sunday, arbiter Chris Bird helped to create an image that will likely find its way into the collection of the most curious chess photos. He stood next to the table of Wesley So and Hans Niemann — with an umbrella. No, it wasn’t raining inside.
Pierre de Fermat (1601–1665) was a French mathematician who made pioneering contributions to analytic geometry, calculus, optics, and probability. He is best known for Fermat’s Last Theorem, which famously remained unproven for over three centuries. Then, thirty years ago (in 1995), the mathematician Andrew Wiles published the comprehensive proof. In his book “Chess Stories” mathematician […]
The 2025 US Chess Championships are taking place on 12-24 October at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Each tournament is a 12-player single round-robin with a classical time control. Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Hans Niemann are the highest-rated players in the open, while Carissa Yip, Alice Lee and Tatev Abrahamyan head the women’s field. […]
Already in the second round of the famous Hastings tournament of 1895, two of the favourites faced each other in a tough and complex battle. After just thirteen moves, the game had reached a semi-endgame with two rooks and two minor pieces each. Lasker held the pair of bishops, but it was Chigorin with the […]
After six rounds of play at the European Team Chess Championship in Batumi, Ukraine have strengthened their position at the top of the open standings, while Poland have taken firm control of the women’s competition with a commanding victory over their closest rivals. The final three rounds of the championships in Batumi will take place […]
The Saint Louis Chess Club will soon host the 2025 US Chess Championship and the 2025 US Women’s Championship, running from 12 to 24 October in its newly expanded venue. With a prize fund exceeding $400,000, the 12-player fields feature America’s elite, including Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Carissa Yip, Alice Lee and Irina Krush. Alongside […]
In this episode of Svitlana’s Smart Moves, Svitlana Demchenko and Arne analyze a classic 1991 game between Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand, inspired by their current exhibition match. They explore the tactical richness of the Sicilian Taimanov, focusing on key moments like Kasparov’s brilliant knight sacrifice on b5 and his creative attacking manoeuvres leading to […]
The Ragozin Defence is one of those opening systems that are very popular in modern tournament chess. It combines solid classical elements with dynamic ideas. For those looking for active and dynamic play against 1.d4 without taking any significant risks, Grandmaster Surya Ganguly has created a high-class Fritz trainer in “Reinventing the Ragozin”. The course […]