Club Ajedrez Solvay lead the Spanish “Primera División” team championship with a perfect 6/6 match points after three rounds in Linares. Granada SIDN-Cívica-Nazaríes-Trevenque, Gros Xake Taldea and Andreu Paterna share second place on 4/6. With four rounds still to play, the race for the two promotion places to the “División de Honor” remains open in […]
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How to use ChessBase´26 effectively in training — that is the subject of this three-part series in our tutorial line. Using it effectively also means being able to send your files to your training group, since the material you created in the earlier parts should, after all, be made available to your students in a […]
The Nottingham 1936 tournament, played almost exactly 90 years ago, is regarded as one of the greatest tournaments in chess history. Five world champions took part. With many young players in the field, a changing of the guard was already beginning to take shape. And for the first time since their 1927 World Championship match, […]
Chess players, mark your calendars. The Icelandic Chess Federation, Goðinn Chess Club, and Reykjavík Chess Club are joining forces to present “Town and Country” – two spectacular tournaments that together offer 15 rounds of high-level chess in just 11 days, set against two of Iceland’s most contrasting backdrops. It all begins on Thursday, 19 November […]
IM Andrew Martin presents a complete 1.e4 repertoire for White in his new two-volume course, based on the Evans Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4). The repertoire also covers the Two Knights Defence (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6) and all relevant deviations by Black from the second or third move onwards. Jochen […]
The Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot will take place in Budapest from 10 to 21 November, bringing together an elite field led by Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Vincent Keymer and Wesley So. Created by Norway Chess and approved by FIDE, the event will test players across Fast Classic, Rapid and Blitz formats. The Budapest […]
In a 15-minute video, Demis Hassabis, one of the central scientists working on artificial intelligence, tells us why he worries about AI going rogue. Hassabis, head of Google AI research, is a very strong chess player who created Alpha zero, the first neural network program on which all modern chess engines are based. It is […]
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu overturned a six-point deficit on the final day to defeat Fabiano Caruana 15-13 and win the 2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals. The Indian GM won both rapid games before holding his advantage through the blitz section. In the third-place match, Wesley So recovered from an early deficit against Vincent Keymer and swept all […]
Alan Pichot and Marta García Martín won the 2026 Spanish Absolute and Women’s Chess Championships in Linares. Pichot, born in Argentina, claimed his first Spanish title after defeating Alex Villa Tornero in the final round to win the tournament outright on 7½/9. Daniil Yuffa took silver on tiebreaks ahead of Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli. In the […]
Levy Rozman, known online as GothamChess, has joined BASILISK as Head of Chess, taking charge of the organisation’s global chess content strategy and long-term competitive plans. Rozman brings a large online audience and joins a chess roster that already includes Vincent Keymer and Anish Giri. BASILISK, which presents itself as an esports organisation for science-minded […]