Since its first issue in 1988, ChessBase Magazine has been published every two months without interruption. Reports on current tournaments, in-depth analyses and a wide range of training features blend seamlessly to create a complete package aimed at both ambitious club players and experienced tournament players. Christian Höthe takes a closer look at what issue […]
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When it comes to endgames, there’s nobody better than Karsten Müller. Michael Kotyk, the young Hamburg chess trainer, knows this well. He’s taken out his magnifying glass and dedicated himself to Müller’s latest work: His endgame courses are ChessBase classics. The most recent edition also employs the interactive options that have become indispensable in video […]
Wesley So remains the sole leader of the Sinquefield Cup after round four, holding a half-point advantage over his nearest rivals. The only decisive result of the day saw Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu defeat Jorden van Foreest, handing the Dutchman his third loss of the event. Pragg consequently joined Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Levon Aronian in the chasing […]
WIM Svitlana Demchenko presents a selection of practical opening courses designed to give players flexible and dynamic repertoire choices. Her trainers cover the Alapin Variation against the Sicilian, the aggressive Leningrad Dutch, the versatile King’s Indian Attack, and a collection of easy to learn surprise weapons for both colours. As part of the ChessBase Summer […]
Nihal Sarin, Arjun Erigaisi, Denis Lazavik and Hans Niemann claimed the final four places in the Esports World Cup playoffs after progressing through Thursday’s losers brackets. They join Alireza Firouzja, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, who had qualified a day earlier. The quarterfinals will see Carlsen face Nihal, Nakamura meet Erigaisi, Abdusattorov play […]
The World Championship match between Gukesh Dommaraju and Ding Liren demonstrated how important it can be to catch your opponent on the wrong foot in the opening. In her 60-minute course, Svitlana Demchenko shows how this can be achieved with both colours and very little theory. | Photos: Nils Rohde
Wesley So took the sole lead at the Sinquefield Cup after defeating Fabiano Caruana with black in round three. Vincent Keymer bounced back from his previous-round loss by beating Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, while Sam Sevian overcame Anish Giri after 110 moves. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Levon Aronian remain half a point behind So following draws against Javokhir […]
A few weeks ago this great chess organiser and sponsor passed away at the age of 57. For many years he invited us to his “Zurich Chess Challenge”, which saw some of the world’s top players competing. During that time we had interesting, personal interaction with him. For us news of his passing came out […]
Alireza Firouzja, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura secured their places in the Esports World Cup playoffs after winning both of their matches on Wednesday. Firouzja needed Armageddon deciders against Wei Yi and Arjun Erigaisi, while Abdusattorov won all four of his games. Carlsen and Nakamura also advanced without losing a match, leaving 12 […]
Four decisive games in round two of the Sinquefield Cup produced a five-way tie for the lead, with all four wins coming with the white pieces. Levon Aronian, Wesley So, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (pictured) joined Fabiano Caruana on 1½/2 points. Aronian’s 91-move win over Vincent Keymer came after he survived a lost position. […]