Mukhiddin Madaminov won the UzChess Cup in Tashkent after defeating Shamsiddin Vokhidov in blitz tiebreaks. The 19-year-old Uzbek player, the lowest-rated participant in the Masters section, had entered the field only after Javokhir Sindarov’s withdrawal. Madaminov and Vokhidov finished level after drawing their final-round games with the black pieces, before Madaminov won both blitz games […]
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Felix Blohberger defeated David Navara 3½-2½ in a six-game match held at the offices of the Austrian Chess Federation in Vienna. Five games were drawn, with Blohberger’s win in game three proving decisive. The Austrian grandmaster organised the match as part of his effort to approach the 2600 Elo mark, while also providing post-game analysis […]
Shamsiddin Vokhidov and Mukhiddin Madaminov remain tied for first place at the UzChess Cup with one round to go, after both drew their games on Sunday. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (pictured, right) scored wins to move within half a point of the leaders, while Nikolas Theodorou defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov after the Uzbek grandmaster was […]
Magnus Carlsen won the inaugural ASEAN E-Sports Chess Cup in Bangkok after beating Andrey Esipenko in an Armageddon decider. The 22-player rapid event featured leading Southeast Asian representatives and five international invitees. Fabiano Caruana was eliminated in the group stage, while Le Quang Liem took third place. | Pictured: Magnus Carlsen (right) next to 10-year-old […]
Take a look at this position. The black king is completely trapped and will soon be mated, but can White do it in just three moves? Try and work it out in your mind. Spoiler: it begins with an absurd-looking move. Test your skills on this and on three more tricky mating positions. In each […]
Training, endgame technique and a wealth of up-to-date analysis: the latest ChessBase releases focus on different aspects of practical chess improvement. From interactive training with Fritz 21 and strategic insights drawn from the games of Bent Larsen, to clearly structured endgame principles presented by Karsten Müller and Leon Luke Mendonca, as well as current tournament […]
You can find the perfect games for your training in no time: using the shortcut CTRL+F, you can search your databases specifically for players, game phases, or strategic and tactical themes. These search results let you focus your training exactly where you or your students want to improve.
The lineups for the 2026 World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships have been confirmed, with 43 teams and more than 300 players set to compete in Hong Kong. Previous frontrunners WR Chess, Hexamind and Team MGD1 return with strong squads, while Dragon Chilling, led by Ding Liren, adds further interest. With many of the world’s […]
Yağmur Gündüz takes on Fritz 21 and shows that even club-level players around 1200 Elo can have exciting and entertaining games against the engine. Although Yağmur quickly gets into a difficult position and loses several pawns, she keeps fighting actively, finding creative tactical ideas involving forks, pins, and mating threats. The game suddenly turns around […]
With only a few weeks remaining before the start of the Kasparov Chess Foundations’s Friendship Festival 2026 in Radenci, Slovenia, interest from the international chess community continues to grow. Players, trainers, and chess enthusiasts from around the world are preparing for what promises to be one of the most diverse chess festivals of the summer. […]