The European Chess Union has announced the creation of the European Chess Super League, a new elite club competition scheduled to debut in 2027. Featuring eight leading clubs and a substantial prize fund, the event aims to bring top-level team chess into a dedicated continental format. Organisers also confirmed plans for a corresponding Women’s Super […]
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Round six of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament featured a number of pivotal games in both sections. In the Masters, Nodirbek Abdusattorov defeated world champion Gukesh Dommaraju after a sudden one-move blunder, moving ahead of the field, while Vincent Keymer and Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus also collected important wins. The Challengers saw Andy Woodward claim a […]
Judit Polgár is a name that still electrifies today. This goes back to her meteoric rise – and that of her sisters – in the 1980s and 1990s. She climbed as high as eighth place in the world rankings – note, the open rankings, not the women’s list – and even defeated Garry Kasparov. Without […]
Magnus had recently seemed somewhat weary of tournaments with classical time controls, but the organisers of the TePe Sigeman & Co Tournament (1–7 May 2026) have now rather surprisingly announced the participation of the world number one. Carlsen last played in Malmö as a 14-year-old. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Song Yuxin’s 2025 season marked a decisive step forward in her career. Focusing exclusively on classical chess, this analysis looks at how a heavy tournament schedule, largely centred on open events, translated into a major rating climb, a rise from the fringes of the top 100 to the women’s top 25, and a strong finish […]
Auckland, 21 January 2026 – The 2026 edition of the Bob Wade Memorial round robin event concluded in Auckland, New Zealand, with English super GM Michael Adams finishing top with 6.5 points out of 9 rounds and a final tally of +4 -0 =5, half a point ahead of Commonwealth Chess Champion and ChessBase columnist, […]
Post-game, thoughtful interviews from the Tata Steel Chess Tournament offer insight into form, temperament and longevity at the top level, guided by the calm questioning of Fiona Steil-Antoni. Carissa Yip speaks openly about nerves during critical moments, Faustino Oro displays unusual poise for his age, while Vasyl Ivanchuk gives an account of a notable incident […]
We are thrilled to announce that GM Antoaneta Stefanova, former Women’s World Chess Champion, and one of the most distinguished figures in modern chess, will deliver a live lecture at the Kasparov Chess Foundation Academy. Keep January 25, 18:00 CET, free to listen to her.
The Floripa Open, part of the Brazil Chess Series, is taking place on 17-25 January as a 10-player Swiss open in Florianópolis. Niclas Huschenbeth recently announced that he would be competing in the popular Brazilian event. After six rounds, he has realised how difficult it is to consistently live up to the role of being […]
Round five of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament saw four decisive games in the Masters, with Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Hans Niemann and Javokhir Sindarov emerging as co-leaders on 3½/5. Sindarov joined the lead after inflicting a first loss on Turkish prodigy Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus. In the Challengers, Andy Woodward and Faustino Oro both grabbed wins to […]