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Ural wins World University Team Championship
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (1177+ words) The opening match of the final between Ural State Mining University and Saint Louis University was closely contested across all four boards. The top three games ended in draws, with GMs Arseniy Nesterov and Aryan Chopra, Rudik Makarian and Bharath…...
Royal and 11-year-old Sivanandan make British chess history
3+ hour ago (860+ words) EXPAND YOUR CHESS HORIZONS Your entry into the great world of ChessBase with ChessBase Program '26, Big Database, CBM and Premium Account. Press release by the English Chess Federation Records tumbled at the biggest-ever British Chess Championships as the nine-day event…...
ChessBase´26 – Tips for beginners, part 26: Null moves: The art of doing nothing
1+ day, 17+ min ago (616+ words) In this video course experts examine the games of Bent Larsen. Let them show you which openings Larsen chose, where his strength in middlegames were, how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame & you’ll get a glimpse of his tactical…...
Fischer's Fritz flop
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (250+ words) In this course, you will learn the foundations and key ideas of the Vienna Game and discover a variety of systems that make you extremely difficult to prepare for. The major part of the material on which the Petroff Defence…...
Praggnanandhaa wins St. Louis Rapid & Blitz after leading from start to finish
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (811+ words) In this course, you will learn the foundations and key ideas of the Vienna Game and discover a variety of systems that make you extremely difficult to prepare for. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu won the 2026 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz on Thursday, securing…...
World University Team Championship: Eight teams advance
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (800+ words) In this volume, we dive into core aspects of chess technique. Smyslov taught the principle of tactical hierarchy, “checks, double attacks, and unprotected pieces”, and Mikhalchishin demonstrates how this method of calculation is vital. After three days of competition, the…...
Team line-ups confirmed for 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (1475+ words) Biel Chess Festival 2025 with analyses by Aravindh, Navara, Wojtaszek et al. Opening videos by Blohberger, Engel and Sokolov. Training columns ‘The fortress’, ‘Opening traps, ‘Fundamental Endgame Knowledge’ and much more The team lists for the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad have been…...
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Pragg still leads, Sindarov keeps up the pace
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (823+ words) “Mate is great!” – Tactical training with Oliver Reeh, “The 8th rank” – Andy Woodward analyses his game against Magnus Carlsen from TePe Sigeman 2026, “A modern Nimzo-Indian” – Andrei Volokitin introduces readers to "his" system and much more! Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu remained the sole leader…...
Ivan Sokolov's ChessBase Training Courses on offer
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (326+ words) “Mate is great!” – Tactical training with Oliver Reeh, “The 8th rank” – Andy Woodward analyses his game against Magnus Carlsen from TePe Sigeman 2026, “A modern Nimzo-Indian” – Andrei Volokitin introduces readers to "his" system and much more! Ivan Sokolov is a Dutch Grandmaster,…...
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Pragg wins rapid section despite final-round loss
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (666+ words) In this video course experts examine the games of Steinitz. Let them show you which openings Steinitz chose, where his strength in middlegames were, how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame & you’ll get a glimpse of his tactical abilities!...