4/10/2024 – Switzerland is a country with a long and rich chess tradition. Living up to its chess heritage and role as a home of the International Chess Federation, the Swiss threw a big party for chess on Sunday, April 7 and celebrated the 100th birthday of FIDE. | Photos: Stev Bonhage

9/22/2018 – Today is the birthday of Swiss Grandmaster Yannick Pelletier, who was born in Biel in 1976. During the Biel Chess Festival, where he served as the Tournament Director for the GM tournament, he was interviewed by Macauley Peterson and we bring you the full audio as well as transcribed highlights. Pelletier explains how he got into professional chess and the evolution of his career which will soon include magazine publishing. | Photo: Biel Chess Festival

5/19/2017 – It is the one of the oldest chess events in Europe, and the 50th edition starts on July 22. The ten-player Grandmaster tournament fields experienced players and young stars, the Rapid tournament includes former World Champion Anatoly Karpov and World Championship candidate Vlastimil Hort. You can participate in the Master Tournament. Full details in this press release.

1/5/2014 – It seemed like a close affair in the final rounds of the Basel Chess festival, with three tied for first, and a slew of other grandmasters behind, but top-seed Radoslaw Wojtaszek would not be denied. After his strong win at Zurich a week before, he finished with two wins over his close rivals Robin van Kampen and Maxim Rodshtein to take clear first. Illustrated report.

1/4/2014 – Right after the Zurich Open that concluded the year 2013 comes the Basel Chess Festival, also in Switzerland, launching the new year in fine style. The event has grown each year and in the 230 players, are no fewer than seventeen grandmasters, many who came directly from Zurich. The top seed is Radoslaw Wojtaszek once more, but sharing the lead are Robin van Kampen and Ivan Popov.

9/24/2004 – England's Luke McShane has made the most of his last years of eligibility for the Lausanne Young Masters in Switzerland. He repeated his 2003 victory ahead of seven other of the world's top under-21 players. In the final KO round he defeated Mamedyarov for the title. Pics and report.