4/3/2023 – The traditional Reykjavik Open is taking place from 29 March to 4 April at the Harpa Conference Centre in the Icelandic capital. Nicholas Pert, the 2021 British champion, is commentating a few of the rounds on Simon Williams’ Twitch channel. In rounds 6 and 8, he is joined by Blair Connell, with the duo focusing on the game of the ever-entertaining Ginger GM! | Photo: Official website

7/6/2021 – The English is becoming increasingly popular as White players avoid the heavy theory of 1.e4 or 1.d4 and hope to achieve a small advantage in a safe position. A lot of club players tend to focus on openings against 1.e4 and 1.d4 but neglect to study a response to the English. 1...e5 is a theoretically sound response with good chances of equality or better in all variations, and in this video series, Grandmaster Nicholas Pert provides a complete Black repertoire based on this move.

2/27/2021 – Hundreds of different Fritztrainers have been teaching us chess on ChessBase for more than a decade. Maybe you sometimes wonder what else the authors of these Fritztrainers do? "Meet the Fritztrainer" takes a look behind the scenes, telling us more about the private life of your favourite chess trainer. We already had the pleasure to talk to GM Chris Ward, and IM Merijn van Delft. One of our most active "Fritztrainers" is surely GM Nicholas Pert. The British Grandmaster tells us the stories of how he achieved his IM and GM titles, including a game analysis! | Photos: Nicholas Pert & Battersea chess club

1/13/2021 – The Sicilian is the most popular opening against 1.e4 because it is theoretically sound but offers Black double-edged play at the same time. Whilst you must know how to handle the main line (2. Nf3 and 3.d4), sidelines are also very important. In this video series, Nicholas Pert gives a strong and practical Black repertoire against these sidelines such as the Bb5 Sicilian, the Grand Prix Attack, the Alapin and many more, from his years of experience playing the Sicilian.

9/29/2020 – Over one hour of video training. Plus 27 extensively analysed games by authors such as Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Peter Heine Nielsen, Romain Edouard, Krishnan Sasikiran, Karsten Müller, et al. ChessBase Magazine Extra is the perfect addition to the ChessBase Magazine and can also be obtained by subscription (6 issues per year). Available on DVD or as a download.

6/23/2020 – The third volume of Nicholas Pert's 1.d4 repertoire concludes his trilogy. Pert shows how White can get promising positions against the King's Indian and the Grünfeld, how White can counter offbeat openings by Black, and he also offers comprehensive analysis how to fight the Dutch, the Modern and the Pirc.

2/11/2020 – GM Nick Pert, a former World U18 chess champion and a member of the National English team, came up with an ingenious idea about helping the improving players. He composed three FritzTrainer DVDs in which he targets the "typical mistakes" committed by players in the lower rating brackets of 1000-1600, 1600-1900 and 1800-2000. DIANA MIHAJLOVA takes a look.

8/9/2019 – Wrapping up the the 2019 British Championship, GM DANIEL GORMALLY sends his final thoughts, including annotations of the key last round games, and musings on why draw offers should be banned. GM Michael Adams won his seventh British Champion title, undefeated with 7½/9, a half point clear of David Howell. Jovanka Houska was the best female player and thus won her record ninth British Women's Champion title. | Photo: John Upham

8/3/2019 – It's a familiar story: Michael Adams and Jovanka Houska are the leading contenders to be British Champion and Women's Champion heading into the final round. GM DANIEL GORMALLY brings us up to date on the action in Torquay, England, including several annotated games. Adams has a half point lead over David Howell, Stephen Gordon and Richard Pert. |Round 9| The final round starts at 9:00 UTC (11:00 CEST / 5:00 AM EDT). | Photos: Chris Stratford

7/14/2019 – The Kalashnikov is a favourite weapon of the main line of the Sicilian Defence. It is closely related to the Sveshnikov but with much less theory to learn. GM NICK PERT explores this increasingly popular opening that is easy to pick up and can usually gives Black quick and smooth development. Many of the ideas are thematic and Black can achieve attacking positions in several of the variations. The lines have all been thoroughly checked and will hopefully provide the viewer with the confidence to play this opening.

2/22/2019 – On his two DVDs "Attacking Repertoire with 1.d4" the English Grandmaster, renowned coach and author Nick Pert presents a repertoire for White based on 1.d4. Volume 1 deals with 1.d4 d5 2.c4, volume 2 with systems arising after 1.d4 Nf6. With these two DVDs Pert complements his previous DVD "Solid and safe against the wild Indians" which showed how to play against the King's Indian and Grünfeld.

1/22/2019 – Today is the birthday of English Grandmaster Nicholas Pert, whose next video series on a 1.d4 repertoire will be released in a matter of weeks. Today, reviewer DAVIDE NASTASIO takes a look at his most recent opening salvo, in which Pert examines the black side of the Classical Dutch. He presents the key lines, the latest theory, adding his own interpretation, and inserts new moves to refresh old lines. While covering the main tactical and strategic ideas, Pert provides a repertoire which can help us fight against 1.c4 and 1.Nf3.

9/18/2018 – Joining Karsten for a look some recent endgames from tournament practice today is German IM Jonas Lampert... This week's show is FREE to watch on-demand (for a limited time)!

9/7/2018 – As we are privileged with so many interesting visitors and authors coming to the ChessBase office in Hamburg and frequenting our studio, we often try to grab them for a few quick questions to see how they are and what's new. This time it was GM Nicholas Pert who visited us in Hamburg in order to prepare a new Fritztrainer. Here's a short impromptu interview, and Nick was also a guest on Karsten Mueller's Endgame Magic show. | Photos: Nadja Wittmann

9/6/2018 – Joining Karsten for a look some recent endgames from tournament practice today is English Grandmaster Nicholas Pert, a professional chess player and trainer, who is representing England at the Chess Olympiad in Batumi. This week's show is FREE to watch on-demand (for a limited time)!

8/6/2018 – 105th British Championship took place in Hull, England from July 28th to August 5th, and was narrowly won by top seed Michael Adams after a rapid and blitz tiebreak. Adams and Luke McShane were tied with 7 points from 9 games after the classical Open competition. It was Adams' sixth title, while McShane remains the strongest British player never to have won the national championship. Jovanka Houska had the best score among women with 5.0/9 for her eighth British title. | Photos: Arnold Lutton / BritishChessChampionships.co.uk

4/17/2018 – GM Nicholas Pert is in Hamburg recording a Fritztrainer to be published later this year. He joins Karsten for a look some recent endgames from tournament practice. Watch on-demand!

8/31/2017 – GM Nicholas Pert is in Hamburg recording a Fritztrainer to be published later this year. He joins Karsten for a look some of Pert's own queen endgames, as well as a survey of minor piece endgames from recent tournament practice. Live at 16:00 CEST (8:00 AM EST)!

8/10/2017 – The British Championships in Llandudno ended last weekend Sunday in the dead heat — a tiebreak between Luke McShane and Gawain Jones. After two rapid games, Jones emerged the 2017 British Champion. Jovanka Houska was the top scorer among female players and became the woman's champion. | Photo: David Thomas

3/29/2017 – "Knight on the rim is dim!" Dr. Tarrasch knew right from wrong in chess. Indeed, knights on the edge of the board often lead a miserable life and can easily make life miserable for their colleagues. But no rule without exception. Which former U20 World Champion Ahmed Adly showed in round 3 of the Sharjah Masters by playing a little masterpiece with a knight on the rim.

4/19/2016 – A lot of people do have a solid repertoire against the main lines but do not know what to do when the opponent surprises them with an offbeat opening. On his new DVD the renowned English grandmaster and coach Nick Pert shows how Black can successfully counter openings such as the Pseudo-Trompowsky, the London Sstem, and other offbeat openings. More...

3/4/2016 – The French Defence has always been a tough nut to crack for 1.e4 players and even Bobby Fischer had problems against it. But English Grandmaster Nicholas Pert loves the French Defence - he has been playing it with Black since his junior days. On his DVD about the French he uses his knowledge and experience to recommend a solid yet aggressive repertoire for Black.

12/2/2015 – The 7th London Chess Classic started yesterday with the inaugurual British Knockout Championships. In the quarterfinal the favorites Luke McShane, Gawain Jones and David Howell all won their two-game mini-matches. But Nicholas Pert and Jonathan Hawkins had to play a tie-break. Pert won thanks to a win in the Armageddon-Blitz and in a wild and messy game.

6/25/2015 – It goes without saying that such a title is not merely about helping players identify their mistakes, but rectify them. English GM Pert, National Head Coach for the English Chess Federation, proposes to do just that, highlighting common issues with 57 videos on lessons and tests to aid the player plug the holes in his game and prevent it from sinking prematurely.