ChessBase 17 explained by the engineers! - The new material search

1/28/2023 – ChessBase 17 offers many new features. We help to use them optimally! In our new video series, our developers personally explain the new features they have developed themselves. From the new data format to the beauty index. In no time at all, you'll learn how it's done. In the third episode, Jeroen van den Belt explains the newly visualized material search function!
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Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: A fascinating tactical battle

1/28/2023 – In his "Fast & Furious" show, Robert Ris goes over the exciting tactical battle played by Indian prodigies Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa at the Tata Steel Masters! | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Tata Steel Chess - Live!

1/28/2023 – The 85th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament is taking place on January 14-29 in Wijk aan Zee. Both the Masters and the Challengers are 14-player single round-robin events. In the Masters, young talents like Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and Nodirbek Abdusattorov are facing experienced stars like Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren and Fabiano Caruana. | Follow the games live with expert commentary, starting at 14.00 CET (8.00 ET, 18.30 IST)
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Loose bishops drop off

1/28/2023 – In the diagram position White can win a piece after 18.Nxc6! Bxc6. Can you calculate the lines in your head?

Svitlana's Smart Moves - King's Indian Attack vs. Sicilian, French & Caro-Kann

1/28/2023 – In an earlier episode, Svitlana taught us the King's Indian Defence. Today, we will learn all the basics about the King's Indian Attack, which is a universal setup, similar to the London System. This also means that the attack can be easily played against standard openings, like the Sicilian, the French, or the Caro-Kann. Svitlana explains, using a Bobby Fischer game, how to win against the French Defence with this interesting opening.

Tata Steel Chess R11: Donchenko sole leader in the Challengers

1/28/2023 – Nothing changed atop the standings of the Tata Steel Masters, as Nodirbek Abdusattorov held Anish Giri to a draw with black, and Magnus Carlsen could not get much with white against Wesley So. Thus, Abdusattorov still has a half point lead over Giri ahead of the tournament’s final weekend. Meanwhile, in the Challengers, Alexander Donchenko beat top seed Amin Tabatabaei to go into the final two days of action in sole first place. | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023
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Endgames from Wijk aan Zee (3)

1/27/2023 – The much anticipated Tata Steel Chess Tournament is underway in Wijk aan Zee. GM Karsten Müller, our in-house endgame expert, continues to find instructive positions from the event in the Netherlands and shares his analyses with us. Find five such mini-lessons here. Enjoy! | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: The genius of Richard Rapport

1/27/2023 – In his new Power Play Show, GM Daniel King examines a wonderfully creative game of Richard Rapport’s from the Tata Steel Masters. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

New: CBM Extra #211

1/27/2023 – Videos: Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d3) by Christian Bauer and Saemisch-Benoni by David Navara. "Lucky bag": 45 annotated games - analyses by Anish Giri, Alexander Motylev, Nijat Abasov and many more. "The brilliancy" by GM Yago Santiago - an uncompromising attacking game against the Gruenfeld with 4.h4 and 10.Rh4!?. Plus Update service with over 40,000 new games! ChessBase Magazine Extra is the perfect complement to ChessBase Magazine. Available as a single issue or by subscription (6 issues per year). Available as download or on DVD.

New - Karsten Müller: How to attack - principles of training

1/27/2023 – Most players prefer to attack rather than defend. But what is the correct way to do it? GM Dr Karsten Müller has compiled many rules and motifs to guide you, along with sharpening your intuition for the exceptions. An extraordinary Fritztrainer by the endgame pro, this time dedicated to his real player type standard model - The attacking activist!
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Seven years: ChessBase India (2)

1/26/2023 – It calls for a celebration: ChessBase India turned seven years old on 18th of January 2023. In the second part of his article, the CEO and co-founder of ChessBase India, IM Sagar Shah, writes about the work done by the ChessBase India team in the last 365 days. There is so much to tell – it is a wonderful success story.

Game of the Week #552: M. Carlsen vs N. Abdusattorov

1/26/2023 – In his “Game of the Week” show #552, Merijn van Delft analyses the all-important victory that Nodirbek Abdusattorov obtained (with black) over Magnus Carlsen at the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

First International Solving Championships of 2023 announced

1/26/2023 – As the traditional introduction to a new solving season, the 19th International Solving Contest (ISC) will be held this Sunday, January 29. A set of chess problems will be simultaneously offered to more than 500 solvers around the world at 11 AM CET. The ISC hybrid solving competition is becoming increasingly popular since it allows enthusiasts from many countries to participate without extra costs. In 2023, the ISC will reach 42 locations in 26 different countries.
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Christopher Jones: Selected Helpmates

1/26/2023 – This little problem will leave you gawping and sleepless, says Ian Watson in his review of a delightful collection of helpmates by Christopher Jones. Don't be daunted by this problem genre – it is more entertaining than you might expect. Especially when the problems come from a virtuoso composer like Jones. Can you imagine how White, with Black's full assistance, actually execute a mate in eight moves? Think Phoenix (a queen dies and is reborn).

Tata Steel Chess R10: Gukesh beats Pragg in wild struggle

1/26/2023 – Magnus Carlsen and Dommaraju Gukesh continued their good runs of results in round 10 of the Tata Steel Masters, as they scored full points in the only two decisive games of the day. Carlsen has won three games in the last four rounds and is now sharing third place with Wesley So, while Gukesh won two out of his last three encounters to recover from a subpar start in Wijk aan Zee. | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023
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Revamped Champions Chess Tour to kick off in February

1/25/2023 – A record $2 million prize pot will be on offer in the 2023 season of the Champions Chess Tour. The new season kicks off February 3 with the Airthings Masters, the first of six star-studded tournaments before an eight-player final event in December. The launch of the 2023 Champions Chess Tour follows Chess.com’s acquisition of Play Magnus Group.
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Rapid Interview - Savitha Shri Baskar

1/25/2023 – Rapid interviews are fun: interviewer and guest face each other in an epic rapid chess battle. The chess guest not only has to face the interviewer's questions, but also concentrate on the chess game at the same time. This leads to surprising answers and sometimes to curious chess positions. Indian super talent Savitha Shri recently bagged the Bronze medal in the World Rapid Chess 2022, and reached the fabulous rating of over 2400. Also, today is her birthday, and she turns 16! Congratulations, and well played. | Photo: Instagram Savitha Shri
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ChessBase 17 video: Adjusting visual settings (Dark Mode)

1/25/2023 – In seconds, you will learn how to adjust the visual settings in ChessBase 17 today. Change the colour theme to White, Blue, Grey, and Black, and simplify the ribbons. ChessBase 17 offers many new features. We help to use them optimally! In our new video series, our developers personally explain the new features they have developed themselves. From the new data format to the beauty index. This time: How do I change the visual settings? What is the Dark Mode?
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Tata Steel Chess R9: Giri beats Ding, Abdusattorov escapes with a draw

1/25/2023 – Nodirbek Abdusattorov grabbed the lead at the Tata Steel Masters in round 5, and has topped the standings ever since. In Tuesday’s round 9, however, he could have been caught by Anish Giri, who got the better of Ding Liren in a sharp encounter. The Dutchman would be now in the shared lead had Vincent Keymer made the most of his advantage against Abdusattorov — the Uzbek defended resourcefully, though, and the game ended in an 89-move draw. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023
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