Chess Classics - Reti's Masters of the Chessboard

5/27/2022 – With the accelerated shift from the written word to video content, some might feel that classic books are noteworthy only as historic footnotes in the evolution of chess. However, to do so is to not only deny yourself a deeper and richer culture, but also to overlook the invaluable lessons of the past. Here is a look at one of the great chess books and what makes it special.
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Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Spot the checkmate

5/27/2022 – In his “Power Play Show” Daniel King looks at some snapshots from the Chessable Masters, focusing on one game in particular, Giri vs Praggnanandhaa, which was a rollercoaster! | 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.
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Top choice: Kasimdzhanov’s French Defence - a review

5/27/2022 – Rustam Kasimdzhanov is considered one of the world’s leading opening experts; he has worked as a second for Vishy Anand, Fabiano Caruana and the German national team. In his new Fritztrainer on the French Defence, he passes on his knowledge. Christian Höthe has taken a look at the course and concludes, “The French is a wonderful opening, especially after studying this Fritztrainer!”
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Ding beats Pragg in close match, wins Chessable Masters

5/27/2022 – Ding Liren won the Chessable Masters after beating 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa in the final match’s tiebreaks. The Chinese had won the first set on Wednesday, but saw his opponent bouncing back in the second 4-game mini-match. A clear rating favourite, Ding defeated his prodigious rival in the deciding blitz tiebreaker.
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Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: A Gambit against the Sicilian Alapin

5/27/2022 – This week Robert Ris looks at a gambit, which Magnus Carlsen tried at the Chessable Masters to counter Nils Grandelius' Sicilian Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3). | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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The Weekly Show: A tense victory in Hamburg

5/26/2022 – In his ‘Weekly Show’ Lawrence Trent reviews what went on at the Superbet Rapid & Blitz and the Chessable Masters. He focuses, however, on one of his own game from the GM Invitational in Hamburg — a very tense affair which he eventually managed to win! | Lawrence’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here
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Fun with quizzes

5/26/2022 – Among the growing number of apps and functions available with ChessBase Account is the Quiz. Most of the functions in a subscription have an inherent training or educational factor in their usage, and the quiz is no exception, But even more than what it can teach you is the plain old 'fun' factor. Read on to learn more!
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How chess is helping a Ukrainian player to cope with the war

5/26/2022 – At the recently held Malakoff Open near Paris, Woman International Master Anastasiya Rakhmangulova scored 6.5 points in nine rounds to finish in 11th place. While her performance wasn’t extraordinary, the mere participation of the 27-year-old Ukrainian at the annual chess tournament was. She was in Kyiv when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24. | Photo: Anastasiya Rakhmangulova at the Cappelle-la-Grande tournament 2022
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Chessable Masters Finals

5/26/2022 – The Chessable Masters is the fourth of nine tournaments of the current Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. In the preliminary 16 players will fight for a place in the knockout phase. Magnus Carlsen will be up against a number of promising talents and a number of strong veterans. Play starts daily at 18.00 CEST (12.00 EST, 16.00 UTC). Follow the games live and with commentary.
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Chessable Masters Finals: Ding wins first set

5/26/2022 – The first set of the final match at the online Chessable Masters ended on Wednesday with a 2½-1½ victory by Ding Liren over Praggnanandhaa. It has been a busy few days for the 16-year-old Pragg: the Indian chess prodigy shuttles between tournament matches and school exams. A second match will be played on Thursday — a draw will then be enough for Ding to win the tournament.
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Svitlana's Smart Moves - Positional Sacrifices by Kramnik, Kasparov, Tal and Petrosian

5/26/2022 – Normally, we sacrifice a piece to win material, or even set up a check-mate attack. But occasionally, we can also sacrifice a piece to gain a positional advantage! Svitlana demonstrates how this is working with some very instructional games by Vladimir Kramnik, Garry Kasparov, Mikhail Tal, and Tigran Petrosian - the "Master" of positional sacrifices.
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The Winning Academy 10: Karpov's Secret Weapon

5/25/2022 – Anatoly Karpov, born 23 May, 1951, is one of the strongest players in the history of chess. He was World Champion from 1975 to 1985, finished first in 160 strong tournaments, and was the world's number one for 102 months. However, he seemed to win many of his games without much effort, without striking moves or crushing attacks. But he had a secret weapon - which Jan Markos analyses in more detail. | Photo: V. Savostianov, Novosti Press (via D. Griffin)
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Game of the Week #517: Levon Aronian vs Vishy Anand

5/25/2022 – In his “Game of the Week” show #517, Merijn van Delft shows how 52-year old former World Champion Vishy Anand won a fine attacking game against Levon Aronian at the Superbet Rapid & Blitz in Warsaw, where Anand surprisingly won the rapid portion of the tournament. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Young refugees learning chess in the US

5/25/2022 – In a time of strife and war, everyone suffers, but few more than children yanked from their homes in a storm of confusion. Thrown into a world of strangers and strange languages is a huge challenge, which is why it is heartwarming to see NBC news report that Afghan refugee children in the US are helped through chess with the help of GM Elshan Moradiabadi.
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Chessable Masters: Ding knocks out Carlsen, Pragg stuns Giri

5/25/2022 – Rating underdogs Ding Liren and Praggnanandhaa moved on to the finals of the Chessable Masters after knocking out Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri respectively. After drawing their first three encounters, Ding defeated Carlsen in game 4 to clinch match victory. Meanwhile, Pragg and Giri traded blows to take their match to tiebreaks. The 16-year-old Indian prodigy was stronger in blitz, and thus knocked out his famed opponent.
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Sheripov announces his candidacy for FIDE President

5/24/2022 – On May 19, Inal Sheripov (Belgium) announced his intention to run for FIDE President. His ticket has already been officially submitted to the FIDE office, with supporting letters from the federations of Ukraine, Zambia, Sierra-Leone, Barbados, and Timor Leste. The ticket includes Lewis Ncube (Zambia), current President of the African Chess Confederation, as a Candidate for the position of FIDE Deputy President.
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Two invitational tournaments in Hamburg

5/24/2022 – The Hamburger Schachklub von 1830 (HSK) is the largest and second oldest German chess club. It is also very active and currently organises two invitational tournaments in Hamburg: a GM tournament and an IM tournament, both featuring promising young players (pictured: Leon Mendonca) and experienced masters. With 3.0/3 GM Vasilios Kotronias from Greece (in the GM tournament) and IM Brandon Clarke from England (in the IM tournament) had the best start. | Photos: Frank Bracker
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Duda comes from behind, wins Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland

5/24/2022 – Jan-Krzysztof Duda won the Superbet Rapid & Blitz tournament in Warsaw. The Polish star collected 6½/9 points on the final day of action to overcome long-time sole leader Vishy Anand in the standings table. Anand tied in second place with Levon Aronian, who scored 13½/18 points in the blitz section and thus climbed to first place in the blitz world ranking. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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Chessable Masters: Carlsen, Ding, Praggnanandhaa and Giri qualify for the semifinals

5/24/2022 – In the quarterfinals of the Chessable Masters, Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren and Anish Giri beat their opponents quite confidently. In the duel of talents, Praggnanandhaa won 2.5-1.5 against Wei Yi. | Photos and pictures: Play Magnus Group
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