Legends & Prodigies, Round 4 - Live!

9/9/2026 – The "Legends and Prodigies" tournament is taking place in Madrid from 7 to 12 September, bringing together five grandmasters and five international masters from different generations. The event is a double round-robin with a shortened classical time control. After three rounds, David Antón and Faustino Oro share the lead with 2 points each. In round four, Antón has White against Diego Flores, while Oro plays White against Ivan Sokolov. The third game is José Cuenca v José Martínez. | Live with commentary from 11:00 CEST | Photo: Mar Melero

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Oro and Antón Guijarro share the lead in Madrid

9/9/2026 – There were no winners on the second day of the Legends & Prodigies tournament in Madrid. All six games from rounds two and three ended in draws, including the third-round encounter between Faustino Oro and David Antón Guijarro, the two players who had won their opening games. | Photo: Faustino Oro at the 2026 Wijk aan Zee tournament | Photo: Nils Rohde

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Andrew Martin - The Evans Gambit is still dangerous

9/9/2026 – Andrew Martin presents the Evans Gambit as a dangerous and highly practical weapon for club players, especially those rated below 1800. Using a historic game by William Davies Evans, he shows how White gives up a pawn for rapid development, central control and direct attacking chances against the black king. Martin also explains why the opening remains relevant today despite modern engine analysis, with even top players such as Magnus Carlsen facing it in recent practice. The course is designed not only to teach a playable repertoire, but also to sharpen tactical vision and help players enjoy dynamic attacking chess.

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Mind vs Machine

9/8/2026 – 1997: Kasparov vs Deep Blue. We all know the story. But here is a new version told by three-time National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin, using first-hand accounts from grandmaster Maurice Ashley, with riveting illustrations by Eisner winner Thien Pham. The narrative, in comic book form, captures the excitement and suspense of a classic sports showdown and explores thought-provoking themes about where humanity stands at the rise of AI.

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Endgame Magic #336: Two Erigaisi endgames

9/8/2026 – Karsten shows two endgames from Chennai.| You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

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Legends & Prodigies: Oro and Anton Guijarro start with wins

9/8/2026 – The second edition of Legends & Prodigies is underway, and Faustino Oro (pictured) has picked up where he left off last year: in a flawless attacking game, he defeated Diego Flores. David Anton Guijarro also got off to a successful start, beating Jose Fernando Cuenca Jiminez with Black. | Photo: FMB / Damas y Reyes

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Giri's stroke of genius

9/8/2026 – Giri's stroke of genius: A rook usually wants to be active: Black to move and draw.

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Global Chess League: Carlsen’s Pipers Take the Lead

9/8/2026 – The Alpine APL Pipers, with Magnus Carlsen on the icon board, took sole lead in the standings on day three of the Global Chess League in Bengaluru. In their first match of the day, Carlsen beat Viswanathan Anand on time (pictured), but the Pipers nevertheless lost to the PBG Alaskan Knights. Carlsen's team then bounced back with a 15-3 victory over the previously leading FYERS American Gambits. After four of ten matches, the Pipers lead the table with nine match points, followed by four teams on six. | Photos: Global Chess League

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Philidor at 300: Chess Master, Musician and Pioneer

9/7/2026 – François-André Danican, better known as Philidor, was born 300 years ago today. A celebrated musician and the greatest chess player of his age, he made his living from chess in Paris and London, performed blindfold exhibitions in Berlin and, at the invitation of Frederick II, visited Sanssouci Palace. A look back at the remarkable life of one of the first great names in chess history. | Picture: François-André Philidor (1726–1795) by Augustin de Saint-Aubin and Charles-Nicolas Cochin

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"New twists in the English Defence"

9/7/2026 – Under the heading ‘New Ideas for Your Repertoire’, ChessBase Magazine shows you in every issue how to make your opening play more varied and successful. The new CBM #233 features, firstly, 10 opening articles – including ones on the Alekhine-Chatard Attack and the Frankenstein Dracula Variation! It also provides three opening videos: Daniel King delivers an update on the English Defence (1.c4 b6 2.d4 e6 3.e4 Bb4+), Ivan Sokolov explores a new approach for White in the Nimzo-Indian, and Mihail Marin analyses Grischuk’s “exotic move 9...e5” in the Gruenfeld. You can now watch Daniel King’s video in full in this week’s CBM preview. Enjoy!

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Global Chess League: Pipers, Gambits and Grandmasters tied for first place

9/7/2026 – The Alpine APL Pipers remain unbeaten after day two of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League in Bengaluru, while the FYERS American Gambits suffered their first defeat. The Ganges Grandmasters, PBG Alaskan Knights and CheQ Mumba Masters also picked up match wins, as the standings tightened after eight encounters. The Triveni Continental Kings, meanwhile, remain without a match point after suffering a third consecutive loss. | Photo: Global Chess League

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Former Super GMs taken down - The Underdog

9/6/2026 – In this episode of Underdog, Robert Ris presents two entertaining blitz upsets from a strong event in Sofia. First, Jolanta Zawadzka punishes former 2700 player Ivan Cheparinov with a sharp kingside attack in a Sicilian, finishing the game in just 20 moves. The second example features José García Molina against Sanan Sjugirov, where White sacrifices material for a dangerous initiative and builds a powerful attack against the black king. Both games show how quickly even very strong grandmasters can come under pressure in blitz when tactical threats and initiative take over.

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England and Slovenia win European Senior Team Championships

9/6/2026 – England and Slovenia claimed the titles at the European Senior Team Championships in Crete. England finished unbeaten to win the 50+ section with 17/18 match points, one ahead of Italy. In the 65+ competition, Slovenia and England both scored 16/18, with the Slovenian team taking gold on tiebreaks after having defeated their English rivals in their direct encounter. | Photo: Zetta Grapsa / European Chess Union

ChessBase´26 – Tips for Beginners, part 30: Use "Folders"

9/6/2026 – ChessBase´26 is amazingly versatile and often surprisingly user-friendly — as the first 29 parts of this tutorial series have already shown! One particularly important feature in this context is the “Folders” window, which lets you quickly locate anything you want to use within your storage directories. In this episode, we’ll show you how to activate the window (in case it’s been disabled) and what you can view and work with there.

Global Chess League: American Gambits win both their matches on opening day

9/6/2026 – The fourth season of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League got under way on Saturday, with the FYERS American Gambits making the strongest start. They won both of their opening-day matches, including a victory over the Triveni Continental Kings, who lost twice. The Ganges Grandmasters and Alpine APL Pipers also began with wins as the six-team double round-robin stage commenced at the Lalit Ashok hotel in Bengaluru. | Pictured: Javokhir Sindarov (American Gambits) defeated Viswanathan Anand (Alaskan Knights) | Photo: Amruta Mokal

Pouya Idani switches federations from Iran to France

9/5/2026 – Iranian grandmaster Pouya Idani has switched federations and will now represent France. The 30-year-old, who has lived in Brest since 2023 and has long been active in French club chess, enters the country's top group of players with a rating above 2600. Idani, a former World Under-18 champion and Iranian Olympiad representative, will nevertheless have to wait before becoming eligible for the French national team. | Photo: Amruta Mokal

Game of the Week #738: Fier vs Pechac

9/5/2026 – Our Brazilian friend Alexandr Fier is known for his samba way of playing chess: playing active chess, looking for adventure, taking risks, going for the direct attack whenever possible. Since he plays his moves very fast, he puts additional pressure on the clock. His games are not always correct, but surely entertaining. Our Game of the Week is his great fight with Jergus Pechac, in which both players found many creative moves, until eventually Fier found a lovely finish. Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

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