ChessBase 17 - Tips & Tricks: For a quick start in the program

9/28/2023 – ChessBase 17 offers a unique variety of functions for players and coaches. For beginners this complexity is challenging - even though every function is described in the manual (printed 500 pages). For this reason, Walter Saumweber, author of many Microsoft topics, has written a book about ChessBase 17 in which he deliberately concentrates on those topics that are particularly useful or require explanation. Beginners are thus guaranteed a quick start. Advanced users benefit from the detailed explanations of selected areas. This great manual is published in ChessBase's all-new web-based eBook format!

AI Cup - Live!

9/28/2023 – The AI Cup is the sixth and final ‘regular’ event of the 2023 Champions Chess Tour. The tournament, which takes place on September 25-29, featured three divisions, each a double-elimination knockout, where losing one match drops the player to a lower bracket — from where he/she can still win the tournament. | Follow the games live with expert commentary from 18.00 CEST (12.00 ET, 21.30 IST)
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World Junior Ch: Maurizzi, Dudin and Avila in the lead

9/28/2023 – In the seventh round of the World Junior Championship, decisive results were seen on the top three boards, with Marc’Andria Maurizzi, Gleb Dudin (pictured) and Santiago Avila winning to enter the next round as co-leaders. Carissa Yip, in the meantime, is now the sole leader in the women’s section. | Photo: David Llada
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Wieza Pomot Pegow win first-ever Polish Team Championship

9/28/2023 – For the first time in its history, Wieza Pomot Pegow managed to win the Polish Team Championship. The event was held as a 10-team round-robin tournament in Lublin. Almost all German national players were successfully involved in various teams. Votum SA Polonia Wrocław and KSz Hetman Płock finished in clear second and third place, respectively. | Photo: Andrei Volokitin (X)
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AI Cup: Carlsen beats MVL, reaches Grand Final

9/28/2023 – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave proved to be a worthy opponent for Magnus Carlsen in the final of the AI Cup winners’ bracket. In the end, however, the Norwegian prevailed in Armageddon. In the losers' bracket, Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Alireza Firouzja, while Anish Giri got the better of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.
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World Junior Championships - Round 7 Live!

9/27/2023 – The World Junior Championships are taking place from September 21 to October 1 at the Hotel del Prado in Mexico City. Two US representatives, Hans Niemann and Carissa Yip, are the top seeds in the open and the women’s section, respectively. | Follow the games live with computer assistance, starting at 0.00 CEST (18.00 ET, 3.30 IST)
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The Monthly Dragon - Key resource: Annoying the white queen with 9.0-0-0 d5

9/27/2023 – The Dragon Master is back with a new episode! We already reviewed the possibility of trapping the white queen in an earlier show. In today's video, Chris points out how important this resource is to gain a strong advantage over White.| Photo: John Upham
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Jeremy Silman (1954-2023)

9/27/2023 – Jeremy Silman (1954-2023) got hooked on chess after the Bobby Fischer boom, discovered his writing talent, and went on to get paid handsomely for chess lessons. Last Thursday, the Californian bestselling author died after a long illness. Stefan Löffler sent us an obituary. | Photos: JeremySilman.com
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Ian Nepomniachtchi grabs second Levitov Chess Week title

9/27/2023 – Ian Nepomniachtchi collected four wins and a loss on the final day of action at the Levitov Chess Week to claim clear tournament victory with 12½ (out of 18) points. Nepo had also won the first edition of the event sponsored by Ilya Levitov back in 2019. This time around, he finished two points ahead of his closest pursuers, Levon Aronian and Peter Svidler. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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World Senior Team Ch: Italy and Germany top the standings

9/27/2023 – The seventh round brought some unexpected results in the S50 section and very predictable results in the S65 section of the World Senior Team Championship in North Macedonia. After beating the United States, Italy grabbed the sole lead in the S50 section, while Germany Lasker Schachstiftung GK lead the S65 section with a perfect score after seven rounds. | Pictured: Gabriel Barandiaran (Uruguay) | Photos: Mark Livshitz
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FIDE prepares to celebrate its centenary in 2024

9/26/2023 – In 2024, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) will celebrate its centenary. As part of the celebrations throughout the year 2024, FIDE is planning numerous activities, including chess festivals, exhibitions displaying historical archives, documents and chess memorabilia. Organizers and federations are encouraged to plan their regular and special events using the hashtag #FIDE100.
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All rook endings are drawn

9/26/2023 – Rook endings have drawish tendencies, and sometimes even the chance to get a new queen does not help the better side. In the diagram position it is Black who has to fight for a draw. What did he do to show that it is difficult to win rook endings?

8-year-old prodigy faces 79-year-old British champion

9/26/2023 – She is the 8-year-old prodigy taking the British chess scene by storm. He is a 79-year-old who reached the top as British Champion way back in 1965. Both are united over a love of the ancient game. Chess.com brought together Harrow schoolgirl Bodhana Sivanandan and Peter Lee, the former England international and the only person who has won British championships in both chess and bridge. | Image: chess.com
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AI Cup: Carlsen beats Nakamura

9/26/2023 – Shortly after the Speed Chess tournament, Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura faced each other again, this time in rapid chess. Carlsen demonstrated his fantastic endgame skills in the very first game and went on to win the match. The other quarterfinal winners were Ian Nepomniachtchi, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
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Levitov Chess Week - Live!

9/26/2023 – From 22 to 26 September, Ilya Levitov is organising the second edition of the “Chess Week” tournament. Ten strong players compete in a double-round rapid chess tournament, including two former world champions, Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik. | Follow the games live with computer-assisted analysis, starting from 14.00 CEST (8.00 ET, 17.30 IST) | Photo: Peter Doggers
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Levitov Chess Week: Nepo and Svidler widen the gap

9/26/2023 – Peter Svidler and Ian Nepomniachtchi have a 2-point lead over their closest chasers with four rounds to go at the Levitov Chess Week in Amsterdam. The co-leaders faced each other twice already — Svidler won with white in round 3, while their double-edged encounter finished drawn on Monday. Levon Aronian and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov are sharing third place with 7½/14 points each. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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The backstory: Fischer’s poor performance in Buenos Aires

9/25/2023 – At the world-class tournament in Buenos Aires in 1960, the then 17-year-old Bobby Fischer — one of the tournament favourites — delivered one of his worst tournament results. Facing Wolfgang Unzicker, an unfortunate touch of the h-pawn led to a quick loss. It was not until many years later that the reason for Fischer’s poor form was revealed.
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Endgame Magic #250: Highlights from the World Rapid Team Championship

9/25/2023 – In the Endgame Magic Show #250 Karsten Müller analyses endgame highlights from the FIDE World Rapid Team Championship, which took place last month at the Düsseldorf Rheinterrassen. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

Open to all levels: women’s rapid event at the World Chess Club in Berlin

9/25/2023 – On September’s last Saturday, the World Chess Club invites all women chess players to a rapid chess tournament at its venue in Berlin (Unter den Linden 22-26). All levels are welcome. The time control is 10 minutes per game, and the entry is free. Saturday, September 30, from 5 pm.
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