5/18/2025 – GM Daneshvar Bardiya of Iran and IM Song Yuxin of China emerged as the champions of the 2025 Asian Chess Championship, held on 6-15 May at the Danat Resort Hotel in Al Ain, UAE. Bardiya claimed gold in the open section with 7/9 points, edging out top seed Nihal Sarin on tiebreaks. In the women's section, Song Yuxin secured the title after a tightly contested final round, prevailing based on the highest average opponent rating. | Photos: Asian Chess Federation

5/18/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris looks at the encounter between Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and World Champion Gukesh at the Superbet Classic in Bucharest. Gukesh tried a popular line in the Scotch, but things soon went wrong for the World Champion. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

5/18/2025 – When you are on the move, it is particularly important that your computer does not consume too much power when analysing. With ChessBase 18, you can conserve your battery and connect to top-quality hardware via a remote engine whenever you need it. This means that the engine installed on your computer can remain off and the computing power is provided by an Internet server. But there are advantages at home too: the wide selection is sure to include engines that are more powerful than the one on your own computer, and the fan stays quiet. In this tutorial series, you will learn how convenient and resource-efficient you can analyse with your engine of choice.

5/18/2025 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books on chess training and strategy. In episode 230 of his "Understanding before Moving" show Herman looks at the many achievements of Anish Giri. | Photo: Pascal Simon

5/18/2025 – The 8th Sharjah Masters, a 9-round Swiss open for players with a 2500+ Elo rating, is set to take place from 17-25 May at the Sharjah Cultural & Chess Club in the UAE. Lower-rated players can compete in the Masters B or C events. The tournament follows a 90-minute time control with a 30-second increment per move. Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Anish Giri and Parham Maghsoodloo are the top seeds. | Follow the games live starting at 14.00 CEST (8.00 ET, 17.30 IST)

5/17/2025 – We are thrilled to announce that GM Antoaneta Stefanova, former Women's World Chess Champion, will be delivering a live lecture at the Kasparov Chess Foundation Academy! Antoaneta is one of the most distinguished figures in contemporary chess. She was a true chess prodigy, won the World Under-10 Championship in 1989 in Puerto Rico and the European Under-14 Championship in 1992. Listen to her live this Sunday.

5/17/2025 – In April, ChessBase released many new video courses and other products. Browse the convenient monthly overview to select your favourites: ChessBase Magazine, the new Master Class episode on Max Euwe, the comprehensive Pirc package, or the various Sicilian and strategy guides. What's more, the holidays are just around the corner, and Fritz & Fertig can make those long journeys a little more enjoyable! Take a look at all of last month's products!

5/17/2025 – The Gotham Chess European Tour made a stop in Berlin on 15 May 2024, where over 400 guests experienced a unique chess event with Levy Rozman, Georgios Souleidis and Judit Polgar. In addition to show formats such as "Guess the Elo", blitz games and interviews, technical perfection and plenty of humour provided the best entertainment. The event ended with a standing ovation and the prospect of a new European tour in the coming years. | All photos: chess.com / Maria Emelianova

5/17/2025 – Thumbs up if you manage to calculate Black's winning continuation from the diagram position to the end, including a quiet move - good luck!

5/17/2025 – Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu clinched his first-ever Grand Chess Tour title at the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest after prevailing in a three-way playoff against Alireza Firouzja and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The 19-year-old Indian grandmaster secured a draw in the final round against Levon Aronian to guarantee a tie for first, while Firouzja and MVL won their respective games to force a playoff. Pragg's victory, his second major tournament win this year, also propelled him to second place in the GCT standings. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

5/16/2025 – The 2025 Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest marks the second stage of this year's Grand Chess Tour and the first of two classical tournaments in the series. Held on 6–16 May, the event brings together ten top grandmasters in a single round-robin format. Reigning tournament champion Fabiano Caruana and world champion Gukesh Dommaraju are part of the star-studded lineup. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 14.00 CEST (8.00 ET, 17.30 IST)

5/16/2025 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft shows how Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won a fine game against World Champion Gukesh at the Superbet Classic Tournament in Bucharest. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.