10/1/2024 – The Grand Final of the Julius Baer Generation Cup will once again see a clash between Alireza Firouzja and Magnus Carlsen. If Carlsen, who beat Firouzja in the Division I final two days ago, wins the best-of-four match that starts the Grand Final, he will also win the tournament. If Firouzja wins this match, Carlsen will get a second chance as the two will play another match. And the winner of this second match will also be the winner of the tournament. Transmission starts at 17:00 CEST (11:00 ET). Follow the games live with commentary...
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It is the program of choice for anyone who loves the game and wants to know more about it. Start your personal success story with ChessBase and enjoy the game even more.
10/1/2024 – The Julius Baer Generation Cup ends with the Grand Finals. In Division I Magnus Carlsen faces Alireza Firouzja who eliminated Levon Aronian in the final of the Losers Bracket, in Division II Wesley So faces Denis Lazavik, and in Division III Vincent Keymer and Fabiano Caruana battle it out. | Pictures: Chess.com
10/1/2024 – The new FIDE World Ranking is out, reflecting the results of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Magnus Carlsen remains the world number one, ahead of Hikaru Nakamura in second place. But Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi, who scored 10.0/11 in Budapest, is the new world number three, although only one point ahead of Fabiano Caruana in fourth. World Champion Challenger Gukesh, who also won big in Budapest, is fifth and Nodirbek Abdusattorov, another top scorer at the Olympiad, is sixth.
10/1/2024 – Pascal Lautenschläger is the man behind the Fritztrainer courses. As head of video production, he recently produced his 500th Fritztrainer title. He was also recently honoured for his 20th anniversary with ChessBase. At the Chess Olympiad in Budapest Amruta Mokal used the opportunity to interview Pascal and to ask him about his work with some of the greatest players of all time.
10/1/2024 – In this video lesson, you will learn how to take game annotations and translate them into any language of your choice. Have German annotations you want in English? No problem! English annotations you want in Portuguese or French? Consider it done!
10/1/2024 – Stopping the enemy king from getting active is often an effective weapon in endgames. In the diagram position Black is a pawn down, but he has a way to draw. What should he do?
9/30/2024 – In the Endgame Magic Show #285 Karsten Müller looks a endgame highlights from the Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest. Karsten focuses on rook endgames, the kind of ending that most often occurs in practice. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.
9/30/2024 – Ian Nepomniachtchi is the winner of the Vugar Gashimov Memorial in Shunsa, Azerbaijan. He won the rapid chess tournament and came second in the blitz - enough to take first place overall. The other two places on the podium were taken by Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Richard Rapport, who started the tournament in second place after day one, finished last of the eight players. | Picture: gashimovchess.com
9/30/2024 – The Chess Olympiad 2024 was held in beautiful Budapest, Hungary, 10 to 23 September 2024. It was the 45th edition for the Open Section and the 30th for the Women Section. As it is natural, a lot of interesting games were played, out of a total of nearly 8,000 games! Here are some treats, selected and annotated by international trainer Eftratios Grivas.
9/29/2024 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books on chess training and strategy. In the 197th episode of his ChessBase show "Understanding before moving" Herman continues his series "Chess history in a nutshell" and continues to look at the career of Veselin Topalov. | Photo: Pascal Simon
9/28/2024 – Eight top players start in the Vugar Gashimov Memorial in Azerbaijan to play blitz and rapid against each other. After the rapid tournament Ian Nepomniachtchi is in the lead and he will try to defend this lead in the blitz tournament today. It's a double round blitz 3+2 and all 14 rounds will be played today. The action starts at 15:00 local time (13:00 CEST, 5:00 ET). Follow the games live. | Photos: Shahid Ahmed (ChessBase India)
9/28/2024 – The new 2024/25 Bundesliga season begins this weekend in Kirchweyhe, a week before the official start. Team Düsseldorf, promoted from the 2. Bundesliga, had asked for an earlier start because many of their players are involved in the Global Chess League in London the following weekend. This suggests that the coming season will be one of the strongest, if not the strongest, ever. Countless top players hope to help a German club win this year's Bundesliga. A preview.
In this 60-Minutes, I present games which I have found instructive, while giving you insights and guidelines on how to counter your attacking opponent!
Everything is based on concept and understanding rather than memorising. Once you understand the concept of a fortress, it will stay in your mind. Let's unlock the mystery of the fortress now!
Videos by Ivan Sokolov: Spanish with 5...f6!? and Fabien Libiszewski: Kalashnikov Update. ‘Lucky bag’ with 44 commented games by Anish Giri, Sergey Grigoriants, Michal Krasenkow, Fiona Sieber and many more. Update service with over 50,000 new games!
Biel 2024 Chess Festival with analyses by Le Quang Liem, Donchenko, Bjerre and others. Sokolov, King and Zwirs show new opening ideas in the video. 10 repertoire articles from the Dutch to King's Indian and much more.
9/27/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris analyses a game from the Olympiad, in which Black tried a risky line in the Najdorf to counter White's strange-looking move 6.Rg1!? However, Black's risky approach backfired and White, who had almost 500(!) Elo-points less than his opponent achieved a surprising draw. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
9/26/2024 – ChessBase Magazine Extra is the perfect complement to ChessBase Magazine. In the new CBM Extra #221: Videos by Ivan Sokolov: Spanish with 4...Nge7 and 5...f6!? and Fabien Libiszewski: Kalashnikov Update. "Lucky bag" with 44 analyses by Anish Giri, Sergey Gritoriants, Michal Krasenkow and many more. Update Service with over 50,000 new games!
9/26/2024 – During the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, the Women's Commission hosted the "Women & Chess & Balance" conference—a gathering dedicated to exploring how chess can drive gender equality and empower women both on and off the board. The event brought together experts, advocates, and chess professionals from around the globe, tackling the multifaceted challenges women face in the chess world while also offering forward-thinking solutions that extend beyond the game. | Photos: Denis Burko
9/26/2024 – Peter Svidler is the winner of the 2024 Jerusalem Masters. On the second day of the rapid chess tournament, the St Petersburg-born player built on his strong performance from the day before to finish the tournament in first place, one point ahead of Jorden van Foreest and Daniil Dubov. | Photos: Tournament page / Dr. ML Photos
9/26/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft takes another look at the Olympiad. He analyses the game between Gukesh and Caruana, in which Gukesh showed why he has what it takes to be a champion. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
9/26/2024 – The Vugar Gashimov Memorial is being held in Azerbaijan for the 10th time in memory of the world-class Azerbaijani player who died at a young age. Eight top players will compete in a combined rapid and blitz tournament from 26-28 September. | Photos: Shahid Ahmed (ChessBase India)
In this 60-Minutes, I present games which I have found instructive, while giving you insights and guidelines on how to counter your attacking opponent!
Everything is based on concept and understanding rather than memorising. Once you understand the concept of a fortress, it will stay in your mind. Let's unlock the mystery of the fortress now!
Videos by Ivan Sokolov: Spanish with 5...f6!? and Fabien Libiszewski: Kalashnikov Update. ‘Lucky bag’ with 44 commented games by Anish Giri, Sergey Grigoriants, Michal Krasenkow, Fiona Sieber and many more. Update service with over 50,000 new games!
Biel 2024 Chess Festival with analyses by Le Quang Liem, Donchenko, Bjerre and others. Sokolov, King and Zwirs show new opening ideas in the video. 10 repertoire articles from the Dutch to King's Indian and much more.
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