10/27/2025 – Karsten shows 2 recent endgames from the Bundesliga. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

10/27/2025 – SuperChess, led by world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, won the open section of the European Club Cup in Rhodes with a perfect 14/14 match score, defeating Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai in the final round to secure the title. Alkaloid and Novy Bor finished second and third respectively. In the women's event, Cercle d'Échecs Monte Carlo clinched tournament victory after drawing their final match against Turkish Airlines. Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica took silver, while Tajfun SK Ljubljana earned bronze. | Photo: Mark Livshitz

10/26/2025 – Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, hosted a landmark celebration of inclusivity as the 2nd Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities concluded on Republic Day. A record 34 teams took part in the over-the-board festival, which featured cultural performances, inspiring personal stories and fierce final-round battles. With FIDE confirming that future editions will be held alongside the main Olympiad starting in 2026, the event marked a major step toward full integration within the global chess community.

10/26/2025 – The 2025 US Chess Championships concluded on Friday in Saint Louis, with both Fabiano Caruana and Carissa Yip successfully defending their national titles. Caruana secured his fourth consecutive US Championship - the first player to achieve this since Bobby Fischer - while Yip claimed her third straight US Women's Championship, and her fourth overall. | Pictured: The US champions alongside Rex and Jeanne Sinquefield | Photo: Lennart Ootes

10/26/2025 – Any idea how long the longest recorded chess game was? How many moves were played? It was the year 1989 when Ivan Nikolić and Goran Arsović played stunning 269 moves! Not only that, the game was also very interesting, as Svitlana demonstrates in this episode. But, there was actually a second game, which was even longer!

10/25/2025 – The eighth edition of the Salamanca Chess Festival is taking place on 22-25 at the "Centro Internacional del Español" in the city's prestigious university. The Masters Tournament, featuring four men and four women, is a single round-robin with a time control of 30 minutes plus 5-second increments. Follow the games live with computer-assisted analysis starting at 16.00 CEST (10.00 ET, 19.30 IST)

10/23/2025 – After four rounds of the European Club Cup in Batumi, Alkaloid (pictured, right), Novy Bor and SuperChess share the lead in the open section with perfect 8/8 match points. Limhamns from Sweden have emerged as the surprise contenders after defeating MTK Budapest. In the women's event, Cercle d'Echecs Monte Carlo are the sole leaders with a flawless 8/8 record, followed by Tajfun SK Ljubljana, Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica and Crvena Zvezda two match points behind. | Photo: Patricia Claros

10/22/2025 – We take a unique behind-the-scenes look at how top chess masters organize their digital workspace. Grandmasters and trainers like Svitlana Demchenko, Robert Ris, Michael Prusikin, Harald Schneider-Zinner, Frederik Svane, Felix Blohberger, and Dorian Rogozenco share their screens to reveal their personal ChessBase 18 setups — from meticulously clean desktops to chaotic databases full of ideas. They show us their board designs, current projects, and discuss their favourite or most-used ChessBase functions, offering fascinating insights into how great minds prepare, study, and work with chess.

10/22/2025 – Did you find the only move in this very famous study, composed almost exactly a century ago, that allows White to draw? It looks like the stupidest move one could make – move the king to a square that takes it further away from the black pawn and blocks the promotion of his own pawn. Problem expert Werner Keym selected six studies in similar style for you to solve. Here, today, are the solutions.

10/21/2025 – FIDE has created a new world championship, the Total World Chess Championship. The top two players qualify for the World Championship Candidates Tournament. Well, it's complicated. Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi explains.

10/21/2025 – Round eight of the US Chess Championships in Saint Louis began with a moment of silence for Daniel Naroditsky, whose passing cast a shadow over the day's play. Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So retained their joint lead after drawing their games, while Levon Aronian closed the gap by defeating Sam Shankland. In the women's championship, Alice Lee extended her advantage to a full point after outplaying Tatev Abrahamyan with the white pieces. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

10/21/2025 – From the classrooms of Trujillo to the tournament halls of Europe, Patricia Claros Aguilar has built a career defined by purpose, empathy and excellence. The Peruvian-born organiser, now based in Spain, reflects on her 25-year journey in chess - from humble beginnings to international recognition. Honoured with the 2025 Special Prize from the Chess Hall of Fame of the Americas, she shares insights on education, leadership, innovation and the unifying power of chess. | Photos: Patricia Claros' Archive