9/25/2024 – The Chess Federation of Israel is currently organising a chess festival in Jerusalem. The headliner of the event is a rapid chess invitational tournament. An open will also be played. At the end of the three-day event, 1000 chess fans will compete against 50 master players in a simultaneous match. After five rounds, Peter Svidler and Vasyl Ivanchuk (pictured) are sharing the lead in the Masters. | Photo: Fred Lucas / Tata Steel Masters 2012

9/24/2024 – The members of the Chess History and Literature Society held their annual conference during the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. At the invitation of the Hungarian Chess Federation, around 20 members and guests met in the historical premises of the host, discussed exciting questions of chess history in lectures and also commemorated the great Hungarian chess players. Herbert Bastian and Frank Hoffmeister report. | Photos: Herbert Bastian, Henry Serruys

9/24/2024 – Two rooks on the seventh (or second) rank are usually strong. In the diagram position it is White to move and win. What should he do?

9/24/2024 – On 21-22 September, FIDE conducted its General Assembly meeting in Budapest. The meeting saw votes on new members for the Constitutional Commission, Ethics and Disciplinary Commission, and Verification Commission, alongside decisions on proposals from member federations. | Photos: FIDE

9/23/2024 – The Chess Olympiad has a well-established history for revealing young talents on the rise, and while the focus in Budapest 2024 has deservedly been the astounding domination by India, other nations have shown glimpses of possible rivals for the future. One notable is Türkiye, whose team is bolstered by two teenage grandmasters aged 15 and 13. We are witnessing a golden age unfolding. | Photo: Mark Livshitz/FIDE

9/23/2024 – If you don't know your opening variations inside out, you can be shipwrecked right from the start. If you don't know how to build a fortress, you will end up resigning some of your games without needing to. In the last issue of ChessBase Magazine, Dorian Rogozenco started his series “The fortress”, which will gradually develop into a systematic collection of classical fortresses. In the new issue CBM #221, he presents two related motifs from the endgame bishop+pawn vs. pawn. The former coach of the German national team starts by explaining the motifs in the video. This is followed by no less than five interactive videos in which you can playfully put your building skills to the test. Take a look at the CBM reading sample of the week!

9/23/2024 – Can you mate with two bishops? And how about with bishop and knight? Really, can you do it, if it comes up in a tournament game? Before that happens, it would be well to check. You can do it easily by playing it against our diagrams. And if you have trouble, let Gauri Shankar, chess trainer from Chicago, give you instructions. In addition try and solve our puzzle by finding the long-range strategic solution.

9/23/2024 – The closing ceremony of the 45th Chess Olympiad was held at the BOK Sports and Conference Centre, as the tournament's playing hall was transformed into a celebratory space. The atmosphere was light-hearted, with players shedding the seriousness and pressure of the event. Besides the awards for the teams that reached the podium in both sections, individual medals were given to the best performers on each board. | Photo: FIDE

9/22/2024 – India made history by achieving a double gold in the Chess Olympiad, winning outright in both the open and women's sections. Both Indian teams dominated in the final round, securing convincing 3½-½ victories. In the open section, Dommaraju Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi led the way, while Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agrawal starred in the women's section. All four players capped their stellar performances with individual gold medals. The United States and Uzbekistan took silver and bronze in the open section, while Kazakhstan and the United States claimed silver and bronze in the women's section.

9/22/2024 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books on chess training and strategy. In the 196th episode of his ChessBase show "Understanding before moving" Herman continues his series "Chess history in a nutshell" and looks at the career of Veselin Topalov. | Photo: Pascal Simon

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9/22/2024 – On the occasion of its 100th anniversary, FIDE honoured Magnus Carlsen as the "best player" in the world. The Norwegian thanked the Federation, but pointed out that the honour should have gone to Garry Kasparov, noting it was certainly no coincidence that he was overlooked in all FIDE honours. Carlsen also spoke out against the lifting of the suspension of the Russian and Belarusian Chess Federations.