7/5/2024 – The second event of the 2024 Grand Chess Tour is the Superbet Chess Classic, a 10-player single round-robin taking place from June 26 to July 5 at the Grand Hotel Bucharest. Defending champion Fabiano Caruana is the rating favourite, while Ian Nepomniachtchi and Nodirbek Abdusattorov are the second and third seeds respectively. | Follow the games live with expert commentary, starting at 14.00 CEST (8.00 ET, 17.30 IST)

7/5/2024 – A second consecutive round with all games ending drawn took place on Thursday at the Superbet Chess Classic in Romania. Fabiano Caruana thus continues to lead the standings, with Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Alireza Firouzja sharing second place a half point behind the US star. The tournament’s final round will see Caruana playing black against Anish Giri. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

7/4/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft shows how Alireza Firouzja managed to win against Wesley So, a notoriously difficult player to beat, at the Superbet Romania Chess Classic 2024 in Bucharest. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

7/4/2024 – Recently, a Chinese chess player won the Arona International Chess Festival. Surprisingly, the winner has no title yet, and started at rank 29. Alan Pichot, Bartosz Socko, and Felix Blohberger couldn't keep up with Haowen Xue. Last year, the then 15-year-old, beat Hans Niemann in the Dubai Open 2023. Time to have a more profound look at this Underdog, before he has 2700+!

7/4/2024 – The ChessBase board in itself is a vast paradise of various options! Here we are going to show you some of the key features that can help you in your analysis of a position. Some of you may not have “discovered” them yet, and many might find them useful in your study of games. Take a look – and don't miss your chance to get the software in our Summer Special week!

7/4/2024 – The seventh round of the Superbet Chess Classic saw all five games ending drawn for a third time in the event — much like in the two previous occasions, it was not for a lack of fighting spirit, though. Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So failed to convert superior positions against Dommaraju Gukesh and Nodirbek Abdusattorov respectively. The results left Caruana in sole first place with two round to go. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

6/30/2024 – Faustino Oro scored 6½/9 points at the “Cerrado IM Barcelona” to become the youngest International Master in the history of chess. The Argentine prodigy gained his third IM norm at 10 years, 8 months and 16 days, thus breaking Abhimanyu Mishra’s record by less than a month. Remarkably, Oro has already surpassed the 2400-rating mark as well, and even gained more rating at the event in Barcelona. | Photo: Federico Marín Bellón / El Mundo

6/30/2024 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books on chess training and strategy. In the 184th episode of his ChessBase show "Understanding before moving" Herman continues his series "Chess history in a nutshell" and continues to look at the life and games of Garry Kasparov who many consider to be the best player of all time. | Photo: Pascal Simon

6/30/2024 – In 1921 World Champion Emanuel Lasker played a match against challenger José Raúl Capablanca. Game 10 saw the Cuban gain an advantage with the black pieces, but with limited material on the board Lasker had chances of survival. The game is particularly interesting from move 39 to 43, where there are several interesting riddles we want to solve. Can you help us do this?

6/30/2024 – Fabiano Caruana obtained a convincing victory over Bogdan-Daniel Deac to become the sole leader at the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest. Tied for second place are Indian prodigies Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh. On Saturday, Pragg got the better of Anish Giri in a gripping 80-move encounter. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

6/29/2024 – The Global Chess League, a joint initiative between the International Chess Federation and Tech Mahindra, is set for a highly anticipated second edition in London. The 10-day, one-of-a-kind chess league featuring top players will take place at Friends House, located in the heart of central London, from October 3 to 12. Building on the success of its first season, the league aims to further broaden the viewership base through live broadcasts, interactive fan experiences, and community engagement activities.

6/29/2024 – After 15...f4? (diagram position) White wins by storm - an ancient oldie, have fun!