11/6/2023 – Kasparov Chess Foundation is launching a subscription-based live, online chess lessons with four different skill levels. Registration is opened now at www.kcfacademy.org, and chess players of all ages are encouraged to sign-up. Classes commence on January 6th and run through June 15th. ChessBase is part of the project.

11/6/2023 – A clutch win — his seventh in ten games — gave Vidit Gujrathi tournament victory in the open section of the FIDE Grand Swiss. The Indian grandmaster thus qualified to the 2024 Candidates Tournament. Joining him in Toronto will be Hikaru Nakamura, who finished in clear second place a half point behind. Meanwhile, another Indian player prevailed in the women’s section, as Vaishali Rameshbabu grabbed clear first place after drawing Batkhuyag Munguntuul on Sunday. Anna Muzychuk, who was already qualified to the Candidates, got second place, allowing third-placed Tan Zhongyi to secure the second Candidates’ spot. | Photo: Anna Shtourman

11/5/2023 – Marking Guy Fawkes Day in the UK, Jon Speelman goes over a number of suitably pyrotechnic games. Three correspondence-chess marvels from the 1980s are followed by recent games from the Qatar Masters and the FIDE Grand Swiss. Fire on board!

11/5/2023 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books on chess training and strategy. In the 150th episode of his ChessBase show "Understanding before moving" Herman continues his series "Chess history in a nutshell" and explains how Max Euwe was able to beat Alexander Alekhine in their 1935 World Championship match. | Photo: Pascal Simon

11/5/2023 – The FIDE Grand Swiss is taking place on the Isle of Man from October 25 to November 11. An open event and a women’s event are being played concurrently. Both tournaments are 11-round Swiss opens with classical time controls. Each tournament grants two spots in the next edition of the Candidates. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 15.30 CEST (9.30 ET, 19.00 IST) | Photo: chess.com / Maria Emelianova

11/5/2023 – A very strong field, including many grandmasters, will be competing for the title of Senior World Champion in the age groups 50+ and 65+ (in an Open and a Women's tournament) from 25 October to 5 November in Terrasini, Sicily. The field includes renowned players such as Michael Adams, Klaus Bischoff, John Nunn, Rafael Vaganjan, Rainer Knaak, and Nona Gaprindashvili. The rounds start daily at 15.00 local time.

11/5/2023 – Round 10 of the FIDE Grand Swiss saw decisive games on the seven top boards, with Hikaru Nakamura, Andrey Esipenko and Vidit Gujrathi scoring full points to go into the final round in shared first place. Nakamura got the better of Fabiano Caruana in the duel of top seeds, Vidit defeated Bogdan-Daniel Deac with the black pieces, while Esipenko beat Parham Maghsoodloo on board 3. In the women’s tournament, Vaishali Rameshbabu climbed to the sole lead by beating Tan Zhongyi with the white pieces. | Photo: chess.com / Maria Emelianova

11/4/2023 – The Grand Chess Tour will hold its last two tournaments in Saint Louis in mid/late November, a Rapid & Blitz event and the Sinquefield Cup. Ding Liren was supposed to take part in both tournaments, but the tour has recently announced his withdrawal. The world champion has been completely out of the limelight lately. What’s next for Ding Liren? | Photo: FIDE

11/4/2023 – In the diagram position, White has powerful bishops and superactive rooks, while all of Black's pieces are on the back rank. White also has a way to convert his positional plus into material gains - do you see how?

11/3/2023 – In the new episode of his Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris shows how Javokhir Sindarov used a form of an accelerated King's Indian to beat Samuel Sevian with a fast and furious attack in Round 6 of the Grand Swiss Tournament on the Isle of Man. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

11/3/2023 – The FIDE Candidates is scheduled to be held in April 2024 in Toronto, Canada. There are eight spots in the open section and one of them will be decided by the FIDE circuit 2023 – on the 1st of January 2024. What is the FIDE circuit? Who are the players who have the best chance? And what are the events remaining in the year? Shahid Ahmed answers all your questions.

11/3/2023 – Four players are sharing the lead with three rounds to go in the open section of the FIDE Grand Swiss after Fabiano Caruana, Bogdan-Daniel Deac and Andrey Esipenko scored full points on Thursday to join Vidit Gujrathi atop the standings. Nine players stand a half point behind, including second seed Hikaru Nakamura and Indian prodigy Arjun Erigaisi. In the women’s tournament, meanwhile, Anna Muzychuk, Antoaneta Stefanova and Vaishali Rameshbabu continue to share first place. | Photo: Anna Shtourman