8/23/2024 – For a third day in a row, Hans Niemann scored a win (with white) and a draw (with black) in his match against Etienne Bacrot in Paris. These results leave Niemann 9 points ahead on the scoreboard going into the rapid section of the contest - 6 games of 15+10 games will take place on Friday at the Blitz Society Bar in Paris. | Photo: Frans Peeters

8/23/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft celebrates the Dortmund tournament victory of his good friend and Chessbase author Nico Zwirs. Since Zwirs' decisive final round win over Christopher Yoo will be covered by Karsten Müller in his Endgame Magic show, Merijn focuses on the tough Korobov-Zwirs battle. White was playing a model game until some rather unusual measures were required to make progress. Then things got rather messy. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

8/23/2024 – In a round full of dynamic, interesting chess only 1 of 5 games ended decisively at the Tbilisi Women's Grand Prix. The one winner of the day was Bibisara Assaubayeva, who defeated Alexandra Kosteniuk to grab the sole lead with two rounds to go. Mariya Muzychuk could have joined the Kazakhstani youngster in the lead, but she missed a win in her game with black against Lela Javakhishvili. | Photo: FIDE / Anna Shtourman

8/22/2024 – All five games in round 3 of the Sinquefield Cup could have easily finished decisively. Three players missed winning chances, though, while Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana did make the most of their opportunities and scored full points. With his win over Anish Giri, Nepo joined Alireza Firouzja in the lead. Caruana, on his part, beat Nodirbek Abdusattorov and now has a 50-percent score. | Photo: Crystal Fuller

8/22/2024 – Two days into the match against Etienne Bacrot in Paris, Hans Niemann already has a 6-point lead, as he scored a win and a draw in Wednesday's classical games. Niemann, who comes from beating Anish Giri and Nikita Vitiugov in similar contests, has now climbed to world number 20 in the live ratings list. | Photo: Frans Peeters

8/22/2024 – Returning from the rest day, round 6 of the Tbilisi Women's Grand Prix saw one game ending decisively, with Alina Kashlinskaya beating R Vaishali to join the leading pack, now consisting of five players. Kashlinskaya is tied for first place with Nana Dzagnidze, Mariya Muzychuk, Bibisara Assaubayeva and Stavroula Tsolakidou. | Photo: FIDE / Anna Shtourman

8/19/2024 – Hans Niemann defeated Nikita Vitiugov by a crushing 27½-14½ score in their 5-day match at the Gem Fitzrovia Hotel in London. The contest consisted of 6 classical, 6 rapid and 12 blitz games, with Niemann prevailing in all three formats. His 8-4 victory in the rapid was particularly important, as it forced Vitiugov to take too many risks in Sunday's blitz session - a strategy that badly backfired, as Niemann got a 9-3 win in the final segment of the match. | Photo: Frans Peeters

8/18/2024 – The final stage of the 2024 Grand Chess Tour, the Sinquefield Cup, will take place on 19-29 August in Saint Louis. Alireza Firouzja and Fabiano Caruana will be fighting for first place not only in the classical round-robin but also in the GCT overall standings. Meanwhile, chess enthusiasts will follow the performances of Ding Liren and D Gukesh closely, as they are set to play the World Championship match in Singapore in three months' time. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

8/18/2024 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books on chess training and strategy. In the 191st 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 Jan Timman, world class player, study composer, renowned author and bohemian. | Photo: Pascal Simon

8/18/2024 – From 10 to 18 August, Dortmund has once again become the summer chess capital in Germany. Besides a highly competitive open tournament, Elisabeth Paehtz and Dinara Wagner are playing a 6-game match to see who is the number one woman player in Germany. | Follow the action live starting at 15.00 CEST (9.00 ET, 18.30 IST) | Photo: Dariusz Gorzinski

8/18/2024 – Hans Niemann is facing three of the world's strongest players in head-to-head matchups that each includes blitz, rapid and classical games. After beating Giri in Utrecht, the US star made his way to London to face Vitiugov, currently ranked first among English chess players. The blitz section kicks off on Sunday, 18 August at 19.00 CEST (13.00 ET, 22.30 IST). | Photo: Frans Peeters

8/18/2024 – Three rounds into the first event of the 2024/25 Women's Grand Prix series, Stavroula Tsolakidou and Bibisara Assaubayeva (pictured) are sharing the lead with 2 points each. Both co-leaders scored a win in the first round and drew their next two encounters. R Vaishali, who lost in the first round and missed a big chance to bounce back in the second, was the only player who scored a win in Saturday's third round. | Photo: FIDE / Anna Shtourman