6/15/2024 – Kazybek Nogerbek from Kazakhstan and Divya Deshmuk from India are the new U20 World Champions. Bogerbek won the decisive game in the final round against former leader Mamikon Gharibyan from Armenia, while Divy also won her final round game to end the event with a remarkable 10/11 score. | Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

6/15/2024 – Two decisive results in round 2 left four players tied for first place at the Cairns Cup in Saint Louis, with Harika Dronavalli and Nana Dzagnidze joining Mariya Muzychuk and Tan Zhongyi at the top of the standings. While Harika got the better of Alexandra Kosteniuk, Dzagnidze inflicted a second consecutive loss on defending champion Anna Zatonskih. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

6/15/2024 – When he played 18...Rc5! and reached the diagram position, Black naturally knew what he wanted to play after 19.b4. The game turned into an exciting and entertaining slugfest - have fun!

6/15/2024 – Nodirbek Yakubboev was declared winner of the UzChess Cup after scoring a draw from a position of strength against Yu Yangyi in Friday’s final round. Yakubboev collected as many points as his higher-rated compatriot Nodirbek Abdusattorov, but obtained a better tiebreak score. Yu and Alexey Sarana finished a half point behind. The strong round-robin in Tashkent saw Parham Maghsoodloo, Alexander Grischuk and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ending the event in the bottom three places. | Photos: Official website

6/14/2024 – Combining Fritz 19 with the Opening Encyclopedia 2024 enhances chess training by providing comprehensive opening strategies and interactive practice. Users can easily load the Encyclopedia in Fritz 19, explore detailed opening suggestions, and play annotated games directly against Fritz to test their understanding. This integration allows for a systematic study of various chess openings, making training both effective and engaging. Thomas Stark and Arne Kaehler will guide you in the video.

6/14/2024 – Games between Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Parham Maghsoodloo are often exciting - these two seem to inspire creativity and competitive spirit in each other. In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft presents their latest encounter, a fine attacking game in which Abdusattorov showed his remarkable attacking skills. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

6/14/2024 – The 2024 Cairns Cup kicked off yesterday in St. Louis. Three World Champions take part in the strong women's tournament, and all three won in the first round. Chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili opened the tournament as guest of honour. | Photos: St. Louis Chess Club/ Lennart Ootes

6/14/2024 – Before the last and final round of the UzChess Masters in Tashkent, Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Nodirbek Yakubboev share the lead with 5.0/8. They are half a point ahead of Yu Yangyi and Alexey Sarana. And as luck would have it, these four meet in the final round: Abdusattorov has White against Sarana, and Yakubboev plays with White against Yu Yangyi. The UzChess Masters is a strong 10-player round robin, in which all players have an Elo rating of 2600+ while eight of the participants have a rating of 2700+. Round 9 starts on Friday at 9.00 CEST (3.00 ET).

6/14/2024 – Every summer Greece organises chess tournaments that give participants the opportunity to combine chess games with holidays in scenic travel destinations. The international tournament with the longest tradition in Greece is the ‘Ikaros’ tournament, which for 47 consecutive years, every July, takes place on the island of Ikaria. In a truly relaxed atmosphere chess players from all over the world can enjoy an international tournament in a magnificent island landscape. This year, the 47th edition of the tournament, will be from 11 to 18 July 2024 and is part of the celebration of the 100 years of FIDE.

6/13/2024 – The FIDE Ethics Commission is threatening to expel the Russian Chess Federation from FIDE for, among other things, organising chess tournaments in areas of Ukraine occupied by Russia in violation of international law. It has also reprimanded FIDE President Arkadij Dvorkovich for his close ties to sanctioned members of the Russian government. Unsurprisingly, Russia criticised the Ethics Commission's decision.

6/13/2024 – The prison yard of the Penitentiary Institution Alphen, a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, has undergone a special enhancement: a self-made chess table, crafted by the inmates themselves. This black-and-white checkered table is not only a testament to their craftsmanship but also a contribution to a stimulating environment within the prison. The initiative was inaugurated with a ceremony led by eight-time Dutch chess champion Loek van Wely. | Photo: Shireen Habiballah

6/13/2024 – Rounds 4 and 5 of the three events that make up the Madrid Chess Festival took place on Wednesday. The Closed A tournament has Levy Rozman, also known as Gotham Chess, topping the standings with 4/5 points. The famous streamer defeated Cuban GM Lelys Martínez with the white pieces in round 5. Meanwhile, three players are sharing the lead in the Closed B event, which has 10-year-old Faustino Oro in fifth place with a fifty-percent score. | Photo: Federico Marín’s X account