4/16/2023 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 121st instalment of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving", Herman continues with his new series "Chess history in a nutshell". | Photo: Pascal Simon

4/16/2023 – The first-ever Saint Louis Super Swiss tournament took place last month at the Saint Louis University. The turnout was stacked with titled players, largely thanks to local students participating from Saint Louis University, Webster University, and The University of Missouri. Scoring 6.5/9 and winning clear first place was GM Brandon Jacobson, who won his final two games against GMs Lazaron Bruzon and Yasser Quesada. A recap by IM Kostya Kavutskiy. | Photo: Saint Louis Chess Club / Crystal Fuller

4/15/2023 – Following a disappointing defeat, Ian Nepomniachtchi scored a remarkable win to retake the lead at the World Championship match in Astana. Once the Russian gained the initiative, he played flawlessly, making the most of his superior minor piece. Ding Liren will get a chance to bounce back in Sunday’s sixth game, when he will have the white pieces for a third time in the match. | Photo: FIDE / David Llada

4/15/2023 – In the diagram position, White's opening move may be obvious with the black king in the centre, but after that ... Enjoy heavy piece handling à la Fritz Sämisch!

4/15/2023 – Organized by the Bibisara Assaubayeva Foundation and the National Lottery of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Satty Zhuldyz (“Lucky Stars”) Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament is set to take place on April 20-25. The likes of Vladimir Kramnik, Hou Yifan and Levon Aronian will be joined by a host of rising stars, including Bibisara Assaubayeva, Vincent Keymer and Arjun Erigaisi.

4/14/2023 – In his new Power Play Show, GM Daniel King uses game 2 of the World Championship match in Astana as a starting point, and compares it with two games from a previous match for the title, the 2008 confrontation between Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

4/14/2023 – WFM Honorata Kucharska is a talented and accomplished Woman FIDE Master (WFM) in the world of chess. Born in Poland, she has made a name for herself through her impressive strategic thinking and passion for the game. ChessBase is the tool, which Honorata enjoys most, for preparing against her opponents. In our very first episode of "Honorata's Harmony" the Polish WFM introduces herself, and shows us her analysis of one of her best games she has played against the Sicilian setup.

4/14/2023 – Middlegame secrets are revealed - in a series of articles featuring videos by Jan Markos. Next we'll discuss the Rook, exploring things like the impact of the 7th rank or the difference between rooks and minor pieces! If you wish to know more, we recommend the full course by Jan Markos, Middlegame Secrets Vol.2: The Potential of the Rook. | Photo: Benjamin Smith/Unsplash

4/14/2023 – Tim Krabbé's 1985 book "Chess Curiosities" showed a study by the Bulgarian chess composer I. Ionchev, flawed but nevertheless interesting. Yours truly tried to follow in his footsteps. Nadareishvili explored the same concept, and it might be unfair to associate the name with Ionchev as he was neither the first, the last, nor the most important one to show it - only the most famous. | Photo: Pixabay

4/14/2023 – In his Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris looks at game 4 of the World Championship match in Astana. Ding Liren’s opening choice was excellent, as his decision to enter a relatively unknown line from the English Opening worked wonders. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

4/14/2023 – The La Roda Open took place on April 5-9 in La Roda, a small town located in the province of Albacete. The 9-round Swiss open saw two players scoring 7½ points, Alexandr Fier and Aravindh Chithambaram. Fier was declared champion thanks to his better tiebreaker score. A number of Indian players had strong performances, as Pranav, Iniyan and top seed Narayanan all collected 7 points in the tournament. | Photos: Official website

4/13/2023 – The 13th of April is "Kasparov-day". Today, 60 years ago, arguably the best player in chess history was born and since then has shaped the history of chess like no other player — not only on the board! André Schulz traces Kasparov's history from his first international moves, through the peak of his career in 1999 to his life in politics. | Photo: Kasparov.com