7/29/2022 – A few weeks ago, Karsten Müller invited readers to analyze an interesting endgame that occurred in a game Bobby Fischer and David Bronstein played at the Interzonal Tournament Portoroz 1958. Bronstein was better but could not convert his advantage, and this crucial draw later helped Fischer to qualify for the Candidates. However, according to the analyzes of Karsten Müller and the ChessBase readers, Bronstein missed a win in the endgame. | Photo: Bobby Fischer at the Candidates Tournament 1959 | Photo: Tournament Book

7/29/2022 – Anatoly Karpov was definitely not famous for his outrageous tactics, but when you have played hundreds, and thousands of games, you certainly have some tactical games up your sleeve. Lawrence found some interesting examples, and tough nuts to solve for you.

7/29/2022 – On Thursday afternoon, the 44th Chess Olympiad opened in Chennai with a magnificent and colourful ceremony. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the guest of honour, formulated the motto of the event: "There are no losers, only winners and future winners." | Photos: Lennart Ootes

7/29/2022 – Impressed with the craze and passion for chess in India, Hungarian Grandmaster Judit Polgar said the 44th Chess Olympiad will be one of the best editions of the prestigious event, and also lauded the efforts to organise it over a short period of time. | Photos: chessolympiad.fide.com

7/28/2022 – The best way to improve at chess is to carefully study master games, stop at certain positions and think about candidate moves. Doing this on your own can be difficult and tiresome, but on this video course, you will be guided by world renowned trainers!

7/28/2022 – This week Robert Ris takes a look at a sharp line of the Najdorf Sicilian with 6.Bg5 and discusses a game that helped 14-year-old Adrian de Winter to win the Amsterdam Open. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

7/26/2022 – The ChessBase India Originals Death Match between Anish Giri and Vidit Gujrathi is an exhibition match taking place at the Dublin Square in the Phoenix Marketcity, Mumbai. The elite grandmasters face off in blindfold chess, rapid, blitz, bullet and no-castling chess! | The action kicks off at 14.00 CEST (8.00 ET, 17.30 IST)

7/26/2022 – At the start of the month, the Swedish National Championships took place in Uppsala (photo), which are traditionally held as a big festival with tournaments in different categories. The main event was won by Jonny Hector, who at 58 grabbed his second national title, twenty years after having won his first title.

7/26/2022 – At the European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships, the German players had a great performance. Tykhon Cherniaiev won two gold medals, Luisa Bashylina one gold and one silver. Ruben Köllner and Tobias Kölle also won gold, while Marius Fromm took home a silver medal. | Photos: Dorian Rogozenco

7/26/2022 – In endgames the last attacking pawn is often worth its weight in gold. In the diagrammed position it is Black to move - can he save a draw and if so, how?

7/25/2022 – Arne and Karsten look at opposite-coloured bishops endgames, one of the most intriguing setups in the final stage of the game. When more pieces are left over the board, the attacker tends to have an edge. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

7/25/2022 – It is probable that no chess player in the history of the game has had more written about him or of his games than Bobby Fischer. The fascination stems not only from his sheer chess genius, but also his magnetism, and the debt professional chess owes him for paving the way with appearance fees and prize money. Here is a book that brings together all his writings, articles, and even unpublished notes to “60 Memorable Games”.