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.

7/28/2022 – The 44th Chess Olympiad begins today, and the opening ceremony was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. The students in Tamil Nadu and the officials and employees of the state were given a day off to mark the opening of the Chess Olympiad. Watch the opening ceremony via live stream...

7/28/2022 – The 15th edition of the Paleochora Open took place from the 17th to the 24th July on Crete. It is a tournament with a special atmosphere, which is one of the reasons why Irina Bulmaga likes to return to play in the small town which is about 70 km south of Chania. The Romanian IM and WGM reports from this year's open.

7/28/2022 – The 44th Chess Olympiad is about to start in Chennai. The main focus will be undoubtedly on the team results, as every match is a joint effort to earn a match victory. However, individual achievements are also highlighted at Chess Olympiads. Let us recall some of the most remarkable individual results at the Chess Olympiads in the 21st century. | Photo: Niklesh Jain (from the 2018 Batumi Olympiad)

7/28/2022 – In July 2022, the Dortmund Chess Festival celebrated the second year of its reboot. Top German and International Grandmasters and former World Champion Vishy Anand helped to turn this year's festival into an attractive chess event. Next year, the festival will celebrate its 50-year jubilee - and here are some video impressions and interviews with the winners of the 49th edition. | Photos and videos: Dortmund Chess Festival

7/28/2022 – 2022 has so far been an earth-shattering year for the chess world. And things continue to unfold in remarkable fashion, as the biggest-ever Olympiad is about to start in Chennai. In sporting terms, the absence of Russian and Chinese teams are a massive loss, but that is more than made up for by the excitement and commitment shown by the host country. Given the excellent reviews shared by participants and organizers alike, we can safely anticipate this will be a memorable event. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

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”.

7/25/2022 – On 26 July 2022, the chess world will be treated to a unique show: the ChessBase India Originals Death Match between Anish Giri and Vidit Gujrathi. The Death Match will be held at the Dublin Square in the Phoenix Marketcity, Mumbai. What is the format of the match, what is the prize money, who are the hosts and commentators of the show, are there any exhibition matches? Find all the relevant information in the article. A rapid tournament and simuls will also take place.

7/25/2022 – On the final day of action at the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Tournament in Zagreb, world champion Magnus Carlsen never relinquished his lead. It did not matter that the World Champion lost his game against Alireza Firouzja shortly before the end of the tournament. Firouzja and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave shared second and third place. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

7/25/2022 – Dmitrij Kollars, who only joined the tournament after Vladimir Kramnik had to withdraw due to Covid-related issues, was the surprise winner of the No-Castling World Masters. The 22-year-old beat Daniel Fridman in the final round to catch Vishy Anand atop the standings. Kollars was declared champion on tiebreak criteria, as he scored one more win than the Indian star. In the Deutschland Grand Prix, Pavel Eljanov defended his title by remarkably collecting 4½/6 points against a tough field. | Photos: Michelle Lassak

7/24/2022 – Plenty of action was seen in the world of elite chess last week, with top tournaments in Biel, Dortmund and Zagreb. GM Karsten Müller has been paying close attention to the games, and has shared with us a number of instructive endgame positions. Unmissable! | Photo: Lennart Ootes

7/24/2022 – Usually, when discussing former chess prodigies, the talks will gravitate around the accomplishments while young, and then shift towards their accomplishments as a mature player. Among the most unusual stories of such in chess is that of a little girl whose feats were worthy of the fictitious Beth Harmon, yet never bloomed into the tale of an adult champion.