10/13/2022 – After Maxim Dlugy's recent statement on the actions that brought him into the spotlight, suggesting a connection with the accusations Magnus Carlsen had initially made against Hans Niemann. In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, Europe's most influential news magazine and portal, Max speaks of those accusations for the first time and discusses whether he will take legal action.

10/13/2022 – After a long illness, GM Konstantin Landa has passed away. Landa was born in Omsk, attended the Sveshnikov and Botvinnik chess schools. In 1995 he became a grandmaster. Konstantin Landasvec lived in Germany since 1999. As a FIDE Senior Trainer he supported many strong players and national teams. Konstantin Landa was only 50 years old. | Photo: Konstantin Landa’s personal archive

10/13/2022 – A prominent open event is currently taking place in Fagernes. A strong Indian group is dominating the action. But the top group also includes 17-year-old Elham Abdrlauf, Norway’s biggest rising star. Report after round 5. | Photos: Tom Eriksen

10/13/2022 – An exciting round in both sections of the U.S. Championships saw 9 out of 14 games ending decisively. In the open, Fabiano Caruana, Ray Robson (pictured) and Dariusz Swiercz grabbed second consecutive wins, while Leinier Dominguez scored his first full point after merely ten moves! In the women’s section, Megan Lee defeated Jennifer Yu and is now sharing the lead with Irina Krush. | Photo: Austin Fuller

10/13/2022 – The European Club Cup was played last week, with no fewer than 70 teams in the open section and 17 women’s squads making their way to Mayrhofen, Austria. Our in-house expert Karsten Müller once again compiled a series of instructive endgames for us to learn from and enjoy! | Pictured: Anna Muzychuk (photo by Fiona Steil-Antoni)

10/12/2022 – In his “Game of the Week” show #537 Merijn van Delft presents a game Pentala Harikrishna and Vishy Anand played at the European Club Cup in Mayrhofen, Austria. Harikrishna won with impressive technique. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

10/12/2022 – Manuel Aaron was India's first International Master. Manuel is a great champion who indulged in battles with players like Fischer, Botvinnik, and other world superstars in his prime. He laid the foundation for Indian chess, due to which India has now become a superpower in the chess world. In the fifth episode of Olympiad Stories with Saravanan, IM Saravanan shares some interesting stories about the first Indian Superstar, the grand old man of Indian chess. Photo: The Hindu archives.

10/12/2022 – Chess took centre stage in Budapest last Saturday. Judit Polgar organised her Global Chess Festival. 3000 chess lovers attended the events at the National Gallery. Over 10,000 participated via the internet.

10/12/2022 – On 10 October the FIDE World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2022 finished in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. The 9-round Swiss tournament with classical time control brought together 34 teams from 22 countries. The fifth-rated Turkiye-Red swept the field, winning the event with one round to spare. | Photos: Turkish Chess Federation

10/12/2022 – Fabiano Caruana defeated Elshan Moradiabadi to increase his lead at the U.S. Championship in Saint Louis. Caruana now stands a full point ahead of Sam Sevian, Awonder Liang and Ray Robson — the latter joined the chasing pack after beating Hans Niemann with the black pieces. Meanwhile, in the women’s tournament, Irina Krush scored her third consecutive victory to join Jennifer Yu in first place. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

10/11/2022 – The Magician of Riga has made many incredibly smart moves in his career. Svitlana shows us in a couple of examples, what Mikhail Tal's secret for successful attacking is. Maybe you can use the tips to your advantage in a dominating position against your opponent.

10/11/2022 – Learning openings means playing openings! But who wants to play the same systems again and again against you? We recommend the world champion as your sparring partner: PowerFritz 18! With the included Powerbook, PowerFritz plays "your" openings. All variations! As often as you want! Until you have mastered everything perfectly. You can choose whether you want to receive tips or whether you want to play serious games under tournament conditions. The use of the PowerBooks ensures that you can train openings according to your preferences and that you have access to the entire opening theory. Let the ChessBase experts Martin Fischer and Steffen Giehring show you how it's done! To help you be prepared when things get serious at the board!