5/9/2022 – In his Endgame Magic Show #193 Karsten Müller is joined by Arne Kaehler to explore endgames played at the latest round of the Bundesliga, including one which saw Nihal Sarin demonstrating great technique to take down Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

5/9/2022 – The Mitropa Cup for teams ended on Sunday with a victory for the French team in both the open and the women’s events (photo: the French open team). In the open, Slovakia and Hungary finished second and third respectively, much like among the women. The tournament took place in the town of Corte on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. | Photos: Official website

5/9/2022 – The legendary grandmaster Yuri Averbakh passed away in Moscow. Yuri Averbakh was the world’s oldest living Grandmaster. In his prime, he was one of the strongest players in the USSR and the world, and in 1953 he took part in the legendary Candidates Tournament in Zurich. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Yuri Lvovich’s family and loved ones. Video added. | Photo: Maria Emellianova

5/9/2022 – After the fourth round of the Superbet Chess Classic, Wesley So is leading the standings table with 3 points. With his win over Ian Nepomniachtchi, So single-handedly put a previously tied rival at a distance, while Bogdan-Daniel Deac, the third member of the pre-round leading trio, had to settle for a draw against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. There were also wins for Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (over Fabiano Caruana) and Levon Aronian (over Leinier Dominguez). | Photo: Lennart Ootes

5/9/2022 – The traditional TePe Sigeman & Co tournament took place on May 3-9 as an 8-player single round-robin event. An exciting mix of veterans and rising stars made for an enjoyable tournament, as defending champion Jorden van Foreest was joined by the likes of Michael Adams, Alexei Shirov, Arjun Erigaisi and Hans Niemann. | Photo: Lars OA Hedlund

5/8/2022 – 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 78th instalment of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving", Herman continues to talk about pawn majorities. | Photo: Pascal Simon

5/4/2022 – In his “Game of the Week” show #514, Merijn van Delft takes a look at the game between Erwin l’Ami and Frederik Svane from the German Bundesliga. With a steady hand, L’Ami outplayed his young opponent. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

5/4/2022 – The French Defence is one of the most popular openings — from club player to grandmaster. It’s a very solid opening against 1.e4, but it leaves room for counterplay and initiative. In this two-volume video course, former world champion and star trainer Rustam Kasimdzhanov shows you the ins and outs of this hugely complex opening.

5/4/2022 – Perhaps we have already heard the statement that all rook endgames are drawn. But even if this is the case, how to draw? And if it isn't the case, how to defend correctly, or transfer the position to a win? Svitlana explains the principles of rook endgames, with some examples by Alekhine, Capablanca, Firouzja, and Mamedyarov.

5/4/2022 – The Alapin Variation (1.e4 c5 2.c3) is a very solid system for White. Logically, you have no chance to avoid it with Black, if you play the Sicilian. So you should be well-prepared when answering 1.e4 with ...c5. In the new ChessBase Magazine #207, Markus Ragger presents a complete repertoire against the Alapin: after 2...d5 3.exd5 he recommends the side line 3...Nf6, which leads to sharp play and completely different structures than one would expect in a normal c3-Sicilian. In CBM #207 you will also find two more opening videos: Rustam Kasimdzhanov puts the highly topical English Four Kinights Game with 4.e4 (Bc5) to the test and Mihail Marin presents a good old idea by Bent Larsen in the Sicilian Dragon Variation. You can watch an excerpt from Ragger's video analysis here!

5/3/2022 – "There were few moments in the course of a conversation that leave one speechless – if our profession did not require us to ask questions," writes Björn Jensen, reporter of Hamburg's major daily newspaper. He visited Tykhon Cherniaiev, the 12-year-old chess supertalent from Ukraine, who fled his country and is now staying in Hamburg, Germany, where he is attending school and pursuing his chess career. | Photo of Tykhon with his coach GM Dorian Rogozenco by Michael Rauhe/FUNKE Foto Services.

5/3/2022 – In his ‘Weekly Show’ Lawrence Trent does a round-up of the action over the past week, including the Capablanca Memorial, the Bundesliga and the Oslo Esports Cup. Lawrence also analyses a nice attacking game he played at the Bundesliga Nord Division! | Lawrence’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here