5/28/2022 – 75 years ago, on 28 May 1947, the American Grandmaster and renowned writer Andrew "Andy" Soltis was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. In an extensive interview Soltis talks about his chess and his writing career, chess in New York, the Marshall Chess Club, playing blitz against Bobby Fischer and about Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen. | Photo: Marcy Soltis

5/28/2022 – In the diagrammed position Black wins with 22...Nxf4!, this much is revealed - all the rest will be up to you. Enjoy!

5/27/2022 – With the accelerated shift from the written word to video content, some might feel that classic books are noteworthy only as historic footnotes in the evolution of chess. However, to do so is to not only deny yourself a deeper and richer culture, but also to overlook the invaluable lessons of the past. Here is a look at one of the great chess books and what makes it special.

5/27/2022 – In his “Power Play Show” Daniel King looks at some snapshots from the Chessable Masters, focusing on one game in particular, Giri vs Praggnanandhaa, which was a rollercoaster! | 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.

5/27/2022 – Rustam Kasimdzhanov is considered one of the world’s leading opening experts; he has worked as a second for Vishy Anand, Fabiano Caruana and the German national team. In his new Fritztrainer on the French Defence, he passes on his knowledge. Christian Höthe has taken a look at the course and concludes, “The French is a wonderful opening, especially after studying this Fritztrainer!”

5/27/2022 – Ding Liren won the Chessable Masters after beating 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa in the final match’s tiebreaks. The Chinese had won the first set on Wednesday, but saw his opponent bouncing back in the second 4-game mini-match. A clear rating favourite, Ding defeated his prodigious rival in the deciding blitz tiebreaker.

5/24/2022 – The Hamburger Schachklub von 1830 (HSK) is the largest and second oldest German chess club. It is also very active and currently organises two invitational tournaments in Hamburg: a GM tournament and an IM tournament, both featuring promising young players (pictured: Leon Mendonca) and experienced masters. With 3.0/3 GM Vasilios Kotronias from Greece (in the GM tournament) and IM Brandon Clarke from England (in the IM tournament) had the best start. | Photos: Frank Bracker

5/24/2022 – Jan-Krzysztof Duda won the Superbet Rapid & Blitz tournament in Warsaw. The Polish star collected 6½/9 points on the final day of action to overcome long-time sole leader Vishy Anand in the standings table. Anand tied in second place with Levon Aronian, who scored 13½/18 points in the blitz section and thus climbed to first place in the blitz world ranking. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

5/24/2022 – In the quarterfinals of the Chessable Masters, Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren and Anish Giri beat their opponents quite confidently. In the duel of talents, Praggnanandhaa won 2.5-1.5 against Wei Yi. | Photos and pictures: Play Magnus Group

5/24/2022 – Stalemate motifs often play a role in endgames. In the diagrammed position it is White to move. What would you do?

5/23/2022 – In his Endgame Magic Show #195 Karsten and Arne look at endgame highlights and take a particularly close look at the strengths and weaknesses of knights and "zugzwang", a sharp weapon in the endgame. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

5/23/2022 – In his "Power Play Show" Daniel King takes a look at the book "From Ukraine With Love For Chess", that was just published by "New in Chess". The book celebrates the chess of notable Ukrainian players from the past and present, and all profits will go to charities in Ukraine. To quote Daniel: "A worthy project and a superb book with tremendous material." | 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.