4/18/2022 – Krishnan Sasikiran was one of three players who entered the final round of the Fagernes Open a half point behind sole leader Aryan Chopra. Sasikiran beat Alexander Donchenko with black to catch up with Aryan, who drew Frode Urkedal on top board. Out of the two Indians, it was Sasikiran who claimed the title, as he had the better tiebreak score at the end of the event. | Photo: Anna Shtourman

4/17/2022 – Chess is always tense, and the closer you get to lifting the tension, the tenser it normally gets. This is something that stronger players often exploit against weaker opposition. Grandmaster Jon Speelman uses three notable games to explore this all-important subject, including a fascinating encounter between Reuben Fine and Jose Raul Capablanca. | Pictured: Erich Gottlieb Eliskases

4/17/2022 – 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 75th instalment of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving", Herman shows how to put pressure on your opponent. | Photo: Pascal Simon

4/17/2022 – St. Petersburg 1914 is one of the most memorable tournaments in history. What has made it a landmark chess event? Was it because it was the first true super-tournament of the 20th century and chess’ modern age? Was it because it drew together the legendary trio of Emanuel Lasker, Jose Raul Capablanca, and Alexander Alekhine for the first time? Was it because it provided one of the most dramatic and riveting finishes of all time in top-level chess? The reasons are plenty, all of which call for a revisit of the tournament a century and eight years after its passing.

4/17/2022 – America’s best chess players will return to the Saint Louis Chess Club to battle over the board on April 18-29 in a brand new and exciting tournament, the American Cup. With $300,000 in prize money up for grabs, the competitors will prove their mettle under mounting pressure in a double-elimination knockout tournament.

4/17/2022 – The Fagernes Open took place at the touristic valley of Valdres in Norway on April 10-17. Indian grandmasters Krishnan Sasikiran and Aryan Chopra topped the standings table with 7/9 points. Sasikiran was declared the champion thanks to his better tiebreak score. Frode Urkedal from Norway got third place. | Photo: Tom Eriksen

4/16/2022 – Every chess player has a unique style of preparing — some like to study classics, some follow the latest updates, others rely heavily on engines. However, there is one common thread between most of the top elite-level players: they have all studied the classics. Thus, GM Sundararajan Kidambi decided to decode Jose Raul Capablanca’s brilliance and showcased it with a few examples. He posed an important question: if the best of the best learned and got inspired by the studying the classics, why can’t we do the same?

4/16/2022 – Last weekend, the final rounds of the Czech Extraliga took place in a central event. Nový Bor had secured overall victory long before the end of the season. The team from Brno, which is always supported by sports presenter Inna Puhajková, finished in second place. | Photos: Vladimir Jagr

4/16/2022 – In the diagrammed position, White has just answered the typical KI advance 8...e5 with the space-gaining 9.d5. Black's Nc6 is attacked - where would you put it?

4/16/2022 – Easter Saturday (16 April) sees the start of the Swiss Young Masters tournament in Basel, a 10-player round robin event designed to give young Swiss players the opportunity to fight for rating points and norms. The traditional tournament will take place in Basel for the first time. The games will be broadcast live.

4/15/2022 – In this week’s edition of the Power Play Show, GM Daniel King features two games played by Praggnanandhaa at the Reykjavik Open. The prodigy’s keen instinct to attack is in full display! | 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.

4/15/2022 – On 3 April Karsten Müller invited ChessBase readers to analyse the bishop vs knight endgame from Tal vs Najdorf, Bled 1961. The endgame was tricky - Tal won the game but a close look revealed that Najdorf missed a couple of chances to save the draw and that both sides made mistakes.