7/10/2021 – In the diagram position White has brought almost all of his pieces in position to attack the black king. However, in order to exploit this menacing show of force White needs to play all over the board. But he will be rewarded with checkmating the opponent or a decisive material plus - enjoy!

7/10/2021 – After starting the rapid section of the Croatia GCT with back-to-back wins, Ian Nepomniachtchi never let go of the lead — the Russian goes into the final two days of action a full point ahead of a 4-player chasing pack. In the blitz section, Garry Kasparov will replace Croatian GM Ivan Saric. Saric had a great performance, scoring two wins, six draws and a single loss against his higher-rated colleagues. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

7/9/2021 – The "Special" of the new ChessBase Magazine #202 is dedicated to Jan Timman, the Dutch legend who will celebrate his 70th birthday this year. "My favourite Timman game" features an exquisite selection of a total of 25 victories annotated by our authors, containing some very personal notes: "... Timman appeared to incorporate a mixture of the hippie, the free spirit and the chess artist, and despite that was world class over the board" (Martin Breutigam). David Navara, Adhiban Baskaran, Yannick Pelletier, Krishnan Sasikiran and many others have contributed to the "Special" of this issue. Today, we present you Igor Stohl's analysis of the game Nigel Short - Jan Timman from Linares 1992. Enjoy!

7/9/2021 – Lawrence Trent is looking forward to Sunday, when Italy will face England in the Euro 2020 final. But there is more to come, like the no-castling chess event in Dortmund and, of course, the World Cup in Sochi. Trent and Arne Kaehler talk about Nihal Sarin, who keeps on winning tournaments; Pia Cramling, who is not far away from winning the Swedish Championship, and Ian Nepomniachtchi, who is dominating in Croatia. Furthermore, we talk about the English opening 1.c4, and dive into the "Chess Train" events. Will we ever be able to play chess on Mars?

7/9/2021 – The French Chess Federation has announced that Alireza Firouzja will be naturalized in France. The current number 1 player in the junior rating list will represent the French Federation in the future. It will take some time for the change of federation to be completed.

7/9/2021 – After five rounds at the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour, Ian Nepomniachtchi had a 2-point lead in the standings table (a win is worth 2 points in this phase of the event). But then local representative Ivan Saric defeated the leader in a beautiful game. Nepomniachtchi remains in first place, nevertheless. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

7/8/2021 – After beating former co-leader Igor Kovalenko in round 8, Nihal Sarin only needed a draw in the last round to win the Serbia Open in Belgrade. The 16-year-old Indian prodigy scored 7½/9 points. A group of 9 players finished a half point behind. | Pictured: Vladimir Fedoseev (3rd), Nihal Sarin (1st) and Manuel Petrosyan (2nd) | Photo: Official site

7/8/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at a fascinating game from the Croatia Grand Chess Tour. He delves into the intricacies of a trendy line of the Sicilian Taimanov (with an early 7.g4), discussing the thematic attacking ideas for both sides. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

7/8/2021 – For more than 40 years, Pia Cramling has regularly played in the Swedish Championships, but has never been able to win the title. In April, the best woman player in the country celebrated her 58th birthday. There is no sign of age fatigue. Cramling obtained an impressive win in round 4 and is now the sole leader in Helsingborg. | Photo: FIDE

7/8/2021 – This week, Merijn van Delft analyses a game from the finals of the Goldmoney Asian Rapid tournament. Levon Aronian showcased excellent strategic understanding and a keen tactical eye to score a great victory over Vladislav Artemiev. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

7/8/2021 – Two wins and a draw gave Ian Nepomniachtchi a commanding lead after day 1 at the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour. Not only was the World Championship challenger the only player to end the day with a plus score, but he also showed excellent form in the first three games of the rapid section. Plenty of exciting chess was seen in Zagreb, with living legend Viswanathan Anand showing that he still has what it takes to fight on an equal footing with the world’s elite. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

7/8/2021 – Grandmaster Dr Karsten Müller returns with his "Endgame Magic" show after a break of more than a year. With Episode 151, the endgame puzzles of the past year are once again revealed and solved! Be it that the famous game Fischer - Petrosian from 1971, thanks to Albert Silver and his Fat Fritz, gets the necessary kick, or the game between E. Torre against O. Jakobsen from 1973 is turned upside down by the diligent readers and solvers. There are quite a few groundbreaking surprises to examine.