10/27/2020 – We have looked at the fundamentals of databases, and how they are a collection of related information. Like a telephone directory is a database of phone numbers. Chess databases are collections of chess games, and that is all they are. But where they come in useful to people like you or I, is that they are SEARCHABLE. Today we are going to look at the basics of searching chess databases.

10/27/2020 – Sometimes keeping distance is a good idea but in chess isolated pawns are usually weaker and more vulnerable than connected pawns. The diagram position is a good example. What did Black play?

10/26/2020 – In this "Simon Says" the Ginger GM takes a look at the many skills of Anatoly Karpov, World Champion from 1975 to 1985 and widely considered as one of the best players of all time. | Watch "Simon Says" on-demand and with a ChessBase Premium account). (Normally 18:00 UTC (19:00 CET / 14:00 ET). | Photo: Georgios Souleidis

10/26/2020 – The "Autumn Series 2020" offers Playchess Premium Members tournaments, in which the participants play under their real names. The next tournament will start on Wednesday, October 28, 20.00 CET (19:00 UTC, 15:00 ET). It is a nine round Swiss with a time-limit of 3+2 and offers attractive prizes: 90 minutes online training with GM Yannick Pelletier or an online chess party with GM Nicholas Pert.

10/26/2020 – “Let’s talk about chess” is a podcast hosted by Dutch writer and photographer Eric van Reem. After reading an article entitled “Bringing chess to public spaces” in a FIDE newsletter, Van Reem decided to invite Jesús Medina Molina, the man who initiated a national program in the Netherlands which promotes the placement of public chess tables in open spaces.

10/26/2020 – On Friday, October 23, Netflix started the "The Queen's Gambit", a new series, in which chess plays a major role. The series is based on the novel of the same name by Walter Tevis, and caused enthusiastic reactions from chess players and non-chess players alike. Conrad Schormann has collected some of them.

10/26/2020 – Tanitoluwa 'Tani' Adewumi is a boy who was forced to move to a new country. He saw chess at the age of six and knew what he had to do. This is a book about his inspiring story of finding his passion, pursuing it, and never letting go no matter how difficult things are. Despite the troubles of a power-hungry terrorist group looming over his family, and the struggles of being a refugee in America, with the help of his family and mentors Tani stayed strong and won the New York Championships in his age group after playing for a single year. This article is a review on his autobiography, read on for more! | Photo: Nicholas Kristof

10/25/2020 – “Mickey” Adams needs no introduction. For over 30 years, he has been a feature among the very best players in the world. At 48, he is still the highest-rated player from the United Kingdom and is still competing on equal footing in top-notch competitions. The seven-time British champion now shares with us his most memorable game, his tiebreak win over Sergei Tiviakov at the 1994 PCA Candidates Tournament in New York.

10/25/2020 – Irina Krush won her eighth national women’s title on Saturday after scoring a perfect 2 out of 2 on the last day of action to edge second-place Carissa Yip by a half point in the standings table. 17-year-old Yip, born in Boston, is the youngest female player to ever defeat a grandmaster. Dorsa Derakhshani finished in sole third place.

10/25/2020 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In his new ChessBase show that will appear two or three times per month he will regularly tackle topics that are of great value for the practical player. In the first episode of his show Herman presents a game by the English GM Julian Hodgson and explains "How to design a concept in the opening". | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

10/24/2020 – It has been 55 years since the largest island in the Antilles staged an event that over time would increase its importance and significance. The 4th edition of the Capablanca Memorial became, in its own right, a highly memorable competition. An article by Romelio Milián González with historical photographs.

10/24/2020 – It was a volatile day at the top of the standings as GM Irina Krush first lost the lead before regaining it during a dramatic third day at the 2020 U.S. Women’s Championship. Things were looking good for the recent U.S. Girls’ Junior Champion, WGM Carissa Yip, who grabbed the lead after winning her first two games of the day, but a critical Round 9 loss to WIM Ashritha Eswaran left Carissa in a tie for second with IM Dorsa Derakhshani. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Saint Louis Chess Club