4/13/2020 – Sixty-four years ago a 13-year-old boy played 17...Be6!!, sacrificing his queen and entering his name in the history books: Robert James Fischer, known to the world as "Bobby". The game was hailed as the "Game of the Century" and has been discussed in countless chess books and collections. It is worth taking another, more careful look at this game. On our JavaScript player that's a very enjoyable experience. The player answers all your "What-if" and "Why-not" questions, and even allows you to play out key positions under realistic conditions.

4/13/2020 – Today's his 57th, and we wish him a very happy birthday. Fifteen years ago it looked like the world might have just over two decades left to continue as we know it. An asteroid was calculated to fly by the earth – or in fact hit it – on Friday the 13th of April 2029. That would be Garry's 66th birthday. In the meantime more precise calculation by NASA revealed that the chances of a Kasparov birthday armageddon were between 2.7% to virtually zero. Warning: the following article has very little chess content. It is also not for the faint-hearted...

4/13/2020 – Jan Werle is a passionate professional. In 2011 the European Youth Vice Champion U18 of 2001 finished his law degree but instead of becoming a lawyer he decided to pursue a chess career. Which can be a rewarding but difficult job. Especially now, during the times of corona. In an interview the Dutch Grandmaster reveals how he copes with the current situation and why he likes to be a chess professional. | Photo: Jan Werle at the Gibraltar Masters 2020 | Photo: John Saunders

4/13/2020 – ChessBase offers a window to the world of professional chess. The current issue offers a bird’s eye view of three major events, Jerusalem Grand Prix, London Grand Chess Tour and Wijk aan Zee 2020, including 1249 games, 11 opening surveys, demo lectures and exercises for training. Games annotated by Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Romain Edouard, David Navara, Alireza Firouzja, Anish Giri, Wesley So, Igor Stohl, Jorden van Foreest and Peter Heine Nielsen, to mention a few. PROF. NAGESH HAVANUR takes a look. | Photo: Alina l'Ami

4/12/2020 – A total of 17 GMs and over 180 players took part in the "Let's fight Corona together" Fundraiser online blitz organized by ChessBase India on 9th of April 2020. India no.2 Vidit Gujrathi was the top seed. GM Nihal Sarin, GM Aravindh Chithambaram and GM Vidit Gujrathi ended at the top with 8.0/9, with the speed king Nihal taking the top spot on tiebreaks. The main aim of the event was to raise money for the PM CARES fund and we were successful in collecting Rs.239,742. GM Vidit Gujrathi not only played but also did live streaming of his games, and his efforts resulted in a collection of Rs. 37,028 in under two hours.

4/12/2020 – In part II of the Frederic Chronicles, the co-founder of ChessBase, Frederic Friedel, recounts his experiences with Mikhail Tal, Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer. Did you know that Tal won the World Blitz Championship in 1988 while being inebriated, for the better part of the tournament? Or that Fischer made plans to challenge Vishy Anand for a match in Fischer Random Chess? These and much more untold stories come to the fore with Frederic's singular accounts. Read this article and enrich yourself with nuggets of priceless chess history.

4/12/2020 – For whatever reason, the majority of chess players are men. The same is true for chess composers. However, for more than 150 years women have composed chess problems and Satanick Mukhuty presents some of these composers and their creations.

4/12/2020 – Leonhard Euler, the most prolific mathematician from the eighteenth century, made an enormous amount of contributions to a number of fields. Even after losing his sight, he continued to publish relevant and long-standing works. The man from Basel also explored a problem related to chess, as he presented the first comprehensive mathematical analysis of the Knight's Tour.

4/11/2020 – In 1970 Vlastimil Hort played several tournaments in Yugoslavia. Between these tournaments he also found time for a simul in the town of Ogulin. But when driving to Ogulin at night he had a strange encounter in the forests that surround the city.

4/11/2020 – Charlie Storey decided he would give up trying to be a professional player in order to become a professional chess coach. His approach served him well, as he has collected many success stories during his 25 years as a trainer. In this interview, the FIDE Master from Morpeth, Northumberland shares his views on coaching, the benefits kids get from learning chess and, of course, the Sniper.

4/11/2020 – In the diagram, White has just played 31.Qc2, threatening both Qc8+ and Qxh7. Your choice for Black: resign ... or get the advantage!

4/10/2020 – In today's Power Play Show Grandmaster Daniel King first presents an interesting position from a current game and then takes a look at a spectacular blitz game that Magnus played online a few days ago. Power Play is on air most Fridays at 17:00 UK (18:00 CEST, Noon EST) on playchess.com. -for a limited time you can watch the episode for free! All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer. Puzzle and the live video...