7/27/2025 – The first half of the "Clash of Generations" match between Peter Svidler and Yagız Kaan Erdoğmuş in Marseille has concluded with the score tied at 1½–1½. The six-game classical encounter has already featured a decisive win for each player and one strategic draw. From a sharp French Defence to dynamic Sicilian play, both contenders have shown their readiness to fight in complex positions. | Photo: Harry Gielen

7/26/2025 – The first games of the Women's World Cup final and third-place match in Batumi both ended in draws. Divya Deshmukh missed a promising attacking chance against Humpy Koneru, while Tan Zhongyi and Lei Tingjie played a balanced game in the Exchange Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined. The second classical games will be played tomorrow, with Humpy and Lei having the white pieces. A win would secure the match without tiebreaks. | Photo: Anna Shtourman / FIDE

7/26/2025 – From the diagram followed 28...Bg5 29.Qf7+ Kh8, and on this position I'd like your opinion - let's see if you're right!

7/26/2025 – The Opening Encyclopedia offers a wide range of exciting repertoire suggestions. But how can you tell if a recommendation truly suits your playing style? The best way is to try it out in a practical match against Fritz 20. With the "Play Against Database Book" feature, you can load opening articles, game collections, or analyses directly from the encyclopedia as an opening book and immediately play against Fritz. This lets you test new lines under realistic conditions. Best of all: This week (until July 27, 2025), you can get the Fritz 20 and Opening Encyclopedia bundle at a special Summer Special price.

7/26/2025 – Baadur Jobava is famous for his creativity, his tactical prowess and his attacking skills. In the new episode of his Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft presents a game in which Jobava demonstrated all of that. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

7/26/2025 – The Last Chance Qualifier for the Esports World Cup chess event is underway in Riyadh, with 16 players set to battle for the final four places in the main tournament. Held from 24 to 26 July, the qualifier began with a two-day group stage and concludes with a double-elimination knockout on Saturday. The winners will join twelve invited players, including Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Alireza Firouzja, in the $1.5 million main event starting on 29 July. | Photos: Aditya Sur Roy / ChessBase India

7/23/2025 – Both semifinal matches at the Women's World Cup in Batumi ended in draws, leaving qualification for the final to be decided in Wednesday's second classical games. Lei Tingjie and Humpy Koneru drew after a tense, strategic battle, while Tan Zhongyi and Divya Deshmukh split the point in a shorter, balanced game. With three Candidates spots at stake, the outcomes of the remaining games will be crucial for all four players. | Photo: Anna Shtourman / FIDE

7/23/2025 – The finals have begun in the Biel Grand Master Triathlons. Saleh Salem and Vladimir Fedoseev are leading in the Masters. In the Challengers, Nikolas Theodorou has pulled away from his competitors. Christian Glöckler drew in the Masters Open and is now eleventh, one point behind the leader. | Photos: Biel Chess Festival

7/23/2025 – The International Chess Federation has announced the venue for the 2025 FIDE World Cup. The knockout tournament will take place in India in November. The exact location is not yet known. 206 players will compete for prize money and three places in the Candidates Tournament. | Graphics and photos: FIDE

7/22/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris looks at the spectacular game Kazakouski-Volokitin from the Portuguese Team Championship. In a sharp and theoretically interesting line of the Ragozin, Black won in style and surprisingly quickly. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

7/22/2025 – While the finalists of the Grand Master Triathlon took a day off on Monday to prepare for the final rounds, the participants of the Master Open played their seventh round. Thirteen-year-old German talent Christian Glöckler was among the leaders but lost the top match against Pranav. | Photo: Biel Chess Festival

7/22/2025 – In the only match that went to tiebreaks in the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup, Divya Deshmukh secured a 2–0 victory over her compatriot Harika Dronavalli, thus becoming the fourth player to advance to the semi-finals. In the second rapid game, Harika twice missed a winning continuation in the endgame. In the semifinals, India's Humpy Koneru and Divya Deshmukh will face China's Lei Tingjie and Tan Zhongyi, respectively | Photo: Anna Shtourman / FIDE