3/28/2025 – In this sneak peek, IM Robert Ris presents a strategic lesson from his course Mastering Chess Strategy Vol. 2 by analysing his own game against GM Praveen Thipsay. He highlights the importance of king safety and multi-purpose moves, showing how he found a secure setup for his king while activating his rooks for an attack. The game showcases how small strategic decisions can lead to winning positions. The course uses an interactive format where viewers try moves, get feedback, and learn through practice. It’s aimed at players ready to go beyond the basics and refine their positional understanding.

3/28/2025 – Beauty prizes at chess tournaments are great. But there have always been disputes about which game in a tournament deserves this prize. For example, Kateryna Lagno (pictured) felt unjustly ignored when the award was presented at the Women's Grand Prix in Monaco 2025 and has now protested in an open letter. Thorsten Cmiel reports on this dispute, which has political dimensions. | Photo: Niki Riga / FIDE

3/28/2025 – ChessBase Magazine Extra is the ideal supplement to ChessBase Magazine. In the new Extra #224: Videos by Robert Ris: French Advance Variation and Nico Zwirs: Nimzo-Indian with 4.e3 b6. "The brilliancy" of the issue: Alexander Donchenko analyses his Black win against Fabiano Caruana from the Saint Louis Cup 2024. "Lucky bag" with another 43 game analyses by Edouard, Gupta, Knaak and many more. Plus over 40,000 new games for your database. New: The CBM Extra can now also be used as a ChessBase Book in the web browser on iPad, tablet, Mac etc.!

3/28/2025 – When Hikaru Nakamura plays against Fabiano Caruana it is always worth watching. In his new "Game of the Week" show Merijn van Delft takes a look at their latest encounter in the Grand Final of the American Cup 2025. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

3/28/2025 – Sweeping, ornate, individual handwriting may be an expression of personality, but when you enter chess games into databases, they are a nuisance. Henrik Schlößner is familiar with this problem but has now discovered a tool that could save a lot of work and nerves when entering games: the chess scanner.

3/28/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris presents a theoretically interesting sharp attacking game, in which both sides made instructive mistakes. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

3/24/2025 – Are you a passionate chess fan? Then we have good news for you: with the new ChessBase Mobile App you can take all your games and databases with you wherever you go, thanks to the cloud. The new and user-friendly app for Android, iOS and tablets is sure to make your chess heart beat faster.

3/24/2025 – In his Endgame Magic Show #290, Karsten Müller presents endgame highlights from the German Bundesliga, arguably the world's strongest national league. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

3/24/2025 – Trainer against student - in his new Game of the Week show Merijn van Delft looks at the game Simen Agdestein, former coach of Magnus Carlsen, played against Carlsen in the Norwegian League. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

3/24/2025 – The fourth leg of the 2024/25 Women's Grand Prix series is taking place in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 14–25 March. A 10-player single round-robin, the event has Aleksandra Goryachkina, Anna Muzychuk and Zhu Jiner as the top seeds. The top two finishers in the series will qualify for the next edition of the Women's Candidates Tournament. | Follow the action live with expert commentary starting at 14.00 CEST (9.00 ET, 18.30 IST)

3/24/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris presents a theoretically interesting and tactically fascinating game. You are invited to test your skills! | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

3/24/2025 – With a crucial victory over Elisabeth Paehtz, Anna Muzychuk rebounded from her previous loss to join Zhu Jiner in the lead at the Cyprus Women's Grand Prix. The final round promises an exciting showdown, with Muzychuk facing Harika Dronavalli and Zhu Jiner taking on Nana Dzagnidze. Meanwhile, Divya Deshmukh claimed her first tournament win against Olga Badelka, in a game that featured a ceremonial first move by Vishy Anand. | Photos: FIDE / Mark Livshitz