9/18/2021 – Nona Gaprindashvili, a history-making chess champion, has sued the giant video portal Netflix over a line in the series ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, where it was claimed that the female world champion had never faced men. Nona and her attorneys called the statement grossly sexist and belittling. "By 1968, the year in which the episode is set, she had competed against at least 59 male chess players." The international news is full of the story.

9/18/2021 – In the diagram position, Black just burned his bridges by playing 7...Bg4 which forces White to win a piece with 8.f3. Putting aside "modern objectivity" - what I like about the following attack is the energy of Black's moves. He only has one goal in mind: to mate the enemy king. A full-speed nostalgia trip - enjoy!

9/17/2021 – The Hou Yifan Challenge, the final regular event on the Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour, will take place on September 18-21 in the chess24 Playzone. The prize fund is $15,000, with $3,000 for the winner, who also gets to play alongside Magnus Carlsen and co. in the next edition’s first event of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.

9/17/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris shows how Ian Nepomniachtchi used the goold old King's Gambit to score a quick win in his Armageddon match against Alireza Firouzja at the Norway Chess Tournament. | “Fast and Furious” is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

9/17/2021 – Magnus Carlsen beat Ian Nepomniachtchi in Armageddon to secure first place at the 2021 Norway Chess Tournament. This is the world champion’s third straight triumph in his home super-tournament. Alireza Firouzja had a great performance, ending the tournament with four wins in a row to get sole second place and climb to 9th place in the world ranking. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / norwaychess.no

9/17/2021 – The Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF) and Saint Louis Chess Club have been running the very successful Young Stars – Team USA program for the past six years. Team USA’s program has helped develop several American chess prodigies from across the country. including the likes of GM Jeffery Xiong and GM Sam Sevian. Team USA has been capped off with individualized training sessions with Kasparov’s coaching staff and special training sessions with Garry Kasparov himself. | Photo: Left to Right standing: Christopher Yoo, Michael Khodarkovsky, Garry Kasparov, Brandon Jacobson. Sitting: Carissa Yip and Rochelle Wu | Photos: Kasparov Chess Foundation

9/14/2021 – A musician paying tribute to female chess players. An engineer, who researches the “emotional” side of chess. A grandmaster of creativity, who wrote a book about the advantages of thinking like machines. What do they have in common? They will all be there at Global Chess Festival 2021, which will be brought to life in a hybrid, on- and offline form by Judit Polgar, the best female chess player of all time.

9/14/2021 – Richard Rapport has a 3-point lead over Ian Nepomniachtchi with four rounds to go at the Norway Chess Tournament (a win in classical chess is worth 3 points). The Hungarian star beat Aryan Tari with the white pieces in round 6. Magnus Carlsen also won his classical game, while Sergey Karjakin got the better of Nepomniachtchi in Armageddon. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

9/14/2021 – Sometimes, the trio king, bishop and pawn cannot win against a lone king: if the pawn is a rook pawn, the enemy king makes it to the corner and the bishop does not control the queening sqare of the pawn. Knowing this might help you to save positions that seem to be entire lost. In the diagram position it is White to move and draw. How?

9/13/2021 – Do I have to defend against my opponent’s threat, or can I simply ignore it and look for my own chances? A typical question which has often been asked during practical play. This two volume series on Calculation in Attack & Defence is the ideal guide to develop a good sense for attacking play, while keeping an eye on your opponent’s defensive resources and possible counterplay against your own king. At the same time you’ll be challenged to defend against your opponent’s threats and, given the chance, turn the tables by launching a devastating counter-attack yourself.

9/13/2021 – An eventful fifth round at the Norway Chess Tournament saw Sergey Karjakin beating Magnus Carlsen in their classical encounter. Meanwhile, Alireza Firouzja also won his classical game and Ian Nepomniachtchi got the better of Richard Rapport in Armageddon. At halftime, Rapport is still in the sole lead, a point ahead of Nepomniachtchi. Carlsen stands in fourth place, below Karjakin. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

9/13/2021 – The 12th of September marked the end of the first-ever international tournament held in honour of the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. It was won by the tournament rating favorite Anish Giri of the Netherlands, with a remarkable result of 8 out of 9 points.