4/25/2016 – From 19th April to 3rd May the third leg of the Women's Grand Prix 2015/2016 takes place in Batumi, Georgia. After four rounds four players share the lead with 2.5/4 each: Anna Muzychuk, Lela Javakhisvili, Nana Dzagnidze and Almira Skripchenko (picture). Former World Champion Mariya Muzychuk still has to find her form. After four rounds she has 1.0/4. More...

4/25/2016 – The entire opening theory on one DVD: The ChessBase Opening Encyclopedia offers a wealth of opening surveys and opening articles: almost 6000 surveys and more than 900 theory articles from 15 years of ChessBase Magazine. The Opening Encyclopedia also contains more than 5.6 million games, 84000 of them annotated - everything to help you find your way in the opening. More...

4/25/2016 – Computers have become stronger than humans at chess – vastly and incredibly stronger. No grandmaster, however high-ranked, would dare to play against a top engine. Except Hikaru Nakamura, currently number seven in the world. But even he has to accept odds and start a pawn or exchange ahead. How a match between him and one of the most powerful chess programs went is recorded in the Wall Street Journal.

4/25/2016 – After the rest day, fans were looking forward to the clash between Carlsen and Giri a player the world champion has yet to beat in classical time controls. There was no blood and a relatively uneventful draw was the result. The two players to post full points had also not won a game yet: Harikrishna who beat Li Chao, and Topalov who defeated Grandelius. Report with GM analysis.

4/24/2016 – The closer we approach the finish line, the higher the stakes are and nerves are claiming their first victims. Such was the case in the crucial encounter between Anna Zatonskih and Tatev Abrahamyan, saw the blunder of the tournament considering the impact on the standings. Nevertheless, it was a great round with many entertaining games. Round nine with GM commentary.

4/24/2016 – The Game of Thrones is a wildly popular TV series watched by young and old alike across the world with unmatched devotion and it has achieved near cult status. It is based on the equally popular series of books named 'A Song of Ice and Fire'. Did you know that George RR Martin, the author of the books and TV series, was a chess player and organizer?

4/23/2016 – With tension and fatigue extracting their toll, the leaderboards have become jumbled. There are two leaders in the US Championship and a three way tie in US Women’s Championship. Nakamura is making a strong comeback and he is now only half a point behind the leaders, while Zatonskih joins leaders Paikidze and Abrahamyan in the Women's. Round eight with GM analysis.

4/23/2016 – After a gap of 15 years Mircea-Emilian Parligras once again became the Romanian National Champion. "Every time I said to myself – maybe next year. Now that it has finally happened, it is like a dream come true!" These were the feelings of Mircea after winning the title. In this article you will find an interview with the 35-year-old grandmaster and also two instructively annotated games by him. Parligras also shares with us his secrets of success and future plans.

4/22/2016 – We do not often link to general articles on chess in the mainstream media. But this one is inspiring and describes a chess initiative in New York City that deserves emulation. In after-school programs kindergarten and first graders are shown a different way of using their brains. Often they go on to beat elite private school teams. Some are even trained by weathered characters in Washing Square Park. Don't miss this one.

4/22/2016 – The fourth round of the Altibox Norway Chess tournament was the first without any decided games. Perhaps Pentala Harikrishna, who played against Nils Grandelius, came closest to a win but his advantage vanished after he forced the Swedish Grandmaster to give his queen for rook and minor piece. With 3.0/4 Magnus Carlsen remains sole leader.

4/22/2016 – As we approach the final days, the tension is rising and nerves are starting to play a crucial role. Leader Caruana faced the teen-talent Jeffery Xiong who fell into trouble, but saved the game with great resilience. This allowed Wesley So to catch him after beating Shabalov in just 23 moves. Nakamura also closed the gap after a masterpiece over Akobian. Report with GM analysis.

4/22/2016 – Round three of the Norway Chess tournament led to "the battle of the Scandis" as Daniel King dubbed the game between Magnus Carlsen and Nils Grandelius. The young Swedish grandmaster tried the Nimzowitsch-Sicilian, a rare guest in top tournaments. But this failed to surprise the World Champion. On the contrary: Carlsen countered brutally.