2/7/2025 – The Tata Steel Challengers tournament once again showcased the remarkable rise of young chess talents. Among the standout participants were three exceptionally young players: Faustino Oro (11), Lu Miaoyi (14) and Ediz Gürel (16). Competing against strong opposition, they demonstrated skill and resilience in their performances. We take a closer look at how each of them fared in Wijk aan Zee. | Photos: Tata Steel Chess / Lennart Ootes

2/7/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris presents a game, in which World Rapid Champion Volodar Murzin shows his attacking skills and played a little brilliancy. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

2/6/2025 – In their latest episode of "Two Knights Talk", Johannes Fischer and Arne Kähler welcome Katharina Reinecke, the well-known and popular German streamer. They discuss the pros and cons of Freestyle Chess, the upcoming Freestyle Tournament in Weissenhaus, the Tata Steel tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the performance of Faustino Oro in Wijk and Levy Rozman's qualities as an entertainer.

2/6/2025 – Levy Rozman is the world's most successful chess streamer. His YouTube channel Gotham Chess has 5.94 million subscribers, hundreds of thousands of whom regularly watch the 29-year-old New Yorker talking almost every day about current chess events and analysing games. But on 4 February, on his way to the Freestyle Grand Slam in Weissenhaus, Rozman presented himself live to his fans in Hamburg. German GM Jan Gustafsson and IM Georgios "The Big Greek" Souleidis, Germany's most successful streamer, supported Rozman as special guests.

2/6/2025 – The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour is set to begin with its inaugural tournament in Weissenhaus, Germany, from 7 to 14 February. This new five-event series, featuring elite players competing in the Freestyle Chess format (a.k.a. chess960), marks a significant addition to the chess calendar. With a structured format combining rapid and classical games and a $660,000 prize fund, the tour aims to establish itself as a premier competition. World number one Magnus Carlsen and world champion Gukesh Dommaraju will both be competing. | Photos: Gregor Poniewasz

2/5/2025 – Sagar Shah is the founder of ChessBase India, a trainer, organiser and author. He is a regular guest at top tournaments around the world and has made countless videos filming chess events and interviewing top players and organisers. But during a visit to the ChessBase studio he changed roles and was interviewed. He talked to Johannes Fischer about his enthusiasm for chess, his chess career, his chess wedding and revealed why he is fascinated by mountain climbing.

2/2/2025 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books on chess training and strategy. In episode 215 of his "Understanding before Moving" show Herman looks at the career of legacy of Judit Polgar. | Photo: Pascal Simon

2/2/2025 – Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu won the 2025 Tata Steel Masters after beating world champion Gukesh Dommaraju in a blitz tiebreaker. The two Indian stars entered the final round tied for first place and, notably, both lost their classical games on Sunday. Pragg then won the blitz tiebreaker by a 2-1 score after Gukesh misplayed a knight endgame in the third encounter. Meanwhile, Czech GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen won the Challengers, as he had a better tiebreak score than Aydin Suleymanli, who finished tied for first in the single round-robin. | Replay all the games with computer-assisted analysis. Full report to follow shortly.

2/1/2025 – With one round to go at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Gukesh Dommaraju and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu are tied for first place in the Masters after Pragg claimed a third consecutive win, this time against Alexey Sarana. Meanwhile, the Challengers section saw a dramatic penultimate round, with Erwin l’Ami drawing his game while Thai Dai Van Nguyen and Aydin Suleymanli won to create a three-way tie at the top. | Photo: Tata Steel Chess / Lennart Ootes

2/1/2025 – In his new Game of the Week show Merijn van Delft takes a look at the performance of World Champion Gukesh at the Tata Steel Tournament in Wijk aan Zee and wonders how risky Gukesh plays. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

2/1/2025 – In the diagram position, White gains an advantage by basically moving only one piece. An absolute classic - I wish you historic enjoyment!

2/1/2025 – The fight for first place remains fierce in both sections of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament with two rounds to go. In the Masters, Gukesh Dommaraju retained the sole lead, but Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu closed the gap by scoring a crucial win over Fabiano Caruana. Meanwhile, in the Challengers, Erwin l'Ami emerged as the new sole leader after defeating Lu Miaoyi, while Thai Dai Van Nguyen suffered a setback against Frederik Svane. | Photo: Tata Steel Chess / Lennart Ootes