11/3/2024 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books on chess training and strategy. In the 202nd episode of his ChessBase show "Understanding before moving" Herman continues his series "Chess history in a nutshell" and continues to look at the career of Magnus Carlsen. | Photo: Pascal Simon

11/2/2024 – ChessBase India's week-long, free-for-all Big Diwali Chess Camp concluded on a high note. On October 26, the penultimate day, an intense chess-solving contest took centre stage. The challenge was to solve six complex chess compositions in just two hours. Carefully curated by Satanick Mukhuty, the Chess Composition Editor of ChessBase India, the tasks included four problems and two studies designed to push the participants' strategic and tactical prowess to the limit. Ultimately, among the 35 contestants, the 22-year-old Pushkar Dere secured a decisive victory with a remarkable score of 29/30. Satanick shares his insights into the contest and walks you through the solutions to all six challenging puzzles! | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

11/2/2024 – From the diagram position, the passed pawn d5 will eventually become the hero, but first White has to do something about his attacked queen d2. Your ingenuity is required!

11/2/2024 – The FIDE Circuit 2024 race saw a shake-up in the standings, with Arjun Erigaisi grabbing the lead following a strong performance at the WR Chess Masters Cup. His gains nudged Nodirbek Abdusattorov to third place, as Fabiano Caruana's recent US Championship victory moved him to second. The competition remains fierce, with Abdusattorov, Caruana and Alireza Firouzja close behind Arjun and poised to advance with fewer tournaments played. Upcoming events, including the Chennai Grand Masters Tournament, will be decisive as the FIDE Circuit inches closer to its final 2024 standings.

11/2/2024 – Top seed Tan Zhongyi has taken the lead at the Shymkent Women's Grand Prix after a second win in round 3, defeating Kateryna Lagno with the white pieces. Tan now holds 2½/3 points, followed by a quartet of players in close pursuit, including India's Humpy Koneru and Russia's Aleksandra Goryachkina, both with strong round-3 victories. Curiously, no player stands at fifty percent after three rounds. | Photo: Konstantin Chalabov

11/1/2024 – Levy Rozman won game 4 of his match against Pia Cramling, levelling the score in the 6-day match. Rozman's victory came in the last classical game of the confrontation, which means the contenders entered Friday's rapid section with a tied score. In the game, Cramling defended tenaciously but lost on time in a drawn rook endgame. | Photo: chess.com

10/29/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft looks at a crucial game from the US Championship 2024, in which Caruana wonhis 4th title after 2026, 2022 and 2023. However, with two draws this year Caruana had a slow start, but then scored an important win against Ray Robson in round 3. Merijn had a closer look at this important and instructive encounter. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

10/29/2024 – The rise of chess960, Bobby Fischer's favoured variant, continues with a new edition of the Chess 9LX event in Saint Louis. Legendary Garry Kasparov returns to compete against elite players, including newly crowned US Champion Fabiano Caruana, who leads the standings after a perfect opening day. Meanwhile, top rivals Hikaru Nakamura, Sam Sevian, and Wesley So are sharing second place. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

10/29/2024 – In the diagram position it is Black to move, and he has to find a way to stop White's h-pawn from queening. In theory, Black's knight is up to this difficult task, in practice he was not and White won the game. Can you do better?

10/29/2024 – Modern society faces an unprecedented rise in violence among minors, with incidents of juvenile delinquency and aggression increasing alarmingly. In this context, finding ways to prevent violence is crucial. Chess has emerged as an unexpectedly powerful tool for preventing violence and promoting positive social and personal behaviours among young people. Educator Vera Avramidou tells us how and why.

10/28/2024 – The 27th Open International Bavarian Chess Championships kicked off on Saturday at Tegernsee, attracting over 550 participants from 30 nations. Top seed is German Grandmaster Dmitrij Kollars, who is one of the 57 players who started the tournament with 2.0/2. | Photos: Sandra Schmidt

10/28/2024 – Gukesh Dommaraju, an 18-year-old prodigy from Chennai, has shattered records to become the youngest contender for the World Chess Championship, setting up a highly anticipated clash with reigning champion Ding Liren. Gukesh's rapid rise has captivated fans, from achieving his Grandmaster title at just 12, to his recent triumph at the Candidates Tournament in Toronto. With intense preparation, an unwavering work ethic, and a focus on mental balance through meditation, Gukesh stands ready to face his greatest challenge yet.