10/26/2024 – Do you also think that Black is winning in the diagram position? Then you might try to refute 28.Be3 in your head - that was the continuation of the game!

10/25/2024 – Ding Liren's journey to becoming the first Chinese World Chess Champion is a testament to resilience. Rising from modest beginnings, he became the youngest Chinese national champion at 16, leading to a series of historic achievements, including two Olympiad golds and a record-breaking 100-game unbeaten streak. However, his road was far from smooth; he faced challenges and even took a hiatus in 2024 for mental health. Ding’s recent comeback showcases his determination to maintain his status among the chess elite | Photo: FIDE / Stev Bonhage

10/25/2024 – The European Clubs Cups are being held in Vrnjacka Banja for a week from Sunday, 20 October. This time, 84 teams are competing in the open tournament and 18 teams in the women's tournament. Fourteen players rated 2700 or above are participating, with Arjun, Gukesh and Abdusattorov the top three seeds. | Follow the action live starting at 15.00 CEST (9.00 ET, 18.30 IST).

10/25/2024 – Novy Bor were the only team to emerge victorious in all their first five duels and took the sole lead at the European Club Cup. Alkalolid and Turkish Airline drew their match, with Arjun Erigaisi (photo) defeating Andreikin and breaking the 2800 rating barrier. In the Women's Cup, leaders Tajfun lost to Superchess. | Photos: European Chess Union

10/25/2024 – In their weekly review of the chess world, Arne Kähler and Johannes Fischer this time discuss a sensitive and unfortunately all-too-topical subject: cheating in chess! They talk about their experiences with cheating in chess and wonder why people cheat and what to do about it. They also take a brief look at the European Club Cup, where Arjun Erigaisi has broken the 2800 Elo barrier and Vincent Keymer is in good form.

10/25/2024 – Pawn underpromotions do not happen often in practical games, but they have been an important topic in study composition more than a hundred years. Recently, the famous Babson task (Black promotes to one of the four possible pieces and White must promote to the same piece in all four cases to win) has been conquered by Gady Costeff in an endgame study. Many thought it to be impossible to realize this extremely difficult task. In this first part of the three part series Harold van der Heijden describes the beginning of the story with the first underpromotions including the famous Allumwandlung.

10/25/2024 – Unlock the secrets of one of chess's most resilient openings with GM Àlvar Alonso Rosell's video courses about the Caro-Kann Defence. Explore cutting-edge theory, practical insights, and strategies used by top grandmasters today. Whether you're mastering core principles or discovering new lines, these courses will give you the tools to outsmart your opponents and succeed in high-level play.

10/24/2024 – It was long in the coming, for the impatient fans that is. Arjun Erigaisi made history by cementing Vishy Anand's legacy in Indian chess by becoming the second ever Indian (and we know a third is hot on his heels) to break that elusive 2800 barrier. In just over 12 months he has added over 100 Elo and as of now is world no.3 at 2802.1 Elo. Breathtaking! (photo: Michal Walusza/FIDE.com)

10/24/2024 – The 2024 US Chess Championships concluded with Fabiano Caruana and Carissa Yip emerging as outright winners in their respective sections. Caruana secured his fourth national title by defeating Sam Shankland in the final round, finishing 1½ points ahead of his closest rivals. Meanwhile, Yip had already clinched her third US Women's Championship with a round to spare, despite back-to-back losses in rounds 9 and 10. In the women's section, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova claimed second place thanks to her final-round victory over Tatev Abrahamyan, while Alice Lee finished third after a tightly contested final round. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

10/24/2024 – The inaugural FIDE World Solving Championships for Youth and Cadets are happening next month in Brazil and Italy, and FIDE, along with the WFCC, hosted a series of free online lessons to get participants ready. Alongside WFCC President Marjan Kovačević, these global webinars offered strategies, tips, and plenty of practice to help young solvers level up their game! Would you like to test your chess-solving skills against some of the best young minds in the world? Let's see how you fare with some of the problems.

10/24/2024 – Top favourite SuperChess suffered a surprising defeat against Turkish Airlines in round four of the European Club Cup. Both Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa (pictured) lost their games. Vincent Keymer was once again the match winner for Novy Bor, while Dinara Wagner was the match winner for her team SuperChess in the Women's Cup. | Photos: European Chess Union and Gerd Densing

10/24/2024 – In the future, the new ChessBase Fritztrainers and programmes will no longer be installed from a DVD, but using an installer downloaded from the Internet. This is faster and less complicated than installing from a DVD. Most ChessBase users have already ordered via download anyway. Nonetheless, those who previously installed by DVD can still order the programmes and Fritztrainer by post and will then receive a nice package with instructions and an activation number!