10/12/2024 – In 1875 Walter Grimshaw, a composer of chess problems who was not far off master strength as a player, played at least one casual game against Steinitz at Simpson’s Divan, and supposedly won in 17 moves. But was this “summary demolishment” actually played? Steinitz called the game, which was published in the International Chess Magazine, "a deliberately bogus manufactured forgery." You can read about Grimshaw and this controversial encounter courtesy of Neil Hickman in CHESS Magazine, October 2024.

10/12/2024 – Playing 26.Nc2? in the diagram position, White underestimated the potential of the black monster knight d3. Take a dive into the lines!

10/12/2024 – Javokhir Sindarov won an exhilarating battle against Daniel Dardha to power his team, Triveni Continental Kings, to the Finals of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League. Magnus Carlsen had an exciting finish against Alireza Firouzja. However, his win was not enough for his team, Alpine SG Pipers, to advance to the Finals. The other finalist, PBG Balan Alaskan Knights, scored a dominating victory over American Gambits 5-14. Match 1 of the finals starts tomorrow from 2:15 p.m. local time, 6:45 p.m. IST. | Photos: Shahid Ahmed

10/11/2024 – The Olympiad in Budapest is over, and of the 7000+ games, a couple of stunning dragons were on the board. Chris selected the 5 most interesting, and beautiful examples, and analysed them. A sixth game was also added, as a special surprise - Especially for co-host Arne Kaehler ... | Photo: John Upham

10/11/2024 – The Kasparov Chess Foundation Academy has successfully kicked off on October 19, 2024, with its Preseason Trainings! Our first session on What We Can Learn from the Chess Olympiad 2024 Top Games, was a success. Participants explored thrilling, dynamic games and learned valuable lessons from instructive mistakes made by even the greatest players. Remember, we grow by learning from our own mistakes and those of the best!

10/11/2024 – To mark FIDE's centenary and International Chess Day, the FIDE100 Art Contest inspired artists of all ages from around the world to express their passion for chess through creative mediums. The competition attracted 271 entries from 54 countries, with participants ranging from professional to young aspiring artists. The contest featured two main categories: AI-generated and traditional artworks. The winners were selected across three age categories.

10/8/2024 – The reigning champions of the Bundesliga, Viernheim, made a false start to the new season and lost to the host team in Hamburg. The defending champions were missing the top six boards due to the Global Chess League taking place concurrently. Baden-Baden also played without its top players in Munich. | Pictured: The cheerful Hamburger SK team with captain Reinhardt Ahrens | Photos: André Schulz

10/7/2024 – Alireza Firouzja is in the form of his life, as he defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave for the second time in consecutive days. Alexandra Kosteniuk scored the only other win for the team, which helped Triveni Continental Kings register their fourth win of the event. Anish Giri made a nice queen sacrifice to build a fortress and draw with Magnus Carlsen. Yifan Hou and Kateryna Lagno scored the wins for SG Alpine Pipers. Nihal Sarin's sole win for Balan Alaskan Knights was not enough to win the match. Ganges Grandmasters scored their second match win of the event. The sixth day will start with Alpine SG Pipers vs upGrad Mumba Masters from 1 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. | Photos: Shahid Ahmed

10/7/2024 – ARTE, the French-German film production and TV channel, has made a six-part dramatic re-enactment of the epic 1997 match between Garry Kasparov and the super-computer Deep Blue. The movie, due for broadcast on October 17, can already be viewed in full on the ARTE Internet web site. Mind you, it will take almost five hours to watch, but it is definitely worth the invested time.

10/6/2024 – Every month or so, I have lunch with some chess players in central London. We normally go to a pub and this time I had a decent pint and a reasonable veggie burger which was punctuated by some gossip and some chess. Find here a few of the positions we discussed - plus three remarkable games from the Olympiad in Budapest! | Pictured: Benjamin Gledura (Hungary) at the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad | Photo: Michal Walusza

10/6/2024 – Alireza Firouzja continues his phenomenal form at the Global Chess League. He won the French derby against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to power his team, Triveni Continental Kings, to a victory over upGrad Mumba Masters. American Gambits started the day with a win over Ganges Grandmasters, but finished the day with a loss against Alpine SG Pipers. Hikaru Nakamura showed excellent resiliency against Magnus Carlsen, got a winning chance, but missed it and the game ended in a draw. PBG Alaskan Knights registered their fifth consecutive win as they continue to lead. | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

10/6/2024 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books on chess training and strategy. In the 198th episode of his ChessBase show "Understanding before moving" Herman continues his series "Chess history in a nutshell" and looks at the creative achievements of Alexei Shirov. | Photo: Pascal Simon