André Schulz

André Schulz, started working for ChessBase in 1991, and has been the lead editor of the German ChessBase chess news site since 1997. André Schulz is also involved with ChessBase Magazine and assists with FritzTrainer DVDs. Together with IM Oliver Reeh, he regularly presents the program "TV ChessBase" since 2003, every Friday from 17:00. 

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UzChess Cup: Tournament favourites Erigaisi and Abdusattorov start with wins

6/20/2025 – Arjun Erigaisi, Javokhir Sindarov, and Nodirbek Abdusattorov are among the favourites at the strong UzChess Masters in Tashkent, and they began the tournament with a win. In the Challengers, chess legend Vasyl Ivanchuk suffered a loss. | Photos: Tournament page
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WR Chess arrives late but defends title in Blitz World Championship

6/16/2025 – The WR Chess team arrived late for their quarter-final match against Germany and Friends and lost the first of the two scheduled rounds. However, after filing a protest, the first round was replayed. WR Chess won the match and went on to triumph in the semi-finals. In the final, the team successfully defended their title as Team Blitz World Champions with a victory over KazChess. | Photos: Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE, ChessBase India

FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships: MGD1 stays ahead in tight race for Rapid Team Title

6/13/2025 – After two days of play at the World Rapid Team Championship, Team MGD1 leads with 13 points, followed closely by Hexamind and Freedom. A standout performance came from 11-year-old Faustino Oro, while teams like Germany & Friends and Uzbekistan remain in close contention as the event heads into its final stages. | Photo: Dmitry Kollars and Dinara Wagner from Germany & Friends show team spirit | Photos: Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE
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FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships: MGD1 leads with four wins

6/12/2025 – The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships in London bring together the world's best players, ambitious young talent, officials and chess enthusiasts. MGD1, a team consisting mainly of Indian players, were the only team to win all four matches on the first day of the Team Rapid World Championship. It was a day full of action and interesting games, with a number of upsets and surprises. | Photos: Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE
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GM Aleksey Grebnev wins Dubai Open on tiebreak

6/5/2025 – Aleksey Grebnev won this year’s Dubai Open on tiebreak. French Grandmaster Alan Pichot scored the same number of points but finished second. Rating favorite Nihal Sarin had to settle for sixth place after losing to Ivan Zemlyanskii in the seventh round. | Photos: Dubai Chess & Culture Club
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Memorial service for Vlastimil Hort

6/4/2025 – Eight days ago, on Saturday, 24 May, the funeral service for Grand Master Vlastimil Hort, who passed away on 12 May, took place in Eitorf. His wife, Brigitte; his son; his grandson; and his friends and relatives said goodbye to this kind-hearted man. One fan expressed his grief by posting a song on YouTube.
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FIDE ratings - June 2025

6/2/2025 – The new FIDE rankings are out. Magnus Carlsen and Hou Yifan continue to lead the open and women’s lists, while world champion Gukesh remains the top junior despite Elo losses. The month also brought shifts just behind the leaders, with strong performances from rising stars and established players alike.
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Vlastimil Hort has passed away

5/13/2025 – 2025 is a year of farewells. After Robert Huebner, another great player and outstanding personality in the world of chess has passed away: Vlastimil Hort. Vlastimil Hort was one of the best players in the world in the 1970s. After moving to Germany he entertained television viewers with his subtle humour on the programme 'Schach der Großmeister'. | Photo: Alina l'Ami

Chess at the Online Marketing Rockstars Festival

5/7/2025 – The Online Marketing Rockstars Festival is Europe's largest digital trade fair. On Tuesday, streamers Levy Rozman (Gotham Chess), Daniel Rensch and Anna Cramling were guests at a panel discussion. Between football and Formula One, they presented the digital world of chess on the big stage – and did so very well! | Photos: André Schulz
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Politico - "Exposed: The links between world chess and Russia's war machine"

5/7/2025 – The European edition of the political news magazine Politico published an article on its website about Russia's influence on the World Chess Federation (FIDE) and how Russia is exploiting chess and the World Chess Federation for its own political ends. | Graphics: POLITICO
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Chess streamers speak at the Online Marketing Rockstars Festival 2025

5/6/2025 – The OMR (Online Marketing Rockstars) Festival, launched in 2011, is a large conference and trade fair for the digital marketing sector, currently attracting over 70,000 visitors annually. This year, the festival will take place on 6 and 7 May in Hamburg. Speakers will include Danny Rensch, Levy Rozman and Anna Cramling.
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FIDE ratings - May 2025

5/2/2025 – Many of the top players were mainly involved in Freestyle Chess in April, which is not rated by FIDE. However, the end of the Austrian and German Bundesliga seasons did bring about some changes in the world rankings. And in the junior women's category, Divya Deshmukh and Li Miaoyi are engaged in an exciting duel.
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Czech grandmaster Petr Neuman has passed away

4/30/2025 – The Czech Chess Federation announced yesterday on its website the death of Czech grandmaster Petr Neuman (11 March 1978 – 29 April 2025). The Czech Chess Federation describes Petr Neuman, who became a grandmaster in 2013, as one of the country's most active players. Last weekend, Neuman was still playing for his German club Bad Mergentheim in the Bundesliga. | Photo: Czech Chess Federation
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Vasyl Ivanchuk wins Menorca Open

4/29/2025 – Vasyl Ivanchuk may be approaching 60, but he still enjoys chess and is currently enjoying his (at least) third chess renaissance. He recently went on a run of almost 30 games without defeat and won the Menorca Open. | Photo: Federico Marin Bellon
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Bundesliga: Düsseldorf wins

4/28/2025 – If it hadn't been for Viernheim's poor start to the season, the Bundesliga final in Deggendorf could have been a real thriller. But Düsseldorf won this year's Bundesliga with one round to spare, and the 4-4 draw between Düsseldorf and Viernheim in the final round was nothing to write home about. Düsseldorfer SK are the new German team champions. Mülheim Nord and Bad Mergenheim were relegated.

Three rounds to go: The Bundesliga celebrates its final

4/24/2025 – The Bundesliga is probably the strongest national league in the world. Now the 2024/2025 season is coming to an end and all teams are meeting in the Bavarian town of Deggendorf for the last three rounds. Magnus Carlsen, top board of the FC St. Pauli, will not be there, but it is sure to be a chess festival nonetheless.
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Remembering Tony Miles

4/23/2025 – Anthony Miles was one of the best players in the world in the 1980s. He died in 2001 at the age of just 46 from a heart attack caused by diabetes. Today he would have celebrated his 70th birthday. | Photo: British Chess News

Ju Wenjun retains Women's World Championship title in lopsided match

4/16/2025 – In a very one-sided match, Ju Wenjun defended her title as women's world champion against Tan Zhongyi. Although the challenger took the lead in the second game, she suffered four consecutive defeats from the fifth game onwards. A draw in the ninth game today was enough for Ju Wenjun to win the match - played to the best of twelve games - early and defend her title. | Photo: Anna Shtourman
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