Merijn van Delft is an International Master from the Netherlands who lived in Hamburg for many years and is currently based in Amsterdam. After scoring a GM norm in 2017 he is eager for more. His ChessBase show on Wednesday evenings has been running for over ten years now. Producing a ChessBase DVD is still on the bucket list. Merijn's activities as a full-time chess professional include training both top juniors and ambitious amateurs, coaching at tournaments, writing articles and books, doing live commentary, organizing tournaments and other chess events. Don't hesitate to get in touch: merijnvandelft[at]gmail.com
11/9/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft presents a recent game by Dutch talent Eline Roebers. The 18-year old International Master just won the crown group in Hoogeveen by beating Mariya Muzychuk, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Machteld van Foreest, all of them with a 1.5-0.5 score. Merijn looks at Roebers' win against Kosteniuk. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
11/6/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft looks back to the European Club Cup, which was won by the team of Novy Bor. With a score of 5.5/7 German GM Vincent Keymer was the topscorer on the team, and his best game was probably his win against Alexey Sarana - which Merijn analyses closely. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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.
10/17/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft takes an excursion into the world of computer chess and presents an absolutely crazy game, in which two computers tested their tactical skills. Which led to an incredible slugfest. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
10/10/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft looks at a game from the Bundesliga, in which underdog IM Julian Kramer defeated GM Konstantin Tarlev. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
10/4/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft looks at a game from the Bundesliga, in which Dutch Grandmaster Erik Van den Doel came up with an amazing concept against the Najdorf which you may have never seen before. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
9/26/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft takes another look at the Olympiad. He analyses the game between Gukesh and Caruana, in which Gukesh showed why he has what it takes to be a champion. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
9/19/2024 – Arjun Erigaisi is officially India's number 1, but at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest he is playing for the Indian team on board 3, behind Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa. This seems to have been a good decision, as Erigaisi started the Olympiad with 6.0/6! In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft takes a look at Erigaisi's win over Sanan Sjugirov in round 6. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
9/12/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft shows an amazing game, in which Daniil Dubov again demonstrated that he is one of the most creative players in the world. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
9/5/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft takes a look at Fabiano Caruana's win against Anish Giri in the last round of the Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis. A game that shows how Caruana continuously strives to get better and to be an even more complete player. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
8/30/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft analyses an encounter between two of the biggest stars of the chess world, Fabiano Caruana and Alireza Firouzja. The latter seems to be in great shape now and came out on top! | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
8/23/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft celebrates the Dortmund tournament victory of his good friend and Chessbase author Nico Zwirs. Since Zwirs' decisive final round win over Christopher Yoo will be covered by Karsten Müller in his Endgame Magic show, Merijn focuses on the tough Korobov-Zwirs battle. White was playing a model game until some rather unusual measures were required to make progress. Then things got rather messy. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
8/16/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft presents a game by himself. He writes: "It was certainly not the best game played in the past week, but I have analysed it a lot and there are many instructive moments. My young talented opponent Gachatur Kazarjan found a very sharp and interesting novelty over the board, resulting in a super tense fight." | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
8/14/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft presents a game by Erwin L'Ami, in which the Dutch Grandmaster combined subtle positional defensive play with a keen eye for dynamics and tactical surprises. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
7/31/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft takes a closer look at a game of Le Quang Liem, the winner of the Biel Tournament 2024. Fascinating and instructive! | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
7/25/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft studies a game by Max Warmerdam, who has now won three tournaments in a row! | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
7/19/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft analyses a very interesting encounter played at the Canadian Open in Laval. Jorden van Foreest beat Viktor Mikhalevski after prevailing in a dynamic, tense struggle. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
7/12/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft presents another fine game by Max Warmerdam, who defeated Benjamin Bok in the semi-final of the (knock-out) Dutch championship to advance to the final and to reach a new rating peak. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
2024 Chess Olympiad with analyses by Abdusattorov, Aronian, Giri, So, et al. Blohberger, Werle and Zwirs show new opening ideas in the video. 10 repertoire articles from English to King's Indian and much more!
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2024 Chess Olympiad with analyses by Abdusattorov, Aronian, Giri, So, et al. Blohberger, Werle and Zwirs show new opening ideas in the video. 10 repertoire articles from English to King's Indian and much more!
This course isn’t just another addition to your chess library—it’s the definitive guide to elevate your endgame play. From fundamental principles to advanced techniques, “Practical Endgames” covers every aspect of endgame strategy.
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