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
4/10/2025 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft takes a look at the European Women's Championship as it nears the finish line. With two rounds to go, Teodora Injac from Serbia is leading with 8.0/9. In round 8, she won an important and exciting game against Bela Khotenashvili. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
4/4/2025 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft looks back at the European Championship, which was won by German grandmaster Matthias Blübaum. Merijn analyses one of the decisive games of the tournament: Blübaum's win against Daniil Yuffa, which helped Blübaum win the tournament. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
3/28/2025 – When Hikaru Nakamura plays against Fabiano Caruana it is always worth watching. In his new "Game of the Week" show Merijn van Delft takes a look at their latest encounter in the Grand Final of the American Cup 2025. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
3/24/2025 – Trainer against student - in his new Game of the Week show Merijn van Delft looks at the game Simen Agdestein, former coach of Magnus Carlsen, played against Carlsen in the Norwegian League. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
3/17/2025 – In his new Game of the Week show Merijn van Delft looks at a model game that helped Dutch grandmaster Thomas Beerdsen to win the Open at the Chess Festival Prague. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
3/11/2025 – In his new Game of the Week show Merijn van Delft looks at one of the most remarkable games played in 2025: Aravindh Chithambarm's crucial victory against Anish Giri at the Prague Masters. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
2/27/2025 – In his new Game of the Week show Merijn van Delft looks at a game from the German Bundesliga - and at a game, in which Vincent Keymer, Germany's number 1, played against Frederik Svane, Germany's number 2 - it was an interesting game. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
2/20/2025 – In his new Game of the Week show Merijn van Delft presents a game from the Djerba Festival - a short and instructive Sicilian, in which Daniel Dardha used a tricky variation to defeat Parham Maghsoodloo. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
2/14/2025 – Despite all the current excitement about Freestyle Chess, Merijn van Delft takes a look at a classical game in his new Game of the Week show. He analyses the game Gukesh lost against Arjun Erigaisi in the final round of the Tata Steel Tournament in Wijk aan Zee - a game, in which Erigaisi showed his attacking skills. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
2/7/2025 – In his new Game of the Week show Merijn van Delft takes a look at a game by Praggnanandhaa, the winner of the Tata Steel Tournament in Wijk aan Zee. Praggnanandhaa played against Alexey Sarana and crowned a skilful attack with a nice sacrifice. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
2/1/2025 – In his new Game of the Week show Merijn van Delft takes a look at the performance of World Champion Gukesh at the Tata Steel Tournament in Wijk aan Zee and wonders how risky Gukesh plays. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
1/24/2025 – In his new Game of the Week show Merijn van Delft takes a look at the Tata Steel Tournament in Wijk aan Zee. He analyses Vladimir Fedoseev's win in round 5 against Fabiano Caruana. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
1/17/2025 – In his new Game of the Week show Merijn van Delft takes a look at one of the many interesting games played in the Bundesliga - Jorden Van Foreests impressive win against Jonas Buhl Bjerre. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
1/9/2025 – In his new Game of the Week show Merijn van Delft presents another fine attacking game played at the World Rapid Championship in New York. The opening was modern, but the game ended with a well-known sacrifice leading to mate. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
1/6/2025 – Merijn van Delft starts the year with a provocation. In his first Game of the Week show of 2025, he presents a rapid game, in which White played 1.a4 against Hikaru Nakamura, the current world number 3. Despite his dubious opening, White won the game - in which his a-pawn made a remarkable career. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
12/30/2024 – In his last Game of the Week show 2024, Merijn van Delft presents one of the most amazing games of the year - an encounter between David Paravyan and Nandhidhaa. White again and again came up with surprising, original and beautiful ideas. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
12/20/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft looks at a game Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Leon Mendonca played at the Qatar Masters - a game that was fascinating and full of surprises from beginning to end. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
12/12/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft looks at what many experts consider to be the best game of the World Championship match between Ding Liren and Gukesh D at Singapore 2024. They also consider it to be one of Ding's best games in years - his win in game 12 of the match that levelled the score and was a positional and strategic masterclass. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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The free app from ChessBase! ChessBase Mobile has everything you need as a chess player on the go:
access your chess data in cloud databases - and 13 million games.
Whether it’s a weak pawn, a vulnerable king, or poor piece coordination, this course will teach you how to pinpoint the critical targets, prioritise your attack, and execute a clear, effective plan.
Videos by Nico Zwirs: Nimzo-Indian with 4.e3 b6 and Robert Ris: French Advance Variation with 6.Na3. Alexander Donchenko analyses his winning game against Fabiano Caruana from the Saint Louis Masters 2024. “Lucky bag" with another 43 analyses by Edouard,
The Black Sniper is back – sharper and deadlier than ever! This dynamic system (1...g6, 2...Bg7, 3...c5 against 1.e4, 1.d4 and 1.c4) creates unpredictable, high-pressure positions, leaving opponents struggling to adapt.
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