6/14/2026 – Training, endgame technique and a wealth of up-to-date analysis: the latest ChessBase releases focus on different aspects of practical chess improvement. From interactive training with Fritz 21 and strategic insights drawn from the games of Bent Larsen, to clearly structured endgame principles presented by Karsten Müller and Leon Luke Mendonca, as well as current tournament coverage and opening theory in ChessBase Magazine, these products form a versatile package – practical, well-founded and designed to support continuous improvement. | All photos: ChessBase

6/14/2026 – You can find the perfect games for your training in no time: using the shortcut CTRL+F, you can search your databases specifically for players, game phases, or strategic and tactical themes. These search results let you focus your training exactly where you or your students want to improve.

6/12/2026 – What the mouse can do! Following on from the aesthetic aspects covered in the last ChessBase´26 tutorial for beginners, this time we show you how you can use the mouse in different ways. The scroll wheel and mouse buttons can be used in a variety of ways. Here, too, it is a matter of personal preference which settings you choose.

6/11/2026 – Vaishali Rameshbabu remains on the fast track: after gaining the right to challenge Ju Wenjun in a match for the World Championship title, the young Indian grandmaster won the rapid chess event of the WR Women's Chess Tour in Tokyo. The blitz tournament was won by the experienced Kateryna Lagno. Both earned 15 points towards the tour standings. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

6/2/2026 – A match between Hans Niemann and Ian Nepomniachtchi was held in Belgrade from 29 May to 1 June. The confrontation ended in a 4–4 draw. The Russian GM took the lead in the first encounter, and after six drawn games, Niemann levelled the score in the final contest. | Photo: Ljubomir Ljubojevic playing the honorary first move / Endgame AI on X

6/2/2026 – On the top board in round seven of the 2026 European Women's Championship in Batumi, 2023 European Champion Meri Arabidze (pictured left) defeated 15-year-old Anastasiia Hnatyshyn, bringing the Ukrainian youngster's winning streak to an end. With the victory, Arabidze caught up with Hnatyshyn in the standings. The third co-leader is Sabrina Vega Gutierrez, who defeated Ulviyya Fataliyeva. | Photos: European Chess Union

6/2/2026 – There has been some movement at the top of the world rankings. Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana both lost rating points at the Candidates Tournament. As Nakamura's losses were more significant, both players dropped below the 2800 mark. In May, however, Caruana gained four rating points and caught up with Nakamura. As a result, Caruana is now listed in second place, with Nakamura in third. Magnus Carlsen, meanwhile, is currently competing in Norway, where one of his goals is to avoid losing rating points. He remains the clear world number one. Players ranked fourth through seventh are Javokhir Sindarov, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Vincent Keymer and Anish Giri. Hou Yifan remains the world's top-ranked female player, while World Champion Gukesh is the highest-rated player in the U20 category. Anna Shukhman is the new number one among the girls.

5/31/2026 – After all the analysis tips from the past few weeks, this time it’s simply about aesthetics! But that’s not unimportant — after all, you spend a lot of time with ChessBase´26, so the look should be appealing and match your personal taste. Discover how to customize “your board” exactly the way you like it.

5/29/2026 – Elmira Mirzoeva (pictured left) of England tops the standings after four rounds of the 2026 European Women’s Championship in Batumi. She shares first place with 15-year-old Ukrainian Anastasia Hnatyshyn. Seeded 53rd and 76th respectively, the two surprise leaders are half a point ahead of the next four players. Another half point behind them is a large chasing group of 29 players. | Photo: European Chess Union

5/28/2026 – After three rounds at the 2026 European Women’s Championship in Batumi, seven players still maintain a perfect score of 3/3. Varvara Poliakova, seeded 110th, currently leads the standings on tiebreak. Close behind the leading group is a pack of 15 players on 2.5/3. | Photo: European Chess Union

5/24/2026 – Demanding weeks for a number of elite grandmasters: Vincent Keymer, Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu get just one day off between their appearance at the GCT event in Bucharest and the start of the super-tournament in Norway. They will once again face a lineup of world-class players, led by world number-one Magnus Carlsen and world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. In the women's tournament, world champion Ju Wenjun will be competing. The six participants in each event will play a double round-robin tournament. | Photos: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

5/24/2026 – We've compiled some additional tips for our latest tutorial. These allow you, for example, to quickly open endgame positions from Karsten Müller's articles in ChessBase, and compare structures you're interested in with positions from the Mega Database. Check out the example and use these practical features for your training!

5/23/2026 – The 25th edition of the European Women's Chess Championship begins on 25 May in the Georgian city of Batumi. The tournament will take place at the Euphoria Convention & Casino Hotel. More than 150 players from more than 30 European federations have registered to participate. Ten players have an Elo rating above 2400. The defending champion, IM Teodora Injac of Serbia, has not entered the eleven-round Swiss-system tournament, which will be broadcast live on ChessBase. | Photos: Mark Livshitz, Jim Laga (European Chess Union) / Title image: Uwe Brodrecht, Wikimedia Commons

5/20/2026 – Strategy, repertoire work and modern trends: five current ChessBase products provide fresh inspiration for training and tournament practice. From Ivan Sokolov’s structural middlegame understanding to Isaac Garner’s practical repertoire ideas, as well as compact solutions against the London System and data-driven Powerbooks, the result is a versatile selection for modern chess training — well-founded, practice-oriented and tailored to different playing styles. | All photos: ChessBase

5/19/2026 – David Navara and Joanna Worek won the 2026 Czech Chess Championships. Navara, aged 41, thereby secured his fourteenth title, as the rising star Václav Finek, 25 years his junior, finished in second place. For Worek, it was her second national title, after having won her maiden title in 2016. | Photos: Czech Chess Federation

5/17/2026 – You want to analyse a position without having to enter all the moves first? No problem: with ChessBase´26, the position is quickly displayed on the board and you can analyse it with or without an engine, or import other game positions using FEN code. Learn how to use the “Position Setup” menu to start immediately at the point that interests you, and find out what FEN is all about...

5/11/2026 – With a superb performance, a 15-year-old prodigy dominated the international Baku Open: Sina Movahed (pictured left in the title photo) won seven games and drew twice. The young Iranian GM thus won the strong tournament with 8/9, finishing a point and a half ahead of the rest of the field. The best tiebreak scores among the players tied for second place were achieved by IM Santhosh Parvathareddy Ajay — the Indian is also still an U16 player — and Khazar Babazadar (AZE), ahead of five other players on the same score. | Photos: Organizers / Azerbaijan Chess Federation

5/8/2026 – What drama at the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament in Malmö: for a long time it looked as though there would be a three-way tiebreak. Surprisingly, Arjun Erigaisi had his back to the wall against Andy Woodward, while the game between long-time dominant force Magnus Carlsen and young star Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus was drawn. But then Erigaisi escaped with a draw and Carlsen won in his inimitable style. So there was a playoff between Carlsen and Erigaisi - and Carlsen prevailed. | Photo: Peter Doggers / Official website