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A strong knight

5/27/2025 – When knights are strong, they can be very strong. In the diagram position it is White to move and win. What should he do?

Artful attack

5/24/2025 – On their way to victory from the diagram, White must not underestimate Black's resources. Your move!

Precision required

5/20/2025 – Pawn endings are often tricky and require precise calculation. In the diagram position it is White to move and win. What should he do?

The WCh French

5/19/2025 – In ChnessBase Magazine, our team of authors regularly explores new ideas and current trends in opening theory. CBM #225 once again offers ten opening articles – from a Dutch setup against the London System to 9...Bg4 in the Alapin Sicilian to the Queen's Indian with 8.Bd2. In his theory article, Robert Ris examines Gukesh's 7.a3!? in the Classical System of the French Defense – a "useful waiting move" that opens up various options for Black while simultaneously giving him the chance to make an early mistake. Ris' starting point is game 13 of the World Championship match between Gukesh and Ding Liren at the end of last year. The IM from the Netherlands also analyses two games by Magnus Carlsen, who adopted Gukesh's idea just a few days later against Nepomniachtchi. You can check out the article with all the analyses in this week's free CBM sample. Don't miss it!

The power of the bishops

5/17/2025 – Thumbs up if you manage to calculate Black's winning continuation from the diagram position to the end, including a quiet move - good luck!

The power of passed pawns

5/13/2025 – In the diagram position it is Black to move - how should he parry White's check and how should he use his pawns to defeat White's bishop?

Favourite miniatures

5/12/2025 – For the "Special" of ChessBase Magazine #225, we invited our authors to comment on miniatures that evoke special memories. The result is a colorful mix of their own successes/failures, underdog victories, Olympia highlights, candidate classics, and modern high-flyers. A total of 27 blockbusters from the period from 1962 (Fischer!) to 2023 have been collected – the very best chess entertainment is guaranteed! You can check out the first seven miniatures from the collection this week in the free CBM readng sample. We hope you enjoy!

Power play

5/10/2025 – In the diagram position, White has everything he needs for a successful attack on the kingside. The ultimate goal is to win the queen - please get to work!

Bishop vs knight

5/6/2025 – In the diagram position White is a pawn up but still has to find a way to win. What should he do?

Mature technique

5/3/2025 – In the diagram position the young White player found the best solution to meet Black's threat 23...Rg4. What would you do?

Win like Aravindh!

5/2/2025 – In his CBM column "Move by Move", Robert Ris regularly invites you to broaden your horizons and improve your own understanding of chess using the example of a current world-class game. For the current ChessBase Magazine #225, he has chosen a game by Aravindh Chithambaram, the winner of the Prague 2025 Chess Festival. In the first reading sample from CBM #225, we offer you the interactive video contributions today and in the coming days as free training session. Give it a try and have fun!
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New: ChessBase Magazine #225

5/1/2025 – Prague Chess Festival 2025: Analyses by Aravindh, Giri, Gurel, Navara, Nguyen, Shankland, Wei Yi and others - ‘My favourite miniature’: Entertaining, instructive, short - 27 games under 20 moves, annotated by CBM authors - Dutch vs. London: Yago Santiago counters with 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3 Nc6! - ‘Rooks in seventh heaven’: Oliver Reeh's tactical tests with over 30 current games + four interactive videos - ‘3.Bf4! – Something for the lazy?": Sam Shankland dissects his victory over Ediz Gurel from the Prague Masters with the London System – Opening videos by Daniel King, Jan Werle and Robert Ris and much more.
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