11/14/2023 – Fritz 19 comes with six sparring partners, each representing a completely different type of player. There is the aggressive attacker (Bull), the swindler (Fox) or the endgame crack (Turtle) and a few more. And those who train well will be rewarded. Stefen Liebig took a look at the brand new Fritz.

10/26/2023 – The "hedgehog" structure is a very resistant structure that also offers many possibilities for active play. It is not the specific variations that are important, but the knowledge of the typical ideas and plans. Dutch coach Herman Grooten teaches this in his Fritztrainer course "Key concepts of Chess - The Hedgehog". Philipp Hillebrand had a look at the course.

10/13/2023 – After White's first move, it is usually Black, who determines the character of the game. The Keymer System 1.Nf3 and 2.e3 is an attempt from White to steer the game into lines and structures White likes. On his first Fritztrainer the young Indian Grandmaster Leon Mendonca shows the potential and the advantages of the Keymer System. Christian Höthe took a look at the course.

8/3/2023 – Gukesh is one of the most promising youngsters in the world of chess. He is no longer just a talent, but has confidently marched to the very top of the chess world, where he is currently ranked no. 11, with an Elo of 2751. In March 2023, Gukesh visited the ChessBase India studio in Mumbai and together with IM Sagar Shah they recorded a video course on how to attack like a super GM. The video course was well received – here are some reviews, from a strong IM to an unrated player.

7/6/2023 – The Opening Encyclopaedia 2023 impresses with a huge scope and is the largest collection on opening theory with almost 1400 theory articles and 7,444 opening surveys. In 70 videos with a total running time of 29 hours the latest trends are presented by grandmasters. Vojko Mencinger has taken a look at the work, which is available at a special price this week in the Summer Special bundle with ChessBase 17.

6/29/2023 – ChessBase Magazine offers a window to the world of professional chess. The latest issue, CBM #214 is out. Meanwhile our columnist, Nagesh Havanur takes a look at a recent issue. 2651 games (47 annotated) from WR Masters and European Championship among others. 12 opening surveys, 3 opening videos, 9 demo. lectures and several exercises for training. Annotators include Levon Aronian, Alexey Sarana, Kirill Shevchenko, Vincent Keymer, Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa among others. The icing on the cake is a feature on Viswanathan Anand with 26 annotated games.

6/14/2023 – Dommaraju Gukesh, who just turned 17, is the youngest player among the Top 20 in the world ranking, and he continues to climb up the rating ladder. Those who are keen to learn something from his great chess talent can get invaluable lessons from the master himself in the FritzTrainer ‘Attack like a Super Grandmaster’. A review by Harald Wagner.

5/12/2023 – ChessBase 17 is the leading software in the world of chess, and a huge number of professional players and club enthusiasts use it. It is our digital notebook, where we can organize all our chess-related work: openings, games databases, analyses, master games, training positions and much more. A review by FM Jorge Ramírez for the “Peón de Rey” magazine.

5/9/2023 – Chess journalist Harald Fietz, who experienced Viktor Kortschnoi in person, treated himself to the Fritztrainers "Viktor Kortschnoi: My life for chess" and "Masterclass: Viktor Kortschnoi". In one the master speaks himself, in the other, they talk about him. Both Fritztrainers offer plenty of chess thrills, says Fietz in his review.

2/12/2023 – The Slav has a reputation for being a (very) solid opening. But there are ways to play it for a win and give your opponent difficult problems to solve. Dutch Grandmaster Sipke Ernst shows how in his course "The Super Solid Slav Defence". Hedinn Steingrimsson took a look at the course and liked what he saw.

2/8/2023 – “In order to understand an opening, you need to know the historical background and have a good feeling for the dynamics”, says the GM Dorian Rogozenco in the introduction to this video course. Based on 30 years of personal experience at high level, Rogozenco provides a complete guide for Black in the modern theory of the Sveshnikov Sicilian.