12/6/2023 – The Kasparov Chess Foundation Academy unveils exciting Training Programs with two groundbreaking courses: a four-level training program crafted by chess maestros and inspired by the legendary Garry Kasparov himself, and an "Improve Your Chess" lecture series, designed to elevate your game. Announcement and info from the KCF

12/5/2023 – The Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2023 will be held in Gabala, Azerbaijan, on December 8-11. Ten strong grandmasters will compete in a combined rapid chess and blitz tournament. The event is held in memory of the former world-class player Vugar Gashimov, who sadly died of a brain tumour in January 2014, at the age of 27.

12/5/2023 – The Caro Kann Defence is a much-played opening today, with which Black often makes life difficult for White after 1.e4. In his ChessBase course "Weapons against the Caro-Kann, 1 and 2", English GM Daniel Fernandez shows how White can successfully combat this defence. Christian Höthe took a look at the course.

12/5/2023 – David Hater, FIDE delegate of the US Chess Federation, has written an open letter to FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich on behalf of the USCF, complaining that imprecise FIDE rules for qualifying for the FIDE Circuit Candidates Tournament and for rating have caused confusion among players. FIDE had changed the rules at short notice.

12/5/2023 – A second consecutive round with four decisive results ended with Michael Adams atop the standings of the London Chess Classic. Former co-leader Gukesh had a clear edge against Jules Moussard — however, a blunder by the Indian star allowed Moussard to take over and convert his newfound advantage in style. Similarly, Shreyas Royal first gave up his advantage and then lost the game he played with black against Hans Niemann. Adams and Niemann are the only two players who remain undefeated in the event. | Photo: Tao Bhokanandh

12/5/2023 – Thank you for sharing your games against Fritz 19! The raffle is over and three lucky participants either won a shirt, or a ChessBase gift card. We wish you fun replaying the games.

12/5/2023 – Far advanced passed pawns often allow amazing combinations. In the diagram position it is White to move. What should he do?

12/4/2023 – In the Endgame Magic Show #257 Karsten Müller continues to show highlights from the European Team Tournament Budva. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

12/4/2023 – Four decisive results in Sunday’s third round left Gukesh D. and Michael Adams with a full-point lead over four players at the London Chess Classic. Notably, round 3 saw underdog Shreyas Royal collecting a remarkable win over Amin Tabatabaei. The 14-year-old now has a fifty-percent score in the standings. | Photo: Tao Bhokanandh

12/4/2023 – For its December list FIDE has not yet rated the tournaments in St. Louis and Zagreb, so Alireza Firouzja's rating loss is still quite moderate. The 30 Elo-points Hans Niemann gained in the Tournament of Peace in Zagreb do not appear in the list either. But Carlsen remains the clear number one.

12/4/2023 – In today's episode, the Sicilian Dragon advances to a nail-biting endgame! But not without diving deeper into some other variations, options, plans and ideas. For example, a setup with two rooks, and two bishops, vs. queen, rook and bishop!| Photo: John Upham

12/4/2023 – Ding Liren won the World Chess Championship 2023 and became the 17th World Champion. It's been 200 days since the last game of chess that he has played publicly. So where is Ding Liren, what is he up to? During his period of being away from the world of chess, IM Sagar Shah managed to get in touch with him and asked him about key position in the match. Ding also speaks about life after match and more. | Photo: Anna Shtourman