9/26/2023 – She is the 8-year-old prodigy taking the British chess scene by storm. He is a 79-year-old who reached the top as British Champion way back in 1965. Both are united over a love of the ancient game. Chess.com brought together Harrow schoolgirl Bodhana Sivanandan and Peter Lee, the former England international and the only person who has won British championships in both chess and bridge. | Image: chess.com

9/26/2023 – Shortly after the Speed Chess tournament, Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura faced each other again, this time in rapid chess. Carlsen demonstrated his fantastic endgame skills in the very first game and went on to win the match. The other quarterfinal winners were Ian Nepomniachtchi, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

9/26/2023 – From 22 to 26 September, Ilya Levitov is organising the second edition of the “Chess Week” tournament. Ten strong players compete in a double-round rapid chess tournament, including two former world champions, Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik. | Follow the games live with computer-assisted analysis, starting from 14.00 CEST (8.00 ET, 17.30 IST) | Photo: Peter Doggers

9/26/2023 – Peter Svidler and Ian Nepomniachtchi have a 2-point lead over their closest chasers with four rounds to go at the Levitov Chess Week in Amsterdam. The co-leaders faced each other twice already — Svidler won with white in round 3, while their double-edged encounter finished drawn on Monday. Levon Aronian and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov are sharing third place with 7½/14 points each. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

9/25/2023 – At the world-class tournament in Buenos Aires in 1960, the then 17-year-old Bobby Fischer — one of the tournament favourites — delivered one of his worst tournament results. Facing Wolfgang Unzicker, an unfortunate touch of the h-pawn led to a quick loss. It was not until many years later that the reason for Fischer’s poor form was revealed.

9/25/2023 – In the Endgame Magic Show #250 Karsten Müller analyses endgame highlights from the FIDE World Rapid Team Championship, which took place last month at the Düsseldorf Rheinterrassen. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

9/25/2023 – On September’s last Saturday, the World Chess Club invites all women chess players to a rapid chess tournament at its venue in Berlin (Unter den Linden 22-26). All levels are welcome. The time control is 10 minutes per game, and the entry is free. Saturday, September 30, from 5 pm.

9/25/2023 – After a 13-year hiatus, chess is back to the 2023 Asian Games, which officially started on September 23, in Hangzhou, China. The chess program of the 19th Asian Games features four competitions: men’s individual, women’s individual, and men’s and women’s team tournaments. | Photo: Official website

9/24/2023 – In the latest edition of his Fast & Furious series, Robert Ris analyses a 23-move miniature played in the Spanish Team Championship. Daniil Yuffa played an absolute brilliant masterpiece, exploiting the deficiencies of White’s position! | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

9/24/2023 – French grandmaster Marc’Andria Maurizzi (pictured) is the only player with a perfect 4/4 score in the open section of the World Junior Championships taking place in Mexico City. In round 4, Maurizzi got the better of Andy Woodward, an IM from the United States who came from beating top seed Hans Niemann in the previous round. Meanwhile, in the women’s section, Armenian WIM Maryam Mkrtchyan is the sole leader with 4 points to her name. | Photo: David Llada

9/24/2023 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 144th instalment of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving", Herman continues his series "Chess history in a nutshell" and takes a look at the ideas and games of Alexander Alekhine. | Photo: Pascal Simon

9/24/2023 – The nation’s top chess players are set to compete in the U.S’. most prestigious events - the 2023 U.S. Chess Championship and 2023 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship. Hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club (STLCC) at the World Chess Hall of Fame, two fields of 12 players will face off over the board October 5 - October 18, 2023 as they compete for a total purse of more than $400,000. | Photo: Lennart Ootes