5/15/2023 – In this week's show, Karsten Müller looks at endgame highlights from the German "Bundesliga". | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

5/15/2023 – The inaugural event of the 2023 Grand Chess Tour is the Superbet Chess Classic, a 10-player single round-robin taking place on May 6-14 at the Grand Hotel Bucharest. Just six days after wrapping up a legendary match in Astana, Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi meet in the elite tournament, which also includes the likes of Alireza Firouzja, Fabiano Caruana and defending champion Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. | Follow the games live with expert commentary, starting at 14.00 CEST (8.00 ET, 17.30 IST)

5/15/2023 – Fabiano Caruana is leading the standings at the Superbet Chess Classic with one round to go. The US grandmaster showed great preparation as he finished his game against Anish Giri with a huge advantage on the clock — but Giri kept finding all the correct moves and eventually managed to secure a draw. Meanwhile, former co-leader Alireza Firouzja was defeated by Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who showcased good technique to collect his first win of the tournament. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

5/15/2023 – For the second year in a row, Manx Liberty won the British Four Nations League (4NCL) title. The team won all 11 matches, scoring 12 team points and finishing five points clear of White Rose and Cheddleton. | Photo: Manx Liberty

5/15/2023 – GM Leon Luke Mendonca scored an emphatic victory in the final round of Baku Open 2023. He finished with the same score 7/9 as GM Aleksandar Indjic (SRB) and GM Vladislav Kovalev, but won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. The performance rating of the 17-year-old: 2732. This is Leon's third rating open triumph in less than 2.5 months and five podium finishes in his last six strong open events. His performance this year is the definition of impressive. | Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

5/15/2023 – 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 125th instalment of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving", Herman continues his series "Chess history in a nutshell": This tiem, he talks about Paul Morphy and Bobby Fischer. | Photo: Pascal Simon

5/15/2023 – Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov sat down with Forbes Assistant Managing Editor Diane Brady at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference to discuss topics from Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the growing concern over artificial intelligence. The interview has been viewed 100,000 times – " I found myself agreeing with almost everything that he said. What I found most enlightening was his stance on AI," commented Bob Fomenko.

5/14/2023 – On Thursday, the 4th Stepan Avagyan Memorial ended in Jermuk, Armenia. It was a strong 10-player round-robin tournament with many young participants. Rating favourite Sam Sevian won the tournament with a 6/9 score. Four players finished a full point behind: Nodirbek Yakubboev, Amin Tabatabaei, Haik Martirosyan and Robert Hovhannisyan. | Photos: Official website

5/14/2023 – World Chess continues its Armageddon Championship Series with the Women's Week, featuring eight of the world's top female chess players in a high-stakes tournament to be held in Berlin from May 8 to May 14, 2023. This seven-day event promises to be a thrilling showcase of skill, strategy, and nail-biting drama. The games begin at 19.00 CET (local time Berlin). Follow the show on day 6 live!

5/14/2023 – On 14 May 1937 Grigory Levenfish won the 10th Soviet Championship, defending the title he had won two years earlier at the 9th Soviet Championship in 1935. In 1937 Levenfish also drew a match against Botvinnik and hoped to play in the 1938 AVRO tournament. At that time Levenfish was probably one of the best players in the world, but the Soviet authorities stifled his career. To mark the 86th anniversary of Levenfish's victory that made him a two-time Soviet Champion Eugene Manlapao looks at the tragic life and career of this fascinating player. | Photo source: Douglas Griffin.

5/14/2023 – In this video, Svitlana puts you to the test by dissecting three splendid game examples. So, sharpen your strategic thinking and prepare to dive into the world of clever tactics and mind-bending manoeuvres because it is all about creativity! Let the games begin!

5/14/2023 – Alireza Firouzja joined Fabiano Caruana in the lead of the Superbet Chess Classic after beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in the tournament’s seventh round. The other decisive game of the day saw Anish Giri claiming his first win in Bucharest by beating Ding Liren with white. Thus, much like in round 5, the two recent World Championship contenders lost on the same day. Ding and Nepo stand now in shared last place with 2½/7 points. | Photo: Lennart Ootes