9/26/2022 – In the diagrammed position it is Black to move and he destroyed the white kingside in a most impressive way - I wish you happy sacrificing!

9/26/2022 – Once again we will be presenting you with some unusual and interesting positions. They are clever and somewhat difficult to solve. But all of them are fun. We will present the studies on replay diagrams, where you can move the pieces to analyse. In one case there will be an engine that will defend against your attempts to win. The solutions with full explanations will be provided in a few days.

9/26/2022 – Magnus Carlsen won the final match of the Julius Baer Generation Cup in the lowest possible number of games. The world champion beat Arjun Erigaisi 2½-½ in the first set, and then scored back-to-back wins in the second set to secure tournament victory as quickly as it is allowed by the rules. Despite losing the match, Arjun gained a spot in the final major of the Champions Chess Tour season, set to take place in November in San Francisco.

9/25/2022 – 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 92nd instalment of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving", Herman continues to discuss structures that are typical for 1.e4 e5 openings. | Photo: Pascal Simon

9/25/2022 – Last month, we talked about themes that blurred into the philosophical, but also into insanity. Jan Sprenger combines both: His profession is philosophy, his recent mastery of endgame studies is insane. Yours Truly sent a few questionnaires to Jan Sprenger, the results of the interview as well as a selection of his studies is presented below. | Photo: Pixabay + Wikipedia

9/25/2022 – The eight-day Julius Baer Generation Cup, the seventh leg of the Tour, features 16 world-class players spanning the age spectrum. Top of the bill is Magnus Carlsen with Indian teen sensation Praggnanandhaa. American 19-year-old star Hans Niemann will also compete, much like living legends Boris Gelfand and Vasyl Ivanchuk. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 18.00 CEST (12.00 ET, 21.30 IST)

9/22/2022 – In the ChessBase Magazine column "All in one" you can learn everything you need to know about a specific opening variation on the basis of a single, extensively annotated game in order to be able to add it to your repertoire or even try it out directly in practice! In the current CBM #209, for example, the Ukrainian GM Yuriy Kuzubov presents a surprise weapon against the Alekhine Defence. 4.a4 followed by 5.Ra3 - have you ever seen that before? You can find a short version of his analysis here.

9/22/2022 – It's like having Carlsen and Anand at your disposal. Komodo Dragon and Power Fritz both won the World Championship, each in a separate section. Both are products you can get in the ChessBase shop. They are arguably the most powerful chess programs in the world, and will do wonders for your study of the game. Komodo Dragon 3 owners can rejoice: they now automatically receive the World Champion Engine as a free update. For Fritz users there is an attractive update price.

9/22/2022 – Magnus Carlsen won all three of his games on Wednesday to finish a whole nine points ahead of second-placed Arjun Erigaisi at the preliminary stage of the Generation Cup. Besides Arjun, four other under-20 players made it to the quarterfinals, including the youngest participant in the field, Christopher Yoo (pictured). As for the elite grandmasters, Levon Aronian barely made it through, while Anish Giri fell just short. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Saint Louis Chess Club

9/21/2022 – Right after dominating the preliminary stage of the Generation Cup, Magnus Carlsen gave his first interview since his sudden withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup. Carlsen did not confirm he had resigned his game against Hans Niemann due to suspicious of cheating, but added that “people can draw their own conclusions, and they certainly have”.

9/21/2022 – Top seed Aleksandra Goryachkina (pictured) and Chinese youngster Zhu Jiner are sharing the lead on 3/4 points at the first leg of the Women’s Grand Prix in Astana. Zhu, aged 19, has so far defeated Dinara Wagner and Polina Shuvalova after playing three out of her four first games with the black pieces. Bibisara Assaubayeva and Kateryna Lagno stand a half point behind the co-leaders. | Photos: FIDE / Anna Shtourman

9/21/2022 – In his “Game of the Week” show #534 Merijn van Delft looks at a nice win by rising Indian star Gukesh who defeated English Grandmaster Gawain Jones in a fine attacking game played in the Spanish League. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.