5/1/2025 – Prague Chess Festival 2025: Analyses by Aravindh, Giri, Gurel, Navara, Nguyen, Shankland, Wei Yi and others - ‘My favourite miniature’: Entertaining, instructive, short - 27 games under 20 moves, annotated by CBM authors - Dutch vs. London: Yago Santiago counters with 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3 Nc6! - ‘Rooks in seventh heaven’: Oliver Reeh's tactical tests with over 30 current games + four interactive videos - ‘3.Bf4! – Something for the lazy?": Sam Shankland dissects his victory over Ediz Gurel from the Prague Masters with the London System – Opening videos by Daniel King, Jan Werle and Robert Ris and much more.

5/1/2025 – Vladimir Fedoseev delivered a standout performance at the 2025 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland tournament, securing overall victory with three rounds to spare and finishing five points ahead of the field. The Slovenian grandmaster lost only one game out of 27 and posted one of the highest scores in Grand Chess Tour history. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave finished in clear second place, while Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu claimed third after a final-round win over Levon Aronian. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

4/30/2025 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft presents a game of Arjun Erigaisi, in which the Indian Grandmaster once again proves his talent for attacking chess. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

4/30/2025 – The Czech Chess Federation announced yesterday on its website the death of Czech grandmaster Petr Neuman (11 March 1978 – 29 April 2025). The Czech Chess Federation describes Petr Neuman, who became a grandmaster in 2013, as one of the country's most active players. Last weekend, Neuman was still playing for his German club Bad Mergentheim in the Bundesliga. | Photo: Czech Chess Federation

4/30/2025 – Kicking off the 2025 Grand Chess Tour is the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, the first of three speed chess events, which is taking place on April 26-30 in Warsaw. The event starts with 9 rounds of rapid action, followed by 18 rounds of blitz. Included in the field are young elite GMs such as Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Alireza Firouzja alongside former world champion Veselin Topalov. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 14.00 CEST (8.00 ET, 17.30 IST)

4/30/2025 – Vladimir Fedoseev has taken a commanding lead at the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland tournament after scoring 8 out of 9 points in the first day of blitz. The Slovenian grandmaster now stands 3½ points ahead of the field with nine rounds left to play on Wednesday. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu sits in sole second place despite a shaky start to the day, while Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Aravindh Chithambaram remain in close contention for a top finish. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

4/29/2025 – GM Chris Ward introduces a fresh and evolving variation in the Sicilian Dragon, humorously dubbed the "Accelerated Dragadorf", which merges dragon setups with thematic ideas from the Najdorf. He analyzes a complex game featuring this system, highlighting tactical motifs, a strong bishop on e5, and a dominant performance by young Vietnamese IM Dau Khuong Duy. The second part covers a clean positional win in a more traditional Dragon, culminating in a delightful rook endgame puzzle, followed by Chris sharing personal insights on his early use of chess engines like Fritz. | Photo: John Upham

4/29/2025 – Max Euwe became the fifth World Chess Champion after beating Alexander Alekhine in the 1935 World Championship match. A maths teacher by profession, Euwe remained an amateur throughout his life, but was still the best chess player in the Netherlands, and one of the world's best players.

4/29/2025 – Vasyl Ivanchuk may be approaching 60, but he still enjoys chess and is currently enjoying his (at least) third chess renaissance. He recently went on a run of almost 30 games without defeat and won the Menorca Open. | Photo: Federico Marin Bellon

4/29/2025 – This weapon can be used by the attacking and the defending side. In the diagram position Black used it to hold the draw. How?

4/29/2025 – At just 17, Eman Sawan is already a prominent name in Arab and international chess. A Woman FIDE Master and multiple champion of youth categories, her talent, passion and resilience have led her to shine even in the most adverse circumstances. From Palestine to the most demanding tournaments in the world, Eman plays not only for her dreams, but also for the hope of an entire people. Discover her inspiring story.

4/28/2025 – The rapid section of the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland tournament ended with Aravindh Chithambaram, Vladimir Fedoseev and Alireza Firouzja sharing the lead on 11 points. Held in Warsaw as the first event of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour, the competition now moves on to 18 rounds of blitz. Aravindh scored an important victory over Firouzja in a dramatic game that saw the latter losing on time. Levon Aronian, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave remain within reach of the leaders. | Photo: Lennart Ootes