4/30/2016 – Hikaru Nakamura came all guns blazing on day two of the Ultimate Blitz. He scored 11.0/18 and finished a full point ahead of others. Wesley So took the second spot with 10 points and Garry Kasparov was right behind him on 9.5. Caruana was able to muster only 5.5 points. The event was a huge success as it attracted a lot of attention from fans all over the world. By having a look at few of the games in this report there is only one thing we can say, "Garry you must play more often!"

4/29/2016 – After seven rounds Magnus Carlsen looked almost certain to win the Altibox Norway Chess tournament. But then he lost against Levon Aronian in round eight, endangering his tournament win. But things went his way in round nine. Aronian drew against Pentala Harikrishna while Carlsen defeated Pavel Eljanov to win Norway Chess for the first time.

4/29/2016 – The Women's Grand Prix in Batumi remains lively even though round eight saw an unusually high number of draws: in five of the six games the point was split. Anna Muzyzuk was the only player who could win. She defeated Zhao Xue which allowed her to catch up to the leaders. With 5.0/8 Anna Muzychuk now shares the lead with Nana Dzagnidze and Valentina Gunina.

4/29/2016 – Things went well for Magnus Carlsen at the Altibox Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger - until round eight. Playing with Black against Levon Aronian the World Champion misplayed the opening and soon find himself in an uncomfortable position which he finally lost after a tactical oversight. In his video analysis Daniel King wonders how this could happen.

4/29/2016 – Tactics can seem deceptively simple, particularly when seeing an engine analysing grandmaster games. Strange, however, how difficult it is to find the right move and to calculate variations properly when playing yourself. It is easier if you solve tactical puzzles regularly. In the ChessBase Magazine and his tactics column Oliver Reeh helps you to do so.

4/29/2016 – It was exciting nine rounds of blitz chess. Day one ended with Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So taking the lead with 5.0/9. While the duo played well, the player of the day was surely Garry Kasparov. The 13th World Champion showed that he still is a force to reckon with as he played some scintillating games. We have loads of analysis, interesting moments and a touch move incident which was handled very maturely by Hikaru Nakamura.

4/28/2016 – In round eight Magnus Carlsen suffered a setback at the Altibox Norway Chess tournament: He lost against Levon Aronian, who caught up to Carlsen with this win. Vladimir Kramnik outplayed Pentala Harikrishna and Li Chao, who played against Pavel Eljanov, was rewarded for his willingness to take risks. The two other games ended with a draw.

4/28/2016 – ChessBase editor Sagar Shah met Boris Gelfand at the Candidates tournament 2016 in Moscow and did an hour long interview with him. In this first part we ask Boris about how he became such a strong blindfold player, how one should work on the three phases of the game, his best games of chess and how much importance he gives to computer engines. Besides this, you will also have a chance to test yourself with a study that Boris himself struggled with!

4/28/2016 – The Women's Grand Prix in Batumi remains interesting and produces lively games. After seven rounds none of the twelve players is without a loss and three players share the lead with 4.5/7 each: Valentina Gunina who won against Anna Muzychuk, the leader after round six, Nana Dzagnidze and Zhao Xue who in round seven won her third game in a row.

4/28/2016 – In round seven of the Norway Chess tournament Magnus Carlsen won an impressive game against Vladimir Kramnik by employing a new idea in a line of the Queen's Gambit Declined that had been considered as rather solid. At the board Kramnik found no adequate response to Carlsen's strategy and lost clearly. But maybe Black has alternatives? Daniel King takes a look.

4/28/2016 – In round seven Magnus Carlsen played against Vladimir Kramnik, one of his predecessors as World Champion. Carlsen seemed well prepared and won a fine strategic game in which he exploited Black's weak square f5 in textbook fashion. Levon Aronian used his space advantage to harass Black's king and to win with a mating attack. The three other games were drawn.

4/27/2016 – In the top encounter of round six at the Women's Grand Prix in Batumi Anna Muzychuk won against Almira Skripchenko, who had led the table after round five. Anna Muzychuk now has 4.0/6 and is half a point ahead of five players with 3.5/6 each. Former Women's World Champion Mariya Muzchuk, who had started badly, played against Olga Girya and scored her first win.