3/14/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris presents an exciting game from the Prague Chess Festival. Praggnanandhaa decided to take some risks in the Classical Variation of the King's Indian, but faced an excellently prepared Anish Giri, who went on to win the game in style. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

3/14/2025 – Analyses with ChessBase 18 are flexible: insights gained can be added to or changed at any time. This often leads to a re-evaluation of variations. In this tutorial episode, we will therefore explain how you can upgrade variations and insert or change evaluations. We will show how practical this is with the quick access bars next to and below the notation.

3/14/2025 – The fourth leg of the 2024–25 FIDE Women’s Grand Prix will take place in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 14–25 March. Ten of the world’s top female players, including series leader Aleksandra Goryachkina and the Muzychuk sisters, will compete for crucial Grand Prix points that determine qualification for the 2026 Women’s Candidates Tournament. Hosted in Cyprus’ capital, the event follows a round-robin format, with players participating in three of the six Grand Prix tournaments. | Pictured: Stavroula Tsolakidou / Photo: Anna Shtourman

3/13/2025 – Thorsten Cmiel keeps a very close eye on the young talents in chess. During the Prague Chess Festival, he paid particular attention to how Divya Deshmukh played. Divya won the girls' category at the 2024 World Junior Championship. | Photo: Petr Vrabec

3/13/2025 – The King's Indian Attack is a universal opening: easy to learn, flexible and rich in both tactical and positional opportunities. By simply knowing the setup and some key ideas, it can become a lifelong addition to your repertoire - without the need for constant memorization. Played by fierce attackers like Bobby Fischer and great positional players like Tigran Petrosian, this opening is suitable for players of all styles.

3/13/2025 – The 2025 World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships will take place in London from June 10–16, featuring an expanded blitz competition with a new knockout stage. Hosted at Novotel London West, the event follows successful editions in Düsseldorf and Astana. The tournament format includes a rapid event and a two-day blitz competition, with teams advancing from a round-robin phase to knockout rounds. Open to teams worldwide, the event aims to promote inclusivity, requiring at least one female and one recreational player per team.

3/12/2025 – In the new episode of their "Two Knights Talk", Arne Kähler and Johannes Fischer explore the phenomenon of "killer instinct". They wonder what it is, which top players had or have a lot of it, and whether it makes you happy. And they show the end of a game of a top player who has lots of it.

3/12/2025 – The 2025 European Championship kicks off on Saturday in Eforie-Nord, Romania. As well as a €100,000 prize fund, the players will have the chance to qualify for the World Cup - with the top 20 players qualifying for the World Cup.

3/12/2025 – The Serbian Chess Federation organised its 56th International Women's Tournament in Belgrade from 1 to 9 March, on the occasion of International Women's Day on 8 March. German WGM Josefine Heinemann won with 7.0/9 and finished a full point ahead of IM Bhakhti Kulkarni from India. | Photos: Tournament page

3/11/2025 – In his new Game of the Week show Merijn van Delft looks at one of the most remarkable games played in 2025: Aravindh Chithambarm's crucial victory against Anish Giri at the Prague Masters. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

3/11/2025 – The Neo-London System is an improved, more creative variation of the classical London System, which avoids dangerous black defensive moves with 3.c3 and Lf4 and exploits risks in the Lf5 variation. The course offers numerous innovations, sharper ideas and interactive training material to surprise opponents in unexplored positions. The ultra-creative Neo-London system! Ellis' “baby” is probably one of the most comprehensive Fritztrainers of recent years, with a running time of over 9 hours!

3/11/2025 – Some of the world’s best chess players have trained under him, yet his name remains unknown to many. He has worked with players like Anish Giri, Jorden van Foreest, and Vladimir Fedoseev but always stayed behind the scenes. He is known for his creative training methods and intensive sessions. The name of this mastermind is Roman Vidonyak, and Sagar Shah got the opportunity to meet him in Wijk aan Zee. Check out his interview in which he talks about his training journey, training philosophy, and what it takes to create champions. Photo: German Chess Federation