3/24/2025 – Are you a passionate chess fan? Then we have good news for you: with the new ChessBase Mobile App you can take all your games and databases with you wherever you go, thanks to the cloud. The new and user-friendly app for Android, iOS and tablets is sure to make your chess heart beat faster.

3/24/2025 – In his Endgame Magic Show #290, Karsten Müller presents endgame highlights from the German Bundesliga, arguably the world's strongest national league. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

3/24/2025 – Trainer against student - in his new Game of the Week show Merijn van Delft looks at the game Simen Agdestein, former coach of Magnus Carlsen, played against Carlsen in the Norwegian League. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

3/24/2025 – The fourth leg of the 2024/25 Women's Grand Prix series is taking place in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 14–25 March. A 10-player single round-robin, the event has Aleksandra Goryachkina, Anna Muzychuk and Zhu Jiner as the top seeds. The top two finishers in the series will qualify for the next edition of the Women's Candidates Tournament. | Follow the action live with expert commentary starting at 14.00 CEST (9.00 ET, 18.30 IST)

3/24/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris presents a theoretically interesting and tactically fascinating game. You are invited to test your skills! | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

3/24/2025 – With a crucial victory over Elisabeth Paehtz, Anna Muzychuk rebounded from her previous loss to join Zhu Jiner in the lead at the Cyprus Women's Grand Prix. The final round promises an exciting showdown, with Muzychuk facing Harika Dronavalli and Zhu Jiner taking on Nana Dzagnidze. Meanwhile, Divya Deshmukh claimed her first tournament win against Olga Badelka, in a game that featured a ceremonial first move by Vishy Anand. | Photos: FIDE / Mark Livshitz

3/20/2025 – In an historic moment for the global chess community, World Chess officially introduces a Patron Saint of Chess: bringing the game into a centuries-old tradition of sports and cultural patronage. St. Teresa of Avila, a 16th-century Spanish mystic, writer, and intellectual, is an apt choice for chess's first patron saint. One of the most influential figures of the Catholic Church, she was known for her deep strategic thinking, discipline, and ability to navigate complex intellectual and spiritual landscapes—qualities that also define the highest levels of chess.

3/20/2025 – Day 5 of the 2025 American Cup saw contrasting matches in the Champions Brackets, with Alice Lee securing a key win in the women's section, while Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana opted for a quick draw in the open section. Meanwhile, the Elimination Brackets featured intense battles, as Irina Krush and Nazi Paikidze advanced in the women's event, while Levon Aronian and Sam Sevian eliminated Wesley So and Leinier Dominguez, respectively. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

3/20/2025 – Anna Muzychuk extended her winning streak to three games, strengthening her lead in the Cyprus Women's Grand Prix with four rounds remaining. Zhu Jiner remains just half a point behind after drawing with Alexandra Goryachkina, now in third place. Zhu's performance has already pushed her into the world's top eight in the live ratings. Elisabeth Paehtz secured her first victory of the event, while the remaining games ended in draws. The players will enjoy a rest day before the competition resumes. | Photos: FIDE / Mark Livshitz

3/19/2025 – Prepare for your next tournament with the new Opening Encyclopaedia 2025! Whether you want to build up a reliable and powerful opening repertoire or find new opening ideas for your existing repertoire, the Opening Encyclopaedia covers the entire opening theory in one product and is the ideal start for your opening training. Many new articles enrich the current theory with new or revisited ideas. The Encyclopaedia can help you learn openings quickly and give you a head start on your next opponent. Each article contains explanations and annotated games illustrating typical plans to deepen your understanding.

3/19/2025 – At the January Tata Steel Challengers tournament in Wijk aan Zee in the Netherlands, at the start of their 4th round game, Uzbek GM Nodirbek Yakubboev refused to shake the extended hand of his opponent, Indian GM Vaishali Rameshbabu. This is what International Arbiter Alon Shulman, Councilor of the ECU Arbiters Council, has to say about the incident and about handshake history.

3/19/2025 – The fourth day of the American Cup saw intense battles in the semifinals of the Champions Bracket. Hikaru Nakamura secured his spot in the final by defeating Leinier Dominguez in the second classical game, while Fabiano Caruana edged out Levon Aronian in a blitz playoff after two drawn classical games. In the women's event, Alice Lee advanced with a draw, while Tatev Abrahamyan won a playoff against Carissa Yip. The finals will feature Nakamura v. Caruana and Lee v. Abrahamyan. | Photo: Lennart Ootes