9/22/2024 – India all but secured overall victory in the Chess Olympiad after defeating the United States in the penultimate round. Wins by Dommaraju Gukesh (pictured), who outplayed Fabiano Caruana, and Arjun Erigaisi, who beat Leinier Dominguez, granted the Indian team the crucial match victory over the tournament's top seeds. Only China can theoretically catch India in the final round, though it is highly improbable, given India's commanding tiebreak scores. China kept their slim hopes alive by defeating the defending champions from Uzbekistan on Saturday. | Photo: FIDE / Maria Emelianova

9/22/2024 – With one round to go in the Women's Chess Olympiad, four teams are still in contention for gold. India and Kazakhstan share the lead, while Poland and the United States are just 1 match point behind, making the final round on Sunday a thrilling climax to the tournament. In round 10, Kazakhstan, who started the day as sole leaders, drew against Georgia after Alua Nurman (pictured) saved a half point against Bella Khotenashvili. Meanwhile, India defeated China, with Divya Deshmukh's victory clinching the match. The final round will start four hours earlier than usual. | Photo: FIDE / Maria Emelianova

9/21/2024 – It will roll into the UK capital London on October 3rd-12th. The Tech Mahindra Global Chess League will be stages in the Theatre of the Friends House, Euston Road and will include Carlsen, Nakamura, Anand, Praggnanandhaa, Vachier-Lagrave, Giri, Rapport, Hou Yifan, and many other superstars. Tickets can be obtained from Chess & Bridge. Definitely worth a visit. Announcement by Matt Read

9/21/2024 – In the diagram position, Black launched an irresistible wave of attack with 22...d3! - though he rather launched two waves of attack to be precise - enjoy surfing!

9/21/2024 – India were held to their first draw in the Chess Olympiad after Uzbekistan managed to secure draws on all four boards in an intense encounter. Despite the stalemate, India maintain a 2-point lead over their closest rivals. The United States and China both won their matches, joining Uzbekistan in second place with 15 match points. Team USA will face the Indian squad in Saturday's crucial penultimate round, while China will take on Iran as the battle for the top positions intensifies. | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza

9/21/2024 – Lajos Portisch, the legendary Hungarian chess player who was awarded the title of the Sportsman of the Nation, held an aria evening on the free day of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad, on September 17, at the Petőfi Museum of Literature. The grandmaster's aria repertoire was accompanied by a unique painting, as Antti Favén's world-famous work The Chess Players was also on display. | Photo: Mihály Nagy

9/16/2024 – In the Endgame Magic Show #284 Karsten Müller and Arne Kähler continue to look at endgame highlights from the Sinquefield Cup. | You can watch the Endgame Magic Show on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account.

9/16/2024 – “Ditching the Dutch”, “Carlsen's winning weapon”, “Active against Maroczy” etc. etc. These are just some of the headings of the ten opening articles in the new ChessBase Magazine #221, in which our authors present a new repertoire idea in an overview text and offer in-depth insights into the variations in a selection of annotated games. Robert Ris comes up with a “Stunning piece sac” in the Panov Attack: In a well-known position, in which White normally aims for a queenless middlegame with 13.Qxb5, Robert Ris uncorks the provocative check 13.Qc5+!? We invite you to take a look at his article with all the analyses as a free sample - directly via your web browser in the popular ChessBase books format!

9/16/2024 – Round 5 of the Chess Olympiad saw four teams scoring wins on the top boards to end the day tied for the lead with a 10/10 match points, including pre-tournament favourites India, China, and Hungary. The surprise co-leader is Vietnam, the only team outside the top-10 seeds to keep pace with the elite. Among the standout individual performances, India's Dommaraju Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi continue to shine, each maintaining a perfect score so far. | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza

9/16/2024 – Saturday's fifth round at the Women’s Chess Olympiad saw three teams emerge as co-leaders with perfect 10/10 match points, with top seeds India joined by Armenia and Mongolia after stunning upset victories. Armenia overcame what had been a highly dominant Chinese team, while Mongolia (pictured) shocked the United States. Both underdog teams continue to impress as the tournament progresses. Meanwhile, Georgia and Poland remain just 1 point behind the leaders. | Photo: FIDE / Maria Emelianova

9/15/2024 – This year saw the rise of India in the chess world, with no fewer than three prodigies taking their places in the pantheon of the Top 10. Oddly, of the three, the one with the least fanfare is also the highest rated: Arjun Erigaisi, knocking on the door of 2800 no less. In rounds 3 and 4 of the Olympiad, he displayed some scintillating chess. You don't want to miss this! | Photo (edited): FIDE / Michal Walusza

9/15/2024 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books on chess training and strategy. In the 195th episode of his ChessBase show "Understanding before moving" Herman continues his series "Chess history in a nutshell" and continues to look at the career of Vladimir Kramnik, the 14th World Champion in the history of chess. | Photo: Pascal Simon