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The Carlsen years (3): A stubborn defender

11/25/2021 – With the World Championship match in Dubai scheduled to kick off on Friday, we get ready for the showdown between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi by recapping the four previous matches, which were all won by Carlsen (two of them in rapid playoffs). In the third instalment, we recapitulate what went on at the Fulton Market building in Lower Manhattan, where Carlsen came back from behind in the classical games before beating Sergey Karjakin in the rapid tiebreakers. | Photo: Anastasiya Karlovich

Game of the Week 482: Crazy tactics - T. Beerdsen vs P. Velten

9/22/2021 – This week, Merijn van Delft takes a look at a game from the Dutch Team Championships in which White used a very aggressive approach against the French, which led to amazing complications and crazy tactics. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Game of the Week 481: R. Rapport vs S. Karjakin

9/15/2021 – This week, Merijn van Delft takes another look at the impressive performance of Richard Rapport at the Norway Chess Tournament, focusing on Rapport's fine win against Sergey Karjakin in round 7. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Norway Chess: Karjakin takes down Carlsen

9/13/2021 – An eventful fifth round at the Norway Chess Tournament saw Sergey Karjakin beating Magnus Carlsen in their classical encounter. Meanwhile, Alireza Firouzja also won his classical game and Ian Nepomniachtchi got the better of Richard Rapport in Armageddon. At halftime, Rapport is still in the sole lead, a point ahead of Nepomniachtchi. Carlsen stands in fourth place, below Karjakin. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

World Cup: Russians prevail

7/31/2021 – Sergey Karjakin knocked out Sam Shankland in the only match of the quarterfinals that was decided in a rapid and blitz playoff at the open section of the FIDE World Cup in Sochi. Meanwhile, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Aleksandra Goryachkina (pictured) advanced to the final in the women’s section after knocking out Tan Zhongyi and Anna Muzychuk respectively. Saturday is a rest day for both categories. | Photo: Anastasiia Korolkova

Throwback Thursday: Karjakin beats Svidler in rollercoaster World Cup final

6/24/2021 – In one of the most memorable finals played in a World Cup, Sergey Karjakin beat Peter Svidler in a match brimming with ups and downs. After winning the first two classical games, Svidler only needed a half point in the next two games to secure tournament victory — the player from Saint Petersburg went on to miss winning chances in game 3 before losing both that encounter and the next one. Blunders also played a big role in the tiebreaks, with Karjakin finally emerging as the winner.

Superfinals: Karjakin bounces back

12/14/2020 – In Round 8 of the Russian Championship Sergey Karjakin immediately redeemed himself for his previous loss to Ian Nepomniachtchi with a win over Peter Svidler. As Nepomniachtchi had to settle for a draw against Vladimir Fedoseev, Karjakin is now only half a point behind the leader. In the women’s tournament, Polina Shuvalova, who continues to lead the field, suffered her first defeat. | Photos: Vladimir Barsky

Game of the Week: Carlsen vs Xiong

6/10/2020 – In this show Merijn van Delft takes a look at a game between Magnus Carlsen and Jeffery Xiong from the Clutch Chess International. | Merijn's show is available at 15.00 UTC (17:00 CEST, 11:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Anniversary Chess Match Space to Earth ends with a draw

6/9/2020 – On June 9, the second chess match between Space and Earth took place in the main hall of the Moscow Museum of Cosmonautics. The event has been co-organized by the Moscow Museum of Cosmonautics, the Roscosmos State Corporation, the Chess Federation of Russia, and the social network VKontakte. The game between Sergey Karjakin and the cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner was short and exciting and ended in a draw. | Photos: Eteri Kublashvili

Anniversary Chess Match: Space – Earth

6/5/2020 – On June 9, a chess match between Space and Earth is scheduled to take place in the main hall of the Moscow Museum of Cosmonautics. The event is co-organized by the Moscow Museum of Cosmonautics, the Roscosmos State Corporation, and the Chess Federation of Russia. The match is timed precisely to celebrate the half-century anniversary of the first Space – Earth game of chess played on June 9, 1970. | Photos: Archives of the Moscow Museum of Cosmonautics and Chess in the USSR magazine

Game of the Week: Carlsen vs Nakamura

6/3/2020 – In this show Merijn van Delft takes a look at the match between Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen at the Lindores Abbey Chess Challenge tournament. | Merijn's show is available at 15.00 UTC (17:00 CEST, 11:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Game of the Week: Karjakin vs Dubov

5/28/2020 – In this show Merijn van Delft takes a look at the match between Sergey Karjakin and Daniil Dubov at the Lindores Abbey Chess Challenge tournament. | Merijn's show is available at 15.00 UTC (17:00 CEST, 11:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Lindores Abbey QF: Carlsen to face Nakamura in semis

5/27/2020 – Magnus Carlsen is the second player to secure a place in the semi-finals of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge. The world champion once again dispatched Wesley So in three games to set up a match-up against Hikaru Nakamura. Meanwhile, Sergey Karjakin tied the overall score with Daniil Dubov after winning a tough second rubber — who advances to the semis will be decided on Wednesday. | Photos: Lennart Ootes / Niki Riga
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