10/3/2025 – The Grand Chess Tour Finals return in 2025, taking place at the World Trade Center in São Paulo from 28 September to 3 October. The event features Maxime Vachier-LaGrave, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian facing off in a knockout tournament. | Follow the action live with expert commentary starting at 20.00 CEST (14.00 ET, 23.30 IST)
new: Fritz 20
Your personal chess trainer. Your toughest opponent. Your strongest ally. FRITZ 20 is more than just a chess engine – it is a training revolution for ambitious players and professionals. Whether you are taking your first steps into the world of serious chess training, or already playing at tournament level, FRITZ 20 will help you train more efficiently, intelligently and individually than ever before.
Your personal chess trainer. Your toughest opponent. Your strongest ally. FRITZ 20 is more than just a chess engine – it is a training revolution for ambitious players and professionals. Whether you are taking your first steps into the world of serious chess training, or already playing at tournament level, FRITZ 20 will help you train more efficiently, intelligently and individually than ever before.
Whether it’s a weak pawn, a vulnerable king, or poor piece coordination, this course will teach you how to pinpoint the critical targets, prioritise your attack, and execute a clear, effective plan.
€39.90
Final and match for third place - Rapid & blitz
The Grand Chess Tour Finals make their long-awaited return in 2025, six years after the previous edition. From 28 September to 3 October, São Paulo hosts the event at the World Trade Center, marking the first time that the Finals are staged in South America.
The Finals are organised as knockout matches, with each contest involving two classical games, two rapid games and four blitz games. All matches must be played to completion, regardless of whether the outcome of the match has already been determined.
In this course, we will learn how to identify passively placed pieces in any given situation and how to improve their health by bringing them into active squares.
Time controls
The classical games will be played with 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 minutes for the remainder of the game, plus a 30-second increment from the start.
In rapid games, each player will have 25 minutes with a 10-second increment.
Blitz games will be played at 5 minutes per side with a 2-second increment.
Scoring system
Classical games: 6 points for a win, 3 points for a draw, 0 for a loss
Rapid games: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, 0 for a loss
Blitz games: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 for a loss
Master your middlegame with the complete strategy series – now available as a bundle at a reduced price. Take your chance to save and improve! Master your middlegame with the complete strategy series – now available as a bundle at a reduced price. Take your chance to save and improve!
FIDE World Cup 2025 with analyses by Adams, Bluebaum, Donchenko, Shankland, Wei Yi and many more. Opening videos by Blohberger, King and Marin. 11 exciting opening articles with new repertoire ideas and much more.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
Opening videos: Sipke Ernst brings the Ulvestad Variation up to date + Part II of ‘Mikhalchishin's Miniatures’. Special: Jan Werle shows highlights from the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in the video. ‘Lucky bag’ with 40 analyses by Ganguly, Illingworth et al.
€14.90
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