New: ChessBase Magazine #234

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11/3/2026 – 2026 Chess Olympiad: Game analyses by Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Alexander Donchenko, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Anish Giri, Ediz Gurel, Nils Grandelius, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Wesley So, Nikita Vitiugov, Wei Yi and many more. Felix Blohberger demonstrates his "great win" against Peter Leko in the video! – ‘Rooks love open files’: 35 games packed with tactical exercises + 4 interactive videos by Oliver Reeh – Endgames with knight and bishop against rook: In his series ‘Endgame Basics’, Dr Karsten Mueller explains why the minor pieces do not always triumph – Queen on the third rank: Petra Papp favours the flexible 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Qd3!? - Sicilian Dragon Variation, Jaenisch Gambit, Caro-Kann: Daniel King, Ivan Sokolov and Nico Zwirs highlight new trends and offer tips for your repertoire in the video and much more! Take a look into the new issue!
2026 Chess Olympiad with analyses by Abdusattorov, Donchenko, Duda, So and many more – ‘Rooks love open files’: Tactics training with Oliver Reeh – ‘Don’t underestimate it’: Caruana’s blitz weapon 1.e4 e5 2.d3 – Total Video playing time: over 6 hours!
ChessBase Magazine offers first-class training material for club players and professionals! World-class players analyse their finest games and explain the ideas behind the moves. Opening specialists present the latest trends in opening theory and exciting ideas for your repertoire. Master coaches in tactics, strategy and endgames show you exactly the tricks and techniques you need to be a successful tournament player!
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11/2/2026 – In many ...e6 Sicilians, Black pursues the concept of actively developing their f8-bishop or exchanging it favourably. However, in the diagram position, 11...Ba3?? is simply bad. Can you see why?
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New: ChessBase Magazine #233

9/2/2026 – Spanish Anti-Berlin: "Give me the f-file!": Christian Braun likes 4.d3 Bc5 5.Be3!? – "The Fortress" with opposite-coloured bishops and two connected passed pawns: Dorian Rogozenco shows how the defender should position himself – Do you know the Barendregt Variation? Robert Ris advocates 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 c5 5.d5 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 e5!? – "Attack with Qh5!" One move, many motifs: Oliver Reeh tests you in 32 example games with plenty of training exercises – Alekhine-Chatard Attack – as dangerous as 100 years ago: Sergey Grigoriants updates 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4! – The Isolated c-Pawn: Mihail Marin demonstrates the advantages of a fragmented structure, using two games of Kasparov-Karpov! – Grischuk's Stroke of Genius in the Sicilian Kan Variation: After 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.Be2 b6 8.0-0 Bb7, Petra Papp considers the magnificent 9.Nd5!! and much more. Download version including a comprehensive and redesigned accompanying PDF (52 pages)! Take a look – an extract from the PDF is provided below.

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In just 60 minutes, you will be well-equipped with a surprise weapon, which will take most of your opponents out of book right from the start.