New: ChessBase Magazine #232

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7/1/2026 – “Mate is great!”: Combinations, opening tactics, calculation drills – loads of training exercises + four interactive videos with Oliver Reeh – “Everything's ruined on the 50th move”: Peter Heine Nielsen comments on Carlsen’s game against Erdogmus at the TePe Sigeman 2026 – “Underrated and highly dangerous”: Yago Santiago examines the Sicilian Wing Gambit in the version 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4!? – “A spectacle guaranteed”: Dorian Rogozenco presents the “Modern Classic” Kramnik–Shirov from Linares 1994 – “Javokhir Sindarov, the new challenger”: ChessBase authors comment on 20 winning games by the young Uzbek in the “Special”, and much more. New: Download version including a comprehensive and redesigned accompanying PDF (42 pages)! Take a look – a sample chapter awaits you!
From the 2026 Candidates Tournament, featuring a video review by Dorian Rogozenco, to Jan Werle’s opening video on the French Tarrasch Defence, and Oliver Reeh’s tactical column ‘Top Grandmasters at Work’. Analyses by Giri, So, Wei Yi and many others.
ChessBase Magazine offers top-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 trainers in tactics, strategy and endgames show you exactly the tricks and techniques you need to become a successful tournament player! Available as a download (including the magazine as a PDF file) or as a printed magazine with a download key sent by post.
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Underrated and highly dangerous - Yago Santiago investigates the Sicilian Wing Gambit in the version 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4!?

A spectacle guaranteed - The matches between Vladimir Kramnik and Alexei Shirov were often thrilling – Dorian Rogozenco presents the ‘Modern Classic’ from Linares 1994

The newly designed accompanying PDF allows us to present selected theoretical articles and analyses by renowned authors in full. Plenty of space has also been made in the new PDF for the presentation of the diverse training columns. From the opening videos to the ‘Practical Tips for Tournament Players’ and the ‘Special’ on Javokhir Sindarov, right through to a detailed guide on how to build the ‘Fortress’ featured in this issue – you’ll find it all in CBM #232!

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Two roads to Rome

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New: ChessBase Magazine #231

5/4/2026 – 2026 Candidates Tournament: Analyses by Anish Giri, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Wei Yi, Wesley So and Yannick Pelletier. Video review by Dorian Rogozenco – “Magnus the Great”: The CBM team of authors takes a close look at 20 previously unanalysed Carlsen victories from the period 2014 to 2023 – 11 exciting opening articles, from the Alapin to the Winawer – “Top Grandmasters at Work”: Combine like the pros with Oliver Reeh and many more – New: Download version including a comprehensive and redesigned accompanying PDF (38 pages)! Take a look – a sample chapter awaits you!
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60m English Anti-Bayonet

King’s Indian fans who choose the Mar del Plata attack (7...Nc6) against White’s classical system (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0) usually aim for a complex position with mutual attacks on open wings, requiring long-term strategic planning and tactical sharpness in critical moments. Computers often do not know how to handle the arising complex strategic positions, which suits players who like to think on their own instead of memorizing long variations. However, the fashionable Bayonet Attack (9.b4) interferes with Black’s ideas. After Black’s main move 9...Nh5 the positions opens, the lines get forced and computer analysis is important again. But this DVD offers an antidote against White’s Bayonet Attack, namely 9...a5! This move leads to sound positions with very few concrete lines, in which the focus is on strategy not on tactics. Objectively chances are equal but if Black knows what to do things might quickly become dangerous for White.