New: ChessBase Magazine #233

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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.
“Attack with Qh5!!” – Tactical training with Oliver Reeh, “6…g5 – nothing ventured, nothing …” – Le Quang Liem comments on one of his victories in Biel, “Grischuk’s stroke of genius” – Petra Papp reveals a surprise in the Sicilian Kan Variation, and much
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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The new format of the pdf allows selected theory articles and analyses by renowned authors to be presented in full. This issue features, amongst other things, opening articles on the Slav Marshall Gambit 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxd4 7.Bxb4 Qxe4+ and the Barendregt Variation 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3 c5!? 5.d5 Bxc3+.  You can also look forward to in-depth analyses by Le Quang Liem and Anish Giri! And there’s plenty of space in this beautifully laid-out pdf-file for the presentation of ChessBase Magazine’s wide range of training columns. From opening videos and ‘Practical Tips for the Tournament Player’ to a detailed guide on how to build this issue’s ‘Fortress’ – you’ll find all this in issue #233!

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ChessBase Magazine #233 as a ChessBase Book:

The Alekhine–Chatard Attack – as dangerous as it was 100 years ago
Sergey Grigoriants updates 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4!

Spanish Anti-Berlin: ‘Open up the f-file!’  
Christian Braun favours 4.d3 Bc5 5.Be3!?
 

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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!
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