New in CBM: "The fortress"

by ChessBase
7/15/2024 – In chess literature, there is one topic - and a very attractive one - that has surprisingly never been dealt with systematically: Fortresses! Dorian Rogozenco sets out to fill this gap with his new column in ChessBase Magazine. In each issue, Rogozenco will introduce you to a fortress in a video. "There are fortresses that are important to know. In my new column, I will start with the simplest ones," says the former coach of the German national team. The presentation of the fortress is followed by a series of interactive videos to help you memorise the motif in a fun way. Do you know the fortress with knight and bishop against queen? Take a look at our first sample of the new ChessBase Magazine #220! Simply load it with your web browser in the ChessBase Books format. Have fun!

ChessBase Magazine 220 ChessBase Magazine 220

2024 Candidates Tournament with analyses by Gukesh, Pragg, Vidit, Firouzja and Giri. Kasimdzhanov, Engel and Marin show opening trends from Toronto in the video. 10 repertoire articles from English to Queen's Indian and much more!

More...

NEW: "The fortress" - free reading sample from ChessBase Magazine #220

Click on the following graphic to load the reading sample as a ChessBase Book.

What exactly is a fortress in chess? And what kind of fortresses would we like to introduce to you in the CBM? In the introductory video, Dorian Rogozenco explores these and other questions.

First of all, it is important to realise that every fortress is a theoretical draw, but not every theoretical draw is a fortress. An example:

This position is from the game Caruana - Vachier-Lagrave (2021). It's a theoretical draw, but Black has to play very precisely to hold the draw. In a classical fortress, the situation is completely different: once you've managed to build the fortress, the rest is child's play! Your opponents can do whatever they like with their material advantage - you simply stay in the fortress, don't respond to any provocations and the draw is safe!

In his column, Rogozenco presents one fortress in each issue. This issue's fortress looks like this: 

Black has only a bishop and a knight against the queen - but with the king in the corner and the right constellation of Black’s minor pieces, there is no for White to win the game!
In addition to the presentation of the fortress, Rogozenco offers six interactive videos to help you memorise the fortress motif in a playful way. Have fun!  

Tip: If you subscribe to ChessBase Magazine as a download, you already have full access to CBM #220 as a ChessBase Book with your ChessBase account. Simply log in to ChessBase Books with your ChessBase account. If you have purchased CBM #220 on DVD, you can unlock the ChessBase Book yourself entering the serial number from page 26 of your booklet!

Order now in the ChessBase Shop  – Single issue € 21.90!

ChessBase Magazine trial subscription with 33% savings advantage and thank you bonus!*

Try out ChessBase Magazine now! Order the ChessBase Magazine taster package!
Read ChessBase Magazine for 6 months (= 3 issues) for the special price of only € 44.90 € (instead of € 65,70 for buying them individually). As a thank you, you will also receive 3 months ChessBase Premium Membership free of charge. 

*Bonus for new subscribers only, i.e. there was no CBM subscription for 12 months!

ChessBase Magazine one year subscription + 20 Euro voucher*

Save twice with ChessBase Magazine: For the annual subscription to ChessBase Magazine you’ll pay only € 109.90 per year (compared to € 131.40 for the 6 individual issues).

* Bonus only for new subscribers, i.e. there was no CBM subscription for 12 months! As a new subscriber you will receive a 20 Euro voucher for the ChessBase Shop!

Highlights of ChessBase Magazine #220

From the 2024 Candidates Tournament with world-class analyses and a video review to the new column "The Fortress" by Dorian Rogozenco and Karsten Müller's video course "Endgame Basics".

Over 6 hours of video playing time with Luis Engel, Rainer Knaak, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Jan Markos, Mihail Marin, Karsten Mueller, Oliver Reeh, Robert Ris and Dorian Rogozenco!


 


Reports about chess: tournaments, championships, portraits, interviews, World Championships, product launches and more.
Discussion and Feedback Submit your feedback to the editors