Stellar lineup at Women's Grand Prix in Nicosia

3/14/2025 – The fourth leg of the 2024–25 FIDE Women’s Grand Prix will take place in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 14–25 March. Ten of the world’s top female players, including series leader Aleksandra Goryachkina and the Muzychuk sisters, will compete for crucial Grand Prix points that determine qualification for the 2026 Women’s Candidates Tournament. Hosted in Cyprus’ capital, the event follows a round-robin format, with players participating in three of the six Grand Prix tournaments. | Pictured: Stavroula Tsolakidou / Photo: Anna Shtourman

Women's Grand Prix: Goryachkina wins five in a row

11/7/2024 – Aleksandra Goryachkina wins and wins and wins. In round 7 of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix she won with Black against Batkhuyag Munguntuul - her fifth win in her last five games. She now leads with 6.0/7 and is one point ahead of Tan Zhongyi who won in round 7 against Nurgyul Salimova. | Photos: Konstantin Chalabov and Anastasia Abramova (FIDE)

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.