7/27/2024 – In the diagram position Black's three heavy pieces are positioned around the Kg3, but he doesn't yet have a win. However, after the game continuation 56...Rh7 57.Qf5?? he has - can you spot the difference?
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It is the program of choice for anyone who loves the game and wants to know more about it. Start your personal success story with ChessBase and enjoy the game even more.
7/23/2024 – Against bishops it is often a good strategy to build a blockade. In the diagram position it is Black to move - how could he have built a blockade and saved the game?
7/22/2024 – “Finishing off the opponent's king is, and remains, the ultimate goal of a chess game, and in order to memorise the checkmating patterns and know how to use them successfully in your own games, only one thing helps: practise again and again!”. Oliver Reeh introduces his tactics column in the new ChessBase Magazine #220 with these words. Is there anything to add? Let's go! Take advantage of the CBM reading sample of the week and go king hunting with Oliver Reeh. Here and now and directly via your web browser!
7/20/2024 – The diagram position shows a typical picture from the 6.Bg5-Najdorf: White has pinned the black king in the center, sacrificed a piece and after 14...h5 finishes brilliantly. Have fun!
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!
7/13/2024 – In the diagram position the black king is in a tight spot, and with the cool 36.Ka2! White was already looking forward to 36...Rd2. You were too?
7/7/2024 – The new ChessBase Magazine #220 again provides plenty of ideas for your repertoire with ten opening articles, from the Reti Opening to the Jobava London System and the King's Indian! In his search for a weapon against the Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6), our author Yago Santiago came across the move 5.Qc2!? with which Matthias Bluebaum, among others, has achieved impressive results! The article in CBM #220 consists of an introductory text and nine extensively annotated games (with an outright 9:0 in favour of White!), including no less than five games by the German grandmaster. This week we invite you to take a look at the article with all our author's analyses as a free reading sample - directly via your web browser in ChessBase Books format.
7/6/2024 – In the diagram position Black played 24...Nd7 to simplify things - but from what I know about you, you will find a way to put a spanner in the works with White!
6/28/2024 – 2024 Candidates Tournament: analyses by Giri, Gukesh, Firouzja, Praggnanandhaa and Vidit, plus video: Dorian Rogozenco shows the decisive moments of the tournament - "Special" on Gukesh: CBM authors show their favourite games of the youngest ever World Champion challenger, an exclusive collection of 24 annotated games - New trend from Toronto: Rustam Kasimdzhanov shows Caruana's 3...Nf6 in the Rossolimo Variation (video) - "The King is the goal!": Oliver Reeh presents 34 games with training exercises and four interactive videos - Semi-Slav Bluebaum Variation: Yago Santiago highlights the merits of 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Qc2!? - In the end it's the technique that counts: knight and pawn against pawn(s) in "Fundamental Endgame Knowledge" Part 10 and much more.
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