6/4/2019 – White is almost in zugzwang but the diagonal a2-g8 happens to be just long enough for White's bishop.

5/31/2019 – In the diagram White has just captured on d4. What do you make of this continuation — or rather the position arising 21...Nxd4 22.Bxd4 Bxd4 23.Rxd4 and now?

5/28/2019 – World Champion Magnus Carlsen once famously quipped that he doesn't believe in fortresses. But sometimes fortresses are strong enough to save a draw despite a heavy material disadvantage. White to play and draw...

5/24/2019 – In the diagram position the white king seems reasonably protected, but the game continuation gives Black an irresistible attack. What would be your idea?

5/21/2019 – It is strange but two knights alone cannot force checkmate. However, things are different when the defending side still has a pawn at or behind the so-called Troitzky-line. It also depends on where the defending king is placed. Karsten Mueller explores some of the secrets of this unusual endgame.

5/17/2019 – Black's 20...Qd5! in the diagram just feels right, with a concrete bonus — the game continuation 21.Qxa6? can be directly refuted. Watch the potential of all black pieces!

5/16/2019 – What would you do if you could have a different chess training regimen every day of the week? Beginning Monday with Openings and finishing Friday with Tactics? How should one train to be ready for the next weekend tournament? And where to find different trainers and coaches? CBM 189 is packed with videos by different titled players. It was created with a chess training regimen in mind, and will give you a chance to keep every single chess muscle trained, much like a sort of gym for chess. Reading Chessbase Magazine will be the experience of a lifetime.

5/14/2019 – Rook endings often have drawish tendencies. But some rook endings that are theoretically drawn are sometimes still very difficult to defend.

5/10/2019 – In view of the peculiar line-up of White's three pieces on the f-file, 29...Rxe3 in the diagram looks like a real problem for him. But actually he has a forced win. Can you spot it?

5/7/2019 – Far advanced passed pawns can be really powerful and sometimes they are even more powerful than a rook.

5/3/2019 – A standard position from the Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation, with a quiet positional fight ahead? Well, not after White's stunning continuation from the diagram — it will soon be mate alert. Have fun!

5/2/2019 – ChessBase Magazine regularly offers high-class training materials by top players and coaches — material that helps you to improve your strategic understanding. The following tutorial shows how to make the most of these training materials. | Drawing: ChessBase

4/30/2019 – Knights can be very agile and strong but against far advanced pawns they are sometimes surprisingly helpless.

4/26/2019 – Playing 14.Bb1! in the diagram position, White prepared to create a queen-bishop battery on the diagonal to the enemy king. Black rushed in to block it with 14...g5 15.Qc2 Ng6, and then it will be your turn. Enjoy!

4/25/2019 – Enjoy top class training and the new layout! ChessBase Magazine is the most comprehensive and most sophisticated chess magazine there is. World class players analyse their brilliancies and explain the ideas behind the moves to you, opening specialists present the latest trends in opening theory and offer exciting ideas for your repertoire. Master trainers in the fields of tactics, strategy, and the endgame show you the tricks and techniques a successful tournament player needs! DVD with several hours of video + booklet.

4/25/2019 – Most games are decided by tactics and the better you are tactically, the more points you make. The ChessBase Magazine helps you to sharpen and improve your tactical abilities. With a regular tactics column and with interactive games with training tasks. Here's a brief guide on the tools available to help you improve your tactical acumen. | Drawing: ChessBase

4/23/2019 – Endgames with opposite-coloured bishops are often drawn even if one side is one or two pawns up. But, of course, the better side will also often win — with precise play.

4/19/2019 – After White's 49.Rd7 in the diagram position Black must find the right move with his attacked knight h7 to clinch victory. 49...Nf8 or 49...Ng5. What would have been your choice against a reigning World Champion?

4/18/2019 – The second part of the opening tutorial shows how to create a repertoire database and how to import games from the ChessBase Magazine and other sources to your repertoire database to save a lot of time and effort. | Drawing: ChessBase

4/16/2019 – Passed pawns can be dangerous, especially in the endgame. Here the black bishop is struggling to stem the tide. White can win but precise play is required.

4/12/2019 – The best move for White in the diagram position is 28.Rd3!, but following 28...Qc8 29.Rg3? throws the win away. Can you spot Black's saving trick after that?

4/11/2019 – It helps to get help when studying openings. The ChessBase "Let's Check" function offers a lot of help. It is a database with analyses made by other "Let's Check" users, often with top engines and powerful computers. "Let's Check" gives you access to these analyses and you can check, broaden, and sharpen your repertoire. Together with the ChessBase Magazine "Let's Check" is particularly powerful. | Drawing: ChessBase

4/9/2019 – Rook endings are difficult to win and difficult to draw. The following position is a typical example.

4/5/2019 – In the diagram position Black's attacked bishop must retreat onto the right square. 29...Bd7 or 29...Be6 — what would you have played against the future world champion?