4/27/2024 – After White's 37.Rh3 in the diagram position the game didn't last much longer. What result would you predict?

4/25/2024 – ChessBase Magazine offers a window to the world of professional chess. Our columnist Nagesh Havanur takes a look at our recent issue, CBM 218. 540 games from Tata Steel Chess and Chessable Masters 2024, 12 opening surveys, 3 opening videos, 6 demo lectures and several exercises for training. Annotators include Wei Yi, Anish Giri, Nordibek Abdusattorov, Alireza Firouzja, Vidit Gujrathi and Praggnanandhaa among others. The icing on the cake is a special feature on Richard Rapport, with 28 annotated games. | Pictured: Gukesh D playing white against Ding Liren in Wijk aan Zee | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024

4/23/2024 – The eternal duel knight vs bishop is one of the many things that make chess so interesting. In the diagram position, White's knight is better than Black's bishop. But White still has to find a way to win. What should he do?

4/20/2024 – From the diagram position, White starts a forced sequence at the end of which only the Rh8 remains of the black pieces. Have fun clearing the board!

4/16/2024 – Usually the endgame rook and knight against rook is an easy draw. But matters are different, when the defending king is in trouble near the corner of the board. In the diagram position, it is Black to move and draw. What should he do?

4/13/2024 – In the diagram position White had very good reasons to play 26.Rh6! Do you see what White threatens with this move?

4/9/2024 – If knights are on the board things often get tricky in the endgame. Very much depends on the circumstances - knights can be very strong or very weak. In the diagram position it is White to move. How can he dominate Black's knight and win the game after 44...Nd1?

4/6/2024 – The diagram position is from a game Garry Kasparov and Zoltan Ribli played at the tournament in Skelleftea 1989. Playing 26.Rxb5 White had offered a draw - but after the obligatory 26...Bxe3 he could win by force! Can you find today what the great Garry Kasparov missed back then?

4/2/2024 – Passed pawns are often very valuable in the endgame. In the diagram position, it is White to move. How can he make the most of his passed pawn on the d-file?

3/30/2024 – With his opening move in the diagram position Black ensures that the white king remains unsafe, and only three moves later there will be sudden checkmate finale. Have fun!

3/26/2024 – It is not always easy to coordinate rook and knight effectively. Which often offers possibilities for the defender. In the diagram position Black is a knight down, but he still has a way to draw the game. What should he do?

3/25/2024 – We owe the vast majority of chess knowledge available to us today to the masters of the past, no matter whether it's about opening theory, strategic concepts or techniques in the endgame. Former German national coach Dorian Rogozenco honours the achievements by these masters in his "Modern Classics" series in ChessBase Magazine. In each issue he familiarises you with a selected brilliancy. This week we offer you Nezhmetdinov-Chernikov (1962) from the current CBM #218 as a free sample - you can even watch and enjoy the video analysis on your smartphone in ChessBase book format. Have fun!

3/23/2024 – In the diagram position, all Black has to do is crown his kingside attack. Finish like Jan Timman!

3/19/2024 – Usually knight and bishop are stronger than a rook. However, you have to coordinate them well. In the diagram position it is Black to move and win. What should he do?

3/18/2024 – In the Norwegian Defence (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Na5!?) Black hunts directly for the early developed white bishop. A number of strong grandmasters have already tried this approach, e.g. Mamedyarov, Vallejo Pons, Sarana and, last year, ... Magnus Carlsen! Igor Stohl dedicates an "All in One" article to the variation in the current ChessBase Magazine #218: You can find out everything you need to know about the variation in a sinlge, extensively annotated game! You can view Stohl's article this week as a free sample - directly in the ChessBase book format on your iPad, tablet, smartphone or wherever else you have a web browser available!

3/16/2024 – In the diagram position Black just offered to exchange bishops with 22...Ba3. Should White go for it or not? I'm looking forward to your continuation!

3/12/2024 – Knights are tricky pieces. In the diagram position White's knight is on the rim and White's king feels somewhat uncomfortable. However, White has a strong passed pawn on g5 and a passed pawn on the h-file that can become strong, and it is Black who has to fight for a draw. What should he do to save half a point?

3/11/2024 – This week we are once again offering you a free sample from the current ChessBase Magazine #218 in ChessBase book format: strategy expert Mihail Marin looks back on the 1992 Linares tournament - one of the strongest tournaments in chess history, which also marked an important historical moment: the end of the dominance of the two "Ks" - Kasparov and Karpov. In his article, Mihail Marin analyses games by Kasparov, Karpov, Ivanchuk, Short, Anand, Timman and others. Including many training exercises and two interactive training videos. Have fun!

3/9/2024 – A closed Ruy Lopez, the board full to the brim: you might expect a long game, but after Black played 21...Kf7?? in the diagram position Black was suddenly busted. Have fun - with White!

3/5/2024 – The new issue of ChessBase Magazine offers complete mobile access again in ChessBase book format - all analyses, repertoire articles, videos and training exercises can be loaded directly via your web browser! Alexey Kuzmin's article on the Bukavshin Variation in the Catalan Opening (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 dxc4 7.Qc2 b6!?.) is available as a free sample this week. Take a look and get to know a fresh side line for Black!

3/5/2024 – Knowing when to exchange and when not to exchange is often crucial in endgames. In the diagram position it is White to move - should he exchange rooks on c3 or should he not?

3/2/2024 – In the diagram position the double attack 38.Qg4! leads to a win for White, since the counterattack 38...Qe3 runs into ... but you can show that yourself in a moment!

3/1/2024 – Tata Steel 2024: Analyses of the tournament winner Wei Yi as well as Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Alexander Donchenko, Alireza Firouzja, Anish Giri, Erwin l'Ami, Praggnanandhaa, Eline Roebers and Vidit Gujrathi - Mihail Marin looks back at Linares 1992: Kasparov vs. the young generation - French à la Erigaisi: Sergey Grigoriants serves up a fresh idea in the Advance Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 f6!? - Inviting Nimzo-Inder: In the fashionable variation 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Be7 6.e4 dxe4 7.fxe4 c5 White gets a protected passed pawn on d5; Jan Werle shows why Black can afford it! - "Fundamental Endgame Knowledge" Part #8: What you need to know in the endgame with bishop and pawn; video course with Karsten Mueller and much more. Enjoy CBM #218 in the new ChessBase book format on any device: iPad, tablet, Mac. Windows PC or laptop!

2/27/2024 – Rook endings might have large drawish tendencies, but they are often difficult to hold. In the diagram position, White is a pawn down, but can still draw. How?