8/25/2023 – In May 2022 the then world's oldest grandmaster, Yuri Averbakh, died at the age of 100. Since then, until two weeks ago, the 'title' of the world's oldest grandmaster was held by Aleksandar Matanovic. On 9 August 2023 Matanovic, one of the leading players of the Yugoslav golden era, died in Belgrade at the age of 93. Diana Mihajlova honours a man who gave his life to chess. | Photo: Serbian Chess Federation

3/12/2021 – The first "Chess Informant" was published in 1966, and it caused a revolution in the world of chess. After looking at the history of the "Informant" in part 1 and the current situation of the "Informant" in part 2, the third and final part of this series deals with the universal chess language the "Informant" has created and has made popular: a system of signs that allows readers all over the world to understand the annotations of chess games and the system of codes classifying the various chess openings. Diana Mihajlova took a closer look.

2/25/2021 – When the first "Chess Informant" was published in 1966, it demonstrated the power of information. Twice a year the "Informant" offered a collection of the most important games from current tournaments, information every serious chess player needed and wanted. Today, databases and the internet keep chess fans up-to-date but the "Informant" is still alive and kicking. Diana Mihajlova visited its offices in Belgrade.

2/10/2021 – In 1966 the first "Chess Informant" was published, and it changed the way chess players studied the game. Twice a year, the "Informant" published the most important games of the world's best players, often annotated by themselves, and no serious chess player could ignore this wealth of information. Today, databases collect more games and they do it quicker and more efficiently, but the "Informant" is still alive and kicking. Diana Mihajlova takes a look at the history of this groundbreaking chess publication.

6/27/2017 – A while ago we brought you the prize-winners of the composition tournaments, run by Yochanan Afek for the Chess Informant (Šahovski Informator). Today we present the "honourable mentions", special prizes and commendations, for you to enjoy. The studies are given on JavaScript boards where you can enter move to analyse – and the full solutions are provided at the end, where you can check the lines with engine support, all on the report page.

5/29/2017 – Older readers will remember it well: for decades the Chess Informant – Šahovski Informator – was a lifeline for serious chess players. Two, later three issues per year provided a selection of games and top-grade analysis. Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Vladimir Kramnik, and Viswanathan Anand have all said that the Informant was central to their tournament preparation. Now, after 50 years of publication, we are treated to a Jubilee Tournament of chess studies, which we bring you with the kind permission of Tourney Director Yochanan Afek.