6/5/2023 – GM Romain Edouard is an expert on the Sicilian Dragon Variation. In his four-part series in ChessBase Magazine Extra he gives deep insights into the variations after 9.0-0-0 d5 and reveals a multitude of tactical motifs he came across in the course of his analyses. The second part deals with the main line 10.exd5. You can watch an excerpt from Edouard's 20-minute analysis here!

5/31/2023 – For the first time the CBM Extra comes with three opening videos: Nico Zwirs (Najdorf Variation with 6.Bg5), Sipke Ernst (3.h4 against the Gruenfeld), Romain Edouard ("Critical Lines in the Dragon" Part II) - total playing time over an hour. Plus the "Lucky bag" with analyses by Anish Giri, Spyridon Kapnisis, Adrian Mikhalchishin and many others!

7/13/2022 – In his new video course, the French top grandmaster Romain Edouard shows you how to win games by seizing the initiative with sacrifices. The course consists of two volumes: In the first volume, Edouard demonstrates patterns, and in the second course you are invited to test your knowledge. All new courses can now also be watched via stream, e.g. on mobile devices!

6/2/2021 – Nearly one hour video training. Plus 23 extensively analysed games by Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Yu Yangyi, Krishnan Sasikiran, Spyridon Kapnisis, Romain Edouard, Sury Vaibhav and Tanmay Srinath. ChessBase Magazine Extra is the perfect addition to ChessBase Magazine and can also be obtained by subscription (6 issues per year). Available on DVD or as a download.

1/6/2020 – There was no stopping Magesh Chandran Panchanathan at the 95th edition of the Hastings International Chess Congress. The Indian grandmaster finished in clear first place with an outstanding 7½ out of 9 score. Second place went to Romain Edouard, who was the only player to end the tournament a half point behind Magesh. Four players shared 3rd to 6th on 6½. | Pictured: Magesh (left) during the 2017 Reykjavik Open | Photo: Lennart Ootes

1/3/2020 – Six out of nine rounds of the Hastings Chess Congress have been completed, and a player has emerged as the undisputed leader. Indian grandmaster Magesh Chandran Panchanathan has a full-point lead over a five-player chasing pack after having collected an astounding 5½ points. The player from Madurai already faced the three top seeds of the event, beating David Howell and Erik van den Doel, and drawing Romain Edouard, who is currently part of the group on 4½. | Photo: Official site

12/31/2019 – The long-established Hastings International Chess Congress has reached its 95th edition, and the newly obtained sponsorship from Caplin Systems Limited has reinvigorated the end-of-year event. The 2019/20 tournament includes 123 players from 27 countries, with 17 GMs and 7 IMs in the mix. After three rounds of play, no fewer than nineteen players are sharing the lead on 2½ out of 3, including top seeds David Howell and Romain Edouard. | Photo: Official site

11/12/2019 – This week IM Lawrence Trent checks out the Euro Club Cup and specifically a win with black by French GM Romain Edouard. | Puzzle time: In the diagram below, it's White to move! | Lawrence is live for free and on-demand for a limited time, or forever on-demand with a ChessBase Basic Account. You can register a free 90-day account to watch.

9/9/2019 – GM Romain Edouard, Editor-in-Chief of Thinkers Publishing, recently came out with a book of his own, a memoir on his years working as a second for Veselin Topalov, years in which the Bulgarian former FIDE World Champion was at the peak of his powers. He shares some perspective in this brief interview. | Photo: Vladimír Jagr

1/9/2019 – Romain Edouard, a former member of 2700 club, became a grandmaster at 18 and has won numerous international events. A dynamic player, always striving for the initiative, he has pursued a very successful writing career, authoring and editing books, and contributing columns to some of the best chess magazines. In this interview with DAVIDE NASTASIO, Edouard answers many of the questions you always wanted to ask a GM. With training and improvement in mind, Davide punctuates the interview with exercises from Edouard's books. It's a chance to learn from a top GM as well as about one!

8/28/2018 – The victory of Tigran Gharamian (photo) at the French Championships 2018 in Nimes turned into a marathon affair as the Armenian-born French grandmaster claimed the title only after two sets of tiebreaks culminating in an Armageddon game. The Women's Championship was clearer: Pauline Guichard won the title with 7½ out of 9. Second place went to Sophie Milliet, who scored 6½ points. | Photo: Amruta Mokal (archive)

4/16/2014 – He was leading during most of the tournament, clinched it with a victory in the final round: French GM Romain Edouard scored an undefeated 8.0/9 points, a full point ahead of his nearest rival. His performance: a tremendous 2856. Indian GM Abhijeet Gupta, who was in serious contention, collapsed in the final round. Illustrated report with analysis.