4/16/2021 – The Dutch IM Robert Ris loves sharp play and he loves to play gambits. In a recent article in the ChessBase Magazine Ris talked about the pros and cons of a "new" gambit against the Classical Sicilian. "Wait a minute," German Grandmaster Stefan Kindermann (pictured) thought, when he read the article. "Didn't I play that back in 1978?"

4/16/2019 – In the third round of the Women's European Championship, an unusual incident involving illegal castling occurred in the game Gevorgyan vs Cornette, causing a stir. Although rare, this type of offence is not completely new, not even within official FIDE tournaments. We recall a famous case from 1995.

4/29/2018 – From Sunday through Tuesday, the German League's central finals takes place in Berlin. Solingen SG and the OSG Baden-Baden are fighting for first place. The unified Bundesliga has been around for 37 years, with the first season played in 1980 and 1981. At that time the Solingen SG won, after a tie against the team of SG Porz. There was a world champion among the participants. | Pictured: Boris Spassky, Chess Olympiad Thessaloniki 1984 | Photo: Gerhard Hund