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Decisive phase of Grand Chess Tour kicks off with Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (480+ words) Why memorising endless theory might not be the best path - and how an idea-based repertoire can change your game. The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, the fourth event of the 2026 Grand Chess Tour, will bring ten leading grandmasters to the Saint…...
Dortmund Chess Festival attracts top players
14+ hour, 27+ min ago (575+ words) In this video course experts examine the games of Bent Larsen. Let them show you which openings Larsen chose, where his strength in middlegames were, how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame & you’ll get a glimpse of his tactical…...
The African Chess Confederation has elected a new executive board
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (703+ words) In 1976, two Chess Olympiads were held almost simultaneously: an official FIDE Chess Olympiad in Haifa, Israel (65 participating countries), and a counter-Olympiad in Tripoli with the countries that rejected Israel as the venue in the context of the Middle East conflict…...
Game of the Week #732: Nepomniachtchi vs Kvaloy
19+ hour, 31+ min ago (316+ words) Warming-up question: What would you play here with Black? A Complete Black Repertoire against 1.d4Besides covering all the critical lines after 1.d4 & 2.c4, popular systems such as the Trompovsky, London/Jobava System, Torre Attack, Colle System and Veresov are dealt with as well....
“Improve your pieces” by RB Ramesh - A review
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (774+ words) Learn from legends! Get the full Master Class series on the World Champions at a discounted bundle price. Do you immediately choose the first dish in a restaurant that seems delicious to you? Probably not! You are probably one of…...
Final-round win secures Andorra Open title for 15-year-old Francisco Fiorito
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (442+ words) IM Francisco Fiorito won the 42nd Andorra Open after scoring 7½ points from 9 rounds. The 15-year-old from Argentina finished half a point ahead of four players tied for second place, securing outright victory with a final-round win over Ukrainian GM Andrey Sumets....
Game of the Week #731: Martinez vs Le Quang
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (325+ words) The premiere chess database with over 11.7 million games Warming-up question: What would you play here with White? A Complete Black Repertoire against 1.d4Besides covering all the critical lines after 1.d4 & 2.c4, popular systems such as the Trompovsky, London/Jobava System, Torre Attack, Colle…...
Accelerated Dragon vs Maroczy Bind- The Monthly Dragon
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (343+ words) From the 2026 Candidates Tournament, featuring a video review by Dorian Rogozenco, to Jan Werle’s opening video on the French Tarrasch Defence, and Oliver Reeh’s tactical column ‘Top Grandmasters at Work’. Analyses by Giri, So, Wei Yi and many others. The…...
Firouzja withdraws from remainder of Grand Chess Tour 2026 due to schedule clash with Esports World Cup
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (842+ words) Learn from legends! Get the full Master Class series on the World Champions at a discounted bundle price. Alireza Firouzja has withdrawn from the remainder of the 2026 Grand Chess Tour after deciding not to participate in the Sinquefield Cup. The…...
Record-breaking British Chess Championships set to begin in Coventry
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (709+ words) EXPAND YOUR CHESS HORIZONS It doesn't get any better than this: the premium equipment perfect for tournament players and professionals: with ChessBase program '26, Mega Database, CORR-Database and much more. A late surge has seen more than 1,750 entries—including from the…...