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Jon Speelman: Ya-hoo! #Speelman #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/speelm…
Jon Speelman: Ya-hoo!

Jon Speelman: Ya-hoo!

With the World Championship match in Geneva just over three weeks away, Jon Speelman considers the prospects of defending champion Gukesh Dommaraju and challenger Javokhir Sindarov. He reflects on...

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Dark squares #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/Dark-s…
Dark squares

Dark squares

In many ...e6 Sicilians, Black pursues the concept of actively developing their f8-bishop or exchanging it favourably. However, in the diagram position, 11...Ba3?? is simply bad. Can you see why?

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Bavarian Championship: Few surprises in the opening rounds at Tegernsee #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/tegern…
Bavarian Championship: Few surprises in the opening rounds at Tegernsee

Bavarian Championship: Few surprises in the opening rounds at Tegernsee

Fifty players remain on perfect scores after two rounds of the Bavarian Chess Championship, which has attracted 548 participants to Gmund am Tegernsee. Most of the leading seeds have made a strong...

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Vasily Panov: An influential theoretician with a dark side #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/vasily…
Vasily Panov: An influential theoretician with a dark side

Vasily Panov: An influential theoretician with a dark side

Born on 1 November 1906, Vasily Panov was not among the leading Soviet chess players of his generation. However, he was a prominent figure as an author and theoretician. Many players know his name as...

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Fujairah to host WFCC Grand Prix Final, with world's best solvers and composers #FIDEGrandPrix #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/wfcc-g…
Fujairah to host WFCC Grand Prix Final, with world's best solvers and composers

Fujairah to host WFCC Grand Prix Final, with world's best solvers and composers

The Grand Final of the WFCC Fujairah Grand Prix 2025–2026 will take place from 27 to 30 November in Fujairah, bringing together leading chess solvers for the conclusion of the series’ inaugural...

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Review: Libiszewski's Chigorin Defence – Calculated Risk against 1.d4 d5 2.c4 #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/review…
Review: Libiszewski's Chigorin Defence – Calculated Risk against 1.d4 d5 2.c4

Review: Libiszewski's Chigorin Defence – Calculated Risk against 1.d4 d5 2.c4

"The Chigorin Defence is an opening that brings back romantic chess memories for me. As a teenager, I played it for a few years. More precisely, between 1999 and 2001, as the Mega Database reminds me...

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KazChess Masters: Dubov moves ahead with consecutive wins #KazChess #Dubov #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/kazche…
KazChess Masters: Dubov moves ahead with consecutive wins

KazChess Masters: Dubov moves ahead with consecutive wins

Daniil Dubov has taken the sole lead at the KazChess Masters in Almaty after scoring consecutive wins in rounds five and six. The Russian grandmaster stands on 4½/6, half a point ahead of Shamsiddin...

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The amazing story of Peter Giannatos and the Charlotte Chess Center #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/peter-…
The amazing story of Peter Giannatos and the Charlotte Chess Center

The amazing story of Peter Giannatos and the Charlotte Chess Center

Twelve years ago, a college student in Charlotte with an economics degree and no business plan asked his local chess community for $10,000 to open a chess club. They gave him $30,000. Today the...

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International conference "Chess in Education" to b­­e held in Almaty #Almaty #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/chess-…
International conference "Chess in Education" to b­­e held in Almaty

International conference "Chess in Education" to b­­e held in Almaty

Almaty will host the 4th International Scientific and Practical Conference "Chess in Education" on 12–13 November at Narxoz University. Organised as part of Kazakhstan's national chess development...

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A chess revival at Simpson's-in-the-Strand #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/chess-…
A chess revival at Simpson's-in-the-Strand

A chess revival at Simpson's-in-the-Strand

The London chess café Simpson's-in-the-Strand was, for a time, a meeting place for the world's leading players. Now, thanks to Jason King and Jason Kouchak, the historic venue is enjoying a revival...

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Lhamsuren Myagmarsuren (1938-2026) #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/lhamsu…
Lhamsuren Myagmarsuren (1938-2026)

Lhamsuren Myagmarsuren (1938-2026)

Bobby Fischer fans in particular will probably be familiar with the name Lhamsuren Myagmarsuren. At the Interzonal Tournament in Sousse 1967, Fischer defeated him in a brilliant game that is still...

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Sindarov takes Clutch Chess title ahead of World Championship match #Sindarov #WorldChampionship #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/clutch…
Sindarov takes Clutch Chess title ahead of World Championship match

Sindarov takes Clutch Chess title ahead of World Championship match

Javokhir Sindarov won the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown in Saint Louis after overturning a 2½-point deficit on the final day. The Uzbek grandmaster scored three wins and three draws on Thursday,...

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Istanbul to host FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2026 #FIDE #WorldRapid #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/fide-w…
Istanbul to host FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2026

Istanbul to host FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2026

Istanbul will host the 2026 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships from 25 to 30 December, with hundreds of players expected to compete for four world titles in the open and women's sections....

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Stellar line-up for 2026 XTX London Chess Classic #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/stella…
Stellar line-up for 2026 XTX London Chess Classic

Stellar line-up for 2026 XTX London Chess Classic

The full ten-player line-up for the 2026 XTX Markets London Chess Classic has been announced, bringing together some of the biggest names in world chess for the UK's most prestigious international...

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Clutch Chess: Pragg scores four wins, climbs to clear first place #Praggnanandhaa #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/clutch…
Clutch Chess: Pragg scores four wins, climbs to clear first place

Clutch Chess: Pragg scores four wins, climbs to clear first place

The Clutch Chess tournament in Saint Louis did not get off to a good start for Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, currently ranked seventh in the world and the lowest seed in the four-player field, behind...

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Sipke Ernst - Attacking Chess: Know When to Strike #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/sipke-…
Sipke Ernst - Attacking Chess: Know When to Strike

Sipke Ernst - Attacking Chess: Know When to Strike

GM Sipke Ernst explains how to recognize when an attack is truly justified, focusing on factors such as development, king safety, open lines and central control. Through successful and failed...

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KazChess Masters: Mamedov and Makhnev set the pace in Almaty #KazChess #Almaty #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/kazche…
KazChess Masters: Mamedov and Makhnev set the pace in Almaty

KazChess Masters: Mamedov and Makhnev set the pace in Almaty

Kazakh grandmasters Edgar Mamedov (pictured) and Denis Makhnev share the lead at the KazChess Masters in Almaty after three rounds, both with 2½ points. Mamedov, aged 16, started with two consecutive...

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Dragons of the Olympiad 2026 - The Monthly Dragon #Dragon #ChessOlympiad #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/dragon…
Dragons of the Olympiad 2026 - The Monthly Dragon

Dragons of the Olympiad 2026 - The Monthly Dragon

In this Olympiad special of the Monthly Dragon, Chris Ward looks at five Dragon games from a wide range of rating levels and shows just how successful the opening was in Samarkand. The examples...

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Game of the Week #745: Giri vs Abdusattorov #GameOfTheWeek #Giri #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/game-o…
Game of the Week #745: Giri vs Abdusattorov

Game of the Week #745: Giri vs Abdusattorov

The 41st edition of the European Club Cup in Budva (Montenegro) was won by Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club from Turkey. Board one Anish Giri actually had a rough ride, losing his black games against...

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Clutch Chess: Nakamura leads after lively first day of action #Nakamura #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/clutch…
Clutch Chess: Nakamura leads after lively first day of action

Clutch Chess: Nakamura leads after lively first day of action

Hikaru Nakamura took the early lead at the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown tournament in Saint Louis, scoring two wins and four draws to finish day one on 4/6 points. Javokhir Sindarov follows half...

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