US Championships - Live!
Chess Newsby ChessBase13h ago
10/11/2026 – The 2026 US Chess Championships are taking place on 9-21 October at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Each tournament is a 12-player single round-robin with a classical time control.
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top 53%The Chess Olympiad that wasn't: Munich 1936
Chess Newsby André Schulz19h ago
After the National Socialists came to power in Germany, the German Chess Federation was replaced by the Greater German Chess Federation as early as April/May 1933 as part of the "coordination" of...
US Championships: So and Liang remain perfect, Paragua beats Yip
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro1d ago
Two players remain in contention for the Bobby Fischer Bonus Prize in the open section after the second round of the US Chess Championship in Saint Louis.
The strange comforts of superstition in chess
Chess Newsby ChessBase India1d ago
Some top players have their own superstitions, and research suggests rituals can boost confidence and help people stick with a task.
Between the Silk Road and the chessboard - eight days in Uzbekistan
Chess Newsby Axel Eger1d ago
Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent The German-Dutch rivalry is legendary. Often, merely recalling it is enough for both sides to bring out stories that the other would probably tell rather differently.
Review: Robert Ris' FritzTrainers on openings, calculation and strategic thinking (Part 2)
Chess Newsby Lukas Köpl2d ago
Part II · The Opening Courses From Fundamentals to Theory As with his series on calculation, Robert Ris is gradually building his portfolio into a collection of courses.
Fabiano Caruana targets fifth consecutive US title
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro2d ago
10/9/2026 – Fabiano Caruana has won the US Championship five times, including four consecutive titles from 2022 to 2025.
Fagernes: Gloeckler holds outright lead with three rounds to go
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro3d ago
The Fagernes Autumn Tournament has reached its final stretch, with 14-year-old German IM Christian Gloeckler continuing to lead the GM Swiss.
How do I become an expert?
Chess Newsby Johannes Fischer3d ago
10/8/2026 – How can I improve at chess, increase my Elo rating or become an International Master or Grandmaster? Or, more generally, how can I become an expert in any field?
Beating the Sicilian with 3.Bc4 - seriously?
Chess Newsby André Schulz3d ago
About 20 years ago, developing the bishop to f4 after 1.d4 d5, but without first playing c2-c4, was still mocked. The London System was regarded as an "old man's opening".
The 2026/27 season of the Bundesliga kicks off this weekend
Chess Newsby Stefan Liebig4d ago
Three matches per weekend The new Chess Bundesliga season begins on Friday at 4 p.m. The teams will not have much time to settle in, however.
Frederik Svane: An understated Olympic record
Chess Newsby Johannes Fischer4d ago
Before Svane, only one German player had ever won two gold medals at an Olympiad: Dr Robert Hübner. In 1972 in Skopje, he scored 15 points from 18 games, or 83.3 percent, to win gold on board one.
From Dusk till Dawn
Chess Newsby André Schulz4d ago
In earlier times, chess culture was widespread in many countries. People sat together in cafés, talked about the affairs of the world and played chess at the same time.
"Chess might be one of the least expressive sports I have ever watched"
Chess Newsby Naganethra Reddy5d ago
When the quiet gets loud Chess might be one of the least expressive sports I have ever watched. And I don't mean that as a criticism.
The oldest chess pieces in the world
Chess Newsby André Schulz5d ago
A vital commercial network The Silk Road is the ancient trade route that connected the cities of the eastern Mediterranean with India and China via Central Asia.
The princes of Samarkand
Chess Newsby Axel Eger5d ago
The following article appeared in the Thüringer Allgemeine on 1 October 2026. Reproduced with kind permission.
German chess magazine SCHACH launches first English edition as CHESS INSIGHT
Chess Newsby Press release5d ago
A 180-year publishing tradition enters a new chapter Including its predecessor magazines, SCHACH’s publishing tradition stretches back around 180 years.
Vlastimil Hort Tournament 2026: Return to Hotel Don Giovanni
Chess Newsby Press release5d ago
Last year, we launched a tournament that was intended to be much more than just another rapid event on the chess calendar.
Respect over results: Sebastian Poltorak and Tin Jingyao receive Gligoric Trophy 2026
Chess Newsby Press release6d ago
Press release by FIDE Following a review of the nominations for the 2026 Svetozar Gligorić Trophy, the FIDE Gligorić Trophy Award Commission has decided to award the trophy to two recipients...
Learning strategy from Bent Larsen
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro6d ago
Bent Larsen was one of the strongest players outside the Soviet Union during the 1960s and 1970s, combining an adventurous approach to the openings with an ability to handle unusual middlegame...