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Chess Newsby Nagesh Havanur3 Sept 2026
Looking for direct piece play If you are an aspiring tournament player, you are first intimidated and then overwhelmed by the sheer volume of material offered by the Opening Encyclopaedia.
Chess Newsby Press release3 Sept 2026
Press release by ChessCare.com ChessCare.com, a new player management agency dedicated exclusively to professional chess players, has officially launched.
Chess Newsby Stefan Liebig2 Sept 2026
The third edition of the Tirol Open was held from 22 to 29 August at the Haus der Begegnung in Innsbruck.
Chess Newsby André Schulz2 Sept 2026
Chess enthusiasts in Hannover suspected that the energetic Hermann Zwanzig may have been the person who suggested founding a chess club in the city.
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro2 Sept 2026
The second edition of Legends & Prodigies will take place in Madrid from 7 to 12 September, with Faustino Oro returning to the tournament where he scored one of his strongest results to date.
Chess Newsby Press release2 Sept 2026
Press release by FIDE The application for the game's official top-level domain has been submitted to ICANN – the first chance in over a decade to create one.
Chess Newsby André Schulz1 Sept 2026
While Magnus Carlsen remains the undisputed world number one in chess - and is likely to stay there for as long as he continues to play from time to time - he did not play any classical games last...
Chess Newsby Jochen Schwarz1 Sept 2026
First, an important note: if you have access to a computer running MS Windows, you can still use even the oldest FritzTrainers in this series, from 2006 to 2012, without restriction.
Chess Newsby ChessBase1 Sept 2026
Daniel King (born 1963) is a Grandmaster, has been a professional chess player for more than 30 years and has represented his country in numerous competitions, amongst others in the historic win by...
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro1 Sept 2026
Over 150 players meet in Hersonissos The European Senior Team Chess Championships have reached the halfway stage in Hersonissos - located in the north of Crete - with the leading teams closely...
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro31 Aug 2026
8/31/2026 – Hikaru Nakamura will face Ferrari Formula One driver Charles Leclerc in a strategy-game challenge in Monza on 1 September, ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.
Chess Newsby Stefan Liebig31 Aug 2026
Pranesh takes first place Pranesh M (right, photo: Lennart Ootes) won the 2026 Kanizsa Open in Nagykanizsa, Hungary. The Indian GM remained unbeaten over nine rounds and scored 7 points.
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro31 Aug 2026
2026 Clutch Chess: The Legends Garry Kasparov and Veselin Topalov will meet in September when the two former world champions face each other in Clutch Chess: The Legends at the Saint Louis Chess...
Chess Newsby Martina Gerdts30 Aug 2026
Klaudia Kulon secured tournament victory before the final round. After round eight, she had 7 points, while her closest pursuers were only on 5 and 5½ points.
Chess Newsby ChessBase India30 Aug 2026
From Europe to Sharjah to Dubai Vandan's chess education commenced at age seven in Delhi academies before he began individual training under FM Gurpreet Pal Singh.
Chess Newsby André Schulz29 Aug 2026
8/29/2026 – The Nottingham 1936 tournament, played almost exactly 90 years ago, is regarded as one of the greatest tournaments in chess history. Five world champions took part.
Chess Newsby Jochen Schwarz29 Aug 2026
Andrew Martin is one of my favourite ChessBase authors. I like his excellent, approachable teaching style, as well as the fact that he regularly gives less common openings and variations a chance.
Chess Newsby Frederic Friedel28 Aug 2026
8/28/2026 – In a 15-minute video, Demis Hassabis, one of the central scientists working on artificial intelligence, tells us why he worries about AI going rogue.
Chess Newsby Carlos Alberto Colodro28 Aug 2026
A great year for Pragg Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu overturned a six-point deficit on the final day to defeat Fabiano Caruana 15-13 and win the 2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals.
Chess Newsby Press release28 Aug 2026
Press release by FIDE GM Alan Pichot and IM Marta García Martín emerged as the champions of the 2026 Spanish Absolute and Women's Chess Championships.
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