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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

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

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

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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Game of the Week #744: Maris vs Ritzerveld #GameOfTheWeek #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/game-o…

Game of the Week #744: Maris vs Ritzerveld

The traditional open tournament in Hoogeveen in the Netherlands is led by 14-year-old FM Noah Ritzerveld with 6 out of 7 with two rounds to go. In round 8 he will face his Apeldoorn teammate GM...

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Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown - Live! #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/clutch…

Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown - Live!

Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown is a high-profile rapid tournament gathering four elite competitors. Javokhir Sindarov, who is set to challenge Gukesh Dommaraju for the World Championship title next...

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Second GM norm puts 11-year-old Shogdzhiev on course for historic achievement #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/roman-…

Second GM norm puts 11-year-old Shogdzhiev on course for historic achievement

Eleven-year-old Roman Shogdzhiev has earned his second grandmaster norm after scoring 6/9 at the Serbian Super League, where he represented Partizan Belgrade. The Russian youngster gained 26 rating...

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Reykjavik Open, Olafsson Memorial #ReykjavikOpen #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/reykja…

Reykjavik Open, Olafsson Memorial

Founded in 1964, the Reykjavik Open transformed from a biennial closed to an annual Swiss-system open tournament. It attracts hundreds of players each year, ranging from casual enthusiasts and rising...

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KazChess Masters Almaty 2026 - Live! #KazChess #Almaty #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/kazche…

KazChess Masters Almaty 2026 - Live!

The KazChess Masters Almaty 2026 takes place from 26 October to 3 November in Kazakhstan. The ten-player invitational tournament brings together five international grandmasters and five players from...

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A knight on the rim is dim #Endgame #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/endgam…

A knight on the rim is dim

A knight on the rim is dim: Dr Tarrasch's old saying is often, but not always true: Black to move and win.

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Svitlana's Smart Moves - King’s Indian Attack at the Olympiad #SvitlanaSmartMoves #ChessOlympiad #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/svitla…

Svitlana's Smart Moves - King’s Indian Attack at the Olympiad

In this special Olympiad episode of Svitlana’s Smart Moves, Svitlana looks back at her final round game for Canada against Singapore. She explains how she handled a familiar setup in the King's...

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Timur Turlov outlines plans to restructure FIDE #Turlov #FIDE #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/timur-…

Timur Turlov outlines plans to restructure FIDE

FIDE President Timur Turlov has presented plans for a new organizational structure aimed at clarifying responsibilities, improving governance and strengthening the federation's international activi...

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European Club Cup: Amateurs rub shoulders with the pros #EuropeanClubCup #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/europe…

European Club Cup: Amateurs rub shoulders with the pros

While looking through the standings of the European Club Cup which concluded last week, René Mandelbaum focused on the teams at the bottom of the table. To his surprise, he discovered that many of...

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Harvey beats Willow in Armageddon, claims English Rapidplay title #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/englis…

Harvey beats Willow in Armageddon, claims English Rapidplay title

IM Marcus Harvey won the English Rapidplay Championship in Peterborough after defeating fellow IM Jonah Willow in a five-game playoff. Both players finished the 11-round tournament on 9 points, half...

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KCF Academy: Third Season Highlights #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/kcf-ac…

KCF Academy: Third Season Highlights

The Kasparov Chess Foundation Academy has wrapped up its third season, marking another important year of growth for the organization, with expanding educational programs, international events, and...

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Clutch Chess: Caruana, Nakamura, Sindarov and Pragg meet in Saint Louis #Caruana #Nakamura #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/clutch…

Clutch Chess: Caruana, Nakamura, Sindarov and Pragg meet in Saint Louis

The Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown event returns to Saint Louis on 27–29 October, with Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Javokhir Sindarov (pictured) competing in an...

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Messi asks ChatGPT to teach him a chess opening #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/messi-…

Messi asks ChatGPT to teach him a chess opening

Lionel Messi's appearance in a recent OpenAI advertisement has produced an unexpected crossover between football and chess. After ChatGPT suggested the “GOAT Horns” opening with 1.e4 a6 2.d4 c6,...

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A farewell triumph: Capablanca wins gold in Buenos Aires 1939 #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/capabl…

A farewell triumph: Capablanca wins gold in Buenos Aires 1939

Chess Olympiads produce remarkable stories. The 1939 Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires was particularly dramatic, as Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939, while the tournament was still taking...

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Bodhana: youngest female IM ever #BodhanaSivanandan #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/bodhan…

Bodhana: youngest female IM ever

The English Chess Federation hailed her as a ‘generational talent.’ Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, shattered yet another world record, this time becoming the youngest female player in history to qualify for...

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Bayegan Pendik and Monte-Carlo are 2026 European Club Cup champions #EuropeanClubCup #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/europe…

Bayegan Pendik and Monte-Carlo are 2026 European Club Cup champions

Bayegan Pendik and Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo won the European Club Cup titles in Budva, both finishing level on match points with their closest rivals and prevailing on tiebreaks. Novy Bor took...

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Review: My favourite FritzTrainer courses #Fritztrainer #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/review…

Review: My favourite FritzTrainer courses

For Jochen Schwarz, club player from Bremen, FritzTrainer courses have become an essential part of his hobby. Over the past ten years, he has studied numerous courses and now shares some of the...

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