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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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The global impact of the Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/global…

The global impact of the Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners

The 6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners brought together a record 140 teams from 56 countries, highlighting the continued growth of FIDE's Chess for Freedom initiative....

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Wesley So beats Fabiano Caruana in tiebreaks, wins fourth US Chess Championship title #WesleySo #Caruana #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/us-cha…

Wesley So beats Fabiano Caruana in tiebreaks, wins fourth US Chess Championship title

In the end, Wesley So did it! Following his bitter defeat to Sam Sevian in the final round of the 2026 US Championship - which ended his 48-game unbeaten run at the event - he defeated Fabiano...

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Jeroen van den Berg to hand over directorship of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament to Erwin l'Ami #TataSteel #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/erwin-…

Jeroen van den Berg to hand over directorship of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament to Erwin l'Ami

Jeroen van den Berg will step down as tournament director of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament after the 2027 edition, ending a tenure that began in 1999. Dutch grandmaster Erwin l'Ami will succeed him...

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Najdorf Poisoned Queen Variation #Najdorf #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/Najdor…

Najdorf Poisoned Queen Variation

From the diagram position, White checkmates in five moves after 17.Qxb4! Nxb4—can you find them all?

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European Club Cup: Three co-leaders in both sections going into final round #EuropeanClubCup #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/europe…

European Club Cup: Three co-leaders in both sections going into final round

Three teams share the lead in both sections of the European Club Cup ahead of Friday's final round. In the open, SuperChess and Novy Bor drew their direct encounter, allowing Bayegan Pendik to catch...

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Rachel Li wins US Women's Championship on her debut #USChessChampionship #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/us-cha…

Rachel Li wins US Women's Championship on her debut

Going into the final round of the 2026 US Women’s Championship in St Louis, Rachael Li was the sole leader with 8 points from 10 games, one point ahead of Alice Lee. Li therefore needed only a draw...

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US Championships: Sevian beats So, Caruana wins to catch So #USChessChampionship #Caruana #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/us-cha…

US Championships: Sevian beats So, Caruana wins to catch So

Wesley So had gone 48 consecutive games unbeaten at the US Championships, but his run came to an end in the final round of the 2026 edition: playing black, he lost to bottom-of-the-table Samuel...

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US Championship 2026: Tiebreak! #USChessChampionship #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/us-mei…

US Championship 2026: Tiebreak!

The 2026 U.S. Championship came to a dramatic conclusion: Wesley So lost to last-placed Sam Sevian in the final round, ending his 48-game unbeaten streak at the U.S. Championships. Fabiano Caruana,...

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All new releases in September! #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/all-ne…

All new releases in September!

The latest releases offer fresh ideas for opening preparation and regular chess training. In two volumes, Michael Kotyk presents a practical repertoire for Black after 1.e4 e5, while Fabien Libisze...

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Barcelona to host the MOVE Cup #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/barcel…

Barcelona to host the MOVE Cup

The cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region will host the MOVE Cup, a new elite chess tournament, with Magnus Carlsen first in the line-up. Launched together with the MOVE Foundation and...

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European Club Cup: Novy Bor and SuperChess remain perfect #EuropeanClubCup #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/europe…

European Club Cup: Novy Bor and SuperChess remain perfect

Novy Bor and SuperChess Romania remain the only teams with perfect scores in the open section of the European Club Cup after five rounds. The co-leaders will face each other in Thursday's penultimate...

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Emin Ohanyan and Jiang Haochen outperform rating favourites, top final standings at Atyrau Masters #Chess #Schach #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/atyrau…

Emin Ohanyan and Jiang Haochen outperform rating favourites, top final standings at Atyrau Masters

Armenian GM Emin Ohanyan won the Atyrau Masters in Kazakhstan after finishing tied for first place with Chinese IM Jiang Haochen on 7/9. The 20-year-old Ohanyan, seeded 20th, claimed the title thanks...

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US Championships: So and Li within half a point of victory #USChessChampionship #Chess #ChessNews en.chessbase.com/post/us-cha…

US Championships: So and Li within half a point of victory

Wesley So needs just a draw in the final round of the US Championship to secure his fourth national title. He leads Fabiano Caruana and Grigoriy Oparin by a full point after all three drew their...

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