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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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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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