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grenke Chess Open - Live!

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (422+ words) Chess Festival Prague 2025 with analyses by Aravindh, Giri, Gurel, Navara and others. "Special: 27 highly entertaining miniatures. Opening videos by Werle, King and Ris. 10 opening articles with new repertoire ideas and much more. The grenke Freestyle Chess Open is taking place…...

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en.chessbase.com > post > reykjavik-open-2026-final-report

Amin Tabatabaei dominates Rejkjavík Open, gets 2849 TPR

5+ hour, 59+ min ago  (474+ words) Experts examine the games of Max Euwe. Let them show you which openings Euwe chose to play, where his strength in middlegames were, which tactical abilities he had or how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame. Starting a strong…...

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en.chessbase.com > post > candidates-tournament-2026-w-4

Women's Candidates R4: Muzychuk wins, shares the lead with Assaubayeva

9+ hour, 3+ min ago  (584+ words) GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible " instead of endless theory, you'll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply. However, a subsequent inaccurate decision disrupted her momentum, and Vaishali…...

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Candidates R4: Sindarov stuns Caruana in clash of co-leaders, climbs to world number six

16+ hour, 16+ min ago  (854+ words) Experts examine the games of Max Euwe. Let them show you which openings Euwe chose to play, where his strength in middlegames were, which tactical abilities he had or how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame. Round four of…...

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Is this year's greatest underdog Matthias Bluebaum? - The Underdog

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (324+ words) We all love stories where a vastly underrated player surprises everyone by beating a much stronger player. Fortunately, we are all human. But how do these things happen? What are the moves that lead to success? And what can we…...

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en.chessbase.com > post > candidates-tournament-2026-hth-4

Candidates R4: Head-to-head stats

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (443+ words) By opting for a fianchetto setup, you embrace unbalanced and strategically rich positions, steering away from predictable theory battles. The Candidates Tournaments occupy a central place in the chess calendar, as it determines the challengers for the next World Chess…...

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Women's Candidates R3: Lagno and Assaubayeva win rollercoaster games

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (457+ words) The premiere chess database with over 11.7 million games As the endgame progressed, the position became less clear, and at one stage Goryachkina even found herself in a worse position before the game simplified to bare kings and a draw. Both…...

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Britain’s No.1 female player is just eleven years old!

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (717+ words) EXPAND YOUR CHESS HORIZONS Your entry into the great world of ChessBase with ChessBase Program '26, Big Database, CBM and Premium Account. The 11-year-old from north London has rocketed to the number one English female spot.She is rated higher than…...

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Candidates R3: Caruana pounces on Wei's blunders, Sindarov beats Pragg

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (774+ words) Chess Festival Prague 2025 with analyses by Aravindh, Giri, Gurel, Navara and others. "Special: 27 highly entertaining miniatures. Opening videos by Werle, King and Ris. 10 opening articles with new repertoire ideas and much more. After three rounds of the Candidates Tournament in…...

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1+ week, 1+ day ago  (17+ words) Niemann and Liang set for 12-game classical match at Blitz Society in Paris'Chess News | ChessBase...