11/20/2024 – In the 1960s and 1970s, Lev Polugaevsky was one of the best players in the world. He played in the USSR team in the 'USSR vs. the Rest of the World' competition, and was a multiple World Chess Championship candidate. He would have been 90 years old today. | Photo: Anefo / Croes, R.C.

11/20/2024 – The 2024 European Individual Chess Championship concluded in Petrovac, Montenegro, with Serbian GM Aleksandar Indjic emerging as the sole winner. Seeded 33rd, Indjic delivered a stunning performance, scoring 9/11 points and remaining unbeaten throughout the tournament. Belgian GM Daniel Dardha claimed silver with 8½/11, while German GM Frederik Svane secured bronze, thanks to the best Buchholz tiebreaker among 11 players tied on 8 points. | Photos: Stefana Milutinovic

11/20/2024 – On 20 November Magnus Carlsen and Tania Sachdev will play two Freestyle (Chess960) "Hand and Head" games with a time control of 10+10 against Fabiano Caruana and Maurice Ashley. On 21 and 22 November, Carlsen and Caruana will play a small Freestyle match of two games with a time control of 60+30. Follow the "Hand and Head" match live with commentary by Daniel Rensch and Sagar Shah.

11/20/2024 – The 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament returns to Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, from 17 January to 2 February 2025, promising an electrifying start to the chess calendar. With five players from the world's top ten, including past champions Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri and Wei Yi, the field is stacked with talent. India's Dommaraju Gukesh, the youngest challenger for the World Championship in history, will also feature after his title clash in Singapore. Rising stars like junior world champions Kazybek Nogerbek and Divya Deshmukh, alongside prodigies Faustino Oro and Lu Miaoyi, will be playing in the Challengers. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

11/19/2024 – The 2024 FIDE World Championship match, sponsored by Google, will unfold in Singapore from November 23 to December 13, pitting reigning champion Ding Liren against 18-year-old prodigy Dommaraju Gukesh. The duo will battle across 14 classical games for the lion's share of a $2.5 million prize fund. Ding, a seasoned champion, faces Gukesh, the youngest-ever challenger and a rising star in chess. With high stakes, expert analysis and unpredictable outcomes, this clash promises to captivate chess enthusiasts worldwide.

11/19/2024 – Almost 400 players will take part in the European Individual Championship 2024 (8 to 19 November) in Petrovac (Montenegro). After ten of eleven rounds, the Serbian GM Aleksandar Indjic leads with an 8½/10 score, while Daniel Dardha stands in sole second place a half point back. The 20 best players qualify for the World Cup. The final round starts at 13.00 local time. Follow it live with the official commentary of the European Chess Union.

11/16/2024 – In the diagram position White must act energetically, otherwise his initiative threatens to dry up. Minimal means - make something of it!

11/16/2024 – The Tata Steel Chess India Rapid tournament concluded with dominant performances by Magnus Carlsen and Aleksandra Goryachkina. Both players remained undefeated and secured their respective titles with a round to spare, finishing with 7/9 scores. Carlsen claimed his ninth tournament victory of 2024, while Goryachkina triumphed by finishing 1½ points ahead of her closest rival, Nana Dzagnidze. The competition now shifts to the blitz section, a double round-robin with a 3+2 time control. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

11/15/2024 – We have been waiting for a while, but she is finally back! WIM Svitlana Demchenko had to work and study, but returns with a fun, attacking lesson! Well-known chess author, Joe Gallagher, wrote the book "101 Attacking Ideas In Chess". Svitlana took some examples of this book, and it covers plenty of rules for the attacking player.

11/15/2024 – The Hans Niemann vs. You event, held on November 13, 2024, at the Web Summit in Lisbon, captivated enthusiasts and casual chess players alike. Participants from all over the globe joined forces with AI to challenge Grandmaster Hans Niemann in a unique interactive match. This historic event, organized by it.com Domains in partnership with World Chess and Web Summit, invited everyone to step onto a virtual chessboard and engage in a global battle of wits, breaking the world record of participants in a single chess game.

11/15/2024 – In the latest instalment of the Power Play Show, GM Daniel King looks at a game by Arjun Erigaisi from the Chennai Grand Masters, a game which illustrates his aggressive style very well. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

11/15/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris, who is an expert of the Taimanov Sicilian, shows how Magnus Carlsen used this line of the Sicilian to outplay Arjun Erigaisi in their rapid game at the Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz Tournament 2024. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.