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Twelve years ago, Ukraine grabbed its second gold medal in the open section of a Chess Olympiad. The winning team, led by an inspired Vasyl Ivanchuk, fought neck and neck with Russia throughout the event. In a tense final round, Ukraine, which was leading Russia by a match point, happily agreed to draw his encounter against Israel to secure overall victory soon after Ivan Salgado stunned Peter Svidler on board 3 of the Spain vs Russia match.

In Daniel King's Power Play Show the London System is under investigation - Daniel examines White's options in the opening and wonders whether it is possible to get the advantage. | 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.

In London, a match facing David Howell and Nils Grandelius was held at the residence of the Swedish Ambassador. The occasion was the 30th anniversary of Chess & Bridge. The 10-game confrontation was won by Howell. Three games ended decisively, and all of them had plenty to offer chess-wise. | Photo: Chess & Bridge

FIDE President and former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich breaks his silence and condemns the invasion in Ukraine, using the three-...

The American magazine "Mother Jones", seven times winner of the "Magazine of the Year" award from the American Society of Magazine Editors, just published interviews with 36 prominent personalities from the world of chess about the war in Ukraine. One of them is FIDE President and former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, who spoke out against the war: "My thoughts are with Ukrainian civilians. ... Wars do not just kill priceless lives. Wars kill hopes and ...

Two creative players are facing each other in a match in London. Nils Grandelius, representing Sweden, is playing David Howell, representing England. In game 7, Grandelius employed an unexpected plan to get a brilliant win with the white pieces. | 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.

New ABC arts series sends Rachel Griffiths to the sites where landscape artists stood in creating national treasures.

"Never move the queen out early", runs the old maxim. And yet... In his Power Play Show, GM Daniel King examines two cases from the FIDE Grand Prix tournament in Belgrade where, in the open Sicilian, White plays an early queen move. Neither is ridiculous, at least theoretically... | 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.

Meet Daniel King, more widely known as Deek or better known in high school as "That-Guy-Who-Speaks-In-Simpsons...

In his Power Play Show, GM Daniel King looks at developments in opening variations that particularly interest him: the Modern Variation of the King's Gambit where Nepomniachtchi continues to score well; and Aronian's handling of the Caro-Kann Exchange Variation. | 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.