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Highlights from Dortmund 2021

Chess tournaments in Dortmund, Germany, have a long and illustrious tradition. In 2021, the Sparkassen Chess Trophy continued this tradition. Vishy Anand won a "No Castling" match against Vladimir Kramnik, Pavel Eljanov won the "Deutschland Cup". Now, the organizers released a video that reviews highlights of this year's tournament. In a personal statement during the award ceremony, Carsten Hensel, former manager of Kramnik, and driving force behind the organisation of the tournament, had already explained why Dortmund 2021 was a real highlight for him.

Boom in online chess, the hobby made for lockdown

Chess, which can be played online without any contact, is a hobby that is essentially perfect for lockdown. dpa/Felix Koenig Chess is enjoying a moment. Between the pandemic keeping everyone at home and a popular new Netflix series, the nearly 1,500-year-old game is attracting players young and old. “The longer the pandemic lasts, the more people want to occupy themselves elsewhere, ” says Achim Schmitt, president of the Rhineland-Palatinate Chess Federation, in south-west Germany. And as luck would have it, chess, which can be played online without any contact, is a hobby that is essentially perfect for lockdown. “Online chess is definitely being played much more than a year ago, ” says Ullrich Krause, president of the German Chess Federation.

Tarrasch s 159th birthday

On this DVD GMs Rogozenco, Marin, Müller, and IM Reeh present outstanding games, stunning combinations and exemplary endgames by Alekhine. And they invite you to improve your knowledge with the help of video lectures, annotated games and interactive tests Siegbert Tarrasch was born in Wrocław on 5 March 1862. At the age of 15, as a grammar school pupil, he learned to play chess and transmitted his enthusiasm to his classmates. Eventually they got so strong at the game that they competed with adult players at the Fischer & Busch chess café on Königsplatz. Tarrasch soon became one of the best players in Wrocław.

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