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ChessBase Magazine offers a window to the world of professional chess. Our columnist Nagesh Havanur takes a look at our recent issue, CBM 218. 540 games from Tata Steel Chess and Chessable Masters 2024, 12 opening surveys, 3 opening videos, 6 demo lectures and several exercises for training. Annotators include Wei Yi, Anish Giri, Nordibek Abdusattorov, Alireza Firouzja, Vidit Gujrathi and Praggnanandhaa among others. The icing on the cake is a special feature on Richard Rapport, with 28 annotate...

We owe the vast majority of chess knowledge available to us today to the masters of the past, no matter whether it's about opening theory, strategic concepts or techniques in the endgame. Former German national coach Dorian Rogozenco honours the achievements by these masters in his "Modern Classics" series in ChessBase Magazine. In each issue he familiarises you with a selected brilliancy. This week we offer you Nezhmetdinov-Chernikov (1962) from the current CBM #218 as a free samp...

We have all been there: after a win in an open tournament, it is time to face a stronger opponent, and we struggle to figure out how to play the opening. Our recently launched Opening Encyclopaedia can be of great help in these situations. GM Dorian Rogozenco, a well-known and experienced chess trainer, demonstrates how to employ this excellent tool to prepare an effective strategy — and face the game confidently!

This week we are once again offering you a free sample from the current ChessBase Magazine #218 in ChessBase book format: strategy expert Mihail Marin looks back on the 1992 Linares tournament - one of the strongest tournaments in chess history, which also marked an important historical moment: the end of the dominance of the two "Ks" - Kasparov and Karpov. In his article, Mihail Marin analyses games by Kasparov, Karpov, Ivanchuk, Short, Anand, Timman and others. Including many trainin...

Don't miss it! Today we are offering you a 25% price reduction on everything. That includes software, services, video courses, the ChessBase Account – everything, (except vouchers and ducats)!. There are some very interesting new products: like the brand new World Champion program Fritz 19, Mega Database 2024, new ChessBase Packages! And so many other products that will improve your understanding of chess, your skill in the game – not to forget the rating points they will earn you. This ...

Don't miss it! Today we are offering you a 25% price reduction on everything. That includes software, training DVDs, services, the ChessBase Account. There are some very interesting new products: like the brand new Opening Encyclopaedia 2023, which is a huge fund of ideas and high-quality analysis! And so many other products that will improve your understanding of chess, your skill in the game – not to forget the rating points they will earn you.

Game 3 of the World Championship match saw Ding Liren comfortably holding a draw with the black pieces. The game lasted 30 moves and a bit over 3 hours. Ian Nepomniachtchi thus kept his 1-point lead on the scoreboard, a lead he gained thanks to a remarkable win in Monday’s second game. | Photo: FIDE / Stev Bonhage

ChessBase Magazine offers a window to the world of professional chess. Issue #210 contains 7578 recent games, (45 annotated) 12 opening surveys, 9 demo lectures and several exercises for training. Annotators include Anish Giri, Ajun Erigaisi, Gabriel Sargissian, Ivan Sokolov, Luke McShane, Pentala Harikrishna, Pragganandhaa, Maria Muzychuk and Wesley So among others. The icing on the cake is a feature on Ding Liren who will play the world championship match with Ian Nepomniachtchi now that Carls...

Our second Discount Day of the year begins on Tuesday, November 22, at 4:00 p.m. CET (midnight in Tokyo) and ends on Thursday, November 24, at 10.00 a.m. CET (midnight in California). We are offering you a 25% discount on everything. That includes software, training DVDs, services, the ChessBase Account. And there are some very interesting new products: the brand new ChessBase 17, Mega Database 2023, new Fritztrainers by Mihail Marin and Sipke Ernst. Don't miss this great opportunity to shop...

How do you feel when you have to play against an opponent whose rating is some hundred points better than your own? The bold among us will see this as a special incentive. For most of us, however, unease will probably prevail. In the third part of his video series "Practical Tips for the Tournament Player" in ChessBase Magazine #210, Jan Markos deals with the important topic of how to play against a stronger opponent. The GM from Slovakia first makes it clear that you have to keep a co...