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This is a summary of the first week of Arne's daily chess studies. He enjoys the liberty to pick his learning resources as he pleases. His focus was on revisiting the foundational principles of endgames and exploring an entirely new opening that he had previously not ventured into: The Sicilian Dragon. Additionally, one of the Fritztrainers caught him off guard with its exceptional quality, exceeding all his expectations!

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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.

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...

Jan-Krzysztof Duda won the 2022 Aimchess Rapid online tournament after beating Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in what somewhat unexpectedly turned out to be a hard-fought final match. After getting a clear victory in the first set, Duda got a superior position in Friday’s first game. Shakh first managed to turn the tables in that game and then scored 1½ points in the next two encounter to take the match to tiebreaks. Duda won back-to-back blitz games to secure overall victory.

The first four rounds of the Aimchess Rapid online tournament were played on Friday. Nodirbek Abdusattorov was the top scorer, as he collected three wins and a draw for a 10/12 score (wins are worth 3 points, draws are worth 1 point). Magnus Carlsen, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov are sharing second place on 7/12.

The Aimchess Rapid, the eighth and penultimate tournament of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, is taking place on October 14-21. Sixteen world-class players, including top streamers Eric Hansen and Daniel Naroditsky and world champion Magnus Carlsen, will battle it out for eight days. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 18.00 CEST (12.00 ET, 21.30 IST)

An exciting round in both sections of the U.S. Championships saw 9 out of 14 games ending decisively. In the open, Fabiano Caruana, Ray Robson (pictured) and Dariusz Swiercz grabbed second consecutive wins, while Leinier Dominguez scored his first full point after merely ten moves! In the women’s section, Megan Lee defeated Jennifer Yu and is now sharing the lead with Irina Krush. | Photo: Austin Fuller

After Maxim Dlugy's recent statement on the actions that brought him into the spotlight, suggesting a connection with the accusations Magnus Carlsen had initially made against Hans Niemann. In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, Europe's most influential news magazine and portal, Max speaks of those accusations for the first time and discusses whether he will take legal action.

Following Magnus Carlsen’s intriguing withdrawal, the Sinquefield Cup continued in Saint Louis, now as a 9-player single round-robin. All four games finished drawn in round 5, with Wesley So keeping the sole lead after splitting the point with Levon Aronian. Wendesday is a much-needed rest day, as we look forward to impressive chess games regaining centre stage as soon as possible. | Photo: Grand Chess Tour / Lennart Ootes