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The FIDE Trainers Commission is pleased to announce the winners of the 15th FIDE Trainer Awards 2023 and the Yuri Averbakh / Isaac Boleslavsky Award for the best book published in 2022. Ramesh R B, Abhijit Kunte and Djakhangir Agaragimov were chosen as the top trainers of the year. In the book category, a work co-authored by Sergei Tiviakov and Yulia Gokbulut received the top accolade, while Vassilios Kotronias and Mihail Marin were the runners-up. | Photo: Amruta Mokal

Chess journalist Harald Fietz, who experienced Viktor Kortschnoi in person, treated himself to the Fritztrainers "Viktor Kortschnoi: My life for chess" and "Masterclass: Viktor Kortschnoi". In one the master speaks himself, in the other, they talk about him. Both Fritztrainers offer plenty of chess thrills, says Fietz in his review.

Another brutal round in Bucharest has concluded with a similar pattern as the first three rounds: one victory and four draws. This time, it was GM Fabiano Caruana who beat the luckless winner of last year's event GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. There were plenty of opportunities for individual triumphs in...

If you were getting used to just one decisive game per round, then Sunday's round rocks your world with three decisive games, lots of blunders, and electrifying action. Winners were GM Wesley So who prevailed over co-loader GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in an endgame, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave who took down...

This week, the well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at new developments in an old opening: the Open Ruy Lopez. Bogdan Deac used this line to surprisingly win with Black against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the Superbet Chess Classic Tournament. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can <a href="https://account.chessbase.com/en/create-account" target="_blank">register a Premium account here</a>.

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€19.95 Crowded at the top We had not seen more than three decisive results on a single day so far in Wijk aan Zee, as missed opportunities and good defensive efforts were a frequent feature throughout. The consequence was that no player managed to get a large advantage at the top of the standings, with Nils Grandelius grabbing the sole lead twice in the tournament but only with a +2 score. And then came round 7, when five decisive results left us with four players sharing the ...