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ChessBase Magazine Extra is the ideal supplement to ChessBase Magazine. Videos by Nicos Zwirs on the Vienna Game following the game Wei Yi vs. Max Warmerdam from Tata Steel 2024 (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 c6 5.f4) and part 2 of "Mikhalchishin's miniatures", this time focussing on the "Indian" openings. "Lucky bag" with 53 analyses by Romain Edouard, Michal Krasenkow, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, Gabriel Sargissian and many more. "The brilliancy" is prov...

Fernando Peralta defended his national title in the 98th Argentine Chess Championship. A native of Lomas de Zamora, he won this event for the fifth time, following his success in 2006, 2018, 2020 and 2022. Peralta defeated Federico Pérez Ponsa in a two-game rapid playoff to take the title. Leonardo Krysa and Pablo Actosta tied for third place, netting 7/11 points each. | Photos: Federación Argentina de Ajedrez

The 55th edition of the Capablanca Memorial took place on April 19-28 at the historic Hotel Nacional de Cuba in Havana. Hans Niemann from the United States dominated the Elite group, scoring 7½ points in the 10-player single round-robin. The Premier group, a women’s tournament, was similarly dominated by Romanian IM Irina Bulmaga, who also collected 7½ points to finish two points clear of her closest chaser. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Saint Louis Chess Club

A massive chess festival took place in Chihuahua, Mexico on April 12-17. Almost a thousand participants played in the numerous open tournaments, which included events for women, amateurs and different age categories. In the main event, Argentinian GM Sandro Mareco was the outright winner after scoring 7½ out of 9 points. Pablo Salinas (Chile), Kevin Cori (Peru) and Luis Ibarra (Mexico) finished a half point. | Photo: Official site

Only Wang Hao and 19-year-old Vietnamese player Tran Tuan Minh have a perfect 3/3 after the opening weekend of the HDBank Masters in Vietnam, wit...

The 66th edition of the Mexican Open took place on August 4-8 in Villahermosa, Tabasco. Seven concurrent tournaments were held, including an International Open and events reserved for women, seniors and amateurs. In the main event, top seed Jorge Cori from Peru was the clear winner. Sandro Mareco (Argentina) and Juan Carlos Obregón (Cuba) finished second and third respectively. | Photo: <a href="https://nacionalabierto.fenamacajedrez.com/">Official site</a>