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CBM 218: Wei Yi first, Gukesh second

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 annotated games. | Pictured: Gukesh D playing white against Ding Liren in Wijk aan Zee | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024

Norway , Uzbekistan , Spain , China , Romania , Hungary , Russia , Uzbek , Chinese , Spanish , Soviet , Hungarian

Gukesh Takes a Late Lead, while Tan is Almost Home at 2024 Candidates

The penultimate round of the 2024 FIDE Candidates’ Tournament and Women’s Candidate Tournament took two divergent paths on Saturday in Toronto. In the Women’s event, five players entered with a mathematical chance (albeit a slim one for three of them), but now the situation is clear. GM Tan Zhongyi wins the tournament outright with at least a draw, whereas a loss and then a GM Lei Tingjie win forces a tiebreak. This scenario — where the leaders have separated from the field by the 14th round of play — is what we can call the “normal” outcome.

France , Hollywood , California , United-states , Toronto , Ontario , Canada , Bulgaria , Frenchman , Bulgarian , Nurgyul-salimova , Hikaru-nakamura

MegaBase 2024: Chess marches on!

MegaBase 2024 is Chess History in action. Regularly updated every month, the Main Database currently offers 10.6 million games, many of them annotated. Our columnist Nagesh Havanur offers a review with focus on chess in the 21st Century.

Spain , Latvia , Valencia , Carabobo , Venezuela , India , Latvian , Wei-yi-gukesh , Anish-giri , Hikaru-nakamura , Ding-liren , Lennart-ootes-tata

The participants of the Candidates

With the publication of FIDE's January rating list, the participants in the Candidates Tournaments in April have been practically finalised. Alireza Firouzja and Humyp Koneru qualify thanks to their ratings while Magnus Carlsen is formally qualified, but has already stated that he does not wish to play.

Russia , Switzerland , France , Norway , Toronto , Ontario , Canada , Rouen , Haute-normandie , India , Ukraine , Chennai

Averbakh on Averbakh (4): Trainer with Botvinnik and Tal

Last year GM Yuri Averbakh turned 100 and set a world record. He became the oldest ever grandmaster in chess history. Sadly, he passed away in May. Averbakh led a rich and extraordinary life that he narrated himself in his autobiography, “Centre-stage and Behind the Scenes”. In the series here, our columnist draws on this important work and also explains much that was left unsaid. | Photo: Averbakh playing Kasparov (B. Dolmatovsky via <a href="https://dgriffinchess.wordpress.com/">Douglas Griffin’s website</a>)

Russia , United-states , Netherlands , Moscow , Moskva , Estonia , Riga , Latvia , American , Dutch , Estonian , Russian

CBM 214 : A World Championship Special

ChessBase Magazine offers a window to the world of professional chess. The latest issue, CBM 215 is just out. Here our columnist, Nagesh Havanur takes a look at a recent issue. 162 games (41 annotated), decisive encounters from World Championship deeply annotated. 12 opening surveys, 3 opening videos, 9 demo lectures and several exercises for training. Annotators include Anish Giri, Boris Gelfand and Peter Svidler among others. The icing on the cake is a feature on Boris Spassky with 27 annotated games. | Photo: Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi, WCH 2023, FIDE/Anna Shtourman

Keres , Komi , Russia , Riga , Latvia , Netherlands , Italy , Sweden , Italian , Soviet , Dutch , King-indian

Inside Story: Ding Lasso

Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the August issue of Chess Life magazine. Consider becoming a US Chess member for more content like this — access to digital editions of both Chess Life and Chess Life Kids is a member benefit, and you can receive print editions of both magazines for a small add-on fee.

France , Kansas , United-states , Madrid , Spain , Astana , Gorod-astana , Kazakhstan , French , Trent-crimm , Ding-liren , Michel-foucault

I have one goal in my life – to serve my nation playing chess, says Levon Aronian

YEREVAN, MARCH 27, ARMENPRESS. Member of the Armenian chess team and the winner of FIDE World Cup 2017 Levon Aronian thinks that the Candidates’ Tournament had a bad start for him.

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Photo quiz - When we were young

Once upon a time we all looked quite different - even some famous chess players. Our author has selected some childhood and youth photographs of famous chess grandmasters and invites you to guess. For example, who are the two perky new wave girls? Background singers from A-ha?

Gunina , Permskiy-kray , Russia , Keres , Komi , Amsterdam , Noord-holland , Netherlands , London , City-of , United-kingdom , Tel-aviv

Chess top dog honours up for grabs without Carlsen

Chess will crown a new world champion when Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren begin their battle on Monday in the shadow of incumbent Magnus Carlsen.

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