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On December 9, marking Human Rights Day and the introduction of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the National Council of Resistance of Iran held
The new ChessBase Magazine #214 offers various updates for your repertoire with eleven opening articles from the Dutch to King's Indian. 1.e4 players can be curious about Martin Lorenzini's article on the Scandinavian with 3...Qa5. For the GM from Argentina sees Black in great trouble in the line 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Bd2 e6 7.Ne5!: "The positions that the second player gets are passive, difficult to handle and practically aspire to only a draw". Take a look!
The following survey lists all chess players who have reached a top five or top ten status at least once in their career, ranked by their highest position, then in chronological order. Of course, the start of the FIDE Elo list and the current date are arbitrary, but the chess world has now had an established rating and ranking publication for more than fifty consecutive years. How many different TOP FIVE players would you expect? Well, there are only 55 luminaries in the last 55 years or so! Check it out. | Photo: Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov | Photo: Grand Chess Tour
In football, the area around the center line is usually a hazard-free space. But in chess, when a knight crosses the centre line – i.e. if it jumps from his own half of the playing field to that of the opponent – then it "usually sends a clear attack signal", writes Oliver Reeh in his tactics section in ChessBase Magazin #211. His collection of tasks in the new edition includes 38 games, which are peppered with many training questions. Attacking knights play an important role in almost all cases. We would like to present the first three tasks from the collection as well as an exc...
The traditional Tata Steel international invitation tournament series, annually ongoing since the year 1938, held in Wijk aan Zee and earlier in Beverwijk, is a highlight in the calendar of classical chess. Eduard Frey presents funny Trivia from the rich history of this remarkable tournament. | Photo: Playing Hall, Organiser