From Jonathan Penrose to Bodhana Sivanandan, young talents have specialised in defeating established stars Nearly half a century ago, at Brighton 1977, the 10-time British champion Jonathan Penrose faced a 12-year-old boy, Nigel Short, in round three of the national title…
IM Andrew Martin shows why this 19th-century opening weapon still is a fantastic choice for club players. The Evans produces exciting chess and teaches the art of attack. Javokhir Sindarov won the second edition of the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown…
Eurocup in water polo The premiere in the group stage of the Eurocup brought a painful defeat to the Primorac water polo team. The team from Kotor was defeated in the opening game in Savona 18:16 on five-pointers, although they led…
Reigning world chess champion D Gukesh visited Neem Karoli Baba’s ashram on Thursday to seek blessings ahead of his much-anticipated World Chess Championship match against Uzbekistan’s Javokhir... NEW DELHI: Reigning world chess champion D Gukesh visited Neem Karoli Babaâs…
EXPAND YOUR CHESS HORIZONS Your entry into the great world of ChessBase with ChessBase Program '26, Big Database, CBM and Premium Account. From then on, not much went Praggnanandhaa's way. He scored only two draws from his next four games and…
This is a full repertoire after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 focussing on the Evans Gambit as the main weapon. Most players know how to attack. What separates strong players from the rest is knowing when. In this course, GM Sipke Ernst, a grandmaster from…
Uzbekistan’s national chess team cruised to its second gold medal at the FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand in late September, losing only one of 11 matches. It was yet another sign of Uzbekistan’s remarkable rise to the top of world chess…
GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu started at the bottom, but now he's at the top of Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026 with a 1.5-point lead after day two. He pulled a hat trick with two wins against GM Hikaru Nakamura and one against…
Anerican grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura made an impressive return to competitive chess, taking the early lead at the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown 2026 after the opening day on Tuesday. However, despite ending the day at the bottom of the standings, Indian grandmaster…
The Italian Four Knights is the ideal choice. It combines the solid foundation of classical openings like the Ruy Lopez or the Italian Game with an active, initiative-driven style of play. Hikaru Nakamura emerged as the early leader, scoring two…
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