ChessBase magazine
Program yourself to win now.Tata Steel Masters & Challengers 2025
Game analysis from Abdusattorov, Giri, Harikrishna, L'Ami, Mendonca, Nguyen, Praggnanandhaa, Suleymanli, Van Foreest and Yakubboev. Plus video review by Blohberger
Safer than Fort Knox
Yago Santiago shows that after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bd7!? Black is by no means just stonewalling
The cheeky queen
Surya Ganguly shows that 4.Qxd4 is also a real option against the Sicilian with 2...e6 – you can look forward to many interesting ideas and deep variations!
“This is how the pro trains!”
Igor Stohl presents calculation-intensive positions to play out
‘Korchnoj's strategic skills’
Mihail Marin illustrates Korchnoj's qualities as a positional player using games against Karpov - with many training exercises and two interactive training videos
Short, but full of ideas
Robert Ris presents the game Praggnanandhaa vs. Sarana from Tata Steel 2025 – prove that you also have a great positional understanding and make Black's defence collapse in a brilliant attack!
London for beginners
Petra Papp explains what White needs to know about 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2
Typical Judit Polgar
Dorian Rogozenco shows the ‘Modern Classic’ Polgar - Smirin (Chess Olympiad 2000)
One opening, many pitfalls
Our new author Michael Prusikin scans the French Advance Variation
Pawn sacrifice - small price, big effect
Tactics with Oliver Reeh - 40 game examples with training exercises + 4 interactive videos
“How I let the world champion off the hook/escape"
Anish Giri dissects his (dramatic) near-victory against Gukesh from Wijk aan Zee
Chess legend Viktor Kortschnoj
CBM authors comment on their favourite game – exclusive collection of 24 games from 1960 to 2006. David Navara presents the King's Indian classic Kortschnoj - Nijboer in the video!
Modern Petroff - the Damiano Variation
Balázs Csonka sheds light on 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nxe4!?
“Patient like Magnus Carlsen”
Don’t hurry, be happy- Jan Markos provides practical examples
All in One - Caution, explosive!
Romain Edouard shows the ambitious black attempt 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 in the Najdorf Variation - and his patent recipe 7.Qe2!
“The fortress - rien ne va plus!”
Dorian Rogozenco shows a classic fortress motif with queen + pawn against rook + pawn
Endgame basics - episode 14: Minor pieces in competition
In his series ‘Fundamental Endgame Knowledge, Karsten Mueller looks at the eternal duel - knight versus bishop
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